World Metro Database

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1		Turkey	Asia	Metro	18 Mar 2009	13.5 km	13	13	1,125 m	13.5	13.0
2	Alma-Ata	Kazakhstan	Asia	Metro	1 Jan 2011	7.3 km	7	7	1,217 m	7.3	7.0	2,630	19,200	7 million	2012
3		India	Asia	Metro	15 Sep 2011	7.5 km	6	6	1,500 m	7.5	6.0
4		Italy	Europe	Metro	22 Dec 2012	13.1 km	17	17	819 m	13.1	17.0										metro		2012				According to official website
5	Hsinking	China	Asia	LRT	Oct 2002	17.0 km	16	16	1,133 m	17.0	16.0					right											(17 km, 16 stations on viaduct = metro). 14.6 km, 17 st on streets
6		China	Asia	Metro	27 Sep 2010	40.9 km	36	35	1,202 m	20.4	18.0	6,900	282,000	103 million	2012	right								yes		yes	http://railway-technology.com/projects/chengdu-metro
7		China	Asia	Metro	1 May 2003	49.0 km	12	12	4,455 m	49.0	12.0	2,460	121,000	44 million	2012	right											Suburban service?
8	Hangchow	China	Asia	Metro	24 Nov 2012	48.0 km	31	31	1,600 m	48.0	31.0																Wikipedia
9	Gaoxiong	Taiwan	Asia	MRT	9 Mar 2008	45.0 km	38	37	1,250 m	22.5	19.0	3,170	142,000	52 million	2012			1435	750	third rail				MRT
10		Russia	Europe	Metro	27 Aug 2005	10.9 km	7	7	1,817 m	10.9	7.0	6,790	74,000	27 million	2012	right											According to Mr. Yuri Popov
11		China	Asia	Metro	28 Jun 2012	18.2 km	2	2	18,200 m	18.2	2.0
12		Venezuela	America	Metro	8 Jun 2009	6.5 km	6	6	1,300 m	6.5	6.0															yes
13		Iran	Asia		10 Oct 2011	19.0 km	22	22	905 m	19.0	22.0
14	Nanking	China	Asia	Metro	27 Aug 2005	84.7 km	57	55	1,540 m	42.3	28.5	11,100	942,000	344 million	2011	right
15		Spain	Europe	Metro	25 Apr 2007	8.3 km	9	9	1,038 m	8.3	9.0							1000	1500
16		Italy	Europe	Minimetro	29 Jan 2008	3.0 km	7	7	500 m	3.0	7.0										'Minimetro'		2008
17		Poland	Europe	Fast Tram	1 Mar 1997	6.1 km	6	6	1,220 m	6.1	6.0																Rapid Tram
18		Puerto Rico	America	Tren Urbano	6 Jun 2005	17.2 km	16	16	1,147 m	17.2	16.0	1,750	30,100	11 million	2011
19		Dominican Republic	America	Metro	30 Jan 2009	14.5 km	16	16	967 m	14.5	16.0	5,480	79,500	29 million	2011			1435								yes
20		USA	America	Light Rail	18 Jul 2009	22.2 km	12	12	2,018 m	22.2	12.0					right										yes	Downtown tunnel section considered as a full metro
21	Sevilla	Spain	Europe	Metro	2 Apr 2009	18.0 km	21	21	900 m	18.0	21.0													Line 1
22	Mukden	China	Asia	Metro	27 Sep 2010	49.5 km	41	40	1,268 m	24.7	20.5					right								yes
23	Su-chou	China	Asia	Subway	29 Apr 2012	25.7 km	24	24	1,117 m	25.7	24.0					right										yes	According to Wikipedia, official website
24		Netherlands	Europe	RandstadRail	16 Oct 2004	27.9 km	30	30	1,033 m	9.3	10.0					right											Full metro section length unknown (47 km?)
