World Metro Database

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1	Bombay	India	Asia	Suburban Railway		171.0 km	73	34.2	5	2,515 m	14.6
2		United Kingdom	Europe	Underground	10 Jan 1863	402.0 km	270	36.5	11	1,552 m	24.5	7,980	1,171 million	left	third rail	1435	600, 750 (DLR)	Docklands Light Rail		1987	Jubilee Line extension	Metropolitan Line	Metropolitan Line, DLR
3		USA	America	"L"	6 Jun 1892	166.0 km	144	20.8	8	1,153 m	19.0	3,660	222 million	right	third rail	1435	600					yes
4		Hungary	Europe	Metro	2 May 1896	33.0 km	40	11.0	3	846 m	14.0	25,100	302 million	right	third rail, overhead wire (Line M1)	1435	825, 600 (Line M1)
5		United Kingdom	Europe	Subway	14 Dec 1896	10.4 km	15	10.4	1	743 m	15.0	3,420	13 million	left	third rail	1219	600
6		USA	America	The T	1 Sep 1897	60.5 km	60	20.2	3	960 m	22.0	6,660	147 million	right	third rail, overhead wire (Green Line)	1435	600					yes
7		France	Europe	Métro	19 Jul 1900	218.0 km	302	13.6	16	596 m	23.9	19,200	1,524 million	right (metro), left (RER)	third rail	1435	750	lines 1, 14, rubber-tyred	lines 1, 4, 6, 11, 14	1998	lines 1, 13 (part), 14	lines 1, 2, 5, 9	lines 1, 2, 5, 7bis, 9, 14
8		Germany	Europe	Schwebebahn	1 Mar 1901	13.3 km	20	13.3	1	700 m	20.0			right	overhead rail		600
9		Germany	Europe	U-Bahn	18 Feb 1902	147.4 km	173	14.7	10	797 m	19.5	9,390	505 million	right	third rail	1435	750						yes
10	New York City	USA	America	Subway	27 Oct 1904	368.0 km	422	13.6	27	834 m	17.3	12,300	1,655 million	right	third rail	1435	625, 650 (PATH)				planned for new Second Avenue Line	yes
11		USA	America	Subway	4 Mar 1907	62.0 km	62	20.7	3	984 m	22.0	4,730	107 million	right	third rail	1435, 1588 (Market-Frankford Line)	600, 685 (PATCO)					yes
12		Germany	Europe	U-Bahn	1 Mar 1912	104.7 km	91	26.2	4	1,102 m	24.8	5,210	199 million	right	third rail	1435	750
13		Argentina	America	Subte	1 Dec 1913	49.3 km	69	8.2	6	685 m	13.0	17,100	308 million	left	overhead wire, third rail (Line B)	1435	1500, 1100 (Line B)						yes
14		Spain	Europe	Metro	17 Oct 1919	286.3 km	232	22.0	13	1,064 m	21.7	6,080	635 million	left	overhead wire	1445	600				tests in 2010, plans for 2011	yes	yes
15		Spain	Europe	Metro	30 Dec 1924	119.4 km	136	10.9	11	786 m	14.8	8,930	389 million	right	third rail (TMB), overhead wire (FGC)	1435	1200	lines L9, L10, L11		2009	lines L9, L10, L11	yes	yes
16		Australia	Oceania	Cityrail	1926	22.1 km	14	7.4	3	2,005 m	4.7			left								yes
17		Japan	Asia	Metro	30 Dec 1927	304.5 km	205	23.4	13	1,099 m	22.3	27,900	3,102 million	left	overhead wire, third rail (Ginza, Marunouchi lines)	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	yes	yes
18		Japan	Asia	Subway	20 May 1933	137.8 km	104	15.3	9	1,111 m	14.8	16,600	836 million	left	third rail	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		yes
19		Russia	Europe	Metro	15 May 1935	309.4 km	147	25.8	12	1,778 m	15.5	21,200	2,389 million	right	third rail	1520	825					lines 3, 5 since 2009
