World Metro Database

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1	Bombay	India	Asia	Suburban Railway		171.0 km	73	73	5	2,515 m	34.2	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	270	11	1,552 m	36.5	24.5	3.21 million	7,980	2011	1,171 million	2.75 EUR	left	1435	third rail	600, 750 (DLR)	1987	Docklands Light Rail	Jubilee Line extension	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	144	8	1,153 m	20.8	19.0	608,000	3,660	2011	222 million	1.58 EUR	right	1435	third rail	600					151 Stations and 173 km (UrbanRail.net)
4		Hungary	Europe	Metro	2 May 1896	33.0 km	42	40	3	846 m	11.0	14.0	827,000	25,100	2011	302 million	0.95 EUR	right	1435	third rail, overhead wire (Line M1)	825, 600 (Line M1)
5		United Kingdom	Europe	Subway	14 Dec 1896	10.4 km	15	15	1	743 m	10.4	15.0	35,600	3,420	2011	13 million		left	1219	third rail	600
6		USA	America	The T	1 Sep 1897	60.5 km	66	60	3	960 m	20.2	22.0	403,000	6,660	2010	147 million		right	1435	third rail, overhead wire (Green Line)	600					Green and Red Lines' tram section not included
7		France	Europe	Métro	19 Jul 1900	218.0 km	382	302	16	596 m	13.6	23.9	4.18 million	19,200	2011	1,524 million	1.57 EUR	right (metro), left (RER)	1435	third rail	750	1998	lines 1, 14, rubber-tyred	lines 1, 13 (part), 14	lines 1, 2, 5, 7bis, 9, 14
8		Germany	Europe	Schwebebahn	1 Mar 1901	13.3 km	20	20	1	700 m	13.3	20.0						right		overhead rail	600
9		Germany	Europe	U-Bahn	18 Feb 1902	147.4 km	195	173	10	797 m	14.7	19.5	1.38 million	9,390	2011	505 million	2.10 EUR	right	1435	third rail	750				yes
10	New York City	USA	America	Subway	27 Oct 1904	368.0 km	468	422	27	834 m	13.6	17.3	4.53 million	12,300	2012	1,655 million	1.53 EUR	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
11		USA	America	Subway	4 Mar 1907	62.0 km	66	62	3	984 m	20.7	22.0	293,000	4,730	2011	107 million		right	1435, 1588 (Market-Frankford Line)	third rail	600, 685 (PATCO)					PATCO line included. Subway trolley not (10 stations)
12		Germany	Europe	U-Bahn	1 Mar 1912	104.7 km	99	91	4	1,102 m	26.2	24.8	545,000	5,210	2011	199 million		right	1435	third rail	750					According to official website
13		Argentina	America	Subte	1 Dec 1913	49.3 km	78	69	6	685 m	8.2	13.0	844,000	17,100	2011	308 million	0.24 EUR	left	1435	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	232	13	1,064 m	22.0	21.7	1.74 million	6,080	2011	635 million	1.00 EUR	left	1445	overhead wire	600			tests in 2010, plans for 2011	yes	ML1, ML2, ML3 not included (27.8 km, 37 st.; Embajadores=Acacias)
15		Spain	Europe	Metro	30 Dec 1924	119.4 km	163	136	11	786 m	10.9	14.8	1.07 million	8,930	2011	389 million	1.35 EUR	right	1435	third rail (TMB), overhead wire (FGC)	1200	2009	lines L9, L10, L11	lines L9, L10, L11	yes	Tram lines not included (1.8 km subway tram line, T5)
16		Australia	Oceania	Cityrail	1926	22.1 km	14	14	3	2,005 m	7.4	4.7					2.92 EUR	left								Only underground stations in downtown. Monorail: 3.6 km, 8 stations
17		Japan	Asia	Metro	30 Dec 1927	304.5 km	290	205	13	1,099 m	23.4	22.3	8.5 million	27,900	2011	3,102 million	1.57 EUR	left	1067, 1435 (Ginza, Marunouchi, Asakusa, Oedo lines), 1372 (Shinjuku line)	overhead wire, third rail (Ginza, Marunouchi lines)	1500, 600 (Ginza, Marunouchi lines)	1995	Yurikamome Waterfront line, rubber-tyred	Marunouchi, Mita, Namboku, Yurikamome lines	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	104	9	1,111 m	15.3	14.8	2.29 million	16,600	2010	836 million		left	1435	third rail	750, 600 (Nanko Port Town Line)	1981	Nanko Port Town Line, rubber-tyred	all stations on the Nanko Port Town Line	yes	Monorail not included (23.8 km, 18 st). OTS + new tram included
19		Russia	Europe	Metro	15 May 1935	309.4 km	186	147	12	1,778 m	25.8	15.5	6.55 million	21,200	2011	2,389 million	0.50 EUR	right	1520	third rail	825					Monorail (6 stations, 4.7 km) not included.