25	Tientsin	China	Asia	Metro	28 Mar 2004	124.0 km	81	77	1,610 m	31.0	20.3	1,410	175,000	64 million	2010	right		1435	825	third rail				platform gate doors		yes	Binhai Line and metro line included. (10-08-1980: 7.4 km, 7 stations)
26		Venezuela	America	Metro	18 Oct 2006	6.2 km	7	7	1,033 m	6.2	7.0	9,280	57,500	21 million	2010
27		Chile	America	Metro	23 Nov 2005	43.0 km	20	20	2,263 m	43.0	20.0					right
28		Netherlands	Europe	Metro	16 Oct 1977	32.7 km	33	33	1,128 m	8.2	8.3	7,120	233,000	85 million	2009	right	2.09 EUR	1435	750	third rail							Sneltram not included (9.8 km, 19 stations; 'Metros in Holland')
29		Turkey	Asia	Metro	30 Aug 1996	23.1 km	23	22	1,100 m	11.6	11.5	13,400	310,000	113 million	2007	right		1435	750	third rail	metro line		1997
30		Belgium	Europe	Premetro	25 Mar 1975	7.6 km	11	11	844 m	3.8	5.5							1000	600	overhead wire
31		USA	America	MARTA	30 Jun 1979	79.2 km	39	38	2,141 m	39.6	19.5	1,180	93,200	34 million	2007	right		1435	750	third rail						yes
32		Azerbaijan	Asia	Metro	6 Nov 1967	34.6 km	23	22	1,646 m	17.3	11.5	14,500	501,000	183 million	2011	right		1520	825	third rail
33		USA	America	Metro Subway	21 Nov 1983	24.5 km	14	14	1,885 m	24.5	14.0	2,010	49,300	18 million	2011	right		1435	700	third rail						yes
34		Thailand	Asia	Skytrain, MRT	5 Dec 1999	80.2 km	57	51	1,512 m	20.0	14.3	8,370	671,000	245 million	2011	left	0.64 EUR	1435		linear	Green line		1999	Green line, Blue line		yes
35		Brazil	America	Metrô	1 Aug 1986	28.1 km	19	19	1,563 m	28.1	19.0					right											According to official website
36		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	21 Sep 1971	5.2 km	7	7	1,733 m	1.3	1.8					right											Full metro section length unknown. Only metro section included
37		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	26 May 1979	21.5 km	29	27	797 m	10.8	14.5					right		1435	660	overhead wire							Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
38		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	22 Mar 1975	9.0 km	12	12	818 m	9.0	12.0					right		1435	750	overhead wire							9 km, 12 stations underground. Approx. 17 km metro-like
39		USA	America	The T	1 Sep 1897	60.5 km	66	60	960 m	20.2	22.0	6,660	403,000	147 million	2010	right		1435	600	third rail, overhead wire (Green Line)						yes	Green and Red Lines' tram section not included
40		Brazil	America	Metrô	31 Mar 2001	42.0 km	24	24	1,826 m	42.0	24.0	3,590	151,000	55 million	2009	right
41		Romania	Europe	Metro	16 Nov 1979	69.3 km	50	45	1,505 m	17.3	12.5	6,770	468,000	171 million	2011	right	0.40 EUR	1435	825	third rail
42		Hungary	Europe	Metro	2 May 1896	33.0 km	42	40	846 m	11.0	14.0	25,100	827,000	302 million	2011	right	0.95 EUR	1435	825, 600 (Line M1)	third rail, overhead wire (Line M1)
43		USA	America	Metro Rail	18 May 1985	8.4 km	8	8	1,194 m	8.4	8.0					right											Only tunnel section
44		Turkey	Asia	Bursaray	19 Aug 2002	31.5 km	31	31	1,086 m	15.8	15.5
45		South Korea	Asia	Subway	19 Jul 1985	131.8 km	127	119	1,080 m	26.4	25.4	6,650	877,000	320 million	2012	right					Line 4	Line 4	2011	line 3
46		Egypt	Africa	Metro	27 Sep 1987	65.5 km	55	53	1,236 m	32.8	27.5	35,000	2.29 million	837 million	2010	left	0.14 EUR	1435	1500	overhead wire						5 stations
47		Venezuela	America	Metro	27 Mar 1983	60.5 km	50	46	1,344 m	12.1	10.0	22,000	1.33 million	485 million	2009		0.31 EUR	1435	750	third rail						yes	Metro Los Teques included (9.5 km)
48		Italy	Europe	Metropolitana	27 Jun 1999	3.8 km	6	6	760 m	3.8	6.0					right		1435	3000	overhead wire							metroitaliane.it
49		Belgium	Europe	Métro Léger	21 Jun 1976	17.5 km	20	20	1,094 m	4.4	5.0																Full metro section length unknown. Total length 25 km. Data from Wikipedia
50	Madras	India	Asia	MRTS	19 Oct 1997	27.0 km	17	17	1,688 m	27.0	17.0
51		Japan	Asia	Monorail	28 Mar 1988	15.5 km	18	18	969 m	7.8	9.0					left
52		USA	America	"L"	6 Jun 1892	166.0 km	152	144	1,153 m	20.8	19.0	3,660	608,000	222 million	2011	right	1.58 EUR	1435	600	third rail						yes	151 Stations and 173 km (UrbanRail.net)
53		USA	America	Rapid Transit	15 Mar 1955	31.0 km	18	18	1,824 m	31.0	18.0	530	16,400	6 million	2011	right		1435	600	overhead wire							2 Light Rail lines not included
54	Taegu	South Korea	Asia	Subway	26 Nov 1997	53.9 km	56	55	998 m	27.0	28.0	6,460	348,000	127 million	2012									lines 1, 2
55	Taejon	South Korea	Asia	Subway	16 Mar 2006	22.6 km	22	22	1,076 m	22.6	22.0	4,610	104,000	38 million	2011									yes
56		USA	America	People Mover	Jul 1987	4.8 km	13	13	400 m	4.8	13.0					right		1435	600	third rail	downtown people mover, LIM technology		1987			yes
