Urban Rail Matrix

North American Urban Rail Systems
Updated August 10, 2010

State City System System Type Total Opening
(mi.) Date
Washington Central LINK Seattle Central LINK LR 15.6 2009

Seattle
Arizona Valley Metro Phoenix Valley Metro LR 20 2008
Phoenix
North Carolina Charlotte LYNX Charlotte LYNX LR 9.6 2007
Texas Houston METRORail Houston METRORail LR 7.5 2004
Nevada Las Vegas Monorail Las Vegas Monorail LR 3.9 2004
Minn. Minneapolis Metro Minneapolis Metro LR 11.6 2004
Puerto Rico San Juan Tren Urbano San Juan Tren Urbano HR 10.7 2004
Ontario Ottawa O-Train Ottawa O-Train LR 5 2001
New Jersey Hudson- Jersey City Hudson- LR 19.6 2000
Jersey City Bergen Bergen
Utah Salt Lake City TRAX Salt Lake City TRAX LR 19.8 1999
Texas Dallas DART Dallas DART LR 47.7 1996
Colorado Denver RTD Denver RTD LR 34.9 1994
California Los Angeles METRO Los Angeles METRO HR 17.4 1993
Missouri Saint Louis MetroLink Saint Louis MetroLink LR 46.0 1993
Maryland Baltimore MTA Baltimore MTA LR 30.0 1992
California Los Angeles METRO Los Angeles METRO LR 62 1990
Penn. Pittsburgh The T Pittsburgh The T LR 25 1987
California Sacramento RT Sacramento RT LR 37.4 1987
California San Jose VTA San Jose VTA LR 42.2 1987
Oregon Portland MAX Portland MAX LR 52.6 1986
Ontario Toronto RT Toronto RT LR 4 1985
British Columbia SkyTrain Vancouver SkyTrain LR 42.6 1985
Vancouver
New York Buffalo Metro Rail Buffalo Metro Rail LR 6.4 1984
Florida Miami Metrorail Miami Metrorail HR 22.4 1984
Maryland Baltimore MTA Baltimore MTA HR 15.5 1983
Alberta Calgary CTrain Calgary CTrain LR 30.3 1981
California San Diego Trolley San Diego Trolley LR 51 1981
Georgia Atlanta MARTA Atlanta MARTA HR 48 1979
Alberta Edmonton LRT Edmonton LRT LR 10.8 1978
D.C. Washington Metro Washington Metro HR 106 1976
California San Francisco BART San Francisco BART HR 105 1972
Quebec Montreal Metro Montreal Metro HR 40.6 1967
Ohio RTA Rapid Cleveland RTA Rapid HR 19 1955
Cleveland Transit Transit
Ontario Toronto Subway Toronto Subway HR 38.4 1954
New Jersey Lindenwold/ PATCO Lindenwold/ HR 14.2 1936
Philadelphia Speedline Philadelphia PATCO
Speedline
New Jersey Newark Newark Newark Light LR 6.3 1935
Newark Light Rail Rail
California San Francisco MUNI San Francisco MUNI LR 71.5 1917
Ohio RTA Rapid Cleveland RTA Rapid LR 18 1913
Cleveland Transit Transit
Mass. Boston MBTA Boston MBTA HR 41.4 1908
New Jersey Jersey City PATH Jersey City PATH HR 13.8 1908
Penn. Philadelphia SEPTA Philadelphia SEPTA HR 24.9 1907
Illinois Chicago CTA Chicago CTA HR 106 1892
Penn. Philadelphia SEPTA Philadelphia SEPTA LR 68 1892
Mass. Boston MBTA Boston MBTA LR 25.2 1889
New York New York MTA New York MTA HR 229 1885
Subway Subway
New York New York Staten I. RR New York Staten I. RR HR 14 1860
Washington LINK with Seattle LINK with ST2 LR

Seattle ST2
2000 City Pop Density for Canadian cities is from 2006 Census
2007 City Population for Canadian cities is from 2006 Census
(1) Average weekday ridership per APTA, 2010 Quarter 1
Compiled by Chad Newton

Inspired by www.lightrail.com
Data Sources: wikipedia.com, apta.org, Transit Agency websites
Western U.S. Systems

(mi.) Date

Seattle
Phoenix
California Los Angeles METRO Los Angeles METRO HR 17.4 1993
California San Francisco BART San Francisco BART HR 105 1972
Washington LINK with Seattle LINK with ST2 LR
Seattle ST2
Western U.S. Light Rail Systems
(mi.) Date

