World Metro Database

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1		Turkey	Metro	Asia	18 Mar 2009	13	13.5 km	13	1	13.5	1,125 m	13.0
2	Alma-Ata	Kazakhstan	Metro	Asia	1 Jan 2011	7	7.3 km	7	1	7.3	1,217 m	7.0	19,200	2,630	7 million	2012
3		India	Metro	Asia	15 Sep 2011	6	7.5 km	6	1	7.5	1,500 m	6.0
4		Italy	Metro	Europe	22 Dec 2012	17	13.1 km	17	1	13.1	819 m	17.0									metro		2012				According to official website
5	Hsinking	China	LRT	Asia	Oct 2002	16	17.0 km	16	1	17.0	1,133 m	16.0						right									(17 km, 16 stations on viaduct = metro). 14.6 km, 17 st on streets
6		China	Metro	Asia	27 Sep 2010	36	40.9 km	35	2	20.4	1,202 m	18.0	282,000	6,900	103 million	2012		right							yes	yes	http://railway-technology.com/projects/chengdu-metro
7		China	Metro	Asia	1 May 2003	12	49.0 km	12	1	49.0	4,455 m	12.0	121,000	2,460	44 million	2012		right									Suburban service?
8	Hangchow	China	Metro	Asia	24 Nov 2012	31	48.0 km	31	1	48.0	1,600 m	31.0															Wikipedia
9	Gaoxiong	Taiwan	MRT	Asia	9 Mar 2008	38	45.0 km	37	2	22.5	1,250 m	19.0	142,000	3,170	52 million	2012	1435		third rail	750					MRT
10		Russia	Metro	Europe	27 Aug 2005	7	10.9 km	7	1	10.9	1,817 m	7.0	74,000	6,790	27 million	2012		right									According to Mr. Yuri Popov
11		China	Metro	Asia	28 Jun 2012	2	18.2 km	2	1	18.2	18,200 m	2.0
12		Venezuela	Metro	America	8 Jun 2009	6	6.5 km	6	1	6.5	1,300 m	6.0														yes
13		Iran		Asia	10 Oct 2011	22	19.0 km	22	1	19.0	905 m	22.0
14	Nanking	China	Metro	Asia	27 Aug 2005	57	84.7 km	55	2	42.3	1,540 m	28.5	942,000	11,100	344 million	2011		right
15		Spain	Metro	Europe	25 Apr 2007	9	8.3 km	9	1	8.3	1,038 m	9.0					1000			1500
16		Italy	Minimetro	Europe	29 Jan 2008	7	3.0 km	7	1	3.0	500 m	7.0									'Minimetro'		2008
17		Poland	Fast Tram	Europe	1 Mar 1997	6	6.1 km	6	1	6.1	1,220 m	6.0															Rapid Tram
18		Puerto Rico	Tren Urbano	America	6 Jun 2005	16	17.2 km	16	1	17.2	1,147 m	16.0	30,100	1,750	11 million	2011
19		Dominican Republic	Metro	America	30 Jan 2009	16	14.5 km	16	1	14.5	967 m	16.0	79,500	5,480	29 million	2011	1435									yes
20		USA	Light Rail	America	18 Jul 2009	12	22.2 km	12	1	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	21	18.0 km	21	1	18.0	900 m	21.0													Line 1
22	Mukden	China	Metro	Asia	27 Sep 2010	41	49.5 km	40	2	24.7	1,268 m	20.5						right							yes
23	Su-chou	China	Subway	Asia	29 Apr 2012	24	25.7 km	24	1	25.7	1,117 m	24.0						right								yes	According to Wikipedia, official website
24		Netherlands	RandstadRail	Europe	16 Oct 2004	30	27.9 km	30	3	9.3	1,033 m	10.0						right									Full metro section length unknown (47 km?)