57	Dnipropetrovsk	Ukraine	Europe	Metro	29 Dec 1995	7.1 km	6	6	1,420 m	7.1	6.0	3,470	24,700	9 million	2010			1520	825	third rail							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
58		Canada	America	Light Rail	22 Apr 1978	20.4 km	15	15	1,457 m	20.4	15.0					right
59		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	1 Sep 1984	5.5 km	9	9	690 m	5.5	9.0					right		1000	600	overhead wire							Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
60		United Kingdom	Europe	Subway	14 Dec 1896	10.4 km	15	15	743 m	10.4	15.0	3,420	35,600	13 million	2011	left		1219	600	third rail
61		Mexico	America	Metro	1 Sep 1989	24.0 km	29	28	889 m	12.0	14.5					right
62		South Korea	Asia	Subway	28 Apr 2004	20.1 km	20	20	1,058 m	20.1	20.0	2,450	49,300	18 million	2011									yes
63		Israel	Asia	Carmelit	1959	1.8 km	6	6	350 m	1.8	6.0
64		Germany	Europe	U-Bahn	1 Mar 1912	104.7 km	99	91	1,102 m	26.2	24.8	5,210	545,000	199 million	2011	right		1435	750	third rail							According to official website
65		Japan	Asia	Monorail	20 Aug 1994	18.4 km	21	21	920 m	18.4	21.0	2,680	49,300	18 million	2005	left						yes					According to Mr. Osamu Abe
66	Inchon	South Korea	Asia	Subway	6 Oct 1999	29.5 km	29	29	1,054 m	29.5	29.0	8,270	244,000	89 million	2012									yes
67		Turkey	Europe	Metro	16 Sep 2000	42.0 km	28	28	1,615 m	21.0	14.0	5,090	214,000	78 million	2011	right	0.63 EUR	1435	750	overhead wire, third rail (Line M2)							Wikipedia. Hafif Metro not included (25.8 km, 24 stations, 2 lines)
68		Turkey	Asia	Metro	22 May 2000	15.9 km	14	14	1,223 m	15.9	14.0	10,900	173,000	63 million	2011			1435	750	third rail
69		USA	America	Skyway	30 May 1989	6.9 km	6	6	1,380 m	6.9	6.0					right		2060	750	third rail	downtown monorail people mover		1989
70		Japan	Asia	Monorail	3 Mar 1970	6.6 km	8	8	943 m	6.6	8.0					left											Shonan Monorail.
71	Kharkiv	Ukraine	Europe	Metro	23 Aug 1975	37.4 km	29	26	1,438 m	12.5	9.7	18,300	685,000	250 million	2011	right											According to Mr. Yuri Popov
72	Kyiv	Ukraine	Europe	Metro	22 Oct 1960	66.2 km	51	48	1,379 m	22.1	17.0	21,500	1.42 million	519 million	2011	right	0.27 EUR	1520	825	third rail
73	Calcutta	India	Asia	Metro Railway	24 Oct 1984	25.0 km	23	23	1,136 m	25.0	23.0	19,000	474,000	173 million	2009	right											25 km wikipedia, 27.50 km urbanrail ???
74	Krivoy Rog	Ukraine	Europe	Metrotram	26 Dec 1986	18.0 km	12	12	1,636 m	18.0	12.0
75		Malaysia	Asia	LRT, Monorail	16 Dec 1996	64.0 km	60	56	1,123 m	21.3	20.0	4,670	299,000	109 million	2008	left	0.37 EUR				LRT		1996	KLIA line to airport, Kelana Jaya line's underground stations		yes
76		USA	America	Monorail	15 Jul 2004	6.2 km	7	7	1,033 m	6.2	7.0					right					monorail		2004	yes			Hotels monorails not included
77		Peru	America	Tren Urbano	5 Apr 2012	22.0 km	16	16	1,467 m	22.0	16.0						0.29 EUR
78		USA	America	Metro Rail	30 Jan 1993	59.3 km	30	30	2,196 m	19.8	10.0	2,130	126,000	46 million	2011	right	1.91 EUR	1435	750	overhead wire, third rail (Red, Purple lines)						yes	Red, Purple and Green lines
79		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	29 May 1969	4.0 km	11	11	364 m							right											Full metro section length unknown.
80		France	Europe	Métro	28 Apr 1978	30.7 km	43	39	787 m	7.7	10.8	22,900	704,000	257 million	2009	left	1.60 EUR	1435	750	third rail	line D/Maggaly, rubber-tyred, no PSDs	yes	1991
81		France	Europe	Métro	26 Nov 1977	21.8 km	30	28	779 m	10.9	15.0	9,430	205,000	75 million	2011	right		1435	750	third rail		yes
82	Medellín	Colombia	America	Metro	30 Nov 1995	28.8 km	26	25	1,200 m	14.4	13.0	16,200	466,000	170 million	2011			1435	1500	overhead wire							Metro Cable not included, 4 stations
83		Mexico	America	Metro	5 Sep 1969	180.0 km	195	163	984 m	15.0	16.3	24,500	4.41 million	1,609 million	2012	right	0.14 EUR	1995	750	third rail		yes					ONLY PASSENGER SERVICE KM COUNTED
84		USA	America	Metrorail	21 May 1984	39.8 km	23	23	1,809 m	39.8	23.0	1,240	49,300	18 million	2011	right	1.66 EUR	1435	750	third rail	downtown people mover, rubber-tyred	Downtown people mover	1986			yes	Metromover not included (20 stations, 7 km)
85		Belarus	Europe	Metro	26 Jun 1984	35.4 km	28	27	1,362 m	17.7	14.0	21,700	770,000	281 million	2012	right		1520	825	third rail							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
86		Mexico	America	Metro	25 Apr 1991	31.5 km	32	31	1,050 m	15.8	16.0	12,000	378,000	138 million	2009	right						yes
87	Montréal	Canada	America	Metro	14 Oct 1966	69.2 km	73	68	1,003 m	17.3	18.3	8,670	600,000	219 million	2006	right	1.67 EUR	1994	750	third rail		yes
88		Russia	Europe	Metro	15 May 1935	309.4 km	186	147	1,778 m	25.8	15.5	21,200	6.55 million	2,389 million	2011	right	0.50 EUR	1520	825	third rail						lines 3, 5 since 2009	Monorail (6 stations, 4.7 km) not included.
