Metro systems in United States

United States has 16 networks in 13 cities on The Metro Map, with 78 lines and 1193 stations.

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Metro and train news: United States

Metro cities: United States 13 cities with a metro network are marked on a simplified map; the list of cities below has the same information. 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
Skyline opened 2023
Largest by stations
NYC Subway 424 stations
Longest of 5 networks with known length
Washington Metro 188.3 km
Total length
515.7 km 5 of 16 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. RTA Red Line — 1955
  9. BART — 1972
  10. Washington Metro — 1976
  11. MARTA — 1979
  12. Baltimore Metro SubwayLink — 1983
  13. Miami Metrorail — 1984
  14. LA Metro Rail — 1990
  15. Link light rail — 2009
  16. Skyline — 2023

Compare the networks

Metro networks in United States
Network City Lines Stations Length (km) Coverage
NYC Subway New York 25 424 — Complete
Chicago L Chicago 8 143 165.4 Complete
MBTA Subway Boston 8 125 — Complete
LA Metro Rail Los Angeles 6 110 — Complete
Washington Metro Washington, D.C. 6 98 188.3 Complete
BART San Francisco 6 50 — Complete
SEPTA Metro Philadelphia 2 50 — Complete
Link light rail Seattle 2 39 100.2 Complete
MARTA Atlanta 4 38 — Complete
Miami Metrorail Miami 2 23 39.3 Complete
Staten Island Railway New York 1 21 22.5 Complete
RTA Red Line Cleveland 1 18 — Complete
Baltimore Metro SubwayLink Baltimore 1 14 — Complete
PATCO Speedline Philadelphia 1 14 — Complete
PATH New York 4 13 — Complete
Skyline Honolulu 1 13 — Complete

Cities with a metro