World Metro Database

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1	Mumbai	Bombay	India	Asia	Suburban Railway		106.3 mi	5	21.3	1.56 mi	14.6													In fact, 4 suburban railway lines with metro frequency
2	London		United Kingdom	Europe	Underground	10 Jan 1863	249.8 mi	11	22.7	0.96 mi	24.5	3.21 million	12,800	2011	1,171 million	third rail	1435	Docklands Light Rail		Jubilee Line extension	1987	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	"L"	6 Jun 1892	103.2 mi	8	12.9	0.72 mi	19.0	608,000	5,900	2011	222 million	third rail	1435					yes		151 Stations and 173 km (UrbanRail.net)
4	Budapest		Hungary	Europe	Metro	2 May 1896	20.5 mi	3	6.8	0.53 mi	14.0	827,000	40,300	2011	302 million	third rail, overhead wire (Line M1)	1435
5	Glasgow		United Kingdom	Europe	Subway	14 Dec 1896	6.5 mi	1	6.5	0.46 mi	15.0	35,600	5,510	2011	13 million	third rail	1219
6	Boston		USA	America	The T	1 Sep 1897	37.6 mi	3	12.5	0.60 mi	22.0	403,000	10,700	2010	147 million	third rail, overhead wire (Green Line)	1435					yes		Green and Red Lines' tram section not included
7	Paris		France	Europe	Métro	19 Jul 1900	135.5 mi	16	8.5	0.37 mi	23.9	4.18 million	30,800	2011	1,524 million	third rail	1435	lines 1, 14, rubber-tyred	lines 1, 4, 6, 11, 14	lines 1, 13 (part), 14	1998	lines 1, 2, 5, 9	lines 1, 2, 5, 7bis, 9, 14
8	Wuppertal		Germany	Europe	Schwebebahn	1 Mar 1901	8.3 mi	1	8.3	0.44 mi	20.0					overhead rail
9	Berlin		Germany	Europe	U-Bahn	18 Feb 1902	91.6 mi	10	9.2	0.50 mi	19.5	1.38 million	15,100	2011	505 million	third rail	1435						yes
10	New York	New York City	USA	America	Subway	27 Oct 1904	228.7 mi	27	8.5	0.52 mi	17.3	4.53 million	19,800	2012	1,655 million	third rail	1435			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	Subway	4 Mar 1907	38.5 mi	3	12.8	0.61 mi	22.0	293,000	7,610	2011	107 million	third rail	1435, 1588 (Market-Frankford Line)					yes		PATCO line included. Subway trolley not (10 stations)
12	Hamburg		Germany	Europe	U-Bahn	1 Mar 1912	65.1 mi	4	16.3	0.68 mi	24.8	545,000	8,380	2011	199 million	third rail	1435							According to official website
13	Buenos Aires		Argentina	America	Subte	1 Dec 1913	30.6 mi	6	5.1	0.43 mi	13.0	844,000	27,500	2011	308 million	overhead wire, third rail (Line B)	1435						yes	Premetro line not included
14	Madrid		Spain	Europe	Metro	17 Oct 1919	177.9 mi	13	13.7	0.66 mi	21.7	1.74 million	9,780	2011	635 million	overhead wire	1445			tests in 2010, plans for 2011		yes	yes	ML1, ML2, ML3 not included (27.8 km, 37 st.; Embajadores=Acacias)
15	Barcelona		Spain	Europe	Metro	30 Dec 1924	74.2 mi	11	6.7	0.49 mi	14.8	1.07 million	14,400	2011	389 million	third rail (TMB), overhead wire (FGC)	1435	lines L9, L10, L11		lines L9, L10, L11	2009	yes	yes	Tram lines not included (1.8 km subway tram line, T5)
16	Sydney		Australia	Oceania	Cityrail	1926	13.7 mi	3	4.6	1.25 mi	4.7											yes		Only underground stations in downtown. Monorail: 3.6 km, 8 stations
17	Tokyo		Japan	Asia	Metro	30 Dec 1927	189.2 mi	13	14.6	0.68 mi	22.3	8.5 million	44,900	2011	3,102 million	overhead wire, third rail (Ginza, Marunouchi lines)	1067, 1435 (Ginza, Marunouchi, Asakusa, Oedo lines), 1372 (Shinjuku line)	Yurikamome Waterfront line, rubber-tyred	Yurikamome line	Marunouchi, Mita, Namboku, Yurikamome lines	1995	yes	yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe. Saitama, Yurikamone, Monorail, Yamanote, Chuo, Rinkai not incl.
18	Osaka		Japan	Asia	Subway	20 May 1933	85.6 mi	9	9.5	0.69 mi	14.8	2.29 million	26,700	2010	836 million	third rail	1435	Nanko Port Town Line, rubber-tyred	Nanko Port Town Line	all stations on the Nanko Port Town Line	1981		yes	Monorail not included (23.8 km, 18 st). OTS + new tram included
19	Moscow		Russia	Europe	Metro	15 May 1935	192.3 mi	12	16.0	1.11 mi	15.5	6.55 million	34,000	2011	2,389 million	third rail	1520					lines 3, 5 since 2009		Monorail (6 stations, 4.7 km) not included.