89	Mülheim	Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	3 Nov 1979	9.0 km	13	12	819 m	4.5	6.5					right		1435	750	overhead wire							Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
90	Bombay	India	Asia	Suburban Railway		171.0 km	73	73	2,515 m	34.2	14.6						0.17 EUR										In fact, 4 suburban railway lines with metro frequency
91		Japan	Asia	Monorail	10 Aug 2003	12.8 km	15	15	914 m	12.8	15.0					left
92		Italy	Europe	Metropolitana	28 Mar 1993	31.8 km	31	28	1,136 m	10.6	10.3	3,020	95,900	35 million	2011	left		1435	1500	overhead wire							M3 and M4 not included (M3: 12.3 km, 12 sta. M4: 8.3 km, 8 sta.)
93	New York City	USA	America	Subway	27 Oct 1904	368.0 km	468	422	834 m	13.6	17.3	12,300	4.53 million	1,655 million	2012	right	1.53 EUR	1435	625, 650 (PATH)	third rail				planned for new Second Avenue Line		yes	According to official website. PATH not included (22.2 km, 13 stations). SIR not included
94		USA	America	Subway	26 May 1935	2.2 km	4	4	733 m	2.2	4.0					right											4 underground stations
95		United Kingdom	Europe	Metro	7 Aug 1980	76.5 km	61	50	1,297 m	38.3	30.5	1,360	104,000	38 million	2011	left		1435	1500	overhead wire
96	Gorky	Russia	Europe	Metro	20 Nov 1985	18.9 km	15	14	1,454 m	9.4	7.5	3,910	74,000	27 million	2010	right		1520	825	third rail							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
97		Russia	Asia	Metro	7 Jan 1986	16.4 km	13	12	1,487 m	8.2	6.5	12,700	208,000	76 million	2011	right		1520	825	third rail							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
98		USA	America	Subway	4 Mar 1907	62.0 km	66	62	984 m	20.7	22.0	4,730	293,000	107 million	2011	right		1435, 1588 (Market-Frankford Line)	600, 685 (PATCO)	third rail						yes	PATCO line included. Subway trolley not (10 stations)
99		USA	America	T	3 Jul 1985	4.8 km	6	6	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.
100		Brazil	America	Metro	2 Mar 1985	33.8 km	17	17	2,112 m	33.8	17.0					right											According to official website
101		North Korea	Asia	Metro	6 Sep 1973	22.5 km	16	15	1,607 m	11.3	8.0	4,380	98,600	36 million	2009			1435	825	third rail
102		Brazil	America	Metrô	11 Mar 1985	39.7 km	30	28	1,418 m	19.9	15.0					right											According to official website
103		Brazil	America	Metrô	5 Mar 1979	42.0 km	34	34	1,313 m	21.0	17.0	13,800	581,000	212 million	2010	right	0.77 EUR	1600	750	third rail						yes
104		Netherlands	Europe	Metro	10 Feb 1968	47.0 km	38	37	1,306 m	23.5	19.0	5,070	238,000	87 million	2008	right		1435	750	third rail							Only metro section. Sneltram: 8.4 km, 11 stations. 'Metros in Holland'
105		France	Europe	Métro	17 Dec 1994	2.2 km	5	5	550 m	2.2	5.0																5 underground stations
106		USA	America	Metrolink	31 Jul 1993	73.4 km	37	37	2,097 m	36.7	18.5					right
107	Leningrad	Russia	Europe	Metro	15 Nov 1955	113.5 km	67	59	1,831 m	22.7	13.4	19,000	2.15 million	786 million	2011	right		1520	825	third rail				windowless steel doors in ten stations			According to Mr. Yuri Popov
108	Kuybyshev	Russia	Europe	Metro	26 Dec 1987	10.2 km	9	9	1,275 m	10.2	9.0	4,300	43,800	16 million	2011	right		1520	825	third rail							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
109		USA	America	BART	11 Sep 1972	166.9 km	44	44	4,279 m	33.4	8.8	1,820	304,000	111 million	2012	right		1676	1000	third rail						yes	MUNI not included (8 underground stations)
110		China	Asia	Metro	10 Apr 1995	437.0 km	296	251	1,539 m	36.4	24.7	14,300	6.24 million	2,276 million	2012	right	0.34 EUR	1435	1500	overhead wire				newer line 4 stations and refitted line 1 stations		yes	Maglev and Bund tunnel not included. From Wikipedia. 411,90 km ? Line 13 closes for reconstruction
