World Metro Database

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1	Bombay	India	Asia		5	171.0 km	2,515 m	34.2		14.6											In fact, 4 suburban railway lines with metro frequency
2		United Kingdom	Europe	10 Jan 1863	11	402.0 km	1,552 m	36.5	3.21 million	24.5	2011	7,980	left	1435	third rail	600, 750 (DLR)	Docklands Light Rail	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.
3		USA	America	6 Jun 1892	8	166.0 km	1,153 m	20.8	608,000	19.0	2011	3,660	right	1435	third rail	600			yes		151 Stations and 173 km (UrbanRail.net)
4		Hungary	Europe	2 May 1896	3	33.0 km	846 m	11.0	827,000	14.0	2011	25,100	right	1435	third rail, overhead wire (Line M1)	825, 600 (Line M1)
5		United Kingdom	Europe	14 Dec 1896	1	10.4 km	743 m	10.4	35,600	15.0	2011	3,420	left	1219	third rail	600
6		USA	America	1 Sep 1897	3	60.5 km	960 m	20.2	403,000	22.0	2010	6,660	right	1435	third rail, overhead wire (Green Line)	600			yes		Green and Red Lines' tram section not included
7		France	Europe	19 Jul 1900	16	218.0 km	596 m	13.6	4.18 million	23.9	2011	19,200	right (metro), left (RER)	1435	third rail	750	lines 1, 14, rubber-tyred	lines 1, 13 (part), 14	lines 1, 2, 5, 9	lines 1, 2, 5, 7bis, 9, 14
8		Germany	Europe	1 Mar 1901	1	13.3 km	700 m	13.3		20.0			right		overhead rail	600
9		Germany	Europe	18 Feb 1902	10	147.4 km	797 m	14.7	1.38 million	19.5	2011	9,390	right	1435	third rail	750				yes
10	New York City	USA	America	27 Oct 1904	27	368.0 km	834 m	13.6	4.53 million	17.3	2012	12,300	right	1435	third rail	625, 650 (PATH)		planned for new Second Avenue Line	yes		According to official website. PATH not included (22.2 km, 13 stations). SIR not included
11		USA	America	4 Mar 1907	3	62.0 km	984 m	20.7	293,000	22.0	2011	4,730	right	1435, 1588 (Market-Frankford Line)	third rail	600, 685 (PATCO)			yes		PATCO line included. Subway trolley not (10 stations)
12		Germany	Europe	1 Mar 1912	4	104.7 km	1,102 m	26.2	545,000	24.8	2011	5,210	right	1435	third rail	750					According to official website
13		Argentina	America	1 Dec 1913	6	49.3 km	685 m	8.2	844,000	13.0	2011	17,100	left	1435	overhead wire, third rail (Line B)	1500, 1100 (Line B)				yes	Premetro line not included
14		Spain	Europe	17 Oct 1919	13	286.3 km	1,064 m	22.0	1.74 million	21.7	2011	6,080	left	1445	overhead wire	600		tests in 2010, plans for 2011	yes	yes	ML1, ML2, ML3 not included (27.8 km, 37 st.; Embajadores=Acacias)
15		Spain	Europe	30 Dec 1924	11	119.4 km	786 m	10.9	1.07 million	14.8	2011	8,930	right	1435	third rail (TMB), overhead wire (FGC)	1200	lines L9, L10, L11	lines L9, L10, L11	yes	yes	Tram lines not included (1.8 km subway tram line, T5)
16		Australia	Oceania	1926	3	22.1 km	2,005 m	7.4		4.7			left						yes		Only underground stations in downtown. Monorail: 3.6 km, 8 stations
17		Japan	Asia	30 Dec 1927	13	304.5 km	1,099 m	23.4	8.5 million	22.3	2011	27,900	left	1067, 1435 (Ginza, Marunouchi, Asakusa, Oedo lines), 1372 (Shinjuku line)	overhead wire, third rail (Ginza, Marunouchi lines)	1500, 600 (Ginza, Marunouchi lines)	Yurikamome Waterfront line, rubber-tyred	Marunouchi, Mita, Namboku, Yurikamome lines	yes	yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe. Saitama, Yurikamone, Monorail, Yamanote, Chuo, Rinkai not incl.