20	Newark		USA	America	Subway	26 May 1935	1.4 mi	1	1.4	0.46 mi	4.0													4 underground stations
21	Stockholm		Sweden	Europe	Tunnelbana	1 Oct 1950	65.7 mi	3	21.9	0.65 mi	34.7	847,000	12,900	2011	309 million	third rail	1435							According to official website. 7 operational lines
22	Athens		Greece	Europe	Metro	1954	32.3 mi	3	10.8	0.63 mi	18.0	937,000	29,000	2008	342 million	third rail	1435					yes	yes	M3 airport line not included.
23	Toronto		Canada	America	Subway	30 Apr 1954	44.3 mi	4	11.1	0.63 mi	18.5	762,000	17,200	2006	278 million	third rail	1480					yes
24	Rome		Italy	Europe	Metropolitana	10 Feb 1955	25.9 mi	2	12.9	0.52 mi	26.0	907,000	35,100	2008	331 million	overhead wire	1435					yes	yes	metroitaliane.it
25	Cleveland		USA	America	Rapid Transit	15 Mar 1955	19.3 mi	1	19.3	1.13 mi	18.0	16,400	853	2011	6 million	overhead wire	1435							2 Light Rail lines not included
26	Saint Petersburg	Leningrad	Russia	Europe	Metro	15 Nov 1955	70.5 mi	5	14.1	1.14 mi	13.4	2.15 million	30,500	2011	786 million	third rail	1520			windowless steel doors in ten stations				According to Mr. Yuri Popov
27	Nagoya		Japan	Asia	Subway	15 Nov 1957	57.9 mi	4	14.5	0.62 mi	24.3	1.17 million	20,200	2008	427 million	third rail, overhead wire (Tsurumai, Sakura-dori lines)	1435, 1067 (Tsurumai, Sakura-dori lines)	Tobu Kyuryo maglev line		Tobu Kyuryo maglev line	2005	yes	yes	3 stations +
28	Haifa		Israel	Asia	Carmelit	1959	1.1 mi	1	1.1	0.22 mi	6.0
29	Lisbon		Portugal	Europe	Metro	29 Dec 1959	27.5 mi	4	6.9	0.54 mi	13.8	501,000	18,200	2010	183 million	third rail	1435						yes
30	Kiev	Kyiv	Ukraine	Europe	Metro	22 Oct 1960	41.1 mi	3	13.7	0.86 mi	17.0	1.42 million	34,600	2011	519 million	third rail	1520
31	Milan		Italy	Europe	Metropolitana	1 Nov 1964	51.8 mi	3	17.3	0.57 mi	31.3	899,000	17,400	2007	328 million	overhead wire, third rail (line M1)	1435	line M5		line M5	2013	yes	yes	metroitaliane.it
32	Tbilisi		Georgia	Asia	Metro	11 Jan 1966	16.3 mi	2	8.2	0.82 mi	11.0	241,000	14,700	2008	88 million	third rail	1520							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
33	Oslo		Norway	Europe	T-Bane	22 May 1966	38.5 mi	5	7.7	0.54 mi	15.4	208,000	5,400	2010	76 million	third rail	1435						yes	Line 1 not included (it has level crossings). Length not sure
34	Stuttgart		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	10 Jun 1966	14.9 mi	2	7.5	0.88 mi	9.5					overhead wire	1435					yes	yes	24 km underground. (Schnellbahnen in Deutschland)
35	Montreal	Montréal	Canada	America	Metro	14 Oct 1966	43.0 mi	4	10.8	0.62 mi	18.3	600,000	14,000	2006	219 million	third rail	1994		yes
36	Essen		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	5 Oct 1967	12.6 mi	3	4.2	0.52 mi	9.0					overhead wire	1435						yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
37	Baku		Azerbaijan	Asia	Metro	6 Nov 1967	21.5 mi	2	10.7	1.02 mi	11.5	501,000	23,300	2011	183 million	third rail	1520
38	Rotterdam		Netherlands	Europe	Metro	10 Feb 1968	29.2 mi	2	14.6	0.81 mi	19.0	238,000	8,160	2008	87 million	third rail	1435							Only metro section. Sneltram: 8.4 km, 11 stations. 'Metros in Holland'
39	Frankfurt		Germany	Europe	U-Bahn	4 Oct 1968	12.7 mi	3	4.2	0.46 mi	10.3					overhead wire	1435						yes	20.40 km, 27 stations underground ('Schnellbahnen in Deutschland')
40	Cologne		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	11 Oct 1968	28.0 mi	15	1.9	0.78 mi	3.4					overhead wire	1435					new light rail trains only	yes	Approx. 45 km metro-like. 30 km underground.
41	Ludwigshafen		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	29 May 1969	2.5 mi	0		0.23 mi														Full metro section length unknown.