20		USA	America	Subway	26 May 1935	2.2 km	4	4	1	733 m	2.2	4.0						right								4 underground stations
21		Sweden	Europe	Tunnelbana	1 Oct 1950	105.7 km	104	100	3	1,047 m	35.2	34.7	847,000	8,010	2011	309 million	3.73 EUR	left	1435	third rail	650, 750 (Blue Line)					According to official website. 7 operational lines
22		Greece	Europe	Metro	1954	52.0 km	54	50	3	1,020 m	17.3	18.0	937,000	18,000	2008	342 million	1.00 EUR	right	1435	third rail	600				yes	M3 airport line not included.
23		Canada	America	Subway	30 Apr 1954	71.3 km	74	69	4	1,019 m	17.8	18.5	762,000	10,700	2006	278 million	1.67 EUR	right	1480	third rail	600
24		Italy	Europe	Metropolitana	10 Feb 1955	41.6 km	52	51	2	832 m	20.8	26.0	907,000	21,800	2008	331 million	1.00 EUR	left	1435	overhead wire	1500				yes	metroitaliane.it
25		USA	America	Rapid Transit	15 Mar 1955	31.0 km	18	18	1	1,824 m	31.0	18.0	16,400	530	2011	6 million		right	1435	overhead wire	600					2 Light Rail lines not included
26	Leningrad	Russia	Europe	Metro	15 Nov 1955	113.5 km	67	59	5	1,831 m	22.7	13.4	2.15 million	19,000	2011	786 million		right	1520	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	86	4	1,001 m	23.3	24.3	1.17 million	12,600	2008	427 million		left	1435, 1067 (Tsurumai, Sakura-dori lines)	third rail, overhead wire (Tsurumai, Sakura-dori lines)	600, 1500 (Tsurumai, Sakura-dori lines)	2005	Tobu Kyuryo maglev line	Tobu Kyuryo maglev line	yes	3 stations +
28		Israel	Asia	Carmelit	1959	1.8 km	6	6	1	350 m	1.8	6.0
29		Portugal	Europe	Metro	29 Dec 1959	44.3 km	55	49	4	869 m	11.1	13.8	501,000	11,300	2010	183 million	0.80 EUR	left	1435	third rail	750				yes
30	Kyiv	Ukraine	Europe	Metro	22 Oct 1960	66.2 km	51	48	3	1,379 m	22.1	17.0	1.42 million	21,500	2011	519 million	0.27 EUR	right	1520	third rail	825
31		Italy	Europe	Metropolitana	1 Nov 1964	83.3 km	94	90	3	915 m	27.8	31.3	899,000	10,800	2007	328 million	1.00 EUR	right	1435	overhead wire, third rail (line M1)	1500, 750 (line M1)	2013	line M5	line M5	yes	metroitaliane.it
32		Georgia	Asia	Metro	11 Jan 1966	26.3 km	22	21	2	1,315 m	13.1	11.0	241,000	9,170	2008	88 million		right	1520	third rail	825					According to Mr. Yuri Popov
33		Norway	Europe	T-Bane	22 May 1966	62.0 km	77	77	5	861 m	12.4	15.4	208,000	3,360	2010	76 million	2.67 EUR	right	1435	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	17	2	1,412 m	12.0	9.5						right	1435	overhead wire	750				yes	24 km underground. (Schnellbahnen in Deutschland)
35	Montréal	Canada	America	Metro	14 Oct 1966	69.2 km	73	68	4	1,003 m	17.3	18.3	600,000	8,670	2006	219 million	1.67 EUR	right	1994	third rail	750
36		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	5 Oct 1967	20.2 km	27	27	3	842 m	6.7	9.0						right	1435	overhead wire	750				yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
37		Azerbaijan	Asia	Metro	6 Nov 1967	34.6 km	23	22	2	1,646 m	17.3	11.5	501,000	14,500	2011	183 million		right	1520	third rail	825
38		Netherlands	Europe	Metro	10 Feb 1968	47.0 km	38	37	2	1,306 m	23.5	19.0	238,000	5,070	2008	87 million		right	1435	third rail	750					Only metro section. Sneltram: 8.4 km, 11 stations. 'Metros in Holland'
39		Germany	Europe	U-Bahn	4 Oct 1968	20.5 km	31	27	3	732 m	6.8	10.3					2.30 EUR	right	1435	overhead wire	750				yes	20.40 km, 27 stations underground ('Schnellbahnen in Deutschland')
40		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	11 Oct 1968	45.0 km	51	51	15	1,250 m	3.0	3.4						right	1435	overhead wire	750				yes	Approx. 45 km metro-like. 30 km underground.
