World Metro Database

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1		Turkey	Metro	18 Mar 2009	13	13	13.5	13.0	1,125 m
2		Algeria	Metro	1 Nov 2011	10	10	9.0	10.0	1,000 m					1435		third rail	750					yes	yes
3	Alma-Ata	Kazakhstan	Metro	1 Jan 2011	7	7	7.3	7.0	1,217 m	2,630	19,200	7 million	2012
4		India	Metro	15 Sep 2011	6	6	7.5	6.0	1,500 m
5		Italy	Metro	22 Dec 2012	17	17	13.1	17.0	819 m									metro		2012				According to official website
6	Hsinking	China	LRT	Oct 2002	16	16	17.0	16.0	1,133 m						right									(17 km, 16 stations on viaduct = metro). 14.6 km, 17 st on streets
7		China	Metro	27 Sep 2010	36	35	20.4	18.0	1,202 m	6,900	282,000	103 million	2012		right						yes	yes		http://railway-technology.com/projects/chengdu-metro
8	Chungking	China	Monorail	18 Jun 2005	86	81	31.7	21.5	1,548 m						right						The three underground stations (Daping, Linjiangmen, and Jiaochangkou) have PSDs	yes	yes
9		China	Metro	1 May 2003	12	12	49.0	12.0	4,455 m	2,460	121,000	44 million	2012		right									Suburban service?
10		United Arab Emirates	Metro	9 Sep 2009	46	44	34.8	23.0	1,584 m	4,280	299,000	109 million	2012	1435	right	third rail	750	metro		2009	metro, monorail	yes	yes
11	Hangchow	China	Metro	24 Nov 2012	31	31	48.0	31.0	1,600 m															Wikipedia
12	Gaoxiong	Taiwan	MRT	9 Mar 2008	38	37	22.5	19.0	1,250 m	3,170	142,000	52 million	2012	1435		third rail	750				MRT
13		Russia	Metro	27 Aug 2005	7	7	10.9	7.0	1,817 m	6,790	74,000	27 million	2012		right									According to Mr. Yuri Popov
14		China	Metro	28 Jun 2012	2	2	18.2	2.0	18,200 m
15		Venezuela	Metro	8 Jun 2009	6	6	6.5	6.0	1,300 m													yes
16		Iran		10 Oct 2011	22	22	19.0	22.0	905 m
17		Saudi Arabia	Metro	13 Nov 2010	9	9	18.1	9.0	2,263 m					1435	right	third rail	1500				yes	yes	yes
18	Nanking	China	Metro	27 Aug 2005	57	55	42.3	28.5	1,540 m	11,100	942,000	344 million	2011		right
19		Spain	Metro	25 Apr 2007	9	9	8.3	9.0	1,038 m					1000			1500
20		Italy	Minimetro	29 Jan 2008	7	7	3.0	7.0	500 m									'Minimetro'		2008
21		Poland	Fast Tram	1 Mar 1997	6	6	6.1	6.0	1,220 m															Rapid Tram
22		Puerto Rico	Tren Urbano	6 Jun 2005	16	16	17.2	16.0	1,147 m	1,750	30,100	11 million	2011
23		Dominican Republic	Metro	30 Jan 2009	16	16	14.5	16.0	967 m	5,480	79,500	29 million	2011	1435								yes
24		USA	Light Rail	18 Jul 2009	12	12	22.2	12.0	2,018 m						right							yes		Downtown tunnel section considered as a full metro
25	Sevilla	Spain	Metro	2 Apr 2009	21	21	18.0	21.0	900 m												Line 1
26	Mukden	China	Metro	27 Sep 2010	41	40	24.7	20.5	1,268 m						right						yes
27	Su-chou	China	Subway	29 Apr 2012	24	24	25.7	24.0	1,117 m						right							yes		According to Wikipedia, official website
28		Netherlands	RandstadRail	16 Oct 2004	30	30	9.3	10.0	1,033 m						right									Full metro section length unknown (47 km?)