25	Tientsin	China	Metro	Asia	28 Mar 2004	81	124.0 km	77	4	31.0	1,610 m	20.3	175,000	1,410	64 million	2010	1435	right	third rail	825					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	7	6.2 km	7	1	6.2	1,033 m	7.0	57,500	9,280	21 million	2010
27		Chile	Metro	America	23 Nov 2005	20	43.0 km	20	1	43.0	2,263 m	20.0						right
28		Netherlands	Metro	Europe	16 Oct 1977	33	32.7 km	33	4	8.2	1,128 m	8.3	233,000	7,120	85 million	2009	1435	right	third rail	750							Sneltram not included (9.8 km, 19 stations; 'Metros in Holland')
29		Turkey	Metro	Asia	30 Aug 1996	23	23.1 km	22	2	11.6	1,100 m	11.5	310,000	13,400	113 million	2007	1435	right	third rail	750	metro line		1997
30		Belgium	Premetro	Europe	25 Mar 1975	11	7.6 km	11	2	3.8	844 m	5.5					1000		overhead wire	600
31		USA	MARTA	America	30 Jun 1979	39	79.2 km	38	2	39.6	2,141 m	19.5	93,200	1,180	34 million	2007	1435	right	third rail	750						yes
32		Azerbaijan	Metro	Asia	6 Nov 1967	23	34.6 km	22	2	17.3	1,646 m	11.5	501,000	14,500	183 million	2011	1520	right	third rail	825
33		USA	Metro Subway	America	21 Nov 1983	14	24.5 km	14	1	24.5	1,885 m	14.0	49,300	2,010	18 million	2011	1435	right	third rail	700						yes
34		Thailand	Skytrain, MRT	Asia	5 Dec 1999	57	80.2 km	51	4	20.0	1,512 m	14.3	671,000	8,370	245 million	2011	1435	left	linear		Green line		1999		Green line, Blue line	yes
35		Brazil	Metrô	America	1 Aug 1986	19	28.1 km	19	1	28.1	1,563 m	19.0						right									According to official website
36		Germany	Stadtbahn	Europe	21 Sep 1971	7	5.2 km	7	4	1.3	1,733 m	1.8						right									Full metro section length unknown. Only metro section included
37		Germany	Stadtbahn	Europe	26 May 1979	29	21.5 km	27	2	10.8	797 m	14.5					1435	right	overhead wire	660							Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
38		Germany	Stadtbahn	Europe	22 Mar 1975	12	9.0 km	12	1	9.0	818 m	12.0					1435	right	overhead wire	750							9 km, 12 stations underground. Approx. 17 km metro-like
39		USA	The T	America	1 Sep 1897	66	60.5 km	60	3	20.2	960 m	22.0	403,000	6,660	147 million	2010	1435	right	third rail, overhead wire (Green Line)	600						yes	Green and Red Lines' tram section not included
40		Brazil	Metrô	America	31 Mar 2001	24	42.0 km	24	1	42.0	1,826 m	24.0	151,000	3,590	55 million	2009		right
41		Romania	Metro	Europe	16 Nov 1979	50	69.3 km	45	4	17.3	1,505 m	12.5	468,000	6,770	171 million	2011	1435	right	third rail	825
42		Hungary	Metro	Europe	2 May 1896	42	33.0 km	40	3	11.0	846 m	14.0	827,000	25,100	302 million	2011	1435	right	third rail, overhead wire (Line M1)	825, 600 (Line M1)
43		USA	Metro Rail	America	18 May 1985	8	8.4 km	8	1	8.4	1,194 m	8.0						right									Only tunnel section
44		Turkey	Bursaray	Asia	19 Aug 2002	31	31.5 km	31	2	15.8	1,086 m	15.5
45		South Korea	Subway	Asia	19 Jul 1985	127	131.8 km	119	5	26.4	1,080 m	25.4	877,000	6,650	320 million	2012		right			Line 4	Line 4	2011		line 3
46		Egypt	Metro	Africa	27 Sep 1987	55	65.5 km	53	2	32.8	1,236 m	27.5	2.29 million	35,000	837 million	2010	1435	left	overhead wire	1500						5 stations
47		Venezuela	Metro	America	27 Mar 1983	50	60.5 km	46	5	12.1	1,344 m	10.0	1.33 million	22,000	485 million	2009	1435		third rail	750						yes	Metro Los Teques included (9.5 km)
48		Italy	Metropolitana	Europe	27 Jun 1999	6	3.8 km	6	1	3.8	760 m	6.0					1435	right	overhead wire	3000							metroitaliane.it
49		Belgium	Métro Léger	Europe	21 Jun 1976	20	17.5 km	20	4	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	17	27.0 km	17	1	27.0	1,688 m	17.0
51		Japan	Monorail	Asia	28 Mar 1988	18	15.5 km	18	2	7.8	969 m	9.0						left
