World Metro Database

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1	Adana		Turkey	Asia	Metro	18 Mar 2009	13	13.5 km	13	1	13.5	1,125 m	13.0
2	Algiers		Algeria	Africa	Metro	1 Nov 2011	10	9.0 km	10	1	9.0	1,000 m	10.0						1435		third rail	750					yes
3	Almaty	Alma-Ata	Kazakhstan	Asia	Metro	1 Jan 2011	7	7.3 km	7	1	7.3	1,217 m	7.0	19,200	2,630	7 million	2012
4	Amsterdam		Netherlands	Europe	Metro	16 Oct 1977	33	32.7 km	33	4	8.2	1,128 m	8.3	233,000	7,120	85 million	2009	2.09 EUR	1435	right	third rail	750						Sneltram not included (9.8 km, 19 stations; 'Metros in Holland')
5	Ankara		Turkey	Asia	Metro	30 Aug 1996	23	23.1 km	22	2	11.6	1,100 m	11.5	310,000	13,400	113 million	2007		1435	right	third rail	750	metro line		1997
6	Antwerp		Belgium	Europe	Premetro	25 Mar 1975	11	7.6 km	11	2	3.8	844 m	5.5						1000		overhead wire	600
7	Athens		Greece	Europe	Metro	1954	54	52.0 km	50	3	17.3	1,020 m	18.0	937,000	18,000	342 million	2008	1.00 EUR	1435	right	third rail	600					yes	M3 airport line not included.
8	Atlanta		USA	America	MARTA	30 Jun 1979	39	79.2 km	38	2	39.6	2,141 m	19.5	93,200	1,180	34 million	2007		1435	right	third rail	750
9	Baku		Azerbaijan	Asia	Metro	6 Nov 1967	23	34.6 km	22	2	17.3	1,646 m	11.5	501,000	14,500	183 million	2011		1520	right	third rail	825
10	Baltimore		USA	America	Metro Subway	21 Nov 1983	14	24.5 km	14	1	24.5	1,885 m	14.0	49,300	2,010	18 million	2011		1435	right	third rail	700
11	Bangalore		India	Asia	Metro	15 Sep 2011	6	7.5 km	6	1	7.5	1,500 m	6.0
12	Belo Horizonte		Brazil	America	Metrô	1 Aug 1986	19	28.1 km	19	1	28.1	1,563 m	19.0							right								According to official website
13	Berlin		Germany	Europe	U-Bahn	18 Feb 1902	195	147.4 km	173	10	14.7	797 m	19.5	1.38 million	9,390	505 million	2011	2.10 EUR	1435	right	third rail	750					yes
14	Bielefeld		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	21 Sep 1971	7	5.2 km	7	4	1.3	1,733 m	1.8							right								Full metro section length unknown. Only metro section included
15	Bilbao		Spain	Europe	Metro	11 Nov 1995	40	43.4 km	40	2	21.7	1,142 m	20.0	247,000	5,680	90 million	2011		1000	left	overhead wire	1500					yes	According to Metro Bilbao
16	Bochum		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	26 May 1979	29	21.5 km	27	2	10.8	797 m	14.5						1435	right	overhead wire	660						Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
17	Bonn		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	22 Mar 1975	12	9.0 km	12	1	9.0	818 m	12.0						1435	right	overhead wire	750						9 km, 12 stations underground. Approx. 17 km metro-like
18	Boston		USA	America	The T	1 Sep 1897	66	60.5 km	60	3	20.2	960 m	22.0	403,000	6,660	147 million	2010		1435	right	third rail, overhead wire (Green Line)	600						Green and Red Lines' tram section not included
