World Metro Database

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1		Iran	Asia		10 Oct 2011	19.0 km	1	19.0	905 m	22.0
2		USA	America	"L"	6 Jun 1892	166.0 km	8	20.8	1,153 m	19.0	608,000	3,660	2011	222 million	1.58 EUR	third rail	right	1435	600					151 Stations and 173 km (UrbanRail.net)
3		USA	America	BART	11 Sep 1972	166.9 km	5	33.4	4,279 m	8.8	304,000	1,820	2012	111 million		third rail	right	1676	1000					MUNI not included (8 underground stations)
4		Turkey	Asia	Bursaray	19 Aug 2002	31.5 km	2	15.8	1,086 m	15.5
5		Israel	Asia	Carmelit	1959	1.8 km	1	1.8	350 m	6.0
6		Australia	Oceania	Cityrail	1926	22.1 km	3	7.4	2,005 m	4.7					2.92 EUR		left							Only underground stations in downtown. Monorail: 3.6 km, 8 stations
7		Poland	Europe	Fast Tram	1 Mar 1997	6.1 km	1	6.1	1,220 m	6.0														Rapid Tram
8		Canada	America	Light Rail	22 Apr 1978	20.4 km	1	20.4	1,457 m	15.0							right
9		USA	America	Light Rail	18 Jul 2009	22.2 km	1	22.2	2,018 m	12.0							right							Downtown tunnel section considered as a full metro
10	Hsinking	China	Asia	LRT	Oct 2002	17.0 km	1	17.0	1,133 m	16.0							right							(17 km, 16 stations on viaduct = metro). 14.6 km, 17 st on streets
11		Malaysia	Asia	LRT, Monorail	16 Dec 1996	64.0 km	3	21.3	1,123 m	20.0	299,000	4,670	2008	109 million	0.37 EUR		left			LRT		1996	KLIA line to airport, Kelana Jaya line's underground stations
12		USA	America	MARTA	30 Jun 1979	79.2 km	2	39.6	2,141 m	19.5	93,200	1,180	2007	34 million		third rail	right	1435	750
13		Turkey	Asia	Metro	18 Mar 2009	13.5 km	1	13.5	1,125 m	13.0
14		Algeria	Africa	Metro	1 Nov 2011	9.0 km	1	9.0	1,000 m	10.0						third rail		1435	750
15	Alma-Ata	Kazakhstan	Asia	Metro	1 Jan 2011	7.3 km	1	7.3	1,217 m	7.0	19,200	2,630	2012	7 million
16		Netherlands	Europe	Metro	16 Oct 1977	32.7 km	4	8.2	1,128 m	8.3	233,000	7,120	2009	85 million	2.09 EUR	third rail	right	1435	750					Sneltram not included (9.8 km, 19 stations; 'Metros in Holland')
17		Turkey	Asia	Metro	30 Aug 1996	23.1 km	2	11.6	1,100 m	11.5	310,000	13,400	2007	113 million		third rail	right	1435	750	metro line		1997
18		Greece	Europe	Metro	1954	52.0 km	3	17.3	1,020 m	18.0	937,000	18,000	2008	342 million	1.00 EUR	third rail	right	1435	600					M3 airport line not included.
19		Azerbaijan	Asia	Metro	6 Nov 1967	34.6 km	2	17.3	1,646 m	11.5	501,000	14,500	2011	183 million		third rail	right	1520	825
20		India	Asia	Metro	15 Sep 2011	7.5 km	1	7.5	1,500 m	6.0
21		Spain	Europe	Metro	30 Dec 1924	119.4 km	11	10.9	786 m	14.8	1.07 million	8,930	2011	389 million	1.35 EUR	third rail (TMB), overhead wire (FGC)	right	1435	1200	lines L9, L10, L11		2009	lines L9, L10, L11	Tram lines not included (1.8 km subway tram line, T5)
22		Spain	Europe	Metro	11 Nov 1995	43.4 km	2	21.7	1,142 m	20.0	247,000	5,680	2011	90 million		overhead wire	left	1000	1500					According to Metro Bilbao
23		Italy	Europe	Metro	22 Dec 2012	13.1 km	1	13.1	819 m	17.0										metro		2012		According to official website
24		Romania	Europe	Metro	16 Nov 1979	69.3 km	4	17.3	1,505 m	12.5	468,000	6,770	2011	171 million	0.40 EUR	third rail	right	1435	825
25		Hungary	Europe	Metro	2 May 1896	33.0 km	3	11.0	846 m	14.0	827,000	25,100	2011	302 million	0.95 EUR	third rail, overhead wire (Line M1)	right	1435	825, 600 (Line M1)
26		Egypt	Africa	Metro	27 Sep 1987	65.5 km	2	32.8	1,236 m	27.5	2.29 million	35,000	2010	837 million	0.14 EUR	overhead wire	left	1435	1500
27		Venezuela	America	Metro	27 Mar 1983	60.5 km	5	12.1	1,344 m	10.0	1.33 million	22,000	2009	485 million	0.31 EUR	third rail		1435	750					Metro Los Teques included (9.5 km)
28		China	Asia	Metro	27 Sep 2010	40.9 km	2	20.4	1,202 m	18.0	282,000	6,900	2012	103 million			right						yes	http://railway-technology.com/projects/chengdu-metro
29		Denmark	Europe	Metro	19 Oct 2002	21.0 km	2	10.5	1,050 m	11.0	148,000	7,050	2011	54 million	2.81 EUR	third rail	right	1435	750	all metro lines		2002	all underground stations	According to official website
30		China	Asia	Metro	1 May 2003	49.0 km	1	49.0	4,455 m	12.0	121,000	2,460	2012	44 million			right							Suburban service?
