World Metro Database

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1	New York City	America	Subway	27 Oct 1904	468	422	27	13.6	834 m	17.3	4.53 million	12,300	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
2		Europe	Métro	19 Jul 1900	382	302	16	13.6	596 m	23.9	4.18 million	19,200	1,524 million	2011	1.57 EUR	right (metro), left (RER)	1435	third rail	lines 1, 14, rubber-tyred	1998	lines 1, 13 (part), 14	lines 1, 2, 5, 9	lines 1, 2, 5, 7bis, 9, 14
3		Asia	Subway	15 Aug 1974	302	260	9	36.3	1,114 m	33.6	6.9 million	21,100	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.
4		Asia	Metro	10 Apr 1995	296	251	12	36.4	1,539 m	24.7	6.24 million	14,300	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
5		Asia	Metro	30 Dec 1927	290	205	13	23.4	1,099 m	22.3	8.5 million	27,900	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	1995	Marunouchi, Mita, Namboku, Yurikamome lines	yes	yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe. Saitama, Yurikamone, Monorail, Yamanote, Chuo, Rinkai not incl.
6		Europe	Metro	17 Oct 1919	282	232	13	22.0	1,064 m	21.7	1.74 million	6,080	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)
7		Europe	Underground	10 Jan 1863	270	270	11	36.5	1,552 m	24.5	3.21 million	7,980	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.
8	Peking	Asia	Subway	1 Oct 1969	262	222	16	27.6	1,797 m	16.4	6.74 million	15,200	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
9		Europe	U-Bahn	18 Feb 1902	195	173	10	14.7	797 m	19.5	1.38 million	9,390	505 million	2011	2.10 EUR	right	1435	third rail					yes
10		America	Metro	5 Sep 1969	195	163	12	15.0	984 m	16.3	4.41 million	24,500	1,609 million	2012	0.14 EUR	right	1995	third rail						ONLY PASSENGER SERVICE KM COUNTED
11		Europe	Metro	15 May 1935	186	147	12	25.8	1,778 m	15.5	6.55 million	21,200	2,389 million	2011	0.50 EUR	right	1520	third rail				lines 3, 5 since 2009		Monorail (6 stations, 4.7 km) not included.
12		Europe	Metro	30 Dec 1924	163	136	11	10.9	786 m	14.8	1.07 million	8,930	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)
13		America	"L"	6 Jun 1892	152	144	8	20.8	1,153 m	19.0	608,000	3,660	222 million	2011	1.58 EUR	right	1435	third rail				yes		151 Stations and 173 km (UrbanRail.net)
14	Canton	Asia	Metro	28 Jun 1999	146	132	8	29.0	1,680 m	18.3	5 million	21,600	1,825 million	2012		right	1435	third rail	APM line (underground people mover)	2010	yes	yes	yes	APM included
15		Asia	Metro	24 Dec 2002	143	138	6	32.2	1,410 m	23.8	1.66 million	8,600	606 million	2011	0.12 EUR	left	1676, 1435 (Green, Violet lines)	overhead wire				yes	yes
16		Asia	Subway	20 May 1933	133	104	9	15.3	1,111 m	14.8	2.29 million	16,600	836 million	2010		left	1435	third rail	Nanko Port Town Line, rubber-tyred	1981	all stations on the Nanko Port Town Line		yes	Monorail not included (23.8 km, 18 st). OTS + new tram included
17		Asia	Metro	28 Dec 2004	131	118	5	35.7	1,416 m	26.2	362,000	2,030	132 million	2009		right	1435				yes	yes	yes
