World Metro Database

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1	Mumbai	Bombay	India	Asia		Suburban Railway	171.0 km	73	73	2,515 m	34.2															In fact, 4 suburban railway lines with metro frequency
2	London		United Kingdom	Europe	10 Jan 1863	Underground	402.0 km	270	270	1,552 m	36.5	3.21 million	1,171 million	7,980	2011	left	1435	600, 750 (DLR)	third rail	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.
3	Chicago		USA	America	6 Jun 1892	"L"	166.0 km	152	144	1,153 m	20.8	608,000	222 million	3,660	2011	right	1435	600	third rail					yes		151 Stations and 173 km (UrbanRail.net)
4	Budapest		Hungary	Europe	2 May 1896	Metro	33.0 km	42	40	846 m	11.0	827,000	302 million	25,100	2011	right	1435	825, 600 (Line M1)	third rail, overhead wire (Line M1)
5	Glasgow		United Kingdom	Europe	14 Dec 1896	Subway	10.4 km	15	15	743 m	10.4	35,600	13 million	3,420	2011	left	1219	600	third rail
6	Boston		USA	America	1 Sep 1897	The T	60.5 km	66	60	960 m	20.2	403,000	147 million	6,660	2010	right	1435	600	third rail, overhead wire (Green Line)					yes		Green and Red Lines' tram section not included
7	Paris		France	Europe	19 Jul 1900	Métro	218.0 km	382	302	596 m	13.6	4.18 million	1,524 million	19,200	2011	right (metro), left (RER)	1435	750	third rail	lines 1, 14, rubber-tyred	lines 1, 4, 6, 11, 14	1998	lines 1, 13 (part), 14	lines 1, 2, 5, 9	lines 1, 2, 5, 7bis, 9, 14
8	Wuppertal		Germany	Europe	1 Mar 1901	Schwebebahn	13.3 km	20	20	700 m	13.3					right		600	overhead rail
9	Berlin		Germany	Europe	18 Feb 1902	U-Bahn	147.4 km	195	173	797 m	14.7	1.38 million	505 million	9,390	2011	right	1435	750	third rail						yes
10	New York	New York City	USA	America	27 Oct 1904	Subway	368.0 km	468	422	834 m	13.6	4.53 million	1,655 million	12,300	2012	right	1435	625, 650 (PATH)	third rail				planned for new Second Avenue Line	yes		According to official website. PATH not included (22.2 km, 13 stations). SIR not included
11	Philadelphia		USA	America	4 Mar 1907	Subway	62.0 km	66	62	984 m	20.7	293,000	107 million	4,730	2011	right	1435, 1588 (Market-Frankford Line)	600, 685 (PATCO)	third rail					yes		PATCO line included. Subway trolley not (10 stations)
12	Hamburg		Germany	Europe	1 Mar 1912	U-Bahn	104.7 km	99	91	1,102 m	26.2	545,000	199 million	5,210	2011	right	1435	750	third rail							According to official website
13	Buenos Aires		Argentina	America	1 Dec 1913	Subte	49.3 km	78	69	685 m	8.2	844,000	308 million	17,100	2011	left	1435	1500, 1100 (Line B)	overhead wire, third rail (Line B)						yes	Premetro line not included
14	Madrid		Spain	Europe	17 Oct 1919	Metro	286.3 km	282	232	1,064 m	22.0	1.74 million	635 million	6,080	2011	left	1445	600	overhead wire				tests in 2010, plans for 2011	yes	yes	ML1, ML2, ML3 not included (27.8 km, 37 st.; Embajadores=Acacias)
15	Barcelona		Spain	Europe	30 Dec 1924	Metro	119.4 km	163	136	786 m	10.9	1.07 million	389 million	8,930	2011	right	1435	1200	third rail (TMB), overhead wire (FGC)	lines L9, L10, L11		2009	lines L9, L10, L11	yes	yes	Tram lines not included (1.8 km subway tram line, T5)
16	Sydney		Australia	Oceania	1926	Cityrail	22.1 km	14	14	2,005 m	7.4					left								yes		Only underground stations in downtown. Monorail: 3.6 km, 8 stations
17	Tokyo		Japan	Asia	30 Dec 1927	Metro	304.5 km	290	205	1,099 m	23.4	8.5 million	3,102 million	27,900	2011	left	1067, 1435 (Ginza, Marunouchi, Asakusa, Oedo lines), 1372 (Shinjuku line)	1500, 600 (Ginza, Marunouchi lines)	overhead wire, third rail (Ginza, Marunouchi lines)	Yurikamome Waterfront line, rubber-tyred	Yurikamome line	1995	Marunouchi, Mita, Namboku, Yurikamome lines	yes	yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe. Saitama, Yurikamone, Monorail, Yamanote, Chuo, Rinkai not incl.