19	Brasilia		Brazil	America	Metrô	31 Mar 2001	24	42.0 km	24	1	42.0	1,826 m	24.0	151,000	3,590	55 million	2009			right
20	Brussels		Belgium	Europe	Métro	20 Sep 1976	61	32.2 km	59	3	10.7	555 m	20.3	364,000	11,300	133 million	2009	1.53 EUR	1435	right (left on lines 1 and 6 between Midi and Roi Baudouin)	third rail	900					line 1	Premetro tunnels not included, 11 stations
21	Bucharest		Romania	Europe	Metro	16 Nov 1979	50	69.3 km	45	4	17.3	1,505 m	12.5	468,000	6,770	171 million	2011	0.40 EUR	1435	right	third rail	825
22	Budapest		Hungary	Europe	Metro	2 May 1896	42	33.0 km	40	3	11.0	846 m	14.0	827,000	25,100	302 million	2011	0.95 EUR	1435	right	third rail, overhead wire (Line M1)	825, 600 (Line M1)
23	Buenos Aires		Argentina	America	Subte	1 Dec 1913	78	49.3 km	69	6	8.2	685 m	13.0	844,000	17,100	308 million	2011	0.24 EUR	1435	left	overhead wire, third rail (Line B)	1500, 1100 (Line B)					yes	Premetro line not included
24	Buffalo		USA	America	Metro Rail	18 May 1985	8	8.4 km	8	1	8.4	1,194 m	8.0							right								Only tunnel section
25	Bursa		Turkey	Asia	Bursaray	19 Aug 2002	31	31.5 km	31	2	15.8	1,086 m	15.5
26	Cairo		Egypt	Africa	Metro	27 Sep 1987	55	65.5 km	53	2	32.8	1,236 m	27.5	2.29 million	35,000	837 million	2010	0.14 EUR	1435	left	overhead wire	1500
27	Caracas		Venezuela	America	Metro	27 Mar 1983	50	60.5 km	46	5	12.1	1,344 m	10.0	1.33 million	22,000	485 million	2009	0.31 EUR	1435		third rail	750						Metro Los Teques included (9.5 km)
28	Catania		Italy	Europe	Metropolitana	27 Jun 1999	6	3.8 km	6	1	3.8	760 m	6.0						1435	right	overhead wire	3000						metroitaliane.it
29	Changchun	Hsinking	China	Asia	LRT	Oct 2002	16	17.0 km	16	1	17.0	1,133 m	16.0							right								(17 km, 16 stations on viaduct = metro). 14.6 km, 17 st on streets
30	Charleroi		Belgium	Europe	Métro Léger	21 Jun 1976	20	17.5 km	20	4	4.4	1,094 m	5.0															Full metro section length unknown. Total length 25 km. Data from Wikipedia
31	Chennai	Madras	India	Asia	MRTS	19 Oct 1997	17	27.0 km	17	1	27.0	1,688 m	17.0
32	Chiba		Japan	Asia	Monorail	28 Mar 1988	18	15.5 km	18	2	7.8	969 m	9.0							left
33	Chicago		USA	America	"L"	6 Jun 1892	152	166.0 km	144	8	20.8	1,153 m	19.0	608,000	3,660	222 million	2011	1.58 EUR	1435	right	third rail	600						151 Stations and 173 km (UrbanRail.net)
34	Cleveland		USA	America	Rapid Transit	15 Mar 1955	18	31.0 km	18	1	31.0	1,824 m	18.0	16,400	530	6 million	2011		1435	right	overhead wire	600						2 Light Rail lines not included
35	Cologne		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	11 Oct 1968	51	45.0 km	51	15	3.0	1,250 m	3.4						1435	right	overhead wire	750					yes	Approx. 45 km metro-like. 30 km underground.
36	Dalian		China	Asia	Metro	1 May 2003	12	49.0 km	12	1	49.0	4,455 m	12.0	121,000	2,460	44 million	2012			right								Suburban service?