Seattle
Phoenix
Most Statio Stop Avg. 2009 Weekday Ridership Ridership Rail Type
Recent ns Spacing Speed ridership Ridership per Mile per Stop (HR=1,
Expansion (mi.) (mph) (1) LR=0)
13 1.2 25.3 20,000 1,282 1,538

0
28 0.7 18.5 33,000 41,000 2,050 1,464
0
15 0.6 23.0 20,000 19,000 1,979 1,267 0
16 0.5 22.5 39,000 35,000 4,667 2,188 0
7 0.6 18.0 23,000 16,000 4,103 2,286 0
17 0.7 19.3 26,000 27,000 2,328 1,588 0
16 0.7 39,000 29,000 2,710 1,813 1
5 1.0 25.0 7,000 14,000 2,800 2,800 0
2006 23 0.9 24.5 41,000 42,000 2,143 1,826
0
2008 28 0.7 16.5 43,000 43,000 2,172 1,536 0
2009 39 1.2 26.5 61,000 58,000 1,216 1,487 0
2006 37 0.9 23.6 69,000 63,000 1,805 1,703 0
1999 16 1.1 34.8 144,000 148,000 8,506 9,250 1
2006 37 1.2 28.2 52,000 48,000 1,043 1,297 0
1997 32 0.9 17.3 36,000 29,000 965 906 0
2009 57 1.1 25.4 136,000 143,000 2,306 2,509 0
1994 71 0.4 18.3 25,000 24,000 960 338 0
2005 47 0.8 22.5 58,000 55,000 1,471 1,170 0
2005 62 0.7 17.4 33,000 30,000 711 484 0
2009 72 0.7 22.7 104,000 119,000 2,262 1,653 0
6 0.7 24.0 42,000 38,000 9,500 6,333 0
2009 49 0.9 26.1 229,000 427,000 10,023 8,714
0
15 0.4 18.3 23,000 22,000 3,438 1,467 0
2003 22 1.0 28.6 63,000 61,000 2,723 2,773 1
14 1.1 32.1 51,000 49,000 3,161 3,500 1
2007 37 0.8 25.6 265,000 278,000 9,175 7,514 0
2005 53 1.0 21.5 96,000 86,000 1,686 1,623 0
2000 38 1.3 31.0 255,000 243,000 5,063 6,395 1
2009 13 0.8 23.1 52,000 78,000 7,222 6,000 0
2004 86 1.2 29.5 987,000 919,000 8,645 10,686 1
2003 43 2.4 46.4 363,000 343,000 3,276 7,977 1
2007 68 0.6 25.0 987,000 1,051,000 25,887 15,456 1
1968 18 1.1 25.9 19,000 17,000 895 944
1
2002 64 0.6 20.8 949,000 910,000 23,698 14,219 1
1969 13 1.1 34.1 36,000 36,000 2,535 2,769
1
2006 16 0.4 11.7 19,000 20,000 3,175 1,250
0
2007 121 0.6 24.1 154,000 151,000 2,112 1,248 0
1936 35 0.5 20.8 9,000 8,000 444 229
0
1985 50 0.8 20.8 470,000 479,000 11,570 9,580 1
1911 13 1.1 18.2 243,000 236,000 17,101 18,154 1
1973 52 0.5 19.2 326,000 315,000 12,651 6,058 1
1993 144 0.7 22.7 622,000 638,000 6,019 4,431 1
1907 297 0.2 16.8 109,000 108,000 1,588 364 0
1959 74 0.3 10.9 222,000 231,000 9,167 3,122 0
1956 468 0.5 18.0 7,624,000 7,512,000 32,803 16,051
1
23 0.6 20.0 15,000 15,000 1,071 652
1
13 1.2 25.3 20,000 1,282 1,538

0
28 0.7 18.5 33,000 41,000 2,050 1,464
0
16 0.5 22.5 39,000 35,000 4,667 2,188 0
7 0.6 18.0 23,000 16,000 4,103 2,286 0
2008 28 0.7 16.5 43,000 43,000 2,172 1,536 0
2009 39 1.2 26.5 61,000 58,000 1,216 1,487 0
2006 37 0.9 23.6 69,000 63,000 1,805 1,703 0
1999 16 1.1 34.8 144,000 148,000 8,506 9,250 1
2009 57 1.1 25.4 136,000 143,000 2,306 2,509 0
2005 47 0.8 22.5 58,000 55,000 1,471 1,170 0
2005 62 0.7 17.4 33,000 30,000 711 484 0
2009 72 0.7 22.7 104,000 119,000 2,262 1,653 0
2005 53 1.0 21.5 96,000 86,000 1,686 1,623 0
2003 43 2.4 46.4 363,000 343,000 3,276 7,977 1
2007 121 0.6 24.1 154,000 151,000 2,112 1,248 0
2005 62 0.7 17.4 33,000 30,000 711 484 0

