World Metro Database

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