52		USA	"L"	America	6 Jun 1892	152	166.0 km	144	8	20.8	1,153 m	19.0	608,000	3,660	222 million	2011	1435	right	third rail	600						yes	151 Stations and 173 km (UrbanRail.net)
53		USA	Rapid Transit	America	15 Mar 1955	18	31.0 km	18	1	31.0	1,824 m	18.0	16,400	530	6 million	2011	1435	right	overhead wire	600							2 Light Rail lines not included
54	Taegu	South Korea	Subway	Asia	26 Nov 1997	56	53.9 km	55	2	27.0	998 m	28.0	348,000	6,460	127 million	2012									lines 1, 2
55	Taejon	South Korea	Subway	Asia	16 Mar 2006	22	22.6 km	22	1	22.6	1,076 m	22.0	104,000	4,610	38 million	2011									yes
56		USA	People Mover	America	Jul 1987	13	4.8 km	13	1	4.8	400 m	13.0					1435	right	third rail	600	downtown people mover, LIM technology		1987			yes
57	Dnipropetrovsk	Ukraine	Metro	Europe	29 Dec 1995	6	7.1 km	6	1	7.1	1,420 m	6.0	24,700	3,470	9 million	2010	1520		third rail	825							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
58		Canada	Light Rail	America	22 Apr 1978	15	20.4 km	15	1	20.4	1,457 m	15.0						right
59		Germany	Stadtbahn	Europe	1 Sep 1984	9	5.5 km	9	1	5.5	690 m	9.0					1000	right	overhead wire	600							Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
60		United Kingdom	Subway	Europe	14 Dec 1896	15	10.4 km	15	1	10.4	743 m	15.0	35,600	3,420	13 million	2011	1219	left	third rail	600
61		Mexico	Metro	America	1 Sep 1989	29	24.0 km	28	2	12.0	889 m	14.5						right
62		South Korea	Subway	Asia	28 Apr 2004	20	20.1 km	20	1	20.1	1,058 m	20.0	49,300	2,450	18 million	2011									yes
63		Israel	Carmelit	Asia	1959	6	1.8 km	6	1	1.8	350 m	6.0
64		Germany	U-Bahn	Europe	1 Mar 1912	99	104.7 km	91	4	26.2	1,102 m	24.8	545,000	5,210	199 million	2011	1435	right	third rail	750							According to official website
65		Japan	Monorail	Asia	20 Aug 1994	21	18.4 km	21	1	18.4	920 m	21.0	49,300	2,680	18 million	2005		left				yes					According to Mr. Osamu Abe
66	Inchon	South Korea	Subway	Asia	6 Oct 1999	29	29.5 km	29	1	29.5	1,054 m	29.0	244,000	8,270	89 million	2012									yes
67		Turkey	Metro	Europe	16 Sep 2000	28	42.0 km	28	2	21.0	1,615 m	14.0	214,000	5,090	78 million	2011	1435	right	overhead wire, third rail (Line M2)	750							Wikipedia. Hafif Metro not included (25.8 km, 24 stations, 2 lines)
68		Turkey	Metro	Asia	22 May 2000	14	15.9 km	14	1	15.9	1,223 m	14.0	173,000	10,900	63 million	2011	1435		third rail	750
69		USA	Skyway	America	30 May 1989	6	6.9 km	6	1	6.9	1,380 m	6.0					2060	right	third rail	750	downtown monorail people mover		1989
70		Japan	Monorail	Asia	3 Mar 1970	8	6.6 km	8	1	6.6	943 m	8.0						left									Shonan Monorail.
71	Kharkiv	Ukraine	Metro	Europe	23 Aug 1975	29	37.4 km	26	3	12.5	1,438 m	9.7	685,000	18,300	250 million	2011		right									According to Mr. Yuri Popov
72	Kyiv	Ukraine	Metro	Europe	22 Oct 1960	51	66.2 km	48	3	22.1	1,379 m	17.0	1.42 million	21,500	519 million	2011	1520	right	third rail	825
73	Calcutta	India	Metro Railway	Asia	24 Oct 1984	23	25.0 km	23	1	25.0	1,136 m	23.0	474,000	19,000	173 million	2009		right									25 km wikipedia, 27.50 km urbanrail ???
74	Krivoy Rog	Ukraine	Metrotram	Europe	26 Dec 1986	12	18.0 km	12	1	18.0	1,636 m	12.0
75		Malaysia	LRT, Monorail	Asia	16 Dec 1996	60	64.0 km	56	3	21.3	1,123 m	20.0	299,000	4,670	109 million	2008		left			LRT		1996		KLIA line to airport, Kelana Jaya line's underground stations	yes
76		USA	Monorail	America	15 Jul 2004	7	6.2 km	7	1	6.2	1,033 m	7.0						right			monorail		2004		yes		Hotels monorails not included
77		Peru	Tren Urbano	America	5 Apr 2012	16	22.0 km	16	1	22.0	1,467 m	16.0
78		USA	Metro Rail	America	30 Jan 1993	30	59.3 km	30	3	19.8	2,196 m	10.0	126,000	2,130	46 million	2011	1435	right	overhead wire, third rail (Red, Purple lines)	750						yes	Red, Purple and Green lines