31		India	Asia	Metro	24 Dec 2002	193.2 km	6	32.2	1,410 m	23.8	1.66 million	8,600	2011	606 million	0.12 EUR	overhead wire	left	1676, 1435 (Green, Violet lines)	25000
32	Dnipropetrovsk	Ukraine	Europe	Metro	29 Dec 1995	7.1 km	1	7.1	1,420 m	6.0	24,700	3,470	2010	9 million		third rail		1520	825					According to Mr. Yuri Popov
33		United Arab Emirates	Asia	Metro	9 Sep 2009	69.7 km	2	34.8	1,584 m	23.0	299,000	4,280	2012	109 million		third rail	right	1435	750	metro		2009	metro, monorail
34		Mexico	America	Metro	1 Sep 1989	24.0 km	2	12.0	889 m	14.5							right
35	Canton	China	Asia	Metro	28 Jun 1999	231.9 km	8	29.0	1,680 m	18.3	5 million	21,600	2012	1,825 million		third rail	right	1435	825	APM line (underground people mover)	Zhujiang people mover	2010	yes	APM included
36	Hangchow	China	Asia	Metro	24 Nov 2012	48.0 km	1	48.0	1,600 m	31.0														Wikipedia
37		Finland	Europe	Metro	3 Aug 1982	21.0 km	1	21.0	1,313 m	17.0	170,000	8,090	2011	62 million	2.10 EUR	third rail	right	1524	750					According to Metros in Skandinavien (R.Schwandl)
38		Turkey	Europe	Metro	16 Sep 2000	42.0 km	2	21.0	1,615 m	14.0	214,000	5,090	2011	78 million	0.63 EUR	overhead wire, third rail (Line M2)	right	1435	750					Wikipedia. Hafif Metro not included (25.8 km, 24 stations, 2 lines)
39		Turkey	Asia	Metro	22 May 2000	15.9 km	1	15.9	1,223 m	14.0	173,000	10,900	2011	63 million		third rail		1435	750
40		Russia	Europe	Metro	27 Aug 2005	10.9 km	1	10.9	1,817 m	7.0	74,000	6,790	2012	27 million			right							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
41	Kharkiv	Ukraine	Europe	Metro	23 Aug 1975	37.4 km	3	12.5	1,438 m	9.7	685,000	18,300	2011	250 million			right							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
42	Kyiv	Ukraine	Europe	Metro	22 Oct 1960	66.2 km	3	22.1	1,379 m	17.0	1.42 million	21,500	2011	519 million	0.27 EUR	third rail	right	1520	825
43		China	Asia	Metro	28 Jun 2012	18.2 km	1	18.2	18,200 m	2.0
44		Switzerland	Europe	Metro	24 May 1991	13.7 km	2	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
45		Portugal	Europe	Metro	29 Dec 1959	44.3 km	4	11.1	869 m	13.8	501,000	11,300	2010	183 million	0.80 EUR	third rail	left	1435	750
46		Spain	Europe	Metro	17 Oct 1919	286.3 km	13	22.0	1,064 m	21.7	1.74 million	6,080	2011	635 million	1.00 EUR	overhead wire	left	1445	600				tests in 2010, plans for 2011	ML1, ML2, ML3 not included (27.8 km, 37 st.; Embajadores=Acacias)
47		Venezuela	America	Metro	8 Jun 2009	6.5 km	1	6.5	1,300 m	6.0
48		Saudi Arabia	Asia	Metro	13 Nov 2010	18.1 km	1	18.1	2,263 m	9.0						third rail	right	1435	1500				yes
49	Medellín	Colombia	America	Metro	30 Nov 1995	28.8 km	2	14.4	1,200 m	13.0	466,000	16,200	2011	170 million		overhead wire		1435	1500					Metro Cable not included, 4 stations
50		Mexico	America	Metro	5 Sep 1969	180.0 km	12	15.0	984 m	16.3	4.41 million	24,500	2012	1,609 million	0.14 EUR	third rail	right	1995	750		yes			ONLY PASSENGER SERVICE KM COUNTED
51		Belarus	Europe	Metro	26 Jun 1984	35.4 km	2	17.7	1,362 m	14.0	770,000	21,700	2012	281 million		third rail	right	1520	825					According to Mr. Yuri Popov
52		Mexico	America	Metro	25 Apr 1991	31.5 km	2	15.8	1,050 m	16.0	378,000	12,000	2009	138 million			right				yes
53	Montréal	Canada	America	Metro	14 Oct 1966	69.2 km	4	17.3	1,003 m	18.3	600,000	8,670	2006	219 million	1.67 EUR	third rail	right	1994	750		yes
54		Russia	Europe	Metro	15 May 1935	309.4 km	12	25.8	1,778 m	15.5	6.55 million	21,200	2011	2,389 million	0.50 EUR	third rail	right	1520	825					Monorail (6 stations, 4.7 km) not included.
