World Metro Database

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1	Bombay	India	Suburban Railway	Asia		5	171.0 km	34.2				0.17 EUR								In fact, 4 suburban railway lines with metro frequency
2		United Kingdom	Underground	Europe	10 Jan 1863	11	402.0 km	36.5	3.21 million	1,171 million	2011	2.75 EUR	left	1435	third rail	600, 750 (DLR)	Docklands Light Rail		1987	DLR not included (31.4 km, 39 stations). East London Line removed (will be assigned to Overground). Overground: 86 km, 55 st.
3		USA	"L"	America	6 Jun 1892	8	166.0 km	20.8	608,000	222 million	2011	1.58 EUR	right	1435	third rail	600				151 Stations and 173 km (UrbanRail.net)
4		Hungary	Metro	Europe	2 May 1896	3	33.0 km	11.0	827,000	302 million	2011	0.95 EUR	right	1435	third rail, overhead wire (Line M1)	825, 600 (Line M1)
5		United Kingdom	Subway	Europe	14 Dec 1896	1	10.4 km	10.4	35,600	13 million	2011		left	1219	third rail	600
6		USA	The T	America	1 Sep 1897	3	60.5 km	20.2	403,000	147 million	2010		right	1435	third rail, overhead wire (Green Line)	600				Green and Red Lines' tram section not included
7		France	Métro	Europe	19 Jul 1900	16	218.0 km	13.6	4.18 million	1,524 million	2011	1.57 EUR	right (metro), left (RER)	1435	third rail	750	lines 1, 14, rubber-tyred	lines 1, 4, 6, 11, 14	1998
8		Germany	Schwebebahn	Europe	1 Mar 1901	1	13.3 km	13.3					right		overhead rail	600
9		Germany	U-Bahn	Europe	18 Feb 1902	10	147.4 km	14.7	1.38 million	505 million	2011	2.10 EUR	right	1435	third rail	750
10	New York City	USA	Subway	America	27 Oct 1904	27	368.0 km	13.6	4.53 million	1,655 million	2012	1.53 EUR	right	1435	third rail	625, 650 (PATH)				According to official website. PATH not included (22.2 km, 13 stations). SIR not included
11		USA	Subway	America	4 Mar 1907	3	62.0 km	20.7	293,000	107 million	2011		right	1435, 1588 (Market-Frankford Line)	third rail	600, 685 (PATCO)				PATCO line included. Subway trolley not (10 stations)
12		Germany	U-Bahn	Europe	1 Mar 1912	4	104.7 km	26.2	545,000	199 million	2011		right	1435	third rail	750				According to official website
13		Argentina	Subte	America	1 Dec 1913	6	49.3 km	8.2	844,000	308 million	2011	0.24 EUR	left	1435	overhead wire, third rail (Line B)	1500, 1100 (Line B)				Premetro line not included
14		Spain	Metro	Europe	17 Oct 1919	13	286.3 km	22.0	1.74 million	635 million	2011	1.00 EUR	left	1445	overhead wire	600				ML1, ML2, ML3 not included (27.8 km, 37 st.; Embajadores=Acacias)
15		Spain	Metro	Europe	30 Dec 1924	11	119.4 km	10.9	1.07 million	389 million	2011	1.35 EUR	right	1435	third rail (TMB), overhead wire (FGC)	1200	lines L9, L10, L11		2009	Tram lines not included (1.8 km subway tram line, T5)
16		Australia	Cityrail	Oceania	1926	3	22.1 km	7.4				2.92 EUR	left							Only underground stations in downtown. Monorail: 3.6 km, 8 stations
17		Japan	Metro	Asia	30 Dec 1927	13	304.5 km	23.4	8.5 million	3,102 million	2011	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)	Yurikamome Waterfront line, rubber-tyred	Yurikamome line	1995	According to Mr. Osamu Abe. Saitama, Yurikamone, Monorail, Yamanote, Chuo, Rinkai not incl.