20		USA	America	Subway	26 May 1935	2.2 km	4	2.2	1	733 m	4.0			right
21		Sweden	Europe	Tunnelbana	1 Oct 1950	105.7 km	100	35.2	3	1,047 m	34.7	8,010	309 million	left	third rail	1435	650, 750 (Blue Line)
22		Greece	Europe	Metro	1954	52.0 km	50	17.3	3	1,020 m	18.0	18,000	342 million	right	third rail	1435	600					yes	yes
23		Canada	America	Subway	30 Apr 1954	71.3 km	69	17.8	4	1,019 m	18.5	10,700	278 million	right	third rail	1480	600					yes
24		Italy	Europe	Metropolitana	10 Feb 1955	41.6 km	51	20.8	2	832 m	26.0	21,800	331 million	left	overhead wire	1435	1500					yes	yes
25		USA	America	Rapid Transit	15 Mar 1955	31.0 km	18	31.0	1	1,824 m	18.0	530	6 million	right	overhead wire	1435	600
26	Leningrad	Russia	Europe	Metro	15 Nov 1955	113.5 km	59	22.7	5	1,831 m	13.4	19,000	786 million	right	third rail	1520	825				windowless steel doors in ten stations
27		Japan	Asia	Subway	15 Nov 1957	93.1 km	86	23.3	4	1,001 m	24.3	12,600	427 million	left	third rail, overhead wire (Tsurumai, Sakura-dori lines)	1435, 1067 (Tsurumai, Sakura-dori lines)	600, 1500 (Tsurumai, Sakura-dori lines)	Tobu Kyuryo maglev line		2005	Tobu Kyuryo maglev line	yes	yes
28		Israel	Asia	Carmelit	1959	1.8 km	6	1.8	1	350 m	6.0
29		Portugal	Europe	Metro	29 Dec 1959	44.3 km	49	11.1	4	869 m	13.8	11,300	183 million	left	third rail	1435	750						yes
30	Kyiv	Ukraine	Europe	Metro	22 Oct 1960	66.2 km	48	22.1	3	1,379 m	17.0	21,500	519 million	right	third rail	1520	825
31		Italy	Europe	Metropolitana	1 Nov 1964	83.3 km	90	27.8	3	915 m	31.3	10,800	328 million	right	overhead wire, third rail (line M1)	1435	1500, 750 (line M1)	line M5		2013	line M5	yes	yes
32		Georgia	Asia	Metro	11 Jan 1966	26.3 km	21	13.1	2	1,315 m	11.0	9,170	88 million	right	third rail	1520	825
33		Norway	Europe	T-Bane	22 May 1966	62.0 km	77	12.4	5	861 m	15.4	3,360	76 million	right	third rail	1435	750						yes
34		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	10 Jun 1966	24.0 km	17	12.0	2	1,412 m	9.5			right	overhead wire	1435	750					yes	yes
35	Montréal	Canada	America	Metro	14 Oct 1966	69.2 km	68	17.3	4	1,003 m	18.3	8,670	219 million	right	third rail	1994	750		yes
36		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	5 Oct 1967	20.2 km	27	6.7	3	842 m	9.0			right	overhead wire	1435	750						yes
37		Azerbaijan	Asia	Metro	6 Nov 1967	34.6 km	22	17.3	2	1,646 m	11.5	14,500	183 million	right	third rail	1520	825
38		Netherlands	Europe	Metro	10 Feb 1968	47.0 km	37	23.5	2	1,306 m	19.0	5,070	87 million	right	third rail	1435	750
39		Germany	Europe	U-Bahn	4 Oct 1968	20.5 km	27	6.8	3	732 m	10.3			right	overhead wire	1435	750						yes
40		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	11 Oct 1968	45.0 km	51	3.0	15	1,250 m	3.4			right	overhead wire	1435	750					new light rail trains only	yes