37	Delhi		India	Asia	Metro	24 Dec 2002	143	193.2 km	138	6	32.2	1,410 m	23.8	1.66 million	8,600	606 million	2011	0.12 EUR	1676, 1435 (Green, Violet lines)	left	overhead wire	25000					yes
38	Detroit		USA	America	People Mover	Jul 1987	13	4.8 km	13	1	4.8	400 m	13.0						1435	right	third rail	600	downtown people mover, LIM technology		1987
39	Dnepropetrovsk	Dnipropetrovsk	Ukraine	Europe	Metro	29 Dec 1995	6	7.1 km	6	1	7.1	1,420 m	6.0	24,700	3,470	9 million	2010		1520		third rail	825						According to Mr. Yuri Popov
40	Dortmund		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	17 May 1976	37	29.5 km	37	3	9.8	866 m	12.3						1435	right	overhead wire	600	H-Bahn		1984		yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
41	Duesseldorf	Düsseldorf	Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	4 Oct 1981	14	9.6 km	14	2	4.8	798 m	7.0						1435	right	overhead wire	600					yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
42	Duisburg		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	11 Jul 1992	13	14.3 km	13	2	7.2	1,304 m	6.5							right							yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
43	Edmonton		Canada	America	Light Rail	22 Apr 1978	15	20.4 km	15	1	20.4	1,457 m	15.0							right
44	Essen		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	5 Oct 1967	27	20.2 km	27	3	6.7	842 m	9.0						1435	right	overhead wire	750					yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
45	Frankfurt		Germany	Europe	U-Bahn	4 Oct 1968	31	20.5 km	27	3	6.8	732 m	10.3					2.30 EUR	1435	right	overhead wire	750					yes	20.40 km, 27 stations underground ('Schnellbahnen in Deutschland')
46	Gelsenkirchen		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	1 Sep 1984	9	5.5 km	9	1	5.5	690 m	9.0						1000	right	overhead wire	600						Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
47	Genoa		Italy	Europe	Metropolitana	13 Jun 1990	8	7.1 km	8	1	7.1	1,014 m	8.0						1435	right	overhead wire	750					yes	metroitaliane.it
48	Glasgow		United Kingdom	Europe	Subway	14 Dec 1896	15	10.4 km	15	1	10.4	743 m	15.0	35,600	3,420	13 million	2011		1219	left	third rail	600
49	Guadalajara		Mexico	America	Metro	1 Sep 1989	29	24.0 km	28	2	12.0	889 m	14.5							right
50	Haifa		Israel	Asia	Carmelit	1959	6	1.8 km	6	1	1.8	350 m	6.0
51	Hamburg		Germany	Europe	U-Bahn	1 Mar 1912	99	104.7 km	91	4	26.2	1,102 m	24.8	545,000	5,210	199 million	2011		1435	right	third rail	750						According to official website
52	Hanover	Hannover	Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	28 Sep 1975	21	18.6 km	17	3	6.2	1,033 m	7.0						1435	right	overhead wire	600					yes	18.60 km, 17 stations underground ('Schnellbahnen in Deutschland')
53	Helsinki		Finland	Europe	Metro	3 Aug 1982	17	21.0 km	17	1	21.0	1,313 m	17.0	170,000	8,090	62 million	2011	2.10 EUR	1524	right	third rail	750					yes	According to Metros in Skandinavien (R.Schwandl)
54	Hiroshima		Japan	Asia	Monorail	20 Aug 1994	21	18.4 km	21	1	18.4	920 m	21.0	49,300	2,680	18 million	2005			left				yes				According to Mr. Osamu Abe
55	Istanbul		Turkey	Europe	Metro	16 Sep 2000	28	42.0 km	28	2	21.0	1,615 m	14.0	214,000	5,090	78 million	2011	0.63 EUR	1435	right	overhead wire, third rail (Line M2)	750						Wikipedia. Hafif Metro not included (25.8 km, 24 stations, 2 lines)
56	Izmir		Turkey	Asia	Metro	22 May 2000	14	15.9 km	14	1	15.9	1,223 m	14.0	173,000	10,900	63 million	2011		1435		third rail	750
57	Jacksonville		USA	America	Skyway	30 May 1989	6	6.9 km	6	1	6.9	1,380 m	6.0						2060	right	third rail	750	downtown monorail people mover		1989