29	Tientsin	China	Metro	28 Mar 2004	81	77	31.0	20.3	1,610 m	1,410	175,000	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)
30		Venezuela	Metro	18 Oct 2006	7	7	6.2	7.0	1,033 m	9,280	57,500	21 million	2010
31		Chile	Metro	23 Nov 2005	20	20	43.0	20.0	2,263 m						right
32	Xi'an	China	Metro	16 Sep 2011	17	17	26.4	17.0	1,650 m	6,120	162,000	59 million	2012	1435									yes
33		Netherlands	Metro	16 Oct 1977	33	33	8.2	8.3	1,128 m	7,120	233,000	85 million	2009	1435	right	third rail	750							Sneltram not included (9.8 km, 19 stations; 'Metros in Holland')
34		Turkey	Metro	30 Aug 1996	23	22	11.6	11.5	1,100 m	13,400	310,000	113 million	2007	1435	right	third rail	750	metro line		1997
35		Belgium	Premetro	25 Mar 1975	11	11	3.8	5.5	844 m					1000		overhead wire	600
36		Greece	Metro	1954	54	50	17.3	18.0	1,020 m	18,000	937,000	342 million	2008	1435	right	third rail	600					yes	yes	M3 airport line not included.
37		USA	MARTA	30 Jun 1979	39	38	39.6	19.5	2,141 m	1,180	93,200	34 million	2007	1435	right	third rail	750					yes
38		Azerbaijan	Metro	6 Nov 1967	23	22	17.3	11.5	1,646 m	14,500	501,000	183 million	2011	1520	right	third rail	825
39		USA	Metro Subway	21 Nov 1983	14	14	24.5	14.0	1,885 m	2,010	49,300	18 million	2011	1435	right	third rail	700					yes
40		Thailand	Skytrain, MRT	5 Dec 1999	57	51	20.0	14.3	1,512 m	8,370	671,000	245 million	2011	1435	left	linear		Green line		1999	Green line, Blue line	yes
41		Spain	Metro	30 Dec 1924	163	136	10.9	14.8	786 m	8,930	1.07 million	389 million	2011	1435	right	third rail (TMB), overhead wire (FGC)	1200	lines L9, L10, L11		2009	lines L9, L10, L11	yes	yes	Tram lines not included (1.8 km subway tram line, T5)
42	Peking	China	Subway	1 Oct 1969	262	222	27.6	16.4	1,797 m	15,200	6.74 million	2,460 million	2012	1435	right	third rail	825				PGDs on underground stations of line 5, PSDs on lines 8, 10	yes	all lines
43		Brazil	Metrô	1 Aug 1986	19	19	28.1	19.0	1,563 m						right									According to official website
44		Germany	U-Bahn	18 Feb 1902	195	173	14.7	19.5	797 m	9,390	1.38 million	505 million	2011	1435	right	third rail	750						yes
45		Germany	Stadtbahn	21 Sep 1971	7	7	1.3	1.8	1,733 m						right									Full metro section length unknown. Only metro section included
46		Spain	Metro	11 Nov 1995	40	40	21.7	20.0	1,142 m	5,680	247,000	90 million	2011	1000	left	overhead wire	1500					yes	yes	According to Metro Bilbao
47		Germany	Stadtbahn	26 May 1979	29	27	10.8	14.5	797 m					1435	right	overhead wire	660							Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
48		Germany	Stadtbahn	22 Mar 1975	12	12	9.0	12.0	818 m					1435	right	overhead wire	750							9 km, 12 stations underground. Approx. 17 km metro-like
49		USA	The T	1 Sep 1897	66	60	20.2	22.0	960 m	6,660	403,000	147 million	2010	1435	right	third rail, overhead wire (Green Line)	600					yes		Green and Red Lines' tram section not included
50		Brazil	Metrô	31 Mar 2001	24	24	42.0	24.0	1,826 m	3,590	151,000	55 million	2009		right
51		Belgium	Métro	20 Sep 1976	61	59	10.7	20.3	555 m	11,300	364,000	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
52		Romania	Metro	16 Nov 1979	50	45	17.3	12.5	1,505 m	6,770	468,000	171 million	2011	1435	right	third rail	825
53		Hungary	Metro	2 May 1896	42	40	11.0	14.0	846 m	25,100	827,000	302 million	2011	1435	right	third rail, overhead wire (Line M1)	825, 600 (Line M1)