41		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	29 May 1969	4.0 km	11		0	364 m				right
42		Mexico	America	Metro	5 Sep 1969	180.0 km	163	15.0	12	984 m	16.3	24,500	1,609 million	right	third rail	1995	750		yes
43	Peking	China	Asia	Subway	1 Oct 1969	442.0 km	222	27.6	16	1,797 m	16.4	15,200	2,460 million	right	third rail	1435	825				PGDs on underground stations of line 5, PSDs on lines 8, 10	yes	all lines
44		Japan	Asia	Monorail	3 Mar 1970	6.6 km	8	6.6	1	943 m	8.0			left
45		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	21 Sep 1971	5.2 km	7	1.3	4	1,733 m	1.8			right
46		Germany	Europe	U-Bahn	19 Oct 1971	94.2 km	96	15.7	6	981 m	17.0	10,500	360 million	right	third rail	1435	750						yes
47		Japan	Asia	Subway	16 Dec 1971	48.0 km	46	16.0	3	1,043 m	16.3	11,900	209 million	left	overhead wire, third rail (Namboku Line)	2150, 2180 (Namboku Line)	1500, 750 (Namboku Line)		yes				yes
48		Germany	Europe	U-Bahn	1 Mar 1972	36.0 km	44	12.0	3	800 m	16.0	8,980	118 million	right	third rail	1435	750	lines U2, U3, no PSDs, sharing tracks with driver-operated trains		2008			yes
49		USA	America	BART	11 Sep 1972	166.9 km	44	33.4	5	4,279 m	8.8	1,820	111 million	right	third rail	1676	1000					yes
50		Japan	Asia	Subway	16 Dec 1972	57.6 km	45	19.2	3	1,280 m	16.0	9,420	198 million	left	third rail	1435	750	Kanazawa Seaside line, LRT, rubber-tyred	Kanazawa Seaside LRT	1989	Kanazawa Seaside LRT line		yes
51		North Korea	Asia	Metro	6 Sep 1973	22.5 km	15	11.3	2	1,607 m	8.0	4,380	36 million		third rail	1435	825
52		Czech Republic	Europe	Metro	9 May 1974	59.1 km	54	19.7	3	1,094 m	19.0	24,600	530 million	right	third rail	1435	750						yes
53		South Korea	Asia	Subway	15 Aug 1974	326.5 km	260	36.3	9	1,114 m	33.6	21,100	2,518 million	right	overhead wire	1435	1500				lines 2 and 9, planned for all lines by 2010	yes	yes
54	São Paulo	Brazil	America	Metrô	14 Sep 1974	74.3 km	61	14.9	5	1,198 m	13.4	32,300	877 million	right	third rail (lines 1-3), overhead wire (lines 4, 5)	1600	750 (lines 1-3), 1500 (lines 4, 5)	line 4		2010	lines 2, 3, 4 (since 2010)	all metro lines and regional rail	lines 4, 5
55		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	22 Mar 1975	9.0 km	12	9.0	1	818 m	12.0			right	overhead wire	1435	750
56		Belgium	Europe	Premetro	25 Mar 1975	7.6 km	11	3.8	2	844 m	5.5				overhead wire	1000	600
57	Kharkiv	Ukraine	Europe	Metro	23 Aug 1975	37.4 km	26	12.5	3	1,438 m	9.7	18,300	250 million	right
58	Santiago de Chile	Chile	America	Metro	15 Sep 1975	102.4 km	100	20.5	5	994 m	21.6	17,100	640 million	right	third rail	1435	750		yes				yes
59	Hannover	Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	28 Sep 1975	18.6 km	17	6.2	3	1,033 m	7.0			right	overhead wire	1435	600						yes
60		USA	America	Metrorail	27 Mar 1976	171.2 km	86	34.2	5	2,014 m	18.0	3,490	218 million	right	third rail	1435	750					yes
