Mode detail

Light Rail

Light rail: electric rail service that can run in the street, at grade, or on its own alignment.

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Boardings

Nationwide, annual

Operating cost

As reported and in 2024 dollars

Largest Light Rail operators, FY2025

# Agency Service Boardings Operating cost Cost / ride Subsidy / ride Fare recovery
1
Los Angeles Metro
Los Angeles, CA
Directly operated 47,005,226 $667,962,565 $14.21 $13.75 3.2%
2 Directly operated 45,561,672 $289,710,228 $6.36 $5.15 19%
3 Directly operated 42,654,274 $150,259,507 $3.52 $2.78 21%
4
Sound Transit
Seattle, WA
Directly operated 37,948,202 $408,701,587 $10.77 $9.42 12.6%
5 Directly operated 31,495,404 $257,930,977 $8.19 $7.63 6.9%
6
Portland TriMet
Portland, OR
Directly operated 22,628,628 $270,856,187 $11.97 $11.06 7.6%
7 Directly operated 22,058,203 $264,955,821 $12.01 $11.29 6%
8 Purchased transportation 15,801,301 $112,328,656 $7.11 $6.62 6.9%
9
Utah Transit Authority
Salt Lake City, UT
Directly operated 13,279,002 $94,681,757 $7.13 $6.26 12.2%
10
Metro Transit
Minneapolis, MN
Directly operated 13,250,072 $105,525,528 $7.96 $7.21 9.5%
11
Houston METRO
Houston, TX
Directly operated 13,200,771 $106,899,745 $8.10 $7.93 2.1%
12
RTD-Denver
Denver, CO
Directly operated 10,568,743 $143,869,761 $13.61 $12.86 5.6%
13 Purchased transportation 9,858,600 $88,338,226 $8.96 $8.47 5.5%
14
(St. Louis) Metro
Saint Louis, MO
Directly operated 8,230,482 $111,080,194 $13.50 $12.78 5.3%
15
Sacramento RT
Sacramento, CA
Directly operated 7,340,683 $91,472,220 $12.46 $11.47 8%
16 Directly operated 6,225,751 $52,947,562 $8.50 $7.85 7.7%
17
Baltimore MTA
Baltimore, MD
Directly operated 5,472,754 $68,771,713 $12.57 $12.05 4.1%
18 Directly operated 5,095,212 $33,599,701 $6.59 $5.43 17.7%
19 Directly operated 4,438,300 $141,489,069 $31.88 $30.89 3.1%
20 Directly operated 3,109,483 $84,661,225 $27.23 $26.43 2.9%
21 Directly operated 2,269,180 $35,219,440 $15.52 $13.71 11.7%
22 Directly operated 835,771 $12,030,225 $14.39 $13.47 6.4%
23 Directly operated 757,787 $14,202,033 $18.74 $17.32 7.6%