54		Argentina	Subte	1 Dec 1913	78	69	8.2	13.0	685 m	17,100	844,000	308 million	2011	1435	left	overhead wire, third rail (Line B)	1500, 1100 (Line B)						yes	Premetro line not included
55		USA	Metro Rail	18 May 1985	8	8	8.4	8.0	1,194 m						right									Only tunnel section
56		Turkey	Bursaray	19 Aug 2002	31	31	15.8	15.5	1,086 m
57		Egypt	Metro	27 Sep 1987	55	53	32.8	27.5	1,236 m	35,000	2.29 million	837 million	2010	1435	left	overhead wire	1500					5 stations
58		Venezuela	Metro	27 Mar 1983	50	46	12.1	10.0	1,344 m	22,000	1.33 million	485 million	2009	1435		third rail	750					yes		Metro Los Teques included (9.5 km)
59		Italy	Metropolitana	27 Jun 1999	6	6	3.8	6.0	760 m					1435	right	overhead wire	3000							metroitaliane.it
60		Belgium	Métro Léger	21 Jun 1976	20	20	4.4	5.0	1,094 m															Full metro section length unknown. Total length 25 km. Data from Wikipedia
61	Madras	India	MRTS	19 Oct 1997	17	17	27.0	17.0	1,688 m
62		Japan	Monorail	28 Mar 1988	18	18	7.8	9.0	969 m						left
63		USA	"L"	6 Jun 1892	152	144	20.8	19.0	1,153 m	3,660	608,000	222 million	2011	1435	right	third rail	600					yes		151 Stations and 173 km (UrbanRail.net)
64		USA	Rapid Transit	15 Mar 1955	18	18	31.0	18.0	1,824 m	530	16,400	6 million	2011	1435	right	overhead wire	600							2 Light Rail lines not included
65		Germany	Stadtbahn	11 Oct 1968	51	51	3.0	3.4	1,250 m					1435	right	overhead wire	750					new light rail trains only	yes	Approx. 45 km metro-like. 30 km underground.
66		Denmark	Metro	19 Oct 2002	22	22	10.5	11.0	1,050 m	7,050	148,000	54 million	2011	1435	right	third rail	750	all metro lines		2002	all underground stations	all metro and S-Tog trains	yes	According to official website
67	Taegu	South Korea	Subway	26 Nov 1997	56	55	27.0	28.0	998 m	6,460	348,000	127 million	2012								lines 1, 2
68	Taejon	South Korea	Subway	16 Mar 2006	22	22	22.6	22.0	1,076 m	4,610	104,000	38 million	2011								yes
69		India	Metro	24 Dec 2002	143	138	32.2	23.8	1,410 m	8,600	1.66 million	606 million	2011	1676, 1435 (Green, Violet lines)	left	overhead wire	25000					yes	yes
70		USA	People Mover	Jul 1987	13	13	4.8	13.0	400 m					1435	right	third rail	600	downtown people mover, LIM technology		1987		yes
71	Dnipropetrovsk	Ukraine	Metro	29 Dec 1995	6	6	7.1	6.0	1,420 m	3,470	24,700	9 million	2010	1520		third rail	825							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
72		Germany	Stadtbahn	17 May 1976	37	37	9.8	12.3	866 m					1435	right	overhead wire	600	H-Bahn		1984			yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
73	Düsseldorf	Germany	Stadtbahn	4 Oct 1981	14	14	4.8	7.0	798 m					1435	right	overhead wire	600						yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
74		Germany	Stadtbahn	11 Jul 1992	13	13	7.2	6.5	1,304 m						right								yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
75		Canada	Light Rail	22 Apr 1978	15	15	20.4	15.0	1,457 m						right
76		Germany	Stadtbahn	5 Oct 1967	27	27	6.7	9.0	842 m					1435	right	overhead wire	750						yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
77		Germany	U-Bahn	4 Oct 1968	31	27	6.8	10.3	732 m					1435	right	overhead wire	750						yes	20.40 km, 27 stations underground ('Schnellbahnen in Deutschland')
