World Metro Database

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1		Asia	Turkey	Metro	18 Mar 2009	13.5 km	13	13.5	1,125 m	13.0
2	Alma-Ata	Asia	Kazakhstan	Metro	1 Jan 2011	7.3 km	7	7.3	1,217 m	7.0	2,630	19,200	7 million	2012
3		Asia	India	Metro	15 Sep 2011	7.5 km	6	7.5	1,500 m	6.0
4		Europe	Italy	Metro	22 Dec 2012	13.1 km	17	13.1	819 m	17.0										metro		2012				According to official website
5	Hsinking	Asia	China	LRT	Oct 2002	17.0 km	16	17.0	1,133 m	16.0						right										(17 km, 16 stations on viaduct = metro). 14.6 km, 17 st on streets
6		Asia	China	Metro	1 May 2003	49.0 km	12	49.0	4,455 m	12.0	2,460	121,000	44 million	2012		right										Suburban service?
7	Hangchow	Asia	China	Metro	24 Nov 2012	48.0 km	31	48.0	1,600 m	31.0																Wikipedia
8	Gaoxiong	Asia	Taiwan	MRT	9 Mar 2008	45.0 km	38	22.5	1,250 m	19.0	3,170	142,000	52 million	2012			1435	750	third rail				MRT
9		Europe	Russia	Metro	27 Aug 2005	10.9 km	7	10.9	1,817 m	7.0	6,790	74,000	27 million	2012		right										According to Mr. Yuri Popov
10		Asia	China	Metro	28 Jun 2012	18.2 km	2	18.2	18,200 m	2.0
11		Asia	Iran		10 Oct 2011	19.0 km	22	19.0	905 m	22.0
12	Nanking	Asia	China	Metro	27 Aug 2005	84.7 km	57	42.3	1,540 m	28.5	11,100	942,000	344 million	2011		right
13		Europe	Spain	Metro	25 Apr 2007	8.3 km	9	8.3	1,038 m	9.0							1000	1500
14		Europe	Italy	Minimetro	29 Jan 2008	3.0 km	7	3.0	500 m	7.0										'Minimetro'		2008
15		Europe	Poland	Fast Tram	1 Mar 1997	6.1 km	6	6.1	1,220 m	6.0																Rapid Tram
16		America	Puerto Rico	Tren Urbano	6 Jun 2005	17.2 km	16	17.2	1,147 m	16.0	1,750	30,100	11 million	2011
17	Sevilla	Europe	Spain	Metro	2 Apr 2009	18.0 km	21	18.0	900 m	21.0													Line 1
18	Mukden	Asia	China	Metro	27 Sep 2010	49.5 km	41	24.7	1,268 m	20.5						right							yes
19		Europe	Netherlands	RandstadRail	16 Oct 2004	27.9 km	30	9.3	1,033 m	10.0						right										Full metro section length unknown (47 km?)
20		America	Venezuela	Metro	18 Oct 2006	6.2 km	7	6.2	1,033 m	7.0	9,280	57,500	21 million	2010
21		America	Chile	Metro	23 Nov 2005	43.0 km	20	43.0	2,263 m	20.0						right
22	Xi'an	Asia	China	Metro	16 Sep 2011	26.4 km	17	26.4	1,650 m	17.0	6,120	162,000	59 million	2012			1435								yes
23		Europe	Netherlands	Metro	16 Oct 1977	32.7 km	33	8.2	1,128 m	8.3	7,120	233,000	85 million	2009	2.09 EUR	right	1435	750	third rail							Sneltram not included (9.8 km, 19 stations; 'Metros in Holland')
24		Asia	Turkey	Metro	30 Aug 1996	23.1 km	23	11.6	1,100 m	11.5	13,400	310,000	113 million	2007		right	1435	750	third rail	metro line		1997
25		Europe	Belgium	Premetro	25 Mar 1975	7.6 km	11	3.8	844 m	5.5							1000	600	overhead wire
26		Asia	Azerbaijan	Metro	6 Nov 1967	34.6 km	23	17.3	1,646 m	11.5	14,500	501,000	183 million	2011		right	1520	825	third rail
27		America	Brazil	Metrô	1 Aug 1986	28.1 km	19	28.1	1,563 m	19.0						right										According to official website
28		Europe	Germany	U-Bahn	18 Feb 1902	147.4 km	195	14.7	797 m	19.5	9,390	1.38 million	505 million	2011	2.10 EUR	right	1435	750	third rail						yes
29		Europe	Germany	Stadtbahn	21 Sep 1971	5.2 km	7	1.3	1,733 m	1.8						right										Full metro section length unknown. Only metro section included
30		Europe	Germany	Stadtbahn	26 May 1979	21.5 km	29	10.8	797 m	14.5						right	1435	660	overhead wire							Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
31		Europe	Germany	Stadtbahn	22 Mar 1975	9.0 km	12	9.0	818 m	12.0						right	1435	750	overhead wire							9 km, 12 stations underground. Approx. 17 km metro-like