111		Bulgaria	Europe	Metro	28 Jan 1998	31.2 km	28	26	1,200 m	15.6	14.0	2,550	79,500	29 million	2009	right	0.51 EUR	1435	825	third rail
112		Sweden	Europe	Tunnelbana	1 Oct 1950	105.7 km	104	100	1,047 m	35.2	34.7	8,010	847,000	309 million	2011	left	3.73 EUR	1435	650, 750 (Blue Line)	third rail							According to official website. 7 operational lines
113		Australia	Oceania	Cityrail	1926	22.1 km	14	14	2,005 m	7.4	4.7					left	2.92 EUR									yes	Only underground stations in downtown. Monorail: 3.6 km, 8 stations
114		Uzbekistan	Asia	Metro	6 Nov 1977	36.2 km	29	26	1,392 m	12.1	9.7	4,920	178,000	65 million	2010	right		1520	825	third rail							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
115		Georgia	Asia	Metro	11 Jan 1966	26.3 km	22	21	1,315 m	13.1	11.0	9,170	241,000	88 million	2008	right		1520	825	third rail							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
116		Iran	Asia	Metro	21 Feb 2000	73.0 km	70	64	1,106 m	18.3	17.5	18,000	1.32 million	480 million	2011			1435	750	third rail						yes	Line 5 to Karaj not included (42 km, 11 stations) Lenght unknown
117		Canada	America	Subway	30 Apr 1954	71.3 km	74	69	1,019 m	17.8	18.5	10,700	762,000	278 million	2006	right	1.67 EUR	1480	600	third rail						yes
118	Stalingrad	Russia	Europe	Metro	5 Nov 1984	6.8 km	6	6	1,360 m	6.8	6.0																Total system: 22 stations, 17,1 km
119		Poland	Europe	Metro	7 Apr 1995	22.6 km	21	21	1,130 m	22.6	21.0	17,000	384,000	140 million	2011	right	0.47 EUR	1435	825	third rail
120		USA	America	Metrorail	27 Mar 1976	171.2 km	90	86	2,014 m	34.2	18.0	3,490	597,000	218 million	2012	right		1435	750	third rail						yes
121	Hankou	China	Asia	Metro	28 Sep 2004	56.8 km	48	47	1,234 m	28.4	24.0	3,520	200,000	73 million	2011	right
122		Germany	Europe	Schwebebahn	1 Mar 1901	13.3 km	20	20	700 m	13.3	20.0					right			600	overhead rail
123	Ekaterinburg	Russia	Asia	Metro	26 Apr 1991	12.7 km	9	9	1,587 m	12.7	9.0	8,200	104,000	38 million	2011	right
124	Erevan	Armenia	Asia	Metro	7 Mar 1981	12.1 km	10	10	1,344 m	12.1	10.0	3,850	46,600	17 million	2011	right											According to Mr. Yuri Popov
125	Peking	China	Asia	Subway	1 Oct 1969	442.0 km	262	222	1,797 m	27.6	16.4	15,200	6.74 million	2,460 million	2012	right	0.15 EUR	1435	825	third rail				PGDs on underground stations of line 5, PSDs on lines 8, 10	all lines	yes
126		Belgium	Europe	Métro	20 Sep 1976	32.2 km	61	59	555 m	10.7	20.3	11,300	364,000	133 million	2009	right (left on lines 1 and 6 between Midi and Roi Baudouin)	1.53 EUR	1435	900	third rail					line 1		Premetro tunnels not included, 11 stations
127		France	Europe	Métro	19 Jul 1900	218.0 km	382	302	596 m	13.6	23.9	19,200	4.18 million	1,524 million	2011	right (metro), left (RER)	1.57 EUR	1435	750	third rail	lines 1, 14, rubber-tyred	lines 1, 4, 6, 11, 14	1998	lines 1, 13 (part), 14	lines 1, 2, 5, 7bis, 9, 14	lines 1, 2, 5, 9
128	São Paulo	Brazil	America	Metrô	14 Sep 1974	74.3 km	67	61	1,198 m	14.9	13.4	32,300	2.4 million	877 million	2012	right	0.76 EUR	1600	750 (lines 1-3), 1500 (lines 4, 5)	third rail (lines 1-3), overhead wire (lines 4, 5)	line 4		2010	lines 2, 3, 4 (since 2010)	lines 4, 5	all metro lines and regional rail	According to official website. C Line: 26 km + 16 st. E Line: 22km + 7 st)
129		United Kingdom	Europe	Underground	10 Jan 1863	402.0 km	270	270	1,552 m	36.5	24.5	7,980	3.21 million	1,171 million	2011	left	2.75 EUR	1435	600, 750 (DLR)	third rail	Docklands Light Rail		1987	Jubilee Line extension	Metropolitan Line, DLR	Metropolitan Line	DLR not included (31.4 km, 39 stations). East London Line removed (will be assigned to Overground). Overground: 86 km, 55 st.