55	Nanking	China	Asia	Metro	27 Aug 2005	84.7 km	2	42.3	1,540 m	28.5	942,000	11,100	2011	344 million			right
56		United Kingdom	Europe	Metro	7 Aug 1980	76.5 km	2	38.3	1,297 m	30.5	104,000	1,360	2011	38 million		overhead wire	left	1435	1500
57	Gorky	Russia	Europe	Metro	20 Nov 1985	18.9 km	2	9.4	1,454 m	7.5	74,000	3,910	2010	27 million		third rail	right	1520	825					According to Mr. Yuri Popov
58		Russia	Asia	Metro	7 Jan 1986	16.4 km	2	8.2	1,487 m	6.5	208,000	12,700	2011	76 million		third rail	right	1520	825					According to Mr. Yuri Popov
59	Porto	Portugal	Europe	Metro	7 Dec 2002	21.7 km	2	10.9	1,669 m	7.5						overhead wire	right	1435	750					Full metro section length unknown.14 underground stations & 6,3 km in tunnel in downtown
60		Spain	Europe	Metro	25 Apr 2007	8.3 km	1	8.3	1,038 m	9.0								1000	1500
61		Brazil	America	Metro	2 Mar 1985	33.8 km	1	33.8	2,112 m	17.0							right							According to official website
62		Czech Republic	Europe	Metro	9 May 1974	59.1 km	3	19.7	1,094 m	19.0	1.45 million	24,600	2011	530 million	0.65 EUR	third rail	right	1435	750
63		North Korea	Asia	Metro	6 Sep 1973	22.5 km	2	11.3	1,607 m	8.0	98,600	4,380	2009	36 million		third rail		1435	825
64		Netherlands	Europe	Metro	10 Feb 1968	47.0 km	2	23.5	1,306 m	19.0	238,000	5,070	2008	87 million		third rail	right	1435	750					Only metro section. Sneltram: 8.4 km, 11 stations. 'Metros in Holland'
65	Leningrad	Russia	Europe	Metro	15 Nov 1955	113.5 km	5	22.7	1,831 m	13.4	2.15 million	19,000	2011	786 million		third rail	right	1520	825				windowless steel doors in ten stations	According to Mr. Yuri Popov
66	Kuybyshev	Russia	Europe	Metro	26 Dec 1987	10.2 km	1	10.2	1,275 m	9.0	43,800	4,300	2011	16 million		third rail	right	1520	825					According to Mr. Yuri Popov
67	Santiago de Chile	Chile	America	Metro	15 Sep 1975	102.4 km	5	20.5	994 m	21.6	1.75 million	17,100	2011	640 million	0.55 EUR	third rail	right	1435	750		yes
68		Dominican Republic	America	Metro	30 Jan 2009	14.5 km	1	14.5	967 m	16.0	79,500	5,480	2011	29 million				1435
69	Sevilla	Spain	Europe	Metro	2 Apr 2009	18.0 km	1	18.0	900 m	21.0													Line 1
70		China	Asia	Metro	10 Apr 1995	437.0 km	12	36.4	1,539 m	24.7	6.24 million	14,300	2012	2,276 million	0.34 EUR	overhead wire	right	1435	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
71	Mukden	China	Asia	Metro	27 Sep 2010	49.5 km	2	24.7	1,268 m	20.5							right						yes
72		China	Asia	Metro	28 Dec 2004	178.4 km	5	35.7	1,416 m	26.2	362,000	2,030	2009	132 million			right	1435					yes
73		Bulgaria	Europe	Metro	28 Jan 1998	31.2 km	2	15.6	1,200 m	14.0	79,500	2,550	2009	29 million	0.51 EUR	third rail	right	1435	825
74		Uzbekistan	Asia	Metro	6 Nov 1977	36.2 km	3	12.1	1,392 m	9.7	178,000	4,920	2010	65 million		third rail	right	1520	825					According to Mr. Yuri Popov
75		Georgia	Asia	Metro	11 Jan 1966	26.3 km	2	13.1	1,315 m	11.0	241,000	9,170	2008	88 million		third rail	right	1520	825					According to Mr. Yuri Popov