79		Germany	Stadtbahn	Europe	29 May 1969	11	4.0 km	11	0		364 m							right									Full metro section length unknown.
80		France	Métro	Europe	28 Apr 1978	43	30.7 km	39	4	7.7	787 m	10.8	704,000	22,900	257 million	2009	1435	left	third rail	750	line D/Maggaly, rubber-tyred, no PSDs	yes	1991
81		France	Métro	Europe	26 Nov 1977	30	21.8 km	28	2	10.9	779 m	15.0	205,000	9,430	75 million	2011	1435	right	third rail	750		yes
82	Medellín	Colombia	Metro	America	30 Nov 1995	26	28.8 km	25	2	14.4	1,200 m	13.0	466,000	16,200	170 million	2011	1435		overhead wire	1500							Metro Cable not included, 4 stations
83		Mexico	Metro	America	5 Sep 1969	195	180.0 km	163	12	15.0	984 m	16.3	4.41 million	24,500	1,609 million	2012	1995	right	third rail	750		yes					ONLY PASSENGER SERVICE KM COUNTED
84		USA	Metrorail	America	21 May 1984	23	39.8 km	23	1	39.8	1,809 m	23.0	49,300	1,240	18 million	2011	1435	right	third rail	750	downtown people mover, rubber-tyred	Downtown people mover	1986			yes	Metromover not included (20 stations, 7 km)
85		Belarus	Metro	Europe	26 Jun 1984	28	35.4 km	27	2	17.7	1,362 m	14.0	770,000	21,700	281 million	2012	1520	right	third rail	825							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
86		Mexico	Metro	America	25 Apr 1991	32	31.5 km	31	2	15.8	1,050 m	16.0	378,000	12,000	138 million	2009		right				yes
87	Montréal	Canada	Metro	America	14 Oct 1966	73	69.2 km	68	4	17.3	1,003 m	18.3	600,000	8,670	219 million	2006	1994	right	third rail	750		yes
88		Russia	Metro	Europe	15 May 1935	186	309.4 km	147	12	25.8	1,778 m	15.5	6.55 million	21,200	2,389 million	2011	1520	right	third rail	825						lines 3, 5 since 2009	Monorail (6 stations, 4.7 km) not included.
89	Mülheim	Germany	Stadtbahn	Europe	3 Nov 1979	13	9.0 km	12	2	4.5	819 m	6.5					1435	right	overhead wire	750							Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
90	Bombay	India	Suburban Railway	Asia		73	171.0 km	73	5	34.2	2,515 m	14.6															In fact, 4 suburban railway lines with metro frequency
91		Japan	Monorail	Asia	10 Aug 2003	15	12.8 km	15	1	12.8	914 m	15.0						left
92		Italy	Metropolitana	Europe	28 Mar 1993	31	31.8 km	28	3	10.6	1,136 m	10.3	95,900	3,020	35 million	2011	1435	left	overhead wire	1500							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	468	368.0 km	422	27	13.6	834 m	17.3	4.53 million	12,300	1,655 million	2012	1435	right	third rail	625, 650 (PATH)					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	4	2.2 km	4	1	2.2	733 m	4.0						right									4 underground stations
95		United Kingdom	Metro	Europe	7 Aug 1980	61	76.5 km	50	2	38.3	1,297 m	30.5	104,000	1,360	38 million	2011	1435	left	overhead wire	1500
96	Gorky	Russia	Metro	Europe	20 Nov 1985	15	18.9 km	14	2	9.4	1,454 m	7.5	74,000	3,910	27 million	2010	1520	right	third rail	825							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
97		Russia	Metro	Asia	7 Jan 1986	13	16.4 km	12	2	8.2	1,487 m	6.5	208,000	12,700	76 million	2011	1520	right	third rail	825							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
98		USA	Subway	America	4 Mar 1907	66	62.0 km	62	3	20.7	984 m	22.0	293,000	4,730	107 million	2011	1435, 1588 (Market-Frankford Line)	right	third rail	600, 685 (PATCO)						yes	PATCO line included. Subway trolley not (10 stations)
99		USA	T	America	3 Jul 1985	6	4.8 km	6	1	4.8	960 m	6.0						right									Full metro section length unknown (all lines: 40 km).2.90 is the length of the tunnel section.
100		Brazil	Metro	America	2 Mar 1985	17	33.8 km	17	1	33.8	2,112 m	17.0						right									According to official website
101		North Korea	Metro	Asia	6 Sep 1973	16	22.5 km	15	2	11.3	1,607 m	8.0	98,600	4,380	36 million	2009	1435		third rail	825
102		Brazil	Metrô	America	11 Mar 1985	30	39.7 km	28	2	19.9	1,418 m	15.0						right									According to official website
103		Brazil	Metrô	America	5 Mar 1979	34	42.0 km	34	2	21.0	1,313 m	17.0	581,000	13,800	212 million	2010	1600	right	third rail	750						yes
104		Netherlands	Metro	Europe	10 Feb 1968	38	47.0 km	37	2	23.5	1,306 m	19.0	238,000	5,070	87 million	2008	1435	right	third rail	750							Only metro section. Sneltram: 8.4 km, 11 stations. 'Metros in Holland'
105		France	Métro	Europe	17 Dec 1994	5	2.2 km	5	1	2.2	550 m	5.0															5 underground stations
106		USA	Metrolink	America	31 Jul 1993	37	73.4 km	37	2	36.7	2,097 m	18.5						right