18		Japan	Subway	Asia	20 May 1933	9	137.8 km	15.3	2.29 million	836 million	2010		left	1435	third rail	750, 600 (Nanko Port Town Line)	Nanko Port Town Line, rubber-tyred	Nanko Port Town Line	1981	Monorail not included (23.8 km, 18 st). OTS + new tram included
19		Russia	Metro	Europe	15 May 1935	12	309.4 km	25.8	6.55 million	2,389 million	2011	0.50 EUR	right	1520	third rail	825				Monorail (6 stations, 4.7 km) not included.
20		USA	Subway	America	26 May 1935	1	2.2 km	2.2					right							4 underground stations
21		Sweden	Tunnelbana	Europe	1 Oct 1950	3	105.7 km	35.2	847,000	309 million	2011	3.73 EUR	left	1435	third rail	650, 750 (Blue Line)				According to official website. 7 operational lines
22		Greece	Metro	Europe	1954	3	52.0 km	17.3	937,000	342 million	2008	1.00 EUR	right	1435	third rail	600				M3 airport line not included.
23		Canada	Subway	America	30 Apr 1954	4	71.3 km	17.8	762,000	278 million	2006	1.67 EUR	right	1480	third rail	600
24		Italy	Metropolitana	Europe	10 Feb 1955	2	41.6 km	20.8	907,000	331 million	2008	1.00 EUR	left	1435	overhead wire	1500				metroitaliane.it
25		USA	Rapid Transit	America	15 Mar 1955	1	31.0 km	31.0	16,400	6 million	2011		right	1435	overhead wire	600				2 Light Rail lines not included
26	Leningrad	Russia	Metro	Europe	15 Nov 1955	5	113.5 km	22.7	2.15 million	786 million	2011		right	1520	third rail	825				According to Mr. Yuri Popov
27		Japan	Subway	Asia	15 Nov 1957	4	93.1 km	23.3	1.17 million	427 million	2008		left	1435, 1067 (Tsurumai, Sakura-dori lines)	third rail, overhead wire (Tsurumai, Sakura-dori lines)	600, 1500 (Tsurumai, Sakura-dori lines)	Tobu Kyuryo maglev line		2005	3 stations +
28		Israel	Carmelit	Asia	1959	1	1.8 km	1.8
29		Portugal	Metro	Europe	29 Dec 1959	4	44.3 km	11.1	501,000	183 million	2010	0.80 EUR	left	1435	third rail	750
30	Kyiv	Ukraine	Metro	Europe	22 Oct 1960	3	66.2 km	22.1	1.42 million	519 million	2011	0.27 EUR	right	1520	third rail	825
31		Italy	Metropolitana	Europe	1 Nov 1964	3	83.3 km	27.8	899,000	328 million	2007	1.00 EUR	right	1435	overhead wire, third rail (line M1)	1500, 750 (line M1)	line M5		2013	metroitaliane.it
32		Georgia	Metro	Asia	11 Jan 1966	2	26.3 km	13.1	241,000	88 million	2008		right	1520	third rail	825				According to Mr. Yuri Popov
33		Norway	T-Bane	Europe	22 May 1966	5	62.0 km	12.4	208,000	76 million	2010	2.67 EUR	right	1435	third rail	750				Line 1 not included (it has level crossings). Length not sure
34		Germany	Stadtbahn	Europe	10 Jun 1966	2	24.0 km	12.0					right	1435	overhead wire	750				24 km underground. (Schnellbahnen in Deutschland)
35	Montréal	Canada	Metro	America	14 Oct 1966	4	69.2 km	17.3	600,000	219 million	2006	1.67 EUR	right	1994	third rail	750		yes
36		Germany	Stadtbahn	Europe	5 Oct 1967	3	20.2 km	6.7					right	1435	overhead wire	750				Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
37		Azerbaijan	Metro	Asia	6 Nov 1967	2	34.6 km	17.3	501,000	183 million	2011		right	1520	third rail	825
38		Netherlands	Metro	Europe	10 Feb 1968	2	47.0 km	23.5	238,000	87 million	2008		right	1435	third rail	750				Only metro section. Sneltram: 8.4 km, 11 stations. 'Metros in Holland'
39		Germany	U-Bahn	Europe	4 Oct 1968	3	20.5 km	6.8				2.30 EUR	right	1435	overhead wire	750				20.40 km, 27 stations underground ('Schnellbahnen in Deutschland')
40		Germany	Stadtbahn	Europe	11 Oct 1968	15	45.0 km	3.0					right	1435	overhead wire	750				Approx. 45 km metro-like. 30 km underground.