2009 39 1.2 26.5 61,000 58,000 1,216 1,487 0
13 1.2 25.3 20,000 1,282 1,538
0
2005 47 0.8 22.5 58,000 55,000 1,471 1,170 0
2005 53 1.0 21.5 96,000 86,000 1,686 1,623 0
2006 37 0.9 23.6 69,000 63,000 1,805 1,703 0
28 0.7 18.5 33,000 41,000 2,050 1,464
0
2007 121 0.6 24.1 154,000 151,000 2,112 1,248 0
2008 28 0.7 16.5 43,000 43,000 2,172 1,536 0
2009 72 0.7 22.7 104,000 119,000 2,262 1,653 0
2009 57 1.1 25.4 136,000 143,000 2,306 2,509 0
7 0.6 18.0 23,000 16,000 4,103 2,286 0
16 0.5 22.5 39,000 35,000 4,667 2,188 0
2002 Urbanized 2002 Urbanized 2000 City Pop. 2007 City
Area Pop. Density Area Pop. Density (#/sq. Pop.
(#/sq. mi.) mi.)
2,844 2,712,205 6,700 594,200
3,638 2,907,049 2,800 1,552,300
1,745 758,927 2,200 671,800

2,951 3,822,509 3,400 2,208,200
4,597 1,314,357 4,200 558,900
2,671 2,388,593 7,000 377,400
2,486 2,216,616 10,700
4,381 827,854 800 812,000
5,309 17,799,861 16,100 242,400
3,847 887,650 1,700 180,700

2,946 4,145,659 3,500 1,240,500
3,979 1,984,889 3,600 588,300
7,068 11,789,487 7,900 3,834,300
2,506 2,077,662 5,600 350,800
3,041 2,076,354 8,100 637,500
7,068 11,789,487 7,900 3,834,300
2,057 1,753,136 6,000 311,200
3,776 1,393,498 4,200 460,200
5,914 1,538,312 5,100 939,900
3,340 1,583,138 3,900 550,400
6,834 4,366,508 10,300 2,503,300
4,236 1,829,854 13,000 578,000
2,664 976,703 7,200 272,600

4,407 4,919,036 10,200 409,700
3,041 2,076,354 8,100 637,500
3,244 879,277 3,500 988,200
3,419 2,674,436 3,800 1,266,700
1,783 3,499,840 3,200 519,100
2,384 782,101 2,800 730,400
3,401 3,933,920 9,300 588,300
6,130 3,228,605 16,600 765,000
4,786 3,215,665 11,500 1,620,700
2,761 1,786,647 6,200 438,000
6,834 4,366,508 10,300 2,503,300

2,861 5,149,079 11,200 1,449,600
5,309 17,799,861 11,500 280,100

6,130 3,228,605 16,600 765,000
2,761 1,786,647 6,200 438,000
2,323 4,032,484 12,200 599,400

5,309 17,799,861 26,400 8,274,500
2,861 5,149,079 11,200 1,449,600
3,914 8,307,904 12,800 2,836,700
2,861 5,149,079 11,200 1,449,600
2,323 4,032,484 12,200 599,400
5,309 17,799,861 26,400 8,274,500
5,309 17,799,861 26,400 8,274,500
2,844 2,712,205 6,700 594,200

(#/sq. mi.) mi.)
2,844 2,712,205 6,700 594,200
3,638 2,907,049 2,800 1,552,300
2,951 3,822,509 3,400 2,208,200

4,597 1,314,357 4,200 558,900
3,847 887,650 1,700 180,700
2,946 4,145,659 3,500 1,240,500
3,979 1,984,889 3,600 588,300
7,068 11,789,487 7,900 3,834,300
7,068 11,789,487 7,900 3,834,300
3,776 1,393,498 4,200 460,200
5,914 1,538,312 5,100 939,900
3,340 1,583,138 3,900 550,400
3,419 2,674,436 3,800 1,266,700
6,130 3,228,605 16,600 765,000
6,130 3,228,605 16,600 765,000
2,844 2,712,205 6,700 594,200
(#/sq. mi.) mi.)
5,914 1,538,312 5,100 939,900

2,946 4,145,659 3,500 1,240,500
2,844 2,712,205 6,700 594,200
3,776 1,393,498 4,200 460,200

3,419 2,674,436 3,800 1,266,700
3,979 1,984,889 3,600 588,300
3,638 2,907,049 2,800 1,552,300
6,130 3,228,605 16,600 765,000

3,847 887,650 1,700 180,700
3,340 1,583,138 3,900 550,400
7,068 11,789,487 7,900 3,834,300
4,597 1,314,357 4,200 558,900
2,951 3,822,509 3,400 2,208,200
Comments
Central Link incl. Airport Link
LYNX Blue Line
Ridership per agency: 2009 avg.