32		America	Brazil	Metrô	31 Mar 2001	42.0 km	24	42.0	1,826 m	24.0	3,590	151,000	55 million	2009		right
33		Europe	Belgium	Métro	20 Sep 1976	32.2 km	61	10.7	555 m	20.3	11,300	364,000	133 million	2009	1.53 EUR	right (left on lines 1 and 6 between Midi and Roi Baudouin)	1435	900	third rail						line 1	Premetro tunnels not included, 11 stations
34		Europe	Romania	Metro	16 Nov 1979	69.3 km	50	17.3	1,505 m	12.5	6,770	468,000	171 million	2011	0.40 EUR	right	1435	825	third rail
35		Europe	Hungary	Metro	2 May 1896	33.0 km	42	11.0	846 m	14.0	25,100	827,000	302 million	2011	0.95 EUR	right	1435	825, 600 (Line M1)	third rail, overhead wire (Line M1)
36		America	Argentina	Subte	1 Dec 1913	49.3 km	78	8.2	685 m	13.0	17,100	844,000	308 million	2011	0.24 EUR	left	1435	1500, 1100 (Line B)	overhead wire, third rail (Line B)						yes	Premetro line not included
37		America	USA	Metro Rail	18 May 1985	8.4 km	8	8.4	1,194 m	8.0						right										Only tunnel section
38		Asia	Turkey	Bursaray	19 Aug 2002	31.5 km	31	15.8	1,086 m	15.5
39		Asia	South Korea	Subway	19 Jul 1985	131.8 km	127	26.4	1,080 m	25.4	6,650	877,000	320 million	2012		right				Line 4	Line 4	2011	line 3
40		Europe	Italy	Metropolitana	27 Jun 1999	3.8 km	6	3.8	760 m	6.0						right	1435	3000	overhead wire							metroitaliane.it
41		Europe	Belgium	Métro Léger	21 Jun 1976	17.5 km	20	4.4	1,094 m	5.0																Full metro section length unknown. Total length 25 km. Data from Wikipedia
42	Madras	Asia	India	MRTS	19 Oct 1997	27.0 km	17	27.0	1,688 m	17.0
43		Asia	Japan	Monorail	28 Mar 1988	15.5 km	18	7.8	969 m	9.0						left
44		America	USA	Rapid Transit	15 Mar 1955	31.0 km	18	31.0	1,824 m	18.0	530	16,400	6 million	2011		right	1435	600	overhead wire							2 Light Rail lines not included
45	Taegu	Asia	South Korea	Subway	26 Nov 1997	53.9 km	56	27.0	998 m	28.0	6,460	348,000	127 million	2012									lines 1, 2
46	Taejon	Asia	South Korea	Subway	16 Mar 2006	22.6 km	22	22.6	1,076 m	22.0	4,610	104,000	38 million	2011									yes
47	Dnipropetrovsk	Europe	Ukraine	Metro	29 Dec 1995	7.1 km	6	7.1	1,420 m	6.0	3,470	24,700	9 million	2010			1520	825	third rail							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
48		Europe	Germany	Stadtbahn	17 May 1976	29.5 km	37	9.8	866 m	12.3						right	1435	600	overhead wire	H-Bahn		1984			yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
49	Düsseldorf	Europe	Germany	Stadtbahn	4 Oct 1981	9.6 km	14	4.8	798 m	7.0						right	1435	600	overhead wire						yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
50		Europe	Germany	Stadtbahn	11 Jul 1992	14.3 km	13	7.2	1,304 m	6.5						right									yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
51		America	Canada	Light Rail	22 Apr 1978	20.4 km	15	20.4	1,457 m	15.0						right
52		Europe	Germany	Stadtbahn	5 Oct 1967	20.2 km	27	6.7	842 m	9.0						right	1435	750	overhead wire						yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
53		Europe	Germany	U-Bahn	4 Oct 1968	20.5 km	31	6.8	732 m	10.3					2.30 EUR	right	1435	750	overhead wire						yes	20.40 km, 27 stations underground ('Schnellbahnen in Deutschland')
54		Asia	Japan	Subway	26 Jul 1981	29.8 km	35	9.9	931 m	11.7	11,400	340,000	124 million	2007		left	1067	1500	overhead wire				yes		yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe
55		Europe	Germany	Stadtbahn	1 Sep 1984	5.5 km	9	5.5	690 m	9.0						right	1000	600	overhead wire							Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
56		Europe	Italy	Metropolitana	13 Jun 1990	7.1 km	8	7.1	1,014 m	8.0						right	1435	750	overhead wire						yes	metroitaliane.it