18		Asia	Subway	19 Jul 1985	127	119	5	26.4	1,080 m	25.4	877,000	6,650	320 million	2012		right			Line 4	2011	line 3
19	Santiago de Chile	America	Metro	15 Sep 1975	108	100	5	20.5	994 m	21.6	1.75 million	17,100	640 million	2011	0.55 EUR	right	1435	third rail					yes
20		Asia	MRT	28 Mar 1996	106	98	8	14.1	1,149 m	13.3	1.79 million	15,900	652 million	2012	0.60 EUR	right	2060	third rail	Wenshan (Muzha) VAL line	1996	PGDs in the busier MRT stations, PSDs in all VAL stations	yes	yes
21		Europe	Tunnelbana	1 Oct 1950	104	100	3	35.2	1,047 m	34.7	847,000	8,010	309 million	2011	3.73 EUR	left	1435	third rail						According to official website. 7 operational lines
22		Europe	U-Bahn	19 Oct 1971	102	96	6	15.7	981 m	17.0	986,000	10,500	360 million	2010	2.30 EUR	right	1435	third rail					yes
23		Europe	U-Bahn	25 Feb 1978	102	90	5	14.9	769 m	20.4	1.46 million	19,600	534 million	2010	1.70 EUR	right	1435	third rail				yes	yes	According to official website. Premetro tunnel not included
24		Asia	MRT	7 Nov 1987	100	89	4	36.6	1,526 m	25.0	2.18 million	14,800	794 million	2011	0.97 EUR	left	1435	third rail	North-East Line, Circle Line and the 3 rubber-tyred LRT lines	2003	yes	yes	yes
25		Europe	U-Bahn	1 Mar 1912	99	91	4	26.2	1,102 m	24.8	545,000	5,210	199 million	2011		right	1435	third rail						According to official website
26		Asia	Subway	15 Nov 1957	97	86	4	23.3	1,001 m	24.3	1.17 million	12,600	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 +
27		Asia	MTR	1 Oct 1979	95	82	10	17.5	2,059 m	9.5	3.96 million	22,600	1,444 million	2012	0.91 EUR	left	1435	overhead wire	Disneyland Resort Line	2005	all underground stations	yes	yes	175 Km and 82 stations according to MRT. 184km urbanrail.35.3km airport express not included
28		Europe	Metropolitana	1 Nov 1964	94	90	3	27.8	915 m	31.3	899,000	10,800	328 million	2007	1.00 EUR	right	1435	overhead wire, third rail (line M1)	line M5	2013	line M5	yes	yes	metroitaliane.it
29		America	Metrorail	27 Mar 1976	90	86	5	34.2	2,014 m	18.0	597,000	3,490	218 million	2012		right	1435	third rail				yes
30	Chungking	Asia	Monorail	18 Jun 2005	86	81	4	31.7	1,548 m	21.5						right					The three underground stations (Daping, Linjiangmen, and Jiaochangkou) have PSDs	yes	yes
31	Tientsin	Asia	Metro	28 Mar 2004	81	77	4	31.0	1,610 m	20.3	175,000	1,410	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)
32		America	Subte	1 Dec 1913	78	69	6	8.2	685 m	13.0	844,000	17,100	308 million	2011	0.24 EUR	left	1435	overhead wire, third rail (Line B)					yes	Premetro line not included
33		Europe	T-Bane	22 May 1966	77	77	5	12.4	861 m	15.4	208,000	3,360	76 million	2010	2.67 EUR	right	1435	third rail					yes	Line 1 not included (it has level crossings). Length not sure
34		America	Subway	30 Apr 1954	74	69	4	17.8	1,019 m	18.5	762,000	10,700	278 million	2006	1.67 EUR	right	1480	third rail				yes