42	Mexico City		Mexico	America	Metro	5 Sep 1969	111.9 mi	12	9.3	0.61 mi	16.3	4.41 million	39,400	2012	1,609 million	third rail	1995		yes					ONLY PASSENGER SERVICE KM COUNTED
43	Beijing	Peking	China	Asia	Subway	1 Oct 1969	274.7 mi	16	17.2	1.12 mi	16.4	6.74 million	24,500	2012	2,460 million	third rail	1435			PGDs on underground stations of line 5, PSDs on lines 8, 10		yes	all lines
44	Kamakura		Japan	Asia	Monorail	3 Mar 1970	4.1 mi	1	4.1	0.59 mi	8.0													Shonan Monorail.
45	Bielefeld		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	21 Sep 1971	3.2 mi	4	0.8	1.08 mi	1.8													Full metro section length unknown. Only metro section included
46	Munich		Germany	Europe	U-Bahn	19 Oct 1971	58.5 mi	6	9.8	0.61 mi	17.0	986,000	16,800	2010	360 million	third rail	1435						yes
47	Sapporo		Japan	Asia	Subway	16 Dec 1971	29.8 mi	3	9.9	0.65 mi	16.3	573,000	19,200	2008	209 million	overhead wire, third rail (Namboku Line)	2150, 2180 (Namboku Line)		yes				yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe
48	Nuremberg		Germany	Europe	U-Bahn	1 Mar 1972	22.4 mi	3	7.5	0.50 mi	16.0	323,000	14,400	2011	118 million	third rail	1435	lines U2, U3, no PSDs, sharing tracks with driver-operated trains			2008		yes
49	San Francisco		USA	America	BART	11 Sep 1972	103.7 mi	5	20.7	2.66 mi	8.8	304,000	2,930	2012	111 million	third rail	1676					yes		MUNI not included (8 underground stations)
50	Yokohama		Japan	Asia	Subway	16 Dec 1972	35.8 mi	3	11.9	0.80 mi	16.0	542,000	15,200	2008	198 million	third rail	1435	Kanazawa Seaside line, LRT, rubber-tyred	Kanazawa Seaside LRT	Kanazawa Seaside LRT line	1989		yes	Kanazawa Line not included (10.6 km)
51	Pyongyang		North Korea	Asia	Metro	6 Sep 1973	14.0 mi	2	7.0	1.00 mi	8.0	98,600	7,050	2009	36 million	third rail	1435
52	Prague		Czech Republic	Europe	Metro	9 May 1974	36.7 mi	3	12.2	0.68 mi	19.0	1.45 million	39,500	2011	530 million	third rail	1435						yes
53	Seoul		South Korea	Asia	Subway	15 Aug 1974	202.9 mi	9	22.5	0.69 mi	33.6	6.9 million	34,000	2012	2,518 million	overhead wire	1435			lines 2 and 9, planned for all lines by 2010		yes	yes	Only metro section.
54	Sao Paulo	São Paulo	Brazil	America	Metrô	14 Sep 1974	46.2 mi	5	9.2	0.74 mi	13.4	2.4 million	52,000	2012	877 million	third rail (lines 1-3), overhead wire (lines 4, 5)	1600	line 4		lines 2, 3, 4 (since 2010)	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	Stadtbahn	22 Mar 1975	5.6 mi	1	5.6	0.51 mi	12.0					overhead wire	1435							9 km, 12 stations underground. Approx. 17 km metro-like
56	Antwerp		Belgium	Europe	Premetro	25 Mar 1975	4.7 mi	2	2.4	0.52 mi	5.5					overhead wire	1000
57	Kharkov	Kharkiv	Ukraine	Europe	Metro	23 Aug 1975	23.2 mi	3	7.7	0.89 mi	9.7	685,000	29,500	2011	250 million									According to Mr. Yuri Popov
58	Santiago	Santiago de Chile	Chile	America	Metro	15 Sep 1975	63.6 mi	5	12.7	0.62 mi	21.6	1.75 million	27,600	2011	640 million	third rail	1435		yes				yes
59	Hanover	Hannover	Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	28 Sep 1975	11.6 mi	3	3.9	0.64 mi	7.0					overhead wire	1435						yes	18.60 km, 17 stations underground ('Schnellbahnen in Deutschland')
60	Washington		USA	America	Metrorail	27 Mar 1976	106.4 mi	5	21.3	1.25 mi	18.0	597,000	5,610	2012	218 million	third rail	1435					yes
61	Dortmund		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	17 May 1976	18.3 mi	3	6.1	0.54 mi	12.3					overhead wire	1435	H-Bahn			1984		yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
62	Charleroi		Belgium	Europe	Métro Léger	21 Jun 1976	10.9 mi	4	2.7	0.68 mi	5.0													Full metro section length unknown. Total length 25 km. Data from Wikipedia
63	Brussels		Belgium	Europe	Métro	20 Sep 1976	20.0 mi	3	6.7	0.35 mi	20.3	364,000	18,200	2009	133 million	third rail	1435						line 1	Premetro tunnels not included, 11 stations
64	Kobe		Japan	Asia	Subway	13 Mar 1977	19.0 mi	2	9.5	0.79 mi	13.0	332,000	17,400	2008	121 million	overhead wire, third rail (Portliner)	1435	Port Liner and Rokko Liner, rubber-tyred	Port Liner and Rokko Liner	Port Liner and Rokko Liner	1981		yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe. Portliner, Rokko lines not included (15 st)