78		Japan	Subway	26 Jul 1981	35	34	9.9	11.7	931 m	11,400	340,000	124 million	2007	1067	left	overhead wire	1500				yes		yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe
79		Germany	Stadtbahn	1 Sep 1984	9	9	5.5	9.0	690 m					1000	right	overhead wire	600							Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
80		Italy	Metropolitana	13 Jun 1990	8	8	7.1	8.0	1,014 m					1435	right	overhead wire	750						yes	metroitaliane.it
81		United Kingdom	Subway	14 Dec 1896	15	15	10.4	15.0	743 m	3,420	35,600	13 million	2011	1219	left	third rail	600
82		Mexico	Metro	1 Sep 1989	29	28	12.0	14.5	889 m						right
83		South Korea	Subway	28 Apr 2004	20	20	20.1	20.0	1,058 m	2,450	49,300	18 million	2011								yes
84		Israel	Carmelit	1959	6	6	1.8	6.0	350 m
85		Germany	U-Bahn	1 Mar 1912	99	91	26.2	24.8	1,102 m	5,210	545,000	199 million	2011	1435	right	third rail	750							According to official website
86	Hannover	Germany	Stadtbahn	28 Sep 1975	21	17	6.2	7.0	1,033 m					1435	right	overhead wire	600						yes	18.60 km, 17 stations underground ('Schnellbahnen in Deutschland')
87		Finland	Metro	3 Aug 1982	17	17	21.0	17.0	1,313 m	8,090	170,000	62 million	2011	1524	right	third rail	750						yes	According to Metros in Skandinavien (R.Schwandl)
88	Inchon	South Korea	Subway	6 Oct 1999	29	29	29.5	29.0	1,054 m	8,270	244,000	89 million	2012								yes
89		Turkey	Metro	16 Sep 2000	28	28	21.0	14.0	1,615 m	5,090	214,000	78 million	2011	1435	right	overhead wire, third rail (Line M2)	750							Wikipedia. Hafif Metro not included (25.8 km, 24 stations, 2 lines)
90		Turkey	Metro	22 May 2000	14	14	15.9	14.0	1,223 m	10,900	173,000	63 million	2011	1435		third rail	750
91		USA	Skyway	30 May 1989	6	6	6.9	6.0	1,380 m					2060	right	third rail	750	downtown monorail people mover		1989
92		Japan	Monorail	3 Mar 1970	8	8	6.6	8.0	943 m						left									Shonan Monorail.
93	Kharkiv	Ukraine	Metro	23 Aug 1975	29	26	12.5	9.7	1,438 m	18,300	685,000	250 million	2011		right									According to Mr. Yuri Popov
94	Kyiv	Ukraine	Metro	22 Oct 1960	51	48	22.1	17.0	1,379 m	21,500	1.42 million	519 million	2011	1520	right	third rail	825
95	Kitaky?sh?	Japan	Monorail	9 Jan 1985	13	13	8.8	13.0	733 m						left								yes
96	Calcutta	India	Metro Railway	24 Oct 1984	23	23	25.0	23.0	1,136 m	19,000	474,000	173 million	2009		right									25 km wikipedia, 27.50 km urbanrail ???
97	Krivoy Rog	Ukraine	Metrotram	26 Dec 1986	12	12	18.0	12.0	1,636 m
98		Malaysia	LRT, Monorail	16 Dec 1996	60	56	21.3	20.0	1,123 m	4,670	299,000	109 million	2008		left			LRT		1996	KLIA line to airport, Kelana Jaya line's underground stations	yes
99		Japan	Subway	1 Apr 1981	32	31	15.6	16.0	1,043 m	11,000	345,000	126 million	2008	1435	left	overhead wire	1500				Tozai line		yes
100		USA	Monorail	15 Jul 2004	7	7	6.2	7.0	1,033 m						right			monorail		2004	yes			Hotels monorails not included
101		Peru	Tren Urbano	5 Apr 2012	16	16	22.0	16.0	1,467 m
102		Portugal	Metro	29 Dec 1959	55	49	11.1	13.8	869 m	11,300	501,000	183 million	2010	1435	left	third rail	750						yes
103		United Kingdom	Underground	10 Jan 1863	270	270	36.5	24.5	1,552 m	7,980	3.21 million	1,171 million	2011	1435	left	third rail	600, 750 (DLR)	Docklands Light Rail		1987	Jubilee Line extension	Metropolitan Line	Metropolitan Line, DLR	DLR not included (31.4 km, 39 stations). East London Line removed (will be assigned to Overground). Overground: 86 km, 55 st.