35	Montréal	America	Metro	14 Oct 1966	73	68	4	17.3	1,003 m	18.3	600,000	8,670	219 million	2006	1.67 EUR	right	1994	third rail
36	Bombay	Asia	Suburban Railway		73	73	5	34.2	2,515 m	14.6					0.17 EUR									In fact, 4 suburban railway lines with metro frequency
37		Asia	Metro	21 Feb 2000	70	64	4	18.3	1,106 m	17.5	1.32 million	18,000	480 million	2011			1435	third rail				yes		Line 5 to Karaj not included (42 km, 11 stations) Lenght unknown
38	Leningrad	Europe	Metro	15 Nov 1955	67	59	5	22.7	1,831 m	13.4	2.15 million	19,000	786 million	2011		right	1520	third rail			windowless steel doors in ten stations			According to Mr. Yuri Popov
39	São Paulo	America	Metrô	14 Sep 1974	67	61	5	14.9	1,198 m	13.4	2.4 million	32,300	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	The T	1 Sep 1897	66	60	3	20.2	960 m	22.0	403,000	6,660	147 million	2010		right	1435	third rail, overhead wire (Green Line)				yes		Green and Red Lines' tram section not included
41		America	Subway	4 Mar 1907	66	62	3	20.7	984 m	22.0	293,000	4,730	107 million	2011		right	1435, 1588 (Market-Frankford Line)	third rail				yes		PATCO line included. Subway trolley not (10 stations)
42		Europe	Métro	25 Apr 1983	62	60	2	22.8	758 m	31.0	263,000	5,780	96 million	2009		right	2060	third rail	VAL	1983	VAL, all stations		yes
43		Europe	Métro	20 Sep 1976	61	59	3	10.7	555 m	20.3	364,000	11,300	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
44		Europe	Metro	7 Aug 1980	61	50	2	38.3	1,297 m	30.5	104,000	1,360	38 million	2011		left	1435	overhead wire
45		Asia	LRT, Monorail	16 Dec 1996	60	56	3	21.3	1,123 m	20.0	299,000	4,670	109 million	2008	0.37 EUR	left			LRT	1996	KLIA line to airport, Kelana Jaya line's underground stations	yes
46		Asia	Skytrain, MRT	5 Dec 1999	57	51	4	20.0	1,512 m	14.3	671,000	8,370	245 million	2011	0.64 EUR	left	1435	linear	Green line	1999	Green line, Blue line	yes
47	Nanking	Asia	Metro	27 Aug 2005	57	55	2	42.3	1,540 m	28.5	942,000	11,100	344 million	2011		right
48		Europe	Metro	9 May 1974	57	54	3	19.7	1,094 m	19.0	1.45 million	24,600	530 million	2011	0.65 EUR	right	1435	third rail					yes
49	Taegu	Asia	Subway	26 Nov 1997	56	55	2	27.0	998 m	28.0	348,000	6,460	127 million	2012							lines 1, 2
50		Africa	Metro	27 Sep 1987	55	53	2	32.8	1,236 m	27.5	2.29 million	35,000	837 million	2010	0.14 EUR	left	1435	overhead wire				5 stations
51		Europe	Metro	29 Dec 1959	55	49	4	11.1	869 m	13.8	501,000	11,300	183 million	2010	0.80 EUR	left	1435	third rail					yes
52		Europe	Metro	1954	54	50	3	17.3	1,020 m	18.0	937,000	18,000	342 million	2008	1.00 EUR	right	1435	third rail				yes	yes	M3 airport line not included.
53		Europe	Metropolitana	10 Feb 1955	52	51	2	20.8	832 m	26.0	907,000	21,800	331 million	2008	1.00 EUR	left	1435	overhead wire				yes	yes	metroitaliane.it
54		Europe	Stadtbahn	11 Oct 1968	51	51	15	3.0	1,250 m	3.4						right	1435	overhead wire				new light rail trains only	yes	Approx. 45 km metro-like. 30 km underground.