41		Germany	Stadtbahn	Europe	29 May 1969	0	4.0 km						right							Full metro section length unknown.
42		Mexico	Metro	America	5 Sep 1969	12	180.0 km	15.0	4.41 million	1,609 million	2012	0.14 EUR	right	1995	third rail	750		yes		ONLY PASSENGER SERVICE KM COUNTED
43	Peking	China	Subway	Asia	1 Oct 1969	16	442.0 km	27.6	6.74 million	2,460 million	2012	0.15 EUR	right	1435	third rail	825
44		Japan	Monorail	Asia	3 Mar 1970	1	6.6 km	6.6					left							Shonan Monorail.
45		Germany	Stadtbahn	Europe	21 Sep 1971	4	5.2 km	1.3					right							Full metro section length unknown. Only metro section included
46		Germany	U-Bahn	Europe	19 Oct 1971	6	94.2 km	15.7	986,000	360 million	2010	2.30 EUR	right	1435	third rail	750
47		Japan	Subway	Asia	16 Dec 1971	3	48.0 km	16.0	573,000	209 million	2008		left	2150, 2180 (Namboku Line)	overhead wire, third rail (Namboku Line)	1500, 750 (Namboku Line)		yes		According to Mr. Osamu Abe
48		Germany	U-Bahn	Europe	1 Mar 1972	3	36.0 km	12.0	323,000	118 million	2011		right	1435	third rail	750	lines U2, U3, no PSDs, sharing tracks with driver-operated trains		2008
49		USA	BART	America	11 Sep 1972	5	166.9 km	33.4	304,000	111 million	2012		right	1676	third rail	1000				MUNI not included (8 underground stations)
50		Japan	Subway	Asia	16 Dec 1972	3	57.6 km	19.2	542,000	198 million	2008		left	1435	third rail	750	Kanazawa Seaside line, LRT, rubber-tyred	Kanazawa Seaside LRT	1989	Kanazawa Line not included (10.6 km)
51		North Korea	Metro	Asia	6 Sep 1973	2	22.5 km	11.3	98,600	36 million	2009			1435	third rail	825
52		Czech Republic	Metro	Europe	9 May 1974	3	59.1 km	19.7	1.45 million	530 million	2011	0.65 EUR	right	1435	third rail	750
53		South Korea	Subway	Asia	15 Aug 1974	9	326.5 km	36.3	6.9 million	2,518 million	2012	0.54 EUR	right	1435	overhead wire	1500				Only metro section.
