In 2021, the commuter rail network constituted the largest length within the transit rail system mileage in the United States, amounted to 7,951 statute miles. During the same year, the mileage of the light rail network in the U.S. amounted to 2,098 statute miles.
Transit rail system mileage within the United States from 2004 to 2021
Transit system length is measured in directional route-miles. Directional route-miles is the distance in each direction over which public transportation vehicles travel while in revenue service. Directional route-miles are computed with regard to direction of service, but without regard to the number of traffic lanes or rail tracks existing in the right-of-way.
Directional route-mileage data for the commuter rail and light rail modes include purchased transportation.
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US Department of Transportation. (November 4, 2023). Transit rail system mileage within the United States from 2004 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/197928/us-transit-rail-system-mileage-since-2004/
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US Department of Transportation. (2023). Transit rail system mileage within the United States from 2004 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/197928/us-transit-rail-system-mileage-since-2004/
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US Department of Transportation, Transit rail system mileage within the United States from 2004 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/197928/us-transit-rail-system-mileage-since-2004/ (last visited November 01, 2024)
Transit rail system mileage within the United States from 2004 to 2021 [Graph], US Department of Transportation, November 4, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/197928/us-transit-rail-system-mileage-since-2004/