41		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	29 May 1969	4.0 km	11	11	0	364 m								right								Full metro section length unknown.
42		Mexico	America	Metro	5 Sep 1969	180.0 km	195	163	12	984 m	15.0	16.3	4.41 million	24,500	2012	1,609 million	0.14 EUR	right	1995	third rail	750					ONLY PASSENGER SERVICE KM COUNTED
43	Peking	China	Asia	Subway	1 Oct 1969	442.0 km	262	222	16	1,797 m	27.6	16.4	6.74 million	15,200	2012	2,460 million	0.15 EUR	right	1435	third rail	825			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	8	1	943 m	6.6	8.0						left								Shonan Monorail.
45		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	21 Sep 1971	5.2 km	7	7	4	1,733 m	1.3	1.8						right								Full metro section length unknown. Only metro section included
46		Germany	Europe	U-Bahn	19 Oct 1971	94.2 km	102	96	6	981 m	15.7	17.0	986,000	10,500	2010	360 million	2.30 EUR	right	1435	third rail	750				yes
47		Japan	Asia	Subway	16 Dec 1971	48.0 km	49	46	3	1,043 m	16.0	16.3	573,000	11,900	2008	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	U-Bahn	1 Mar 1972	36.0 km	48	44	3	800 m	12.0	16.0	323,000	8,980	2011	118 million		right	1435	third rail	750	2008	lines U2, U3, no PSDs, sharing tracks with driver-operated trains		yes
49		USA	America	BART	11 Sep 1972	166.9 km	44	44	5	4,279 m	33.4	8.8	304,000	1,820	2012	111 million		right	1676	third rail	1000					MUNI not included (8 underground stations)
50		Japan	Asia	Subway	16 Dec 1972	57.6 km	48	45	3	1,280 m	19.2	16.0	542,000	9,420	2008	198 million		left	1435	third rail	750	1989	Kanazawa Seaside line, LRT, rubber-tyred	Kanazawa Seaside LRT line	yes	Kanazawa Line not included (10.6 km)
51		North Korea	Asia	Metro	6 Sep 1973	22.5 km	16	15	2	1,607 m	11.3	8.0	98,600	4,380	2009	36 million			1435	third rail	825
52		Czech Republic	Europe	Metro	9 May 1974	59.1 km	57	54	3	1,094 m	19.7	19.0	1.45 million	24,600	2011	530 million	0.65 EUR	right	1435	third rail	750				yes
53		South Korea	Asia	Subway	15 Aug 1974	326.5 km	302	260	9	1,114 m	36.3	33.6	6.9 million	21,100	2012	2,518 million	0.54 EUR	right	1435	overhead wire	1500			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	61	5	1,198 m	14.9	13.4	2.4 million	32,300	2012	877 million	0.76 EUR	right	1600	third rail (lines 1-3), overhead wire (lines 4, 5)	750 (lines 1-3), 1500 (lines 4, 5)	2010	line 4	lines 2, 3, 4 (since 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	12	1	818 m	9.0	12.0						right	1435	overhead wire	750					9 km, 12 stations underground. Approx. 17 km metro-like
56		Belgium	Europe	Premetro	25 Mar 1975	7.6 km	11	11	2	844 m	3.8	5.5							1000	overhead wire	600
57	Kharkiv	Ukraine	Europe	Metro	23 Aug 1975	37.4 km	29	26	3	1,438 m	12.5	9.7	685,000	18,300	2011	250 million		right								According to Mr. Yuri Popov
58	Santiago de Chile	Chile	America	Metro	15 Sep 1975	102.4 km	108	100	5	994 m	20.5	21.6	1.75 million	17,100	2011	640 million	0.55 EUR	right	1435	third rail	750				yes
59	Hannover	Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	28 Sep 1975	18.6 km	21	17	3	1,033 m	6.2	7.0						right	1435	overhead wire	600				yes	18.60 km, 17 stations underground ('Schnellbahnen in Deutschland')
60		USA	America	Metrorail	27 Mar 1976	171.2 km	90	86	5	2,014 m	34.2	18.0	597,000	3,490	2012	218 million		right	1435	third rail	750
61		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	17 May 1976	29.5 km	37	37	3	866 m	9.8	12.3						right	1435	overhead wire	600	1984	H-Bahn		yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
62		Belgium	Europe	Métro Léger	21 Jun 1976	17.5 km	20	20	4	1,094 m	4.4	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	59	3	555 m	10.7	20.3	364,000	11,300	2009	133 million	1.53 EUR	right (left on lines 1 and 6 between Midi and Roi Baudouin)	1435	third rail	900				line 1	Premetro tunnels not included, 11 stations
64		Japan	Asia	Subway	13 Mar 1977	30.6 km	26	24	2	1,275 m	15.3	13.0	332,000	10,800	2008	121 million		left	1435	overhead wire, third rail (Portliner)	1500, 600 (Portliner)	1981	Port Liner and Rokko Liner, rubber-tyred	Port Liner and Rokko Liner	yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe. Portliner, Rokko lines not included (15 st)