130		Algeria	Africa	Metro	1 Nov 2011	9.0 km	10	10	1,000 m	9.0	10.0							1435	750	third rail					yes	yes
131		Greece	Europe	Metro	1954	52.0 km	54	50	1,020 m	17.3	18.0	18,000	937,000	342 million	2008	right	1.00 EUR	1435	600	third rail					yes	yes	M3 airport line not included.
132		Spain	Europe	Metro	30 Dec 1924	119.4 km	163	136	786 m	10.9	14.8	8,930	1.07 million	389 million	2011	right	1.35 EUR	1435	1200	third rail (TMB), overhead wire (FGC)	lines L9, L10, L11		2009	lines L9, L10, L11	yes	yes	Tram lines not included (1.8 km subway tram line, T5)
133		Germany	Europe	U-Bahn	18 Feb 1902	147.4 km	195	173	797 m	14.7	19.5	9,390	1.38 million	505 million	2011	right	2.10 EUR	1435	750	third rail					yes
134		Spain	Europe	Metro	11 Nov 1995	43.4 km	40	40	1,142 m	21.7	20.0	5,680	247,000	90 million	2011	left		1000	1500	overhead wire					yes	yes	According to Metro Bilbao
135		Argentina	America	Subte	1 Dec 1913	49.3 km	78	69	685 m	8.2	13.0	17,100	844,000	308 million	2011	left	0.24 EUR	1435	1500, 1100 (Line B)	overhead wire, third rail (Line B)					yes		Premetro line not included
136	Chungking	China	Asia	Monorail	18 Jun 2005	127.0 km	86	81	1,548 m	31.7	21.5					right								The three underground stations (Daping, Linjiangmen, and Jiaochangkou) have PSDs	yes	yes
137		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	11 Oct 1968	45.0 km	51	51	1,250 m	3.0	3.4					right		1435	750	overhead wire					yes	new light rail trains only	Approx. 45 km metro-like. 30 km underground.
138		Denmark	Europe	Metro	19 Oct 2002	21.0 km	22	22	1,050 m	10.5	11.0	7,050	148,000	54 million	2011	right	2.81 EUR	1435	750	third rail	all metro lines		2002	all underground stations	yes	all metro and S-Tog trains	According to official website
139		India	Asia	Metro	24 Dec 2002	193.2 km	143	138	1,410 m	32.2	23.8	8,600	1.66 million	606 million	2011	left	0.12 EUR	1676, 1435 (Green, Violet lines)	25000	overhead wire					yes	yes
140		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	17 May 1976	29.5 km	37	37	866 m	9.8	12.3					right		1435	600	overhead wire	H-Bahn		1984		yes		Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
141		United Arab Emirates	Asia	Metro	9 Sep 2009	69.7 km	46	44	1,584 m	34.8	23.0	4,280	299,000	109 million	2012	right		1435	750	third rail	metro		2009	metro, monorail	yes	yes
142	Düsseldorf	Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	4 Oct 1981	9.6 km	14	14	798 m	4.8	7.0					right		1435	600	overhead wire					yes		Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
143		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	11 Jul 1992	14.3 km	13	13	1,304 m	7.2	6.5					right									yes		Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
144		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	5 Oct 1967	20.2 km	27	27	842 m	6.7	9.0					right		1435	750	overhead wire					yes		Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
145		Germany	Europe	U-Bahn	4 Oct 1968	20.5 km	31	27	732 m	6.8	10.3					right	2.30 EUR	1435	750	overhead wire					yes		20.40 km, 27 stations underground ('Schnellbahnen in Deutschland')
146		Japan	Asia	Subway	26 Jul 1981	29.8 km	35	34	931 m	9.9	11.7	11,400	340,000	124 million	2007	left		1067	1500	overhead wire				yes	yes		According to Mr. Osamu Abe
147		Italy	Europe	Metropolitana	13 Jun 1990	7.1 km	8	8	1,014 m	7.1	8.0					right		1435	750	overhead wire					yes		metroitaliane.it
148	Canton	China	Asia	Metro	28 Jun 1999	231.9 km	146	132	1,680 m	29.0	18.3	21,600	5 million	1,825 million	2012	right		1435	825	third rail	APM line (underground people mover)	Zhujiang people mover	2010	yes	yes	yes	APM included
149	Hannover	Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	28 Sep 1975	18.6 km	21	17	1,033 m	6.2	7.0					right		1435	600	overhead wire					yes		18.60 km, 17 stations underground ('Schnellbahnen in Deutschland')
150		Finland	Europe	Metro	3 Aug 1982	21.0 km	17	17	1,313 m	21.0	17.0	8,090	170,000	62 million	2011	right	2.10 EUR	1524	750	third rail					yes		According to Metros in Skandinavien (R.Schwandl)
151		Hong Kong S.A.R.	Asia	MTR	1 Oct 1979	175.0 km	95	82	2,059 m	17.5	9.5	22,600	3.96 million	1,444 million	2012	left	0.91 EUR	1435	1500 (MTR), 25000 (KCR)	overhead wire	Disneyland Resort Line	SI, WI lines, planned	2005	all underground stations	yes	yes	175 Km and 82 stations according to MRT. 184km urbanrail.35.3km airport express not included
152	Kitaky?sh?	Japan	Asia	Monorail	9 Jan 1985	8.8 km	13	13	733 m	8.8	13.0					left									yes
