World Metro Database

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1	Peking	Asia	1 Oct 1969	China	Subway	442.0 km	262	222	16	16.4	27.6	1,797 m	15,200	6.74 million	2,460 million	2012	0.15 EUR	right	1435	third rail				PGDs on underground stations of line 5, PSDs on lines 8, 10	yes	all lines
2		Asia	10 Apr 1995	China	Metro	437.0 km	296	251	12	24.7	36.4	1,539 m	14,300	6.24 million	2,276 million	2012	0.34 EUR	right	1435	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
3		Europe	10 Jan 1863	United Kingdom	Underground	402.0 km	270	270	11	24.5	36.5	1,552 m	7,980	3.21 million	1,171 million	2011	2.75 EUR	left	1435	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.
4	New York City	America	27 Oct 1904	USA	Subway	368.0 km	468	422	27	17.3	13.6	834 m	12,300	4.53 million	1,655 million	2012	1.53 EUR	right	1435	third rail				planned for new Second Avenue Line	yes		According to official website. PATH not included (22.2 km, 13 stations). SIR not included
5		Asia	15 Aug 1974	South Korea	Subway	326.5 km	302	260	9	33.6	36.3	1,114 m	21,100	6.9 million	2,518 million	2012	0.54 EUR	right	1435	overhead wire				lines 2 and 9, planned for all lines by 2010	yes	yes	Only metro section.
6		Europe	15 May 1935	Russia	Metro	309.4 km	186	147	12	15.5	25.8	1,778 m	21,200	6.55 million	2,389 million	2011	0.50 EUR	right	1520	third rail					lines 3, 5 since 2009		Monorail (6 stations, 4.7 km) not included.
7		Asia	30 Dec 1927	Japan	Metro	304.5 km	290	205	13	22.3	23.4	1,099 m	27,900	8.5 million	3,102 million	2011	1.57 EUR	left	1067, 1435 (Ginza, Marunouchi, Asakusa, Oedo lines), 1372 (Shinjuku line)	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.
8		Europe	17 Oct 1919	Spain	Metro	286.3 km	282	232	13	21.7	22.0	1,064 m	6,080	1.74 million	635 million	2011	1.00 EUR	left	1445	overhead wire				tests in 2010, plans for 2011	yes	yes	ML1, ML2, ML3 not included (27.8 km, 37 st.; Embajadores=Acacias)
9	Canton	Asia	28 Jun 1999	China	Metro	231.9 km	146	132	8	18.3	29.0	1,680 m	21,600	5 million	1,825 million	2012		right	1435	third rail	APM line (underground people mover)	Zhujiang people mover	2010	yes	yes	yes	APM included
10		Europe	19 Jul 1900	France	Métro	218.0 km	382	302	16	23.9	13.6	596 m	19,200	4.18 million	1,524 million	2011	1.57 EUR	right (metro), left (RER)	1435	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
11		Asia	24 Dec 2002	India	Metro	193.2 km	143	138	6	23.8	32.2	1,410 m	8,600	1.66 million	606 million	2011	0.12 EUR	left	1676, 1435 (Green, Violet lines)	overhead wire					yes	yes
12		America	5 Sep 1969	Mexico	Metro	180.0 km	195	163	12	16.3	15.0	984 m	24,500	4.41 million	1,609 million	2012	0.14 EUR	right	1995	third rail		yes					ONLY PASSENGER SERVICE KM COUNTED
13		Asia	28 Dec 2004	China	Metro	178.4 km	131	118	5	26.2	35.7	1,416 m	2,030	362,000	132 million	2009		right	1435					yes	yes	yes
14		Asia	1 Oct 1979	Hong Kong S.A.R.	MTR	175.0 km	95	82	10	9.5	17.5	2,059 m	22,600	3.96 million	1,444 million	2012	0.91 EUR	left	1435	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
15		America	27 Mar 1976	USA	Metrorail	171.2 km	90	86	5	18.0	34.2	2,014 m	3,490	597,000	218 million	2012		right	1435	third rail					yes
16	Bombay	Asia		India	Suburban Railway	171.0 km	73	73	5	14.6	34.2	2,515 m					0.17 EUR										In fact, 4 suburban railway lines with metro frequency
17		America	11 Sep 1972	USA	BART	166.9 km	44	44	5	8.8	33.4	4,279 m	1,820	304,000	111 million	2012		right	1676	third rail					yes		MUNI not included (8 underground stations)
18		America	6 Jun 1892	USA	"L"	166.0 km	152	144	8	19.0	20.8	1,153 m	3,660	608,000	222 million	2011	1.58 EUR	right	1435	third rail					yes		151 Stations and 173 km (UrbanRail.net)
