New York’s subway recorded a total of almost 17 million passenger-kilometers traveled in 2019. Metro systems in European cities such as Prague and Kyiv also made the top rankings, boasting over 6.6 and 4 million passenger-kilometers respectively in that same year.
Passenger traffic on metro systems of selected cities globally in 2019 (in 1,000 passenger kilometers)
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UNECE. (March 4, 2022). Passenger traffic on metro systems of selected cities globally in 2019 (in 1,000 passenger kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169934/passenger-kilometers-traveled-worldwide-by-metro/
UNECE. "Passenger traffic on metro systems of selected cities globally in 2019 (in 1,000 passenger kilometers)." Chart. March 4, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169934/passenger-kilometers-traveled-worldwide-by-metro/
UNECE. (2022). Passenger traffic on metro systems of selected cities globally in 2019 (in 1,000 passenger kilometers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169934/passenger-kilometers-traveled-worldwide-by-metro/
UNECE. "Passenger Traffic on Metro Systems of Selected Cities Globally in 2019 (in 1,000 Passenger Kilometers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169934/passenger-kilometers-traveled-worldwide-by-metro/
UNECE, Passenger traffic on metro systems of selected cities globally in 2019 (in 1,000 passenger kilometers) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169934/passenger-kilometers-traveled-worldwide-by-metro/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
Passenger traffic on metro systems of selected cities globally in 2019 (in 1,000 passenger kilometers) [Graph], UNECE, March 4, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169934/passenger-kilometers-traveled-worldwide-by-metro/