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Metro systems in North America

North America has 25 networks in 5 countries on The Metro Map, with 114 lines and 1772 stations.

Metro cities: North America 21 cities with a metro network are marked on a simplified map; the comparison table below lists them all. Montreal Toronto Vancouver Santo Domingo Guadalajara Mexico City Monterrey Panama City Atlanta Baltimore Boston Chicago Cleveland Honolulu Los Angeles Miami New York Philadelphia San Francisco Seattle Washington, D.C.
Simplified outlines, not for navigation. Dots mark cities with a metro network.

Records and rankings

Oldest network
Staten Island Railway opened 1860
Newest network
REM, Skyline opened 2023
Largest by stations
NYC Subway 424 stations
Longest of 7 networks with known length
Mexico City Metro 225.9 km
Total length
810.8 km 7 of 25 networks with known length

Networks by opening year

  1. Staten Island Railway — 1860
  2. Chicago L — 1892
  3. MBTA Subway — 1894
  4. NYC Subway — 1904
  5. SEPTA Metro — 1907
  6. PATH — 1908
  7. PATCO Speedline — 1936
  8. Toronto Subway and LRT — 1954
  9. RTA Red Line — 1955
  10. Montreal Metro — 1966
  11. Mexico City Metro — 1969
  12. BART — 1972
  13. Washington Metro — 1976
  14. MARTA — 1979
  15. Baltimore Metro SubwayLink — 1983
  16. Miami Metrorail — 1984
  17. SkyTrain — 1985
  18. Tren Ligero de Guadalajara — 1989
  19. LA Metro Rail — 1990
  20. Metrorrey — 1991
  21. Link light rail — 2009
  22. Metro de Santo Domingo — 2009
  23. Metro de Panamá — 2014
  24. REM — 2023
  25. Skyline — 2023

Compare the networks

Metro networks in North America
Network Country City Lines Stations Length (km) Coverage
NYC Subway United States New York 25 424 — Complete
Mexico City Metro Mexico Mexico City 12 163 225.9 Complete
Chicago L United States Chicago 8 143 165.4 Complete
MBTA Subway United States Boston 8 125 — Complete
LA Metro Rail United States Los Angeles 6 110 — Complete
Toronto Subway and LRT Canada Toronto 5 109 — Complete
Washington Metro United States Washington, D.C. 6 98 188.3 Complete
Montreal Metro Canada Montreal 4 68 69.2 Complete
Tren Ligero de Guadalajara Mexico Guadalajara 4 54 — Complete
SkyTrain Canada Vancouver 3 54 — Complete
BART United States San Francisco 6 50 — Complete
SEPTA Metro United States Philadelphia 2 50 — Complete
Link light rail United States Seattle 2 39 100.2 Complete
MARTA United States Atlanta 4 38 — Complete
Metrorrey Mexico Monterrey 3 38 — Complete
Metro de Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Santo Domingo 2 38 — Complete
Metro de Panamá Panama Panama City 2 32 — Complete
Miami Metrorail United States Miami 2 23 39.3 Complete
REM Canada Montreal 1 23 — Complete
Staten Island Railway United States New York 1 21 22.5 Complete
RTA Red Line United States Cleveland 1 18 — Complete
Baltimore Metro SubwayLink United States Baltimore 1 14 — Complete
PATCO Speedline United States Philadelphia 1 14 — Complete
PATH United States New York 4 13 — Complete
Skyline United States Honolulu 1 13 — Complete

Countries with a metro