World Metro Database

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1	Bombay	India	Asia	Suburban Railway		171.0 km	73	5	34.2	2,515 m		14.6				0.17 EUR								In fact, 4 suburban railway lines with metro frequency
2		United Kingdom	Europe	Underground	10 Jan 1863	402.0 km	270	11	36.5	1,552 m	7,980	24.5	1,171 million	2011	left	2.75 EUR	third rail	600, 750 (DLR)		Metropolitan Line	Jubilee Line extension	1987	Metropolitan Line, DLR	DLR not included (31.4 km, 39 stations). East London Line removed (will be assigned to Overground). Overground: 86 km, 55 st.
3		USA	America	"L"	6 Jun 1892	166.0 km	152	8	20.8	1,153 m	3,660	19.0	222 million	2011	right	1.58 EUR	third rail	600		yes				151 Stations and 173 km (UrbanRail.net)
4		Hungary	Europe	Metro	2 May 1896	33.0 km	42	3	11.0	846 m	25,100	14.0	302 million	2011	right	0.95 EUR	third rail, overhead wire (Line M1)	825, 600 (Line M1)
5		United Kingdom	Europe	Subway	14 Dec 1896	10.4 km	15	1	10.4	743 m	3,420	15.0	13 million	2011	left		third rail	600
6		USA	America	The T	1 Sep 1897	60.5 km	66	3	20.2	960 m	6,660	22.0	147 million	2010	right		third rail, overhead wire (Green Line)	600		yes				Green and Red Lines' tram section not included
7		France	Europe	Métro	19 Jul 1900	218.0 km	382	16	13.6	596 m	19,200	23.9	1,524 million	2011	right (metro), left (RER)	1.57 EUR	third rail	750	lines 1, 4, 6, 11, 14	lines 1, 2, 5, 9	lines 1, 13 (part), 14	1998	lines 1, 2, 5, 7bis, 9, 14
8		Germany	Europe	Schwebebahn	1 Mar 1901	13.3 km	20	1	13.3	700 m		20.0			right		overhead rail	600
9		Germany	Europe	U-Bahn	18 Feb 1902	147.4 km	195	10	14.7	797 m	9,390	19.5	505 million	2011	right	2.10 EUR	third rail	750					yes
10	New York City	USA	America	Subway	27 Oct 1904	368.0 km	468	27	13.6	834 m	12,300	17.3	1,655 million	2012	right	1.53 EUR	third rail	625, 650 (PATH)		yes	planned for new Second Avenue Line			According to official website. PATH not included (22.2 km, 13 stations). SIR not included
11		USA	America	Subway	4 Mar 1907	62.0 km	66	3	20.7	984 m	4,730	22.0	107 million	2011	right		third rail	600, 685 (PATCO)		yes				PATCO line included. Subway trolley not (10 stations)
12		Germany	Europe	U-Bahn	1 Mar 1912	104.7 km	99	4	26.2	1,102 m	5,210	24.8	199 million	2011	right		third rail	750						According to official website
13		Argentina	America	Subte	1 Dec 1913	49.3 km	78	6	8.2	685 m	17,100	13.0	308 million	2011	left	0.24 EUR	overhead wire, third rail (Line B)	1500, 1100 (Line B)					yes	Premetro line not included
14		Spain	Europe	Metro	17 Oct 1919	286.3 km	282	13	22.0	1,064 m	6,080	21.7	635 million	2011	left	1.00 EUR	overhead wire	600		yes	tests in 2010, plans for 2011		yes	ML1, ML2, ML3 not included (27.8 km, 37 st.; Embajadores=Acacias)
15		Spain	Europe	Metro	30 Dec 1924	119.4 km	163	11	10.9	786 m	8,930	14.8	389 million	2011	right	1.35 EUR	third rail (TMB), overhead wire (FGC)	1200		yes	lines L9, L10, L11	2009	yes	Tram lines not included (1.8 km subway tram line, T5)
16		Australia	Oceania	Cityrail	1926	22.1 km	14	3	7.4	2,005 m		4.7			left	2.92 EUR				yes				Only underground stations in downtown. Monorail: 3.6 km, 8 stations
17		Japan	Asia	Metro	30 Dec 1927	304.5 km	290	13	23.4	1,099 m	27,900	22.3	3,102 million	2011	left	1.57 EUR	overhead wire, third rail (Ginza, Marunouchi lines)	1500, 600 (Ginza, Marunouchi lines)	Yurikamome line	yes	Marunouchi, Mita, Namboku, Yurikamome lines	1995	yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe. Saitama, Yurikamone, Monorail, Yamanote, Chuo, Rinkai not incl.