76		Iran	Asia	Metro	21 Feb 2000	73.0 km	4	18.3	1,106 m	17.5	1.32 million	18,000	2011	480 million		third rail		1435	750					Line 5 to Karaj not included (42 km, 11 stations) Lenght unknown
77	Tientsin	China	Asia	Metro	28 Mar 2004	124.0 km	4	31.0	1,610 m	20.3	175,000	1,410	2010	64 million		third rail	right	1435	825				platform gate doors	Binhai Line and metro line included. (10-08-1980: 7.4 km, 7 stations)
78		Japan	Asia	Metro	30 Dec 1927	304.5 km	13	23.4	1,099 m	22.3	8.5 million	27,900	2011	3,102 million	1.57 EUR	overhead wire, third rail (Ginza, Marunouchi lines)	left	1067, 1435 (Ginza, Marunouchi, Asakusa, Oedo lines), 1372 (Shinjuku line)	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.
79		Spain	Europe	Metro	3 Oct 1988	31.8 km	3	10.6	909 m	12.7						overhead wire	right	1000	1500					Full metro section length unknown.
80		Venezuela	America	Metro	18 Oct 2006	6.2 km	1	6.2	1,033 m	7.0	57,500	9,280	2010	21 million
81		Chile	America	Metro	23 Nov 2005	43.0 km	1	43.0	2,263 m	20.0							right
82	Stalingrad	Russia	Europe	Metro	5 Nov 1984	6.8 km	1	6.8	1,360 m	6.0														Total system: 22 stations, 17,1 km
83		Poland	Europe	Metro	7 Apr 1995	22.6 km	1	22.6	1,130 m	21.0	384,000	17,000	2011	140 million	0.47 EUR	third rail	right	1435	825
84	Hankou	China	Asia	Metro	28 Sep 2004	56.8 km	2	28.4	1,234 m	24.0	200,000	3,520	2011	73 million			right
85	Xi'an	China	Asia	Metro	16 Sep 2011	26.4 km	1	26.4	1,650 m	17.0	162,000	6,120	2012	59 million				1435
86	Ekaterinburg	Russia	Asia	Metro	26 Apr 1991	12.7 km	1	12.7	1,587 m	9.0	104,000	8,200	2011	38 million			right
87	Erevan	Armenia	Asia	Metro	7 Mar 1981	12.1 km	1	12.1	1,344 m	10.0	46,600	3,850	2011	17 million			right							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
88		USA	America	Metro Rail	18 May 1985	8.4 km	1	8.4	1,194 m	8.0							right							Only tunnel section
89		USA	America	Metro Rail	30 Jan 1993	59.3 km	3	19.8	2,196 m	10.0	126,000	2,130	2011	46 million	1.91 EUR	overhead wire, third rail (Red, Purple lines)	right	1435	750					Red, Purple and Green lines
90	Calcutta	India	Asia	Metro Railway	24 Oct 1984	25.0 km	1	25.0	1,136 m	23.0	474,000	19,000	2009	173 million			right							25 km wikipedia, 27.50 km urbanrail ???
91		USA	America	Metro Subway	21 Nov 1983	24.5 km	1	24.5	1,885 m	14.0	49,300	2,010	2011	18 million		third rail	right	1435	700
92		USA	America	Metrolink	31 Jul 1993	73.4 km	2	36.7	2,097 m	18.5							right
93		Italy	Europe	Metropolitana	27 Jun 1999	3.8 km	1	3.8	760 m	6.0						overhead wire	right	1435	3000					metroitaliane.it
94		Italy	Europe	Metropolitana	13 Jun 1990	7.1 km	1	7.1	1,014 m	8.0						overhead wire	right	1435	750					metroitaliane.it
95		Italy	Europe	Metropolitana	1 Nov 1964	83.3 km	3	27.8	915 m	31.3	899,000	10,800	2007	328 million	1.00 EUR	overhead wire, third rail (line M1)	right	1435	1500, 750 (line M1)	line M5		2013	line M5	metroitaliane.it
96		Italy	Europe	Metropolitana	28 Mar 1993	31.8 km	3	10.6	1,136 m	10.3	95,900	3,020	2011	35 million		overhead wire	left	1435	1500					M3 and M4 not included (M3: 12.3 km, 12 sta. M4: 8.3 km, 8 sta.)