55	Kyiv	Europe	Metro	22 Oct 1960	51	48	3	22.1	1,379 m	17.0	1.42 million	21,500	519 million	2011	0.27 EUR	right	1520	third rail
56		Europe	Metro	16 Nov 1979	50	45	4	17.3	1,505 m	12.5	468,000	6,770	171 million	2011	0.40 EUR	right	1435	third rail
57		America	Metro	27 Mar 1983	50	46	5	12.1	1,344 m	10.0	1.33 million	22,000	485 million	2009	0.31 EUR		1435	third rail				yes		Metro Los Teques included (9.5 km)
58		Asia	Subway	16 Dec 1971	49	46	3	16.0	1,043 m	16.3	573,000	11,900	209 million	2008		left	2150, 2180 (Namboku Line)	overhead wire, third rail (Namboku Line)					yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe
59		America	SkyTrain	3 Jan 1986	49	47	3	23.2	1,511 m	16.3	329,000	4,730	120 million	2011		right	1435	third rail	Skytrain, LIM technology, currently the world's longest automated system	1986		yes	yes
60		Europe	U-Bahn	1 Mar 1972	48	44	3	12.0	800 m	16.0	323,000	8,980	118 million	2011		right	1435	third rail	lines U2, U3, no PSDs, sharing tracks with driver-operated trains	2008			yes
61	Hankou	Asia	Metro	28 Sep 2004	48	47	2	28.4	1,234 m	24.0	200,000	3,520	73 million	2011		right
62		Asia	Subway	16 Dec 1972	48	45	3	19.2	1,280 m	16.0	542,000	9,420	198 million	2008		left	1435	third rail	Kanazawa Seaside line, LRT, rubber-tyred	1989	Kanazawa Seaside LRT line		yes	Kanazawa Line not included (10.6 km)
63		Asia	Metro	9 Sep 2009	46	44	2	34.8	1,584 m	23.0	299,000	4,280	109 million	2012		right	1435	third rail	metro	2009	metro, monorail	yes	yes
64		Asia	MRT	1 Dec 1984	44	41	3	17.2	1,256 m	14.7	948,000	18,400	346 million	2008	0.18 EUR	right						yes	yes	Length not sure
65		America	BART	11 Sep 1972	44	44	5	33.4	4,279 m	8.8	304,000	1,820	111 million	2012		right	1676	third rail				yes		MUNI not included (8 underground stations)
66		Europe	Métro	28 Apr 1978	43	39	4	7.7	787 m	10.8	704,000	22,900	257 million	2009	1.60 EUR	left	1435	third rail	line D/Maggaly, rubber-tyred, no PSDs	1991
67		Europe	Metro	2 May 1896	42	40	3	11.0	846 m	14.0	827,000	25,100	302 million	2011	0.95 EUR	right	1435	third rail, overhead wire (Line M1)
68	Mukden	Asia	Metro	27 Sep 2010	41	40	2	24.7	1,268 m	20.5						right					yes
69		Europe	Metro	11 Nov 1995	40	40	2	21.7	1,142 m	20.0	247,000	5,680	90 million	2011		left	1000	overhead wire				yes	yes	According to Metro Bilbao
70		America	MARTA	30 Jun 1979	39	38	2	39.6	2,141 m	19.5	93,200	1,180	34 million	2007		right	1435	third rail				yes
71	Gaoxiong	Asia	MRT	9 Mar 2008	38	37	2	22.5	1,250 m	19.0	142,000	3,170	52 million	2012			1435	third rail			MRT
72		Europe	Metro	10 Feb 1968	38	37	2	23.5	1,306 m	19.0	238,000	5,070	87 million	2008		right	1435	third rail						Only metro section. Sneltram: 8.4 km, 11 stations. 'Metros in Holland'
73		Europe	Métro	26 Jun 1993	38	37	2	13.8	764 m	19.0	282,000	10,300	103 million	2011		right	2060	third rail	VAL	1993	VAL		yes
74		Europe	Metro	3 Oct 1988	38	37	3	10.6	909 m	12.7						right	1000	overhead wire				yes	yes	Full metro section length unknown.
75		Europe	Stadtbahn	17 May 1976	37	37	3	9.8	866 m	12.3						right	1435	overhead wire	H-Bahn	1984			yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
76		America	Metrolink	31 Jul 1993	37	37	2	36.7	2,097 m	18.5						right
77		Asia	Metro	27 Sep 2010	36	35	2	20.4	1,202 m	18.0	282,000	6,900	103 million	2012		right					yes	yes		http://railway-technology.com/projects/chengdu-metro
78		Asia	Subway	26 Jul 1981	35	34	3	9.9	931 m	11.7	340,000	11,400	124 million	2007		left	1067	overhead wire			yes		yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe
79		America	Metrô	5 Mar 1979	34	34	2	21.0	1,313 m	17.0	581,000	13,800	212 million	2010	0.77 EUR	right	1600	third rail				yes
80		Europe	Metro	16 Oct 1977	33	33	4	8.2	1,128 m	8.3	233,000	7,120	85 million	2009	2.09 EUR	right	1435	third rail						Sneltram not included (9.8 km, 19 stations; 'Metros in Holland')
81		Asia	Subway	1 Apr 1981	32	31	2	15.6	1,043 m	16.0	345,000	11,000	126 million	2008		left	1435	overhead wire			Tozai line		yes
82		America	Metro	25 Apr 1991	32	31	2	15.8	1,050 m	16.0	378,000	12,000	138 million	2009		right
83		Asia	Bursaray	19 Aug 2002	31	31	2	15.8	1,086 m	15.5
84		Europe	U-Bahn	4 Oct 1968	31	27	3	6.8	732 m	10.3					2.30 EUR	right	1435	overhead wire					yes	20.40 km, 27 stations underground ('Schnellbahnen in Deutschland')
85	Hangchow	Asia	Metro	24 Nov 2012	31	31	1	48.0	1,600 m	31.0														Wikipedia
86		Europe	Metropolitana	28 Mar 1993	31	28	3	10.6	1,136 m	10.3	95,900	3,020	35 million	2011		left	1435	overhead wire						M3 and M4 not included (M3: 12.3 km, 12 sta. M4: 8.3 km, 8 sta.)