54	São Paulo	Brazil	Metrô	America	14 Sep 1974	5	74.3 km	14.9	2.4 million	877 million	2012	0.76 EUR	right	1600	third rail (lines 1-3), overhead wire (lines 4, 5)	750 (lines 1-3), 1500 (lines 4, 5)	line 4		2010	According to official website. C Line: 26 km + 16 st. E Line: 22km + 7 st)
55		Germany	Stadtbahn	Europe	22 Mar 1975	1	9.0 km	9.0					right	1435	overhead wire	750				9 km, 12 stations underground. Approx. 17 km metro-like
56		Belgium	Premetro	Europe	25 Mar 1975	2	7.6 km	3.8						1000	overhead wire	600
57	Kharkiv	Ukraine	Metro	Europe	23 Aug 1975	3	37.4 km	12.5	685,000	250 million	2011		right							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
58	Santiago de Chile	Chile	Metro	America	15 Sep 1975	5	102.4 km	20.5	1.75 million	640 million	2011	0.55 EUR	right	1435	third rail	750		yes
59	Hannover	Germany	Stadtbahn	Europe	28 Sep 1975	3	18.6 km	6.2					right	1435	overhead wire	600				18.60 km, 17 stations underground ('Schnellbahnen in Deutschland')
60		USA	Metrorail	America	27 Mar 1976	5	171.2 km	34.2	597,000	218 million	2012		right	1435	third rail	750
61		Germany	Stadtbahn	Europe	17 May 1976	3	29.5 km	9.8					right	1435	overhead wire	600	H-Bahn		1984	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
62		Belgium	Métro Léger	Europe	21 Jun 1976	4	17.5 km	4.4												Full metro section length unknown. Total length 25 km. Data from Wikipedia
63		Belgium	Métro	Europe	20 Sep 1976	3	32.2 km	10.7	364,000	133 million	2009	1.53 EUR	right (left on lines 1 and 6 between Midi and Roi Baudouin)	1435	third rail	900				Premetro tunnels not included, 11 stations
64		Japan	Subway	Asia	13 Mar 1977	2	30.6 km	15.3	332,000	121 million	2008		left	1435	overhead wire, third rail (Portliner)	1500, 600 (Portliner)	Port Liner and Rokko Liner, rubber-tyred	Port Liner and Rokko Liner	1981	According to Mr. Osamu Abe. Portliner, Rokko lines not included (15 st)
65		Netherlands	Metro	Europe	16 Oct 1977	4	32.7 km	8.2	233,000	85 million	2009	2.09 EUR	right	1435	third rail	750				Sneltram not included (9.8 km, 19 stations; 'Metros in Holland')
66		Uzbekistan	Metro	Asia	6 Nov 1977	3	36.2 km	12.1	178,000	65 million	2010		right	1520	third rail	825				According to Mr. Yuri Popov
67		France	Métro	Europe	26 Nov 1977	2	21.8 km	10.9	205,000	75 million	2011		right	1435	third rail	750		yes
68		Austria	U-Bahn	Europe	25 Feb 1978	5	74.6 km	14.9	1.46 million	534 million	2010	1.70 EUR	right	1435	third rail	750				According to official website. Premetro tunnel not included
69		Canada	Light Rail	America	22 Apr 1978	1	20.4 km	20.4					right
70		France	Métro	Europe	28 Apr 1978	4	30.7 km	7.7	704,000	257 million	2009	1.60 EUR	left	1435	third rail	750	line D/Maggaly, rubber-tyred, no PSDs	yes	1991
71		Brazil	Metrô	America	5 Mar 1979	2	42.0 km	21.0	581,000	212 million	2010	0.77 EUR	right	1600	third rail	750
72		Germany	Stadtbahn	Europe	26 May 1979	2	21.5 km	10.8					right	1435	overhead wire	660				Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
73		USA	MARTA	America	30 Jun 1979	2	79.2 km	39.6	93,200	34 million	2007		right	1435	third rail	750
74		Hong Kong S.A.R.	MTR	Asia	1 Oct 1979	10	175.0 km	17.5	3.96 million	1,444 million	2012	0.91 EUR	left	1435	overhead wire	1500 (MTR), 25000 (KCR)	Disneyland Resort Line	SI, WI lines, planned	2005	175 Km and 82 stations according to MRT. 184km urbanrail.35.3km airport express not included
75	Mülheim	Germany	Stadtbahn	Europe	3 Nov 1979	2	9.0 km	4.5					right	1435	overhead wire	750				Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
76		Romania	Metro	Europe	16 Nov 1979	4	69.3 km	17.3	468,000	171 million	2011	0.40 EUR	right	1435	third rail	825
77		United Kingdom	Metro	Europe	7 Aug 1980	2	76.5 km	38.3	104,000	38 million	2011		left	1435	overhead wire	1500
78	Erevan	Armenia	Metro	Asia	7 Mar 1981	1	12.1 km	12.1	46,600	17 million	2011		right							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
