World Metro Database

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1	Adana		Asia	Metro	18 Mar 2009	13.5 km	13	13	13.5	1,125 m	13.0
2	Almaty	Alma-Ata	Asia	Metro	1 Jan 2011	7.3 km	7	7	7.3	1,217 m	7.0	2,630	19,200	7 million	2012
3	Bangalore		Asia	Metro	15 Sep 2011	7.5 km	6	6	7.5	1,500 m	6.0
4	Brescia		Europe	Metro	22 Dec 2012	13.1 km	17	17	13.1	819 m	17.0									metro		2012				According to official website
5	Changchun	Hsinking	Asia	LRT	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	Chengdu		Asia	Metro	27 Sep 2010	40.9 km	35	36	20.4	1,202 m	18.0	6,900	282,000	103 million	2012	right							yes	yes		http://railway-technology.com/projects/chengdu-metro
7	Dalian		Asia	Metro	1 May 2003	49.0 km	12	12	49.0	4,455 m	12.0	2,460	121,000	44 million	2012	right										Suburban service?
8	Hangzhou	Hangchow	Asia	Metro	24 Nov 2012	48.0 km	31	31	48.0	1,600 m	31.0															Wikipedia
9	Kaohsiung	Gaoxiong	Asia	MRT	9 Mar 2008	45.0 km	37	38	22.5	1,250 m	19.0	3,170	142,000	52 million	2012		third rail	1435	750				MRT
10	Kazan		Europe	Metro	27 Aug 2005	10.9 km	7	7	10.9	1,817 m	7.0	6,790	74,000	27 million	2012	right										According to Mr. Yuri Popov
11	Kunming		Asia	Metro	28 Jun 2012	18.2 km	2	2	18.2	18,200 m	2.0
12	Maracaibo		America	Metro	8 Jun 2009	6.5 km	6	6	6.5	1,300 m	6.0													yes
13	Mashhad		Asia		10 Oct 2011	19.0 km	22	22	19.0	905 m	22.0
14	Nanjing	Nanking	Asia	Metro	27 Aug 2005	84.7 km	55	57	42.3	1,540 m	28.5	11,100	942,000	344 million	2011	right
15	Palma de Mallorca		Europe	Metro	25 Apr 2007	8.3 km	9	9	8.3	1,038 m	9.0							1000	1500
16	Perugia		Europe	Minimetro	29 Jan 2008	3.0 km	7	7	3.0	500 m	7.0									'Minimetro'		2008
17	Poznan		Europe	Fast Tram	1 Mar 1997	6.1 km	6	6	6.1	1,220 m	6.0															Rapid Tram
18	San Juan		America	Tren Urbano	6 Jun 2005	17.2 km	16	16	17.2	1,147 m	16.0	1,750	30,100	11 million	2011
19	Santo Domingo		America	Metro	30 Jan 2009	14.5 km	16	16	14.5	967 m	16.0	5,480	79,500	29 million	2011			1435						yes
20	Seattle		America	Light Rail	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	Seville	Sevilla	Europe	Metro	2 Apr 2009	18.0 km	21	21	18.0	900 m	21.0												Line 1
22	Shenyang	Mukden	Asia	Metro	27 Sep 2010	49.5 km	40	41	24.7	1,268 m	20.5					right							yes
23	Suzhou	Su-chou	Asia	Subway	29 Apr 2012	25.7 km	24	24	25.7	1,117 m	24.0					right								yes		According to Wikipedia, official website
24	The Hague		Europe	RandstadRail	16 Oct 2004	27.9 km	30	30	9.3	1,033 m	10.0					right										Full metro section length unknown (47 km?)