18		Japan	Asia	Subway	20 May 1933	137.8 km	133	9	15.3	1,111 m	16,600	14.8	836 million	2010	left		third rail	750, 600 (Nanko Port Town Line)	Nanko Port Town Line		all stations on the Nanko Port Town Line	1981	yes	Monorail not included (23.8 km, 18 st). OTS + new tram included
19		Russia	Europe	Metro	15 May 1935	309.4 km	186	12	25.8	1,778 m	21,200	15.5	2,389 million	2011	right	0.50 EUR	third rail	825		lines 3, 5 since 2009				Monorail (6 stations, 4.7 km) not included.
20		USA	America	Subway	26 May 1935	2.2 km	4	1	2.2	733 m		4.0			right									4 underground stations
21		Sweden	Europe	Tunnelbana	1 Oct 1950	105.7 km	104	3	35.2	1,047 m	8,010	34.7	309 million	2011	left	3.73 EUR	third rail	650, 750 (Blue Line)						According to official website. 7 operational lines
22		Greece	Europe	Metro	1954	52.0 km	54	3	17.3	1,020 m	18,000	18.0	342 million	2008	right	1.00 EUR	third rail	600		yes			yes	M3 airport line not included.
23		Canada	America	Subway	30 Apr 1954	71.3 km	74	4	17.8	1,019 m	10,700	18.5	278 million	2006	right	1.67 EUR	third rail	600		yes
24		Italy	Europe	Metropolitana	10 Feb 1955	41.6 km	52	2	20.8	832 m	21,800	26.0	331 million	2008	left	1.00 EUR	overhead wire	1500		yes			yes	metroitaliane.it
25		USA	America	Rapid Transit	15 Mar 1955	31.0 km	18	1	31.0	1,824 m	530	18.0	6 million	2011	right		overhead wire	600						2 Light Rail lines not included
26	Leningrad	Russia	Europe	Metro	15 Nov 1955	113.5 km	67	5	22.7	1,831 m	19,000	13.4	786 million	2011	right		third rail	825			windowless steel doors in ten stations			According to Mr. Yuri Popov
27		Japan	Asia	Subway	15 Nov 1957	93.1 km	97	4	23.3	1,001 m	12,600	24.3	427 million	2008	left		third rail, overhead wire (Tsurumai, Sakura-dori lines)	600, 1500 (Tsurumai, Sakura-dori lines)		yes	Tobu Kyuryo maglev line	2005	yes	3 stations +
28		Israel	Asia	Carmelit	1959	1.8 km	6	1	1.8	350 m		6.0
29		Portugal	Europe	Metro	29 Dec 1959	44.3 km	55	4	11.1	869 m	11,300	13.8	183 million	2010	left	0.80 EUR	third rail	750					yes
30	Kyiv	Ukraine	Europe	Metro	22 Oct 1960	66.2 km	51	3	22.1	1,379 m	21,500	17.0	519 million	2011	right	0.27 EUR	third rail	825
31		Italy	Europe	Metropolitana	1 Nov 1964	83.3 km	94	3	27.8	915 m	10,800	31.3	328 million	2007	right	1.00 EUR	overhead wire, third rail (line M1)	1500, 750 (line M1)		yes	line M5	2013	yes	metroitaliane.it
32		Georgia	Asia	Metro	11 Jan 1966	26.3 km	22	2	13.1	1,315 m	9,170	11.0	88 million	2008	right		third rail	825						According to Mr. Yuri Popov
33		Norway	Europe	T-Bane	22 May 1966	62.0 km	77	5	12.4	861 m	3,360	15.4	76 million	2010	right	2.67 EUR	third rail	750					yes	Line 1 not included (it has level crossings). Length not sure
34		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	10 Jun 1966	24.0 km	19	2	12.0	1,412 m		9.5			right		overhead wire	750		yes			yes	24 km underground. (Schnellbahnen in Deutschland)
35	Montréal	Canada	America	Metro	14 Oct 1966	69.2 km	73	4	17.3	1,003 m	8,670	18.3	219 million	2006	right	1.67 EUR	third rail	750	yes
36		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	5 Oct 1967	20.2 km	27	3	6.7	842 m		9.0			right		overhead wire	750					yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
37		Azerbaijan	Asia	Metro	6 Nov 1967	34.6 km	23	2	17.3	1,646 m	14,500	11.5	183 million	2011	right		third rail	825
38		Netherlands	Europe	Metro	10 Feb 1968	47.0 km	38	2	23.5	1,306 m	5,070	19.0	87 million	2008	right		third rail	750						Only metro section. Sneltram: 8.4 km, 11 stations. 'Metros in Holland'
39		Germany	Europe	U-Bahn	4 Oct 1968	20.5 km	31	3	6.8	732 m		10.3			right	2.30 EUR	overhead wire	750					yes	20.40 km, 27 stations underground ('Schnellbahnen in Deutschland')
40		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	11 Oct 1968	45.0 km	51	15	3.0	1,250 m		3.4			right		overhead wire	750		new light rail trains only			yes	Approx. 45 km metro-like. 30 km underground.
