World Metro Database

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1	Bombay	India	Asia		Suburban Railway	73	73	34.2	2,515 m	14.6											In fact, 4 suburban railway lines with metro frequency
2		United Kingdom	Europe	10 Jan 1863	Underground	270	270	36.5	1,552 m	24.5	3.21 million	1,171 million	left	1435	third rail	600, 750 (DLR)	Docklands Light Rail		1987	Jubilee Line extension	DLR not included (31.4 km, 39 stations). East London Line removed (will be assigned to Overground). Overground: 86 km, 55 st.	Metropolitan Line
3		USA	America	6 Jun 1892	"L"	152	144	20.8	1,153 m	19.0	608,000	222 million	right	1435	third rail	600					151 Stations and 173 km (UrbanRail.net)	yes
4		Hungary	Europe	2 May 1896	Metro	42	40	11.0	846 m	14.0	827,000	302 million	right	1435	third rail, overhead wire (Line M1)	825, 600 (Line M1)
5		United Kingdom	Europe	14 Dec 1896	Subway	15	15	10.4	743 m	15.0	35,600	13 million	left	1219	third rail	600
6		USA	America	1 Sep 1897	The T	66	60	20.2	960 m	22.0	403,000	147 million	right	1435	third rail, overhead wire (Green Line)	600					Green and Red Lines' tram section not included	yes
7		France	Europe	19 Jul 1900	Métro	382	302	13.6	596 m	23.9	4.18 million	1,524 million	right (metro), left (RER)	1435	third rail	750	lines 1, 14, rubber-tyred	lines 1, 4, 6, 11, 14	1998	lines 1, 13 (part), 14		lines 1, 2, 5, 9
8		Germany	Europe	1 Mar 1901	Schwebebahn	20	20	13.3	700 m	20.0			right		overhead rail	600
9		Germany	Europe	18 Feb 1902	U-Bahn	195	173	14.7	797 m	19.5	1.38 million	505 million	right	1435	third rail	750
10	New York City	USA	America	27 Oct 1904	Subway	468	422	13.6	834 m	17.3	4.53 million	1,655 million	right	1435	third rail	625, 650 (PATH)				planned for new Second Avenue Line	According to official website. PATH not included (22.2 km, 13 stations). SIR not included	yes
11		USA	America	4 Mar 1907	Subway	66	62	20.7	984 m	22.0	293,000	107 million	right	1435, 1588 (Market-Frankford Line)	third rail	600, 685 (PATCO)					PATCO line included. Subway trolley not (10 stations)	yes
12		Germany	Europe	1 Mar 1912	U-Bahn	99	91	26.2	1,102 m	24.8	545,000	199 million	right	1435	third rail	750					According to official website
13		Argentina	America	1 Dec 1913	Subte	78	69	8.2	685 m	13.0	844,000	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	282	232	22.0	1,064 m	21.7	1.74 million	635 million	left	1445	overhead wire	600				tests in 2010, plans for 2011	ML1, ML2, ML3 not included (27.8 km, 37 st.; Embajadores=Acacias)	yes
15		Spain	Europe	30 Dec 1924	Metro	163	136	10.9	786 m	14.8	1.07 million	389 million	right	1435	third rail (TMB), overhead wire (FGC)	1200	lines L9, L10, L11		2009	lines L9, L10, L11	Tram lines not included (1.8 km subway tram line, T5)	yes
16		Australia	Oceania	1926	Cityrail	14	14	7.4	2,005 m	4.7			left								Only underground stations in downtown. Monorail: 3.6 km, 8 stations	yes
17		Japan	Asia	30 Dec 1927	Metro	290	205	23.4	1,099 m	22.3	8.5 million	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	Yurikamome line	1995	Marunouchi, Mita, Namboku, Yurikamome lines	According to Mr. Osamu Abe. Saitama, Yurikamone, Monorail, Yamanote, Chuo, Rinkai not incl.	yes