97		Italy	Europe	Metropolitana	10 Feb 1955	41.6 km	2	20.8	832 m	26.0	907,000	21,800	2008	331 million	1.00 EUR	overhead wire	left	1435	1500					metroitaliane.it
98		Italy	Europe	Metropolitana	4 Feb 2006	13.4 km	1	13.4	670 m	21.0	90,400	6,750	2011	33 million			right			VAL	yes	2006	VAL
99		USA	America	Metrorail	21 May 1984	39.8 km	1	39.8	1,809 m	23.0	49,300	1,240	2011	18 million	1.66 EUR	third rail	right	1435	750	downtown people mover, rubber-tyred	Downtown people mover	1986		Metromover not included (20 stations, 7 km)
100		USA	America	Metrorail	27 Mar 1976	171.2 km	5	34.2	2,014 m	18.0	597,000	3,490	2012	218 million		third rail	right	1435	750
101	Krivoy Rog	Ukraine	Europe	Metrotram	26 Dec 1986	18.0 km	1	18.0	1,636 m	12.0
102		Brazil	America	Metrô	1 Aug 1986	28.1 km	1	28.1	1,563 m	19.0							right							According to official website
103		Brazil	America	Metrô	31 Mar 2001	42.0 km	1	42.0	1,826 m	24.0	151,000	3,590	2009	55 million			right
104		Brazil	America	Metrô	11 Mar 1985	39.7 km	2	19.9	1,418 m	15.0							right							According to official website
105		Brazil	America	Metrô	5 Mar 1979	42.0 km	2	21.0	1,313 m	17.0	581,000	13,800	2010	212 million	0.77 EUR	third rail	right	1600	750
106	São Paulo	Brazil	America	Metrô	14 Sep 1974	74.3 km	5	14.9	1,198 m	13.4	2.4 million	32,300	2012	877 million	0.76 EUR	third rail (lines 1-3), overhead wire (lines 4, 5)	right	1600	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)
107		Belgium	Europe	Métro	20 Sep 1976	32.2 km	3	10.7	555 m	20.3	364,000	11,300	2009	133 million	1.53 EUR	third rail	right (left on lines 1 and 6 between Midi and Roi Baudouin)	1435	900					Premetro tunnels not included, 11 stations
108		France	Europe	Métro	25 Apr 1983	45.5 km	2	22.8	758 m	31.0	263,000	5,780	2009	96 million		third rail	right	2060	750	VAL	yes	1983	VAL, all stations
109		France	Europe	Métro	28 Apr 1978	30.7 km	4	7.7	787 m	10.8	704,000	22,900	2009	257 million	1.60 EUR	third rail	left	1435	750	line D/Maggaly, rubber-tyred, no PSDs	yes	1991
110		France	Europe	Métro	26 Nov 1977	21.8 km	2	10.9	779 m	15.0	205,000	9,430	2011	75 million		third rail	right	1435	750		yes
111		France	Europe	Métro	19 Jul 1900	218.0 km	16	13.6	596 m	23.9	4.18 million	19,200	2011	1,524 million	1.57 EUR	third rail	right (metro), left (RER)	1435	750	lines 1, 14, rubber-tyred	lines 1, 4, 6, 11, 14	1998	lines 1, 13 (part), 14
112		France	Europe	Métro	16 Mar 2002	9.0 km	1	9.0	643 m	15.0	129,000	14,300	2011	47 million			right			VAL	yes	2002	VAL
113		France	Europe	Métro	17 Dec 1994	2.2 km	1	2.2	550 m	5.0														5 underground stations
114		France	Europe	Métro	26 Jun 1993	27.5 km	2	13.8	764 m	19.0	282,000	10,300	2011	103 million		third rail	right	2060	750	VAL	yes	1993	VAL
115		Belgium	Europe	Métro Léger	21 Jun 1976	17.5 km	4	4.4	1,094 m	5.0														Full metro section length unknown. Total length 25 km. Data from Wikipedia
116		Italy	Europe	Minimetro	29 Jan 2008	3.0 km	1	3.0	500 m	7.0										'Minimetro'		2008
117		Japan	Asia	Monorail	28 Mar 1988	15.5 km	2	7.8	969 m	9.0							left
118	Chungking	China	Asia	Monorail	18 Jun 2005	127.0 km	4	31.7	1,548 m	21.5							right						The three underground stations (Daping, Linjiangmen, and Jiaochangkou) have PSDs
119		Japan	Asia	Monorail	20 Aug 1994	18.4 km	1	18.4	920 m	21.0	49,300	2,680	2005	18 million			left				yes			According to Mr. Osamu Abe