18	Osaka		Japan	Asia	20 May 1933	Subway	137.8 km	133	104	1,111 m	15.3	2.29 million	836 million	16,600	2010	left	1435	750, 600 (Nanko Port Town Line)	third rail	Nanko Port Town Line, rubber-tyred	Nanko Port Town Line	1981	all stations on the Nanko Port Town Line		yes	Monorail not included (23.8 km, 18 st). OTS + new tram included
19	Moscow		Russia	Europe	15 May 1935	Metro	309.4 km	186	147	1,778 m	25.8	6.55 million	2,389 million	21,200	2011	right	1520	825	third rail					lines 3, 5 since 2009		Monorail (6 stations, 4.7 km) not included.
20	Newark		USA	America	26 May 1935	Subway	2.2 km	4	4	733 m	2.2					right										4 underground stations
21	Stockholm		Sweden	Europe	1 Oct 1950	Tunnelbana	105.7 km	104	100	1,047 m	35.2	847,000	309 million	8,010	2011	left	1435	650, 750 (Blue Line)	third rail							According to official website. 7 operational lines
22	Athens		Greece	Europe	1954	Metro	52.0 km	54	50	1,020 m	17.3	937,000	342 million	18,000	2008	right	1435	600	third rail					yes	yes	M3 airport line not included.
23	Toronto		Canada	America	30 Apr 1954	Subway	71.3 km	74	69	1,019 m	17.8	762,000	278 million	10,700	2006	right	1480	600	third rail					yes
24	Rome		Italy	Europe	10 Feb 1955	Metropolitana	41.6 km	52	51	832 m	20.8	907,000	331 million	21,800	2008	left	1435	1500	overhead wire					yes	yes	metroitaliane.it
25	Cleveland		USA	America	15 Mar 1955	Rapid Transit	31.0 km	18	18	1,824 m	31.0	16,400	6 million	530	2011	right	1435	600	overhead wire							2 Light Rail lines not included
26	Saint Petersburg	Leningrad	Russia	Europe	15 Nov 1955	Metro	113.5 km	67	59	1,831 m	22.7	2.15 million	786 million	19,000	2011	right	1520	825	third rail				windowless steel doors in ten stations			According to Mr. Yuri Popov
27	Nagoya		Japan	Asia	15 Nov 1957	Subway	93.1 km	97	86	1,001 m	23.3	1.17 million	427 million	12,600	2008	left	1435, 1067 (Tsurumai, Sakura-dori lines)	600, 1500 (Tsurumai, Sakura-dori lines)	third rail, overhead wire (Tsurumai, Sakura-dori lines)	Tobu Kyuryo maglev line		2005	Tobu Kyuryo maglev line	yes	yes	3 stations +
28	Haifa		Israel	Asia	1959	Carmelit	1.8 km	6	6	350 m	1.8
29	Lisbon		Portugal	Europe	29 Dec 1959	Metro	44.3 km	55	49	869 m	11.1	501,000	183 million	11,300	2010	left	1435	750	third rail						yes
30	Kiev	Kyiv	Ukraine	Europe	22 Oct 1960	Metro	66.2 km	51	48	1,379 m	22.1	1.42 million	519 million	21,500	2011	right	1520	825	third rail
31	Milan		Italy	Europe	1 Nov 1964	Metropolitana	83.3 km	94	90	915 m	27.8	899,000	328 million	10,800	2007	right	1435	1500, 750 (line M1)	overhead wire, third rail (line M1)	line M5		2013	line M5	yes	yes	metroitaliane.it
32	Tbilisi		Georgia	Asia	11 Jan 1966	Metro	26.3 km	22	21	1,315 m	13.1	241,000	88 million	9,170	2008	right	1520	825	third rail							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
33	Oslo		Norway	Europe	22 May 1966	T-Bane	62.0 km	77	77	861 m	12.4	208,000	76 million	3,360	2010	right	1435	750	third rail						yes	Line 1 not included (it has level crossings). Length not sure
34	Stuttgart		Germany	Europe	10 Jun 1966	Stadtbahn	24.0 km	19	17	1,412 m	12.0					right	1435	750	overhead wire					yes	yes	24 km underground. (Schnellbahnen in Deutschland)
35	Montreal	Montréal	Canada	America	14 Oct 1966	Metro	69.2 km	73	68	1,003 m	17.3	600,000	219 million	8,670	2006	right	1994	750	third rail		yes
36	Essen		Germany	Europe	5 Oct 1967	Stadtbahn	20.2 km	27	27	842 m	6.7					right	1435	750	overhead wire						yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
37	Baku		Azerbaijan	Asia	6 Nov 1967	Metro	34.6 km	23	22	1,646 m	17.3	501,000	183 million	14,500	2011	right	1520	825	third rail
38	Rotterdam		Netherlands	Europe	10 Feb 1968	Metro	47.0 km	38	37	1,306 m	23.5	238,000	87 million	5,070	2008	right	1435	750	third rail							Only metro section. Sneltram: 8.4 km, 11 stations. 'Metros in Holland'
39	Frankfurt		Germany	Europe	4 Oct 1968	U-Bahn	20.5 km	31	27	732 m	6.8					right	1435	750	overhead wire						yes	20.40 km, 27 stations underground ('Schnellbahnen in Deutschland')
40	Cologne		Germany	Europe	11 Oct 1968	Stadtbahn	45.0 km	51	51	1,250 m	3.0					right	1435	750	overhead wire					new light rail trains only	yes	Approx. 45 km metro-like. 30 km underground.