19		Europe	18 Feb 1902	Germany	U-Bahn	147.4 km	195	173	10	19.5	14.7	797 m	9,390	1.38 million	505 million	2011	2.10 EUR	right	1435	third rail						yes
20		Asia	7 Nov 1987	Singapore	MRT	146.5 km	100	89	4	25.0	36.6	1,526 m	14,800	2.18 million	794 million	2011	0.97 EUR	left	1435	third rail	North-East Line, Circle Line and the 3 rubber-tyred LRT lines	LRT lines	2003	yes	yes	yes
21		Asia	20 May 1933	Japan	Subway	137.8 km	133	104	9	14.8	15.3	1,111 m	16,600	2.29 million	836 million	2010		left	1435	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
22		Asia	19 Jul 1985	South Korea	Subway	131.8 km	127	119	5	25.4	26.4	1,080 m	6,650	877,000	320 million	2012		right			Line 4	Line 4	2011	line 3
23	Chungking	Asia	18 Jun 2005	China	Monorail	127.0 km	86	81	4	21.5	31.7	1,548 m						right						The three underground stations (Daping, Linjiangmen, and Jiaochangkou) have PSDs	yes	yes
24	Tientsin	Asia	28 Mar 2004	China	Metro	124.0 km	81	77	4	20.3	31.0	1,610 m	1,410	175,000	64 million	2010		right	1435	third rail				platform gate doors	yes		Binhai Line and metro line included. (10-08-1980: 7.4 km, 7 stations)
25		Europe	30 Dec 1924	Spain	Metro	119.4 km	163	136	11	14.8	10.9	786 m	8,930	1.07 million	389 million	2011	1.35 EUR	right	1435	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)
26	Leningrad	Europe	15 Nov 1955	Russia	Metro	113.5 km	67	59	5	13.4	22.7	1,831 m	19,000	2.15 million	786 million	2011		right	1520	third rail				windowless steel doors in ten stations			According to Mr. Yuri Popov
27		Asia	28 Mar 1996	Taiwan	MRT	112.6 km	106	98	8	13.3	14.1	1,149 m	15,900	1.79 million	652 million	2012	0.60 EUR	right	2060	third rail	Wenshan (Muzha) VAL line	yes	1996	PGDs in the busier MRT stations, PSDs in all VAL stations	yes	yes
28		Europe	1 Oct 1950	Sweden	Tunnelbana	105.7 km	104	100	3	34.7	35.2	1,047 m	8,010	847,000	309 million	2011	3.73 EUR	left	1435	third rail							According to official website. 7 operational lines
29		Europe	1 Mar 1912	Germany	U-Bahn	104.7 km	99	91	4	24.8	26.2	1,102 m	5,210	545,000	199 million	2011		right	1435	third rail							According to official website
30	Santiago de Chile	America	15 Sep 1975	Chile	Metro	102.4 km	108	100	5	21.6	20.5	994 m	17,100	1.75 million	640 million	2011	0.55 EUR	right	1435	third rail		yes				yes
31		Europe	19 Oct 1971	Germany	U-Bahn	94.2 km	102	96	6	17.0	15.7	981 m	10,500	986,000	360 million	2010	2.30 EUR	right	1435	third rail						yes
32		Asia	15 Nov 1957	Japan	Subway	93.1 km	97	86	4	24.3	23.3	1,001 m	12,600	1.17 million	427 million	2008		left	1435, 1067 (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 +
33	Nanking	Asia	27 Aug 2005	China	Metro	84.7 km	57	55	2	28.5	42.3	1,540 m	11,100	942,000	344 million	2011		right
34		Europe	1 Nov 1964	Italy	Metropolitana	83.3 km	94	90	3	31.3	27.8	915 m	10,800	899,000	328 million	2007	1.00 EUR	right	1435	overhead wire, third rail (line M1)	line M5		2013	line M5	yes	yes	metroitaliane.it
35		Asia	5 Dec 1999	Thailand	Skytrain, MRT	80.2 km	57	51	4	14.3	20.0	1,512 m	8,370	671,000	245 million	2011	0.64 EUR	left	1435	linear	Green line		1999	Green line, Blue line	yes
36		America	30 Jun 1979	USA	MARTA	79.2 km	39	38	2	19.5	39.6	2,141 m	1,180	93,200	34 million	2007		right	1435	third rail					yes
37		Europe	7 Aug 1980	United Kingdom	Metro	76.5 km	61	50	2	30.5	38.3	1,297 m	1,360	104,000	38 million	2011		left	1435	overhead wire
38		Europe	25 Feb 1978	Austria	U-Bahn	74.6 km	102	90	5	20.4	14.9	769 m	19,600	1.46 million	534 million	2010	1.70 EUR	right	1435	third rail					yes	yes	According to official website. Premetro tunnel not included