61		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	17 May 1976	29.5 km	37	9.8	3	866 m	12.3			right	overhead wire	1435	600	H-Bahn		1984			yes
62		Belgium	Europe	Métro Léger	21 Jun 1976	17.5 km	20	4.4	4	1,094 m	5.0
63		Belgium	Europe	Métro	20 Sep 1976	32.2 km	59	10.7	3	555 m	20.3	11,300	133 million	right (left on lines 1 and 6 between Midi and Roi Baudouin)	third rail	1435	900						line 1
64		Japan	Asia	Subway	13 Mar 1977	30.6 km	24	15.3	2	1,275 m	13.0	10,800	121 million	left	overhead wire, third rail (Portliner)	1435	1500, 600 (Portliner)	Port Liner and Rokko Liner, rubber-tyred	Port Liner and Rokko Liner	1981	Port Liner and Rokko Liner		yes
65		Netherlands	Europe	Metro	16 Oct 1977	32.7 km	33	8.2	4	1,128 m	8.3	7,120	85 million	right	third rail	1435	750
66		Uzbekistan	Asia	Metro	6 Nov 1977	36.2 km	26	12.1	3	1,392 m	9.7	4,920	65 million	right	third rail	1520	825
67		France	Europe	Métro	26 Nov 1977	21.8 km	28	10.9	2	779 m	15.0	9,430	75 million	right	third rail	1435	750		yes
68		Austria	Europe	U-Bahn	25 Feb 1978	74.6 km	90	14.9	5	769 m	20.4	19,600	534 million	right	third rail	1435	750					yes	yes
69		Canada	America	Light Rail	22 Apr 1978	20.4 km	15	20.4	1	1,457 m	15.0			right
70		France	Europe	Métro	28 Apr 1978	30.7 km	39	7.7	4	787 m	10.8	22,900	257 million	left	third rail	1435	750	line D/Maggaly, rubber-tyred, no PSDs	yes	1991
71		Brazil	America	Metrô	5 Mar 1979	42.0 km	34	21.0	2	1,313 m	17.0	13,800	212 million	right	third rail	1600	750					yes
72		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	26 May 1979	21.5 km	27	10.8	2	797 m	14.5			right	overhead wire	1435	660
73		USA	America	MARTA	30 Jun 1979	79.2 km	38	39.6	2	2,141 m	19.5	1,180	34 million	right	third rail	1435	750					yes
74		Hong Kong S.A.R.	Asia	MTR	1 Oct 1979	175.0 km	82	17.5	10	2,059 m	9.5	22,600	1,444 million	left	overhead wire	1435	1500 (MTR), 25000 (KCR)	Disneyland Resort Line	SI, WI lines, planned	2005	all underground stations	yes	yes
75	Mülheim	Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	3 Nov 1979	9.0 km	12	4.5	2	819 m	6.5			right	overhead wire	1435	750
76		Romania	Europe	Metro	16 Nov 1979	69.3 km	45	17.3	4	1,505 m	12.5	6,770	171 million	right	third rail	1435	825
77		United Kingdom	Europe	Metro	7 Aug 1980	76.5 km	50	38.3	2	1,297 m	30.5	1,360	38 million	left	overhead wire	1435	1500
78	Erevan	Armenia	Asia	Metro	7 Mar 1981	12.1 km	10	12.1	1	1,344 m	10.0	3,850	17 million	right
79		Japan	Asia	Subway	1 Apr 1981	31.3 km	31	15.6	2	1,043 m	16.0	11,000	126 million	left	overhead wire	1435	1500				Tozai line		yes
80		Japan	Asia	Subway	26 Jul 1981	29.8 km	34	9.9	3	931 m	11.7	11,400	124 million	left	overhead wire	1067	1500				yes		yes
81	Düsseldorf	Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	4 Oct 1981	9.6 km	14	4.8	2	798 m	7.0			right	overhead wire	1435	600						yes
82		Finland	Europe	Metro	3 Aug 1982	21.0 km	17	21.0	1	1,313 m	17.0	8,090	62 million	right	third rail	1524	750						yes