120		Japan	Asia	Monorail	3 Mar 1970	6.6 km	1	6.6	943 m	8.0							left							Shonan Monorail.
121	Kitaky?sh?	Japan	Asia	Monorail	9 Jan 1985	8.8 km	1	8.8	733 m	13.0							left
122		USA	America	Monorail	15 Jul 2004	6.2 km	1	6.2	1,033 m	7.0							right			monorail		2004	yes	Hotels monorails not included
123		Japan	Asia	Monorail	10 Aug 2003	12.8 km	1	12.8	914 m	15.0							left
124		Japan	Asia	Monorail	27 Nov 1998	16.0 km	1	16.0	889 m	19.0							left
125	Gaoxiong	Taiwan	Asia	MRT	9 Mar 2008	45.0 km	2	22.5	1,250 m	19.0	142,000	3,170	2012	52 million		third rail		1435	750				MRT
126		Philippines	Asia	MRT	1 Dec 1984	51.5 km	3	17.2	1,256 m	14.7	948,000	18,400	2008	346 million	0.18 EUR		right							Length not sure
127		Singapore	Asia	MRT	7 Nov 1987	146.5 km	4	36.6	1,526 m	25.0	2.18 million	14,800	2011	794 million	0.97 EUR	third rail	left	1435	750	North-East Line, Circle Line and the 3 rubber-tyred LRT lines	LRT lines	2003	yes
128		Taiwan	Asia	MRT	28 Mar 1996	112.6 km	8	14.1	1,149 m	13.3	1.79 million	15,900	2012	652 million	0.60 EUR	third rail	right	2060	750	Wenshan (Muzha) VAL line	yes	1996	PGDs in the busier MRT stations, PSDs in all VAL stations
129	Madras	India	Asia	MRTS	19 Oct 1997	27.0 km	1	27.0	1,688 m	17.0
130		Hong Kong S.A.R.	Asia	MTR	1 Oct 1979	175.0 km	10	17.5	2,059 m	9.5	3.96 million	22,600	2012	1,444 million	0.91 EUR	overhead wire	left	1435	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
131		USA	America	People Mover	Jul 1987	4.8 km	1	4.8	400 m	13.0						third rail	right	1435	600	downtown people mover, LIM technology		1987
132		Belgium	Europe	Premetro	25 Mar 1975	7.6 km	2	3.8	844 m	5.5						overhead wire		1000	600
133		Netherlands	Europe	RandstadRail	16 Oct 2004	27.9 km	3	9.3	1,033 m	10.0							right							Full metro section length unknown (47 km?)
134		USA	America	Rapid Transit	15 Mar 1955	31.0 km	1	31.0	1,824 m	18.0	16,400	530	2011	6 million		overhead wire	right	1435	600					2 Light Rail lines not included
135		Germany	Europe	Schwebebahn	1 Mar 1901	13.3 km	1	13.3	700 m	20.0						overhead rail	right		600
136		Canada	America	SkyTrain	3 Jan 1986	69.5 km	3	23.2	1,511 m	16.3	329,000	4,730	2011	120 million		third rail	right	1435	600	Skytrain, LIM technology, currently the world's longest automated system		1986
137		Thailand	Asia	Skytrain, MRT	5 Dec 1999	80.2 km	4	20.0	1,512 m	14.3	671,000	8,370	2011	245 million	0.64 EUR	linear	left	1435		Green line		1999	Green line, Blue line
138		USA	America	Skyway	30 May 1989	6.9 km	1	6.9	1,380 m	6.0						third rail	right	2060	750	downtown monorail people mover		1989
139		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	21 Sep 1971	5.2 km	4	1.3	1,733 m	1.8							right							Full metro section length unknown. Only metro section included
140		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	26 May 1979	21.5 km	2	10.8	797 m	14.5						overhead wire	right	1435	660					Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
141		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	22 Mar 1975	9.0 km	1	9.0	818 m	12.0						overhead wire	right	1435	750					9 km, 12 stations underground. Approx. 17 km metro-like
142		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	11 Oct 1968	45.0 km	15	3.0	1,250 m	3.4						overhead wire	right	1435	750					Approx. 45 km metro-like. 30 km underground.
