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I decided to copy Top 10 Subway systems thread and do it for Light Rail , all ridership numbers are taken form wiki.....and all Future expansions are taken form wiki or are insider knowledge...
1.
Boston MBTA Green line
Daily Ridership : 241,000 (Projected 2030 Daily Ridership 450,000)
System size : 26 mi
Stations : 66 Future Expansions : Somerville/Medford extension
2.
LA MTA Light Rail
Daily Ridership : 154,100 (Projected 2030 Daily Ridership 2.6 million)
System Size : 62 mi
Stations : 57 Future Expansions : Expo line , Gold line Foothill Expansion , Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor , Regional Connector , Green Line Extension to South Bay , Gold Line Eastside Phase 2 Corridor , West Santa Ana Branch Corridor , Green Line Extension to LAX , Sepulveda Pass Corridor
3.
SF Muni Railway
Daily Ridership : 154,000
System Size : 72 mi
Stations : 9 Underground , 24 Surface , Numerous hop on / off stops Future Expansions : Central Subway Light Rail
4.
Portland MAX
Daily Ridership : 121,000
System size : 52 mi
Stations : 84 Future Expansions : Milwaukie/South Corridor , Yellow Line Extension to Vancouver, WA , Red Line Extension to Willow Creek/SW 185th Ave
5.
San Diego Trolley
Daily Ridership : 95,000
System Size : 51 mi
Stations : 53 Future Expansions : Mid-Coast Trolley , Downtown Silver Line
6.
Septa Light Rail operations Daily Ridership : 93,000 (Projected 2030 Daily Ridership 300,000+)
System size : ??
Stations : 74 Future Expansions : Norristown High Speed line extension to Valley Forge , Cross County Metro , Restoration of Route 103 & 104
8.
New Jersey Transit Light Rail operations
Daily Ridership : 60,000 (3 lines , projected 2030 Daily Ridership : 400,000+)
System size : 61 mi
Stations : 48 Future Expansions : Northern Branch , Newark Light Rail Extension to Paterson and Elizabeth , LRT extension to Staten Island , Middlesex County line , Bergen - Passaic line , Vineland line , Penns Grove Line , Salem line , West Trenton Extension , Union Cross County line
9.
Dallas DART
Daily Ridership : 58,000
System size : 48 mi
Stations : 39 Future Expansions : Orange line , Green line to Frankford
10.
St Louis Metrolink
Daily Ridership : 56,000 (Projected 2030 Daily Ridership 150,000)
System size : 46 mi
Stations : 37 Future Expansions : St. Charles Corridor , SouthSide Corridor , Daniel Boone Corridor , MetroNorth Corridor , MetroSouth Corridor , MetroWest Corridor , Florissant Valley Light Rail
The wikipedia article you go that info from appears to be wrong. It claims that those stats are from the 2010 first quarter APTA report (here: http://www.apta.com/resources/statistics/Documents/Ridership/2010_q1_ridership_APTA.pdf)...but (broken link) when you ACTUALLY look at that report, the numbers are different from what is displayed in the wikipedia article.
according to that report, the top 10 light rail systems in the US by daily ridership are the following:
Boston - 231,200
San Francisco - 151,300
Los Angeles - 143,000
Portland - 119,300
Philadelphia - 108,000
San Diego - 86,100
Denver - 63,100
Dallas Area Rapid Transit 57,700
Sacramento Reg Tr Dist 54,900
Saint Louis - 48,000
edit: oops...nevermind it appears there are TWO different lists of 2010 light rail ridership on wikipedia
I found a list with numbers for quarter 1 of 2010, and Nexis4Jersey used a list with numbers for quarter 2 of 2010.
8.
New Jersey Transit Light Rail operations
Daily Ridership : 60,000 (3 lines , projected 2030 Daily Ridership : 400,000+)
System size : 61 mi
Stations : 48 Future Expansions : Northern Branch , Newark Light Rail Extension to Paterson and Elizabeth , LRT extension to Staten Island , Middlesex County line , Bergen - Passaic line , Vineland line , Penns Grove Line , Salem line , West Trenton Extension , Union Cross County line
What about the Hudson-Bergen Light rail? That's like another 40K added on to the daily ridership... Unless I'm missing something?
I think you can make an argument that DART could be higher honestly. The entire green line opens early next month and the Northern suburbs have been dying for this. I will say this, it will be way over 57,000 daily once it does open. I like the stations too. Look like heavy rail stations.
I thought Salt Lake City was expanding it's light rail system. Was just up there this summer and rode their existing rails and was told they were expanding lines up there.
What about the Hudson-Bergen Light rail? That's like another 40K added on to the daily ridership... Unless I'm missing something?
Thats whole state , HBLR is 35,000 , Newark network is 25,000 and Riverline is 10,000. The HBLR projected 100,000 by now , but that depended on the developments going on along the line. Only half the HBLR network is developed.
Quick question for you light rail fanatics. I haven't gotten to experience light rail much first hand (I'm from Atlanta), but it is talked about so much as new system startups and potential for new lines. How fast do they realistically move people longer distances...say 10-20 miles? Do any light rail systems have anything unique about them to make them run faster than other? Do any of them operate expressed routes, since light rail tends to have a higher number of stops?
Do any light rail systems have anything unique about them to make them run faster than other? Do any of them operate expressed routes, since light rail tends to have a higher number of stops?
Depends how much right of way the light rail line has.....
If its in mixed traffic its whole route then that'll make it slower, however if its on it own right a way for some or most of its route then It'll be a lot faster since it doesn't have to wait at traffic lights and such.
Quick question for you light rail fanatics. I haven't gotten to experience light rail much first hand (I'm from Atlanta), but it is talked about so much as new system startups and potential for new lines. How fast do they realistically move people longer distances...say 10-20 miles? Do any light rail systems have anything unique about them to make them run faster than other? Do any of them operate expressed routes, since light rail tends to have a higher number of stops?
Trains on the Hiawatha light rail line reach up to 55 mph below MSP International Airport and generally travel at 35 mph. They travel at a lower speed through downtown Minneapolis. I'm assuming they will travel between 20 and 25 mph through the Central Corridor (downtown MPLS. to downtown STPL.)
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