18		Japan	Asia	20 May 1933	9	137.8 km	1,111 m	15.3	2.29 million	14.8	2010	16,600	left	1435	third rail	750, 600 (Nanko Port Town Line)	Nanko Port Town Line, rubber-tyred	all stations on the Nanko Port Town Line		yes	Monorail not included (23.8 km, 18 st). OTS + new tram included
19		Russia	Europe	15 May 1935	12	309.4 km	1,778 m	25.8	6.55 million	15.5	2011	21,200	right	1520	third rail	825			lines 3, 5 since 2009		Monorail (6 stations, 4.7 km) not included.
20		USA	America	26 May 1935	1	2.2 km	733 m	2.2		4.0			right								4 underground stations
21		Sweden	Europe	1 Oct 1950	3	105.7 km	1,047 m	35.2	847,000	34.7	2011	8,010	left	1435	third rail	650, 750 (Blue Line)					According to official website. 7 operational lines
22		Greece	Europe	1954	3	52.0 km	1,020 m	17.3	937,000	18.0	2008	18,000	right	1435	third rail	600			yes	yes	M3 airport line not included.
23		Canada	America	30 Apr 1954	4	71.3 km	1,019 m	17.8	762,000	18.5	2006	10,700	right	1480	third rail	600			yes
24		Italy	Europe	10 Feb 1955	2	41.6 km	832 m	20.8	907,000	26.0	2008	21,800	left	1435	overhead wire	1500			yes	yes	metroitaliane.it
25		USA	America	15 Mar 1955	1	31.0 km	1,824 m	31.0	16,400	18.0	2011	530	right	1435	overhead wire	600					2 Light Rail lines not included
26	Leningrad	Russia	Europe	15 Nov 1955	5	113.5 km	1,831 m	22.7	2.15 million	13.4	2011	19,000	right	1520	third rail	825		windowless steel doors in ten stations			According to Mr. Yuri Popov
27		Japan	Asia	15 Nov 1957	4	93.1 km	1,001 m	23.3	1.17 million	24.3	2008	12,600	left	1435, 1067 (Tsurumai, Sakura-dori lines)	third rail, overhead wire (Tsurumai, Sakura-dori lines)	600, 1500 (Tsurumai, Sakura-dori lines)	Tobu Kyuryo maglev line	Tobu Kyuryo maglev line	yes	yes	3 stations +
28		Israel	Asia	1959	1	1.8 km	350 m	1.8		6.0
29		Portugal	Europe	29 Dec 1959	4	44.3 km	869 m	11.1	501,000	13.8	2010	11,300	left	1435	third rail	750				yes
30	Kyiv	Ukraine	Europe	22 Oct 1960	3	66.2 km	1,379 m	22.1	1.42 million	17.0	2011	21,500	right	1520	third rail	825
31		Italy	Europe	1 Nov 1964	3	83.3 km	915 m	27.8	899,000	31.3	2007	10,800	right	1435	overhead wire, third rail (line M1)	1500, 750 (line M1)	line M5	line M5	yes	yes	metroitaliane.it
32		Georgia	Asia	11 Jan 1966	2	26.3 km	1,315 m	13.1	241,000	11.0	2008	9,170	right	1520	third rail	825					According to Mr. Yuri Popov
33		Norway	Europe	22 May 1966	5	62.0 km	861 m	12.4	208,000	15.4	2010	3,360	right	1435	third rail	750				yes	Line 1 not included (it has level crossings). Length not sure
34		Germany	Europe	10 Jun 1966	2	24.0 km	1,412 m	12.0		9.5			right	1435	overhead wire	750			yes	yes	24 km underground. (Schnellbahnen in Deutschland)
35	Montréal	Canada	America	14 Oct 1966	4	69.2 km	1,003 m	17.3	600,000	18.3	2006	8,670	right	1994	third rail	750
36		Germany	Europe	5 Oct 1967	3	20.2 km	842 m	6.7		9.0			right	1435	overhead wire	750				yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
37		Azerbaijan	Asia	6 Nov 1967	2	34.6 km	1,646 m	17.3	501,000	11.5	2011	14,500	right	1520	third rail	825
38		Netherlands	Europe	10 Feb 1968	2	47.0 km	1,306 m	23.5	238,000	19.0	2008	5,070	right	1435	third rail	750					Only metro section. Sneltram: 8.4 km, 11 stations. 'Metros in Holland'
39		Germany	Europe	4 Oct 1968	3	20.5 km	732 m	6.8		10.3			right	1435	overhead wire	750				yes	20.40 km, 27 stations underground ('Schnellbahnen in Deutschland')
40		Germany	Europe	11 Oct 1968	15	45.0 km	1,250 m	3.0		3.4			right	1435	overhead wire	750			new light rail trains only	yes	Approx. 45 km metro-like. 30 km underground.