65	Amsterdam		Netherlands	Europe	Metro	16 Oct 1977	20.3 mi	4	5.1	0.70 mi	8.3	233,000	11,500	2009	85 million	third rail	1435							Sneltram not included (9.8 km, 19 stations; 'Metros in Holland')
66	Tashkent		Uzbekistan	Asia	Metro	6 Nov 1977	22.5 mi	3	7.5	0.87 mi	9.7	178,000	7,920	2010	65 million	third rail	1520							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
67	Marseille		France	Europe	Métro	26 Nov 1977	13.5 mi	2	6.8	0.48 mi	15.0	205,000	15,200	2011	75 million	third rail	1435		yes
68	Vienna		Austria	Europe	U-Bahn	25 Feb 1978	46.4 mi	5	9.3	0.48 mi	20.4	1.46 million	31,600	2010	534 million	third rail	1435					yes	yes	According to official website. Premetro tunnel not included
69	Edmonton		Canada	America	Light Rail	22 Apr 1978	12.7 mi	1	12.7	0.91 mi	15.0
70	Lyon		France	Europe	Métro	28 Apr 1978	19.1 mi	4	4.8	0.49 mi	10.8	704,000	36,900	2009	257 million	third rail	1435	line D/Maggaly, rubber-tyred, no PSDs	yes		1991
71	Rio de Janeiro		Brazil	America	Metrô	5 Mar 1979	26.1 mi	2	13.1	0.82 mi	17.0	581,000	22,300	2010	212 million	third rail	1600					yes
72	Bochum		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	26 May 1979	13.4 mi	2	6.7	0.50 mi	14.5					overhead wire	1435							Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
73	Atlanta		USA	America	MARTA	30 Jun 1979	49.2 mi	2	24.6	1.33 mi	19.5	93,200	1,890	2007	34 million	third rail	1435					yes
74	Hong Kong		Hong Kong S.A.R.	Asia	MTR	1 Oct 1979	108.8 mi	10	10.9	1.28 mi	9.5	3.96 million	36,400	2012	1,444 million	overhead wire	1435	Disneyland Resort Line	SI, WI lines, planned	all underground stations	2005	yes	yes	175 Km and 82 stations according to MRT. 184km urbanrail.35.3km airport express not included
75	Mulheim	Mülheim	Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	3 Nov 1979	5.6 mi	2	2.8	0.51 mi	6.5					overhead wire	1435							Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
76	Bucharest		Romania	Europe	Metro	16 Nov 1979	43.0 mi	4	10.8	0.94 mi	12.5	468,000	10,900	2011	171 million	third rail	1435
77	Newcastle		United Kingdom	Europe	Metro	7 Aug 1980	47.5 mi	2	23.8	0.81 mi	30.5	104,000	2,190	2011	38 million	overhead wire	1435
78	Yerevan	Erevan	Armenia	Asia	Metro	7 Mar 1981	7.5 mi	1	7.5	0.84 mi	10.0	46,600	6,190	2011	17 million									According to Mr. Yuri Popov
79	Kyoto		Japan	Asia	Subway	1 Apr 1981	19.5 mi	2	9.7	0.65 mi	16.0	345,000	17,700	2008	126 million	overhead wire	1435			Tozai line			yes
80	Fukuoka		Japan	Asia	Subway	26 Jul 1981	18.5 mi	3	6.2	0.58 mi	11.7	340,000	18,300	2007	124 million	overhead wire	1067			yes			yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe
81	Duesseldorf	Düsseldorf	Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	4 Oct 1981	6.0 mi	2	3.0	0.50 mi	7.0					overhead wire	1435						yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
82	Helsinki		Finland	Europe	Metro	3 Aug 1982	13.1 mi	1	13.1	0.82 mi	17.0	170,000	13,000	2011	62 million	third rail	1524						yes	According to Metros in Skandinavien (R.Schwandl)
83	Caracas		Venezuela	America	Metro	27 Mar 1983	37.6 mi	5	7.5	0.84 mi	10.0	1.33 million	35,300	2009	485 million	third rail	1435					yes		Metro Los Teques included (9.5 km)
84	Lille		France	Europe	Métro	25 Apr 1983	28.3 mi	2	14.1	0.47 mi	31.0	263,000	9,300	2009	96 million	third rail	2060	VAL	yes	VAL, all stations	1983		yes
85	Baltimore		USA	America	Metro Subway	21 Nov 1983	15.2 mi	1	15.2	1.17 mi	14.0	49,300	3,240	2011	18 million	third rail	1435					yes
86	Miami		USA	America	Metrorail	21 May 1984	24.7 mi	1	24.7	1.12 mi	23.0	49,300	1,990	2011	18 million	third rail	1435	downtown people mover, rubber-tyred	Downtown people mover		1986	yes		Metromover not included (20 stations, 7 km)
87	Minsk		Belarus	Europe	Metro	26 Jun 1984	22.0 mi	2	11.0	0.85 mi	14.0	770,000	35,000	2012	281 million	third rail	1520							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
88	Gelsenkirchen		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	1 Sep 1984	3.4 mi	1	3.4	0.43 mi	9.0					overhead wire	1000							Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
89	Kolkata	Calcutta	India	Asia	Metro Railway	24 Oct 1984	15.5 mi	1	15.5	0.71 mi	23.0	474,000	30,500	2009	173 million									25 km wikipedia, 27.50 km urbanrail ???