39	São Paulo	America	14 Sep 1974	Brazil	Metrô	74.3 km	67	61	5	13.4	14.9	1,198 m	32,300	2.4 million	877 million	2012	0.76 EUR	right	1600	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)
40		America	31 Jul 1993	USA	Metrolink	73.4 km	37	37	2	18.5	36.7	2,097 m						right
41		Asia	21 Feb 2000	Iran	Metro	73.0 km	70	64	4	17.5	18.3	1,106 m	18,000	1.32 million	480 million	2011			1435	third rail					yes		Line 5 to Karaj not included (42 km, 11 stations) Lenght unknown
42		America	30 Apr 1954	Canada	Subway	71.3 km	74	69	4	18.5	17.8	1,019 m	10,700	762,000	278 million	2006	1.67 EUR	right	1480	third rail					yes
43		Asia	9 Sep 2009	United Arab Emirates	Metro	69.7 km	46	44	2	23.0	34.8	1,584 m	4,280	299,000	109 million	2012		right	1435	third rail	metro		2009	metro, monorail	yes	yes
44		America	3 Jan 1986	Canada	SkyTrain	69.5 km	49	47	3	16.3	23.2	1,511 m	4,730	329,000	120 million	2011		right	1435	third rail	Skytrain, LIM technology, currently the world's longest automated system		1986		yes	yes
45		Europe	16 Nov 1979	Romania	Metro	69.3 km	50	45	4	12.5	17.3	1,505 m	6,770	468,000	171 million	2011	0.40 EUR	right	1435	third rail
46	Montréal	America	14 Oct 1966	Canada	Metro	69.2 km	73	68	4	18.3	17.3	1,003 m	8,670	600,000	219 million	2006	1.67 EUR	right	1994	third rail		yes
47	Kyiv	Europe	22 Oct 1960	Ukraine	Metro	66.2 km	51	48	3	17.0	22.1	1,379 m	21,500	1.42 million	519 million	2011	0.27 EUR	right	1520	third rail
48		Africa	27 Sep 1987	Egypt	Metro	65.5 km	55	53	2	27.5	32.8	1,236 m	35,000	2.29 million	837 million	2010	0.14 EUR	left	1435	overhead wire					5 stations
49		Asia	16 Dec 1996	Malaysia	LRT, Monorail	64.0 km	60	56	3	20.0	21.3	1,123 m	4,670	299,000	109 million	2008	0.37 EUR	left			LRT		1996	KLIA line to airport, Kelana Jaya line's underground stations	yes
50		Europe	22 May 1966	Norway	T-Bane	62.0 km	77	77	5	15.4	12.4	861 m	3,360	208,000	76 million	2010	2.67 EUR	right	1435	third rail						yes	Line 1 not included (it has level crossings). Length not sure
51		America	4 Mar 1907	USA	Subway	62.0 km	66	62	3	22.0	20.7	984 m	4,730	293,000	107 million	2011		right	1435, 1588 (Market-Frankford Line)	third rail					yes		PATCO line included. Subway trolley not (10 stations)
52		America	1 Sep 1897	USA	The T	60.5 km	66	60	3	22.0	20.2	960 m	6,660	403,000	147 million	2010		right	1435	third rail, overhead wire (Green Line)					yes		Green and Red Lines' tram section not included
53		America	27 Mar 1983	Venezuela	Metro	60.5 km	50	46	5	10.0	12.1	1,344 m	22,000	1.33 million	485 million	2009	0.31 EUR		1435	third rail					yes		Metro Los Teques included (9.5 km)
54		America	30 Jan 1993	USA	Metro Rail	59.3 km	30	30	3	10.0	19.8	2,196 m	2,130	126,000	46 million	2011	1.91 EUR	right	1435	overhead wire, third rail (Red, Purple lines)					yes		Red, Purple and Green lines
55		Europe	9 May 1974	Czech Republic	Metro	59.1 km	57	54	3	19.0	19.7	1,094 m	24,600	1.45 million	530 million	2011	0.65 EUR	right	1435	third rail						yes
56		Asia	16 Dec 1972	Japan	Subway	57.6 km	48	45	3	16.0	19.2	1,280 m	9,420	542,000	198 million	2008		left	1435	third rail	Kanazawa Seaside line, LRT, rubber-tyred	Kanazawa Seaside LRT	1989	Kanazawa Seaside LRT line		yes	Kanazawa Line not included (10.6 km)
57	Hankou	Asia	28 Sep 2004	China	Metro	56.8 km	48	47	2	24.0	28.4	1,234 m	3,520	200,000	73 million	2011		right
58	Taegu	Asia	26 Nov 1997	South Korea	Subway	53.9 km	56	55	2	28.0	27.0	998 m	6,460	348,000	127 million	2012								lines 1, 2
59		Europe	1954	Greece	Metro	52.0 km	54	50	3	18.0	17.3	1,020 m	18,000	937,000	342 million	2008	1.00 EUR	right	1435	third rail					yes	yes	M3 airport line not included.