25	Tianjin	Tientsin	Asia	Metro	28 Mar 2004	124.0 km	77	81	31.0	1,610 m	20.3	1,410	175,000	64 million	2010	right	third rail	1435	825				platform gate doors	yes		Binhai Line and metro line included. (10-08-1980: 7.4 km, 7 stations)
26	Valencia		America	Metro	18 Oct 2006	6.2 km	7	7	6.2	1,033 m	7.0	9,280	57,500	21 million	2010
27	Valparaiso		America	Metro	23 Nov 2005	43.0 km	20	20	43.0	2,263 m	20.0					right
28	Amsterdam		Europe	Metro	16 Oct 1977	32.7 km	33	33	8.2	1,128 m	8.3	7,120	233,000	85 million	2009	right	third rail	1435	750							Sneltram not included (9.8 km, 19 stations; 'Metros in Holland')
29	Ankara		Asia	Metro	30 Aug 1996	23.1 km	22	23	11.6	1,100 m	11.5	13,400	310,000	113 million	2007	right	third rail	1435	750	metro line		1997
30	Antwerp		Europe	Premetro	25 Mar 1975	7.6 km	11	11	3.8	844 m	5.5						overhead wire	1000	600
31	Atlanta		America	MARTA	30 Jun 1979	79.2 km	38	39	39.6	2,141 m	19.5	1,180	93,200	34 million	2007	right	third rail	1435	750					yes
32	Baku		Asia	Metro	6 Nov 1967	34.6 km	22	23	17.3	1,646 m	11.5	14,500	501,000	183 million	2011	right	third rail	1520	825
33	Baltimore		America	Metro Subway	21 Nov 1983	24.5 km	14	14	24.5	1,885 m	14.0	2,010	49,300	18 million	2011	right	third rail	1435	700					yes
34	Bangkok		Asia	Skytrain, MRT	5 Dec 1999	80.2 km	51	57	20.0	1,512 m	14.3	8,370	671,000	245 million	2011	left	linear	1435		Green line		1999	Green line, Blue line	yes
35	Belo Horizonte		America	Metrô	1 Aug 1986	28.1 km	19	19	28.1	1,563 m	19.0					right										According to official website
36	Bielefeld		Europe	Stadtbahn	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	Bochum		Europe	Stadtbahn	26 May 1979	21.5 km	27	29	10.8	797 m	14.5					right	overhead wire	1435	660							Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
38	Bonn		Europe	Stadtbahn	22 Mar 1975	9.0 km	12	12	9.0	818 m	12.0					right	overhead wire	1435	750							9 km, 12 stations underground. Approx. 17 km metro-like
39	Boston		America	The T	1 Sep 1897	60.5 km	60	66	20.2	960 m	22.0	6,660	403,000	147 million	2010	right	third rail, overhead wire (Green Line)	1435	600					yes		Green and Red Lines' tram section not included
40	Brasilia		America	Metrô	31 Mar 2001	42.0 km	24	24	42.0	1,826 m	24.0	3,590	151,000	55 million	2009	right
41	Bucharest		Europe	Metro	16 Nov 1979	69.3 km	45	50	17.3	1,505 m	12.5	6,770	468,000	171 million	2011	right	third rail	1435	825
42	Budapest		Europe	Metro	2 May 1896	33.0 km	40	42	11.0	846 m	14.0	25,100	827,000	302 million	2011	right	third rail, overhead wire (Line M1)	1435	825, 600 (Line M1)
43	Buffalo		America	Metro Rail	18 May 1985	8.4 km	8	8	8.4	1,194 m	8.0					right										Only tunnel section
44	Bursa		Asia	Bursaray	19 Aug 2002	31.5 km	31	31	15.8	1,086 m	15.5
45	Busan		Asia	Subway	19 Jul 1985	131.8 km	119	127	26.4	1,080 m	25.4	6,650	877,000	320 million	2012	right				Line 4	Line 4	2011	line 3
46	Cairo		Africa	Metro	27 Sep 1987	65.5 km	53	55	32.8	1,236 m	27.5	35,000	2.29 million	837 million	2010	left	overhead wire	1435	1500					5 stations
47	Caracas		America	Metro	27 Mar 1983	60.5 km	46	50	12.1	1,344 m	10.0	22,000	1.33 million	485 million	2009		third rail	1435	750					yes		Metro Los Teques included (9.5 km)
48	Catania		Europe	Metropolitana	27 Jun 1999	3.8 km	6	6	3.8	760 m	6.0					right	overhead wire	1435	3000							metroitaliane.it
49	Charleroi		Europe	Métro Léger	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	Chennai	Madras	Asia	MRTS	19 Oct 1997	27.0 km	17	17	27.0	1,688 m	17.0
51	Chiba		Asia	Monorail	28 Mar 1988	15.5 km	18	18	7.8	969 m	9.0					left