57		Europe	United Kingdom	Subway	14 Dec 1896	10.4 km	15	10.4	743 m	15.0	3,420	35,600	13 million	2011		left	1219	600	third rail
58		America	Mexico	Metro	1 Sep 1989	24.0 km	29	12.0	889 m	14.5						right
59		Asia	South Korea	Subway	28 Apr 2004	20.1 km	20	20.1	1,058 m	20.0	2,450	49,300	18 million	2011									yes
60		Asia	Israel	Carmelit	1959	1.8 km	6	1.8	350 m	6.0
61		Europe	Germany	U-Bahn	1 Mar 1912	104.7 km	99	26.2	1,102 m	24.8	5,210	545,000	199 million	2011		right	1435	750	third rail							According to official website
62	Hannover	Europe	Germany	Stadtbahn	28 Sep 1975	18.6 km	21	6.2	1,033 m	7.0						right	1435	600	overhead wire						yes	18.60 km, 17 stations underground ('Schnellbahnen in Deutschland')
63		Europe	Finland	Metro	3 Aug 1982	21.0 km	17	21.0	1,313 m	17.0	8,090	170,000	62 million	2011	2.10 EUR	right	1524	750	third rail						yes	According to Metros in Skandinavien (R.Schwandl)
64		Asia	Japan	Monorail	20 Aug 1994	18.4 km	21	18.4	920 m	21.0	2,680	49,300	18 million	2005		left					yes					According to Mr. Osamu Abe
65	Inchon	Asia	South Korea	Subway	6 Oct 1999	29.5 km	29	29.5	1,054 m	29.0	8,270	244,000	89 million	2012									yes
66		Europe	Turkey	Metro	16 Sep 2000	42.0 km	28	21.0	1,615 m	14.0	5,090	214,000	78 million	2011	0.63 EUR	right	1435	750	overhead wire, third rail (Line M2)							Wikipedia. Hafif Metro not included (25.8 km, 24 stations, 2 lines)
67		Asia	Turkey	Metro	22 May 2000	15.9 km	14	15.9	1,223 m	14.0	10,900	173,000	63 million	2011			1435	750	third rail
68		America	USA	Skyway	30 May 1989	6.9 km	6	6.9	1,380 m	6.0						right	2060	750	third rail	downtown monorail people mover		1989
69		Asia	Japan	Monorail	3 Mar 1970	6.6 km	8	6.6	943 m	8.0						left										Shonan Monorail.
70	Kharkiv	Europe	Ukraine	Metro	23 Aug 1975	37.4 km	29	12.5	1,438 m	9.7	18,300	685,000	250 million	2011		right										According to Mr. Yuri Popov
71	Kyiv	Europe	Ukraine	Metro	22 Oct 1960	66.2 km	51	22.1	1,379 m	17.0	21,500	1.42 million	519 million	2011	0.27 EUR	right	1520	825	third rail
72	Kitaky?sh?	Asia	Japan	Monorail	9 Jan 1985	8.8 km	13	8.8	733 m	13.0						left									yes
73		Asia	Japan	Subway	13 Mar 1977	30.6 km	26	15.3	1,275 m	13.0	10,800	332,000	121 million	2008		left	1435	1500, 600 (Portliner)	overhead wire, third rail (Portliner)	Port Liner and Rokko Liner, rubber-tyred	Port Liner and Rokko Liner	1981	Port Liner and Rokko Liner		yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe. Portliner, Rokko lines not included (15 st)
74	Calcutta	Asia	India	Metro Railway	24 Oct 1984	25.0 km	23	25.0	1,136 m	23.0	19,000	474,000	173 million	2009		right										25 km wikipedia, 27.50 km urbanrail ???
75	Krivoy Rog	Europe	Ukraine	Metrotram	26 Dec 1986	18.0 km	12	18.0	1,636 m	12.0
76		Asia	Japan	Subway	1 Apr 1981	31.3 km	32	15.6	1,043 m	16.0	11,000	345,000	126 million	2008		left	1435	1500	overhead wire				Tozai line		yes
77		America	USA	Monorail	15 Jul 2004	6.2 km	7	6.2	1,033 m	7.0						right				monorail		2004	yes			Hotels monorails not included
78		Europe	Switzerland	Metro	24 May 1991	13.7 km	29	6.8	507 m	14.5										line m2	line m2	2008			yes	Only m2 is a full metro (27.10.2008: 5.9 km, 14 sta). Line m1: 3 underground stations
79		Europe	France	Métro	25 Apr 1983	45.5 km	62	22.8	758 m	31.0	5,780	263,000	96 million	2009		right	2060	750	third rail	VAL	yes	1983	VAL, all stations		yes
80		America	Peru	Tren Urbano	5 Apr 2012	22.0 km	16	22.0	1,467 m	16.0					0.29 EUR
81		Europe	Portugal	Metro	29 Dec 1959	44.3 km	55	11.1	869 m	13.8	11,300	501,000	183 million	2010	0.80 EUR	left	1435	750	third rail						yes