41	Ludwigshafen		Germany	Europe	29 May 1969	Stadtbahn	4.0 km	11	11	364 m						right										Full metro section length unknown.
42	Mexico City		Mexico	America	5 Sep 1969	Metro	180.0 km	195	163	984 m	15.0	4.41 million	1,609 million	24,500	2012	right	1995	750	third rail		yes					ONLY PASSENGER SERVICE KM COUNTED
43	Beijing	Peking	China	Asia	1 Oct 1969	Subway	442.0 km	262	222	1,797 m	27.6	6.74 million	2,460 million	15,200	2012	right	1435	825	third rail				PGDs on underground stations of line 5, PSDs on lines 8, 10	yes	all lines
44	Kamakura		Japan	Asia	3 Mar 1970	Monorail	6.6 km	8	8	943 m	6.6					left										Shonan Monorail.
45	Bielefeld		Germany	Europe	21 Sep 1971	Stadtbahn	5.2 km	7	7	1,733 m	1.3					right										Full metro section length unknown. Only metro section included
46	Munich		Germany	Europe	19 Oct 1971	U-Bahn	94.2 km	102	96	981 m	15.7	986,000	360 million	10,500	2010	right	1435	750	third rail						yes
47	Sapporo		Japan	Asia	16 Dec 1971	Subway	48.0 km	49	46	1,043 m	16.0	573,000	209 million	11,900	2008	left	2150, 2180 (Namboku Line)	1500, 750 (Namboku Line)	overhead wire, third rail (Namboku Line)		yes				yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe
48	Nuremberg		Germany	Europe	1 Mar 1972	U-Bahn	36.0 km	48	44	800 m	12.0	323,000	118 million	8,980	2011	right	1435	750	third rail	lines U2, U3, no PSDs, sharing tracks with driver-operated trains		2008			yes
49	San Francisco		USA	America	11 Sep 1972	BART	166.9 km	44	44	4,279 m	33.4	304,000	111 million	1,820	2012	right	1676	1000	third rail					yes		MUNI not included (8 underground stations)
50	Yokohama		Japan	Asia	16 Dec 1972	Subway	57.6 km	48	45	1,280 m	19.2	542,000	198 million	9,420	2008	left	1435	750	third rail	Kanazawa Seaside line, LRT, rubber-tyred	Kanazawa Seaside LRT	1989	Kanazawa Seaside LRT line		yes	Kanazawa Line not included (10.6 km)
51	Pyongyang		North Korea	Asia	6 Sep 1973	Metro	22.5 km	16	15	1,607 m	11.3	98,600	36 million	4,380	2009		1435	825	third rail
52	Prague		Czech Republic	Europe	9 May 1974	Metro	59.1 km	57	54	1,094 m	19.7	1.45 million	530 million	24,600	2011	right	1435	750	third rail						yes
53	Seoul		South Korea	Asia	15 Aug 1974	Subway	326.5 km	302	260	1,114 m	36.3	6.9 million	2,518 million	21,100	2012	right	1435	1500	overhead wire				lines 2 and 9, planned for all lines by 2010	yes	yes	Only metro section.
54	Sao Paulo	São Paulo	Brazil	America	14 Sep 1974	Metrô	74.3 km	67	61	1,198 m	14.9	2.4 million	877 million	32,300	2012	right	1600	750 (lines 1-3), 1500 (lines 4, 5)	third rail (lines 1-3), overhead wire (lines 4, 5)	line 4		2010	lines 2, 3, 4 (since 2010)	all metro lines and regional rail	lines 4, 5	According to official website. C Line: 26 km + 16 st. E Line: 22km + 7 st)
55	Bonn		Germany	Europe	22 Mar 1975	Stadtbahn	9.0 km	12	12	818 m	9.0					right	1435	750	overhead wire							9 km, 12 stations underground. Approx. 17 km metro-like
56	Antwerp		Belgium	Europe	25 Mar 1975	Premetro	7.6 km	11	11	844 m	3.8						1000	600	overhead wire
57	Kharkov	Kharkiv	Ukraine	Europe	23 Aug 1975	Metro	37.4 km	29	26	1,438 m	12.5	685,000	250 million	18,300	2011	right										According to Mr. Yuri Popov
58	Santiago	Santiago de Chile	Chile	America	15 Sep 1975	Metro	102.4 km	108	100	994 m	20.5	1.75 million	640 million	17,100	2011	right	1435	750	third rail		yes				yes
59	Hanover	Hannover	Germany	Europe	28 Sep 1975	Stadtbahn	18.6 km	21	17	1,033 m	6.2					right	1435	600	overhead wire						yes	18.60 km, 17 stations underground ('Schnellbahnen in Deutschland')
60	Washington		USA	America	27 Mar 1976	Metrorail	171.2 km	90	86	2,014 m	34.2	597,000	218 million	3,490	2012	right	1435	750	third rail					yes
61	Dortmund		Germany	Europe	17 May 1976	Stadtbahn	29.5 km	37	37	866 m	9.8					right	1435	600	overhead wire	H-Bahn		1984			yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
62	Charleroi		Belgium	Europe	21 Jun 1976	Métro Léger	17.5 km	20	20	1,094 m	4.4															Full metro section length unknown. Total length 25 km. Data from Wikipedia