Hiawatha Line
Diesel service
Ridership per 2009Q3 NYMTC Report
Including first phase of Green Line
Includes Red and Purple Lines

Need to update for Q2 2010 to Century Park
Includes Blue, Green and Gold Lines
Includes Red, Blue, Yellow and Green Line

Scarborough line
Includes Expo, Millennium and Canada Line
Some Shared Track w/Freight RR
Includes from Clareview to South Campus only
Red line
City Subway, Broad Street Line. Ridership per 2009Q3 NYMTC Report
Green and Blue lines
Blue line, orange line, remainder of red line
Blue and Orange Lines
Norristown, 101, 102, 10, 11, 13, 15, 34 and 36 trolley lines
Green Line, Ashmont Red Line Trolley
Comments
Includes Red and Purple Lines


Comments


Correlations with all data
Total Opening Most Stations Stop
(mi.) Date Recent Spacing
Expansion (mi.)
Total (mi.) 1.000 -0.363 -0.073 0.847 0.166

Opening Date -0.363 1.000 0.727 -0.505 0.294
Most Recent Expansion -0.073 0.727 1.000 -0.391 0.288
Stations 0.847 -0.505 -0.391 1.000 -0.263
Stop Spacing (mi.) 0.166 0.294 0.288 -0.263 1.000
Avg. Speed (mph) 0.142 0.279 0.302 -0.199 0.832
Weekday Ridership 0.806 -0.345 -0.192 0.816 -0.115
Ridership per Mile 0.460 -0.360 -0.195 0.483 -0.165
Ridership per Stop 0.401 -0.267 -0.174 0.290 0.156
Type (HR=1, LR=0) 0.282 -0.405 -0.203 0.136 0.297
2002 Urbanized Area Pop. Density (#/sq.
mi.) 0.203 -0.081 0.188 0.100 0.136
2002 Urbanized Area Pop. 0.255 -0.479 -0.277 0.289 -0.066
2000 City Pop. Density (#/sq. mi.) 0.413 -0.699 -0.475 0.422 -0.009
2007 City Pop. 0.349 -0.514 -0.460 0.391 -0.069
Systems Opened Prior to 1945

Expansion (mi.)
Total (mi.) 1.000 -0.340 0.028 0.919 -0.185

Opening Date -0.340 1.000 0.373 -0.378 0.303
Most Recent Expansion 0.028 0.373 1.000 -0.219 0.024
Stations 0.919 -0.378 -0.219 1.000 -0.408
Stop Spacing (mi.) -0.185 0.303 0.024 -0.408 1.000
Avg. Speed (mph) -0.007 0.302 0.140 -0.144 0.685
Weekday Ridership 0.902 -0.286 -0.052 0.819 -0.125
Ridership per Mile 0.684 -0.219 -0.161 0.577 0.086
Ridership per Stop 0.427 -0.090 -0.285 0.296 0.433
Type (HR=1, LR=0) 0.208 -0.234 0.023 0.001 0.652
mi.) 0.272 -0.081 0.245 0.156 0.080
2002 Urbanized Area Pop. 0.206 -0.261 -0.068 0.148 0.105
2000 City Pop. Density (#/sq. mi.) 0.369 -0.522 -0.214 0.285 0.253
2007 City Pop. 0.371 -0.581 -0.424 0.298 0.280
Ridership per mile impacts: 1. Comprehensive system (#miles, #stops), 2. City s
Ridership per stop impacts: 1. City size/density, 2. Heavy rail+, 3. Metro pop
Systems Opened Since 1945
Expansion (mi.)
Total (mi.) 1.000 -0.424 0.213 0.757 0.646
Opening Date -0.424 1.000 0.486 -0.460 -0.205
Most Recent Expansion 0.213 0.486 1.000 0.235 -0.034
Stations 0.757 -0.460 0.235 1.000 0.059
Stop Spacing (mi.) 0.646 -0.205 -0.034 0.059 1.000
Avg. Speed (mph) 0.510 -0.292 -0.036 0.006 0.850
Weekday Ridership 0.536 -0.601 0.148 0.617 0.097
Ridership per Mile 0.102 -0.543 0.151 0.301 -0.175
Ridership per Stop 0.351 -0.588 0.158 0.342 0.154
Type (HR=1, LR=0) 0.294 -0.561 -0.414 0.127 0.375
mi.) 0.200 -0.223 0.191 0.138 0.168
2002 Urbanized Area Pop. 0.096 0.067 0.082 0.012 0.148
2007 City Pop. 0.025 -0.079 0.103 0.048 -0.026
Ridership per mile impacts: 1. Opening date (older=higher ridership) 2. Heavy ra
Ridership per stop impacts: 1. Opening date (older+), 2. Heavy rail+, 3. City den
Systems in Western U.S.