18		Japan	Asia	20 May 1933	Subway	133	104	15.3	1,111 m	14.8	2.29 million	836 million	left	1435	third rail	750, 600 (Nanko Port Town Line)	Nanko Port Town Line, rubber-tyred	Nanko Port Town Line	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	186	147	25.8	1,778 m	15.5	6.55 million	2,389 million	right	1520	third rail	825					Monorail (6 stations, 4.7 km) not included.	lines 3, 5 since 2009
20		USA	America	26 May 1935	Subway	4	4	2.2	733 m	4.0			right								4 underground stations
21		Sweden	Europe	1 Oct 1950	Tunnelbana	104	100	35.2	1,047 m	34.7	847,000	309 million	left	1435	third rail	650, 750 (Blue Line)					According to official website. 7 operational lines
22		Greece	Europe	1954	Metro	54	50	17.3	1,020 m	18.0	937,000	342 million	right	1435	third rail	600					M3 airport line not included.	yes
23		Canada	America	30 Apr 1954	Subway	74	69	17.8	1,019 m	18.5	762,000	278 million	right	1480	third rail	600						yes
24		Italy	Europe	10 Feb 1955	Metropolitana	52	51	20.8	832 m	26.0	907,000	331 million	left	1435	overhead wire	1500					metroitaliane.it	yes
25		USA	America	15 Mar 1955	Rapid Transit	18	18	31.0	1,824 m	18.0	16,400	6 million	right	1435	overhead wire	600					2 Light Rail lines not included
26	Leningrad	Russia	Europe	15 Nov 1955	Metro	67	59	22.7	1,831 m	13.4	2.15 million	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	97	86	23.3	1,001 m	24.3	1.17 million	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	3 stations +	yes
28		Israel	Asia	1959	Carmelit	6	6	1.8	350 m	6.0
29		Portugal	Europe	29 Dec 1959	Metro	55	49	11.1	869 m	13.8	501,000	183 million	left	1435	third rail	750
30	Kyiv	Ukraine	Europe	22 Oct 1960	Metro	51	48	22.1	1,379 m	17.0	1.42 million	519 million	right	1520	third rail	825
31		Italy	Europe	1 Nov 1964	Metropolitana	94	90	27.8	915 m	31.3	899,000	328 million	right	1435	overhead wire, third rail (line M1)	1500, 750 (line M1)	line M5		2013	line M5	metroitaliane.it	yes
32		Georgia	Asia	11 Jan 1966	Metro	22	21	13.1	1,315 m	11.0	241,000	88 million	right	1520	third rail	825					According to Mr. Yuri Popov
33		Norway	Europe	22 May 1966	T-Bane	77	77	12.4	861 m	15.4	208,000	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	19	17	12.0	1,412 m	9.5			right	1435	overhead wire	750					24 km underground. (Schnellbahnen in Deutschland)	yes
35	Montréal	Canada	America	14 Oct 1966	Metro	73	68	17.3	1,003 m	18.3	600,000	219 million	right	1994	third rail	750		yes
36		Germany	Europe	5 Oct 1967	Stadtbahn	27	27	6.7	842 m	9.0			right	1435	overhead wire	750					Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
37		Azerbaijan	Asia	6 Nov 1967	Metro	23	22	17.3	1,646 m	11.5	501,000	183 million	right	1520	third rail	825
38		Netherlands	Europe	10 Feb 1968	Metro	38	37	23.5	1,306 m	19.0	238,000	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	31	27	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	51	51	3.0	1,250 m	3.4			right	1435	overhead wire	750					Approx. 45 km metro-like. 30 km underground.	new light rail trains only
41		Germany	Europe	29 May 1969	Stadtbahn	11	11		364 m				right								Full metro section length unknown.
42		Mexico	America	5 Sep 1969	Metro	195	163	15.0	984 m	16.3	4.41 million	1,609 million	right	1995	third rail	750		yes			ONLY PASSENGER SERVICE KM COUNTED
43	Peking	China	Asia	1 Oct 1969	Subway	262	222	27.6	1,797 m	16.4	6.74 million	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	8	8	6.6	943 m	8.0			left								Shonan Monorail.