90	Volgograd	Stalingrad	Russia	Europe	Metro	5 Nov 1984	4.2 mi	1	4.2	0.85 mi	6.0													Total system: 22 stations, 17,1 km
91	Manila		Philippines	Asia	MRT	1 Dec 1984	32.0 mi	3	10.7	0.78 mi	14.7	948,000	29,600	2008	346 million							yes	yes	Length not sure
92	Kitakyushu	Kitaky?sh?	Japan	Asia	Monorail	9 Jan 1985	5.5 mi	1	5.5	0.46 mi	13.0												yes
93	Porto Alegre		Brazil	America	Metro	2 Mar 1985	21.0 mi	1	21.0	1.31 mi	17.0													According to official website
94	Recife		Brazil	America	Metrô	11 Mar 1985	24.7 mi	2	12.3	0.88 mi	15.0													According to official website
95	Buffalo		USA	America	Metro Rail	18 May 1985	5.2 mi	1	5.2	0.74 mi	8.0													Only tunnel section
96	Pittsburgh		USA	America	T	3 Jul 1985	3.0 mi	1	3.0	0.60 mi	6.0													Full metro section length unknown (all lines: 40 km).2.90 is the length of the tunnel section.
97	Busan		South Korea	Asia	Subway	19 Jul 1985	81.9 mi	5	16.4	0.67 mi	25.4	877,000	10,700	2012	320 million			Line 4	Line 4	line 3	2011
98	Nizhny Novgorod	Gorky	Russia	Europe	Metro	20 Nov 1985	11.7 mi	2	5.9	0.90 mi	7.5	74,000	6,300	2010	27 million	third rail	1520							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
99	Vancouver		Canada	America	SkyTrain	3 Jan 1986	43.2 mi	3	14.4	0.94 mi	16.3	329,000	7,610	2011	120 million	third rail	1435	Skytrain, LIM technology, currently the world's longest automated system			1986	yes	yes
100	Novosibirsk		Russia	Asia	Metro	7 Jan 1986	10.2 mi	2	5.1	0.92 mi	6.5	208,000	20,500	2011	76 million	third rail	1520							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
101	Belo Horizonte		Brazil	America	Metrô	1 Aug 1986	17.5 mi	1	17.5	0.97 mi	19.0													According to official website
102	Kryvyi Rih	Krivoy Rog	Ukraine	Europe	Metrotram	26 Dec 1986	11.2 mi	1	11.2	1.02 mi	12.0
103	Detroit		USA	America	People Mover	Jul 1987	3.0 mi	1	3.0	0.25 mi	13.0					third rail	1435	downtown people mover, LIM technology			1987	yes
104	Sendai		Japan	Asia	Subway	15 Jul 1987	9.2 mi	1	9.2	0.57 mi	17.0	159,000	17,300	2008	58 million	overhead wire	1067						yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe
105	Cairo		Egypt	Africa	Metro	27 Sep 1987	40.7 mi	2	20.4	0.77 mi	27.5	2.29 million	56,300	2010	837 million	overhead wire	1435					5 stations
106	Singapore		Singapore	Asia	MRT	7 Nov 1987	91.1 mi	4	22.8	0.95 mi	25.0	2.18 million	23,900	2011	794 million	third rail	1435	North-East Line, Circle Line and the 3 rubber-tyred LRT lines	LRT lines	yes	2003	yes	yes
107	Samara	Kuybyshev	Russia	Europe	Metro	26 Dec 1987	6.3 mi	1	6.3	0.79 mi	9.0	43,800	6,910	2011	16 million	third rail	1520							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
108	Chiba		Japan	Asia	Monorail	28 Mar 1988	9.6 mi	2	4.8	0.60 mi	9.0
109	Valencia		Spain	Europe	Metro	3 Oct 1988	19.8 mi	3	6.6	0.56 mi	12.7					overhead wire	1000					yes	yes	Full metro section length unknown.