79		Japan	Subway	Asia	1 Apr 1981	2	31.3 km	15.6	345,000	126 million	2008		left	1435	overhead wire	1500
80		Japan	Subway	Asia	26 Jul 1981	3	29.8 km	9.9	340,000	124 million	2007		left	1067	overhead wire	1500				According to Mr. Osamu Abe
81	Düsseldorf	Germany	Stadtbahn	Europe	4 Oct 1981	2	9.6 km	4.8					right	1435	overhead wire	600				Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
82		Finland	Metro	Europe	3 Aug 1982	1	21.0 km	21.0	170,000	62 million	2011	2.10 EUR	right	1524	third rail	750				According to Metros in Skandinavien (R.Schwandl)
83		Venezuela	Metro	America	27 Mar 1983	5	60.5 km	12.1	1.33 million	485 million	2009	0.31 EUR		1435	third rail	750				Metro Los Teques included (9.5 km)
84		France	Métro	Europe	25 Apr 1983	2	45.5 km	22.8	263,000	96 million	2009		right	2060	third rail	750	VAL	yes	1983
85		USA	Metro Subway	America	21 Nov 1983	1	24.5 km	24.5	49,300	18 million	2011		right	1435	third rail	700
86		USA	Metrorail	America	21 May 1984	1	39.8 km	39.8	49,300	18 million	2011	1.66 EUR	right	1435	third rail	750	downtown people mover, rubber-tyred	Downtown people mover	1986	Metromover not included (20 stations, 7 km)
87		Belarus	Metro	Europe	26 Jun 1984	2	35.4 km	17.7	770,000	281 million	2012		right	1520	third rail	825				According to Mr. Yuri Popov
88		Germany	Stadtbahn	Europe	1 Sep 1984	1	5.5 km	5.5					right	1000	overhead wire	600				Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
89	Calcutta	India	Metro Railway	Asia	24 Oct 1984	1	25.0 km	25.0	474,000	173 million	2009		right							25 km wikipedia, 27.50 km urbanrail ???
90	Stalingrad	Russia	Metro	Europe	5 Nov 1984	1	6.8 km	6.8												Total system: 22 stations, 17,1 km
91		Philippines	MRT	Asia	1 Dec 1984	3	51.5 km	17.2	948,000	346 million	2008	0.18 EUR	right							Length not sure
92	Kitaky?sh?	Japan	Monorail	Asia	9 Jan 1985	1	8.8 km	8.8					left
93		Brazil	Metro	America	2 Mar 1985	1	33.8 km	33.8					right							According to official website
94		Brazil	Metrô	America	11 Mar 1985	2	39.7 km	19.9					right							According to official website
95		USA	Metro Rail	America	18 May 1985	1	8.4 km	8.4					right							Only tunnel section
96		USA	T	America	3 Jul 1985	1	4.8 km	4.8					right							Full metro section length unknown (all lines: 40 km).2.90 is the length of the tunnel section.
97		South Korea	Subway	Asia	19 Jul 1985	5	131.8 km	26.4	877,000	320 million	2012		right				Line 4	Line 4	2011
98	Gorky	Russia	Metro	Europe	20 Nov 1985	2	18.9 km	9.4	74,000	27 million	2010		right	1520	third rail	825				According to Mr. Yuri Popov
99		Canada	SkyTrain	America	3 Jan 1986	3	69.5 km	23.2	329,000	120 million	2011		right	1435	third rail	600	Skytrain, LIM technology, currently the world's longest automated system		1986
100		Russia	Metro	Asia	7 Jan 1986	2	16.4 km	8.2	208,000	76 million	2011		right	1520	third rail	825				According to Mr. Yuri Popov
101		Brazil	Metrô	America	1 Aug 1986	1	28.1 km	28.1					right							According to official website
102	Krivoy Rog	Ukraine	Metrotram	Europe	26 Dec 1986	1	18.0 km	18.0
103		USA	People Mover	America	Jul 1987	1	4.8 km	4.8					right	1435	third rail	600	downtown people mover, LIM technology		1987
104		Japan	Subway	Asia	15 Jul 1987	1	14.8 km	14.8	159,000	58 million	2008		left	1067	overhead wire	1500				According to Mr. Osamu Abe
105		Egypt	Metro	Africa	27 Sep 1987	2	65.5 km	32.8	2.29 million	837 million	2010	0.14 EUR	left	1435	overhead wire	1500
106		Singapore	MRT	Asia	7 Nov 1987	4	146.5 km	36.6	2.18 million	794 million	2011	0.97 EUR	left	1435	third rail	750	North-East Line, Circle Line and the 3 rubber-tyred LRT lines	LRT lines	2003
107	Kuybyshev	Russia	Metro	Europe	26 Dec 1987	1	10.2 km	10.2	43,800	16 million	2011		right	1520	third rail	825				According to Mr. Yuri Popov
108		Japan	Monorail	Asia	28 Mar 1988	2	15.5 km	7.8					left
109		Spain	Metro	Europe	3 Oct 1988	3	31.8 km	10.6					right	1000	overhead wire	1500				Full metro section length unknown.