41		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	29 May 1969	4.0 km	11	0		364 m					right									Full metro section length unknown.
42		Mexico	America	Metro	5 Sep 1969	180.0 km	195	12	15.0	984 m	24,500	16.3	1,609 million	2012	right	0.14 EUR	third rail	750	yes					ONLY PASSENGER SERVICE KM COUNTED
43	Peking	China	Asia	Subway	1 Oct 1969	442.0 km	262	16	27.6	1,797 m	15,200	16.4	2,460 million	2012	right	0.15 EUR	third rail	825		yes	PGDs on underground stations of line 5, PSDs on lines 8, 10		all lines
44		Japan	Asia	Monorail	3 Mar 1970	6.6 km	8	1	6.6	943 m		8.0			left									Shonan Monorail.
45		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	21 Sep 1971	5.2 km	7	4	1.3	1,733 m		1.8			right									Full metro section length unknown. Only metro section included
46		Germany	Europe	U-Bahn	19 Oct 1971	94.2 km	102	6	15.7	981 m	10,500	17.0	360 million	2010	right	2.30 EUR	third rail	750					yes
47		Japan	Asia	Subway	16 Dec 1971	48.0 km	49	3	16.0	1,043 m	11,900	16.3	209 million	2008	left		overhead wire, third rail (Namboku Line)	1500, 750 (Namboku Line)	yes				yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe
48		Germany	Europe	U-Bahn	1 Mar 1972	36.0 km	48	3	12.0	800 m	8,980	16.0	118 million	2011	right		third rail	750				2008	yes
49		USA	America	BART	11 Sep 1972	166.9 km	44	5	33.4	4,279 m	1,820	8.8	111 million	2012	right		third rail	1000		yes				MUNI not included (8 underground stations)
50		Japan	Asia	Subway	16 Dec 1972	57.6 km	48	3	19.2	1,280 m	9,420	16.0	198 million	2008	left		third rail	750	Kanazawa Seaside LRT		Kanazawa Seaside LRT line	1989	yes	Kanazawa Line not included (10.6 km)
51		North Korea	Asia	Metro	6 Sep 1973	22.5 km	16	2	11.3	1,607 m	4,380	8.0	36 million	2009			third rail	825
52		Czech Republic	Europe	Metro	9 May 1974	59.1 km	57	3	19.7	1,094 m	24,600	19.0	530 million	2011	right	0.65 EUR	third rail	750					yes
53		South Korea	Asia	Subway	15 Aug 1974	326.5 km	302	9	36.3	1,114 m	21,100	33.6	2,518 million	2012	right	0.54 EUR	overhead wire	1500		yes	lines 2 and 9, planned for all lines by 2010		yes	Only metro section.
54	São Paulo	Brazil	America	Metrô	14 Sep 1974	74.3 km	67	5	14.9	1,198 m	32,300	13.4	877 million	2012	right	0.76 EUR	third rail (lines 1-3), overhead wire (lines 4, 5)	750 (lines 1-3), 1500 (lines 4, 5)		all metro lines and regional rail	lines 2, 3, 4 (since 2010)	2010	lines 4, 5	According to official website. C Line: 26 km + 16 st. E Line: 22km + 7 st)
55		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	22 Mar 1975	9.0 km	12	1	9.0	818 m		12.0			right		overhead wire	750						9 km, 12 stations underground. Approx. 17 km metro-like
56		Belgium	Europe	Premetro	25 Mar 1975	7.6 km	11	2	3.8	844 m		5.5					overhead wire	600
57	Kharkiv	Ukraine	Europe	Metro	23 Aug 1975	37.4 km	29	3	12.5	1,438 m	18,300	9.7	250 million	2011	right									According to Mr. Yuri Popov
58	Santiago de Chile	Chile	America	Metro	15 Sep 1975	102.4 km	108	5	20.5	994 m	17,100	21.6	640 million	2011	right	0.55 EUR	third rail	750	yes				yes
59	Hannover	Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	28 Sep 1975	18.6 km	21	3	6.2	1,033 m		7.0			right		overhead wire	600					yes	18.60 km, 17 stations underground ('Schnellbahnen in Deutschland')
60		USA	America	Metrorail	27 Mar 1976	171.2 km	90	5	34.2	2,014 m	3,490	18.0	218 million	2012	right		third rail	750		yes
61		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	17 May 1976	29.5 km	37	3	9.8	866 m		12.3			right		overhead wire	600				1984	yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