107	Leningrad	Russia	Metro	Europe	15 Nov 1955	67	113.5 km	59	5	22.7	1,831 m	13.4	2.15 million	19,000	786 million	2011	1520	right	third rail	825					windowless steel doors in ten stations		According to Mr. Yuri Popov
108	Kuybyshev	Russia	Metro	Europe	26 Dec 1987	9	10.2 km	9	1	10.2	1,275 m	9.0	43,800	4,300	16 million	2011	1520	right	third rail	825							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
109		USA	BART	America	11 Sep 1972	44	166.9 km	44	5	33.4	4,279 m	8.8	304,000	1,820	111 million	2012	1676	right	third rail	1000						yes	MUNI not included (8 underground stations)
110		China	Metro	Asia	10 Apr 1995	296	437.0 km	251	12	36.4	1,539 m	24.7	6.24 million	14,300	2,276 million	2012	1435	right	overhead wire	1500					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	28	31.2 km	26	2	15.6	1,200 m	14.0	79,500	2,550	29 million	2009	1435	right	third rail	825
112		Sweden	Tunnelbana	Europe	1 Oct 1950	104	105.7 km	100	3	35.2	1,047 m	34.7	847,000	8,010	309 million	2011	1435	left	third rail	650, 750 (Blue Line)							According to official website. 7 operational lines
113		Australia	Cityrail	Oceania	1926	14	22.1 km	14	3	7.4	2,005 m	4.7						left								yes	Only underground stations in downtown. Monorail: 3.6 km, 8 stations
114		Uzbekistan	Metro	Asia	6 Nov 1977	29	36.2 km	26	3	12.1	1,392 m	9.7	178,000	4,920	65 million	2010	1520	right	third rail	825							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
115		Georgia	Metro	Asia	11 Jan 1966	22	26.3 km	21	2	13.1	1,315 m	11.0	241,000	9,170	88 million	2008	1520	right	third rail	825							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
116		Iran	Metro	Asia	21 Feb 2000	70	73.0 km	64	4	18.3	1,106 m	17.5	1.32 million	18,000	480 million	2011	1435		third rail	750						yes	Line 5 to Karaj not included (42 km, 11 stations) Lenght unknown
117		Canada	Subway	America	30 Apr 1954	74	71.3 km	69	4	17.8	1,019 m	18.5	762,000	10,700	278 million	2006	1480	right	third rail	600						yes
118	Stalingrad	Russia	Metro	Europe	5 Nov 1984	6	6.8 km	6	1	6.8	1,360 m	6.0															Total system: 22 stations, 17,1 km
119		Poland	Metro	Europe	7 Apr 1995	21	22.6 km	21	1	22.6	1,130 m	21.0	384,000	17,000	140 million	2011	1435	right	third rail	825
120		USA	Metrorail	America	27 Mar 1976	90	171.2 km	86	5	34.2	2,014 m	18.0	597,000	3,490	218 million	2012	1435	right	third rail	750						yes
121	Hankou	China	Metro	Asia	28 Sep 2004	48	56.8 km	47	2	28.4	1,234 m	24.0	200,000	3,520	73 million	2011		right
122		Germany	Schwebebahn	Europe	1 Mar 1901	20	13.3 km	20	1	13.3	700 m	20.0						right	overhead rail	600
123	Ekaterinburg	Russia	Metro	Asia	26 Apr 1991	9	12.7 km	9	1	12.7	1,587 m	9.0	104,000	8,200	38 million	2011		right
124	Erevan	Armenia	Metro	Asia	7 Mar 1981	10	12.1 km	10	1	12.1	1,344 m	10.0	46,600	3,850	17 million	2011		right									According to Mr. Yuri Popov
125	Peking	China	Subway	Asia	1 Oct 1969	262	442.0 km	222	16	27.6	1,797 m	16.4	6.74 million	15,200	2,460 million	2012	1435	right	third rail	825				all lines	PGDs on underground stations of line 5, PSDs on lines 8, 10	yes
126		Belgium	Métro	Europe	20 Sep 1976	61	32.2 km	59	3	10.7	555 m	20.3	364,000	11,300	133 million	2009	1435	right (left on lines 1 and 6 between Midi and Roi Baudouin)	third rail	900				line 1			Premetro tunnels not included, 11 stations
127		France	Métro	Europe	19 Jul 1900	382	218.0 km	302	16	13.6	596 m	23.9	4.18 million	19,200	1,524 million	2011	1435	right (metro), left (RER)	third rail	750	lines 1, 14, rubber-tyred	lines 1, 4, 6, 11, 14	1998	lines 1, 2, 5, 7bis, 9, 14	lines 1, 13 (part), 14	lines 1, 2, 5, 9
128	São Paulo	Brazil	Metrô	America	14 Sep 1974	67	74.3 km	61	5	14.9	1,198 m	13.4	2.4 million	32,300	877 million	2012	1600	right	third rail (lines 1-3), overhead wire (lines 4, 5)	750 (lines 1-3), 1500 (lines 4, 5)	line 4		2010	lines 4, 5	lines 2, 3, 4 (since 2010)	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	270	402.0 km	270	11	36.5	1,552 m	24.5	3.21 million	7,980	1,171 million	2011	1435	left	third rail	600, 750 (DLR)	Docklands Light Rail		1987	Metropolitan Line, DLR	Jubilee Line extension	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	10	9.0 km	10	1	9.0	1,000 m	10.0					1435		third rail	750				yes		yes
131		Greece	Metro	Europe	1954	54	52.0 km	50	3	17.3	1,020 m	18.0	937,000	18,000	342 million	2008	1435	right	third rail	600				yes		yes	M3 airport line not included.