65		Netherlands	Europe	Metro	16 Oct 1977	32.7 km	33	33	4	1,128 m	8.2	8.3	233,000	7,120	2009	85 million	2.09 EUR	right	1435	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	26	3	1,392 m	12.1	9.7	178,000	4,920	2010	65 million		right	1520	third rail	825					According to Mr. Yuri Popov
67		France	Europe	Métro	26 Nov 1977	21.8 km	30	28	2	779 m	10.9	15.0	205,000	9,430	2011	75 million		right	1435	third rail	750
68		Austria	Europe	U-Bahn	25 Feb 1978	74.6 km	102	90	5	769 m	14.9	20.4	1.46 million	19,600	2010	534 million	1.70 EUR	right	1435	third rail	750				yes	According to official website. Premetro tunnel not included
69		Canada	America	Light Rail	22 Apr 1978	20.4 km	15	15	1	1,457 m	20.4	15.0						right
70		France	Europe	Métro	28 Apr 1978	30.7 km	43	39	4	787 m	7.7	10.8	704,000	22,900	2009	257 million	1.60 EUR	left	1435	third rail	750	1991	line D/Maggaly, rubber-tyred, no PSDs
71		Brazil	America	Metrô	5 Mar 1979	42.0 km	34	34	2	1,313 m	21.0	17.0	581,000	13,800	2010	212 million	0.77 EUR	right	1600	third rail	750
72		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	26 May 1979	21.5 km	29	27	2	797 m	10.8	14.5						right	1435	overhead wire	660					Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
73		USA	America	MARTA	30 Jun 1979	79.2 km	39	38	2	2,141 m	39.6	19.5	93,200	1,180	2007	34 million		right	1435	third rail	750
74		Hong Kong S.A.R.	Asia	MTR	1 Oct 1979	175.0 km	95	82	10	2,059 m	17.5	9.5	3.96 million	22,600	2012	1,444 million	0.91 EUR	left	1435	overhead wire	1500 (MTR), 25000 (KCR)	2005	Disneyland Resort Line	all underground stations	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	12	2	819 m	4.5	6.5						right	1435	overhead wire	750					Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
76		Romania	Europe	Metro	16 Nov 1979	69.3 km	50	45	4	1,505 m	17.3	12.5	468,000	6,770	2011	171 million	0.40 EUR	right	1435	third rail	825
77		United Kingdom	Europe	Metro	7 Aug 1980	76.5 km	61	50	2	1,297 m	38.3	30.5	104,000	1,360	2011	38 million		left	1435	overhead wire	1500
78	Erevan	Armenia	Asia	Metro	7 Mar 1981	12.1 km	10	10	1	1,344 m	12.1	10.0	46,600	3,850	2011	17 million		right								According to Mr. Yuri Popov
79		Japan	Asia	Subway	1 Apr 1981	31.3 km	32	31	2	1,043 m	15.6	16.0	345,000	11,000	2008	126 million		left	1435	overhead wire	1500			Tozai line	yes
80		Japan	Asia	Subway	26 Jul 1981	29.8 km	35	34	3	931 m	9.9	11.7	340,000	11,400	2007	124 million		left	1067	overhead wire	1500			yes	yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe
81	Düsseldorf	Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	4 Oct 1981	9.6 km	14	14	2	798 m	4.8	7.0						right	1435	overhead wire	600				yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
82		Finland	Europe	Metro	3 Aug 1982	21.0 km	17	17	1	1,313 m	21.0	17.0	170,000	8,090	2011	62 million	2.10 EUR	right	1524	third rail	750				yes	According to Metros in Skandinavien (R.Schwandl)
83		Venezuela	America	Metro	27 Mar 1983	60.5 km	50	46	5	1,344 m	12.1	10.0	1.33 million	22,000	2009	485 million	0.31 EUR		1435	third rail	750					Metro Los Teques included (9.5 km)
84		France	Europe	Métro	25 Apr 1983	45.5 km	62	60	2	758 m	22.8	31.0	263,000	5,780	2009	96 million		right	2060	third rail	750	1983	VAL	VAL, all stations	yes
85		USA	America	Metro Subway	21 Nov 1983	24.5 km	14	14	1	1,885 m	24.5	14.0	49,300	2,010	2011	18 million		right	1435	third rail	700
86		USA	America	Metrorail	21 May 1984	39.8 km	23	23	1	1,809 m	39.8	23.0	49,300	1,240	2011	18 million	1.66 EUR	right	1435	third rail	750	1986	downtown people mover, rubber-tyred			Metromover not included (20 stations, 7 km)
87		Belarus	Europe	Metro	26 Jun 1984	35.4 km	28	27	2	1,362 m	17.7	14.0	770,000	21,700	2012	281 million		right	1520	third rail	825					According to Mr. Yuri Popov
88		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	1 Sep 1984	5.5 km	9	9	1	690 m	5.5	9.0						right	1000	overhead wire	600					Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
89	Calcutta	India	Asia	Metro Railway	24 Oct 1984	25.0 km	23	23	1	1,136 m	25.0	23.0	474,000	19,000	2009	173 million		right								25 km wikipedia, 27.50 km urbanrail ???