104		USA	Metro Rail	30 Jan 1993	30	30	19.8	10.0	2,196 m	2,130	126,000	46 million	2011	1435	right	overhead wire, third rail (Red, Purple lines)	750					yes		Red, Purple and Green lines
105		Germany	Stadtbahn	29 May 1969	11	11			364 m						right									Full metro section length unknown.
106		Spain	Metro	17 Oct 1919	282	232	22.0	21.7	1,064 m	6,080	1.74 million	635 million	2011	1445	left	overhead wire	600				tests in 2010, plans for 2011	yes	yes	ML1, ML2, ML3 not included (27.8 km, 37 st.; Embajadores=Acacias)
107		Philippines	MRT	1 Dec 1984	44	41	17.2	14.7	1,256 m	18,400	948,000	346 million	2008		right							yes	yes	Length not sure
108	Medellín	Colombia	Metro	30 Nov 1995	26	25	14.4	13.0	1,200 m	16,200	466,000	170 million	2011	1435		overhead wire	1500							Metro Cable not included, 4 stations
109		Italy	Metropolitana	1 Nov 1964	94	90	27.8	31.3	915 m	10,800	899,000	328 million	2007	1435	right	overhead wire, third rail (line M1)	1500, 750 (line M1)	line M5		2013	line M5	yes	yes	metroitaliane.it
110		Belarus	Metro	26 Jun 1984	28	27	17.7	14.0	1,362 m	21,700	770,000	281 million	2012	1520	right	third rail	825							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
111		Russia	Metro	15 May 1935	186	147	25.8	15.5	1,778 m	21,200	6.55 million	2,389 million	2011	1520	right	third rail	825					lines 3, 5 since 2009		Monorail (6 stations, 4.7 km) not included.
112	Mülheim	Germany	Stadtbahn	3 Nov 1979	13	12	4.5	6.5	819 m					1435	right	overhead wire	750							Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
113	Bombay	India	Suburban Railway		73	73	34.2	14.6	2,515 m															In fact, 4 suburban railway lines with metro frequency
114		Germany	U-Bahn	19 Oct 1971	102	96	15.7	17.0	981 m	10,500	986,000	360 million	2010	1435	right	third rail	750						yes
115		Japan	Subway	15 Nov 1957	97	86	23.3	24.3	1,001 m	12,600	1.17 million	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	Tobu Kyuryo maglev line	yes	yes	3 stations +
116		Japan	Monorail	10 Aug 2003	15	15	12.8	15.0	914 m						left
117		Italy	Metropolitana	28 Mar 1993	31	28	10.6	10.3	1,136 m	3,020	95,900	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.)
