List of busiest railway stations in North America

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This is a list of the busiest railway stations in North America . The figures are collected by the operating agencies of each railway station, and are estimates based on ticket usage data, crowd sizes and other extrapolations.

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The ranking is based on annual passengers traveling by passenger rail or commuter rail; other visitors are not included. For example, Grand Central Terminal, a major attraction in New York City, sees nearly 750,000 people [1] [Note 1] daily to shop, dine, conduct business, meet family and friends, or admire the station. As well, nearly 45 million [2] passengers use the nearby subway station each year. Because these people are not using passenger or commuter rail services, they are not included in Grand Central's passenger count.

List

As of 2018, stations that see at least 10 million annual passengers include:

RankCountryCityRailway StationAnnual entries/exits (millions)
2017-18		Main ServicesNumber of platformsInterchange systemsImage
1Flag of the United States.svg United States New York City New York Penn Station 107.416 [3] [4] [5] [6] [Note 2] Amtrak, Long Island Rail Road, NJ Transit 11 (21 tracks) New York City Subway, PATH Moynihan Train Hall interior, Dec 27 2022.jpg
2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Toronto Toronto Union Station 72.410 [7] Amtrak, GO Transit, Union Pearson Express, Via Rail 12 (16 tracks) Toronto streetcar, Toronto subway Toronto - ON - Union Station (innen).jpg
3Flag of the United States.svg United States New York City Grand Central Terminal 67.326 [8] Metro-North Railroad 44 (67 tracks) New York City Subway, Long Island Rail Road Grand Central (12).jpg
4Flag of the United States.svg United States New York City Jamaica Station 59.803 [9] Long Island Rail Road 6 (10 tracks) AirTrain JFK, New York City Subway Jamaica station sunset, waiting.jpg
5Flag of the United States.svg United States Chicago Chicago Union Station 43.948 [10] Amtrak, Metra 30 (24 tracks) Chicago "L" Union Station 2.JPG
6Flag of the United States.svg United States Chicago Ogilvie Transportation Center 31.905 [11] Metra 8 (16 tracks) [12] Chicago "L" Ogilvie Transportation Center.jpg
7Flag of the United States.svg United States Boston South Station 28.875 [13] Amtrak, MBTA Commuter Rail 8 (13 tracks) MBTA subway South Station from Dewey Square, September 2011.jpg
8Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Mexico City Buenavista railway station 19.393 [14] Tren Suburbano 4 Mexico City Metro Estacion Buenavista CDMX.jpg
9Flag of the United States.svg United States Newark Newark Penn Station 17.881 [15] [4] [16] [17] Amtrak, NJ Transit 6 Newark Light Rail, PATH Newark Penn Station June 2015 001.jpg
10Flag of the United States.svg United States New York City Grand Central Madison 17.1 [18] Long Island Rail Road 4 New York City Subway, Metro-North Railroad Inaugural Train Ride To Grand Central Madison - 52648295102.jpg
11Flag of the United States.svg United States Philadelphia 30th Street Station 16.197 [19] Amtrak, NJ Transit, SEPTA Regional Rail 9 SEPTA Metro 30th Street Station Philadelphia July 2016 002 edit.jpg
12Flag of the United States.svg United States Hoboken Hoboken Terminal 14.950 [20] [4] [21] NJ Transit, Metro-North Railroad 10 Hudson–Bergen Light Rail, PATH, NY Waterway Hoboken Terminal waitingroom 78076.jpg
13Flag of the United States.svg United States Washington, D.C. Washington Union Station 13.665 [22] [23] Amtrak, MARC Train, Virginia Railway Express 18 DC Streetcar, Washington Metro Union Station Washington DC.jpg
14Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Cuautitlán Cuautitlán railway station 11.728 [14] Tren Suburbano 1 Estacion Cuautitlan (48555286106 ebebffb86e o).jpg
15Flag of the United States.svg United States Secaucus Secaucus Junction 11.097 [24] NJ Transit 5 Njt4.jpg
16Flag of the United States.svg United States Los Angeles Los Angeles Union Station 10.999 [25]

[26] [27]

Amtrak, Los Angeles Metro Rail, Metrolink 9 Union Station profile, LA, CA, jjron 22.03.2012.jpg
17Flag of the United States.svg United States Chicago Millennium Station 10.764 [28] Metra, South Shore Line 6 Chicago "L" Randolph Street Terminal (Millennium Station).jpg
18Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Montreal Montreal Central Station 10.687 [29] [30] [31] Amtrak, Exo, REM, Via Rail 7 Montreal Metro Gare centrale de Montreal - 011.jpg