41		Germany	Europe	29 May 1969	0	4.0 km	364 m						right								Full metro section length unknown.
42		Mexico	America	5 Sep 1969	12	180.0 km	984 m	15.0	4.41 million	16.3	2012	24,500	right	1995	third rail	750					ONLY PASSENGER SERVICE KM COUNTED
43	Peking	China	Asia	1 Oct 1969	16	442.0 km	1,797 m	27.6	6.74 million	16.4	2012	15,200	right	1435	third rail	825		PGDs on underground stations of line 5, PSDs on lines 8, 10	yes	all lines
44		Japan	Asia	3 Mar 1970	1	6.6 km	943 m	6.6		8.0			left								Shonan Monorail.
45		Germany	Europe	21 Sep 1971	4	5.2 km	1,733 m	1.3		1.8			right								Full metro section length unknown. Only metro section included
46		Germany	Europe	19 Oct 1971	6	94.2 km	981 m	15.7	986,000	17.0	2010	10,500	right	1435	third rail	750				yes
47		Japan	Asia	16 Dec 1971	3	48.0 km	1,043 m	16.0	573,000	16.3	2008	11,900	left	2150, 2180 (Namboku Line)	overhead wire, third rail (Namboku Line)	1500, 750 (Namboku Line)				yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe
48		Germany	Europe	1 Mar 1972	3	36.0 km	800 m	12.0	323,000	16.0	2011	8,980	right	1435	third rail	750	lines U2, U3, no PSDs, sharing tracks with driver-operated trains			yes
49		USA	America	11 Sep 1972	5	166.9 km	4,279 m	33.4	304,000	8.8	2012	1,820	right	1676	third rail	1000			yes		MUNI not included (8 underground stations)
50		Japan	Asia	16 Dec 1972	3	57.6 km	1,280 m	19.2	542,000	16.0	2008	9,420	left	1435	third rail	750	Kanazawa Seaside line, LRT, rubber-tyred	Kanazawa Seaside LRT line		yes	Kanazawa Line not included (10.6 km)
51		North Korea	Asia	6 Sep 1973	2	22.5 km	1,607 m	11.3	98,600	8.0	2009	4,380		1435	third rail	825
52		Czech Republic	Europe	9 May 1974	3	59.1 km	1,094 m	19.7	1.45 million	19.0	2011	24,600	right	1435	third rail	750				yes
53		South Korea	Asia	15 Aug 1974	9	326.5 km	1,114 m	36.3	6.9 million	33.6	2012	21,100	right	1435	overhead wire	1500		lines 2 and 9, planned for all lines by 2010	yes	yes	Only metro section.
54	São Paulo	Brazil	America	14 Sep 1974	5	74.3 km	1,198 m	14.9	2.4 million	13.4	2012	32,300	right	1600	third rail (lines 1-3), overhead wire (lines 4, 5)	750 (lines 1-3), 1500 (lines 4, 5)	line 4	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)
55		Germany	Europe	22 Mar 1975	1	9.0 km	818 m	9.0		12.0			right	1435	overhead wire	750					9 km, 12 stations underground. Approx. 17 km metro-like
56		Belgium	Europe	25 Mar 1975	2	7.6 km	844 m	3.8		5.5				1000	overhead wire	600
57	Kharkiv	Ukraine	Europe	23 Aug 1975	3	37.4 km	1,438 m	12.5	685,000	9.7	2011	18,300	right								According to Mr. Yuri Popov
58	Santiago de Chile	Chile	America	15 Sep 1975	5	102.4 km	994 m	20.5	1.75 million	21.6	2011	17,100	right	1435	third rail	750				yes
59	Hannover	Germany	Europe	28 Sep 1975	3	18.6 km	1,033 m	6.2		7.0			right	1435	overhead wire	600				yes	18.60 km, 17 stations underground ('Schnellbahnen in Deutschland')
60		USA	America	27 Mar 1976	5	171.2 km	2,014 m	34.2	597,000	18.0	2012	3,490	right	1435	third rail	750			yes
61		Germany	Europe	17 May 1976	3	29.5 km	866 m	9.8		12.3			right	1435	overhead wire	600	H-Bahn			yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
62		Belgium	Europe	21 Jun 1976	4	17.5 km	1,094 m	4.4		5.0											Full metro section length unknown. Total length 25 km. Data from Wikipedia