83		Venezuela	America	Metro	27 Mar 1983	60.5 km	46	12.1	5	1,344 m	10.0	22,000	485 million		third rail	1435	750					yes
84		France	Europe	Métro	25 Apr 1983	45.5 km	60	22.8	2	758 m	31.0	5,780	96 million	right	third rail	2060	750	VAL	yes	1983	VAL, all stations		yes
85		USA	America	Metro Subway	21 Nov 1983	24.5 km	14	24.5	1	1,885 m	14.0	2,010	18 million	right	third rail	1435	700					yes
86		USA	America	Metrorail	21 May 1984	39.8 km	23	39.8	1	1,809 m	23.0	1,240	18 million	right	third rail	1435	750	downtown people mover, rubber-tyred	Downtown people mover	1986		yes
87		Belarus	Europe	Metro	26 Jun 1984	35.4 km	27	17.7	2	1,362 m	14.0	21,700	281 million	right	third rail	1520	825
88		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	1 Sep 1984	5.5 km	9	5.5	1	690 m	9.0			right	overhead wire	1000	600
89	Calcutta	India	Asia	Metro Railway	24 Oct 1984	25.0 km	23	25.0	1	1,136 m	23.0	19,000	173 million	right
90	Stalingrad	Russia	Europe	Metro	5 Nov 1984	6.8 km	6	6.8	1	1,360 m	6.0
91		Philippines	Asia	MRT	1 Dec 1984	51.5 km	41	17.2	3	1,256 m	14.7	18,400	346 million	right								yes	yes
92	Kitaky?sh?	Japan	Asia	Monorail	9 Jan 1985	8.8 km	13	8.8	1	733 m	13.0			left									yes
93		Brazil	America	Metro	2 Mar 1985	33.8 km	17	33.8	1	2,112 m	17.0			right
94		Brazil	America	Metrô	11 Mar 1985	39.7 km	28	19.9	2	1,418 m	15.0			right
95		USA	America	Metro Rail	18 May 1985	8.4 km	8	8.4	1	1,194 m	8.0			right
96		USA	America	T	3 Jul 1985	4.8 km	6	4.8	1	960 m	6.0			right
97		South Korea	Asia	Subway	19 Jul 1985	131.8 km	119	26.4	5	1,080 m	25.4	6,650	320 million	right				Line 4	Line 4	2011	line 3
98	Gorky	Russia	Europe	Metro	20 Nov 1985	18.9 km	14	9.4	2	1,454 m	7.5	3,910	27 million	right	third rail	1520	825
99		Canada	America	SkyTrain	3 Jan 1986	69.5 km	47	23.2	3	1,511 m	16.3	4,730	120 million	right	third rail	1435	600	Skytrain, LIM technology, currently the world's longest automated system		1986		yes	yes
100		Russia	Asia	Metro	7 Jan 1986	16.4 km	12	8.2	2	1,487 m	6.5	12,700	76 million	right	third rail	1520	825
101		Brazil	America	Metrô	1 Aug 1986	28.1 km	19	28.1	1	1,563 m	19.0			right
102	Krivoy Rog	Ukraine	Europe	Metrotram	26 Dec 1986	18.0 km	12	18.0	1	1,636 m	12.0
103		USA	America	People Mover	Jul 1987	4.8 km	13	4.8	1	400 m	13.0			right	third rail	1435	600	downtown people mover, LIM technology		1987		yes
104		Japan	Asia	Subway	15 Jul 1987	14.8 km	17	14.8	1	925 m	17.0	10,700	58 million	left	overhead wire	1067	1500						yes
105		Egypt	Africa	Metro	27 Sep 1987	65.5 km	53	32.8	2	1,236 m	27.5	35,000	837 million	left	overhead wire	1435	1500					5 stations
106		Singapore	Asia	MRT	7 Nov 1987	146.5 km	89	36.6	4	1,526 m	25.0	14,800	794 million	left	third rail	1435	750	North-East Line, Circle Line and the 3 rubber-tyred LRT lines	LRT lines	2003	yes	yes	yes
107	Kuybyshev	Russia	Europe	Metro	26 Dec 1987	10.2 km	9	10.2	1	1,275 m	9.0	4,300	16 million	right	third rail	1520	825