110		USA	Skyway	America	30 May 1989	1	6.9 km	6.9					right	2060	third rail	750	downtown monorail people mover		1989
111		Mexico	Metro	America	1 Sep 1989	2	24.0 km	12.0					right
112		Italy	Metropolitana	Europe	13 Jun 1990	1	7.1 km	7.1					right	1435	overhead wire	750				metroitaliane.it
113		Mexico	Metro	America	25 Apr 1991	2	31.5 km	15.8	378,000	138 million	2009		right					yes
114	Ekaterinburg	Russia	Metro	Asia	26 Apr 1991	1	12.7 km	12.7	104,000	38 million	2011		right
115		Switzerland	Metro	Europe	24 May 1991	2	13.7 km	6.8									line m2	line m2	2008	Only m2 is a full metro (27.10.2008: 5.9 km, 14 sta). Line m1: 3 underground stations
116		Germany	Stadtbahn	Europe	11 Jul 1992	2	14.3 km	7.2					right							Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
117		USA	Metro Rail	America	30 Jan 1993	3	59.3 km	19.8	126,000	46 million	2011	1.91 EUR	right	1435	overhead wire, third rail (Red, Purple lines)	750				Red, Purple and Green lines
118		Italy	Metropolitana	Europe	28 Mar 1993	3	31.8 km	10.6	95,900	35 million	2011		left	1435	overhead wire	1500				M3 and M4 not included (M3: 12.3 km, 12 sta. M4: 8.3 km, 8 sta.)
119		France	Métro	Europe	26 Jun 1993	2	27.5 km	13.8	282,000	103 million	2011		right	2060	third rail	750	VAL	yes	1993
120		USA	Metrolink	America	31 Jul 1993	2	73.4 km	36.7					right
121		Japan	Monorail	Asia	20 Aug 1994	1	18.4 km	18.4	49,300	18 million	2005		left					yes		According to Mr. Osamu Abe
122		France	Métro	Europe	17 Dec 1994	1	2.2 km	2.2												5 underground stations
123		Poland	Metro	Europe	7 Apr 1995	1	22.6 km	22.6	384,000	140 million	2011	0.47 EUR	right	1435	third rail	825
124		China	Metro	Asia	10 Apr 1995	12	437.0 km	36.4	6.24 million	2,276 million	2012	0.34 EUR	right	1435	overhead wire	1500				Maglev and Bund tunnel not included. From Wikipedia. 411,90 km ? Line 13 closes for reconstruction
125		Spain	Metro	Europe	11 Nov 1995	2	43.4 km	21.7	247,000	90 million	2011		left	1000	overhead wire	1500				According to Metro Bilbao
126	Medellín	Colombia	Metro	America	30 Nov 1995	2	28.8 km	14.4	466,000	170 million	2011			1435	overhead wire	1500				Metro Cable not included, 4 stations
127	Dnipropetrovsk	Ukraine	Metro	Europe	29 Dec 1995	1	7.1 km	7.1	24,700	9 million	2010			1520	third rail	825				According to Mr. Yuri Popov
128		Taiwan	MRT	Asia	28 Mar 1996	8	112.6 km	14.1	1.79 million	652 million	2012	0.60 EUR	right	2060	third rail	750	Wenshan (Muzha) VAL line	yes	1996
129		Turkey	Metro	Asia	30 Aug 1996	2	23.1 km	11.6	310,000	113 million	2007		right	1435	third rail	750	metro line		1997
130		Malaysia	LRT, Monorail	Asia	16 Dec 1996	3	64.0 km	21.3	299,000	109 million	2008	0.37 EUR	left				LRT		1996
131		Poland	Fast Tram	Europe	1 Mar 1997	1	6.1 km	6.1												Rapid Tram
132	Madras	India	MRTS	Asia	19 Oct 1997	1	27.0 km	27.0