110	Jacksonville		USA	America	Skyway	30 May 1989	4.3 mi	1	4.3	0.86 mi	6.0					third rail	2060	downtown monorail people mover			1989
111	Guadalajara		Mexico	America	Metro	1 Sep 1989	14.9 mi	2	7.5	0.55 mi	14.5
112	Genoa		Italy	Europe	Metropolitana	13 Jun 1990	4.4 mi	1	4.4	0.63 mi	8.0					overhead wire	1435						yes	metroitaliane.it
113	Monterrey		Mexico	America	Metro	25 Apr 1991	19.6 mi	2	9.8	0.65 mi	16.0	378,000	19,300	2009	138 million				yes
114	Yekaterinburg	Ekaterinburg	Russia	Asia	Metro	26 Apr 1991	7.9 mi	1	7.9	0.99 mi	9.0	104,000	13,200	2011	38 million
115	Lausanne		Switzerland	Europe	Metro	24 May 1991	8.5 mi	2	4.3	0.32 mi	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
116	Duisburg		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	11 Jul 1992	8.9 mi	2	4.5	0.81 mi	6.5												yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
117	Los Angeles		USA	America	Metro Rail	30 Jan 1993	36.9 mi	3	12.3	1.37 mi	10.0	126,000	3,420	2011	46 million	overhead wire, third rail (Red, Purple lines)	1435					yes		Red, Purple and Green lines
118	Naples		Italy	Europe	Metropolitana	28 Mar 1993	19.8 mi	3	6.6	0.71 mi	10.3	95,900	4,850	2011	35 million	overhead wire	1435							M3 and M4 not included (M3: 12.3 km, 12 sta. M4: 8.3 km, 8 sta.)
119	Toulouse		France	Europe	Métro	26 Jun 1993	17.1 mi	2	8.5	0.47 mi	19.0	282,000	16,500	2011	103 million	third rail	2060	VAL	yes	VAL	1993		yes
120	Saint Louis		USA	America	Metrolink	31 Jul 1993	45.6 mi	2	22.8	1.30 mi	18.5
121	Hiroshima		Japan	Asia	Monorail	20 Aug 1994	11.4 mi	1	11.4	0.57 mi	21.0	49,300	4,310	2005	18 million				yes					According to Mr. Osamu Abe
122	Rouen		France	Europe	Métro	17 Dec 1994	1.4 mi	1	1.4	0.34 mi	5.0													5 underground stations
123	Warsaw		Poland	Europe	Metro	7 Apr 1995	14.0 mi	1	14.0	0.70 mi	21.0	384,000	27,300	2011	140 million	third rail	1435
124	Shanghai		China	Asia	Metro	10 Apr 1995	271.6 mi	12	22.6	0.96 mi	24.7	6.24 million	23,000	2012	2,276 million	overhead wire	1435			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	Metro	11 Nov 1995	27.0 mi	2	13.5	0.71 mi	20.0	247,000	9,140	2011	90 million	overhead wire	1000					yes	yes	According to Metro Bilbao
126	Medellin	Medellín	Colombia	America	Metro	30 Nov 1995	17.9 mi	2	8.9	0.75 mi	13.0	466,000	26,000	2011	170 million	overhead wire	1435							Metro Cable not included, 4 stations
127	Dnepropetrovsk	Dnipropetrovsk	Ukraine	Europe	Metro	29 Dec 1995	4.4 mi	1	4.4	0.88 mi	6.0	24,700	5,590	2010	9 million	third rail	1520							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
128	Taipei		Taiwan	Asia	MRT	28 Mar 1996	70.0 mi	8	8.7	0.71 mi	13.3	1.79 million	25,500	2012	652 million	third rail	2060	Wenshan (Muzha) VAL line	yes	PGDs in the busier MRT stations, PSDs in all VAL stations	1996	yes	yes
129	Ankara		Turkey	Asia	Metro	30 Aug 1996	14.4 mi	2	7.2	0.68 mi	11.5	310,000	21,600	2007	113 million	third rail	1435	metro line			1997
130	Kuala Lumpur		Malaysia	Asia	LRT, Monorail	16 Dec 1996	39.8 mi	3	13.3	0.70 mi	20.0	299,000	7,510	2008	109 million			LRT		KLIA line to airport, Kelana Jaya line's underground stations	1996	yes
131	Poznan		Poland	Europe	Fast Tram	1 Mar 1997	3.8 mi	1	3.8	0.76 mi	6.0													Rapid Tram
132	Chennai	Madras	India	Asia	MRTS	19 Oct 1997	16.8 mi	1	16.8	1.05 mi	17.0
133	Daegu	Taegu	South Korea	Asia	Subway	26 Nov 1997	33.5 mi	2	16.7	0.62 mi	28.0	348,000	10,400	2012	127 million					lines 1, 2