45		Germany	Europe	21 Sep 1971	Stadtbahn	7	7	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	102	96	15.7	981 m	17.0	986,000	360 million	right	1435	third rail	750
47		Japan	Asia	16 Dec 1971	Subway	49	46	16.0	1,043 m	16.3	573,000	209 million	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	U-Bahn	48	44	12.0	800 m	16.0	323,000	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	44	44	33.4	4,279 m	8.8	304,000	111 million	right	1676	third rail	1000					MUNI not included (8 underground stations)	yes
50		Japan	Asia	16 Dec 1972	Subway	48	45	19.2	1,280 m	16.0	542,000	198 million	left	1435	third rail	750	Kanazawa Seaside line, LRT, rubber-tyred	Kanazawa Seaside LRT	1989	Kanazawa Seaside LRT line	Kanazawa Line not included (10.6 km)
51		North Korea	Asia	6 Sep 1973	Metro	16	15	11.3	1,607 m	8.0	98,600	36 million		1435	third rail	825
52		Czech Republic	Europe	9 May 1974	Metro	57	54	19.7	1,094 m	19.0	1.45 million	530 million	right	1435	third rail	750
53		South Korea	Asia	15 Aug 1974	Subway	302	260	36.3	1,114 m	33.6	6.9 million	2,518 million	right	1435	overhead wire	1500				lines 2 and 9, planned for all lines by 2010	Only metro section.	yes
54	São Paulo	Brazil	America	14 Sep 1974	Metrô	67	61	14.9	1,198 m	13.4	2.4 million	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)	According to official website. C Line: 26 km + 16 st. E Line: 22km + 7 st)	all metro lines and regional rail
55		Germany	Europe	22 Mar 1975	Stadtbahn	12	12	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	11	11	3.8	844 m	5.5				1000	overhead wire	600
57	Kharkiv	Ukraine	Europe	23 Aug 1975	Metro	29	26	12.5	1,438 m	9.7	685,000	250 million	right								According to Mr. Yuri Popov
58	Santiago de Chile	Chile	America	15 Sep 1975	Metro	108	100	20.5	994 m	21.6	1.75 million	640 million	right	1435	third rail	750		yes
59	Hannover	Germany	Europe	28 Sep 1975	Stadtbahn	21	17	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	90	86	34.2	2,014 m	18.0	597,000	218 million	right	1435	third rail	750						yes
61		Germany	Europe	17 May 1976	Stadtbahn	37	37	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	20	20	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	61	59	10.7	555 m	20.3	364,000	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	26	24	15.3	1,275 m	13.0	332,000	121 million	left	1435	overhead wire, third rail (Portliner)	1500, 600 (Portliner)	Port Liner and Rokko Liner, rubber-tyred	Port Liner and Rokko Liner	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	33	33	8.2	1,128 m	8.3	233,000	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	29	26	12.1	1,392 m	9.7	178,000	65 million	right	1520	third rail	825					According to Mr. Yuri Popov
67		France	Europe	26 Nov 1977	Métro	30	28	10.9	779 m	15.0	205,000	75 million	right	1435	third rail	750		yes
68		Austria	Europe	25 Feb 1978	U-Bahn	102	90	14.9	769 m	20.4	1.46 million	534 million	right	1435	third rail	750					According to official website. Premetro tunnel not included	yes
69		Canada	America	22 Apr 1978	Light Rail	15	15	20.4	1,457 m	15.0			right
70		France	Europe	28 Apr 1978	Métro	43	39	7.7	787 m	10.8	704,000	257 million	left	1435	third rail	750	line D/Maggaly, rubber-tyred, no PSDs	yes	1991
71		Brazil	America	5 Mar 1979	Metrô	34	34	21.0	1,313 m	17.0	581,000	212 million	right	1600	third rail	750						yes