Expansion (mi.)
Total (mi.) 1.000 -0.666 0.108 0.672 0.651

Opening Date -0.666 1.000 -0.013 -0.881 -0.071
Most Recent Expansion 0.108 -0.013 1.000 0.392 -0.335
Stations 0.672 -0.881 0.392 1.000 -0.083
Stop Spacing (mi.) 0.651 -0.071 -0.335 -0.083 1.000
Avg. Speed (mph) 0.592 -0.233 -0.537 -0.017 0.881
Weekday Ridership 0.826 -0.509 -0.344 0.335 0.780
Ridership per Mile -0.275 0.100 -0.733 -0.389 0.050
Ridership per Stop 0.229 -0.034 -0.759 -0.266 0.634
Type (HR=1, LR=0) 0.327 -0.109 -0.796 -0.184 0.698
mi.) 0.418 -0.447 -0.460 0.313 0.271
2002 Urbanized Area Pop. 0.080 0.003 -0.300 -0.064 0.207
2007 City Pop. -0.060 0.120 -0.318 -0.142 0.048
Ridership per mile impacts: 1. Heavy rail 2. City and Metro Pop 3. Speed 4. Met
Ridership per stop impacts: 1. Heavy rail 2. Speed 3. Longer stop spacing 4. Me
Note: variation in Most Recent Expansion is meaningless: range is from 1999 to
Light Rail Systems in Western U.S.

Expansion (mi.)
Total (mi.) 1.000 -0.738 0.219 0.892 0.281

Opening Date -0.738 1.000 0.108 -0.920 0.217
Most Recent Expansion 0.219 0.108 1.000 0.008 0.321
Stations 0.892 -0.920 0.008 1.000 -0.108
Stop Spacing (mi.) 0.281 0.217 0.321 -0.108 1.000
Avg. Speed (mph) 0.456 -0.222 0.395 0.236 0.629
Weekday Ridership 0.875 -0.718 0.434 0.821 0.096
Ridership per Mile -0.491 0.161 0.540 -0.342 -0.602
Ridership per Stop -0.233 0.295 0.592 -0.381 0.044
Type (HR=1, LR=0)
mi.) 0.516 -0.506 0.017 0.547 -0.139
2002 Urbanized Area Pop. 0.398 -0.043 0.469 0.140 0.397
2000 City Pop. Density (#/sq. mi.) 0.582 -0.854 0.039 0.738 -0.064
2007 City Pop. 0.228 0.090 0.351 0.016 0.186
Ridership per mile impacts: 1. Short stop spacing (higher ridership) 2. Small tota
Ridership per stop impacts: 1. City and metro pop 2. Fewer stops 3. Opening da
Avg. Weekday Ridership Ridership Type 2002 Urbanized 2002
Speed Ridership per Mile per Stop (HR=1, Area Pop. Density Urbanized
(mph) LR=0) (#/sq. mi.) Area Pop.
0.142 0.806 0.460 0.401 0.282 0.203 0.255

0.279 -0.345 -0.360 -0.267 -0.405 -0.081 -0.479
0.302 -0.192 -0.195 -0.174 -0.203 0.188 -0.277
-0.199 0.816 0.483 0.290 0.136 0.100 0.289
0.832 -0.115 -0.165 0.156 0.297 0.136 -0.066
1.000 -0.088 -0.094 0.171 0.417 0.146 -0.130
-0.088 1.000 0.717 0.536 0.301 0.181 0.373
-0.094 0.717 1.000 0.900 0.467 0.300 0.317
0.171 0.536 0.900 1.000 0.575 0.346 0.319
0.417 0.301 0.467 0.575 1.000 0.130 0.308
0.146 0.181 0.300 0.346 0.130 1.000 0.501