52	Chicago		America	"L"	6 Jun 1892	166.0 km	144	152	20.8	1,153 m	19.0	3,660	608,000	222 million	2011	right	third rail	1435	600					yes		151 Stations and 173 km (UrbanRail.net)
53	Cleveland		America	Rapid Transit	15 Mar 1955	31.0 km	18	18	31.0	1,824 m	18.0	530	16,400	6 million	2011	right	overhead wire	1435	600							2 Light Rail lines not included
54	Daegu	Taegu	Asia	Subway	26 Nov 1997	53.9 km	55	56	27.0	998 m	28.0	6,460	348,000	127 million	2012								lines 1, 2
55	Daejeon	Taejon	Asia	Subway	16 Mar 2006	22.6 km	22	22	22.6	1,076 m	22.0	4,610	104,000	38 million	2011								yes
56	Detroit		America	People Mover	Jul 1987	4.8 km	13	13	4.8	400 m	13.0					right	third rail	1435	600	downtown people mover, LIM technology		1987		yes
57	Dnepropetrovsk	Dnipropetrovsk	Europe	Metro	29 Dec 1995	7.1 km	6	6	7.1	1,420 m	6.0	3,470	24,700	9 million	2010		third rail	1520	825							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
58	Edmonton		America	Light Rail	22 Apr 1978	20.4 km	15	15	20.4	1,457 m	15.0					right
59	Gelsenkirchen		Europe	Stadtbahn	1 Sep 1984	5.5 km	9	9	5.5	690 m	9.0					right	overhead wire	1000	600							Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
60	Glasgow		Europe	Subway	14 Dec 1896	10.4 km	15	15	10.4	743 m	15.0	3,420	35,600	13 million	2011	left	third rail	1219	600
61	Guadalajara		America	Metro	1 Sep 1989	24.0 km	28	29	12.0	889 m	14.5					right
62	Gwangju		Asia	Subway	28 Apr 2004	20.1 km	20	20	20.1	1,058 m	20.0	2,450	49,300	18 million	2011								yes
63	Haifa		Asia	Carmelit	1959	1.8 km	6	6	1.8	350 m	6.0
64	Hamburg		Europe	U-Bahn	1 Mar 1912	104.7 km	91	99	26.2	1,102 m	24.8	5,210	545,000	199 million	2011	right	third rail	1435	750							According to official website
65	Hiroshima		Asia	Monorail	20 Aug 1994	18.4 km	21	21	18.4	920 m	21.0	2,680	49,300	18 million	2005	left					yes					According to Mr. Osamu Abe
66	Incheon	Inchon	Asia	Subway	6 Oct 1999	29.5 km	29	29	29.5	1,054 m	29.0	8,270	244,000	89 million	2012								yes
67	Istanbul		Europe	Metro	16 Sep 2000	42.0 km	28	28	21.0	1,615 m	14.0	5,090	214,000	78 million	2011	right	overhead wire, third rail (Line M2)	1435	750							Wikipedia. Hafif Metro not included (25.8 km, 24 stations, 2 lines)
68	Izmir		Asia	Metro	22 May 2000	15.9 km	14	14	15.9	1,223 m	14.0	10,900	173,000	63 million	2011		third rail	1435	750
69	Jacksonville		America	Skyway	30 May 1989	6.9 km	6	6	6.9	1,380 m	6.0					right	third rail	2060	750	downtown monorail people mover		1989
70	Kamakura		Asia	Monorail	3 Mar 1970	6.6 km	8	8	6.6	943 m	8.0					left										Shonan Monorail.
71	Kharkov	Kharkiv	Europe	Metro	23 Aug 1975	37.4 km	26	29	12.5	1,438 m	9.7	18,300	685,000	250 million	2011	right										According to Mr. Yuri Popov
72	Kiev	Kyiv	Europe	Metro	22 Oct 1960	66.2 km	48	51	22.1	1,379 m	17.0	21,500	1.42 million	519 million	2011	right	third rail	1520	825
73	Kolkata	Calcutta	Asia	Metro Railway	24 Oct 1984	25.0 km	23	23	25.0	1,136 m	23.0	19,000	474,000	173 million	2009	right										25 km wikipedia, 27.50 km urbanrail ???
74	Kryvyi Rih	Krivoy Rog	Europe	Metrotram	26 Dec 1986	18.0 km	12	12	18.0	1,636 m	12.0
75	Kuala Lumpur		Asia	LRT, Monorail	16 Dec 1996	64.0 km	56	60	21.3	1,123 m	20.0	4,670	299,000	109 million	2008	left				LRT		1996	KLIA line to airport, Kelana Jaya line's underground stations	yes
76	Las Vegas		America	Monorail	15 Jul 2004	6.2 km	7	7	6.2	1,033 m	7.0					right				monorail		2004	yes			Hotels monorails not included
77	Lima		America	Tren Urbano	5 Apr 2012	22.0 km	16	16	22.0	1,467 m	16.0
78	Los Angeles		America	Metro Rail	30 Jan 1993	59.3 km	30	30	19.8	2,196 m	10.0	2,130	126,000	46 million	2011	right	overhead wire, third rail (Red, Purple lines)	1435	750					yes		Red, Purple and Green lines