118	New York City	USA	Subway	27 Oct 1904	468	422	13.6	17.3	834 m	12,300	4.53 million	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
119		USA	Subway	26 May 1935	4	4	2.2	4.0	733 m						right									4 underground stations
120		United Kingdom	Metro	7 Aug 1980	61	50	38.3	30.5	1,297 m	1,360	104,000	38 million	2011	1435	left	overhead wire	1500
121	Gorky	Russia	Metro	20 Nov 1985	15	14	9.4	7.5	1,454 m	3,910	74,000	27 million	2010	1520	right	third rail	825							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
122		Russia	Metro	7 Jan 1986	13	12	8.2	6.5	1,487 m	12,700	208,000	76 million	2011	1520	right	third rail	825							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
123		Germany	U-Bahn	1 Mar 1972	48	44	12.0	16.0	800 m	8,980	323,000	118 million	2011	1435	right	third rail	750	lines U2, U3, no PSDs, sharing tracks with driver-operated trains		2008			yes
124	Porto	Portugal	Metro	7 Dec 2002	15	14	10.9	7.5	1,669 m					1435	right	overhead wire	750					yes	yes	Full metro section length unknown.14 underground stations & 6,3 km in tunnel in downtown
125		Norway	T-Bane	22 May 1966	77	77	12.4	15.4	861 m	3,360	208,000	76 million	2010	1435	right	third rail	750						yes	Line 1 not included (it has level crossings). Length not sure
126		USA	Subway	4 Mar 1907	66	62	20.7	22.0	984 m	4,730	293,000	107 million	2011	1435, 1588 (Market-Frankford Line)	right	third rail	600, 685 (PATCO)					yes		PATCO line included. Subway trolley not (10 stations)
127		USA	T	3 Jul 1985	6	6	4.8	6.0	960 m						right									Full metro section length unknown (all lines: 40 km).2.90 is the length of the tunnel section.
128		Brazil	Metro	2 Mar 1985	17	17	33.8	17.0	2,112 m						right									According to official website
129		Czech Republic	Metro	9 May 1974	57	54	19.7	19.0	1,094 m	24,600	1.45 million	530 million	2011	1435	right	third rail	750						yes
130		North Korea	Metro	6 Sep 1973	16	15	11.3	8.0	1,607 m	4,380	98,600	36 million	2009	1435		third rail	825
131		Brazil	Metrô	11 Mar 1985	30	28	19.9	15.0	1,418 m						right									According to official website
132		Brazil	Metrô	5 Mar 1979	34	34	21.0	17.0	1,313 m	13,800	581,000	212 million	2010	1600	right	third rail	750					yes
133		Italy	Metropolitana	10 Feb 1955	52	51	20.8	26.0	832 m	21,800	907,000	331 million	2008	1435	left	overhead wire	1500					yes	yes	metroitaliane.it
134		Netherlands	Metro	10 Feb 1968	38	37	23.5	19.0	1,306 m	5,070	238,000	87 million	2008	1435	right	third rail	750							Only metro section. Sneltram: 8.4 km, 11 stations. 'Metros in Holland'
135		France	Métro	17 Dec 1994	5	5	2.2	5.0	550 m															5 underground stations
136		USA	Metrolink	31 Jul 1993	37	37	36.7	18.5	2,097 m						right
137	Leningrad	Russia	Metro	15 Nov 1955	67	59	22.7	13.4	1,831 m	19,000	2.15 million	786 million	2011	1520	right	third rail	825				windowless steel doors in ten stations			According to Mr. Yuri Popov
138	Kuybyshev	Russia	Metro	26 Dec 1987	9	9	10.2	9.0	1,275 m	4,300	43,800	16 million	2011	1520	right	third rail	825							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
139		USA	BART	11 Sep 1972	44	44	33.4	8.8	4,279 m	1,820	304,000	111 million	2012	1676	right	third rail	1000					yes		MUNI not included (8 underground stations)
140	São Paulo	Brazil	Metrô	14 Sep 1974	67	61	14.9	13.4	1,198 m	32,300	2.4 million	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 2, 3, 4 (since 2010)	all metro lines and regional rail	lines 4, 5	According to official website. C Line: 26 km + 16 st. E Line: 22km + 7 st)
141		Japan	Subway	15 Jul 1987	17	17	14.8	17.0	925 m	10,700	159,000	58 million	2008	1067	left	overhead wire	1500						yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe
142		South Korea	Subway	15 Aug 1974	302	260	36.3	33.6	1,114 m	21,100	6.9 million	2,518 million	2012	1435	right	overhead wire	1500				lines 2 and 9, planned for all lines by 2010	yes	yes	Only metro section.