72		Germany	Europe	26 May 1979	Stadtbahn	29	27	10.8	797 m	14.5			right	1435	overhead wire	660					Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
73		USA	America	30 Jun 1979	MARTA	39	38	39.6	2,141 m	19.5	93,200	34 million	right	1435	third rail	750						yes
74		Hong Kong S.A.R.	Asia	1 Oct 1979	MTR	95	82	17.5	2,059 m	9.5	3.96 million	1,444 million	left	1435	overhead wire	1500 (MTR), 25000 (KCR)	Disneyland Resort Line	SI, WI lines, planned	2005	all underground stations	175 Km and 82 stations according to MRT. 184km urbanrail.35.3km airport express not included	yes
75	Mülheim	Germany	Europe	3 Nov 1979	Stadtbahn	13	12	4.5	819 m	6.5			right	1435	overhead wire	750					Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
76		Romania	Europe	16 Nov 1979	Metro	50	45	17.3	1,505 m	12.5	468,000	171 million	right	1435	third rail	825
77		United Kingdom	Europe	7 Aug 1980	Metro	61	50	38.3	1,297 m	30.5	104,000	38 million	left	1435	overhead wire	1500
78	Erevan	Armenia	Asia	7 Mar 1981	Metro	10	10	12.1	1,344 m	10.0	46,600	17 million	right								According to Mr. Yuri Popov
79		Japan	Asia	1 Apr 1981	Subway	32	31	15.6	1,043 m	16.0	345,000	126 million	left	1435	overhead wire	1500				Tozai line
80		Japan	Asia	26 Jul 1981	Subway	35	34	9.9	931 m	11.7	340,000	124 million	left	1067	overhead wire	1500				yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe
81	Düsseldorf	Germany	Europe	4 Oct 1981	Stadtbahn	14	14	4.8	798 m	7.0			right	1435	overhead wire	600					Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
82		Finland	Europe	3 Aug 1982	Metro	17	17	21.0	1,313 m	17.0	170,000	62 million	right	1524	third rail	750					According to Metros in Skandinavien (R.Schwandl)
83		Venezuela	America	27 Mar 1983	Metro	50	46	12.1	1,344 m	10.0	1.33 million	485 million		1435	third rail	750					Metro Los Teques included (9.5 km)	yes
84		France	Europe	25 Apr 1983	Métro	62	60	22.8	758 m	31.0	263,000	96 million	right	2060	third rail	750	VAL	yes	1983	VAL, all stations
85		USA	America	21 Nov 1983	Metro Subway	14	14	24.5	1,885 m	14.0	49,300	18 million	right	1435	third rail	700						yes
86		USA	America	21 May 1984	Metrorail	23	23	39.8	1,809 m	23.0	49,300	18 million	right	1435	third rail	750	downtown people mover, rubber-tyred	Downtown people mover	1986		Metromover not included (20 stations, 7 km)	yes
87		Belarus	Europe	26 Jun 1984	Metro	28	27	17.7	1,362 m	14.0	770,000	281 million	right	1520	third rail	825					According to Mr. Yuri Popov
88		Germany	Europe	1 Sep 1984	Stadtbahn	9	9	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	23	23	25.0	1,136 m	23.0	474,000	173 million	right								25 km wikipedia, 27.50 km urbanrail ???
90	Stalingrad	Russia	Europe	5 Nov 1984	Metro	6	6	6.8	1,360 m	6.0											Total system: 22 stations, 17,1 km
91		Philippines	Asia	1 Dec 1984	MRT	44	41	17.2	1,256 m	14.7	948,000	346 million	right								Length not sure	yes
92	Kitaky?sh?	Japan	Asia	9 Jan 1985	Monorail	13	13	8.8	733 m	13.0			left
93		Brazil	America	2 Mar 1985	Metro	17	17	33.8	2,112 m	17.0			right								According to official website
94		Brazil	America	11 Mar 1985	Metrô	30	28	19.9	1,418 m	15.0			right								According to official website
95		USA	America	18 May 1985	Metro Rail	8	8	8.4	1,194 m	8.0			right								Only tunnel section
96		USA	America	3 Jul 1985	T	6	6	4.8	960 m	6.0			right								Full metro section length unknown (all lines: 40 km).2.90 is the length of the tunnel section.