63	Brussels		Belgium	Europe	20 Sep 1976	Métro	32.2 km	61	59	555 m	10.7	364,000	133 million	11,300	2009	right (left on lines 1 and 6 between Midi and Roi Baudouin)	1435	900	third rail						line 1	Premetro tunnels not included, 11 stations
64	Kobe		Japan	Asia	13 Mar 1977	Subway	30.6 km	26	24	1,275 m	15.3	332,000	121 million	10,800	2008	left	1435	1500, 600 (Portliner)	overhead wire, third rail (Portliner)	Port Liner and Rokko Liner, rubber-tyred	Port Liner and Rokko Liner	1981	Port Liner and Rokko Liner		yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe. Portliner, Rokko lines not included (15 st)
65	Amsterdam		Netherlands	Europe	16 Oct 1977	Metro	32.7 km	33	33	1,128 m	8.2	233,000	85 million	7,120	2009	right	1435	750	third rail							Sneltram not included (9.8 km, 19 stations; 'Metros in Holland')
66	Tashkent		Uzbekistan	Asia	6 Nov 1977	Metro	36.2 km	29	26	1,392 m	12.1	178,000	65 million	4,920	2010	right	1520	825	third rail							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
67	Marseille		France	Europe	26 Nov 1977	Métro	21.8 km	30	28	779 m	10.9	205,000	75 million	9,430	2011	right	1435	750	third rail		yes
68	Vienna		Austria	Europe	25 Feb 1978	U-Bahn	74.6 km	102	90	769 m	14.9	1.46 million	534 million	19,600	2010	right	1435	750	third rail					yes	yes	According to official website. Premetro tunnel not included
69	Edmonton		Canada	America	22 Apr 1978	Light Rail	20.4 km	15	15	1,457 m	20.4					right
70	Lyon		France	Europe	28 Apr 1978	Métro	30.7 km	43	39	787 m	7.7	704,000	257 million	22,900	2009	left	1435	750	third rail	line D/Maggaly, rubber-tyred, no PSDs	yes	1991
71	Rio de Janeiro		Brazil	America	5 Mar 1979	Metrô	42.0 km	34	34	1,313 m	21.0	581,000	212 million	13,800	2010	right	1600	750	third rail					yes
72	Bochum		Germany	Europe	26 May 1979	Stadtbahn	21.5 km	29	27	797 m	10.8					right	1435	660	overhead wire							Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
73	Atlanta		USA	America	30 Jun 1979	MARTA	79.2 km	39	38	2,141 m	39.6	93,200	34 million	1,180	2007	right	1435	750	third rail					yes
74	Hong Kong		Hong Kong S.A.R.	Asia	1 Oct 1979	MTR	175.0 km	95	82	2,059 m	17.5	3.96 million	1,444 million	22,600	2012	left	1435	1500 (MTR), 25000 (KCR)	overhead wire	Disneyland Resort Line	SI, WI lines, planned	2005	all underground stations	yes	yes	175 Km and 82 stations according to MRT. 184km urbanrail.35.3km airport express not included
75	Mulheim	Mülheim	Germany	Europe	3 Nov 1979	Stadtbahn	9.0 km	13	12	819 m	4.5					right	1435	750	overhead wire							Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
76	Bucharest		Romania	Europe	16 Nov 1979	Metro	69.3 km	50	45	1,505 m	17.3	468,000	171 million	6,770	2011	right	1435	825	third rail
77	Newcastle		United Kingdom	Europe	7 Aug 1980	Metro	76.5 km	61	50	1,297 m	38.3	104,000	38 million	1,360	2011	left	1435	1500	overhead wire
78	Yerevan	Erevan	Armenia	Asia	7 Mar 1981	Metro	12.1 km	10	10	1,344 m	12.1	46,600	17 million	3,850	2011	right										According to Mr. Yuri Popov
79	Kyoto		Japan	Asia	1 Apr 1981	Subway	31.3 km	32	31	1,043 m	15.6	345,000	126 million	11,000	2008	left	1435	1500	overhead wire				Tozai line		yes
80	Fukuoka		Japan	Asia	26 Jul 1981	Subway	29.8 km	35	34	931 m	9.9	340,000	124 million	11,400	2007	left	1067	1500	overhead wire				yes		yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe
81	Duesseldorf	Düsseldorf	Germany	Europe	4 Oct 1981	Stadtbahn	9.6 km	14	14	798 m	4.8					right	1435	600	overhead wire						yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
82	Helsinki		Finland	Europe	3 Aug 1982	Metro	21.0 km	17	17	1,313 m	21.0	170,000	62 million	8,090	2011	right	1524	750	third rail						yes	According to Metros in Skandinavien (R.Schwandl)
83	Caracas		Venezuela	America	27 Mar 1983	Metro	60.5 km	50	46	1,344 m	12.1	1.33 million	485 million	22,000	2009		1435	750	third rail					yes		Metro Los Teques included (9.5 km)
84	Lille		France	Europe	25 Apr 1983	Métro	45.5 km	62	60	758 m	22.8	263,000	96 million	5,780	2009	right	2060	750	third rail	VAL	yes	1983	VAL, all stations		yes