79	Ludwigshafen		Europe	Stadtbahn	29 May 1969	4.0 km	11	11		364 m						right										Full metro section length unknown.
80	Lyon		Europe	Métro	28 Apr 1978	30.7 km	39	43	7.7	787 m	10.8	22,900	704,000	257 million	2009	left	third rail	1435	750	line D/Maggaly, rubber-tyred, no PSDs	yes	1991
81	Marseille		Europe	Métro	26 Nov 1977	21.8 km	28	30	10.9	779 m	15.0	9,430	205,000	75 million	2011	right	third rail	1435	750		yes
82	Medellin	Medellín	America	Metro	30 Nov 1995	28.8 km	25	26	14.4	1,200 m	13.0	16,200	466,000	170 million	2011		overhead wire	1435	1500							Metro Cable not included, 4 stations
83	Mexico City		America	Metro	5 Sep 1969	180.0 km	163	195	15.0	984 m	16.3	24,500	4.41 million	1,609 million	2012	right	third rail	1995	750		yes					ONLY PASSENGER SERVICE KM COUNTED
84	Miami		America	Metrorail	21 May 1984	39.8 km	23	23	39.8	1,809 m	23.0	1,240	49,300	18 million	2011	right	third rail	1435	750	downtown people mover, rubber-tyred	Downtown people mover	1986		yes		Metromover not included (20 stations, 7 km)
85	Minsk		Europe	Metro	26 Jun 1984	35.4 km	27	28	17.7	1,362 m	14.0	21,700	770,000	281 million	2012	right	third rail	1520	825							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
86	Monterrey		America	Metro	25 Apr 1991	31.5 km	31	32	15.8	1,050 m	16.0	12,000	378,000	138 million	2009	right					yes
87	Montreal	Montréal	America	Metro	14 Oct 1966	69.2 km	68	73	17.3	1,003 m	18.3	8,670	600,000	219 million	2006	right	third rail	1994	750		yes
88	Moscow		Europe	Metro	15 May 1935	309.4 km	147	186	25.8	1,778 m	15.5	21,200	6.55 million	2,389 million	2011	right	third rail	1520	825					lines 3, 5 since 2009		Monorail (6 stations, 4.7 km) not included.
89	Mulheim	Mülheim	Europe	Stadtbahn	3 Nov 1979	9.0 km	12	13	4.5	819 m	6.5					right	overhead wire	1435	750							Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
90	Mumbai	Bombay	Asia	Suburban Railway		171.0 km	73	73	34.2	2,515 m	14.6															In fact, 4 suburban railway lines with metro frequency
91	Naha		Asia	Monorail	10 Aug 2003	12.8 km	15	15	12.8	914 m	15.0					left
92	Naples		Europe	Metropolitana	28 Mar 1993	31.8 km	28	31	10.6	1,136 m	10.3	3,020	95,900	35 million	2011	left	overhead wire	1435	1500							M3 and M4 not included (M3: 12.3 km, 12 sta. M4: 8.3 km, 8 sta.)
93	New York	New York City	America	Subway	27 Oct 1904	368.0 km	422	468	13.6	834 m	17.3	12,300	4.53 million	1,655 million	2012	right	third rail	1435	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	Newark		America	Subway	26 May 1935	2.2 km	4	4	2.2	733 m	4.0					right										4 underground stations
95	Newcastle		Europe	Metro	7 Aug 1980	76.5 km	50	61	38.3	1,297 m	30.5	1,360	104,000	38 million	2011	left	overhead wire	1435	1500
96	Nizhny Novgorod	Gorky	Europe	Metro	20 Nov 1985	18.9 km	14	15	9.4	1,454 m	7.5	3,910	74,000	27 million	2010	right	third rail	1520	825							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
97	Novosibirsk		Asia	Metro	7 Jan 1986	16.4 km	12	13	8.2	1,487 m	6.5	12,700	208,000	76 million	2011	right	third rail	1520	825							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
98	Philadelphia		America	Subway	4 Mar 1907	62.0 km	62	66	20.7	984 m	22.0	4,730	293,000	107 million	2011	right	third rail	1435, 1588 (Market-Frankford Line)	600, 685 (PATCO)					yes		PATCO line included. Subway trolley not (10 stations)
99	Pittsburgh		America	T	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	Porto Alegre		America	Metro	2 Mar 1985	33.8 km	17	17	33.8	2,112 m	17.0					right										According to official website
101	Pyongyang		Asia	Metro	6 Sep 1973	22.5 km	15	16	11.3	1,607 m	8.0	4,380	98,600	36 million	2009		third rail	1435	825
102	Recife		America	Metrô	11 Mar 1985	39.7 km	28	30	19.9	1,418 m	15.0					right										According to official website
103	Rio de Janeiro		America	Metrô	5 Mar 1979	42.0 km	34	34	21.0	1,313 m	17.0	13,800	581,000	212 million	2010	right	third rail	1600	750					yes
104	Rotterdam		Europe	Metro	10 Feb 1968	47.0 km	37	38	23.5	1,306 m	19.0	5,070	238,000	87 million	2008	right	third rail	1435	750							Only metro section. Sneltram: 8.4 km, 11 stations. 'Metros in Holland'