63		Belgium	Europe	20 Sep 1976	3	32.2 km	555 m	10.7	364,000	20.3	2009	11,300	right (left on lines 1 and 6 between Midi and Roi Baudouin)	1435	third rail	900				line 1	Premetro tunnels not included, 11 stations
64		Japan	Asia	13 Mar 1977	2	30.6 km	1,275 m	15.3	332,000	13.0	2008	10,800	left	1435	overhead wire, third rail (Portliner)	1500, 600 (Portliner)	Port Liner and Rokko Liner, rubber-tyred	Port Liner and Rokko Liner		yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe. Portliner, Rokko lines not included (15 st)
65		Netherlands	Europe	16 Oct 1977	4	32.7 km	1,128 m	8.2	233,000	8.3	2009	7,120	right	1435	third rail	750					Sneltram not included (9.8 km, 19 stations; 'Metros in Holland')
66		Uzbekistan	Asia	6 Nov 1977	3	36.2 km	1,392 m	12.1	178,000	9.7	2010	4,920	right	1520	third rail	825					According to Mr. Yuri Popov
67		France	Europe	26 Nov 1977	2	21.8 km	779 m	10.9	205,000	15.0	2011	9,430	right	1435	third rail	750
68		Austria	Europe	25 Feb 1978	5	74.6 km	769 m	14.9	1.46 million	20.4	2010	19,600	right	1435	third rail	750			yes	yes	According to official website. Premetro tunnel not included
69		Canada	America	22 Apr 1978	1	20.4 km	1,457 m	20.4		15.0			right
70		France	Europe	28 Apr 1978	4	30.7 km	787 m	7.7	704,000	10.8	2009	22,900	left	1435	third rail	750	line D/Maggaly, rubber-tyred, no PSDs
71		Brazil	America	5 Mar 1979	2	42.0 km	1,313 m	21.0	581,000	17.0	2010	13,800	right	1600	third rail	750			yes
72		Germany	Europe	26 May 1979	2	21.5 km	797 m	10.8		14.5			right	1435	overhead wire	660					Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
73		USA	America	30 Jun 1979	2	79.2 km	2,141 m	39.6	93,200	19.5	2007	1,180	right	1435	third rail	750			yes
74		Hong Kong S.A.R.	Asia	1 Oct 1979	10	175.0 km	2,059 m	17.5	3.96 million	9.5	2012	22,600	left	1435	overhead wire	1500 (MTR), 25000 (KCR)	Disneyland Resort Line	all underground stations	yes	yes	175 Km and 82 stations according to MRT. 184km urbanrail.35.3km airport express not included
75	Mülheim	Germany	Europe	3 Nov 1979	2	9.0 km	819 m	4.5		6.5			right	1435	overhead wire	750					Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
76		Romania	Europe	16 Nov 1979	4	69.3 km	1,505 m	17.3	468,000	12.5	2011	6,770	right	1435	third rail	825
77		United Kingdom	Europe	7 Aug 1980	2	76.5 km	1,297 m	38.3	104,000	30.5	2011	1,360	left	1435	overhead wire	1500
78	Erevan	Armenia	Asia	7 Mar 1981	1	12.1 km	1,344 m	12.1	46,600	10.0	2011	3,850	right								According to Mr. Yuri Popov
79		Japan	Asia	1 Apr 1981	2	31.3 km	1,043 m	15.6	345,000	16.0	2008	11,000	left	1435	overhead wire	1500		Tozai line		yes
80		Japan	Asia	26 Jul 1981	3	29.8 km	931 m	9.9	340,000	11.7	2007	11,400	left	1067	overhead wire	1500		yes		yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe
81	Düsseldorf	Germany	Europe	4 Oct 1981	2	9.6 km	798 m	4.8		7.0			right	1435	overhead wire	600				yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
82		Finland	Europe	3 Aug 1982	1	21.0 km	1,313 m	21.0	170,000	17.0	2011	8,090	right	1524	third rail	750				yes	According to Metros in Skandinavien (R.Schwandl)
83		Venezuela	America	27 Mar 1983	5	60.5 km	1,344 m	12.1	1.33 million	10.0	2009	22,000		1435	third rail	750			yes		Metro Los Teques included (9.5 km)