58	Kamakura		Japan	Asia	Monorail	3 Mar 1970	8	6.6 km	8	1	6.6	943 m	8.0							left								Shonan Monorail.
59	Kazan		Russia	Europe	Metro	27 Aug 2005	7	10.9 km	7	1	10.9	1,817 m	7.0	74,000	6,790	27 million	2012			right								According to Mr. Yuri Popov
60	Kharkov	Kharkiv	Ukraine	Europe	Metro	23 Aug 1975	29	37.4 km	26	3	12.5	1,438 m	9.7	685,000	18,300	250 million	2011			right								According to Mr. Yuri Popov
61	Kiev	Kyiv	Ukraine	Europe	Metro	22 Oct 1960	51	66.2 km	48	3	22.1	1,379 m	17.0	1.42 million	21,500	519 million	2011	0.27 EUR	1520	right	third rail	825
62	Kitakyushu	Kitaky?sh?	Japan	Asia	Monorail	9 Jan 1985	13	8.8 km	13	1	8.8	733 m	13.0							left							yes
63	Kolkata	Calcutta	India	Asia	Metro Railway	24 Oct 1984	23	25.0 km	23	1	25.0	1,136 m	23.0	474,000	19,000	173 million	2009			right								25 km wikipedia, 27.50 km urbanrail ???
64	Kryvyi Rih	Krivoy Rog	Ukraine	Europe	Metrotram	26 Dec 1986	12	18.0 km	12	1	18.0	1,636 m	12.0
65	Kunming		China	Asia	Metro	28 Jun 2012	2	18.2 km	2	1	18.2	18,200 m	2.0
66	Lausanne		Switzerland	Europe	Metro	24 May 1991	29	13.7 km	28	2	6.8	507 m	14.5										line m2	line m2	2008		yes	Only m2 is a full metro (27.10.2008: 5.9 km, 14 sta). Line m1: 3 underground stations
67	Lima		Peru	America	Tren Urbano	5 Apr 2012	16	22.0 km	16	1	22.0	1,467 m	16.0					0.29 EUR
68	Lisbon		Portugal	Europe	Metro	29 Dec 1959	55	44.3 km	49	4	11.1	869 m	13.8	501,000	11,300	183 million	2010	0.80 EUR	1435	left	third rail	750					yes
69	Los Angeles		USA	America	Metro Rail	30 Jan 1993	30	59.3 km	30	3	19.8	2,196 m	10.0	126,000	2,130	46 million	2011	1.91 EUR	1435	right	overhead wire, third rail (Red, Purple lines)	750						Red, Purple and Green lines
70	Ludwigshafen		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	29 May 1969	11	4.0 km	11	0		364 m								right								Full metro section length unknown.
71	Lyon		France	Europe	Métro	28 Apr 1978	43	30.7 km	39	4	7.7	787 m	10.8	704,000	22,900	257 million	2009	1.60 EUR	1435	left	third rail	750	line D/Maggaly, rubber-tyred, no PSDs	yes	1991
72	Manila		Philippines	Asia	MRT	1 Dec 1984	44	51.5 km	41	3	17.2	1,256 m	14.7	948,000	18,400	346 million	2008	0.18 EUR		right							yes	Length not sure
73	Maracaibo		Venezuela	America	Metro	8 Jun 2009	6	6.5 km	6	1	6.5	1,300 m	6.0
74	Marseille		France	Europe	Métro	26 Nov 1977	30	21.8 km	28	2	10.9	779 m	15.0	205,000	9,430	75 million	2011		1435	right	third rail	750		yes
75	Mashhad		Iran	Asia		10 Oct 2011	22	19.0 km	22	1	19.0	905 m	22.0
76	Medellin	Medellín	Colombia	America	Metro	30 Nov 1995	26	28.8 km	25	2	14.4	1,200 m	13.0	466,000	16,200	170 million	2011		1435		overhead wire	1500						Metro Cable not included, 4 stations
77	Mexico City		Mexico	America	Metro	5 Sep 1969	195	180.0 km	163	12	15.0	984 m	16.3	4.41 million	24,500	1,609 million	2012	0.14 EUR	1995	right	third rail	750		yes				ONLY PASSENGER SERVICE KM COUNTED