105	Rouen		Europe	Métro	17 Dec 1994	2.2 km	5	5	2.2	550 m	5.0															5 underground stations
106	Saint Louis		America	Metrolink	31 Jul 1993	73.4 km	37	37	36.7	2,097 m	18.5					right
107	Saint Petersburg	Leningrad	Europe	Metro	15 Nov 1955	113.5 km	59	67	22.7	1,831 m	13.4	19,000	2.15 million	786 million	2011	right	third rail	1520	825				windowless steel doors in ten stations			According to Mr. Yuri Popov
108	Samara	Kuybyshev	Europe	Metro	26 Dec 1987	10.2 km	9	9	10.2	1,275 m	9.0	4,300	43,800	16 million	2011	right	third rail	1520	825							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
109	San Francisco		America	BART	11 Sep 1972	166.9 km	44	44	33.4	4,279 m	8.8	1,820	304,000	111 million	2012	right	third rail	1676	1000					yes		MUNI not included (8 underground stations)
110	Shanghai		Asia	Metro	10 Apr 1995	437.0 km	251	296	36.4	1,539 m	24.7	14,300	6.24 million	2,276 million	2012	right	overhead wire	1435	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	Sofia		Europe	Metro	28 Jan 1998	31.2 km	26	28	15.6	1,200 m	14.0	2,550	79,500	29 million	2009	right	third rail	1435	825
112	Stockholm		Europe	Tunnelbana	1 Oct 1950	105.7 km	100	104	35.2	1,047 m	34.7	8,010	847,000	309 million	2011	left	third rail	1435	650, 750 (Blue Line)							According to official website. 7 operational lines
113	Sydney		Oceania	Cityrail	1926	22.1 km	14	14	7.4	2,005 m	4.7					left								yes		Only underground stations in downtown. Monorail: 3.6 km, 8 stations
114	Tashkent		Asia	Metro	6 Nov 1977	36.2 km	26	29	12.1	1,392 m	9.7	4,920	178,000	65 million	2010	right	third rail	1520	825							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
115	Tbilisi		Asia	Metro	11 Jan 1966	26.3 km	21	22	13.1	1,315 m	11.0	9,170	241,000	88 million	2008	right	third rail	1520	825							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
116	Tehran		Asia	Metro	21 Feb 2000	73.0 km	64	70	18.3	1,106 m	17.5	18,000	1.32 million	480 million	2011		third rail	1435	750					yes		Line 5 to Karaj not included (42 km, 11 stations) Lenght unknown
117	Toronto		America	Subway	30 Apr 1954	71.3 km	69	74	17.8	1,019 m	18.5	10,700	762,000	278 million	2006	right	third rail	1480	600					yes
118	Volgograd	Stalingrad	Europe	Metro	5 Nov 1984	6.8 km	6	6	6.8	1,360 m	6.0															Total system: 22 stations, 17,1 km
119	Warsaw		Europe	Metro	7 Apr 1995	22.6 km	21	21	22.6	1,130 m	21.0	17,000	384,000	140 million	2011	right	third rail	1435	825
120	Washington		America	Metrorail	27 Mar 1976	171.2 km	86	90	34.2	2,014 m	18.0	3,490	597,000	218 million	2012	right	third rail	1435	750					yes
121	Wuhan	Hankou	Asia	Metro	28 Sep 2004	56.8 km	47	48	28.4	1,234 m	24.0	3,520	200,000	73 million	2011	right
122	Wuppertal		Europe	Schwebebahn	1 Mar 1901	13.3 km	20	20	13.3	700 m	20.0					right	overhead rail		600
123	Yekaterinburg	Ekaterinburg	Asia	Metro	26 Apr 1991	12.7 km	9	9	12.7	1,587 m	9.0	8,200	104,000	38 million	2011	right
124	Yerevan	Erevan	Asia	Metro	7 Mar 1981	12.1 km	10	10	12.1	1,344 m	10.0	3,850	46,600	17 million	2011	right										According to Mr. Yuri Popov
125	Beijing	Peking	Asia	Subway	1 Oct 1969	442.0 km	222	262	27.6	1,797 m	16.4	15,200	6.74 million	2,460 million	2012	right	third rail	1435	825				PGDs on underground stations of line 5, PSDs on lines 8, 10	yes	all lines
126	Brussels		Europe	Métro	20 Sep 1976	32.2 km	59	61	10.7	555 m	20.3	11,300	364,000	133 million	2009	right (left on lines 1 and 6 between Midi and Roi Baudouin)	third rail	1435	900						line 1	Premetro tunnels not included, 11 stations
127	Paris		Europe	Métro	19 Jul 1900	218.0 km	302	382	13.6	596 m	23.9	19,200	4.18 million	1,524 million	2011	right (metro), left (RER)	third rail	1435	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
128	Sao Paulo	São Paulo	America	Metrô	14 Sep 1974	74.3 km	61	67	14.9	1,198 m	13.4	32,300	2.4 million	877 million	2012	right	third rail (lines 1-3), overhead wire (lines 4, 5)	1600	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)
129	London		Europe	Underground	10 Jan 1863	402.0 km	270	270	36.5	1,552 m	24.5	7,980	3.21 million	1,171 million	2011	left	third rail	1435	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.