143		China	Metro	10 Apr 1995	296	251	36.4	24.7	1,539 m	14,300	6.24 million	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
144		China	Metro	28 Dec 2004	131	118	35.7	26.2	1,416 m	2,030	362,000	132 million	2009	1435	right						yes	yes	yes
145		Bulgaria	Metro	28 Jan 1998	28	26	15.6	14.0	1,200 m	2,550	79,500	29 million	2009	1435	right	third rail	825
146		Sweden	Tunnelbana	1 Oct 1950	104	100	35.2	34.7	1,047 m	8,010	847,000	309 million	2011	1435	left	third rail	650, 750 (Blue Line)							According to official website. 7 operational lines
147		Germany	Stadtbahn	10 Jun 1966	19	17	12.0	9.5	1,412 m					1435	right	overhead wire	750					yes	yes	24 km underground. (Schnellbahnen in Deutschland)
148		Australia	Cityrail	1926	14	14	7.4	4.7	2,005 m						left							yes		Only underground stations in downtown. Monorail: 3.6 km, 8 stations
149		Japan	Monorail	27 Nov 1998	19	19	16.0	19.0	889 m						left								yes
150		Uzbekistan	Metro	6 Nov 1977	29	26	12.1	9.7	1,392 m	4,920	178,000	65 million	2010	1520	right	third rail	825							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
151		Georgia	Metro	11 Jan 1966	22	21	13.1	11.0	1,315 m	9,170	241,000	88 million	2008	1520	right	third rail	825							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
152		Iran	Metro	21 Feb 2000	70	64	18.3	17.5	1,106 m	18,000	1.32 million	480 million	2011	1435		third rail	750					yes		Line 5 to Karaj not included (42 km, 11 stations) Lenght unknown
153		Canada	Subway	30 Apr 1954	74	69	17.8	18.5	1,019 m	10,700	762,000	278 million	2006	1480	right	third rail	600					yes
154		Spain	Metro	3 Oct 1988	38	37	10.6	12.7	909 m					1000	right	overhead wire	1500					yes	yes	Full metro section length unknown.
155		Canada	SkyTrain	3 Jan 1986	49	47	23.2	16.3	1,511 m	4,730	329,000	120 million	2011	1435	right	third rail	600	Skytrain, LIM technology, currently the world's longest automated system		1986		yes	yes
156		Austria	U-Bahn	25 Feb 1978	102	90	14.9	20.4	769 m	19,600	1.46 million	534 million	2010	1435	right	third rail	750					yes	yes	According to official website. Premetro tunnel not included
157	Stalingrad	Russia	Metro	5 Nov 1984	6	6	6.8	6.0	1,360 m															Total system: 22 stations, 17,1 km
158		Poland	Metro	7 Apr 1995	21	21	22.6	21.0	1,130 m	17,000	384,000	140 million	2011	1435	right	third rail	825
159		USA	Metrorail	27 Mar 1976	90	86	34.2	18.0	2,014 m	3,490	597,000	218 million	2012	1435	right	third rail	750					yes
160	Hankou	China	Metro	28 Sep 2004	48	47	28.4	24.0	1,234 m	3,520	200,000	73 million	2011		right
161		Germany	Schwebebahn	1 Mar 1901	20	20	13.3	20.0	700 m						right	overhead rail	600
162	Ekaterinburg	Russia	Metro	26 Apr 1991	9	9	12.7	9.0	1,587 m	8,200	104,000	38 million	2011		right
163	Erevan	Armenia	Metro	7 Mar 1981	10	10	12.1	10.0	1,344 m	3,850	46,600	17 million	2011		right									According to Mr. Yuri Popov
164		USA	Metrorail	21 May 1984	23	23	39.8	23.0	1,809 m	1,240	49,300	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)
165		Japan	Subway	16 Dec 1972	48	45	19.2	16.0	1,280 m	9,420	542,000	198 million	2008	1435	left	third rail	750	Kanazawa Seaside line, LRT, rubber-tyred	Kanazawa Seaside LRT	1989	Kanazawa Seaside LRT line		yes	Kanazawa Line not included (10.6 km)
166		South Korea	Subway	19 Jul 1985	127	119	26.4	25.4	1,080 m	6,650	877,000	320 million	2012		right			Line 4	Line 4	2011	line 3