60		Asia	1 Dec 1984	Philippines	MRT	51.5 km	44	41	3	14.7	17.2	1,256 m	18,400	948,000	346 million	2008	0.18 EUR	right							yes	yes	Length not sure
61	Mukden	Asia	27 Sep 2010	China	Metro	49.5 km	41	40	2	20.5	24.7	1,268 m						right						yes
62		America	1 Dec 1913	Argentina	Subte	49.3 km	78	69	6	13.0	8.2	685 m	17,100	844,000	308 million	2011	0.24 EUR	left	1435	overhead wire, third rail (Line B)						yes	Premetro line not included
63		Asia	1 May 2003	China	Metro	49.0 km	12	12	1	12.0	49.0	4,455 m	2,460	121,000	44 million	2012		right									Suburban service?
64	Hangchow	Asia	24 Nov 2012	China	Metro	48.0 km	31	31	1	31.0	48.0	1,600 m															Wikipedia
65		Asia	16 Dec 1971	Japan	Subway	48.0 km	49	46	3	16.3	16.0	1,043 m	11,900	573,000	209 million	2008		left	2150, 2180 (Namboku Line)	overhead wire, third rail (Namboku Line)		yes				yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe
66		Europe	10 Feb 1968	Netherlands	Metro	47.0 km	38	37	2	19.0	23.5	1,306 m	5,070	238,000	87 million	2008		right	1435	third rail							Only metro section. Sneltram: 8.4 km, 11 stations. 'Metros in Holland'
67		Europe	25 Apr 1983	France	Métro	45.5 km	62	60	2	31.0	22.8	758 m	5,780	263,000	96 million	2009		right	2060	third rail	VAL	yes	1983	VAL, all stations		yes
68		Europe	11 Oct 1968	Germany	Stadtbahn	45.0 km	51	51	15	3.4	3.0	1,250 m						right	1435	overhead wire					new light rail trains only	yes	Approx. 45 km metro-like. 30 km underground.
69	Gaoxiong	Asia	9 Mar 2008	Taiwan	MRT	45.0 km	38	37	2	19.0	22.5	1,250 m	3,170	142,000	52 million	2012			1435	third rail				MRT
70		Europe	29 Dec 1959	Portugal	Metro	44.3 km	55	49	4	13.8	11.1	869 m	11,300	501,000	183 million	2010	0.80 EUR	left	1435	third rail						yes
71		Europe	11 Nov 1995	Spain	Metro	43.4 km	40	40	2	20.0	21.7	1,142 m	5,680	247,000	90 million	2011		left	1000	overhead wire					yes	yes	According to Metro Bilbao
72		America	23 Nov 2005	Chile	Metro	43.0 km	20	20	1	20.0	43.0	2,263 m						right
73		America	31 Mar 2001	Brazil	Metrô	42.0 km	24	24	1	24.0	42.0	1,826 m	3,590	151,000	55 million	2009		right
74		Europe	16 Sep 2000	Turkey	Metro	42.0 km	28	28	2	14.0	21.0	1,615 m	5,090	214,000	78 million	2011	0.63 EUR	right	1435	overhead wire, third rail (Line M2)							Wikipedia. Hafif Metro not included (25.8 km, 24 stations, 2 lines)
75		America	5 Mar 1979	Brazil	Metrô	42.0 km	34	34	2	17.0	21.0	1,313 m	13,800	581,000	212 million	2010	0.77 EUR	right	1600	third rail					yes
76		Europe	10 Feb 1955	Italy	Metropolitana	41.6 km	52	51	2	26.0	20.8	832 m	21,800	907,000	331 million	2008	1.00 EUR	left	1435	overhead wire					yes	yes	metroitaliane.it
77		Asia	27 Sep 2010	China	Metro	40.9 km	36	35	2	18.0	20.4	1,202 m	6,900	282,000	103 million	2012		right						yes	yes		http://railway-technology.com/projects/chengdu-metro
78		America	21 May 1984	USA	Metrorail	39.8 km	23	23	1	23.0	39.8	1,809 m	1,240	49,300	18 million	2011	1.66 EUR	right	1435	third rail	downtown people mover, rubber-tyred	Downtown people mover	1986		yes		Metromover not included (20 stations, 7 km)
79		America	11 Mar 1985	Brazil	Metrô	39.7 km	30	28	2	15.0	19.9	1,418 m						right									According to official website
80	Kharkiv	Europe	23 Aug 1975	Ukraine	Metro	37.4 km	29	26	3	9.7	12.5	1,438 m	18,300	685,000	250 million	2011		right									According to Mr. Yuri Popov
81		Asia	6 Nov 1977	Uzbekistan	Metro	36.2 km	29	26	3	9.7	12.1	1,392 m	4,920	178,000	65 million	2010		right	1520	third rail							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
