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
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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 June 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/197928/us-transit-rail-system-mileage-since-2004/
US Department of Transportation. "Transit rail system mileage within the United States from 2004 to 2021." Chart. November 4, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/197928/us-transit-rail-system-mileage-since-2004/
US Department of Transportation. (2023). Transit rail system mileage within the United States from 2004 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/197928/us-transit-rail-system-mileage-since-2004/
US Department of Transportation. "Transit Rail System Mileage within The United States from 2004 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/197928/us-transit-rail-system-mileage-since-2004/
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 June 15, 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/