90	Stalingrad	Russia	Europe	Metro	5 Nov 1984	6.8 km	6	6	1	1,360 m	6.8	6.0														Total system: 22 stations, 17,1 km
91		Philippines	Asia	MRT	1 Dec 1984	51.5 km	44	41	3	1,256 m	17.2	14.7	948,000	18,400	2008	346 million	0.18 EUR	right							yes	Length not sure
92	Kitaky?sh?	Japan	Asia	Monorail	9 Jan 1985	8.8 km	13	13	1	733 m	8.8	13.0						left							yes
93		Brazil	America	Metro	2 Mar 1985	33.8 km	17	17	1	2,112 m	33.8	17.0						right								According to official website
94		Brazil	America	Metrô	11 Mar 1985	39.7 km	30	28	2	1,418 m	19.9	15.0						right								According to official website
95		USA	America	Metro Rail	18 May 1985	8.4 km	8	8	1	1,194 m	8.4	8.0						right								Only tunnel section
96		USA	America	T	3 Jul 1985	4.8 km	6	6	1	960 m	4.8	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	119	5	1,080 m	26.4	25.4	877,000	6,650	2012	320 million		right				2011	Line 4	line 3
98	Gorky	Russia	Europe	Metro	20 Nov 1985	18.9 km	15	14	2	1,454 m	9.4	7.5	74,000	3,910	2010	27 million		right	1520	third rail	825					According to Mr. Yuri Popov
99		Canada	America	SkyTrain	3 Jan 1986	69.5 km	49	47	3	1,511 m	23.2	16.3	329,000	4,730	2011	120 million		right	1435	third rail	600	1986	Skytrain, LIM technology, currently the world's longest automated system		yes
100		Russia	Asia	Metro	7 Jan 1986	16.4 km	13	12	2	1,487 m	8.2	6.5	208,000	12,700	2011	76 million		right	1520	third rail	825					According to Mr. Yuri Popov
101		Brazil	America	Metrô	1 Aug 1986	28.1 km	19	19	1	1,563 m	28.1	19.0						right								According to official website
102	Krivoy Rog	Ukraine	Europe	Metrotram	26 Dec 1986	18.0 km	12	12	1	1,636 m	18.0	12.0
103		USA	America	People Mover	Jul 1987	4.8 km	13	13	1	400 m	4.8	13.0						right	1435	third rail	600	1987	downtown people mover, LIM technology
104		Japan	Asia	Subway	15 Jul 1987	14.8 km	17	17	1	925 m	14.8	17.0	159,000	10,700	2008	58 million		left	1067	overhead wire	1500				yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe
105		Egypt	Africa	Metro	27 Sep 1987	65.5 km	55	53	2	1,236 m	32.8	27.5	2.29 million	35,000	2010	837 million	0.14 EUR	left	1435	overhead wire	1500
106		Singapore	Asia	MRT	7 Nov 1987	146.5 km	100	89	4	1,526 m	36.6	25.0	2.18 million	14,800	2011	794 million	0.97 EUR	left	1435	third rail	750	2003	North-East Line, Circle Line and the 3 rubber-tyred LRT lines	yes	yes
107	Kuybyshev	Russia	Europe	Metro	26 Dec 1987	10.2 km	9	9	1	1,275 m	10.2	9.0	43,800	4,300	2011	16 million		right	1520	third rail	825					According to Mr. Yuri Popov
108		Japan	Asia	Monorail	28 Mar 1988	15.5 km	18	18	2	969 m	7.8	9.0						left
109		Spain	Europe	Metro	3 Oct 1988	31.8 km	38	37	3	909 m	10.6	12.7						right	1000	overhead wire	1500				yes	Full metro section length unknown.