97		South Korea	Asia	19 Jul 1985	Subway	127	119	26.4	1,080 m	25.4	877,000	320 million	right				Line 4	Line 4	2011	line 3
98	Gorky	Russia	Europe	20 Nov 1985	Metro	15	14	9.4	1,454 m	7.5	74,000	27 million	right	1520	third rail	825					According to Mr. Yuri Popov
99		Canada	America	3 Jan 1986	SkyTrain	49	47	23.2	1,511 m	16.3	329,000	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	13	12	8.2	1,487 m	6.5	208,000	76 million	right	1520	third rail	825					According to Mr. Yuri Popov
101		Brazil	America	1 Aug 1986	Metrô	19	19	28.1	1,563 m	19.0			right								According to official website
102	Krivoy Rog	Ukraine	Europe	26 Dec 1986	Metrotram	12	12	18.0	1,636 m	12.0
103		USA	America	Jul 1987	People Mover	13	13	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	17	17	14.8	925 m	17.0	159,000	58 million	left	1067	overhead wire	1500					According to Mr. Osamu Abe
105		Egypt	Africa	27 Sep 1987	Metro	55	53	32.8	1,236 m	27.5	2.29 million	837 million	left	1435	overhead wire	1500						5 stations
106		Singapore	Asia	7 Nov 1987	MRT	100	89	36.6	1,526 m	25.0	2.18 million	794 million	left	1435	third rail	750	North-East Line, Circle Line and the 3 rubber-tyred LRT lines	LRT lines	2003	yes		yes
107	Kuybyshev	Russia	Europe	26 Dec 1987	Metro	9	9	10.2	1,275 m	9.0	43,800	16 million	right	1520	third rail	825					According to Mr. Yuri Popov
108		Japan	Asia	28 Mar 1988	Monorail	18	18	7.8	969 m	9.0			left
109		Spain	Europe	3 Oct 1988	Metro	38	37	10.6	909 m	12.7			right	1000	overhead wire	1500					Full metro section length unknown.	yes
110		USA	America	30 May 1989	Skyway	6	6	6.9	1,380 m	6.0			right	2060	third rail	750	downtown monorail people mover		1989
111		Mexico	America	1 Sep 1989	Metro	29	28	12.0	889 m	14.5			right
112		Italy	Europe	13 Jun 1990	Metropolitana	8	8	7.1	1,014 m	8.0			right	1435	overhead wire	750					metroitaliane.it
113		Mexico	America	25 Apr 1991	Metro	32	31	15.8	1,050 m	16.0	378,000	138 million	right					yes
114	Ekaterinburg	Russia	Asia	26 Apr 1991	Metro	9	9	12.7	1,587 m	9.0	104,000	38 million	right
115		Switzerland	Europe	24 May 1991	Metro	29	28	6.8	507 m	14.5							line m2	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	13	13	7.2	1,304 m	6.5			right								Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
117		USA	America	30 Jan 1993	Metro Rail	30	30	19.8	2,196 m	10.0	126,000	46 million	right	1435	overhead wire, third rail (Red, Purple lines)	750					Red, Purple and Green lines	yes
118		Italy	Europe	28 Mar 1993	Metropolitana	31	28	10.6	1,136 m	10.3	95,900	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	38	37	13.8	764 m	19.0	282,000	103 million	right	2060	third rail	750	VAL	yes	1993	VAL
120		USA	America	31 Jul 1993	Metrolink	37	37	36.7	2,097 m	18.5			right
121		Japan	Asia	20 Aug 1994	Monorail	21	21	18.4	920 m	21.0	49,300	18 million	left					yes			According to Mr. Osamu Abe
122		France	Europe	17 Dec 1994	Métro	5	5	2.2	550 m	5.0											5 underground stations
123		Poland	Europe	7 Apr 1995	Metro	21	21	22.6	1,130 m	21.0	384,000	140 million	right	1435	third rail	825
124		China	Asia	10 Apr 1995	Metro	296	251	36.4	1,539 m	24.7	6.24 million	2,276 million	right	1435	overhead wire	1500				newer line 4 stations and refitted line 1 stations	Maglev and Bund tunnel not included. From Wikipedia. 411,90 km ? Line 13 closes for reconstruction	yes
125		Spain	Europe	11 Nov 1995	Metro	40	40	21.7	1,142 m	20.0	247,000	90 million	left	1000	overhead wire	1500					According to Metro Bilbao	yes
126	Medellín	Colombia	America	30 Nov 1995	Metro	26	25	14.4	1,200 m	13.0	466,000	170 million		1435	overhead wire	1500					Metro Cable not included, 4 stations