133	Taegu	South Korea	Subway	Asia	26 Nov 1997	2	53.9 km	27.0	348,000	127 million	2012
134		Bulgaria	Metro	Europe	28 Jan 1998	2	31.2 km	15.6	79,500	29 million	2009	0.51 EUR	right	1435	third rail	825
135		Japan	Monorail	Asia	27 Nov 1998	1	16.0 km	16.0					left
136		Italy	Metropolitana	Europe	27 Jun 1999	1	3.8 km	3.8					right	1435	overhead wire	3000				metroitaliane.it
137	Canton	China	Metro	Asia	28 Jun 1999	8	231.9 km	29.0	5 million	1,825 million	2012		right	1435	third rail	825	APM line (underground people mover)	Zhujiang people mover	2010	APM included
138	Inchon	South Korea	Subway	Asia	6 Oct 1999	1	29.5 km	29.5	244,000	89 million	2012
139		Thailand	Skytrain, MRT	Asia	5 Dec 1999	4	80.2 km	20.0	671,000	245 million	2011	0.64 EUR	left	1435	linear		Green line		1999
140		Iran	Metro	Asia	21 Feb 2000	4	73.0 km	18.3	1.32 million	480 million	2011			1435	third rail	750				Line 5 to Karaj not included (42 km, 11 stations) Lenght unknown
141		Turkey	Metro	Asia	22 May 2000	1	15.9 km	15.9	173,000	63 million	2011			1435	third rail	750
142		Turkey	Metro	Europe	16 Sep 2000	2	42.0 km	21.0	214,000	78 million	2011	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	Metrô	America	31 Mar 2001	1	42.0 km	42.0	151,000	55 million	2009		right
144		France	Métro	Europe	16 Mar 2002	1	9.0 km	9.0	129,000	47 million	2011		right				VAL	yes	2002
145		Turkey	Bursaray	Asia	19 Aug 2002	2	31.5 km	15.8
146	Hsinking	China	LRT	Asia	Oct 2002	1	17.0 km	17.0					right							(17 km, 16 stations on viaduct = metro). 14.6 km, 17 st on streets
147		Denmark	Metro	Europe	19 Oct 2002	2	21.0 km	10.5	148,000	54 million	2011	2.81 EUR	right	1435	third rail	750	all metro lines		2002	According to official website
148	Porto	Portugal	Metro	Europe	7 Dec 2002	2	21.7 km	10.9					right	1435	overhead wire	750				Full metro section length unknown.14 underground stations & 6,3 km in tunnel in downtown
149		India	Metro	Asia	24 Dec 2002	6	193.2 km	32.2	1.66 million	606 million	2011	0.12 EUR	left	1676, 1435 (Green, Violet lines)	overhead wire	25000
150		China	Metro	Asia	1 May 2003	1	49.0 km	49.0	121,000	44 million	2012		right							Suburban service?
151		Japan	Monorail	Asia	10 Aug 2003	1	12.8 km	12.8					left
152	Tientsin	China	Metro	Asia	28 Mar 2004	4	124.0 km	31.0	175,000	64 million	2010		right	1435	third rail	825				Binhai Line and metro line included. (10-08-1980: 7.4 km, 7 stations)
153		South Korea	Subway	Asia	28 Apr 2004	1	20.1 km	20.1	49,300	18 million	2011
154		USA	Monorail	America	15 Jul 2004	1	6.2 km	6.2					right				monorail		2004	Hotels monorails not included
155	Hankou	China	Metro	Asia	28 Sep 2004	2	56.8 km	28.4	200,000	73 million	2011		right
156		Netherlands	RandstadRail	Europe	16 Oct 2004	3	27.9 km	9.3					right							Full metro section length unknown (47 km?)