110		USA	America	Skyway	30 May 1989	6.9 km	6	6	1	1,380 m	6.9	6.0						right	2060	third rail	750	1989	downtown monorail people mover
111		Mexico	America	Metro	1 Sep 1989	24.0 km	29	28	2	889 m	12.0	14.5						right
112		Italy	Europe	Metropolitana	13 Jun 1990	7.1 km	8	8	1	1,014 m	7.1	8.0						right	1435	overhead wire	750				yes	metroitaliane.it
113		Mexico	America	Metro	25 Apr 1991	31.5 km	32	31	2	1,050 m	15.8	16.0	378,000	12,000	2009	138 million		right
114	Ekaterinburg	Russia	Asia	Metro	26 Apr 1991	12.7 km	9	9	1	1,587 m	12.7	9.0	104,000	8,200	2011	38 million		right
115		Switzerland	Europe	Metro	24 May 1991	13.7 km	29	28	2	507 m	6.8	14.5										2008	line m2		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	13	2	1,304 m	7.2	6.5						right							yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
117		USA	America	Metro Rail	30 Jan 1993	59.3 km	30	30	3	2,196 m	19.8	10.0	126,000	2,130	2011	46 million	1.91 EUR	right	1435	overhead wire, third rail (Red, Purple lines)	750					Red, Purple and Green lines
118		Italy	Europe	Metropolitana	28 Mar 1993	31.8 km	31	28	3	1,136 m	10.6	10.3	95,900	3,020	2011	35 million		left	1435	overhead wire	1500					M3 and M4 not included (M3: 12.3 km, 12 sta. M4: 8.3 km, 8 sta.)
119		France	Europe	Métro	26 Jun 1993	27.5 km	38	37	2	764 m	13.8	19.0	282,000	10,300	2011	103 million		right	2060	third rail	750	1993	VAL	VAL	yes
120		USA	America	Metrolink	31 Jul 1993	73.4 km	37	37	2	2,097 m	36.7	18.5						right
121		Japan	Asia	Monorail	20 Aug 1994	18.4 km	21	21	1	920 m	18.4	21.0	49,300	2,680	2005	18 million		left								According to Mr. Osamu Abe
122		France	Europe	Métro	17 Dec 1994	2.2 km	5	5	1	550 m	2.2	5.0														5 underground stations
123		Poland	Europe	Metro	7 Apr 1995	22.6 km	21	21	1	1,130 m	22.6	21.0	384,000	17,000	2011	140 million	0.47 EUR	right	1435	third rail	825
124		China	Asia	Metro	10 Apr 1995	437.0 km	296	251	12	1,539 m	36.4	24.7	6.24 million	14,300	2012	2,276 million	0.34 EUR	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
125		Spain	Europe	Metro	11 Nov 1995	43.4 km	40	40	2	1,142 m	21.7	20.0	247,000	5,680	2011	90 million		left	1000	overhead wire	1500				yes	According to Metro Bilbao
126	Medellín	Colombia	America	Metro	30 Nov 1995	28.8 km	26	25	2	1,200 m	14.4	13.0	466,000	16,200	2011	170 million			1435	overhead wire	1500					Metro Cable not included, 4 stations
127	Dnipropetrovsk	Ukraine	Europe	Metro	29 Dec 1995	7.1 km	6	6	1	1,420 m	7.1	6.0	24,700	3,470	2010	9 million			1520	third rail	825					According to Mr. Yuri Popov
128		Taiwan	Asia	MRT	28 Mar 1996	112.6 km	106	98	8	1,149 m	14.1	13.3	1.79 million	15,900	2012	652 million	0.60 EUR	right	2060	third rail	750	1996	Wenshan (Muzha) VAL line	PGDs in the busier MRT stations, PSDs in all VAL stations	yes
129		Turkey	Asia	Metro	30 Aug 1996	23.1 km	23	22	2	1,100 m	11.6	11.5	310,000	13,400	2007	113 million		right	1435	third rail	750	1997	metro line
130		Malaysia	Asia	LRT, Monorail	16 Dec 1996	64.0 km	60	56	3	1,123 m	21.3	20.0	299,000	4,670	2008	109 million	0.37 EUR	left				1996	LRT	KLIA line to airport, Kelana Jaya line's underground stations
131		Poland	Europe	Fast Tram	1 Mar 1997	6.1 km	6	6	1	1,220 m	6.1	6.0														Rapid Tram
132	Madras	India	Asia	MRTS	19 Oct 1997	27.0 km	17	17	1	1,688 m	27.0	17.0