82		Europe	Germany	Stadtbahn	29 May 1969	4.0 km	11		364 m							right										Full metro section length unknown.
83		Europe	France	Métro	28 Apr 1978	30.7 km	43	7.7	787 m	10.8	22,900	704,000	257 million	2009	1.60 EUR	left	1435	750	third rail	line D/Maggaly, rubber-tyred, no PSDs	yes	1991
84		Europe	France	Métro	26 Nov 1977	21.8 km	30	10.9	779 m	15.0	9,430	205,000	75 million	2011		right	1435	750	third rail		yes
85	Medellín	America	Colombia	Metro	30 Nov 1995	28.8 km	26	14.4	1,200 m	13.0	16,200	466,000	170 million	2011			1435	1500	overhead wire							Metro Cable not included, 4 stations
86		America	Mexico	Metro	5 Sep 1969	180.0 km	195	15.0	984 m	16.3	24,500	4.41 million	1,609 million	2012	0.14 EUR	right	1995	750	third rail		yes					ONLY PASSENGER SERVICE KM COUNTED
87		Europe	Belarus	Metro	26 Jun 1984	35.4 km	28	17.7	1,362 m	14.0	21,700	770,000	281 million	2012		right	1520	825	third rail							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
88		America	Mexico	Metro	25 Apr 1991	31.5 km	32	15.8	1,050 m	16.0	12,000	378,000	138 million	2009		right					yes
89	Montréal	America	Canada	Metro	14 Oct 1966	69.2 km	73	17.3	1,003 m	18.3	8,670	600,000	219 million	2006	1.67 EUR	right	1994	750	third rail		yes
90	Mülheim	Europe	Germany	Stadtbahn	3 Nov 1979	9.0 km	13	4.5	819 m	6.5						right	1435	750	overhead wire							Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
91	Bombay	Asia	India	Suburban Railway		171.0 km	73	34.2	2,515 m	14.6					0.17 EUR											In fact, 4 suburban railway lines with metro frequency
92		Europe	Germany	U-Bahn	19 Oct 1971	94.2 km	102	15.7	981 m	17.0	10,500	986,000	360 million	2010	2.30 EUR	right	1435	750	third rail						yes
93		Asia	Japan	Monorail	10 Aug 2003	12.8 km	15	12.8	914 m	15.0						left
94		Europe	Italy	Metropolitana	28 Mar 1993	31.8 km	31	10.6	1,136 m	10.3	3,020	95,900	35 million	2011		left	1435	1500	overhead wire							M3 and M4 not included (M3: 12.3 km, 12 sta. M4: 8.3 km, 8 sta.)
95		America	USA	Subway	26 May 1935	2.2 km	4	2.2	733 m	4.0						right										4 underground stations
96		Europe	United Kingdom	Metro	7 Aug 1980	76.5 km	61	38.3	1,297 m	30.5	1,360	104,000	38 million	2011		left	1435	1500	overhead wire
97	Gorky	Europe	Russia	Metro	20 Nov 1985	18.9 km	15	9.4	1,454 m	7.5	3,910	74,000	27 million	2010		right	1520	825	third rail							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
98		Asia	Russia	Metro	7 Jan 1986	16.4 km	13	8.2	1,487 m	6.5	12,700	208,000	76 million	2011		right	1520	825	third rail							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
99		Europe	Germany	U-Bahn	1 Mar 1972	36.0 km	48	12.0	800 m	16.0	8,980	323,000	118 million	2011		right	1435	750	third rail	lines U2, U3, no PSDs, sharing tracks with driver-operated trains		2008			yes
100		Asia	Japan	Subway	20 May 1933	137.8 km	133	15.3	1,111 m	14.8	16,600	2.29 million	836 million	2010		left	1435	750, 600 (Nanko Port Town Line)	third rail	Nanko Port Town Line, rubber-tyred	Nanko Port Town Line	1981	all stations on the Nanko Port Town Line		yes	Monorail not included (23.8 km, 18 st). OTS + new tram included
101		Europe	Norway	T-Bane	22 May 1966	62.0 km	77	12.4	861 m	15.4	3,360	208,000	76 million	2010	2.67 EUR	right	1435	750	third rail						yes	Line 1 not included (it has level crossings). Length not sure
102		America	USA	T	3 Jul 1985	4.8 km	6	4.8	960 m	6.0						right										Full metro section length unknown (all lines: 40 km).2.90 is the length of the tunnel section.