82		Europe	1 Mar 1972	Germany	U-Bahn	36.0 km	48	44	3	16.0	12.0	800 m	8,980	323,000	118 million	2011		right	1435	third rail	lines U2, U3, no PSDs, sharing tracks with driver-operated trains		2008			yes
83		Europe	26 Jun 1984	Belarus	Metro	35.4 km	28	27	2	14.0	17.7	1,362 m	21,700	770,000	281 million	2012		right	1520	third rail							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
84		Asia	6 Nov 1967	Azerbaijan	Metro	34.6 km	23	22	2	11.5	17.3	1,646 m	14,500	501,000	183 million	2011		right	1520	third rail
85		America	2 Mar 1985	Brazil	Metro	33.8 km	17	17	1	17.0	33.8	2,112 m						right									According to official website
86		Europe	2 May 1896	Hungary	Metro	33.0 km	42	40	3	14.0	11.0	846 m	25,100	827,000	302 million	2011	0.95 EUR	right	1435	third rail, overhead wire (Line M1)
87		Europe	16 Oct 1977	Netherlands	Metro	32.7 km	33	33	4	8.3	8.2	1,128 m	7,120	233,000	85 million	2009	2.09 EUR	right	1435	third rail							Sneltram not included (9.8 km, 19 stations; 'Metros in Holland')
88		Europe	20 Sep 1976	Belgium	Métro	32.2 km	61	59	3	20.3	10.7	555 m	11,300	364,000	133 million	2009	1.53 EUR	right (left on lines 1 and 6 between Midi and Roi Baudouin)	1435	third rail						line 1	Premetro tunnels not included, 11 stations
89		Europe	28 Mar 1993	Italy	Metropolitana	31.8 km	31	28	3	10.3	10.6	1,136 m	3,020	95,900	35 million	2011		left	1435	overhead wire							M3 and M4 not included (M3: 12.3 km, 12 sta. M4: 8.3 km, 8 sta.)
90		Europe	3 Oct 1988	Spain	Metro	31.8 km	38	37	3	12.7	10.6	909 m						right	1000	overhead wire					yes	yes	Full metro section length unknown.
91		Asia	19 Aug 2002	Turkey	Bursaray	31.5 km	31	31	2	15.5	15.8	1,086 m
92		America	25 Apr 1991	Mexico	Metro	31.5 km	32	31	2	16.0	15.8	1,050 m	12,000	378,000	138 million	2009		right				yes
93		Asia	1 Apr 1981	Japan	Subway	31.3 km	32	31	2	16.0	15.6	1,043 m	11,000	345,000	126 million	2008		left	1435	overhead wire				Tozai line		yes
94		Europe	28 Jan 1998	Bulgaria	Metro	31.2 km	28	26	2	14.0	15.6	1,200 m	2,550	79,500	29 million	2009	0.51 EUR	right	1435	third rail
95		America	15 Mar 1955	USA	Rapid Transit	31.0 km	18	18	1	18.0	31.0	1,824 m	530	16,400	6 million	2011		right	1435	overhead wire							2 Light Rail lines not included
96		Europe	28 Apr 1978	France	Métro	30.7 km	43	39	4	10.8	7.7	787 m	22,900	704,000	257 million	2009	1.60 EUR	left	1435	third rail	line D/Maggaly, rubber-tyred, no PSDs	yes	1991
97		Asia	13 Mar 1977	Japan	Subway	30.6 km	26	24	2	13.0	15.3	1,275 m	10,800	332,000	121 million	2008		left	1435	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)
98		Asia	26 Jul 1981	Japan	Subway	29.8 km	35	34	3	11.7	9.9	931 m	11,400	340,000	124 million	2007		left	1067	overhead wire				yes		yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe
99	Inchon	Asia	6 Oct 1999	South Korea	Subway	29.5 km	29	29	1	29.0	29.5	1,054 m	8,270	244,000	89 million	2012								yes
100		Europe	17 May 1976	Germany	Stadtbahn	29.5 km	37	37	3	12.3	9.8	866 m						right	1435	overhead wire	H-Bahn		1984			yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
101	Medellín	America	30 Nov 1995	Colombia	Metro	28.8 km	26	25	2	13.0	14.4	1,200 m	16,200	466,000	170 million	2011			1435	overhead wire							Metro Cable not included, 4 stations
102		America	1 Aug 1986	Brazil	Metrô	28.1 km	19	19	1	19.0	28.1	1,563 m						right									According to official website
103		Europe	16 Oct 2004	Netherlands	RandstadRail	27.9 km	30	30	3	10.0	9.3	1,033 m						right									Full metro section length unknown (47 km?)