133	Taegu	South Korea	Asia	Subway	26 Nov 1997	53.9 km	56	55	2	998 m	27.0	28.0	348,000	6,460	2012	127 million								lines 1, 2
134		Bulgaria	Europe	Metro	28 Jan 1998	31.2 km	28	26	2	1,200 m	15.6	14.0	79,500	2,550	2009	29 million	0.51 EUR	right	1435	third rail	825
135		Japan	Asia	Monorail	27 Nov 1998	16.0 km	19	19	1	889 m	16.0	19.0						left							yes
136		Italy	Europe	Metropolitana	27 Jun 1999	3.8 km	6	6	1	760 m	3.8	6.0						right	1435	overhead wire	3000					metroitaliane.it
137	Canton	China	Asia	Metro	28 Jun 1999	231.9 km	146	132	8	1,680 m	29.0	18.3	5 million	21,600	2012	1,825 million		right	1435	third rail	825	2010	APM line (underground people mover)	yes	yes	APM included
138	Inchon	South Korea	Asia	Subway	6 Oct 1999	29.5 km	29	29	1	1,054 m	29.5	29.0	244,000	8,270	2012	89 million								yes
139		Thailand	Asia	Skytrain, MRT	5 Dec 1999	80.2 km	57	51	4	1,512 m	20.0	14.3	671,000	8,370	2011	245 million	0.64 EUR	left	1435	linear		1999	Green line	Green line, Blue line
140		Iran	Asia	Metro	21 Feb 2000	73.0 km	70	64	4	1,106 m	18.3	17.5	1.32 million	18,000	2011	480 million			1435	third rail	750					Line 5 to Karaj not included (42 km, 11 stations) Lenght unknown
141		Turkey	Asia	Metro	22 May 2000	15.9 km	14	14	1	1,223 m	15.9	14.0	173,000	10,900	2011	63 million			1435	third rail	750
142		Turkey	Europe	Metro	16 Sep 2000	42.0 km	28	28	2	1,615 m	21.0	14.0	214,000	5,090	2011	78 million	0.63 EUR	right	1435	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	24	1	1,826 m	42.0	24.0	151,000	3,590	2009	55 million		right
144		France	Europe	Métro	16 Mar 2002	9.0 km	15	15	1	643 m	9.0	15.0	129,000	14,300	2011	47 million		right				2002	VAL	VAL	yes
145		Turkey	Asia	Bursaray	19 Aug 2002	31.5 km	31	31	2	1,086 m	15.8	15.5
146	Hsinking	China	Asia	LRT	Oct 2002	17.0 km	16	16	1	1,133 m	17.0	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	22	2	1,050 m	10.5	11.0	148,000	7,050	2011	54 million	2.81 EUR	right	1435	third rail	750	2002	all metro lines	all underground stations	yes	According to official website
148	Porto	Portugal	Europe	Metro	7 Dec 2002	21.7 km	15	14	2	1,669 m	10.9	7.5						right	1435	overhead wire	750				yes	Full metro section length unknown.14 underground stations & 6,3 km in tunnel in downtown
149		India	Asia	Metro	24 Dec 2002	193.2 km	143	138	6	1,410 m	32.2	23.8	1.66 million	8,600	2011	606 million	0.12 EUR	left	1676, 1435 (Green, Violet lines)	overhead wire	25000				yes
150		China	Asia	Metro	1 May 2003	49.0 km	12	12	1	4,455 m	49.0	12.0	121,000	2,460	2012	44 million		right								Suburban service?
151		Japan	Asia	Monorail	10 Aug 2003	12.8 km	15	15	1	914 m	12.8	15.0						left
152	Tientsin	China	Asia	Metro	28 Mar 2004	124.0 km	81	77	4	1,610 m	31.0	20.3	175,000	1,410	2010	64 million		right	1435	third rail	825			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	20	1	1,058 m	20.1	20.0	49,300	2,450	2011	18 million								yes
154		USA	America	Monorail	15 Jul 2004	6.2 km	7	7	1	1,033 m	6.2	7.0						right				2004	monorail	yes		Hotels monorails not included
155	Hankou	China	Asia	Metro	28 Sep 2004	56.8 km	48	47	2	1,234 m	28.4	24.0	200,000	3,520	2011	73 million		right
156		Netherlands	Europe	RandstadRail	16 Oct 2004	27.9 km	30	30	3	1,033 m	9.3	10.0						right								Full metro section length unknown (47 km?)