84		France	Europe	25 Apr 1983	2	45.5 km	758 m	22.8	263,000	31.0	2009	5,780	right	2060	third rail	750	VAL	VAL, all stations		yes
85		USA	America	21 Nov 1983	1	24.5 km	1,885 m	24.5	49,300	14.0	2011	2,010	right	1435	third rail	700			yes
86		USA	America	21 May 1984	1	39.8 km	1,809 m	39.8	49,300	23.0	2011	1,240	right	1435	third rail	750	downtown people mover, rubber-tyred		yes		Metromover not included (20 stations, 7 km)
87		Belarus	Europe	26 Jun 1984	2	35.4 km	1,362 m	17.7	770,000	14.0	2012	21,700	right	1520	third rail	825					According to Mr. Yuri Popov
88		Germany	Europe	1 Sep 1984	1	5.5 km	690 m	5.5		9.0			right	1000	overhead wire	600					Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
89	Calcutta	India	Asia	24 Oct 1984	1	25.0 km	1,136 m	25.0	474,000	23.0	2009	19,000	right								25 km wikipedia, 27.50 km urbanrail ???
90	Stalingrad	Russia	Europe	5 Nov 1984	1	6.8 km	1,360 m	6.8		6.0											Total system: 22 stations, 17,1 km
91		Philippines	Asia	1 Dec 1984	3	51.5 km	1,256 m	17.2	948,000	14.7	2008	18,400	right						yes	yes	Length not sure
92	Kitaky?sh?	Japan	Asia	9 Jan 1985	1	8.8 km	733 m	8.8		13.0			left							yes
93		Brazil	America	2 Mar 1985	1	33.8 km	2,112 m	33.8		17.0			right								According to official website
94		Brazil	America	11 Mar 1985	2	39.7 km	1,418 m	19.9		15.0			right								According to official website
95		USA	America	18 May 1985	1	8.4 km	1,194 m	8.4		8.0			right								Only tunnel section
96		USA	America	3 Jul 1985	1	4.8 km	960 m	4.8		6.0			right								Full metro section length unknown (all lines: 40 km).2.90 is the length of the tunnel section.
97		South Korea	Asia	19 Jul 1985	5	131.8 km	1,080 m	26.4	877,000	25.4	2012	6,650	right				Line 4	line 3
98	Gorky	Russia	Europe	20 Nov 1985	2	18.9 km	1,454 m	9.4	74,000	7.5	2010	3,910	right	1520	third rail	825					According to Mr. Yuri Popov
99		Canada	America	3 Jan 1986	3	69.5 km	1,511 m	23.2	329,000	16.3	2011	4,730	right	1435	third rail	600	Skytrain, LIM technology, currently the world's longest automated system		yes	yes
100		Russia	Asia	7 Jan 1986	2	16.4 km	1,487 m	8.2	208,000	6.5	2011	12,700	right	1520	third rail	825					According to Mr. Yuri Popov
101		Brazil	America	1 Aug 1986	1	28.1 km	1,563 m	28.1		19.0			right								According to official website
102	Krivoy Rog	Ukraine	Europe	26 Dec 1986	1	18.0 km	1,636 m	18.0		12.0
103		USA	America	Jul 1987	1	4.8 km	400 m	4.8		13.0			right	1435	third rail	600	downtown people mover, LIM technology		yes
104		Japan	Asia	15 Jul 1987	1	14.8 km	925 m	14.8	159,000	17.0	2008	10,700	left	1067	overhead wire	1500				yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe
105		Egypt	Africa	27 Sep 1987	2	65.5 km	1,236 m	32.8	2.29 million	27.5	2010	35,000	left	1435	overhead wire	1500			5 stations
106		Singapore	Asia	7 Nov 1987	4	146.5 km	1,526 m	36.6	2.18 million	25.0	2011	14,800	left	1435	third rail	750	North-East Line, Circle Line and the 3 rubber-tyred LRT lines	yes	yes	yes
107	Kuybyshev	Russia	Europe	26 Dec 1987	1	10.2 km	1,275 m	10.2	43,800	9.0	2011	4,300	right	1520	third rail	825					According to Mr. Yuri Popov
108		Japan	Asia	28 Mar 1988	2	15.5 km	969 m	7.8		9.0			left
109		Spain	Europe	3 Oct 1988	3	31.8 km	909 m	10.6		12.7			right	1000	overhead wire	1500			yes	yes	Full metro section length unknown.