85	Baltimore		USA	America	21 Nov 1983	Metro Subway	24.5 km	14	14	1,885 m	24.5	49,300	18 million	2,010	2011	right	1435	700	third rail					yes
86	Miami		USA	America	21 May 1984	Metrorail	39.8 km	23	23	1,809 m	39.8	49,300	18 million	1,240	2011	right	1435	750	third rail	downtown people mover, rubber-tyred	Downtown people mover	1986		yes		Metromover not included (20 stations, 7 km)
87	Minsk		Belarus	Europe	26 Jun 1984	Metro	35.4 km	28	27	1,362 m	17.7	770,000	281 million	21,700	2012	right	1520	825	third rail							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
88	Gelsenkirchen		Germany	Europe	1 Sep 1984	Stadtbahn	5.5 km	9	9	690 m	5.5					right	1000	600	overhead wire							Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
89	Kolkata	Calcutta	India	Asia	24 Oct 1984	Metro Railway	25.0 km	23	23	1,136 m	25.0	474,000	173 million	19,000	2009	right										25 km wikipedia, 27.50 km urbanrail ???
90	Volgograd	Stalingrad	Russia	Europe	5 Nov 1984	Metro	6.8 km	6	6	1,360 m	6.8															Total system: 22 stations, 17,1 km
91	Manila		Philippines	Asia	1 Dec 1984	MRT	51.5 km	44	41	1,256 m	17.2	948,000	346 million	18,400	2008	right								yes	yes	Length not sure
92	Kitakyushu	Kitaky?sh?	Japan	Asia	9 Jan 1985	Monorail	8.8 km	13	13	733 m	8.8					left									yes
93	Porto Alegre		Brazil	America	2 Mar 1985	Metro	33.8 km	17	17	2,112 m	33.8					right										According to official website
94	Recife		Brazil	America	11 Mar 1985	Metrô	39.7 km	30	28	1,418 m	19.9					right										According to official website
95	Buffalo		USA	America	18 May 1985	Metro Rail	8.4 km	8	8	1,194 m	8.4					right										Only tunnel section
96	Pittsburgh		USA	America	3 Jul 1985	T	4.8 km	6	6	960 m	4.8					right										Full metro section length unknown (all lines: 40 km).2.90 is the length of the tunnel section.
97	Busan		South Korea	Asia	19 Jul 1985	Subway	131.8 km	127	119	1,080 m	26.4	877,000	320 million	6,650	2012	right				Line 4	Line 4	2011	line 3
98	Nizhny Novgorod	Gorky	Russia	Europe	20 Nov 1985	Metro	18.9 km	15	14	1,454 m	9.4	74,000	27 million	3,910	2010	right	1520	825	third rail							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
99	Vancouver		Canada	America	3 Jan 1986	SkyTrain	69.5 km	49	47	1,511 m	23.2	329,000	120 million	4,730	2011	right	1435	600	third rail	Skytrain, LIM technology, currently the world's longest automated system		1986		yes	yes
100	Novosibirsk		Russia	Asia	7 Jan 1986	Metro	16.4 km	13	12	1,487 m	8.2	208,000	76 million	12,700	2011	right	1520	825	third rail							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
101	Belo Horizonte		Brazil	America	1 Aug 1986	Metrô	28.1 km	19	19	1,563 m	28.1					right										According to official website
102	Kryvyi Rih	Krivoy Rog	Ukraine	Europe	26 Dec 1986	Metrotram	18.0 km	12	12	1,636 m	18.0
103	Detroit		USA	America	Jul 1987	People Mover	4.8 km	13	13	400 m	4.8					right	1435	600	third rail	downtown people mover, LIM technology		1987		yes
104	Sendai		Japan	Asia	15 Jul 1987	Subway	14.8 km	17	17	925 m	14.8	159,000	58 million	10,700	2008	left	1067	1500	overhead wire						yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe
105	Cairo		Egypt	Africa	27 Sep 1987	Metro	65.5 km	55	53	1,236 m	32.8	2.29 million	837 million	35,000	2010	left	1435	1500	overhead wire					5 stations
106	Singapore		Singapore	Asia	7 Nov 1987	MRT	146.5 km	100	89	1,526 m	36.6	2.18 million	794 million	14,800	2011	left	1435	750	third rail	North-East Line, Circle Line and the 3 rubber-tyred LRT lines	LRT lines	2003	yes	yes	yes
107	Samara	Kuybyshev	Russia	Europe	26 Dec 1987	Metro	10.2 km	9	9	1,275 m	10.2	43,800	16 million	4,300	2011	right	1520	825	third rail							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
108	Chiba		Japan	Asia	28 Mar 1988	Monorail	15.5 km	18	18	969 m	7.8					left
109	Valencia		Spain	Europe	3 Oct 1988	Metro	31.8 km	38	37	909 m	10.6					right	1000	1500	overhead wire					yes	yes	Full metro section length unknown.