62		Belgium	Europe	Métro Léger	21 Jun 1976	17.5 km	20	4	4.4	1,094 m		5.0												Full metro section length unknown. Total length 25 km. Data from Wikipedia
63		Belgium	Europe	Métro	20 Sep 1976	32.2 km	61	3	10.7	555 m	11,300	20.3	133 million	2009	right (left on lines 1 and 6 between Midi and Roi Baudouin)	1.53 EUR	third rail	900					line 1	Premetro tunnels not included, 11 stations
64		Japan	Asia	Subway	13 Mar 1977	30.6 km	26	2	15.3	1,275 m	10,800	13.0	121 million	2008	left		overhead wire, third rail (Portliner)	1500, 600 (Portliner)	Port Liner and Rokko Liner		Port Liner and Rokko Liner	1981	yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe. Portliner, Rokko lines not included (15 st)
65		Netherlands	Europe	Metro	16 Oct 1977	32.7 km	33	4	8.2	1,128 m	7,120	8.3	85 million	2009	right	2.09 EUR	third rail	750						Sneltram not included (9.8 km, 19 stations; 'Metros in Holland')
66		Uzbekistan	Asia	Metro	6 Nov 1977	36.2 km	29	3	12.1	1,392 m	4,920	9.7	65 million	2010	right		third rail	825						According to Mr. Yuri Popov
67		France	Europe	Métro	26 Nov 1977	21.8 km	30	2	10.9	779 m	9,430	15.0	75 million	2011	right		third rail	750	yes
68		Austria	Europe	U-Bahn	25 Feb 1978	74.6 km	102	5	14.9	769 m	19,600	20.4	534 million	2010	right	1.70 EUR	third rail	750		yes			yes	According to official website. Premetro tunnel not included
69		Canada	America	Light Rail	22 Apr 1978	20.4 km	15	1	20.4	1,457 m		15.0			right
70		France	Europe	Métro	28 Apr 1978	30.7 km	43	4	7.7	787 m	22,900	10.8	257 million	2009	left	1.60 EUR	third rail	750	yes			1991
71		Brazil	America	Metrô	5 Mar 1979	42.0 km	34	2	21.0	1,313 m	13,800	17.0	212 million	2010	right	0.77 EUR	third rail	750		yes
72		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	26 May 1979	21.5 km	29	2	10.8	797 m		14.5			right		overhead wire	660						Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
73		USA	America	MARTA	30 Jun 1979	79.2 km	39	2	39.6	2,141 m	1,180	19.5	34 million	2007	right		third rail	750		yes
74		Hong Kong S.A.R.	Asia	MTR	1 Oct 1979	175.0 km	95	10	17.5	2,059 m	22,600	9.5	1,444 million	2012	left	0.91 EUR	overhead wire	1500 (MTR), 25000 (KCR)	SI, WI lines, planned	yes	all underground stations	2005	yes	175 Km and 82 stations according to MRT. 184km urbanrail.35.3km airport express not included
75	Mülheim	Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	3 Nov 1979	9.0 km	13	2	4.5	819 m		6.5			right		overhead wire	750						Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
76		Romania	Europe	Metro	16 Nov 1979	69.3 km	50	4	17.3	1,505 m	6,770	12.5	171 million	2011	right	0.40 EUR	third rail	825
77		United Kingdom	Europe	Metro	7 Aug 1980	76.5 km	61	2	38.3	1,297 m	1,360	30.5	38 million	2011	left		overhead wire	1500
78	Erevan	Armenia	Asia	Metro	7 Mar 1981	12.1 km	10	1	12.1	1,344 m	3,850	10.0	17 million	2011	right									According to Mr. Yuri Popov
79		Japan	Asia	Subway	1 Apr 1981	31.3 km	32	2	15.6	1,043 m	11,000	16.0	126 million	2008	left		overhead wire	1500			Tozai line		yes
80		Japan	Asia	Subway	26 Jul 1981	29.8 km	35	3	9.9	931 m	11,400	11.7	124 million	2007	left		overhead wire	1500			yes		yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe
81	Düsseldorf	Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	4 Oct 1981	9.6 km	14	2	4.8	798 m		7.0			right		overhead wire	600					yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
82		Finland	Europe	Metro	3 Aug 1982	21.0 km	17	1	21.0	1,313 m	8,090	17.0	62 million	2011	right	2.10 EUR	third rail	750					yes	According to Metros in Skandinavien (R.Schwandl)