132		Spain	Metro	Europe	30 Dec 1924	163	119.4 km	136	11	10.9	786 m	14.8	1.07 million	8,930	389 million	2011	1435	right	third rail (TMB), overhead wire (FGC)	1200	lines L9, L10, L11		2009	yes	lines L9, L10, L11	yes	Tram lines not included (1.8 km subway tram line, T5)
133		Germany	U-Bahn	Europe	18 Feb 1902	195	147.4 km	173	10	14.7	797 m	19.5	1.38 million	9,390	505 million	2011	1435	right	third rail	750				yes
134		Spain	Metro	Europe	11 Nov 1995	40	43.4 km	40	2	21.7	1,142 m	20.0	247,000	5,680	90 million	2011	1000	left	overhead wire	1500				yes		yes	According to Metro Bilbao
135		Argentina	Subte	America	1 Dec 1913	78	49.3 km	69	6	8.2	685 m	13.0	844,000	17,100	308 million	2011	1435	left	overhead wire, third rail (Line B)	1500, 1100 (Line B)				yes			Premetro line not included
136	Chungking	China	Monorail	Asia	18 Jun 2005	86	127.0 km	81	4	31.7	1,548 m	21.5						right						yes	The three underground stations (Daping, Linjiangmen, and Jiaochangkou) have PSDs	yes
137		Germany	Stadtbahn	Europe	11 Oct 1968	51	45.0 km	51	15	3.0	1,250 m	3.4					1435	right	overhead wire	750				yes		new light rail trains only	Approx. 45 km metro-like. 30 km underground.
138		Denmark	Metro	Europe	19 Oct 2002	22	21.0 km	22	2	10.5	1,050 m	11.0	148,000	7,050	54 million	2011	1435	right	third rail	750	all metro lines		2002	yes	all underground stations	all metro and S-Tog trains	According to official website
139		India	Metro	Asia	24 Dec 2002	143	193.2 km	138	6	32.2	1,410 m	23.8	1.66 million	8,600	606 million	2011	1676, 1435 (Green, Violet lines)	left	overhead wire	25000				yes		yes
140		Germany	Stadtbahn	Europe	17 May 1976	37	29.5 km	37	3	9.8	866 m	12.3					1435	right	overhead wire	600	H-Bahn		1984	yes			Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
141		United Arab Emirates	Metro	Asia	9 Sep 2009	46	69.7 km	44	2	34.8	1,584 m	23.0	299,000	4,280	109 million	2012	1435	right	third rail	750	metro		2009	yes	metro, monorail	yes
142	Düsseldorf	Germany	Stadtbahn	Europe	4 Oct 1981	14	9.6 km	14	2	4.8	798 m	7.0					1435	right	overhead wire	600				yes			Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
143		Germany	Stadtbahn	Europe	11 Jul 1992	13	14.3 km	13	2	7.2	1,304 m	6.5						right						yes			Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
144		Germany	Stadtbahn	Europe	5 Oct 1967	27	20.2 km	27	3	6.7	842 m	9.0					1435	right	overhead wire	750				yes			Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
145		Germany	U-Bahn	Europe	4 Oct 1968	31	20.5 km	27	3	6.8	732 m	10.3					1435	right	overhead wire	750				yes			20.40 km, 27 stations underground ('Schnellbahnen in Deutschland')
146		Japan	Subway	Asia	26 Jul 1981	35	29.8 km	34	3	9.9	931 m	11.7	340,000	11,400	124 million	2007	1067	left	overhead wire	1500				yes	yes		According to Mr. Osamu Abe
147		Italy	Metropolitana	Europe	13 Jun 1990	8	7.1 km	8	1	7.1	1,014 m	8.0					1435	right	overhead wire	750				yes			metroitaliane.it
148	Canton	China	Metro	Asia	28 Jun 1999	146	231.9 km	132	8	29.0	1,680 m	18.3	5 million	21,600	1,825 million	2012	1435	right	third rail	825	APM line (underground people mover)	Zhujiang people mover	2010	yes	yes	yes	APM included
149	Hannover	Germany	Stadtbahn	Europe	28 Sep 1975	21	18.6 km	17	3	6.2	1,033 m	7.0					1435	right	overhead wire	600				yes			18.60 km, 17 stations underground ('Schnellbahnen in Deutschland')
150		Finland	Metro	Europe	3 Aug 1982	17	21.0 km	17	1	21.0	1,313 m	17.0	170,000	8,090	62 million	2011	1524	right	third rail	750				yes			According to Metros in Skandinavien (R.Schwandl)