130	Algiers		Africa	Metro	1 Nov 2011	9.0 km	10	10	9.0	1,000 m	10.0						third rail	1435	750					yes	yes
131	Athens		Europe	Metro	1954	52.0 km	50	54	17.3	1,020 m	18.0	18,000	937,000	342 million	2008	right	third rail	1435	600					yes	yes	M3 airport line not included.
132	Barcelona		Europe	Metro	30 Dec 1924	119.4 km	136	163	10.9	786 m	14.8	8,930	1.07 million	389 million	2011	right	third rail (TMB), overhead wire (FGC)	1435	1200	lines L9, L10, L11		2009	lines L9, L10, L11	yes	yes	Tram lines not included (1.8 km subway tram line, T5)
133	Berlin		Europe	U-Bahn	18 Feb 1902	147.4 km	173	195	14.7	797 m	19.5	9,390	1.38 million	505 million	2011	right	third rail	1435	750						yes
134	Bilbao		Europe	Metro	11 Nov 1995	43.4 km	40	40	21.7	1,142 m	20.0	5,680	247,000	90 million	2011	left	overhead wire	1000	1500					yes	yes	According to Metro Bilbao
135	Buenos Aires		America	Subte	1 Dec 1913	49.3 km	69	78	8.2	685 m	13.0	17,100	844,000	308 million	2011	left	overhead wire, third rail (Line B)	1435	1500, 1100 (Line B)						yes	Premetro line not included
136	Chongqing	Chungking	Asia	Monorail	18 Jun 2005	127.0 km	81	86	31.7	1,548 m	21.5					right							The three underground stations (Daping, Linjiangmen, and Jiaochangkou) have PSDs	yes	yes
137	Cologne		Europe	Stadtbahn	11 Oct 1968	45.0 km	51	51	3.0	1,250 m	3.4					right	overhead wire	1435	750					new light rail trains only	yes	Approx. 45 km metro-like. 30 km underground.
138	Copenhagen		Europe	Metro	19 Oct 2002	21.0 km	22	22	10.5	1,050 m	11.0	7,050	148,000	54 million	2011	right	third rail	1435	750	all metro lines		2002	all underground stations	all metro and S-Tog trains	yes	According to official website
139	Delhi		Asia	Metro	24 Dec 2002	193.2 km	138	143	32.2	1,410 m	23.8	8,600	1.66 million	606 million	2011	left	overhead wire	1676, 1435 (Green, Violet lines)	25000					yes	yes
140	Dortmund		Europe	Stadtbahn	17 May 1976	29.5 km	37	37	9.8	866 m	12.3					right	overhead wire	1435	600	H-Bahn		1984			yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
141	Dubai		Asia	Metro	9 Sep 2009	69.7 km	44	46	34.8	1,584 m	23.0	4,280	299,000	109 million	2012	right	third rail	1435	750	metro		2009	metro, monorail	yes	yes
142	Duesseldorf	Düsseldorf	Europe	Stadtbahn	4 Oct 1981	9.6 km	14	14	4.8	798 m	7.0					right	overhead wire	1435	600						yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
143	Duisburg		Europe	Stadtbahn	11 Jul 1992	14.3 km	13	13	7.2	1,304 m	6.5					right									yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
144	Essen		Europe	Stadtbahn	5 Oct 1967	20.2 km	27	27	6.7	842 m	9.0					right	overhead wire	1435	750						yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
145	Frankfurt		Europe	U-Bahn	4 Oct 1968	20.5 km	27	31	6.8	732 m	10.3					right	overhead wire	1435	750						yes	20.40 km, 27 stations underground ('Schnellbahnen in Deutschland')
146	Fukuoka		Asia	Subway	26 Jul 1981	29.8 km	34	35	9.9	931 m	11.7	11,400	340,000	124 million	2007	left	overhead wire	1067	1500				yes		yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe
147	Genoa		Europe	Metropolitana	13 Jun 1990	7.1 km	8	8	7.1	1,014 m	8.0					right	overhead wire	1435	750						yes	metroitaliane.it
148	Guangzhou	Canton	Asia	Metro	28 Jun 1999	231.9 km	132	146	29.0	1,680 m	18.3	21,600	5 million	1,825 million	2012	right	third rail	1435	825	APM line (underground people mover)	Zhujiang people mover	2010	yes	yes	yes	APM included