83		Venezuela	America	Metro	27 Mar 1983	60.5 km	50	5	12.1	1,344 m	22,000	10.0	485 million	2009		0.31 EUR	third rail	750		yes				Metro Los Teques included (9.5 km)
84		France	Europe	Métro	25 Apr 1983	45.5 km	62	2	22.8	758 m	5,780	31.0	96 million	2009	right		third rail	750	yes		VAL, all stations	1983	yes
85		USA	America	Metro Subway	21 Nov 1983	24.5 km	14	1	24.5	1,885 m	2,010	14.0	18 million	2011	right		third rail	700		yes
86		USA	America	Metrorail	21 May 1984	39.8 km	23	1	39.8	1,809 m	1,240	23.0	18 million	2011	right	1.66 EUR	third rail	750	Downtown people mover	yes		1986		Metromover not included (20 stations, 7 km)
87		Belarus	Europe	Metro	26 Jun 1984	35.4 km	28	2	17.7	1,362 m	21,700	14.0	281 million	2012	right		third rail	825						According to Mr. Yuri Popov
88		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	1 Sep 1984	5.5 km	9	1	5.5	690 m		9.0			right		overhead wire	600						Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
89	Calcutta	India	Asia	Metro Railway	24 Oct 1984	25.0 km	23	1	25.0	1,136 m	19,000	23.0	173 million	2009	right									25 km wikipedia, 27.50 km urbanrail ???
90	Stalingrad	Russia	Europe	Metro	5 Nov 1984	6.8 km	6	1	6.8	1,360 m		6.0												Total system: 22 stations, 17,1 km
91		Philippines	Asia	MRT	1 Dec 1984	51.5 km	44	3	17.2	1,256 m	18,400	14.7	346 million	2008	right	0.18 EUR				yes			yes	Length not sure
92	Kitaky?sh?	Japan	Asia	Monorail	9 Jan 1985	8.8 km	13	1	8.8	733 m		13.0			left								yes
93		Brazil	America	Metro	2 Mar 1985	33.8 km	17	1	33.8	2,112 m		17.0			right									According to official website
94		Brazil	America	Metrô	11 Mar 1985	39.7 km	30	2	19.9	1,418 m		15.0			right									According to official website
95		USA	America	Metro Rail	18 May 1985	8.4 km	8	1	8.4	1,194 m		8.0			right									Only tunnel section
96		USA	America	T	3 Jul 1985	4.8 km	6	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.
97		South Korea	Asia	Subway	19 Jul 1985	131.8 km	127	5	26.4	1,080 m	6,650	25.4	320 million	2012	right				Line 4		line 3	2011
98	Gorky	Russia	Europe	Metro	20 Nov 1985	18.9 km	15	2	9.4	1,454 m	3,910	7.5	27 million	2010	right		third rail	825						According to Mr. Yuri Popov
99		Canada	America	SkyTrain	3 Jan 1986	69.5 km	49	3	23.2	1,511 m	4,730	16.3	120 million	2011	right		third rail	600		yes		1986	yes
100		Russia	Asia	Metro	7 Jan 1986	16.4 km	13	2	8.2	1,487 m	12,700	6.5	76 million	2011	right		third rail	825						According to Mr. Yuri Popov
101		Brazil	America	Metrô	1 Aug 1986	28.1 km	19	1	28.1	1,563 m		19.0			right									According to official website
102	Krivoy Rog	Ukraine	Europe	Metrotram	26 Dec 1986	18.0 km	12	1	18.0	1,636 m		12.0
103		USA	America	People Mover	Jul 1987	4.8 km	13	1	4.8	400 m		13.0			right		third rail	600		yes		1987
104		Japan	Asia	Subway	15 Jul 1987	14.8 km	17	1	14.8	925 m	10,700	17.0	58 million	2008	left		overhead wire	1500					yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe
105		Egypt	Africa	Metro	27 Sep 1987	65.5 km	55	2	32.8	1,236 m	35,000	27.5	837 million	2010	left	0.14 EUR	overhead wire	1500		5 stations
106		Singapore	Asia	MRT	7 Nov 1987	146.5 km	100	4	36.6	1,526 m	14,800	25.0	794 million	2011	left	0.97 EUR	third rail	750	LRT lines	yes	yes	2003	yes
107	Kuybyshev	Russia	Europe	Metro	26 Dec 1987	10.2 km	9	1	10.2	1,275 m	4,300	9.0	16 million	2011	right		third rail	825						According to Mr. Yuri Popov
108		Japan	Asia	Monorail	28 Mar 1988	15.5 km	18	2	7.8	969 m		9.0			left
109		Spain	Europe	Metro	3 Oct 1988	31.8 km	38	3	10.6	909 m		12.7			right		overhead wire	1500		yes			yes	Full metro section length unknown.