151		Hong Kong S.A.R.	MTR	Asia	1 Oct 1979	95	175.0 km	82	10	17.5	2,059 m	9.5	3.96 million	22,600	1,444 million	2012	1435	left	overhead wire	1500 (MTR), 25000 (KCR)	Disneyland Resort Line	SI, WI lines, planned	2005	yes	all underground stations	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	13	8.8 km	13	1	8.8	733 m	13.0						left						yes
153		Japan	Subway	Asia	13 Mar 1977	26	30.6 km	24	2	15.3	1,275 m	13.0	332,000	10,800	121 million	2008	1435	left	overhead wire, third rail (Portliner)	1500, 600 (Portliner)	Port Liner and Rokko Liner, rubber-tyred	Port Liner and Rokko Liner	1981	yes	Port Liner and Rokko Liner		According to Mr. Osamu Abe. Portliner, Rokko lines not included (15 st)
154		Japan	Subway	Asia	1 Apr 1981	32	31.3 km	31	2	15.6	1,043 m	16.0	345,000	11,000	126 million	2008	1435	left	overhead wire	1500				yes	Tozai line
155		Switzerland	Metro	Europe	24 May 1991	29	13.7 km	28	2	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	62	45.5 km	60	2	22.8	758 m	31.0	263,000	5,780	96 million	2009	2060	right	third rail	750	VAL	yes	1983	yes	VAL, all stations
157		Portugal	Metro	Europe	29 Dec 1959	55	44.3 km	49	4	11.1	869 m	13.8	501,000	11,300	183 million	2010	1435	left	third rail	750				yes
158		Spain	Metro	Europe	17 Oct 1919	282	286.3 km	232	13	22.0	1,064 m	21.7	1.74 million	6,080	635 million	2011	1445	left	overhead wire	600				yes	tests in 2010, plans for 2011	yes	ML1, ML2, ML3 not included (27.8 km, 37 st.; Embajadores=Acacias)
159		Philippines	MRT	Asia	1 Dec 1984	44	51.5 km	41	3	17.2	1,256 m	14.7	948,000	18,400	346 million	2008		right						yes		yes	Length not sure
160		Saudi Arabia	Metro	Asia	13 Nov 2010	9	18.1 km	9	1	18.1	2,263 m	9.0					1435	right	third rail	1500				yes	yes	yes
161		Italy	Metropolitana	Europe	1 Nov 1964	94	83.3 km	90	3	27.8	915 m	31.3	899,000	10,800	328 million	2007	1435	right	overhead wire, third rail (line M1)	1500, 750 (line M1)	line M5		2013	yes	line M5	yes	metroitaliane.it
162		Germany	U-Bahn	Europe	19 Oct 1971	102	94.2 km	96	6	15.7	981 m	17.0	986,000	10,500	360 million	2010	1435	right	third rail	750				yes
163		Japan	Subway	Asia	15 Nov 1957	97	93.1 km	86	4	23.3	1,001 m	24.3	1.17 million	12,600	427 million	2008	1435, 1067 (Tsurumai, Sakura-dori lines)	left	third rail, overhead wire (Tsurumai, Sakura-dori lines)	600, 1500 (Tsurumai, Sakura-dori lines)	Tobu Kyuryo maglev line		2005	yes	Tobu Kyuryo maglev line	yes	3 stations +
164		Germany	U-Bahn	Europe	1 Mar 1972	48	36.0 km	44	3	12.0	800 m	16.0	323,000	8,980	118 million	2011	1435	right	third rail	750	lines U2, U3, no PSDs, sharing tracks with driver-operated trains		2008	yes
165	Porto	Portugal	Metro	Europe	7 Dec 2002	15	21.7 km	14	2	10.9	1,669 m	7.5					1435	right	overhead wire	750				yes		yes	Full metro section length unknown.14 underground stations & 6,3 km in tunnel in downtown
166		Japan	Subway	Asia	20 May 1933	133	137.8 km	104	9	15.3	1,111 m	14.8	2.29 million	16,600	836 million	2010	1435	left	third rail	750, 600 (Nanko Port Town Line)	Nanko Port Town Line, rubber-tyred	Nanko Port Town Line	1981	yes	all stations on the Nanko Port Town Line		Monorail not included (23.8 km, 18 st). OTS + new tram included
167		Norway	T-Bane	Europe	22 May 1966	77	62.0 km	77	5	12.4	861 m	15.4	208,000	3,360	76 million	2010	1435	right	third rail	750				yes			Line 1 not included (it has level crossings). Length not sure
168		Czech Republic	Metro	Europe	9 May 1974	57	59.1 km	54	3	19.7	1,094 m	19.0	1.45 million	24,600	530 million	2011	1435	right	third rail	750				yes
169		France	Métro	Europe	16 Mar 2002	15	9.0 km	15	1	9.0	643 m	15.0	129,000	14,300	47 million	2011		right			VAL	yes	2002	yes	VAL