-0.130 0.373 0.317 0.319 0.308 0.501 1.000
-0.030 0.466 0.477 0.487 0.503 0.417 0.739
-0.098 0.514 0.503 0.502 0.420 0.451 0.721

-0.007 0.902 0.684 0.427 0.208 0.272 0.206

0.302 -0.286 -0.219 -0.090 -0.234 -0.081 -0.261
0.140 -0.052 -0.161 -0.285 0.023 0.245 -0.068
-0.144 0.819 0.577 0.296 0.001 0.156 0.148
0.685 -0.125 0.086 0.433 0.652 0.080 0.105
1.000 -0.092 -0.208 -0.076 0.431 -0.063 -0.307
-0.092 1.000 0.846 0.581 0.295 0.280 0.397
-0.208 0.846 1.000 0.883 0.475 0.180 0.419
-0.076 0.581 0.883 1.000 0.586 0.221 0.459
0.431 0.295 0.475 0.586 1.000 0.039 0.345
-0.063 0.280 0.180 0.221 0.039 1.000 0.693

-0.307 0.397 0.419 0.459 0.345 0.693 1.000
-0.074 0.488 0.548 0.609 0.479 0.700 0.770
-0.022 0.505 0.550 0.618 0.581 0.554 0.775
system (#miles, #stops), 2. City size, 3. City density
2. Heavy rail+, 3. Metro pop

0.510 0.536 0.102 0.351 0.294 0.200 0.096
-0.292 -0.601 -0.543 -0.588 -0.561 -0.223 0.067
-0.036 0.148 0.151 0.158 -0.414 0.191 0.082
0.006 0.617 0.301 0.342 0.127 0.138 0.012
0.850 0.097 -0.175 0.154 0.375 0.168 0.148
1.000 0.235 0.083 0.399 0.624 0.226 0.259
0.235 1.000 0.853 0.894 0.519 0.286 0.058
0.083 0.853 1.000 0.917 0.419 0.383 0.065
0.399 0.894 0.917 1.000 0.563 0.423 0.133
0.624 0.519 0.419 0.563 1.000 0.163 0.135
0.226 0.286 0.383 0.423 0.163 1.000 0.542

0.259 0.058 0.065 0.133 0.135 0.542 1.000
0.459 0.404 0.335 0.434 0.450 0.462 0.493
0.153 0.210 0.388 0.380 0.154 0.666 0.483
der=higher ridership) 2. Heavy rail 3. City size, 4. Metro density
der+), 2. Heavy rail+, 3. City density, 4. Metro density

0.592 0.826 -0.275 0.229 0.327 0.418 0.080

-0.233 -0.509 0.100 -0.034 -0.109 -0.447 0.003
-0.537 -0.344 -0.733 -0.759 -0.796 -0.460 -0.300
-0.017 0.335 -0.389 -0.266 -0.184 0.313 -0.064
0.881 0.780 0.050 0.634 0.698 0.271 0.207
1.000 0.870 0.410 0.840 0.869 0.430 0.416
0.870 1.000 0.260 0.705 0.749 0.578 0.332
0.410 0.260 1.000 0.786 0.680 0.403 0.579
0.840 0.705 0.786 1.000 0.977 0.554 0.566
0.869 0.749 0.680 0.977 1.000 0.556 0.454
0.430 0.578 0.403 0.554 0.556 1.000 0.629

0.416 0.332 0.579 0.566 0.454 0.629 1.000
0.693 0.799 0.152 0.479 0.540 0.637 0.246
0.271 0.191 0.599 0.477 0.357 0.527 0.950
and Metro Pop 3. Speed 4. Metro pop density
ed 3. Longer stop spacing 4. Metro pop
aningless: range is from 1999 to 2009

0.456 0.875 -0.491 -0.233 0.516 0.398

-0.222 -0.718 0.161 0.295 -0.506 -0.043
0.395 0.434 0.540 0.592 0.017 0.469
0.236 0.821 -0.342 -0.381 0.547 0.140
0.629 0.096 -0.602 0.044 -0.139 0.397
1.000 0.465 -0.158 0.249 -0.059 0.518
0.465 1.000 -0.101 0.156 0.517 0.526
-0.158 -0.101 1.000 0.724 -0.080 0.076
0.249 0.156 0.724 1.000 -0.003 0.537
-0.059 0.517 -0.080 -0.003 1.000 0.517