87		America	Metro Rail	30 Jan 1993	30	30	3	19.8	2,196 m	10.0	126,000	2,130	46 million	2011	1.91 EUR	right	1435	overhead wire, third rail (Red, Purple lines)				yes		Red, Purple and Green lines
88		Europe	Métro	26 Nov 1977	30	28	2	10.9	779 m	15.0	205,000	9,430	75 million	2011		right	1435	third rail
89		America	Metrô	11 Mar 1985	30	28	2	19.9	1,418 m	15.0						right								According to official website
90		Europe	RandstadRail	16 Oct 2004	30	30	3	9.3	1,033 m	10.0						right								Full metro section length unknown (47 km?)
91		Europe	Stadtbahn	26 May 1979	29	27	2	10.8	797 m	14.5						right	1435	overhead wire						Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
92		America	Metro	1 Sep 1989	29	28	2	12.0	889 m	14.5						right
93	Inchon	Asia	Subway	6 Oct 1999	29	29	1	29.5	1,054 m	29.0	244,000	8,270	89 million	2012							yes
94	Kharkiv	Europe	Metro	23 Aug 1975	29	26	3	12.5	1,438 m	9.7	685,000	18,300	250 million	2011		right								According to Mr. Yuri Popov
95		Europe	Metro	24 May 1991	29	28	2	6.8	507 m	14.5									line m2	2008			yes	Only m2 is a full metro (27.10.2008: 5.9 km, 14 sta). Line m1: 3 underground stations
96		Asia	Metro	6 Nov 1977	29	26	3	12.1	1,392 m	9.7	178,000	4,920	65 million	2010		right	1520	third rail						According to Mr. Yuri Popov
97		Europe	Metro	16 Sep 2000	28	28	2	21.0	1,615 m	14.0	214,000	5,090	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)
98		Europe	Metro	26 Jun 1984	28	27	2	17.7	1,362 m	14.0	770,000	21,700	281 million	2012		right	1520	third rail						According to Mr. Yuri Popov
99		Europe	Metro	28 Jan 1998	28	26	2	15.6	1,200 m	14.0	79,500	2,550	29 million	2009	0.51 EUR	right	1435	third rail
100		Europe	Stadtbahn	5 Oct 1967	27	27	3	6.7	842 m	9.0						right	1435	overhead wire					yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
101		Asia	Subway	13 Mar 1977	26	24	2	15.3	1,275 m	13.0	332,000	10,800	121 million	2008		left	1435	overhead wire, third rail (Portliner)	Port Liner and Rokko Liner, rubber-tyred	1981	Port Liner and Rokko Liner		yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe. Portliner, Rokko lines not included (15 st)
102	Medellín	America	Metro	30 Nov 1995	26	25	2	14.4	1,200 m	13.0	466,000	16,200	170 million	2011			1435	overhead wire						Metro Cable not included, 4 stations
103		America	Metrô	31 Mar 2001	24	24	1	42.0	1,826 m	24.0	151,000	3,590	55 million	2009		right
104	Su-chou	Asia	Subway	29 Apr 2012	24	24	1	25.7	1,117 m	24.0						right						yes		According to Wikipedia, official website
105		Asia	Metro	30 Aug 1996	23	22	2	11.6	1,100 m	11.5	310,000	13,400	113 million	2007		right	1435	third rail	metro line	1997
106		Asia	Metro	6 Nov 1967	23	22	2	17.3	1,646 m	11.5	501,000	14,500	183 million	2011		right	1520	third rail
107	Calcutta	Asia	Metro Railway	24 Oct 1984	23	23	1	25.0	1,136 m	23.0	474,000	19,000	173 million	2009		right								25 km wikipedia, 27.50 km urbanrail ???