110		USA	America	Skyway	30 May 1989	6.9 km	6	1	6.9	1,380 m		6.0			right		third rail	750				1989
111		Mexico	America	Metro	1 Sep 1989	24.0 km	29	2	12.0	889 m		14.5			right
112		Italy	Europe	Metropolitana	13 Jun 1990	7.1 km	8	1	7.1	1,014 m		8.0			right		overhead wire	750					yes	metroitaliane.it
113		Mexico	America	Metro	25 Apr 1991	31.5 km	32	2	15.8	1,050 m	12,000	16.0	138 million	2009	right				yes
114	Ekaterinburg	Russia	Asia	Metro	26 Apr 1991	12.7 km	9	1	12.7	1,587 m	8,200	9.0	38 million	2011	right
115		Switzerland	Europe	Metro	24 May 1991	13.7 km	29	2	6.8	507 m		14.5							line m2			2008	yes	Only m2 is a full metro (27.10.2008: 5.9 km, 14 sta). Line m1: 3 underground stations
116		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	11 Jul 1992	14.3 km	13	2	7.2	1,304 m		6.5			right								yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
117		USA	America	Metro Rail	30 Jan 1993	59.3 km	30	3	19.8	2,196 m	2,130	10.0	46 million	2011	right	1.91 EUR	overhead wire, third rail (Red, Purple lines)	750		yes				Red, Purple and Green lines
118		Italy	Europe	Metropolitana	28 Mar 1993	31.8 km	31	3	10.6	1,136 m	3,020	10.3	35 million	2011	left		overhead wire	1500						M3 and M4 not included (M3: 12.3 km, 12 sta. M4: 8.3 km, 8 sta.)
119		France	Europe	Métro	26 Jun 1993	27.5 km	38	2	13.8	764 m	10,300	19.0	103 million	2011	right		third rail	750	yes		VAL	1993	yes
120		USA	America	Metrolink	31 Jul 1993	73.4 km	37	2	36.7	2,097 m		18.5			right
121		Japan	Asia	Monorail	20 Aug 1994	18.4 km	21	1	18.4	920 m	2,680	21.0	18 million	2005	left				yes					According to Mr. Osamu Abe
122		France	Europe	Métro	17 Dec 1994	2.2 km	5	1	2.2	550 m		5.0												5 underground stations
123		Poland	Europe	Metro	7 Apr 1995	22.6 km	21	1	22.6	1,130 m	17,000	21.0	140 million	2011	right	0.47 EUR	third rail	825
124		China	Asia	Metro	10 Apr 1995	437.0 km	296	12	36.4	1,539 m	14,300	24.7	2,276 million	2012	right	0.34 EUR	overhead wire	1500		yes	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
125		Spain	Europe	Metro	11 Nov 1995	43.4 km	40	2	21.7	1,142 m	5,680	20.0	90 million	2011	left		overhead wire	1500		yes			yes	According to Metro Bilbao
126	Medellín	Colombia	America	Metro	30 Nov 1995	28.8 km	26	2	14.4	1,200 m	16,200	13.0	170 million	2011			overhead wire	1500						Metro Cable not included, 4 stations
127	Dnipropetrovsk	Ukraine	Europe	Metro	29 Dec 1995	7.1 km	6	1	7.1	1,420 m	3,470	6.0	9 million	2010			third rail	825						According to Mr. Yuri Popov
128		Taiwan	Asia	MRT	28 Mar 1996	112.6 km	106	8	14.1	1,149 m	15,900	13.3	652 million	2012	right	0.60 EUR	third rail	750	yes	yes	PGDs in the busier MRT stations, PSDs in all VAL stations	1996	yes
129		Turkey	Asia	Metro	30 Aug 1996	23.1 km	23	2	11.6	1,100 m	13,400	11.5	113 million	2007	right		third rail	750				1997
130		Malaysia	Asia	LRT, Monorail	16 Dec 1996	64.0 km	60	3	21.3	1,123 m	4,670	20.0	109 million	2008	left	0.37 EUR				yes	KLIA line to airport, Kelana Jaya line's underground stations	1996
131		Poland	Europe	Fast Tram	1 Mar 1997	6.1 km	6	1	6.1	1,220 m		6.0												Rapid Tram
132	Madras	India	Asia	MRTS	19 Oct 1997	27.0 km	17	1	27.0	1,688 m		17.0
