World Metro Database

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