127	Dnipropetrovsk	Ukraine	Europe	29 Dec 1995	Metro	6	6	7.1	1,420 m	6.0	24,700	9 million		1520	third rail	825					According to Mr. Yuri Popov
128		Taiwan	Asia	28 Mar 1996	MRT	106	98	14.1	1,149 m	13.3	1.79 million	652 million	right	2060	third rail	750	Wenshan (Muzha) VAL line	yes	1996	PGDs in the busier MRT stations, PSDs in all VAL stations		yes
129		Turkey	Asia	30 Aug 1996	Metro	23	22	11.6	1,100 m	11.5	310,000	113 million	right	1435	third rail	750	metro line		1997
130		Malaysia	Asia	16 Dec 1996	LRT, Monorail	60	56	21.3	1,123 m	20.0	299,000	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	6	6.1	1,220 m	6.0											Rapid Tram
132	Madras	India	Asia	19 Oct 1997	MRTS	17	17	27.0	1,688 m	17.0
133	Taegu	South Korea	Asia	26 Nov 1997	Subway	56	55	27.0	998 m	28.0	348,000	127 million								lines 1, 2
134		Bulgaria	Europe	28 Jan 1998	Metro	28	26	15.6	1,200 m	14.0	79,500	29 million	right	1435	third rail	825
135		Japan	Asia	27 Nov 1998	Monorail	19	19	16.0	889 m	19.0			left
136		Italy	Europe	27 Jun 1999	Metropolitana	6	6	3.8	760 m	6.0			right	1435	overhead wire	3000					metroitaliane.it
137	Canton	China	Asia	28 Jun 1999	Metro	146	132	29.0	1,680 m	18.3	5 million	1,825 million	right	1435	third rail	825	APM line (underground people mover)	Zhujiang people mover	2010	yes	APM included	yes
138	Inchon	South Korea	Asia	6 Oct 1999	Subway	29	29	29.5	1,054 m	29.0	244,000	89 million								yes
139		Thailand	Asia	5 Dec 1999	Skytrain, MRT	57	51	20.0	1,512 m	14.3	671,000	245 million	left	1435	linear		Green line		1999	Green line, Blue line		yes
140		Iran	Asia	21 Feb 2000	Metro	70	64	18.3	1,106 m	17.5	1.32 million	480 million		1435	third rail	750					Line 5 to Karaj not included (42 km, 11 stations) Lenght unknown	yes
141		Turkey	Asia	22 May 2000	Metro	14	14	15.9	1,223 m	14.0	173,000	63 million		1435	third rail	750
142		Turkey	Europe	16 Sep 2000	Metro	28	28	21.0	1,615 m	14.0	214,000	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	24	24	42.0	1,826 m	24.0	151,000	55 million	right
144		France	Europe	16 Mar 2002	Métro	15	15	9.0	643 m	15.0	129,000	47 million	right				VAL	yes	2002	VAL
145		Turkey	Asia	19 Aug 2002	Bursaray	31	31	15.8	1,086 m	15.5
146	Hsinking	China	Asia	Oct 2002	LRT	16	16	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	22	22	10.5	1,050 m	11.0	148,000	54 million	right	1435	third rail	750	all metro lines		2002	all underground stations	According to official website	all metro and S-Tog trains
148	Porto	Portugal	Europe	7 Dec 2002	Metro	15	14	10.9	1,669 m	7.5			right	1435	overhead wire	750					Full metro section length unknown.14 underground stations & 6,3 km in tunnel in downtown	yes
149		India	Asia	24 Dec 2002	Metro	143	138	32.2	1,410 m	23.8	1.66 million	606 million	left	1676, 1435 (Green, Violet lines)	overhead wire	25000						yes
150		China	Asia	1 May 2003	Metro	12	12	49.0	4,455 m	12.0	121,000	44 million	right								Suburban service?
151		Japan	Asia	10 Aug 2003	Monorail	15	15	12.8	914 m	15.0			left
152	Tientsin	China	Asia	28 Mar 2004	Metro	81	77	31.0	1,610 m	20.3	175,000	64 million	right	1435	third rail	825				platform gate doors	Binhai Line and metro line included. (10-08-1980: 7.4 km, 7 stations)	yes
153		South Korea	Asia	28 Apr 2004	Subway	20	20	20.1	1,058 m	20.0	49,300	18 million								yes
154		USA	America	15 Jul 2004	Monorail	7	7	6.2	1,033 m	7.0			right				monorail		2004	yes	Hotels monorails not included
155	Hankou	China	Asia	28 Sep 2004	Metro	48	47	28.4	1,234 m	24.0	200,000	73 million	right
156		Netherlands	Europe	16 Oct 2004	RandstadRail	30	30	9.3	1,033 m	10.0			right								Full metro section length unknown (47 km?)