157		China	Metro	Asia	28 Dec 2004	5	178.4 km	35.7	362,000	132 million	2009		right	1435
158		Puerto Rico	Tren Urbano	America	6 Jun 2005	1	17.2 km	17.2	30,100	11 million	2011
159	Chungking	China	Monorail	Asia	18 Jun 2005	4	127.0 km	31.7					right
160		Russia	Metro	Europe	27 Aug 2005	1	10.9 km	10.9	74,000	27 million	2012		right							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
161	Nanking	China	Metro	Asia	27 Aug 2005	2	84.7 km	42.3	942,000	344 million	2011		right
162		Chile	Metro	America	23 Nov 2005	1	43.0 km	43.0					right
163		Italy	Metropolitana	Europe	4 Feb 2006	1	13.4 km	13.4	90,400	33 million	2011		right				VAL	yes	2006
164	Taejon	South Korea	Subway	Asia	16 Mar 2006	1	22.6 km	22.6	104,000	38 million	2011
165		Venezuela	Metro	America	18 Oct 2006	1	6.2 km	6.2	57,500	21 million	2010
166		Spain	Metro	Europe	25 Apr 2007	1	8.3 km	8.3						1000		1500
167		Italy	Minimetro	Europe	29 Jan 2008	1	3.0 km	3.0									'Minimetro'		2008
168	Gaoxiong	Taiwan	MRT	Asia	9 Mar 2008	2	45.0 km	22.5	142,000	52 million	2012			1435	third rail	750
169		Dominican Republic	Metro	America	30 Jan 2009	1	14.5 km	14.5	79,500	29 million	2011			1435
170		Turkey	Metro	Asia	18 Mar 2009	1	13.5 km	13.5
171	Sevilla	Spain	Metro	Europe	2 Apr 2009	1	18.0 km	18.0
172		Venezuela	Metro	America	8 Jun 2009	1	6.5 km	6.5
173		USA	Light Rail	America	18 Jul 2009	1	22.2 km	22.2					right							Downtown tunnel section considered as a full metro
174		United Arab Emirates	Metro	Asia	9 Sep 2009	2	69.7 km	34.8	299,000	109 million	2012		right	1435	third rail	750	metro		2009
175		China	Metro	Asia	27 Sep 2010	2	40.9 km	20.4	282,000	103 million	2012		right							http://railway-technology.com/projects/chengdu-metro
176	Mukden	China	Metro	Asia	27 Sep 2010	2	49.5 km	24.7					right
177		Saudi Arabia	Metro	Asia	13 Nov 2010	1	18.1 km	18.1					right	1435	third rail	1500
178	Alma-Ata	Kazakhstan	Metro	Asia	1 Jan 2011	1	7.3 km	7.3	19,200	7 million	2012
179		India	Metro	Asia	15 Sep 2011	1	7.5 km	7.5
180	Xi'an	China	Metro	Asia	16 Sep 2011	1	26.4 km	26.4	162,000	59 million	2012			1435
181		Iran		Asia	10 Oct 2011	1	19.0 km	19.0
182		Algeria	Metro	Africa	1 Nov 2011	1	9.0 km	9.0						1435	third rail	750
183	Su-chou	China	Subway	Asia	29 Apr 2012	1	25.7 km	25.7					right							According to Wikipedia, official website
184		China	Metro	Asia	28 Jun 2012	1	18.2 km	18.2
185	Hangchow	China	Metro	Asia	24 Nov 2012	1	48.0 km	48.0												Wikipedia
186		Italy	Metro	Europe	22 Dec 2012	1	13.1 km	13.1									metro		2012	According to official website
187		Peru	Tren Urbano	America	5 Apr 2012	1	22.0 km	22.0				0.29 EUR