103		America	Brazil	Metro	2 Mar 1985	33.8 km	17	33.8	2,112 m	17.0						right										According to official website
104		Europe	Czech Republic	Metro	9 May 1974	59.1 km	57	19.7	1,094 m	19.0	24,600	1.45 million	530 million	2011	0.65 EUR	right	1435	750	third rail						yes
105		Asia	North Korea	Metro	6 Sep 1973	22.5 km	16	11.3	1,607 m	8.0	4,380	98,600	36 million	2009			1435	825	third rail
106		America	Brazil	Metrô	11 Mar 1985	39.7 km	30	19.9	1,418 m	15.0						right										According to official website
107		Europe	France	Métro	16 Mar 2002	9.0 km	15	9.0	643 m	15.0	14,300	129,000	47 million	2011		right				VAL	yes	2002	VAL		yes
108		Europe	Netherlands	Metro	10 Feb 1968	47.0 km	38	23.5	1,306 m	19.0	5,070	238,000	87 million	2008		right	1435	750	third rail							Only metro section. Sneltram: 8.4 km, 11 stations. 'Metros in Holland'
109		Europe	France	Métro	17 Dec 1994	2.2 km	5	2.2	550 m	5.0																5 underground stations
110		America	USA	Metrolink	31 Jul 1993	73.4 km	37	36.7	2,097 m	18.5						right
111	Leningrad	Europe	Russia	Metro	15 Nov 1955	113.5 km	67	22.7	1,831 m	13.4	19,000	2.15 million	786 million	2011		right	1520	825	third rail				windowless steel doors in ten stations			According to Mr. Yuri Popov
112	Kuybyshev	Europe	Russia	Metro	26 Dec 1987	10.2 km	9	10.2	1,275 m	9.0	4,300	43,800	16 million	2011		right	1520	825	third rail							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
113	Santiago de Chile	America	Chile	Metro	15 Sep 1975	102.4 km	108	20.5	994 m	21.6	17,100	1.75 million	640 million	2011	0.55 EUR	right	1435	750	third rail		yes				yes
114		Asia	Japan	Subway	16 Dec 1971	48.0 km	49	16.0	1,043 m	16.3	11,900	573,000	209 million	2008		left	2150, 2180 (Namboku Line)	1500, 750 (Namboku Line)	overhead wire, third rail (Namboku Line)		yes				yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe
115		Asia	Japan	Subway	15 Jul 1987	14.8 km	17	14.8	925 m	17.0	10,700	159,000	58 million	2008		left	1067	1500	overhead wire						yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe
116		Europe	Bulgaria	Metro	28 Jan 1998	31.2 km	28	15.6	1,200 m	14.0	2,550	79,500	29 million	2009	0.51 EUR	right	1435	825	third rail
117		Europe	Sweden	Tunnelbana	1 Oct 1950	105.7 km	104	35.2	1,047 m	34.7	8,010	847,000	309 million	2011	3.73 EUR	left	1435	650, 750 (Blue Line)	third rail							According to official website. 7 operational lines
118		Asia	Japan	Monorail	27 Nov 1998	16.0 km	19	16.0	889 m	19.0						left									yes
119		Asia	Uzbekistan	Metro	6 Nov 1977	36.2 km	29	12.1	1,392 m	9.7	4,920	178,000	65 million	2010		right	1520	825	third rail							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
120		Asia	Georgia	Metro	11 Jan 1966	26.3 km	22	13.1	1,315 m	11.0	9,170	241,000	88 million	2008		right	1520	825	third rail							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
121		Europe	France	Métro	26 Jun 1993	27.5 km	38	13.8	764 m	19.0	10,300	282,000	103 million	2011		right	2060	750	third rail	VAL	yes	1993	VAL		yes
122	Stalingrad	Europe	Russia	Metro	5 Nov 1984	6.8 km	6	6.8	1,360 m	6.0																Total system: 22 stations, 17,1 km
123		Europe	Poland	Metro	7 Apr 1995	22.6 km	21	22.6	1,130 m	21.0	17,000	384,000	140 million	2011	0.47 EUR	right	1435	825	third rail
124	Hankou	Asia	China	Metro	28 Sep 2004	56.8 km	48	28.4	1,234 m	24.0	3,520	200,000	73 million	2011		right
125		Europe	Germany	Schwebebahn	1 Mar 1901	13.3 km	20	13.3	700 m	20.0						right		600	overhead rail
126	Ekaterinburg	Asia	Russia	Metro	26 Apr 1991	12.7 km	9	12.7	1,587 m	9.0	8,200	104,000	38 million	2011		right
127	Erevan	Asia	Armenia	Metro	7 Mar 1981	12.1 km	10	12.1	1,344 m	10.0	3,850	46,600	17 million	2011		right										According to Mr. Yuri Popov
128		Asia	Japan	Subway	16 Dec 1972	57.6 km	48	19.2	1,280 m	16.0	9,420	542,000	198 million	2008		left	1435	750	third rail	Kanazawa Seaside line, LRT, rubber-tyred	Kanazawa Seaside LRT	1989	Kanazawa Seaside LRT line		yes	Kanazawa Line not included (10.6 km)
129		Africa	Egypt	Metro	27 Sep 1987	65.5 km	55	32.8	1,236 m	27.5	35,000	2.29 million	837 million	2010	0.14 EUR	left	1435	1500	overhead wire					5 stations
130		Europe	Denmark	Metro	19 Oct 2002	21.0 km	22	10.5	1,050 m	11.0	7,050	148,000	54 million	2011	2.81 EUR	right	1435	750	third rail	all metro lines		2002	all underground stations	all metro and S-Tog trains	yes	According to official website
131	São Paulo	America	Brazil	Metrô	14 Sep 1974	74.3 km	67	14.9	1,198 m	13.4	32,300	2.4 million	877 million	2012	0.76 EUR	right	1600	750 (lines 1-3), 1500 (lines 4, 5)	third rail (lines 1-3), overhead wire (lines 4, 5)	line 4		2010	lines 2, 3, 4 (since 2010)	all metro lines and regional rail	lines 4, 5	According to official website. C Line: 26 km + 16 st. E Line: 22km + 7 st)
132		Europe	France	Métro	19 Jul 1900	218.0 km	382	13.6	596 m	23.9	19,200	4.18 million	1,524 million	2011	1.57 EUR	right (metro), left (RER)	1435	750	third rail	lines 1, 14, rubber-tyred	lines 1, 4, 6, 11, 14	1998	lines 1, 13 (part), 14	lines 1, 2, 5, 9	lines 1, 2, 5, 7bis, 9, 14
133		Europe	Russia	Metro	15 May 1935	309.4 km	186	25.8	1,778 m	15.5	21,200	6.55 million	2,389 million	2011	0.50 EUR	right	1520	825	third rail					lines 3, 5 since 2009		Monorail (6 stations, 4.7 km) not included.