104		Europe	26 Jun 1993	France	Métro	27.5 km	38	37	2	19.0	13.8	764 m	10,300	282,000	103 million	2011		right	2060	third rail	VAL	yes	1993	VAL		yes
105	Madras	Asia	19 Oct 1997	India	MRTS	27.0 km	17	17	1	17.0	27.0	1,688 m
106	Xi'an	Asia	16 Sep 2011	China	Metro	26.4 km	17	17	1	17.0	26.4	1,650 m	6,120	162,000	59 million	2012			1435							yes
107		Asia	11 Jan 1966	Georgia	Metro	26.3 km	22	21	2	11.0	13.1	1,315 m	9,170	241,000	88 million	2008		right	1520	third rail							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
108	Su-chou	Asia	29 Apr 2012	China	Subway	25.7 km	24	24	1	24.0	25.7	1,117 m						right							yes		According to Wikipedia, official website
109	Calcutta	Asia	24 Oct 1984	India	Metro Railway	25.0 km	23	23	1	23.0	25.0	1,136 m	19,000	474,000	173 million	2009		right									25 km wikipedia, 27.50 km urbanrail ???
110		America	21 Nov 1983	USA	Metro Subway	24.5 km	14	14	1	14.0	24.5	1,885 m	2,010	49,300	18 million	2011		right	1435	third rail					yes
111		America	1 Sep 1989	Mexico	Metro	24.0 km	29	28	2	14.5	12.0	889 m						right
112		Europe	10 Jun 1966	Germany	Stadtbahn	24.0 km	19	17	2	9.5	12.0	1,412 m						right	1435	overhead wire					yes	yes	24 km underground. (Schnellbahnen in Deutschland)
113		Asia	30 Aug 1996	Turkey	Metro	23.1 km	23	22	2	11.5	11.6	1,100 m	13,400	310,000	113 million	2007		right	1435	third rail	metro line		1997
114	Taejon	Asia	16 Mar 2006	South Korea	Subway	22.6 km	22	22	1	22.0	22.6	1,076 m	4,610	104,000	38 million	2011								yes
115		Europe	7 Apr 1995	Poland	Metro	22.6 km	21	21	1	21.0	22.6	1,130 m	17,000	384,000	140 million	2011	0.47 EUR	right	1435	third rail
116		Asia	6 Sep 1973	North Korea	Metro	22.5 km	16	15	2	8.0	11.3	1,607 m	4,380	98,600	36 million	2009			1435	third rail
117		America	18 Jul 2009	USA	Light Rail	22.2 km	12	12	1	12.0	22.2	2,018 m						right							yes		Downtown tunnel section considered as a full metro
118		Oceania	1926	Australia	Cityrail	22.1 km	14	14	3	4.7	7.4	2,005 m					2.92 EUR	left							yes		Only underground stations in downtown. Monorail: 3.6 km, 8 stations
119		America	5 Apr 2012	Peru	Tren Urbano	22.0 km	16	16	1	16.0	22.0	1,467 m					0.29 EUR
120		Europe	26 Nov 1977	France	Métro	21.8 km	30	28	2	15.0	10.9	779 m	9,430	205,000	75 million	2011		right	1435	third rail		yes
121	Porto	Europe	7 Dec 2002	Portugal	Metro	21.7 km	15	14	2	7.5	10.9	1,669 m						right	1435	overhead wire					yes	yes	Full metro section length unknown.14 underground stations & 6,3 km in tunnel in downtown
122		Europe	26 May 1979	Germany	Stadtbahn	21.5 km	29	27	2	14.5	10.8	797 m						right	1435	overhead wire							Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
123		Europe	19 Oct 2002	Denmark	Metro	21.0 km	22	22	2	11.0	10.5	1,050 m	7,050	148,000	54 million	2011	2.81 EUR	right	1435	third rail	all metro lines		2002	all underground stations	all metro and S-Tog trains	yes	According to official website
124		Europe	3 Aug 1982	Finland	Metro	21.0 km	17	17	1	17.0	21.0	1,313 m	8,090	170,000	62 million	2011	2.10 EUR	right	1524	third rail						yes	According to Metros in Skandinavien (R.Schwandl)
125		Europe	4 Oct 1968	Germany	U-Bahn	20.5 km	31	27	3	10.3	6.8	732 m					2.30 EUR	right	1435	overhead wire						yes	20.40 km, 27 stations underground ('Schnellbahnen in Deutschland')
126		America	22 Apr 1978	Canada	Light Rail	20.4 km	15	15	1	15.0	20.4	1,457 m						right
127		Europe	5 Oct 1967	Germany	Stadtbahn	20.2 km	27	27	3	9.0	6.7	842 m						right	1435	overhead wire						yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
128		Asia	28 Apr 2004	South Korea	Subway	20.1 km	20	20	1	20.0	20.1	1,058 m	2,450	49,300	18 million	2011								yes