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ 750,000 people visit Grand Central Terminal and over 250,000 are commuters who commute using passenger rail, commuter rail, subways and buses. Which gives 500,000 non-transit visitors.
  2. ↑ Total is derived by adding up passengers on LIRR, NJ Transit and Amtrak. LIRR 2017 Totals breaks down as follows: 117180 daily weekday arrivals, 116160 daily weekday departures, 48960 Saturday arrivals, 48470 Saturday departures, 36950 Sunday arrivals, 40700 Sunday departures. This gives us a yearly total of ((117180+116160)*5+(48960+48470)+(36950+40700))*52 = 69,722,560. NJ Transit 2017 Totals breaks down as follows: 93,305 weekday arrivals and departures from Penn Station. Breakdown for Saturday and Sunday is not given but it can be calculated by looking at the percentage drop in total ridership. 307853 total trips took place on NJ Transit on a weekday, 104088 took place on Saturday and 87709 on Sunday. Which means ridership on Saturday is 33.8% that of an average weekday and ridership on Sunday is 28.5% that of a weekday. Which gives (93305*0.338) = 31547 arrivals and departures from Penn Station on Saturday and (93305*0.285) = 26853 arrivals and departures from Penn Station Sunday. Giving us a yearly total of ((93305*5)+31547+26853)*52 = 27,296,100. Amtrak 2017 total is: 10,397,729. Totaling up these 3 figures gives us: 69,722,560+27,296,100+10,397,729 = 107,416,389

References

  1. ↑ "About". Grand Central Terminal. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  3. ↑ "NJ TRANSIT FACTS AT A GLANCE" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 28, 2019. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 "How Many Riders Use NJ Transit's Hoboken Train Station?". Hoboken Patch. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  5. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, State of New York" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2008.
  6. ↑ "2017 Ridership Book" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 29, 2023.[ page needed ]
  7. ↑ "What is GO?". Metrolinx.
  8. ↑ "MNR Ridership 2018" (PDF). mta.info.
  9. ↑ "State-of-the-Art Computerized Centralized Signal and Switch Control System installed at busy Jamaica Station Complex". mta.info. MTA. November 7, 2011. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Chicago Union Station Master Plan Study Completed" (Press release). City of Chicago. May 23, 2012. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2018-11-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. ↑ https://www.vanshnookenraggen.com/_index/docs/Chicago_TrackMap.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  13. ↑ "Boston's South Station: The ultimate guide". Curbed Boston. Vox Media. 20 September 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  14. 1 2 "Anuario Estadístico Ferroviario 2023" (PDF). Anuario Estadistico Ferroviario 2023 (in Spanish). June 10, 2024. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
  15. ↑ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  16. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, State of New Jersey" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  17. ↑ "PATH Ridership Report" (PDF). pathnynj.gov. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. 2017. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Governor Hochul Celebrates Grand Central Madison's Inaugural Year". New York State. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  19. ↑ "William H. Gray 30th Street Station Redevelopment Project" (PDF). City of Philadelphia.
  20. ↑ "QUARTERLY RIDERSHIP TRENDS ANALYSIS" (PDF). NJ Transit. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  21. ↑ "PATH Ridership Report" (PDF). pathnynj.gov. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. 2017. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  22. ↑ "Metrorail Average Weekday Passenger Boardings" (PDF). WMATA. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  23. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, District of Columbia" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  24. ↑ "How Many Riders Use NJ Transit's Hoboken Train Station?". New Jersey Transit. 21 February 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  25. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, State of California" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  26. ↑ "Metro Board approves Union Station Master Plan, allowing near-term projects to go forward | Metro's The Source". Thesource.metro.net. 2014-10-23. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
  27. ↑ "Facts and Numbers". Southern California Regional Rail Authority. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  28. ↑ On the Bi-Level, October 2007.
  29. ↑ "Base de données 2011 - Attraits/Attractions". Tourisme Montréal. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  30. ↑ "Montreal, QC (MTR)". GreatAmericanStations.com. 2016. Archived from the original on 28 May 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  31. ↑ AMT Rapport Annuel 2015 - Transformer la mobilité (PDF), Agence métropolitaine de transport (AMT), p. 10, ISBN   978-2-550-75552-4, archived (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2016, retrieved 26 September 2016
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