157		China	Asia	Metro	28 Dec 2004	178.4 km	131	118	5	1,416 m	35.7	26.2	362,000	2,030	2009	132 million		right	1435					yes	yes
158		Puerto Rico	America	Tren Urbano	6 Jun 2005	17.2 km	16	16	1	1,147 m	17.2	16.0	30,100	1,750	2011	11 million
159	Chungking	China	Asia	Monorail	18 Jun 2005	127.0 km	86	81	4	1,548 m	31.7	21.5						right						The three underground stations (Daping, Linjiangmen, and Jiaochangkou) have PSDs	yes
160		Russia	Europe	Metro	27 Aug 2005	10.9 km	7	7	1	1,817 m	10.9	7.0	74,000	6,790	2012	27 million		right								According to Mr. Yuri Popov
161	Nanking	China	Asia	Metro	27 Aug 2005	84.7 km	57	55	2	1,540 m	42.3	28.5	942,000	11,100	2011	344 million		right
162		Chile	America	Metro	23 Nov 2005	43.0 km	20	20	1	2,263 m	43.0	20.0						right
163		Italy	Europe	Metropolitana	4 Feb 2006	13.4 km	21	21	1	670 m	13.4	21.0	90,400	6,750	2011	33 million		right				2006	VAL	VAL	yes
164	Taejon	South Korea	Asia	Subway	16 Mar 2006	22.6 km	22	22	1	1,076 m	22.6	22.0	104,000	4,610	2011	38 million								yes
165		Venezuela	America	Metro	18 Oct 2006	6.2 km	7	7	1	1,033 m	6.2	7.0	57,500	9,280	2010	21 million
166		Spain	Europe	Metro	25 Apr 2007	8.3 km	9	9	1	1,038 m	8.3	9.0							1000		1500
167		Italy	Europe	Minimetro	29 Jan 2008	3.0 km	7	7	1	500 m	3.0	7.0										2008	'Minimetro'
168	Gaoxiong	Taiwan	Asia	MRT	9 Mar 2008	45.0 km	38	37	2	1,250 m	22.5	19.0	142,000	3,170	2012	52 million			1435	third rail	750			MRT
169		Dominican Republic	America	Metro	30 Jan 2009	14.5 km	16	16	1	967 m	14.5	16.0	79,500	5,480	2011	29 million			1435
170		Turkey	Asia	Metro	18 Mar 2009	13.5 km	13	13	1	1,125 m	13.5	13.0
171	Sevilla	Spain	Europe	Metro	2 Apr 2009	18.0 km	21	21	1	900 m	18.0	21.0												Line 1
172		Venezuela	America	Metro	8 Jun 2009	6.5 km	6	6	1	1,300 m	6.5	6.0
173		USA	America	Light Rail	18 Jul 2009	22.2 km	12	12	1	2,018 m	22.2	12.0						right								Downtown tunnel section considered as a full metro
174		United Arab Emirates	Asia	Metro	9 Sep 2009	69.7 km	46	44	2	1,584 m	34.8	23.0	299,000	4,280	2012	109 million		right	1435	third rail	750	2009	metro	metro, monorail	yes
175		China	Asia	Metro	27 Sep 2010	40.9 km	36	35	2	1,202 m	20.4	18.0	282,000	6,900	2012	103 million		right						yes		http://railway-technology.com/projects/chengdu-metro
176	Mukden	China	Asia	Metro	27 Sep 2010	49.5 km	41	40	2	1,268 m	24.7	20.5						right						yes
177		Saudi Arabia	Asia	Metro	13 Nov 2010	18.1 km	9	9	1	2,263 m	18.1	9.0						right	1435	third rail	1500			yes	yes
178	Alma-Ata	Kazakhstan	Asia	Metro	1 Jan 2011	7.3 km	7	7	1	1,217 m	7.3	7.0	19,200	2,630	2012	7 million
179		India	Asia	Metro	15 Sep 2011	7.5 km	6	6	1	1,500 m	7.5	6.0
180	Xi'an	China	Asia	Metro	16 Sep 2011	26.4 km	17	17	1	1,650 m	26.4	17.0	162,000	6,120	2012	59 million			1435						yes
181		Iran	Asia		10 Oct 2011	19.0 km	22	22	1	905 m	19.0	22.0
182		Algeria	Africa	Metro	1 Nov 2011	9.0 km	10	10	1	1,000 m	9.0	10.0							1435	third rail	750				yes
183	Su-chou	China	Asia	Subway	29 Apr 2012	25.7 km	24	24	1	1,117 m	25.7	24.0						right								According to Wikipedia, official website
184		China	Asia	Metro	28 Jun 2012	18.2 km	2	2	1	18,200 m	18.2	2.0
185	Hangchow	China	Asia	Metro	24 Nov 2012	48.0 km	31	31	1	1,600 m	48.0	31.0														Wikipedia
186		Italy	Europe	Metro	22 Dec 2012	13.1 km	17	17	1	819 m	13.1	17.0										2012	metro			According to official website
187		Peru	America	Tren Urbano	5 Apr 2012	22.0 km	16	16	1	1,467 m	22.0	16.0					0.29 EUR