134	Sofia		Bulgaria	Europe	Metro	28 Jan 1998	19.4 mi	2	9.7	0.75 mi	14.0	79,500	4,100	2009	29 million	third rail	1435
135	Tama		Japan	Asia	Monorail	27 Nov 1998	9.9 mi	1	9.9	0.55 mi	19.0												yes
136	Catania		Italy	Europe	Metropolitana	27 Jun 1999	2.4 mi	1	2.4	0.47 mi	6.0					overhead wire	1435							metroitaliane.it
137	Guangzhou	Canton	China	Asia	Metro	28 Jun 1999	144.1 mi	8	18.0	1.04 mi	18.3	5 million	34,700	2012	1,825 million	third rail	1435	APM line (underground people mover)	Zhujiang people mover	yes	2010	yes	yes	APM included
138	Incheon	Inchon	South Korea	Asia	Subway	6 Oct 1999	18.3 mi	1	18.3	0.65 mi	29.0	244,000	13,300	2012	89 million					yes
139	Bangkok		Thailand	Asia	Skytrain, MRT	5 Dec 1999	49.8 mi	4	12.5	0.94 mi	14.3	671,000	13,500	2011	245 million	linear	1435	Green line		Green line, Blue line	1999	yes
140	Tehran		Iran	Asia	Metro	21 Feb 2000	45.4 mi	4	11.3	0.69 mi	17.5	1.32 million	29,000	2011	480 million	third rail	1435					yes		Line 5 to Karaj not included (42 km, 11 stations) Lenght unknown
141	Izmir		Turkey	Asia	Metro	22 May 2000	9.9 mi	1	9.9	0.76 mi	14.0	173,000	17,500	2011	63 million	third rail	1435
142	Istanbul		Turkey	Europe	Metro	16 Sep 2000	26.1 mi	2	13.1	1.00 mi	14.0	214,000	8,190	2011	78 million	overhead wire, third rail (Line M2)	1435							Wikipedia. Hafif Metro not included (25.8 km, 24 stations, 2 lines)
143	Brasilia		Brazil	America	Metrô	31 Mar 2001	26.1 mi	1	26.1	1.13 mi	24.0	151,000	5,770	2009	55 million
144	Rennes		France	Europe	Métro	16 Mar 2002	5.6 mi	1	5.6	0.40 mi	15.0	129,000	23,000	2011	47 million			VAL	yes	VAL	2002		yes
145	Bursa		Turkey	Asia	Bursaray	19 Aug 2002	19.6 mi	2	9.8	0.68 mi	15.5
146	Changchun	Hsinking	China	Asia	LRT	Oct 2002	10.6 mi	1	10.6	0.70 mi	16.0													(17 km, 16 stations on viaduct = metro). 14.6 km, 17 st on streets
147	Copenhagen		Denmark	Europe	Metro	19 Oct 2002	13.1 mi	2	6.5	0.65 mi	11.0	148,000	11,300	2011	54 million	third rail	1435	all metro lines		all underground stations	2002	all metro and S-Tog trains	yes	According to official website
148	Oporto	Porto	Portugal	Europe	Metro	7 Dec 2002	13.5 mi	2	6.7	1.04 mi	7.5					overhead wire	1435					yes	yes	Full metro section length unknown.14 underground stations & 6,3 km in tunnel in downtown
149	Delhi		India	Asia	Metro	24 Dec 2002	120.0 mi	6	20.0	0.88 mi	23.8	1.66 million	13,800	2011	606 million	overhead wire	1676, 1435 (Green, Violet lines)					yes	yes
150	Dalian		China	Asia	Metro	1 May 2003	30.5 mi	1	30.5	2.77 mi	12.0	121,000	3,960	2012	44 million									Suburban service?
151	Naha		Japan	Asia	Monorail	10 Aug 2003	8.0 mi	1	8.0	0.57 mi	15.0
152	Tianjin	Tientsin	China	Asia	Metro	28 Mar 2004	77.0 mi	4	19.3	1.00 mi	20.3	175,000	2,280	2010	64 million	third rail	1435			platform gate doors		yes		Binhai Line and metro line included. (10-08-1980: 7.4 km, 7 stations)
153	Gwangju		South Korea	Asia	Subway	28 Apr 2004	12.5 mi	1	12.5	0.66 mi	20.0	49,300	3,950	2011	18 million					yes
154	Las Vegas		USA	America	Monorail	15 Jul 2004	3.9 mi	1	3.9	0.64 mi	7.0							monorail		yes	2004			Hotels monorails not included
155	Wuhan	Hankou	China	Asia	Metro	28 Sep 2004	35.3 mi	2	17.6	0.77 mi	24.0	200,000	5,670	2011	73 million
156	The Hague		Netherlands	Europe	RandstadRail	16 Oct 2004	17.3 mi	3	5.8	0.64 mi	10.0													Full metro section length unknown (47 km?)
