The statistic shows the main cities in the United States with the largest commuter rail system in 2020, based on ridership. In that year, Chicago's commuter railroad, Metra, was the third most busiest commuter rail system in the U.S., with over 16.6 million passenger trips reported in that year.
U.S. cities with the largest commuter rail systems in 2020, by ridership (in 1,000 unlinked transit passenger trips)*
Characteristic
Ridership in thousands of unlinked 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 figure includes data from MTA Long Island Rail Road and MTA Metro-North Railroad.
According to the source, 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 commuter rail systems in 2020, by ridership (in 1,000 unlinked transit passenger trips)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/629072/us-commuter-rail-ridership-by-city/
APTA. "U.S. cities with the largest commuter rail systems in 2020, by ridership (in 1,000 unlinked transit passenger trips)*." Chart. March 15, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/629072/us-commuter-rail-ridership-by-city/
APTA. (2021). U.S. cities with the largest commuter rail systems in 2020, by ridership (in 1,000 unlinked transit passenger trips)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/629072/us-commuter-rail-ridership-by-city/
APTA. "U.S. Cities with The Largest Commuter Rail Systems in 2020, by Ridership (in 1,000 Unlinked Transit Passenger Trips)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/629072/us-commuter-rail-ridership-by-city/
APTA, U.S. cities with the largest commuter rail systems in 2020, by ridership (in 1,000 unlinked transit passenger trips)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/629072/us-commuter-rail-ridership-by-city/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
U.S. cities with the largest commuter 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/629072/us-commuter-rail-ridership-by-city/