157		China	Asia	28 Dec 2004	Metro	131	118	35.7	1,416 m	26.2	362,000	132 million	right	1435						yes		yes
158		Puerto Rico	America	6 Jun 2005	Tren Urbano	16	16	17.2	1,147 m	16.0	30,100	11 million
159	Chungking	China	Asia	18 Jun 2005	Monorail	86	81	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	7	7	10.9	1,817 m	7.0	74,000	27 million	right								According to Mr. Yuri Popov
161	Nanking	China	Asia	27 Aug 2005	Metro	57	55	42.3	1,540 m	28.5	942,000	344 million	right
162		Chile	America	23 Nov 2005	Metro	20	20	43.0	2,263 m	20.0			right
163		Italy	Europe	4 Feb 2006	Metropolitana	21	21	13.4	670 m	21.0	90,400	33 million	right				VAL	yes	2006	VAL		yes
164	Taejon	South Korea	Asia	16 Mar 2006	Subway	22	22	22.6	1,076 m	22.0	104,000	38 million								yes
165		Venezuela	America	18 Oct 2006	Metro	7	7	6.2	1,033 m	7.0	57,500	21 million
166		Spain	Europe	25 Apr 2007	Metro	9	9	8.3	1,038 m	9.0				1000		1500
167		Italy	Europe	29 Jan 2008	Minimetro	7	7	3.0	500 m	7.0							'Minimetro'		2008
168	Gaoxiong	Taiwan	Asia	9 Mar 2008	MRT	38	37	22.5	1,250 m	19.0	142,000	52 million		1435	third rail	750				MRT
169		Dominican Republic	America	30 Jan 2009	Metro	16	16	14.5	967 m	16.0	79,500	29 million		1435								yes
170		Turkey	Asia	18 Mar 2009	Metro	13	13	13.5	1,125 m	13.0
171	Sevilla	Spain	Europe	2 Apr 2009	Metro	21	21	18.0	900 m	21.0										Line 1
172		Venezuela	America	8 Jun 2009	Metro	6	6	6.5	1,300 m	6.0												yes
173		USA	America	18 Jul 2009	Light Rail	12	12	22.2	2,018 m	12.0			right								Downtown tunnel section considered as a full metro	yes
174		United Arab Emirates	Asia	9 Sep 2009	Metro	46	44	34.8	1,584 m	23.0	299,000	109 million	right	1435	third rail	750	metro		2009	metro, monorail		yes
175		China	Asia	27 Sep 2010	Metro	36	35	20.4	1,202 m	18.0	282,000	103 million	right							yes	http://railway-technology.com/projects/chengdu-metro	yes
176	Mukden	China	Asia	27 Sep 2010	Metro	41	40	24.7	1,268 m	20.5			right							yes
177		Saudi Arabia	Asia	13 Nov 2010	Metro	9	9	18.1	2,263 m	9.0			right	1435	third rail	1500				yes		yes
178	Alma-Ata	Kazakhstan	Asia	1 Jan 2011	Metro	7	7	7.3	1,217 m	7.0	19,200	7 million
179		India	Asia	15 Sep 2011	Metro	6	6	7.5	1,500 m	6.0
180	Xi'an	China	Asia	16 Sep 2011	Metro	17	17	26.4	1,650 m	17.0	162,000	59 million		1435
181		Iran	Asia	10 Oct 2011		22	22	19.0	905 m	22.0
182		Algeria	Africa	1 Nov 2011	Metro	10	10	9.0	1,000 m	10.0				1435	third rail	750						yes
183	Su-chou	China	Asia	29 Apr 2012	Subway	24	24	25.7	1,117 m	24.0			right								According to Wikipedia, official website	yes
184		China	Asia	28 Jun 2012	Metro	2	2	18.2	18,200 m	2.0
185	Hangchow	China	Asia	24 Nov 2012	Metro	31	31	48.0	1,600 m	31.0											Wikipedia
186		Italy	Europe	22 Dec 2012	Metro	17	17	13.1	819 m	17.0							metro		2012		According to official website
187		Peru	America	5 Apr 2012	Tren Urbano	16	16	22.0	1,467 m	16.0