110	Jacksonville		USA	America	30 May 1989	Skyway	6.9 km	6	6	1,380 m	6.9					right	2060	750	third rail	downtown monorail people mover		1989
111	Guadalajara		Mexico	America	1 Sep 1989	Metro	24.0 km	29	28	889 m	12.0					right
112	Genoa		Italy	Europe	13 Jun 1990	Metropolitana	7.1 km	8	8	1,014 m	7.1					right	1435	750	overhead wire						yes	metroitaliane.it
113	Monterrey		Mexico	America	25 Apr 1991	Metro	31.5 km	32	31	1,050 m	15.8	378,000	138 million	12,000	2009	right					yes
114	Yekaterinburg	Ekaterinburg	Russia	Asia	26 Apr 1991	Metro	12.7 km	9	9	1,587 m	12.7	104,000	38 million	8,200	2011	right
115	Lausanne		Switzerland	Europe	24 May 1991	Metro	13.7 km	29	28	507 m	6.8									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
116	Duisburg		Germany	Europe	11 Jul 1992	Stadtbahn	14.3 km	13	13	1,304 m	7.2					right									yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
117	Los Angeles		USA	America	30 Jan 1993	Metro Rail	59.3 km	30	30	2,196 m	19.8	126,000	46 million	2,130	2011	right	1435	750	overhead wire, third rail (Red, Purple lines)					yes		Red, Purple and Green lines
118	Naples		Italy	Europe	28 Mar 1993	Metropolitana	31.8 km	31	28	1,136 m	10.6	95,900	35 million	3,020	2011	left	1435	1500	overhead wire							M3 and M4 not included (M3: 12.3 km, 12 sta. M4: 8.3 km, 8 sta.)
119	Toulouse		France	Europe	26 Jun 1993	Métro	27.5 km	38	37	764 m	13.8	282,000	103 million	10,300	2011	right	2060	750	third rail	VAL	yes	1993	VAL		yes
120	Saint Louis		USA	America	31 Jul 1993	Metrolink	73.4 km	37	37	2,097 m	36.7					right
121	Hiroshima		Japan	Asia	20 Aug 1994	Monorail	18.4 km	21	21	920 m	18.4	49,300	18 million	2,680	2005	left					yes					According to Mr. Osamu Abe
122	Rouen		France	Europe	17 Dec 1994	Métro	2.2 km	5	5	550 m	2.2															5 underground stations
123	Warsaw		Poland	Europe	7 Apr 1995	Metro	22.6 km	21	21	1,130 m	22.6	384,000	140 million	17,000	2011	right	1435	825	third rail
124	Shanghai		China	Asia	10 Apr 1995	Metro	437.0 km	296	251	1,539 m	36.4	6.24 million	2,276 million	14,300	2012	right	1435	1500	overhead wire				newer line 4 stations and refitted line 1 stations	yes		Maglev and Bund tunnel not included. From Wikipedia. 411,90 km ? Line 13 closes for reconstruction
125	Bilbao		Spain	Europe	11 Nov 1995	Metro	43.4 km	40	40	1,142 m	21.7	247,000	90 million	5,680	2011	left	1000	1500	overhead wire					yes	yes	According to Metro Bilbao
126	Medellin	Medellín	Colombia	America	30 Nov 1995	Metro	28.8 km	26	25	1,200 m	14.4	466,000	170 million	16,200	2011		1435	1500	overhead wire							Metro Cable not included, 4 stations
127	Dnepropetrovsk	Dnipropetrovsk	Ukraine	Europe	29 Dec 1995	Metro	7.1 km	6	6	1,420 m	7.1	24,700	9 million	3,470	2010		1520	825	third rail							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
128	Taipei		Taiwan	Asia	28 Mar 1996	MRT	112.6 km	106	98	1,149 m	14.1	1.79 million	652 million	15,900	2012	right	2060	750	third rail	Wenshan (Muzha) VAL line	yes	1996	PGDs in the busier MRT stations, PSDs in all VAL stations	yes	yes
129	Ankara		Turkey	Asia	30 Aug 1996	Metro	23.1 km	23	22	1,100 m	11.6	310,000	113 million	13,400	2007	right	1435	750	third rail	metro line		1997
130	Kuala Lumpur		Malaysia	Asia	16 Dec 1996	LRT, Monorail	64.0 km	60	56	1,123 m	21.3	299,000	109 million	4,670	2008	left				LRT		1996	KLIA line to airport, Kelana Jaya line's underground stations	yes
131	Poznan		Poland	Europe	1 Mar 1997	Fast Tram	6.1 km	6	6	1,220 m	6.1															Rapid Tram
132	Chennai	Madras	India	Asia	19 Oct 1997	MRTS	27.0 km	17	17	1,688 m	27.0