110		USA	America	30 May 1989	1	6.9 km	1,380 m	6.9		6.0			right	2060	third rail	750	downtown monorail people mover
111		Mexico	America	1 Sep 1989	2	24.0 km	889 m	12.0		14.5			right
112		Italy	Europe	13 Jun 1990	1	7.1 km	1,014 m	7.1		8.0			right	1435	overhead wire	750				yes	metroitaliane.it
113		Mexico	America	25 Apr 1991	2	31.5 km	1,050 m	15.8	378,000	16.0	2009	12,000	right
114	Ekaterinburg	Russia	Asia	26 Apr 1991	1	12.7 km	1,587 m	12.7	104,000	9.0	2011	8,200	right
115		Switzerland	Europe	24 May 1991	2	13.7 km	507 m	6.8		14.5							line m2			yes	Only m2 is a full metro (27.10.2008: 5.9 km, 14 sta). Line m1: 3 underground stations
116		Germany	Europe	11 Jul 1992	2	14.3 km	1,304 m	7.2		6.5			right							yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
117		USA	America	30 Jan 1993	3	59.3 km	2,196 m	19.8	126,000	10.0	2011	2,130	right	1435	overhead wire, third rail (Red, Purple lines)	750			yes		Red, Purple and Green lines
118		Italy	Europe	28 Mar 1993	3	31.8 km	1,136 m	10.6	95,900	10.3	2011	3,020	left	1435	overhead wire	1500					M3 and M4 not included (M3: 12.3 km, 12 sta. M4: 8.3 km, 8 sta.)
119		France	Europe	26 Jun 1993	2	27.5 km	764 m	13.8	282,000	19.0	2011	10,300	right	2060	third rail	750	VAL	VAL		yes
120		USA	America	31 Jul 1993	2	73.4 km	2,097 m	36.7		18.5			right
121		Japan	Asia	20 Aug 1994	1	18.4 km	920 m	18.4	49,300	21.0	2005	2,680	left								According to Mr. Osamu Abe
122		France	Europe	17 Dec 1994	1	2.2 km	550 m	2.2		5.0											5 underground stations
123		Poland	Europe	7 Apr 1995	1	22.6 km	1,130 m	22.6	384,000	21.0	2011	17,000	right	1435	third rail	825
124		China	Asia	10 Apr 1995	12	437.0 km	1,539 m	36.4	6.24 million	24.7	2012	14,300	right	1435	overhead wire	1500		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
125		Spain	Europe	11 Nov 1995	2	43.4 km	1,142 m	21.7	247,000	20.0	2011	5,680	left	1000	overhead wire	1500			yes	yes	According to Metro Bilbao
126	Medellín	Colombia	America	30 Nov 1995	2	28.8 km	1,200 m	14.4	466,000	13.0	2011	16,200		1435	overhead wire	1500					Metro Cable not included, 4 stations
127	Dnipropetrovsk	Ukraine	Europe	29 Dec 1995	1	7.1 km	1,420 m	7.1	24,700	6.0	2010	3,470		1520	third rail	825					According to Mr. Yuri Popov
128		Taiwan	Asia	28 Mar 1996	8	112.6 km	1,149 m	14.1	1.79 million	13.3	2012	15,900	right	2060	third rail	750	Wenshan (Muzha) VAL line	PGDs in the busier MRT stations, PSDs in all VAL stations	yes	yes
129		Turkey	Asia	30 Aug 1996	2	23.1 km	1,100 m	11.6	310,000	11.5	2007	13,400	right	1435	third rail	750	metro line
130		Malaysia	Asia	16 Dec 1996	3	64.0 km	1,123 m	21.3	299,000	20.0	2008	4,670	left				LRT	KLIA line to airport, Kelana Jaya line's underground stations	yes
131		Poland	Europe	1 Mar 1997	1	6.1 km	1,220 m	6.1		6.0											Rapid Tram
132	Madras	India	Asia	19 Oct 1997	1	27.0 km	1,688 m	27.0		17.0
133	Taegu	South Korea	Asia	26 Nov 1997	2	53.9 km	998 m	27.0	348,000	28.0	2012	6,460						lines 1, 2