149	Hanover	Hannover	Europe	Stadtbahn	28 Sep 1975	18.6 km	17	21	6.2	1,033 m	7.0					right	overhead wire	1435	600						yes	18.60 km, 17 stations underground ('Schnellbahnen in Deutschland')
150	Helsinki		Europe	Metro	3 Aug 1982	21.0 km	17	17	21.0	1,313 m	17.0	8,090	170,000	62 million	2011	right	third rail	1524	750						yes	According to Metros in Skandinavien (R.Schwandl)
151	Hong Kong		Asia	MTR	1 Oct 1979	175.0 km	82	95	17.5	2,059 m	9.5	22,600	3.96 million	1,444 million	2012	left	overhead wire	1435	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
152	Kitakyushu	Kitaky?sh?	Asia	Monorail	9 Jan 1985	8.8 km	13	13	8.8	733 m	13.0					left									yes
153	Kobe		Asia	Subway	13 Mar 1977	30.6 km	24	26	15.3	1,275 m	13.0	10,800	332,000	121 million	2008	left	overhead wire, third rail (Portliner)	1435	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)
154	Kyoto		Asia	Subway	1 Apr 1981	31.3 km	31	32	15.6	1,043 m	16.0	11,000	345,000	126 million	2008	left	overhead wire	1435	1500				Tozai line		yes
155	Lausanne		Europe	Metro	24 May 1991	13.7 km	28	29	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	Lille		Europe	Métro	25 Apr 1983	45.5 km	60	62	22.8	758 m	31.0	5,780	263,000	96 million	2009	right	third rail	2060	750	VAL	yes	1983	VAL, all stations		yes
157	Lisbon		Europe	Metro	29 Dec 1959	44.3 km	49	55	11.1	869 m	13.8	11,300	501,000	183 million	2010	left	third rail	1435	750						yes
158	Madrid		Europe	Metro	17 Oct 1919	286.3 km	232	282	22.0	1,064 m	21.7	6,080	1.74 million	635 million	2011	left	overhead wire	1445	600				tests in 2010, plans for 2011	yes	yes	ML1, ML2, ML3 not included (27.8 km, 37 st.; Embajadores=Acacias)
159	Manila		Asia	MRT	1 Dec 1984	51.5 km	41	44	17.2	1,256 m	14.7	18,400	948,000	346 million	2008	right								yes	yes	Length not sure
160	Mecca		Asia	Metro	13 Nov 2010	18.1 km	9	9	18.1	2,263 m	9.0					right	third rail	1435	1500				yes	yes	yes
161	Milan		Europe	Metropolitana	1 Nov 1964	83.3 km	90	94	27.8	915 m	31.3	10,800	899,000	328 million	2007	right	overhead wire, third rail (line M1)	1435	1500, 750 (line M1)	line M5		2013	line M5	yes	yes	metroitaliane.it
162	Munich		Europe	U-Bahn	19 Oct 1971	94.2 km	96	102	15.7	981 m	17.0	10,500	986,000	360 million	2010	right	third rail	1435	750						yes
163	Nagoya		Asia	Subway	15 Nov 1957	93.1 km	86	97	23.3	1,001 m	24.3	12,600	1.17 million	427 million	2008	left	third rail, overhead wire (Tsurumai, Sakura-dori lines)	1435, 1067 (Tsurumai, Sakura-dori lines)	600, 1500 (Tsurumai, Sakura-dori lines)	Tobu Kyuryo maglev line		2005	Tobu Kyuryo maglev line	yes	yes	3 stations +
164	Nuremberg		Europe	U-Bahn	1 Mar 1972	36.0 km	44	48	12.0	800 m	16.0	8,980	323,000	118 million	2011	right	third rail	1435	750	lines U2, U3, no PSDs, sharing tracks with driver-operated trains		2008			yes
165	Oporto	Porto	Europe	Metro	7 Dec 2002	21.7 km	14	15	10.9	1,669 m	7.5					right	overhead wire	1435	750					yes	yes	Full metro section length unknown.14 underground stations & 6,3 km in tunnel in downtown
166	Osaka		Asia	Subway	20 May 1933	137.8 km	104	133	15.3	1,111 m	14.8	16,600	2.29 million	836 million	2010	left	third rail	1435	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
167	Oslo		Europe	T-Bane	22 May 1966	62.0 km	77	77	12.4	861 m	15.4	3,360	208,000	76 million	2010	right	third rail	1435	750						yes	Line 1 not included (it has level crossings). Length not sure
168	Prague		Europe	Metro	9 May 1974	59.1 km	54	57	19.7	1,094 m	19.0	24,600	1.45 million	530 million	2011	right	third rail	1435	750						yes