133	Daegu	Taegu	South Korea	Asia	26 Nov 1997	Subway	53.9 km	56	55	998 m	27.0	348,000	127 million	6,460	2012								lines 1, 2
134	Sofia		Bulgaria	Europe	28 Jan 1998	Metro	31.2 km	28	26	1,200 m	15.6	79,500	29 million	2,550	2009	right	1435	825	third rail
135	Tama		Japan	Asia	27 Nov 1998	Monorail	16.0 km	19	19	889 m	16.0					left									yes
136	Catania		Italy	Europe	27 Jun 1999	Metropolitana	3.8 km	6	6	760 m	3.8					right	1435	3000	overhead wire							metroitaliane.it
137	Guangzhou	Canton	China	Asia	28 Jun 1999	Metro	231.9 km	146	132	1,680 m	29.0	5 million	1,825 million	21,600	2012	right	1435	825	third rail	APM line (underground people mover)	Zhujiang people mover	2010	yes	yes	yes	APM included
138	Incheon	Inchon	South Korea	Asia	6 Oct 1999	Subway	29.5 km	29	29	1,054 m	29.5	244,000	89 million	8,270	2012								yes
139	Bangkok		Thailand	Asia	5 Dec 1999	Skytrain, MRT	80.2 km	57	51	1,512 m	20.0	671,000	245 million	8,370	2011	left	1435		linear	Green line		1999	Green line, Blue line	yes
140	Tehran		Iran	Asia	21 Feb 2000	Metro	73.0 km	70	64	1,106 m	18.3	1.32 million	480 million	18,000	2011		1435	750	third rail					yes		Line 5 to Karaj not included (42 km, 11 stations) Lenght unknown
141	Izmir		Turkey	Asia	22 May 2000	Metro	15.9 km	14	14	1,223 m	15.9	173,000	63 million	10,900	2011		1435	750	third rail
142	Istanbul		Turkey	Europe	16 Sep 2000	Metro	42.0 km	28	28	1,615 m	21.0	214,000	78 million	5,090	2011	right	1435	750	overhead wire, third rail (Line M2)							Wikipedia. Hafif Metro not included (25.8 km, 24 stations, 2 lines)
143	Brasilia		Brazil	America	31 Mar 2001	Metrô	42.0 km	24	24	1,826 m	42.0	151,000	55 million	3,590	2009	right
144	Rennes		France	Europe	16 Mar 2002	Métro	9.0 km	15	15	643 m	9.0	129,000	47 million	14,300	2011	right				VAL	yes	2002	VAL		yes
145	Bursa		Turkey	Asia	19 Aug 2002	Bursaray	31.5 km	31	31	1,086 m	15.8
146	Changchun	Hsinking	China	Asia	Oct 2002	LRT	17.0 km	16	16	1,133 m	17.0					right										(17 km, 16 stations on viaduct = metro). 14.6 km, 17 st on streets
147	Copenhagen		Denmark	Europe	19 Oct 2002	Metro	21.0 km	22	22	1,050 m	10.5	148,000	54 million	7,050	2011	right	1435	750	third rail	all metro lines		2002	all underground stations	all metro and S-Tog trains	yes	According to official website
148	Oporto	Porto	Portugal	Europe	7 Dec 2002	Metro	21.7 km	15	14	1,669 m	10.9					right	1435	750	overhead wire					yes	yes	Full metro section length unknown.14 underground stations & 6,3 km in tunnel in downtown
149	Delhi		India	Asia	24 Dec 2002	Metro	193.2 km	143	138	1,410 m	32.2	1.66 million	606 million	8,600	2011	left	1676, 1435 (Green, Violet lines)	25000	overhead wire					yes	yes
150	Dalian		China	Asia	1 May 2003	Metro	49.0 km	12	12	4,455 m	49.0	121,000	44 million	2,460	2012	right										Suburban service?
151	Naha		Japan	Asia	10 Aug 2003	Monorail	12.8 km	15	15	914 m	12.8					left
152	Tianjin	Tientsin	China	Asia	28 Mar 2004	Metro	124.0 km	81	77	1,610 m	31.0	175,000	64 million	1,410	2010	right	1435	825	third rail				platform gate doors	yes		Binhai Line and metro line included. (10-08-1980: 7.4 km, 7 stations)
153	Gwangju		South Korea	Asia	28 Apr 2004	Subway	20.1 km	20	20	1,058 m	20.1	49,300	18 million	2,450	2011								yes
154	Las Vegas		USA	America	15 Jul 2004	Monorail	6.2 km	7	7	1,033 m	6.2					right				monorail		2004	yes			Hotels monorails not included
155	Wuhan	Hankou	China	Asia	28 Sep 2004	Metro	56.8 km	48	47	1,234 m	28.4	200,000	73 million	3,520	2011	right
156	The Hague		Netherlands	Europe	16 Oct 2004	RandstadRail	27.9 km	30	30	1,033 m	9.3					right										Full metro section length unknown (47 km?)