108		Japan	Asia	Monorail	28 Mar 1988	15.5 km	18	7.8	2	969 m	9.0			left
109		Spain	Europe	Metro	3 Oct 1988	31.8 km	37	10.6	3	909 m	12.7			right	overhead wire	1000	1500					yes	yes
110		USA	America	Skyway	30 May 1989	6.9 km	6	6.9	1	1,380 m	6.0			right	third rail	2060	750	downtown monorail people mover		1989
111		Mexico	America	Metro	1 Sep 1989	24.0 km	28	12.0	2	889 m	14.5			right
112		Italy	Europe	Metropolitana	13 Jun 1990	7.1 km	8	7.1	1	1,014 m	8.0			right	overhead wire	1435	750						yes
113		Mexico	America	Metro	25 Apr 1991	31.5 km	31	15.8	2	1,050 m	16.0	12,000	138 million	right					yes
114	Ekaterinburg	Russia	Asia	Metro	26 Apr 1991	12.7 km	9	12.7	1	1,587 m	9.0	8,200	38 million	right
115		Switzerland	Europe	Metro	24 May 1991	13.7 km	28	6.8	2	507 m	14.5							line m2	line m2	2008			yes
116		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	11 Jul 1992	14.3 km	13	7.2	2	1,304 m	6.5			right									yes
117		USA	America	Metro Rail	30 Jan 1993	59.3 km	30	19.8	3	2,196 m	10.0	2,130	46 million	right	overhead wire, third rail (Red, Purple lines)	1435	750					yes
118		Italy	Europe	Metropolitana	28 Mar 1993	31.8 km	28	10.6	3	1,136 m	10.3	3,020	35 million	left	overhead wire	1435	1500
119		France	Europe	Métro	26 Jun 1993	27.5 km	37	13.8	2	764 m	19.0	10,300	103 million	right	third rail	2060	750	VAL	yes	1993	VAL		yes
120		USA	America	Metrolink	31 Jul 1993	73.4 km	37	36.7	2	2,097 m	18.5			right
121		Japan	Asia	Monorail	20 Aug 1994	18.4 km	21	18.4	1	920 m	21.0	2,680	18 million	left					yes
122		France	Europe	Métro	17 Dec 1994	2.2 km	5	2.2	1	550 m	5.0
123		Poland	Europe	Metro	7 Apr 1995	22.6 km	21	22.6	1	1,130 m	21.0	17,000	140 million	right	third rail	1435	825
124		China	Asia	Metro	10 Apr 1995	437.0 km	251	36.4	12	1,539 m	24.7	14,300	2,276 million	right	overhead wire	1435	1500				newer line 4 stations and refitted line 1 stations	yes
125		Spain	Europe	Metro	11 Nov 1995	43.4 km	40	21.7	2	1,142 m	20.0	5,680	90 million	left	overhead wire	1000	1500					yes	yes
126	Medellín	Colombia	America	Metro	30 Nov 1995	28.8 km	25	14.4	2	1,200 m	13.0	16,200	170 million		overhead wire	1435	1500
127	Dnipropetrovsk	Ukraine	Europe	Metro	29 Dec 1995	7.1 km	6	7.1	1	1,420 m	6.0	3,470	9 million		third rail	1520	825
128		Taiwan	Asia	MRT	28 Mar 1996	112.6 km	98	14.1	8	1,149 m	13.3	15,900	652 million	right	third rail	2060	750	Wenshan (Muzha) VAL line	yes	1996	PGDs in the busier MRT stations, PSDs in all VAL stations	yes	yes
129		Turkey	Asia	Metro	30 Aug 1996	23.1 km	22	11.6	2	1,100 m	11.5	13,400	113 million	right	third rail	1435	750	metro line		1997
130		Malaysia	Asia	LRT, Monorail	16 Dec 1996	64.0 km	56	21.3	3	1,123 m	20.0	4,670	109 million	left				LRT		1996	KLIA line to airport, Kelana Jaya line's underground stations	yes
131		Poland	Europe	Fast Tram	1 Mar 1997	6.1 km	6	6.1	1	1,220 m	6.0