108		America	Metrorail	21 May 1984	23	23	1	39.8	1,809 m	23.0	49,300	1,240	18 million	2011	1.66 EUR	right	1435	third rail	downtown people mover, rubber-tyred	1986		yes		Metromover not included (20 stations, 7 km)
109		Europe	Metro	19 Oct 2002	22	22	2	10.5	1,050 m	11.0	148,000	7,050	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
110	Taejon	Asia	Subway	16 Mar 2006	22	22	1	22.6	1,076 m	22.0	104,000	4,610	38 million	2011							yes
111		Asia		10 Oct 2011	22	22	1	19.0	905 m	22.0
112		Asia	Metro	11 Jan 1966	22	21	2	13.1	1,315 m	11.0	241,000	9,170	88 million	2008		right	1520	third rail						According to Mr. Yuri Popov
113	Hannover	Europe	Stadtbahn	28 Sep 1975	21	17	3	6.2	1,033 m	7.0						right	1435	overhead wire					yes	18.60 km, 17 stations underground ('Schnellbahnen in Deutschland')
114		Asia	Monorail	20 Aug 1994	21	21	1	18.4	920 m	21.0	49,300	2,680	18 million	2005		left								According to Mr. Osamu Abe
115	Sevilla	Europe	Metro	2 Apr 2009	21	21	1	18.0	900 m	21.0											Line 1
116		Europe	Metropolitana	4 Feb 2006	21	21	1	13.4	670 m	21.0	90,400	6,750	33 million	2011		right			VAL	2006	VAL	yes	yes
117		Europe	Metro	7 Apr 1995	21	21	1	22.6	1,130 m	21.0	384,000	17,000	140 million	2011	0.47 EUR	right	1435	third rail
118		Europe	Métro Léger	21 Jun 1976	20	20	4	4.4	1,094 m	5.0														Full metro section length unknown. Total length 25 km. Data from Wikipedia
119		Asia	Subway	28 Apr 2004	20	20	1	20.1	1,058 m	20.0	49,300	2,450	18 million	2011							yes
120		America	Metro	23 Nov 2005	20	20	1	43.0	2,263 m	20.0						right
121		Europe	Schwebebahn	1 Mar 1901	20	20	1	13.3	700 m	20.0						right		overhead rail
122		America	Metrô	1 Aug 1986	19	19	1	28.1	1,563 m	19.0						right								According to official website
123		Europe	Stadtbahn	10 Jun 1966	19	17	2	12.0	1,412 m	9.5						right	1435	overhead wire				yes	yes	24 km underground. (Schnellbahnen in Deutschland)
124		Asia	Monorail	27 Nov 1998	19	19	1	16.0	889 m	19.0						left							yes
125		Asia	Monorail	28 Mar 1988	18	18	2	7.8	969 m	9.0						left
126		America	Rapid Transit	15 Mar 1955	18	18	1	31.0	1,824 m	18.0	16,400	530	6 million	2011		right	1435	overhead wire						2 Light Rail lines not included
127		Europe	Metro	22 Dec 2012	17	17	1	13.1	819 m	17.0									metro	2012				According to official website
128	Madras	Asia	MRTS	19 Oct 1997	17	17	1	27.0	1,688 m	17.0
129		Europe	Metro	3 Aug 1982	17	17	1	21.0	1,313 m	17.0	170,000	8,090	62 million	2011	2.10 EUR	right	1524	third rail					yes	According to Metros in Skandinavien (R.Schwandl)
130		America	Metro	2 Mar 1985	17	17	1	33.8	2,112 m	17.0						right								According to official website
131		Asia	Subway	15 Jul 1987	17	17	1	14.8	925 m	17.0	159,000	10,700	58 million	2008		left	1067	overhead wire					yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe
132	Xi'an	Asia	Metro	16 Sep 2011	17	17	1	26.4	1,650 m	17.0	162,000	6,120	59 million	2012			1435						yes
133	Hsinking	Asia	LRT	Oct 2002	16	16	1	17.0	1,133 m	16.0						right								(17 km, 16 stations on viaduct = metro). 14.6 km, 17 st on streets
134		America	Tren Urbano	5 Apr 2012	16	16	1	22.0	1,467 m	16.0					0.29 EUR
135		Asia	Metro	6 Sep 1973	16	15	2	11.3	1,607 m	8.0	98,600	4,380	36 million	2009			1435	third rail
136		America	Tren Urbano	6 Jun 2005	16	16	1	17.2	1,147 m	16.0	30,100	1,750	11 million	2011
137		America	Metro	30 Jan 2009	16	16	1	14.5	967 m	16.0	79,500	5,480	29 million	2011			1435					yes
138		America	Light Rail	22 Apr 1978	15	15	1	20.4	1,457 m	15.0						right
139		Europe	Subway	14 Dec 1896	15	15	1	10.4	743 m	15.0	35,600	3,420	13 million	2011		left	1219	third rail
140		Asia	Monorail	10 Aug 2003	15	15	1	12.8	914 m	15.0						left
141	Gorky	Europe	Metro	20 Nov 1985	15	14	2	9.4	1,454 m	7.5	74,000	3,910	27 million	2010		right	1520	third rail						According to Mr. Yuri Popov
142	Porto	Europe	Metro	7 Dec 2002	15	14	2	10.9	1,669 m	7.5						right	1435	overhead wire				yes	yes	Full metro section length unknown.14 underground stations & 6,3 km in tunnel in downtown
143		Europe	Métro	16 Mar 2002	15	15	1	9.0	643 m	15.0	129,000	14,300	47 million	2011		right			VAL	2002	VAL		yes
144		America	Metro Subway	21 Nov 1983	14	14	1	24.5	1,885 m	14.0	49,300	2,010	18 million	2011		right	1435	third rail				yes
145	Düsseldorf	Europe	Stadtbahn	4 Oct 1981	14	14	2	4.8	798 m	7.0						right	1435	overhead wire					yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
146		Asia	Metro	22 May 2000	14	14	1	15.9	1,223 m	14.0	173,000	10,900	63 million	2011			1435	third rail
147		Oceania	Cityrail	1926	14	14	3	7.4	2,005 m	4.7					2.92 EUR	left						yes		Only underground stations in downtown. Monorail: 3.6 km, 8 stations
148		Asia	Metro	18 Mar 2009	13	13	1	13.5	1,125 m	13.0
149		America	People Mover	Jul 1987	13	13	1	4.8	400 m	13.0						right	1435	third rail	downtown people mover, LIM technology	1987		yes
150		Europe	Stadtbahn	11 Jul 1992	13	13	2	7.2	1,304 m	6.5						right							yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
151	Kitaky?sh?	Asia	Monorail	9 Jan 1985	13	13	1	8.8	733 m	13.0						left							yes
152	Mülheim	Europe	Stadtbahn	3 Nov 1979	13	12	2	4.5	819 m	6.5						right	1435	overhead wire						Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
153		Asia	Metro	7 Jan 1986	13	12	2	8.2	1,487 m	6.5	208,000	12,700	76 million	2011		right	1520	third rail						According to Mr. Yuri Popov
154		Europe	Stadtbahn	22 Mar 1975	12	12	1	9.0	818 m	12.0						right	1435	overhead wire						9 km, 12 stations underground. Approx. 17 km metro-like