157	Shenzhen		China	Asia	28 Dec 2004	Metro	178.4 km	131	118	1,416 m	35.7	362,000	132 million	2,030	2009	right	1435						yes	yes	yes
158	San Juan		Puerto Rico	America	6 Jun 2005	Tren Urbano	17.2 km	16	16	1,147 m	17.2	30,100	11 million	1,750	2011
159	Chongqing	Chungking	China	Asia	18 Jun 2005	Monorail	127.0 km	86	81	1,548 m	31.7					right							The three underground stations (Daping, Linjiangmen, and Jiaochangkou) have PSDs	yes	yes
160	Kazan		Russia	Europe	27 Aug 2005	Metro	10.9 km	7	7	1,817 m	10.9	74,000	27 million	6,790	2012	right										According to Mr. Yuri Popov
161	Nanjing	Nanking	China	Asia	27 Aug 2005	Metro	84.7 km	57	55	1,540 m	42.3	942,000	344 million	11,100	2011	right
162	Valparaiso		Chile	America	23 Nov 2005	Metro	43.0 km	20	20	2,263 m	43.0					right
163	Turin		Italy	Europe	4 Feb 2006	Metropolitana	13.4 km	21	21	670 m	13.4	90,400	33 million	6,750	2011	right				VAL	yes	2006	VAL	yes	yes
164	Daejeon	Taejon	South Korea	Asia	16 Mar 2006	Subway	22.6 km	22	22	1,076 m	22.6	104,000	38 million	4,610	2011								yes
165	Valencia		Venezuela	America	18 Oct 2006	Metro	6.2 km	7	7	1,033 m	6.2	57,500	21 million	9,280	2010
166	Palma de Mallorca		Spain	Europe	25 Apr 2007	Metro	8.3 km	9	9	1,038 m	8.3						1000	1500
167	Perugia		Italy	Europe	29 Jan 2008	Minimetro	3.0 km	7	7	500 m	3.0									'Minimetro'		2008
168	Kaohsiung	Gaoxiong	Taiwan	Asia	9 Mar 2008	MRT	45.0 km	38	37	1,250 m	22.5	142,000	52 million	3,170	2012		1435	750	third rail				MRT
169	Santo Domingo		Dominican Republic	America	30 Jan 2009	Metro	14.5 km	16	16	967 m	14.5	79,500	29 million	5,480	2011		1435							yes
170	Adana		Turkey	Asia	18 Mar 2009	Metro	13.5 km	13	13	1,125 m	13.5
171	Seville	Sevilla	Spain	Europe	2 Apr 2009	Metro	18.0 km	21	21	900 m	18.0												Line 1
172	Maracaibo		Venezuela	America	8 Jun 2009	Metro	6.5 km	6	6	1,300 m	6.5													yes
173	Seattle		USA	America	18 Jul 2009	Light Rail	22.2 km	12	12	2,018 m	22.2					right								yes		Downtown tunnel section considered as a full metro
174	Dubai		United Arab Emirates	Asia	9 Sep 2009	Metro	69.7 km	46	44	1,584 m	34.8	299,000	109 million	4,280	2012	right	1435	750	third rail	metro		2009	metro, monorail	yes	yes
175	Chengdu		China	Asia	27 Sep 2010	Metro	40.9 km	36	35	1,202 m	20.4	282,000	103 million	6,900	2012	right							yes	yes		http://railway-technology.com/projects/chengdu-metro
176	Shenyang	Mukden	China	Asia	27 Sep 2010	Metro	49.5 km	41	40	1,268 m	24.7					right							yes
177	Mecca		Saudi Arabia	Asia	13 Nov 2010	Metro	18.1 km	9	9	2,263 m	18.1					right	1435	1500	third rail				yes	yes	yes
178	Almaty	Alma-Ata	Kazakhstan	Asia	1 Jan 2011	Metro	7.3 km	7	7	1,217 m	7.3	19,200	7 million	2,630	2012
179	Bangalore		India	Asia	15 Sep 2011	Metro	7.5 km	6	6	1,500 m	7.5
180	Xian	Xi'an	China	Asia	16 Sep 2011	Metro	26.4 km	17	17	1,650 m	26.4	162,000	59 million	6,120	2012		1435								yes
181	Mashhad		Iran	Asia	10 Oct 2011		19.0 km	22	22	905 m	19.0
182	Algiers		Algeria	Africa	1 Nov 2011	Metro	9.0 km	10	10	1,000 m	9.0						1435	750	third rail					yes	yes
183	Suzhou	Su-chou	China	Asia	29 Apr 2012	Subway	25.7 km	24	24	1,117 m	25.7					right								yes		According to Wikipedia, official website
184	Kunming		China	Asia	28 Jun 2012	Metro	18.2 km	2	2	18,200 m	18.2
185	Hangzhou	Hangchow	China	Asia	24 Nov 2012	Metro	48.0 km	31	31	1,600 m	48.0															Wikipedia
186	Brescia		Italy	Europe	22 Dec 2012	Metro	13.1 km	17	17	819 m	13.1									metro		2012				According to official website
187	Lima		Peru	America	5 Apr 2012	Tren Urbano	22.0 km	16	16	1,467 m	22.0