132	Madras	India	Asia	MRTS	19 Oct 1997	27.0 km	17	27.0	1	1,688 m	17.0
133	Taegu	South Korea	Asia	Subway	26 Nov 1997	53.9 km	55	27.0	2	998 m	28.0	6,460	127 million								lines 1, 2
134		Bulgaria	Europe	Metro	28 Jan 1998	31.2 km	26	15.6	2	1,200 m	14.0	2,550	29 million	right	third rail	1435	825
135		Japan	Asia	Monorail	27 Nov 1998	16.0 km	19	16.0	1	889 m	19.0			left									yes
136		Italy	Europe	Metropolitana	27 Jun 1999	3.8 km	6	3.8	1	760 m	6.0			right	overhead wire	1435	3000
137	Canton	China	Asia	Metro	28 Jun 1999	231.9 km	132	29.0	8	1,680 m	18.3	21,600	1,825 million	right	third rail	1435	825	APM line (underground people mover)	Zhujiang people mover	2010	yes	yes	yes
138	Inchon	South Korea	Asia	Subway	6 Oct 1999	29.5 km	29	29.5	1	1,054 m	29.0	8,270	89 million								yes
139		Thailand	Asia	Skytrain, MRT	5 Dec 1999	80.2 km	51	20.0	4	1,512 m	14.3	8,370	245 million	left	linear	1435		Green line		1999	Green line, Blue line	yes
140		Iran	Asia	Metro	21 Feb 2000	73.0 km	64	18.3	4	1,106 m	17.5	18,000	480 million		third rail	1435	750					yes
141		Turkey	Asia	Metro	22 May 2000	15.9 km	14	15.9	1	1,223 m	14.0	10,900	63 million		third rail	1435	750
142		Turkey	Europe	Metro	16 Sep 2000	42.0 km	28	21.0	2	1,615 m	14.0	5,090	78 million	right	overhead wire, third rail (Line M2)	1435	750
143		Brazil	America	Metrô	31 Mar 2001	42.0 km	24	42.0	1	1,826 m	24.0	3,590	55 million	right
144		France	Europe	Métro	16 Mar 2002	9.0 km	15	9.0	1	643 m	15.0	14,300	47 million	right				VAL	yes	2002	VAL		yes
145		Turkey	Asia	Bursaray	19 Aug 2002	31.5 km	31	15.8	2	1,086 m	15.5
146	Hsinking	China	Asia	LRT	Oct 2002	17.0 km	16	17.0	1	1,133 m	16.0			right
147		Denmark	Europe	Metro	19 Oct 2002	21.0 km	22	10.5	2	1,050 m	11.0	7,050	54 million	right	third rail	1435	750	all metro lines		2002	all underground stations	all metro and S-Tog trains	yes
148	Porto	Portugal	Europe	Metro	7 Dec 2002	21.7 km	14	10.9	2	1,669 m	7.5			right	overhead wire	1435	750					yes	yes
149		India	Asia	Metro	24 Dec 2002	193.2 km	138	32.2	6	1,410 m	23.8	8,600	606 million	left	overhead wire	1676, 1435 (Green, Violet lines)	25000					yes	yes
150		China	Asia	Metro	1 May 2003	49.0 km	12	49.0	1	4,455 m	12.0	2,460	44 million	right
151		Japan	Asia	Monorail	10 Aug 2003	12.8 km	15	12.8	1	914 m	15.0			left
152	Tientsin	China	Asia	Metro	28 Mar 2004	124.0 km	77	31.0	4	1,610 m	20.3	1,410	64 million	right	third rail	1435	825				platform gate doors	yes
153		South Korea	Asia	Subway	28 Apr 2004	20.1 km	20	20.1	1	1,058 m	20.0	2,450	18 million								yes
154		USA	America	Monorail	15 Jul 2004	6.2 km	7	6.2	1	1,033 m	7.0			right				monorail		2004	yes
155	Hankou	China	Asia	Metro	28 Sep 2004	56.8 km	47	28.4	2	1,234 m	24.0	3,520	73 million	right
156		Netherlands	Europe	RandstadRail	16 Oct 2004	27.9 km	30	9.3	3	1,033 m	10.0			right
157		China	Asia	Metro	28 Dec 2004	178.4 km	118	35.7	5	1,416 m	26.2	2,030	132 million	right		1435					yes	yes	yes