167		Singapore	MRT	7 Nov 1987	100	89	36.6	25.0	1,526 m	14,800	2.18 million	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
168		Switzerland	Metro	24 May 1991	29	28	6.8	14.5	507 m									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
169		France	Métro	19 Jul 1900	382	302	13.6	23.9	596 m	19,200	4.18 million	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, 13 (part), 14	lines 1, 2, 5, 9	lines 1, 2, 5, 7bis, 9, 14
170		Japan	Subway	20 May 1933	133	104	15.3	14.8	1,111 m	16,600	2.29 million	836 million	2010	1435	left	third rail	750, 600 (Nanko Port Town Line)	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
171		Japan	Subway	13 Mar 1977	26	24	15.3	13.0	1,275 m	10,800	332,000	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	Port Liner and Rokko Liner		yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe. Portliner, Rokko lines not included (15 st)
172		Hong Kong S.A.R.	MTR	1 Oct 1979	95	82	17.5	9.5	2,059 m	22,600	3.96 million	1,444 million	2012	1435	left	overhead wire	1500 (MTR), 25000 (KCR)	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
173		Japan	Metro	30 Dec 1927	290	205	23.4	22.3	1,099 m	27,900	8.5 million	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	Marunouchi, Mita, Namboku, Yurikamome lines	yes	yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe. Saitama, Yurikamone, Monorail, Yamanote, Chuo, Rinkai not incl.
174		Japan	Monorail	20 Aug 1994	21	21	18.4	21.0	920 m	2,680	49,300	18 million	2005		left				yes					According to Mr. Osamu Abe
175		France	Métro	25 Apr 1983	62	60	22.8	31.0	758 m	5,780	263,000	96 million	2009	2060	right	third rail	750	VAL	yes	1983	VAL, all stations		yes
176		France	Métro	28 Apr 1978	43	39	7.7	10.8	787 m	22,900	704,000	257 million	2009	1435	left	third rail	750	line D/Maggaly, rubber-tyred, no PSDs	yes	1991
177		France	Métro	26 Nov 1977	30	28	10.9	15.0	779 m	9,430	205,000	75 million	2011	1435	right	third rail	750		yes
178		Mexico	Metro	5 Sep 1969	195	163	15.0	16.3	984 m	24,500	4.41 million	1,609 million	2012	1995	right	third rail	750		yes					ONLY PASSENGER SERVICE KM COUNTED
179		Mexico	Metro	25 Apr 1991	32	31	15.8	16.0	1,050 m	12,000	378,000	138 million	2009		right				yes
180	Montréal	Canada	Metro	14 Oct 1966	73	68	17.3	18.3	1,003 m	8,670	600,000	219 million	2006	1994	right	third rail	750		yes
181		France	Métro	16 Mar 2002	15	15	9.0	15.0	643 m	14,300	129,000	47 million	2011		right			VAL	yes	2002	VAL		yes
182	Santiago de Chile	Chile	Metro	15 Sep 1975	108	100	20.5	21.6	994 m	17,100	1.75 million	640 million	2011	1435	right	third rail	750		yes				yes
183		Japan	Subway	16 Dec 1971	49	46	16.0	16.3	1,043 m	11,900	573,000	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
184		Taiwan	MRT	28 Mar 1996	106	98	14.1	13.3	1,149 m	15,900	1.79 million	652 million	2012	2060	right	third rail	750	Wenshan (Muzha) VAL line	yes	1996	PGDs in the busier MRT stations, PSDs in all VAL stations	yes	yes
185		France	Métro	26 Jun 1993	38	37	13.8	19.0	764 m	10,300	282,000	103 million	2011	2060	right	third rail	750	VAL	yes	1993	VAL		yes
186		Italy	Metropolitana	4 Feb 2006	21	21	13.4	21.0	670 m	6,750	90,400	33 million	2011		right			VAL	yes	2006	VAL	yes	yes
187	Canton	China	Metro	28 Jun 1999	146	132	29.0	18.3	1,680 m	21,600	5 million	1,825 million	2012	1435	right	third rail	825	APM line (underground people mover)	Zhujiang people mover	2010	yes	yes	yes	APM included