The statistic displays the main cities in the United States with the largest light-rail systems in 2020, based on ridership. In that year, Los Angeles' tram system reported only 29 million passenger trips on its light-rail lines.
U.S. cities with the largest light rail systems in 2020, by ridership (in 1,000 unlinked transit passenger trips)*
* Cities with transit agencies assigned by urbanized areas or urban places of less than 50,000 population outside urbanized areas based on 2000 U.S. Census Population.
** Ridership figures include data from Sound Transit and King County Department of Transportation.
Data may differ from that included in Federal Transit Administration reports due to differences in data calculation procedures and in periods of time covered.
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APTA. (March 15, 2021). U.S. cities with the largest light rail systems in 2020, by ridership (in 1,000 unlinked transit passenger trips)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/628637/us-light-rail-ridership-by-city/
APTA. "U.S. cities with the largest light rail systems in 2020, by ridership (in 1,000 unlinked transit passenger trips)*." Chart. March 15, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/628637/us-light-rail-ridership-by-city/
APTA. (2021). U.S. cities with the largest light rail systems in 2020, by ridership (in 1,000 unlinked transit passenger trips)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/628637/us-light-rail-ridership-by-city/
APTA. "U.S. Cities with The Largest Light Rail Systems in 2020, by Ridership (in 1,000 Unlinked Transit Passenger Trips)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/628637/us-light-rail-ridership-by-city/
APTA, U.S. cities with the largest light rail systems in 2020, by ridership (in 1,000 unlinked transit passenger trips)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/628637/us-light-rail-ridership-by-city/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
U.S. cities with the largest light rail systems in 2020, by ridership (in 1,000 unlinked transit passenger trips)* [Graph], APTA, March 15, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/628637/us-light-rail-ridership-by-city/