143		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	17 May 1976	29.5 km	3	9.8	866 m	12.3						overhead wire	right	1435	600	H-Bahn		1984		Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
144	Düsseldorf	Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	4 Oct 1981	9.6 km	2	4.8	798 m	7.0						overhead wire	right	1435	600					Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
145		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	11 Jul 1992	14.3 km	2	7.2	1,304 m	6.5							right							Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
146		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	5 Oct 1967	20.2 km	3	6.7	842 m	9.0						overhead wire	right	1435	750					Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
147		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	1 Sep 1984	5.5 km	1	5.5	690 m	9.0						overhead wire	right	1000	600					Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
148	Hannover	Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	28 Sep 1975	18.6 km	3	6.2	1,033 m	7.0						overhead wire	right	1435	600					18.60 km, 17 stations underground ('Schnellbahnen in Deutschland')
149		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	29 May 1969	4.0 km	0		364 m								right							Full metro section length unknown.
150	Mülheim	Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	3 Nov 1979	9.0 km	2	4.5	819 m	6.5						overhead wire	right	1435	750					Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
151		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	10 Jun 1966	24.0 km	2	12.0	1,412 m	9.5						overhead wire	right	1435	750					24 km underground. (Schnellbahnen in Deutschland)
152		Argentina	America	Subte	1 Dec 1913	49.3 km	6	8.2	685 m	13.0	844,000	17,100	2011	308 million	0.24 EUR	overhead wire, third rail (Line B)	left	1435	1500, 1100 (Line B)					Premetro line not included
153	Bombay	India	Asia	Suburban Railway		171.0 km	5	34.2	2,515 m	14.6					0.17 EUR									In fact, 4 suburban railway lines with metro frequency
154	Peking	China	Asia	Subway	1 Oct 1969	442.0 km	16	27.6	1,797 m	16.4	6.74 million	15,200	2012	2,460 million	0.15 EUR	third rail	right	1435	825				PGDs on underground stations of line 5, PSDs on lines 8, 10
155		South Korea	Asia	Subway	19 Jul 1985	131.8 km	5	26.4	1,080 m	25.4	877,000	6,650	2012	320 million			right			Line 4	Line 4	2011	line 3
156	Taegu	South Korea	Asia	Subway	26 Nov 1997	53.9 km	2	27.0	998 m	28.0	348,000	6,460	2012	127 million									lines 1, 2
157	Taejon	South Korea	Asia	Subway	16 Mar 2006	22.6 km	1	22.6	1,076 m	22.0	104,000	4,610	2011	38 million									yes
158		Japan	Asia	Subway	26 Jul 1981	29.8 km	3	9.9	931 m	11.7	340,000	11,400	2007	124 million		overhead wire	left	1067	1500				yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe
159		United Kingdom	Europe	Subway	14 Dec 1896	10.4 km	1	10.4	743 m	15.0	35,600	3,420	2011	13 million		third rail	left	1219	600
160		South Korea	Asia	Subway	28 Apr 2004	20.1 km	1	20.1	1,058 m	20.0	49,300	2,450	2011	18 million									yes
161	Inchon	South Korea	Asia	Subway	6 Oct 1999	29.5 km	1	29.5	1,054 m	29.0	244,000	8,270	2012	89 million									yes
162		Japan	Asia	Subway	13 Mar 1977	30.6 km	2	15.3	1,275 m	13.0	332,000	10,800	2008	121 million		overhead wire, third rail (Portliner)	left	1435	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)
163		Japan	Asia	Subway	1 Apr 1981	31.3 km	2	15.6	1,043 m	16.0	345,000	11,000	2008	126 million		overhead wire	left	1435	1500				Tozai line
164		Japan	Asia	Subway	15 Nov 1957	93.1 km	4	23.3	1,001 m	24.3	1.17 million	12,600	2008	427 million		third rail, overhead wire (Tsurumai, Sakura-dori lines)	left	1435, 1067 (Tsurumai, Sakura-dori lines)	600, 1500 (Tsurumai, Sakura-dori lines)	Tobu Kyuryo maglev line		2005	Tobu Kyuryo maglev line	3 stations +
165	New York City	USA	America	Subway	27 Oct 1904	368.0 km	27	13.6	834 m	17.3	4.53 million	12,300	2012	1,655 million	1.53 EUR	third rail	right	1435	625, 650 (PATH)				planned for new Second Avenue Line	According to official website. PATH not included (22.2 km, 13 stations). SIR not included
166		USA	America	Subway	26 May 1935	2.2 km	1	2.2	733 m	4.0							right							4 underground stations
167		Japan	Asia	Subway	20 May 1933	137.8 km	9	15.3	1,111 m	14.8	2.29 million	16,600	2010	836 million		third rail	left	1435	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
168		USA	America	Subway	4 Mar 1907	62.0 km	3	20.7	984 m	22.0	293,000	4,730	2011	107 million		third rail	right	1435, 1588 (Market-Frankford Line)	600, 685 (PATCO)					PATCO line included. Subway trolley not (10 stations)
169		Japan	Asia	Subway	16 Dec 1971	48.0 km	3	16.0	1,043 m	16.3	573,000	11,900	2008	209 million		overhead wire, third rail (Namboku Line)	left	2150, 2180 (Namboku Line)	1500, 750 (Namboku Line)		yes			According to Mr. Osamu Abe
170		Japan	Asia	Subway	15 Jul 1987	14.8 km	1	14.8	925 m	17.0	159,000	10,700	2008	58 million		overhead wire	left	1067	1500					According to Mr. Osamu Abe
171		South Korea	Asia	Subway	15 Aug 1974	326.5 km	9	36.3	1,114 m	33.6	6.9 million	21,100	2012	2,518 million	0.54 EUR	overhead wire	right	1435	1500				lines 2 and 9, planned for all lines by 2010	Only metro section.