0.518 0.526 0.076 0.537 0.517 1.000
0.391 0.628 -0.083 -0.101 0.603 0.294
0.336 0.368 0.241 0.536 0.418 0.926
ng (higher ridership) 2. Small total system (sample size artifact) 3. City pop
op 2. Fewer stops 3. Opening date (newer = higher ridership)
2000 City 2007 City
Pop. Density Pop.
(#/sq. mi.)
0.413 0.349
-0.699 -0.514
-0.475 -0.460
0.422 0.391
-0.009 -0.069
-0.030 -0.098
0.466 0.514
0.477 0.503
0.487 0.502
0.503 0.420
0.417 0.451
0.739 0.721
1.000 0.713
0.713 1.000
2000 City 2007 City

Pop. Density Pop.
(#/sq. mi.)
0.369 0.371
-0.522 -0.581
-0.214 -0.424
0.285 0.298
0.253 0.280
-0.074 -0.022
0.488 0.505
0.548 0.550
0.609 0.618
0.479 0.581
0.700 0.554
0.770 0.775
1.000 0.938
0.938 1.000
2000 City 2007 City

Pop. Density Pop.
(#/sq. mi.)
0.317 0.025
-0.316 -0.079
-0.015 0.103
0.154 0.048
0.323 -0.026
0.459 0.153
0.404 0.210
0.335 0.388
0.434 0.380
0.450 0.154
0.462 0.666
0.493 0.483
1.000 0.102
0.102 1.000
2000 City 2007 City

Pop. Density Pop.
(#/sq. mi.)
0.715 -0.060
-0.759 0.120
-0.288 -0.318
0.507 -0.142
0.546 0.048
0.693 0.271
0.799 0.191
0.152 0.599
0.479 0.477
0.540 0.357
0.637 0.527
0.246 0.950
1.000 0.083
0.083 1.000
2000 City 2007 City

Pop. Density Pop.
(#/sq. mi.)
0.582 0.228
-0.854 0.090
0.039 0.351
0.738 0.016
-0.064 0.186
0.391 0.336
0.628 0.368
-0.083 0.241
-0.101 0.536
0.603 0.418
0.294 0.926
1.000 0.117
0.117 1.000
A verag e S to p S p acin g (m iles)
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Ridership
Trendline
r2 = -0.16
Sorted by Stop Spacing
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New Y ork
Chart 1: Urban Rail Ridership
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5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
W eekd ay R id ersh ip p e r M ile

A verage S ystem S peed (m ph)
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
35.0
40.0
45.0
50.0
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L o s A n g e le s M E TR O H e a vy R a il
P h ila d e lp h ia P A TC O S p e e d lin e
B a ltim o re M TA H e a vy R a il
S e a ttle L IN K w ith S T2
A tla n ta M A R TA
W a sh in g to n M e tro
M ia m i M e tro ra il
S a in t L o u is M e tro L in k
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S e a ttle L IN K (In itia l)
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M o n tre a l M e tro
H u d so n -B e rg e n L ig h t R a il
S a n Fra n cisco M U N I
To ro n to R T (L ig h t R a il)
D e n ve r R TD
E d m o n to n L R T
Light Rail
C h a rlo tte L Y N X
Heavy Rail
C h ica g o C TA
P o rtla n d M A X
S a cra m e n to R T
Initial LINK
Sound Transit LINK

H o u sto n M E TR OR a il
S a n D ie g o Tro lle y
To ro n to S u b w a y
B o sto n M B TA S u b w a y
C le ve la n d R TA L ig h t R a il
Sorted by Average Speed
N e w Y o rk S ta te n I. R R
M in n e a p o lis M e tro
Chart 2: Urban Rail Ridership
P h ila d e lp h ia S E P TA H e a vy R a il
p
Ridershi
Trendlin
r2 = -0.10
e
P h o e n ix V a lle y M e tro
P ittsb u rg h Th e T
B u ffa lo M e tro R a il
Je rse y C ity P A TH
L a s V e g a s M o n o ra il
N e w Y o rk M TA S u b w a y
S a n Jo se V TA
B a ltim o re M TA L ig h t R a il
P h ila d e lp h ia S E P TA Tro lle ys
S a lt L a ke C ity TR A X
N e w a rk L ig h t R a il
B o sto n M B TA L ig h t R a il
S a n Ju a n Tre n U rb a n o
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
W eekday R idership per M ile