155		Asia	Metro	1 May 2003	12	12	1	49.0	4,455 m	12.0	121,000	2,460	44 million	2012		right								Suburban service?
156	Krivoy Rog	Europe	Metrotram	26 Dec 1986	12	12	1	18.0	1,636 m	12.0
157		America	Light Rail	18 Jul 2009	12	12	1	22.2	2,018 m	12.0						right						yes		Downtown tunnel section considered as a full metro
158		Europe	Premetro	25 Mar 1975	11	11	2	3.8	844 m	5.5							1000	overhead wire
159		Europe	Stadtbahn	29 May 1969	11	11	0		364 m							right								Full metro section length unknown.
160		Africa	Metro	1 Nov 2011	10	10	1	9.0	1,000 m	10.0							1435	third rail				yes	yes
161	Erevan	Asia	Metro	7 Mar 1981	10	10	1	12.1	1,344 m	10.0	46,600	3,850	17 million	2011		right								According to Mr. Yuri Popov
162		Europe	Stadtbahn	1 Sep 1984	9	9	1	5.5	690 m	9.0						right	1000	overhead wire						Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
163		Asia	Metro	13 Nov 2010	9	9	1	18.1	2,263 m	9.0						right	1435	third rail			yes	yes	yes
164		Europe	Metro	25 Apr 2007	9	9	1	8.3	1,038 m	9.0							1000
165	Kuybyshev	Europe	Metro	26 Dec 1987	9	9	1	10.2	1,275 m	9.0	43,800	4,300	16 million	2011		right	1520	third rail						According to Mr. Yuri Popov
166	Ekaterinburg	Asia	Metro	26 Apr 1991	9	9	1	12.7	1,587 m	9.0	104,000	8,200	38 million	2011		right
167		America	Metro Rail	18 May 1985	8	8	1	8.4	1,194 m	8.0						right								Only tunnel section
168		Europe	Metropolitana	13 Jun 1990	8	8	1	7.1	1,014 m	8.0						right	1435	overhead wire					yes	metroitaliane.it
169		Asia	Monorail	3 Mar 1970	8	8	1	6.6	943 m	8.0						left								Shonan Monorail.
170	Alma-Ata	Asia	Metro	1 Jan 2011	7	7	1	7.3	1,217 m	7.0	19,200	2,630	7 million	2012
171		Europe	Stadtbahn	21 Sep 1971	7	7	4	1.3	1,733 m	1.8						right								Full metro section length unknown. Only metro section included
172		Europe	Metro	27 Aug 2005	7	7	1	10.9	1,817 m	7.0	74,000	6,790	27 million	2012		right								According to Mr. Yuri Popov
173		America	Monorail	15 Jul 2004	7	7	1	6.2	1,033 m	7.0						right			monorail	2004	yes			Hotels monorails not included
174		Europe	Minimetro	29 Jan 2008	7	7	1	3.0	500 m	7.0									'Minimetro'	2008
175		America	Metro	18 Oct 2006	7	7	1	6.2	1,033 m	7.0	57,500	9,280	21 million	2010
176		Asia	Metro	15 Sep 2011	6	6	1	7.5	1,500 m	6.0
177		Europe	Metropolitana	27 Jun 1999	6	6	1	3.8	760 m	6.0						right	1435	overhead wire						metroitaliane.it
178	Dnipropetrovsk	Europe	Metro	29 Dec 1995	6	6	1	7.1	1,420 m	6.0	24,700	3,470	9 million	2010			1520	third rail						According to Mr. Yuri Popov
179		Asia	Carmelit	1959	6	6	1	1.8	350 m	6.0
180		America	Skyway	30 May 1989	6	6	1	6.9	1,380 m	6.0						right	2060	third rail	downtown monorail people mover	1989
181		America	Metro	8 Jun 2009	6	6	1	6.5	1,300 m	6.0												yes
182		America	T	3 Jul 1985	6	6	1	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.
183		Europe	Fast Tram	1 Mar 1997	6	6	1	6.1	1,220 m	6.0														Rapid Tram
184	Stalingrad	Europe	Metro	5 Nov 1984	6	6	1	6.8	1,360 m	6.0														Total system: 22 stations, 17,1 km
185		Europe	Métro	17 Dec 1994	5	5	1	2.2	550 m	5.0														5 underground stations
186		America	Subway	26 May 1935	4	4	1	2.2	733 m	4.0						right								4 underground stations
187		Asia	Metro	28 Jun 2012	2	2	1	18.2	18,200 m	2.0