169	Rennes		Europe	Métro	16 Mar 2002	9.0 km	15	15	9.0	643 m	15.0	14,300	129,000	47 million	2011	right				VAL	yes	2002	VAL		yes
170	Rome		Europe	Metropolitana	10 Feb 1955	41.6 km	51	52	20.8	832 m	26.0	21,800	907,000	331 million	2008	left	overhead wire	1435	1500					yes	yes	metroitaliane.it
171	Santiago	Santiago de Chile	America	Metro	15 Sep 1975	102.4 km	100	108	20.5	994 m	21.6	17,100	1.75 million	640 million	2011	right	third rail	1435	750		yes				yes
172	Sapporo		Asia	Subway	16 Dec 1971	48.0 km	46	49	16.0	1,043 m	16.3	11,900	573,000	209 million	2008	left	overhead wire, third rail (Namboku Line)	2150, 2180 (Namboku Line)	1500, 750 (Namboku Line)		yes				yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe
173	Sendai		Asia	Subway	15 Jul 1987	14.8 km	17	17	14.8	925 m	17.0	10,700	159,000	58 million	2008	left	overhead wire	1067	1500						yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe
174	Seoul		Asia	Subway	15 Aug 1974	326.5 km	260	302	36.3	1,114 m	33.6	21,100	6.9 million	2,518 million	2012	right	overhead wire	1435	1500				lines 2 and 9, planned for all lines by 2010	yes	yes	Only metro section.
175	Shenzhen		Asia	Metro	28 Dec 2004	178.4 km	118	131	35.7	1,416 m	26.2	2,030	362,000	132 million	2009	right		1435					yes	yes	yes
176	Singapore		Asia	MRT	7 Nov 1987	146.5 km	89	100	36.6	1,526 m	25.0	14,800	2.18 million	794 million	2011	left	third rail	1435	750	North-East Line, Circle Line and the 3 rubber-tyred LRT lines	LRT lines	2003	yes	yes	yes
177	Stuttgart		Europe	Stadtbahn	10 Jun 1966	24.0 km	17	19	12.0	1,412 m	9.5					right	overhead wire	1435	750					yes	yes	24 km underground. (Schnellbahnen in Deutschland)
178	Taipei		Asia	MRT	28 Mar 1996	112.6 km	98	106	14.1	1,149 m	13.3	15,900	1.79 million	652 million	2012	right	third rail	2060	750	Wenshan (Muzha) VAL line	yes	1996	PGDs in the busier MRT stations, PSDs in all VAL stations	yes	yes
179	Tama		Asia	Monorail	27 Nov 1998	16.0 km	19	19	16.0	889 m	19.0					left									yes
180	Tokyo		Asia	Metro	30 Dec 1927	304.5 km	205	290	23.4	1,099 m	22.3	27,900	8.5 million	3,102 million	2011	left	overhead wire, third rail (Ginza, Marunouchi lines)	1067, 1435 (Ginza, Marunouchi, Asakusa, Oedo lines), 1372 (Shinjuku line)	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.
181	Toulouse		Europe	Métro	26 Jun 1993	27.5 km	37	38	13.8	764 m	19.0	10,300	282,000	103 million	2011	right	third rail	2060	750	VAL	yes	1993	VAL		yes
182	Turin		Europe	Metropolitana	4 Feb 2006	13.4 km	21	21	13.4	670 m	21.0	6,750	90,400	33 million	2011	right				VAL	yes	2006	VAL	yes	yes
183	Valencia		Europe	Metro	3 Oct 1988	31.8 km	37	38	10.6	909 m	12.7					right	overhead wire	1000	1500					yes	yes	Full metro section length unknown.
184	Vancouver		America	SkyTrain	3 Jan 1986	69.5 km	47	49	23.2	1,511 m	16.3	4,730	329,000	120 million	2011	right	third rail	1435	600	Skytrain, LIM technology, currently the world's longest automated system		1986		yes	yes
185	Vienna		Europe	U-Bahn	25 Feb 1978	74.6 km	90	102	14.9	769 m	20.4	19,600	1.46 million	534 million	2010	right	third rail	1435	750					yes	yes	According to official website. Premetro tunnel not included
186	Xian	Xi'an	Asia	Metro	16 Sep 2011	26.4 km	17	17	26.4	1,650 m	17.0	6,120	162,000	59 million	2012			1435							yes
187	Yokohama		Asia	Subway	16 Dec 1972	57.6 km	45	48	19.2	1,280 m	16.0	9,420	542,000	198 million	2008	left	third rail	1435	750	Kanazawa Seaside line, LRT, rubber-tyred	Kanazawa Seaside LRT	1989	Kanazawa Seaside LRT line		yes	Kanazawa Line not included (10.6 km)