133	Taegu	South Korea	Asia	Subway	26 Nov 1997	53.9 km	56	2	27.0	998 m	6,460	28.0	127 million	2012							lines 1, 2
134		Bulgaria	Europe	Metro	28 Jan 1998	31.2 km	28	2	15.6	1,200 m	2,550	14.0	29 million	2009	right	0.51 EUR	third rail	825
135		Japan	Asia	Monorail	27 Nov 1998	16.0 km	19	1	16.0	889 m		19.0			left								yes
136		Italy	Europe	Metropolitana	27 Jun 1999	3.8 km	6	1	3.8	760 m		6.0			right		overhead wire	3000						metroitaliane.it
137	Canton	China	Asia	Metro	28 Jun 1999	231.9 km	146	8	29.0	1,680 m	21,600	18.3	1,825 million	2012	right		third rail	825	Zhujiang people mover	yes	yes	2010	yes	APM included
138	Inchon	South Korea	Asia	Subway	6 Oct 1999	29.5 km	29	1	29.5	1,054 m	8,270	29.0	89 million	2012							yes
139		Thailand	Asia	Skytrain, MRT	5 Dec 1999	80.2 km	57	4	20.0	1,512 m	8,370	14.3	245 million	2011	left	0.64 EUR	linear			yes	Green line, Blue line	1999
140		Iran	Asia	Metro	21 Feb 2000	73.0 km	70	4	18.3	1,106 m	18,000	17.5	480 million	2011			third rail	750		yes				Line 5 to Karaj not included (42 km, 11 stations) Lenght unknown
141		Turkey	Asia	Metro	22 May 2000	15.9 km	14	1	15.9	1,223 m	10,900	14.0	63 million	2011			third rail	750
142		Turkey	Europe	Metro	16 Sep 2000	42.0 km	28	2	21.0	1,615 m	5,090	14.0	78 million	2011	right	0.63 EUR	overhead wire, third rail (Line M2)	750						Wikipedia. Hafif Metro not included (25.8 km, 24 stations, 2 lines)
143		Brazil	America	Metrô	31 Mar 2001	42.0 km	24	1	42.0	1,826 m	3,590	24.0	55 million	2009	right
144		France	Europe	Métro	16 Mar 2002	9.0 km	15	1	9.0	643 m	14,300	15.0	47 million	2011	right				yes		VAL	2002	yes
145		Turkey	Asia	Bursaray	19 Aug 2002	31.5 km	31	2	15.8	1,086 m		15.5
146	Hsinking	China	Asia	LRT	Oct 2002	17.0 km	16	1	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	Metro	19 Oct 2002	21.0 km	22	2	10.5	1,050 m	7,050	11.0	54 million	2011	right	2.81 EUR	third rail	750		all metro and S-Tog trains	all underground stations	2002	yes	According to official website
148	Porto	Portugal	Europe	Metro	7 Dec 2002	21.7 km	15	2	10.9	1,669 m		7.5			right		overhead wire	750		yes			yes	Full metro section length unknown.14 underground stations & 6,3 km in tunnel in downtown
149		India	Asia	Metro	24 Dec 2002	193.2 km	143	6	32.2	1,410 m	8,600	23.8	606 million	2011	left	0.12 EUR	overhead wire	25000		yes			yes
150		China	Asia	Metro	1 May 2003	49.0 km	12	1	49.0	4,455 m	2,460	12.0	44 million	2012	right									Suburban service?
151		Japan	Asia	Monorail	10 Aug 2003	12.8 km	15	1	12.8	914 m		15.0			left
152	Tientsin	China	Asia	Metro	28 Mar 2004	124.0 km	81	4	31.0	1,610 m	1,410	20.3	64 million	2010	right		third rail	825		yes	platform gate doors			Binhai Line and metro line included. (10-08-1980: 7.4 km, 7 stations)
153		South Korea	Asia	Subway	28 Apr 2004	20.1 km	20	1	20.1	1,058 m	2,450	20.0	18 million	2011							yes
154		USA	America	Monorail	15 Jul 2004	6.2 km	7	1	6.2	1,033 m		7.0			right						yes	2004		Hotels monorails not included
155	Hankou	China	Asia	Metro	28 Sep 2004	56.8 km	48	2	28.4	1,234 m	3,520	24.0	73 million	2011	right
156		Netherlands	Europe	RandstadRail	16 Oct 2004	27.9 km	30	3	9.3	1,033 m		10.0			right									Full metro section length unknown (47 km?)