170		Italy	Metropolitana	Europe	10 Feb 1955	52	41.6 km	51	2	20.8	832 m	26.0	907,000	21,800	331 million	2008	1435	left	overhead wire	1500				yes		yes	metroitaliane.it
171	Santiago de Chile	Chile	Metro	America	15 Sep 1975	108	102.4 km	100	5	20.5	994 m	21.6	1.75 million	17,100	640 million	2011	1435	right	third rail	750		yes		yes
172		Japan	Subway	Asia	16 Dec 1971	49	48.0 km	46	3	16.0	1,043 m	16.3	573,000	11,900	209 million	2008	2150, 2180 (Namboku Line)	left	overhead wire, third rail (Namboku Line)	1500, 750 (Namboku Line)		yes		yes			According to Mr. Osamu Abe
173		Japan	Subway	Asia	15 Jul 1987	17	14.8 km	17	1	14.8	925 m	17.0	159,000	10,700	58 million	2008	1067	left	overhead wire	1500				yes			According to Mr. Osamu Abe
174		South Korea	Subway	Asia	15 Aug 1974	302	326.5 km	260	9	36.3	1,114 m	33.6	6.9 million	21,100	2,518 million	2012	1435	right	overhead wire	1500				yes	lines 2 and 9, planned for all lines by 2010	yes	Only metro section.
175		China	Metro	Asia	28 Dec 2004	131	178.4 km	118	5	35.7	1,416 m	26.2	362,000	2,030	132 million	2009	1435	right						yes	yes	yes
176		Singapore	MRT	Asia	7 Nov 1987	100	146.5 km	89	4	36.6	1,526 m	25.0	2.18 million	14,800	794 million	2011	1435	left	third rail	750	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	19	24.0 km	17	2	12.0	1,412 m	9.5					1435	right	overhead wire	750				yes		yes	24 km underground. (Schnellbahnen in Deutschland)
178		Taiwan	MRT	Asia	28 Mar 1996	106	112.6 km	98	8	14.1	1,149 m	13.3	1.79 million	15,900	652 million	2012	2060	right	third rail	750	Wenshan (Muzha) VAL line	yes	1996	yes	PGDs in the busier MRT stations, PSDs in all VAL stations	yes
179		Japan	Monorail	Asia	27 Nov 1998	19	16.0 km	19	1	16.0	889 m	19.0						left						yes
180		Japan	Metro	Asia	30 Dec 1927	290	304.5 km	205	13	23.4	1,099 m	22.3	8.5 million	27,900	3,102 million	2011	1067, 1435 (Ginza, Marunouchi, Asakusa, Oedo lines), 1372 (Shinjuku line)	left	overhead wire, third rail (Ginza, Marunouchi lines)	1500, 600 (Ginza, Marunouchi lines)	Yurikamome Waterfront line, rubber-tyred	Yurikamome line	1995	yes	Marunouchi, Mita, Namboku, Yurikamome lines	yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe. Saitama, Yurikamone, Monorail, Yamanote, Chuo, Rinkai not incl.
181		France	Métro	Europe	26 Jun 1993	38	27.5 km	37	2	13.8	764 m	19.0	282,000	10,300	103 million	2011	2060	right	third rail	750	VAL	yes	1993	yes	VAL
182		Italy	Metropolitana	Europe	4 Feb 2006	21	13.4 km	21	1	13.4	670 m	21.0	90,400	6,750	33 million	2011		right			VAL	yes	2006	yes	VAL	yes
183		Spain	Metro	Europe	3 Oct 1988	38	31.8 km	37	3	10.6	909 m	12.7					1000	right	overhead wire	1500				yes		yes	Full metro section length unknown.
184		Canada	SkyTrain	America	3 Jan 1986	49	69.5 km	47	3	23.2	1,511 m	16.3	329,000	4,730	120 million	2011	1435	right	third rail	600	Skytrain, LIM technology, currently the world's longest automated system		1986	yes		yes
185		Austria	U-Bahn	Europe	25 Feb 1978	102	74.6 km	90	5	14.9	769 m	20.4	1.46 million	19,600	534 million	2010	1435	right	third rail	750				yes		yes	According to official website. Premetro tunnel not included
186	Xi'an	China	Metro	Asia	16 Sep 2011	17	26.4 km	17	1	26.4	1,650 m	17.0	162,000	6,120	59 million	2012	1435							yes
187		Japan	Subway	Asia	16 Dec 1972	48	57.6 km	45	3	19.2	1,280 m	16.0	542,000	9,420	198 million	2008	1435	left	third rail	750	Kanazawa Seaside line, LRT, rubber-tyred	Kanazawa Seaside LRT	1989	yes	Kanazawa Seaside LRT line		Kanazawa Line not included (10.6 km)