172	Su-chou	China	Asia	Subway	29 Apr 2012	25.7 km	1	25.7	1,117 m	24.0							right							According to Wikipedia, official website
173		Canada	America	Subway	30 Apr 1954	71.3 km	4	17.8	1,019 m	18.5	762,000	10,700	2006	278 million	1.67 EUR	third rail	right	1480	600
174		Japan	Asia	Subway	16 Dec 1972	57.6 km	3	19.2	1,280 m	16.0	542,000	9,420	2008	198 million		third rail	left	1435	750	Kanazawa Seaside line, LRT, rubber-tyred	Kanazawa Seaside LRT	1989	Kanazawa Seaside LRT line	Kanazawa Line not included (10.6 km)
175		USA	America	T	3 Jul 1985	4.8 km	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.
176		Norway	Europe	T-Bane	22 May 1966	62.0 km	5	12.4	861 m	15.4	208,000	3,360	2010	76 million	2.67 EUR	third rail	right	1435	750					Line 1 not included (it has level crossings). Length not sure
177		USA	America	The T	1 Sep 1897	60.5 km	3	20.2	960 m	22.0	403,000	6,660	2010	147 million		third rail, overhead wire (Green Line)	right	1435	600					Green and Red Lines' tram section not included
178		Peru	America	Tren Urbano	5 Apr 2012	22.0 km	1	22.0	1,467 m	16.0					0.29 EUR
179		Puerto Rico	America	Tren Urbano	6 Jun 2005	17.2 km	1	17.2	1,147 m	16.0	30,100	1,750	2011	11 million
180		Sweden	Europe	Tunnelbana	1 Oct 1950	105.7 km	3	35.2	1,047 m	34.7	847,000	8,010	2011	309 million	3.73 EUR	third rail	left	1435	650, 750 (Blue Line)					According to official website. 7 operational lines
181		Germany	Europe	U-Bahn	18 Feb 1902	147.4 km	10	14.7	797 m	19.5	1.38 million	9,390	2011	505 million	2.10 EUR	third rail	right	1435	750
182		Germany	Europe	U-Bahn	4 Oct 1968	20.5 km	3	6.8	732 m	10.3					2.30 EUR	overhead wire	right	1435	750					20.40 km, 27 stations underground ('Schnellbahnen in Deutschland')
183		Germany	Europe	U-Bahn	1 Mar 1912	104.7 km	4	26.2	1,102 m	24.8	545,000	5,210	2011	199 million		third rail	right	1435	750					According to official website
184		Germany	Europe	U-Bahn	19 Oct 1971	94.2 km	6	15.7	981 m	17.0	986,000	10,500	2010	360 million	2.30 EUR	third rail	right	1435	750
185		Germany	Europe	U-Bahn	1 Mar 1972	36.0 km	3	12.0	800 m	16.0	323,000	8,980	2011	118 million		third rail	right	1435	750	lines U2, U3, no PSDs, sharing tracks with driver-operated trains		2008
186		Austria	Europe	U-Bahn	25 Feb 1978	74.6 km	5	14.9	769 m	20.4	1.46 million	19,600	2010	534 million	1.70 EUR	third rail	right	1435	750					According to official website. Premetro tunnel not included
187		United Kingdom	Europe	Underground	10 Jan 1863	402.0 km	11	36.5	1,552 m	24.5	3.21 million	7,980	2011	1,171 million	2.75 EUR	third rail	left	1435	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.