134		Bulgaria	Europe	28 Jan 1998	2	31.2 km	1,200 m	15.6	79,500	14.0	2009	2,550	right	1435	third rail	825
135		Japan	Asia	27 Nov 1998	1	16.0 km	889 m	16.0		19.0			left							yes
136		Italy	Europe	27 Jun 1999	1	3.8 km	760 m	3.8		6.0			right	1435	overhead wire	3000					metroitaliane.it
137	Canton	China	Asia	28 Jun 1999	8	231.9 km	1,680 m	29.0	5 million	18.3	2012	21,600	right	1435	third rail	825	APM line (underground people mover)	yes	yes	yes	APM included
138	Inchon	South Korea	Asia	6 Oct 1999	1	29.5 km	1,054 m	29.5	244,000	29.0	2012	8,270						yes
139		Thailand	Asia	5 Dec 1999	4	80.2 km	1,512 m	20.0	671,000	14.3	2011	8,370	left	1435	linear		Green line	Green line, Blue line	yes
140		Iran	Asia	21 Feb 2000	4	73.0 km	1,106 m	18.3	1.32 million	17.5	2011	18,000		1435	third rail	750			yes		Line 5 to Karaj not included (42 km, 11 stations) Lenght unknown
141		Turkey	Asia	22 May 2000	1	15.9 km	1,223 m	15.9	173,000	14.0	2011	10,900		1435	third rail	750
142		Turkey	Europe	16 Sep 2000	2	42.0 km	1,615 m	21.0	214,000	14.0	2011	5,090	right	1435	overhead wire, third rail (Line M2)	750					Wikipedia. Hafif Metro not included (25.8 km, 24 stations, 2 lines)
143		Brazil	America	31 Mar 2001	1	42.0 km	1,826 m	42.0	151,000	24.0	2009	3,590	right
144		France	Europe	16 Mar 2002	1	9.0 km	643 m	9.0	129,000	15.0	2011	14,300	right				VAL	VAL		yes
145		Turkey	Asia	19 Aug 2002	2	31.5 km	1,086 m	15.8		15.5
146	Hsinking	China	Asia	Oct 2002	1	17.0 km	1,133 m	17.0		16.0			right								(17 km, 16 stations on viaduct = metro). 14.6 km, 17 st on streets
147		Denmark	Europe	19 Oct 2002	2	21.0 km	1,050 m	10.5	148,000	11.0	2011	7,050	right	1435	third rail	750	all metro lines	all underground stations	all metro and S-Tog trains	yes	According to official website
148	Porto	Portugal	Europe	7 Dec 2002	2	21.7 km	1,669 m	10.9		7.5			right	1435	overhead wire	750			yes	yes	Full metro section length unknown.14 underground stations & 6,3 km in tunnel in downtown
149		India	Asia	24 Dec 2002	6	193.2 km	1,410 m	32.2	1.66 million	23.8	2011	8,600	left	1676, 1435 (Green, Violet lines)	overhead wire	25000			yes	yes
150		China	Asia	1 May 2003	1	49.0 km	4,455 m	49.0	121,000	12.0	2012	2,460	right								Suburban service?
151		Japan	Asia	10 Aug 2003	1	12.8 km	914 m	12.8		15.0			left
152	Tientsin	China	Asia	28 Mar 2004	4	124.0 km	1,610 m	31.0	175,000	20.3	2010	1,410	right	1435	third rail	825		platform gate doors	yes		Binhai Line and metro line included. (10-08-1980: 7.4 km, 7 stations)
153		South Korea	Asia	28 Apr 2004	1	20.1 km	1,058 m	20.1	49,300	20.0	2011	2,450						yes
154		USA	America	15 Jul 2004	1	6.2 km	1,033 m	6.2		7.0			right				monorail	yes			Hotels monorails not included
155	Hankou	China	Asia	28 Sep 2004	2	56.8 km	1,234 m	28.4	200,000	24.0	2011	3,520	right
156		Netherlands	Europe	16 Oct 2004	3	27.9 km	1,033 m	9.3		10.0			right								Full metro section length unknown (47 km?)