129		Asia	10 Oct 2011	Iran		19.0 km	22	22	1	22.0	19.0	905 m
130	Gorky	Europe	20 Nov 1985	Russia	Metro	18.9 km	15	14	2	7.5	9.4	1,454 m	3,910	74,000	27 million	2010		right	1520	third rail							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
131	Hannover	Europe	28 Sep 1975	Germany	Stadtbahn	18.6 km	21	17	3	7.0	6.2	1,033 m						right	1435	overhead wire						yes	18.60 km, 17 stations underground ('Schnellbahnen in Deutschland')
132		Asia	20 Aug 1994	Japan	Monorail	18.4 km	21	21	1	21.0	18.4	920 m	2,680	49,300	18 million	2005		left				yes					According to Mr. Osamu Abe
133		Asia	28 Jun 2012	China	Metro	18.2 km	2	2	1	2.0	18.2	18,200 m
134		Asia	13 Nov 2010	Saudi Arabia	Metro	18.1 km	9	9	1	9.0	18.1	2,263 m						right	1435	third rail				yes	yes	yes
135	Krivoy Rog	Europe	26 Dec 1986	Ukraine	Metrotram	18.0 km	12	12	1	12.0	18.0	1,636 m
136	Sevilla	Europe	2 Apr 2009	Spain	Metro	18.0 km	21	21	1	21.0	18.0	900 m												Line 1
137		Europe	21 Jun 1976	Belgium	Métro Léger	17.5 km	20	20	4	5.0	4.4	1,094 m															Full metro section length unknown. Total length 25 km. Data from Wikipedia
138		America	6 Jun 2005	Puerto Rico	Tren Urbano	17.2 km	16	16	1	16.0	17.2	1,147 m	1,750	30,100	11 million	2011
139	Hsinking	Asia	Oct 2002	China	LRT	17.0 km	16	16	1	16.0	17.0	1,133 m						right									(17 km, 16 stations on viaduct = metro). 14.6 km, 17 st on streets
140		Asia	7 Jan 1986	Russia	Metro	16.4 km	13	12	2	6.5	8.2	1,487 m	12,700	208,000	76 million	2011		right	1520	third rail							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
141		Asia	27 Nov 1998	Japan	Monorail	16.0 km	19	19	1	19.0	16.0	889 m						left								yes
142		Asia	22 May 2000	Turkey	Metro	15.9 km	14	14	1	14.0	15.9	1,223 m	10,900	173,000	63 million	2011			1435	third rail
143		Asia	28 Mar 1988	Japan	Monorail	15.5 km	18	18	2	9.0	7.8	969 m						left
144		Asia	15 Jul 1987	Japan	Subway	14.8 km	17	17	1	17.0	14.8	925 m	10,700	159,000	58 million	2008		left	1067	overhead wire						yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe
145		America	30 Jan 2009	Dominican Republic	Metro	14.5 km	16	16	1	16.0	14.5	967 m	5,480	79,500	29 million	2011			1435						yes
146		Europe	11 Jul 1992	Germany	Stadtbahn	14.3 km	13	13	2	6.5	7.2	1,304 m						right								yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
147		Europe	24 May 1991	Switzerland	Metro	13.7 km	29	28	2	14.5	6.8	507 m									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
148		Asia	18 Mar 2009	Turkey	Metro	13.5 km	13	13	1	13.0	13.5	1,125 m
149		Europe	4 Feb 2006	Italy	Metropolitana	13.4 km	21	21	1	21.0	13.4	670 m	6,750	90,400	33 million	2011		right			VAL	yes	2006	VAL	yes	yes
150		Europe	1 Mar 1901	Germany	Schwebebahn	13.3 km	20	20	1	20.0	13.3	700 m						right		overhead rail
151		Europe	22 Dec 2012	Italy	Metro	13.1 km	17	17	1	17.0	13.1	819 m									metro		2012				According to official website
152		Asia	10 Aug 2003	Japan	Monorail	12.8 km	15	15	1	15.0	12.8	914 m						left
153	Ekaterinburg	Asia	26 Apr 1991	Russia	Metro	12.7 km	9	9	1	9.0	12.7	1,587 m	8,200	104,000	38 million	2011		right
154	Erevan	Asia	7 Mar 1981	Armenia	Metro	12.1 km	10	10	1	10.0	12.1	1,344 m	3,850	46,600	17 million	2011		right									According to Mr. Yuri Popov
155		Europe	27 Aug 2005	Russia	Metro	10.9 km	7	7	1	7.0	10.9	1,817 m	6,790	74,000	27 million	2012		right									According to Mr. Yuri Popov
156		Europe	14 Dec 1896	United Kingdom	Subway	10.4 km	15	15	1	15.0	10.4	743 m	3,420	35,600	13 million	2011		left	1219	third rail
157	Kuybyshev	Europe	26 Dec 1987	Russia	Metro	10.2 km	9	9	1	9.0	10.2	1,275 m	4,300	43,800	16 million	2011		right	1520	third rail							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