157		China	Asia	Metro	28 Dec 2004	178.4 km	131	5	35.7	1,416 m	2,030	26.2	132 million	2009	right					yes	yes		yes
158		Puerto Rico	America	Tren Urbano	6 Jun 2005	17.2 km	16	1	17.2	1,147 m	1,750	16.0	11 million	2011
159	Chungking	China	Asia	Monorail	18 Jun 2005	127.0 km	86	4	31.7	1,548 m		21.5			right					yes	The three underground stations (Daping, Linjiangmen, and Jiaochangkou) have PSDs		yes
160		Russia	Europe	Metro	27 Aug 2005	10.9 km	7	1	10.9	1,817 m	6,790	7.0	27 million	2012	right									According to Mr. Yuri Popov
161	Nanking	China	Asia	Metro	27 Aug 2005	84.7 km	57	2	42.3	1,540 m	11,100	28.5	344 million	2011	right
162		Chile	America	Metro	23 Nov 2005	43.0 km	20	1	43.0	2,263 m		20.0			right
163		Italy	Europe	Metropolitana	4 Feb 2006	13.4 km	21	1	13.4	670 m	6,750	21.0	33 million	2011	right				yes	yes	VAL	2006	yes
164	Taejon	South Korea	Asia	Subway	16 Mar 2006	22.6 km	22	1	22.6	1,076 m	4,610	22.0	38 million	2011							yes
165		Venezuela	America	Metro	18 Oct 2006	6.2 km	7	1	6.2	1,033 m	9,280	7.0	21 million	2010
166		Spain	Europe	Metro	25 Apr 2007	8.3 km	9	1	8.3	1,038 m		9.0						1500
167		Italy	Europe	Minimetro	29 Jan 2008	3.0 km	7	1	3.0	500 m		7.0										2008
168	Gaoxiong	Taiwan	Asia	MRT	9 Mar 2008	45.0 km	38	2	22.5	1,250 m	3,170	19.0	52 million	2012			third rail	750			MRT
169		Dominican Republic	America	Metro	30 Jan 2009	14.5 km	16	1	14.5	967 m	5,480	16.0	29 million	2011						yes
170		Turkey	Asia	Metro	18 Mar 2009	13.5 km	13	1	13.5	1,125 m		13.0
171	Sevilla	Spain	Europe	Metro	2 Apr 2009	18.0 km	21	1	18.0	900 m		21.0									Line 1
172		Venezuela	America	Metro	8 Jun 2009	6.5 km	6	1	6.5	1,300 m		6.0								yes
173		USA	America	Light Rail	18 Jul 2009	22.2 km	12	1	22.2	2,018 m		12.0			right					yes				Downtown tunnel section considered as a full metro
174		United Arab Emirates	Asia	Metro	9 Sep 2009	69.7 km	46	2	34.8	1,584 m	4,280	23.0	109 million	2012	right		third rail	750		yes	metro, monorail	2009	yes
175		China	Asia	Metro	27 Sep 2010	40.9 km	36	2	20.4	1,202 m	6,900	18.0	103 million	2012	right					yes	yes			http://railway-technology.com/projects/chengdu-metro
176	Mukden	China	Asia	Metro	27 Sep 2010	49.5 km	41	2	24.7	1,268 m		20.5			right						yes
177		Saudi Arabia	Asia	Metro	13 Nov 2010	18.1 km	9	1	18.1	2,263 m		9.0			right		third rail	1500		yes	yes		yes
178	Alma-Ata	Kazakhstan	Asia	Metro	1 Jan 2011	7.3 km	7	1	7.3	1,217 m	2,630	7.0	7 million	2012
179		India	Asia	Metro	15 Sep 2011	7.5 km	6	1	7.5	1,500 m		6.0
180	Xi'an	China	Asia	Metro	16 Sep 2011	26.4 km	17	1	26.4	1,650 m	6,120	17.0	59 million	2012									yes
181		Iran	Asia		10 Oct 2011	19.0 km	22	1	19.0	905 m		22.0
182		Algeria	Africa	Metro	1 Nov 2011	9.0 km	10	1	9.0	1,000 m		10.0					third rail	750		yes			yes
183	Su-chou	China	Asia	Subway	29 Apr 2012	25.7 km	24	1	25.7	1,117 m		24.0			right					yes				According to Wikipedia, official website
184		China	Asia	Metro	28 Jun 2012	18.2 km	2	1	18.2	18,200 m		2.0
185	Hangchow	China	Asia	Metro	24 Nov 2012	48.0 km	31	1	48.0	1,600 m		31.0												Wikipedia
186		Italy	Europe	Metro	22 Dec 2012	13.1 km	17	1	13.1	819 m		17.0										2012		According to official website
187		Peru	America	Tren Urbano	5 Apr 2012	22.0 km	16	1	22.0	1,467 m		16.0				0.29 EUR