158		Puerto Rico	America	Tren Urbano	6 Jun 2005	17.2 km	16	17.2	1	1,147 m	16.0	1,750	11 million
159	Chungking	China	Asia	Monorail	18 Jun 2005	127.0 km	81	31.7	4	1,548 m	21.5			right							The three underground stations (Daping, Linjiangmen, and Jiaochangkou) have PSDs	yes	yes
160		Russia	Europe	Metro	27 Aug 2005	10.9 km	7	10.9	1	1,817 m	7.0	6,790	27 million	right
161	Nanking	China	Asia	Metro	27 Aug 2005	84.7 km	55	42.3	2	1,540 m	28.5	11,100	344 million	right
162		Chile	America	Metro	23 Nov 2005	43.0 km	20	43.0	1	2,263 m	20.0			right
163		Italy	Europe	Metropolitana	4 Feb 2006	13.4 km	21	13.4	1	670 m	21.0	6,750	33 million	right				VAL	yes	2006	VAL	yes	yes
164	Taejon	South Korea	Asia	Subway	16 Mar 2006	22.6 km	22	22.6	1	1,076 m	22.0	4,610	38 million								yes
165		Venezuela	America	Metro	18 Oct 2006	6.2 km	7	6.2	1	1,033 m	7.0	9,280	21 million
166		Spain	Europe	Metro	25 Apr 2007	8.3 km	9	8.3	1	1,038 m	9.0					1000	1500
167		Italy	Europe	Minimetro	29 Jan 2008	3.0 km	7	3.0	1	500 m	7.0							'Minimetro'		2008
168	Gaoxiong	Taiwan	Asia	MRT	9 Mar 2008	45.0 km	37	22.5	2	1,250 m	19.0	3,170	52 million		third rail	1435	750				MRT
169		Dominican Republic	America	Metro	30 Jan 2009	14.5 km	16	14.5	1	967 m	16.0	5,480	29 million			1435						yes
170		Turkey	Asia	Metro	18 Mar 2009	13.5 km	13	13.5	1	1,125 m	13.0
171	Sevilla	Spain	Europe	Metro	2 Apr 2009	18.0 km	21	18.0	1	900 m	21.0										Line 1
172		Venezuela	America	Metro	8 Jun 2009	6.5 km	6	6.5	1	1,300 m	6.0											yes
173		USA	America	Light Rail	18 Jul 2009	22.2 km	12	22.2	1	2,018 m	12.0			right								yes
174		United Arab Emirates	Asia	Metro	9 Sep 2009	69.7 km	44	34.8	2	1,584 m	23.0	4,280	109 million	right	third rail	1435	750	metro		2009	metro, monorail	yes	yes
175		China	Asia	Metro	27 Sep 2010	40.9 km	35	20.4	2	1,202 m	18.0	6,900	103 million	right							yes	yes
176	Mukden	China	Asia	Metro	27 Sep 2010	49.5 km	40	24.7	2	1,268 m	20.5			right							yes
177		Saudi Arabia	Asia	Metro	13 Nov 2010	18.1 km	9	18.1	1	2,263 m	9.0			right	third rail	1435	1500				yes	yes	yes
178	Alma-Ata	Kazakhstan	Asia	Metro	1 Jan 2011	7.3 km	7	7.3	1	1,217 m	7.0	2,630	7 million
179		India	Asia	Metro	15 Sep 2011	7.5 km	6	7.5	1	1,500 m	6.0
180	Xi'an	China	Asia	Metro	16 Sep 2011	26.4 km	17	26.4	1	1,650 m	17.0	6,120	59 million			1435							yes
181		Iran	Asia		10 Oct 2011	19.0 km	22	19.0	1	905 m	22.0
182		Algeria	Africa	Metro	1 Nov 2011	9.0 km	10	9.0	1	1,000 m	10.0				third rail	1435	750					yes	yes
183	Su-chou	China	Asia	Subway	29 Apr 2012	25.7 km	24	25.7	1	1,117 m	24.0			right								yes
184		China	Asia	Metro	28 Jun 2012	18.2 km	2	18.2	1	18,200 m	2.0
185	Hangchow	China	Asia	Metro	24 Nov 2012	48.0 km	31	48.0	1	1,600 m	31.0
186		Italy	Europe	Metro	22 Dec 2012	13.1 km	17	13.1	1	819 m	17.0							metro		2012
187		Peru	America	Tren Urbano	5 Apr 2012	22.0 km	16	22.0	1	1,467 m	16.0