158	Düsseldorf	Europe	4 Oct 1981	Germany	Stadtbahn	9.6 km	14	14	2	7.0	4.8	798 m						right	1435	overhead wire						yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
159	Mülheim	Europe	3 Nov 1979	Germany	Stadtbahn	9.0 km	13	12	2	6.5	4.5	819 m						right	1435	overhead wire							Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
160		Africa	1 Nov 2011	Algeria	Metro	9.0 km	10	10	1	10.0	9.0	1,000 m							1435	third rail					yes	yes
161		Europe	22 Mar 1975	Germany	Stadtbahn	9.0 km	12	12	1	12.0	9.0	818 m						right	1435	overhead wire							9 km, 12 stations underground. Approx. 17 km metro-like
162		Europe	16 Mar 2002	France	Métro	9.0 km	15	15	1	15.0	9.0	643 m	14,300	129,000	47 million	2011		right			VAL	yes	2002	VAL		yes
163	Kitaky?sh?	Asia	9 Jan 1985	Japan	Monorail	8.8 km	13	13	1	13.0	8.8	733 m						left								yes
164		America	18 May 1985	USA	Metro Rail	8.4 km	8	8	1	8.0	8.4	1,194 m						right									Only tunnel section
165		Europe	25 Apr 2007	Spain	Metro	8.3 km	9	9	1	9.0	8.3	1,038 m							1000
166		Europe	25 Mar 1975	Belgium	Premetro	7.6 km	11	11	2	5.5	3.8	844 m							1000	overhead wire
167		Asia	15 Sep 2011	India	Metro	7.5 km	6	6	1	6.0	7.5	1,500 m
168	Alma-Ata	Asia	1 Jan 2011	Kazakhstan	Metro	7.3 km	7	7	1	7.0	7.3	1,217 m	2,630	19,200	7 million	2012
169	Dnipropetrovsk	Europe	29 Dec 1995	Ukraine	Metro	7.1 km	6	6	1	6.0	7.1	1,420 m	3,470	24,700	9 million	2010			1520	third rail							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
170		Europe	13 Jun 1990	Italy	Metropolitana	7.1 km	8	8	1	8.0	7.1	1,014 m						right	1435	overhead wire						yes	metroitaliane.it
171		America	30 May 1989	USA	Skyway	6.9 km	6	6	1	6.0	6.9	1,380 m						right	2060	third rail	downtown monorail people mover		1989
172	Stalingrad	Europe	5 Nov 1984	Russia	Metro	6.8 km	6	6	1	6.0	6.8	1,360 m															Total system: 22 stations, 17,1 km
173		Asia	3 Mar 1970	Japan	Monorail	6.6 km	8	8	1	8.0	6.6	943 m						left									Shonan Monorail.
174		America	8 Jun 2009	Venezuela	Metro	6.5 km	6	6	1	6.0	6.5	1,300 m													yes
175		America	15 Jul 2004	USA	Monorail	6.2 km	7	7	1	7.0	6.2	1,033 m						right			monorail		2004	yes			Hotels monorails not included
176		America	18 Oct 2006	Venezuela	Metro	6.2 km	7	7	1	7.0	6.2	1,033 m	9,280	57,500	21 million	2010
177		Europe	1 Mar 1997	Poland	Fast Tram	6.1 km	6	6	1	6.0	6.1	1,220 m															Rapid Tram
178		Europe	1 Sep 1984	Germany	Stadtbahn	5.5 km	9	9	1	9.0	5.5	690 m						right	1000	overhead wire							Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
179		Europe	21 Sep 1971	Germany	Stadtbahn	5.2 km	7	7	4	1.8	1.3	1,733 m						right									Full metro section length unknown. Only metro section included
180		America	Jul 1987	USA	People Mover	4.8 km	13	13	1	13.0	4.8	400 m						right	1435	third rail	downtown people mover, LIM technology		1987		yes
181		America	3 Jul 1985	USA	T	4.8 km	6	6	1	6.0	4.8	960 m						right									Full metro section length unknown (all lines: 40 km).2.90 is the length of the tunnel section.
182		Europe	29 May 1969	Germany	Stadtbahn	4.0 km	11	11	0			364 m						right									Full metro section length unknown.
183		Europe	27 Jun 1999	Italy	Metropolitana	3.8 km	6	6	1	6.0	3.8	760 m						right	1435	overhead wire							metroitaliane.it
184		Europe	29 Jan 2008	Italy	Minimetro	3.0 km	7	7	1	7.0	3.0	500 m									'Minimetro'		2008
185		America	26 May 1935	USA	Subway	2.2 km	4	4	1	4.0	2.2	733 m						right									4 underground stations
186		Europe	17 Dec 1994	France	Métro	2.2 km	5	5	1	5.0	2.2	550 m															5 underground stations
187		Asia	1959	Israel	Carmelit	1.8 km	6	6	1	6.0	1.8	350 m