157	Shenzhen		China	Asia	Metro	28 Dec 2004	110.9 mi	5	22.2	0.88 mi	26.2	362,000	3,260	2009	132 million		1435			yes		yes	yes
158	San Juan		Puerto Rico	America	Tren Urbano	6 Jun 2005	10.7 mi	1	10.7	0.71 mi	16.0	30,100	2,820	2011	11 million
159	Chongqing	Chungking	China	Asia	Monorail	18 Jun 2005	78.9 mi	4	19.7	0.96 mi	21.5									The three underground stations (Daping, Linjiangmen, and Jiaochangkou) have PSDs		yes	yes
160	Kazan		Russia	Europe	Metro	27 Aug 2005	6.8 mi	1	6.8	1.13 mi	7.0	74,000	10,900	2012	27 million									According to Mr. Yuri Popov
161	Nanjing	Nanking	China	Asia	Metro	27 Aug 2005	52.6 mi	2	26.3	0.96 mi	28.5	942,000	17,900	2011	344 million
162	Valparaiso		Chile	America	Metro	23 Nov 2005	26.7 mi	1	26.7	1.41 mi	20.0
163	Turin		Italy	Europe	Metropolitana	4 Feb 2006	8.3 mi	1	8.3	0.42 mi	21.0	90,400	10,900	2011	33 million			VAL	yes	VAL	2006	yes	yes
164	Daejeon	Taejon	South Korea	Asia	Subway	16 Mar 2006	14.0 mi	1	14.0	0.67 mi	22.0	104,000	7,410	2011	38 million					yes
165	Valencia		Venezuela	America	Metro	18 Oct 2006	3.9 mi	1	3.9	0.64 mi	7.0	57,500	14,900	2010	21 million
166	Palma de Mallorca		Spain	Europe	Metro	25 Apr 2007	5.2 mi	1	5.2	0.64 mi	9.0						1000
167	Perugia		Italy	Europe	Minimetro	29 Jan 2008	1.9 mi	1	1.9	0.31 mi	7.0							'Minimetro'			2008
168	Kaohsiung	Gaoxiong	Taiwan	Asia	MRT	9 Mar 2008	28.0 mi	2	14.0	0.78 mi	19.0	142,000	5,090	2012	52 million	third rail	1435			MRT
169	Santo Domingo		Dominican Republic	America	Metro	30 Jan 2009	9.0 mi	1	9.0	0.60 mi	16.0	79,500	8,820	2011	29 million		1435					yes
170	Adana		Turkey	Asia	Metro	18 Mar 2009	8.4 mi	1	8.4	0.70 mi	13.0
171	Seville	Sevilla	Spain	Europe	Metro	2 Apr 2009	11.2 mi	1	11.2	0.56 mi	21.0									Line 1
172	Maracaibo		Venezuela	America	Metro	8 Jun 2009	4.0 mi	1	4.0	0.81 mi	6.0											yes
173	Seattle		USA	America	Light Rail	18 Jul 2009	13.8 mi	1	13.8	1.25 mi	12.0											yes		Downtown tunnel section considered as a full metro
174	Dubai		United Arab Emirates	Asia	Metro	9 Sep 2009	43.3 mi	2	21.7	0.98 mi	23.0	299,000	6,890	2012	109 million	third rail	1435	metro		metro, monorail	2009	yes	yes
175	Chengdu		China	Asia	Metro	27 Sep 2010	25.4 mi	2	12.7	0.75 mi	18.0	282,000	11,100	2012	103 million					yes		yes		http://railway-technology.com/projects/chengdu-metro
176	Shenyang	Mukden	China	Asia	Metro	27 Sep 2010	30.7 mi	2	15.4	0.79 mi	20.5									yes
177	Mecca		Saudi Arabia	Asia	Metro	13 Nov 2010	11.2 mi	1	11.2	1.41 mi	9.0					third rail	1435			yes		yes	yes
178	Almaty	Alma-Ata	Kazakhstan	Asia	Metro	1 Jan 2011	4.5 mi	1	4.5	0.76 mi	7.0	19,200	4,230	2012	7 million
179	Bangalore		India	Asia	Metro	15 Sep 2011	4.7 mi	1	4.7	0.93 mi	6.0
180	Xian	Xi'an	China	Asia	Metro	16 Sep 2011	16.4 mi	1	16.4	1.03 mi	17.0	162,000	9,850	2012	59 million		1435						yes
181	Mashhad		Iran	Asia		10 Oct 2011	11.8 mi	1	11.8	0.56 mi	22.0
182	Algiers		Algeria	Africa	Metro	1 Nov 2011	5.6 mi	1	5.6	0.62 mi	10.0					third rail	1435					yes	yes
183	Suzhou	Su-chou	China	Asia	Subway	29 Apr 2012	16.0 mi	1	16.0	0.69 mi	24.0											yes		According to Wikipedia, official website
184	Kunming		China	Asia	Metro	28 Jun 2012	11.3 mi	1	11.3	11.31 mi	2.0
185	Hangzhou	Hangchow	China	Asia	Metro	24 Nov 2012	29.8 mi	1	29.8	0.99 mi	31.0													Wikipedia
186	Brescia		Italy	Europe	Metro	22 Dec 2012	8.1 mi	1	8.1	0.51 mi	17.0							metro			2012			According to official website
187	Lima		Peru	America	Tren Urbano	5 Apr 2012	13.7 mi	1	13.7	0.91 mi	16.0