153		Japan	Asia	Subway	13 Mar 1977	30.6 km	26	24	1,275 m	15.3	13.0	10,800	332,000	121 million	2008	left		1435	1500, 600 (Portliner)	overhead wire, third rail (Portliner)	Port Liner and Rokko Liner, rubber-tyred	Port Liner and Rokko Liner	1981	Port Liner and Rokko Liner	yes		According to Mr. Osamu Abe. Portliner, Rokko lines not included (15 st)
154		Japan	Asia	Subway	1 Apr 1981	31.3 km	32	31	1,043 m	15.6	16.0	11,000	345,000	126 million	2008	left		1435	1500	overhead wire				Tozai line	yes
155		Switzerland	Europe	Metro	24 May 1991	13.7 km	29	28	507 m	6.8	14.5										line m2	line m2	2008		yes		Only m2 is a full metro (27.10.2008: 5.9 km, 14 sta). Line m1: 3 underground stations
156		France	Europe	Métro	25 Apr 1983	45.5 km	62	60	758 m	22.8	31.0	5,780	263,000	96 million	2009	right		2060	750	third rail	VAL	yes	1983	VAL, all stations	yes
157		Portugal	Europe	Metro	29 Dec 1959	44.3 km	55	49	869 m	11.1	13.8	11,300	501,000	183 million	2010	left	0.80 EUR	1435	750	third rail					yes
158		Spain	Europe	Metro	17 Oct 1919	286.3 km	282	232	1,064 m	22.0	21.7	6,080	1.74 million	635 million	2011	left	1.00 EUR	1445	600	overhead wire				tests in 2010, plans for 2011	yes	yes	ML1, ML2, ML3 not included (27.8 km, 37 st.; Embajadores=Acacias)
159		Philippines	Asia	MRT	1 Dec 1984	51.5 km	44	41	1,256 m	17.2	14.7	18,400	948,000	346 million	2008	right	0.18 EUR								yes	yes	Length not sure
160		Saudi Arabia	Asia	Metro	13 Nov 2010	18.1 km	9	9	2,263 m	18.1	9.0					right		1435	1500	third rail				yes	yes	yes
161		Italy	Europe	Metropolitana	1 Nov 1964	83.3 km	94	90	915 m	27.8	31.3	10,800	899,000	328 million	2007	right	1.00 EUR	1435	1500, 750 (line M1)	overhead wire, third rail (line M1)	line M5		2013	line M5	yes	yes	metroitaliane.it
162		Germany	Europe	U-Bahn	19 Oct 1971	94.2 km	102	96	981 m	15.7	17.0	10,500	986,000	360 million	2010	right	2.30 EUR	1435	750	third rail					yes
163		Japan	Asia	Subway	15 Nov 1957	93.1 km	97	86	1,001 m	23.3	24.3	12,600	1.17 million	427 million	2008	left		1435, 1067 (Tsurumai, Sakura-dori lines)	600, 1500 (Tsurumai, Sakura-dori lines)	third rail, overhead wire (Tsurumai, Sakura-dori lines)	Tobu Kyuryo maglev line		2005	Tobu Kyuryo maglev line	yes	yes	3 stations +
164		Germany	Europe	U-Bahn	1 Mar 1972	36.0 km	48	44	800 m	12.0	16.0	8,980	323,000	118 million	2011	right		1435	750	third rail	lines U2, U3, no PSDs, sharing tracks with driver-operated trains		2008		yes
165	Porto	Portugal	Europe	Metro	7 Dec 2002	21.7 km	15	14	1,669 m	10.9	7.5					right		1435	750	overhead wire					yes	yes	Full metro section length unknown.14 underground stations & 6,3 km in tunnel in downtown
166		Japan	Asia	Subway	20 May 1933	137.8 km	133	104	1,111 m	15.3	14.8	16,600	2.29 million	836 million	2010	left		1435	750, 600 (Nanko Port Town Line)	third rail	Nanko Port Town Line, rubber-tyred	Nanko Port Town Line	1981	all stations on the Nanko Port Town Line	yes		Monorail not included (23.8 km, 18 st). OTS + new tram included
167		Norway	Europe	T-Bane	22 May 1966	62.0 km	77	77	861 m	12.4	15.4	3,360	208,000	76 million	2010	right	2.67 EUR	1435	750	third rail					yes		Line 1 not included (it has level crossings). Length not sure
168		Czech Republic	Europe	Metro	9 May 1974	59.1 km	57	54	1,094 m	19.7	19.0	24,600	1.45 million	530 million	2011	right	0.65 EUR	1435	750	third rail					yes
169		France	Europe	Métro	16 Mar 2002	9.0 km	15	15	643 m	9.0	15.0	14,300	129,000	47 million	2011	right					VAL	yes	2002	VAL	yes
170		Italy	Europe	Metropolitana	10 Feb 1955	41.6 km	52	51	832 m	20.8	26.0	21,800	907,000	331 million	2008	left	1.00 EUR	1435	1500	overhead wire					yes	yes	metroitaliane.it
171	Santiago de Chile	Chile	America	Metro	15 Sep 1975	102.4 km	108	100	994 m	20.5	21.6	17,100	1.75 million	640 million	2011	right	0.55 EUR	1435	750	third rail		yes			yes
172		Japan	Asia	Subway	16 Dec 1971	48.0 km	49	46	1,043 m	16.0	16.3	11,900	573,000	209 million	2008	left		2150, 2180 (Namboku Line)	1500, 750 (Namboku Line)	overhead wire, third rail (Namboku Line)		yes			yes		According to Mr. Osamu Abe
173		Japan	Asia	Subway	15 Jul 1987	14.8 km	17	17	925 m	14.8	17.0	10,700	159,000	58 million	2008	left		1067	1500	overhead wire					yes		According to Mr. Osamu Abe
174		South Korea	Asia	Subway	15 Aug 1974	326.5 km	302	260	1,114 m	36.3	33.6	21,100	6.9 million	2,518 million	2012	right	0.54 EUR	1435	1500	overhead wire				lines 2 and 9, planned for all lines by 2010	yes	yes	Only metro section.