134		Europe	United Kingdom	Underground	10 Jan 1863	402.0 km	270	36.5	1,552 m	24.5	7,980	3.21 million	1,171 million	2011	2.75 EUR	left	1435	600, 750 (DLR)	third rail	Docklands Light Rail		1987	Jubilee Line extension	Metropolitan Line	Metropolitan Line, DLR	DLR not included (31.4 km, 39 stations). East London Line removed (will be assigned to Overground). Overground: 86 km, 55 st.
135		Europe	Germany	Stadtbahn	11 Oct 1968	45.0 km	51	3.0	1,250 m	3.4						right	1435	750	overhead wire					new light rail trains only	yes	Approx. 45 km metro-like. 30 km underground.
136		Africa	Algeria	Metro	1 Nov 2011	9.0 km	10	9.0	1,000 m	10.0							1435	750	third rail					yes	yes
137		Europe	Greece	Metro	1954	52.0 km	54	17.3	1,020 m	18.0	18,000	937,000	342 million	2008	1.00 EUR	right	1435	600	third rail					yes	yes	M3 airport line not included.
138		America	USA	MARTA	30 Jun 1979	79.2 km	39	39.6	2,141 m	19.5	1,180	93,200	34 million	2007		right	1435	750	third rail					yes
139		America	USA	Metro Subway	21 Nov 1983	24.5 km	14	24.5	1,885 m	14.0	2,010	49,300	18 million	2011		right	1435	700	third rail					yes
140		Asia	Thailand	Skytrain, MRT	5 Dec 1999	80.2 km	57	20.0	1,512 m	14.3	8,370	671,000	245 million	2011	0.64 EUR	left	1435		linear	Green line		1999	Green line, Blue line	yes
141		Europe	Spain	Metro	30 Dec 1924	119.4 km	163	10.9	786 m	14.8	8,930	1.07 million	389 million	2011	1.35 EUR	right	1435	1200	third rail (TMB), overhead wire (FGC)	lines L9, L10, L11		2009	lines L9, L10, L11	yes	yes	Tram lines not included (1.8 km subway tram line, T5)
142	Peking	Asia	China	Subway	1 Oct 1969	442.0 km	262	27.6	1,797 m	16.4	15,200	6.74 million	2,460 million	2012	0.15 EUR	right	1435	825	third rail				PGDs on underground stations of line 5, PSDs on lines 8, 10	yes	all lines
143		Europe	Spain	Metro	11 Nov 1995	43.4 km	40	21.7	1,142 m	20.0	5,680	247,000	90 million	2011		left	1000	1500	overhead wire					yes	yes	According to Metro Bilbao
144		America	USA	The T	1 Sep 1897	60.5 km	66	20.2	960 m	22.0	6,660	403,000	147 million	2010		right	1435	600	third rail, overhead wire (Green Line)					yes		Green and Red Lines' tram section not included
145		America	Venezuela	Metro	27 Mar 1983	60.5 km	50	12.1	1,344 m	10.0	22,000	1.33 million	485 million	2009	0.31 EUR		1435	750	third rail					yes		Metro Los Teques included (9.5 km)
146		Asia	China	Metro	27 Sep 2010	40.9 km	36	20.4	1,202 m	18.0	6,900	282,000	103 million	2012		right							yes	yes		http://railway-technology.com/projects/chengdu-metro
147		America	USA	"L"	6 Jun 1892	166.0 km	152	20.8	1,153 m	19.0	3,660	608,000	222 million	2011	1.58 EUR	right	1435	600	third rail					yes		151 Stations and 173 km (UrbanRail.net)
148	Chungking	Asia	China	Monorail	18 Jun 2005	127.0 km	86	31.7	1,548 m	21.5						right							The three underground stations (Daping, Linjiangmen, and Jiaochangkou) have PSDs	yes	yes
149		Asia	India	Metro	24 Dec 2002	193.2 km	143	32.2	1,410 m	23.8	8,600	1.66 million	606 million	2011	0.12 EUR	left	1676, 1435 (Green, Violet lines)	25000	overhead wire					yes	yes
150		America	USA	People Mover	Jul 1987	4.8 km	13	4.8	400 m	13.0						right	1435	600	third rail	downtown people mover, LIM technology		1987		yes
151		Asia	United Arab Emirates	Metro	9 Sep 2009	69.7 km	46	34.8	1,584 m	23.0	4,280	299,000	109 million	2012		right	1435	750	third rail	metro		2009	metro, monorail	yes	yes
152	Canton	Asia	China	Metro	28 Jun 1999	231.9 km	146	29.0	1,680 m	18.3	21,600	5 million	1,825 million	2012		right	1435	825	third rail	APM line (underground people mover)	Zhujiang people mover	2010	yes	yes	yes	APM included