157		China	Asia	28 Dec 2004	5	178.4 km	1,416 m	35.7	362,000	26.2	2009	2,030	right	1435				yes	yes	yes
158		Puerto Rico	America	6 Jun 2005	1	17.2 km	1,147 m	17.2	30,100	16.0	2011	1,750
159	Chungking	China	Asia	18 Jun 2005	4	127.0 km	1,548 m	31.7		21.5			right					The three underground stations (Daping, Linjiangmen, and Jiaochangkou) have PSDs	yes	yes
160		Russia	Europe	27 Aug 2005	1	10.9 km	1,817 m	10.9	74,000	7.0	2012	6,790	right								According to Mr. Yuri Popov
161	Nanking	China	Asia	27 Aug 2005	2	84.7 km	1,540 m	42.3	942,000	28.5	2011	11,100	right
162		Chile	America	23 Nov 2005	1	43.0 km	2,263 m	43.0		20.0			right
163		Italy	Europe	4 Feb 2006	1	13.4 km	670 m	13.4	90,400	21.0	2011	6,750	right				VAL	VAL	yes	yes
164	Taejon	South Korea	Asia	16 Mar 2006	1	22.6 km	1,076 m	22.6	104,000	22.0	2011	4,610						yes
165		Venezuela	America	18 Oct 2006	1	6.2 km	1,033 m	6.2	57,500	7.0	2010	9,280
166		Spain	Europe	25 Apr 2007	1	8.3 km	1,038 m	8.3		9.0				1000		1500
167		Italy	Europe	29 Jan 2008	1	3.0 km	500 m	3.0		7.0							'Minimetro'
168	Gaoxiong	Taiwan	Asia	9 Mar 2008	2	45.0 km	1,250 m	22.5	142,000	19.0	2012	3,170		1435	third rail	750		MRT
169		Dominican Republic	America	30 Jan 2009	1	14.5 km	967 m	14.5	79,500	16.0	2011	5,480		1435					yes
170		Turkey	Asia	18 Mar 2009	1	13.5 km	1,125 m	13.5		13.0
171	Sevilla	Spain	Europe	2 Apr 2009	1	18.0 km	900 m	18.0		21.0								Line 1
172		Venezuela	America	8 Jun 2009	1	6.5 km	1,300 m	6.5		6.0									yes
173		USA	America	18 Jul 2009	1	22.2 km	2,018 m	22.2		12.0			right						yes		Downtown tunnel section considered as a full metro
174		United Arab Emirates	Asia	9 Sep 2009	2	69.7 km	1,584 m	34.8	299,000	23.0	2012	4,280	right	1435	third rail	750	metro	metro, monorail	yes	yes
175		China	Asia	27 Sep 2010	2	40.9 km	1,202 m	20.4	282,000	18.0	2012	6,900	right					yes	yes		http://railway-technology.com/projects/chengdu-metro
176	Mukden	China	Asia	27 Sep 2010	2	49.5 km	1,268 m	24.7		20.5			right					yes
177		Saudi Arabia	Asia	13 Nov 2010	1	18.1 km	2,263 m	18.1		9.0			right	1435	third rail	1500		yes	yes	yes
178	Alma-Ata	Kazakhstan	Asia	1 Jan 2011	1	7.3 km	1,217 m	7.3	19,200	7.0	2012	2,630
179		India	Asia	15 Sep 2011	1	7.5 km	1,500 m	7.5		6.0
180	Xi'an	China	Asia	16 Sep 2011	1	26.4 km	1,650 m	26.4	162,000	17.0	2012	6,120		1435						yes
181		Iran	Asia	10 Oct 2011	1	19.0 km	905 m	19.0		22.0
182		Algeria	Africa	1 Nov 2011	1	9.0 km	1,000 m	9.0		10.0				1435	third rail	750			yes	yes
183	Su-chou	China	Asia	29 Apr 2012	1	25.7 km	1,117 m	25.7		24.0			right						yes		According to Wikipedia, official website
184		China	Asia	28 Jun 2012	1	18.2 km	18,200 m	18.2		2.0
185	Hangchow	China	Asia	24 Nov 2012	1	48.0 km	1,600 m	48.0		31.0											Wikipedia
186		Italy	Europe	22 Dec 2012	1	13.1 km	819 m	13.1		17.0							metro				According to official website
187		Peru	America	5 Apr 2012	1	22.0 km	1,467 m	22.0		16.0