175		China	Asia	Metro	28 Dec 2004	178.4 km	131	118	1,416 m	35.7	26.2	2,030	362,000	132 million	2009	right		1435						yes	yes	yes
176		Singapore	Asia	MRT	7 Nov 1987	146.5 km	100	89	1,526 m	36.6	25.0	14,800	2.18 million	794 million	2011	left	0.97 EUR	1435	750	third rail	North-East Line, Circle Line and the 3 rubber-tyred LRT lines	LRT lines	2003	yes	yes	yes
177		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	10 Jun 1966	24.0 km	19	17	1,412 m	12.0	9.5					right		1435	750	overhead wire					yes	yes	24 km underground. (Schnellbahnen in Deutschland)
178		Taiwan	Asia	MRT	28 Mar 1996	112.6 km	106	98	1,149 m	14.1	13.3	15,900	1.79 million	652 million	2012	right	0.60 EUR	2060	750	third rail	Wenshan (Muzha) VAL line	yes	1996	PGDs in the busier MRT stations, PSDs in all VAL stations	yes	yes
179		Japan	Asia	Monorail	27 Nov 1998	16.0 km	19	19	889 m	16.0	19.0					left									yes
180		Japan	Asia	Metro	30 Dec 1927	304.5 km	290	205	1,099 m	23.4	22.3	27,900	8.5 million	3,102 million	2011	left	1.57 EUR	1067, 1435 (Ginza, Marunouchi, Asakusa, Oedo lines), 1372 (Shinjuku line)	1500, 600 (Ginza, Marunouchi lines)	overhead wire, third rail (Ginza, Marunouchi lines)	Yurikamome Waterfront line, rubber-tyred	Yurikamome line	1995	Marunouchi, Mita, Namboku, Yurikamome lines	yes	yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe. Saitama, Yurikamone, Monorail, Yamanote, Chuo, Rinkai not incl.
181		France	Europe	Métro	26 Jun 1993	27.5 km	38	37	764 m	13.8	19.0	10,300	282,000	103 million	2011	right		2060	750	third rail	VAL	yes	1993	VAL	yes
182		Italy	Europe	Metropolitana	4 Feb 2006	13.4 km	21	21	670 m	13.4	21.0	6,750	90,400	33 million	2011	right					VAL	yes	2006	VAL	yes	yes
183		Spain	Europe	Metro	3 Oct 1988	31.8 km	38	37	909 m	10.6	12.7					right		1000	1500	overhead wire					yes	yes	Full metro section length unknown.
184		Canada	America	SkyTrain	3 Jan 1986	69.5 km	49	47	1,511 m	23.2	16.3	4,730	329,000	120 million	2011	right		1435	600	third rail	Skytrain, LIM technology, currently the world's longest automated system		1986		yes	yes
185		Austria	Europe	U-Bahn	25 Feb 1978	74.6 km	102	90	769 m	14.9	20.4	19,600	1.46 million	534 million	2010	right	1.70 EUR	1435	750	third rail					yes	yes	According to official website. Premetro tunnel not included
186	Xi'an	China	Asia	Metro	16 Sep 2011	26.4 km	17	17	1,650 m	26.4	17.0	6,120	162,000	59 million	2012			1435							yes
187		Japan	Asia	Subway	16 Dec 1972	57.6 km	48	45	1,280 m	19.2	16.0	9,420	542,000	198 million	2008	left		1435	750	third rail	Kanazawa Seaside line, LRT, rubber-tyred	Kanazawa Seaside LRT	1989	Kanazawa Seaside LRT line	yes		Kanazawa Line not included (10.6 km)