153		Asia	Hong Kong S.A.R.	MTR	1 Oct 1979	175.0 km	95	17.5	2,059 m	9.5	22,600	3.96 million	1,444 million	2012	0.91 EUR	left	1435	1500 (MTR), 25000 (KCR)	overhead wire	Disneyland Resort Line	SI, WI lines, planned	2005	all underground stations	yes	yes	175 Km and 82 stations according to MRT. 184km urbanrail.35.3km airport express not included
154		Asia	Malaysia	LRT, Monorail	16 Dec 1996	64.0 km	60	21.3	1,123 m	20.0	4,670	299,000	109 million	2008	0.37 EUR	left				LRT		1996	KLIA line to airport, Kelana Jaya line's underground stations	yes
155		America	USA	Metro Rail	30 Jan 1993	59.3 km	30	19.8	2,196 m	10.0	2,130	126,000	46 million	2011	1.91 EUR	right	1435	750	overhead wire, third rail (Red, Purple lines)					yes		Red, Purple and Green lines
156		Europe	Spain	Metro	17 Oct 1919	286.3 km	282	22.0	1,064 m	21.7	6,080	1.74 million	635 million	2011	1.00 EUR	left	1445	600	overhead wire				tests in 2010, plans for 2011	yes	yes	ML1, ML2, ML3 not included (27.8 km, 37 st.; Embajadores=Acacias)
157		Asia	Philippines	MRT	1 Dec 1984	51.5 km	44	17.2	1,256 m	14.7	18,400	948,000	346 million	2008	0.18 EUR	right								yes	yes	Length not sure
158		America	Venezuela	Metro	8 Jun 2009	6.5 km	6	6.5	1,300 m	6.0														yes
159		Asia	Saudi Arabia	Metro	13 Nov 2010	18.1 km	9	18.1	2,263 m	9.0						right	1435	1500	third rail				yes	yes	yes
160		America	USA	Metrorail	21 May 1984	39.8 km	23	39.8	1,809 m	23.0	1,240	49,300	18 million	2011	1.66 EUR	right	1435	750	third rail	downtown people mover, rubber-tyred	Downtown people mover	1986		yes		Metromover not included (20 stations, 7 km)
161		Europe	Italy	Metropolitana	1 Nov 1964	83.3 km	94	27.8	915 m	31.3	10,800	899,000	328 million	2007	1.00 EUR	right	1435	1500, 750 (line M1)	overhead wire, third rail (line M1)	line M5		2013	line M5	yes	yes	metroitaliane.it
162		Asia	Japan	Subway	15 Nov 1957	93.1 km	97	23.3	1,001 m	24.3	12,600	1.17 million	427 million	2008		left	1435, 1067 (Tsurumai, Sakura-dori lines)	600, 1500 (Tsurumai, Sakura-dori lines)	third rail, overhead wire (Tsurumai, Sakura-dori lines)	Tobu Kyuryo maglev line		2005	Tobu Kyuryo maglev line	yes	yes	3 stations +
163	New York City	America	USA	Subway	27 Oct 1904	368.0 km	468	13.6	834 m	17.3	12,300	4.53 million	1,655 million	2012	1.53 EUR	right	1435	625, 650 (PATH)	third rail				planned for new Second Avenue Line	yes		According to official website. PATH not included (22.2 km, 13 stations). SIR not included
164	Porto	Europe	Portugal	Metro	7 Dec 2002	21.7 km	15	10.9	1,669 m	7.5						right	1435	750	overhead wire					yes	yes	Full metro section length unknown.14 underground stations & 6,3 km in tunnel in downtown
165		America	USA	Subway	4 Mar 1907	62.0 km	66	20.7	984 m	22.0	4,730	293,000	107 million	2011		right	1435, 1588 (Market-Frankford Line)	600, 685 (PATCO)	third rail					yes		PATCO line included. Subway trolley not (10 stations)
166		America	Brazil	Metrô	5 Mar 1979	42.0 km	34	21.0	1,313 m	17.0	13,800	581,000	212 million	2010	0.77 EUR	right	1600	750	third rail					yes
167		Europe	Italy	Metropolitana	10 Feb 1955	41.6 km	52	20.8	832 m	26.0	21,800	907,000	331 million	2008	1.00 EUR	left	1435	1500	overhead wire					yes	yes	metroitaliane.it
168		America	USA	BART	11 Sep 1972	166.9 km	44	33.4	4,279 m	8.8	1,820	304,000	111 million	2012		right	1676	1000	third rail					yes		MUNI not included (8 underground stations)
169		America	Dominican Republic	Metro	30 Jan 2009	14.5 km	16	14.5	967 m	16.0	5,480	79,500	29 million	2011			1435							yes
170		America	USA	Light Rail	18 Jul 2009	22.2 km	12	22.2	2,018 m	12.0						right								yes		Downtown tunnel section considered as a full metro
171		Asia	South Korea	Subway	15 Aug 1974	326.5 km	302	36.3	1,114 m	33.6	21,100	6.9 million	2,518 million	2012	0.54 EUR	right	1435	1500	overhead wire				lines 2 and 9, planned for all lines by 2010	yes	yes	Only metro section.