P eople per Square M ile
5,000
0
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
Jersey City P A TH
New Y ork M TA S ubway
New Y ork Staten I. RR
S an Franc is co BA RT
San Franc is co M UNI
Jersey City Hudson-Bergen
Vanc ouver Sk yTrain
Chic ago CTA
B os ton M BTA
Bos ton M B TA
M ontreal M etro
Newark Newark Light Rail
Lindenwold/ P hiladelphia P ATCO S peedline
P hiladelphia S E P TA
P hiladelphia S E P TA
S an Juan Tren Urbano
Toronto RT
Toronto S ubway
M iam i M etrorail
Was hington M etro
B altim ore M TA
B altim ore M TA
Los A ngeles M E TRO
Los A ngeles M ETRO
Urban Rail Ridership
B uffalo M etro Rail

M inneapolis M etro
S eattle LINK
Cleveland RTA Rapid Trans it
Cleveland RTA Rapid Trans it
P itts burgh The T
Saint Louis M etroLink
San J os e V TA
Las V egas M onorail
Sac ram ento RT
P ortland M A X
San Diego Trolley
Denv er RTD
Light Rail
Heavy Rail
Dallas DA RT
Sorted by Central City Population Density
Calgary CTrain
Hous ton M E TRORail
Atlanta M A RTA
Sound Transit LINK
P hoenix V alley M etro

E dm onton LRT
Charlotte LY NX
S alt Lake City TRAX
Ottawa O-Train
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
W eekday Ridership per M ile

Chart 4: Urban Rail Ridership and City Population Density
City Pop. Density (#/sq. mi.)
30,000
25,000
20,000
15,000
10,000
5,000
0
0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 35,000
Weekday Ridership per Mile

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North American Urban Rail Systems

Updated August 10, 2010

Washington Central LINK Seattle Central LINK LR 15.6 2009

Washington LINK with Seattle LINK with ST2 LR

(1) Average weekday ridership per APTA, 2010 Quarter 1

Compiled by Chad Newton

Western U.S. Systems

Washington Central LINK Seattle Central LINK LR 15.6 2009

California San Jose VTA San Jose VTA LR 42.2 1987

13 1.2 25.3 20,000 1,282 1,538

13 1.2 25.3 20,000 1,282 1,538

2005 62 0.7 17.4 33,000 30,000 711 484 0

2,844 2,712,205 6,700 594,200

3,638 2,907,049 2,800 1,552,300

1,745 758,927 2,200 671,800

3,847 887,650 1,700 180,700

2,664 976,703 7,200 272,600

6,834 4,366,508 10,300 2,503,300

5,309 17,799,861 11,500 280,100

2,323 4,032,484 12,200 599,400

5,309 17,799,861 26,400 8,274,500

2,844 2,712,205 6,700 594,200

2002 Urbanized 2002 Urbanized 2000 City Pop. 2007 City

2,844 2,712,205 6,700 594,200

3,638 2,907,049 2,800 1,552,300

2,951 3,822,509 3,400 2,208,200

5,914 1,538,312 5,100 939,900

3,776 1,393,498 4,200 460,200

6,130 3,228,605 16,600 765,000

Central Link incl. Airport Link

LYNX Blue Line

Ridership per agency: 2009 avg.

Including first phase of Green Line

Includes Red and Purple Lines

Includes Blue, Green and Gold Lines

Includes Red, Blue, Yellow and Green Line

Some Shared Track w/Freight RR

Includes from Clareview to South Campus only

Blue line, orange line, remainder of red line

Blue and Orange Lines

Central Link incl. Airport Link

Ridership per agency: 2009 avg.

Including first phase of Green Line

Includes Red and Purple Lines

Includes Red, Blue, Yellow and Green Line

Including first phase of Green Line

Some Shared Track w/Freight RR

Includes Red, Blue, Yellow and Green Line

Total (mi.) 1.000 -0.363 -0.073 0.847 0.166

Systems Opened Prior to 1945

Total Opening Most Stations Stop

Total (mi.) 1.000 -0.340 0.028 0.919 -0.185

Systems in Western U.S.

Total (mi.) 1.000 -0.666 0.108 0.672 0.651

Light Rail Systems in Western U.S.

Total (mi.) 1.000 -0.738 0.219 0.892 0.281

0.142 0.806 0.460 0.401 0.282 0.203 0.255

0.146 0.181 0.300 0.346 0.130 1.000 0.501

Avg. Weekday Ridership Ridership Type 2002 Urbanized 2002

-0.007 0.902 0.684 0.427 0.208 0.272 0.206

-0.063 0.280 0.180 0.221 0.039 1.000 0.693

Avg. Weekday Ridership Ridership Type 2002 Urbanized 2002

0.226 0.286 0.383 0.423 0.163 1.000 0.542

Avg. Weekday Ridership Ridership Type 2002 Urbanized 2002