172		Asia	China	Metro	10 Apr 1995	437.0 km	296	36.4	1,539 m	24.7	14,300	6.24 million	2,276 million	2012	0.34 EUR	right	1435	1500	overhead wire				newer line 4 stations and refitted line 1 stations	yes		Maglev and Bund tunnel not included. From Wikipedia. 411,90 km ? Line 13 closes for reconstruction
173		Asia	China	Metro	28 Dec 2004	178.4 km	131	35.7	1,416 m	26.2	2,030	362,000	132 million	2009		right	1435						yes	yes	yes
174		Asia	Singapore	MRT	7 Nov 1987	146.5 km	100	36.6	1,526 m	25.0	14,800	2.18 million	794 million	2011	0.97 EUR	left	1435	750	third rail	North-East Line, Circle Line and the 3 rubber-tyred LRT lines	LRT lines	2003	yes	yes	yes
175		Europe	Germany	Stadtbahn	10 Jun 1966	24.0 km	19	12.0	1,412 m	9.5						right	1435	750	overhead wire					yes	yes	24 km underground. (Schnellbahnen in Deutschland)
176	Su-chou	Asia	China	Subway	29 Apr 2012	25.7 km	24	25.7	1,117 m	24.0						right								yes		According to Wikipedia, official website
177		Oceania	Australia	Cityrail	1926	22.1 km	14	7.4	2,005 m	4.7					2.92 EUR	left								yes		Only underground stations in downtown. Monorail: 3.6 km, 8 stations
178		Asia	Taiwan	MRT	28 Mar 1996	112.6 km	106	14.1	1,149 m	13.3	15,900	1.79 million	652 million	2012	0.60 EUR	right	2060	750	third rail	Wenshan (Muzha) VAL line	yes	1996	PGDs in the busier MRT stations, PSDs in all VAL stations	yes	yes
179		Asia	Iran	Metro	21 Feb 2000	73.0 km	70	18.3	1,106 m	17.5	18,000	1.32 million	480 million	2011			1435	750	third rail					yes		Line 5 to Karaj not included (42 km, 11 stations) Lenght unknown
180	Tientsin	Asia	China	Metro	28 Mar 2004	124.0 km	81	31.0	1,610 m	20.3	1,410	175,000	64 million	2010		right	1435	825	third rail				platform gate doors	yes		Binhai Line and metro line included. (10-08-1980: 7.4 km, 7 stations)
181		Asia	Japan	Metro	30 Dec 1927	304.5 km	290	23.4	1,099 m	22.3	27,900	8.5 million	3,102 million	2011	1.57 EUR	left	1067, 1435 (Ginza, Marunouchi, Asakusa, Oedo lines), 1372 (Shinjuku line)	1500, 600 (Ginza, Marunouchi lines)	overhead wire, third rail (Ginza, Marunouchi lines)	Yurikamome Waterfront line, rubber-tyred	Yurikamome line	1995	Marunouchi, Mita, Namboku, Yurikamome lines	yes	yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe. Saitama, Yurikamone, Monorail, Yamanote, Chuo, Rinkai not incl.
182		America	Canada	Subway	30 Apr 1954	71.3 km	74	17.8	1,019 m	18.5	10,700	762,000	278 million	2006	1.67 EUR	right	1480	600	third rail					yes
183		Europe	Italy	Metropolitana	4 Feb 2006	13.4 km	21	13.4	670 m	21.0	6,750	90,400	33 million	2011		right				VAL	yes	2006	VAL	yes	yes
184		Europe	Spain	Metro	3 Oct 1988	31.8 km	38	10.6	909 m	12.7						right	1000	1500	overhead wire					yes	yes	Full metro section length unknown.
185		America	Canada	SkyTrain	3 Jan 1986	69.5 km	49	23.2	1,511 m	16.3	4,730	329,000	120 million	2011		right	1435	600	third rail	Skytrain, LIM technology, currently the world's longest automated system		1986		yes	yes
186		Europe	Austria	U-Bahn	25 Feb 1978	74.6 km	102	14.9	769 m	20.4	19,600	1.46 million	534 million	2010	1.70 EUR	right	1435	750	third rail					yes	yes	According to official website. Premetro tunnel not included
187		America	USA	Metrorail	27 Mar 1976	171.2 km	90	34.2	2,014 m	18.0	3,490	597,000	218 million	2012		right	1435	750	third rail					yes