78	Miami		USA	America	Metrorail	21 May 1984	23	39.8 km	23	1	39.8	1,809 m	23.0	49,300	1,240	18 million	2011	1.66 EUR	1435	right	third rail	750	downtown people mover, rubber-tyred	Downtown people mover	1986			Metromover not included (20 stations, 7 km)
79	Minsk		Belarus	Europe	Metro	26 Jun 1984	28	35.4 km	27	2	17.7	1,362 m	14.0	770,000	21,700	281 million	2012		1520	right	third rail	825						According to Mr. Yuri Popov
80	Monterrey		Mexico	America	Metro	25 Apr 1991	32	31.5 km	31	2	15.8	1,050 m	16.0	378,000	12,000	138 million	2009			right				yes
81	Montreal	Montréal	Canada	America	Metro	14 Oct 1966	73	69.2 km	68	4	17.3	1,003 m	18.3	600,000	8,670	219 million	2006	1.67 EUR	1994	right	third rail	750		yes
82	Moscow		Russia	Europe	Metro	15 May 1935	186	309.4 km	147	12	25.8	1,778 m	15.5	6.55 million	21,200	2,389 million	2011	0.50 EUR	1520	right	third rail	825						Monorail (6 stations, 4.7 km) not included.
83	Mulheim	Mülheim	Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	3 Nov 1979	13	9.0 km	12	2	4.5	819 m	6.5						1435	right	overhead wire	750						Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
84	Mumbai	Bombay	India	Asia	Suburban Railway		73	171.0 km	73	5	34.2	2,515 m	14.6					0.17 EUR										In fact, 4 suburban railway lines with metro frequency
85	Munich		Germany	Europe	U-Bahn	19 Oct 1971	102	94.2 km	96	6	15.7	981 m	17.0	986,000	10,500	360 million	2010	2.30 EUR	1435	right	third rail	750					yes
86	Naha		Japan	Asia	Monorail	10 Aug 2003	15	12.8 km	15	1	12.8	914 m	15.0							left
87	Nanjing	Nanking	China	Asia	Metro	27 Aug 2005	57	84.7 km	55	2	42.3	1,540 m	28.5	942,000	11,100	344 million	2011			right
88	Naples		Italy	Europe	Metropolitana	28 Mar 1993	31	31.8 km	28	3	10.6	1,136 m	10.3	95,900	3,020	35 million	2011		1435	left	overhead wire	1500						M3 and M4 not included (M3: 12.3 km, 12 sta. M4: 8.3 km, 8 sta.)
89	Newark		USA	America	Subway	26 May 1935	4	2.2 km	4	1	2.2	733 m	4.0							right								4 underground stations
90	Newcastle		United Kingdom	Europe	Metro	7 Aug 1980	61	76.5 km	50	2	38.3	1,297 m	30.5	104,000	1,360	38 million	2011		1435	left	overhead wire	1500
91	Nizhny Novgorod	Gorky	Russia	Europe	Metro	20 Nov 1985	15	18.9 km	14	2	9.4	1,454 m	7.5	74,000	3,910	27 million	2010		1520	right	third rail	825						According to Mr. Yuri Popov
92	Novosibirsk		Russia	Asia	Metro	7 Jan 1986	13	16.4 km	12	2	8.2	1,487 m	6.5	208,000	12,700	76 million	2011		1520	right	third rail	825						According to Mr. Yuri Popov
93	Nuremberg		Germany	Europe	U-Bahn	1 Mar 1972	48	36.0 km	44	3	12.0	800 m	16.0	323,000	8,980	118 million	2011		1435	right	third rail	750	lines U2, U3, no PSDs, sharing tracks with driver-operated trains		2008		yes
94	Oporto	Porto	Portugal	Europe	Metro	7 Dec 2002	15	21.7 km	14	2	10.9	1,669 m	7.5						1435	right	overhead wire	750					yes	Full metro section length unknown.14 underground stations & 6,3 km in tunnel in downtown
95	Oslo		Norway	Europe	T-Bane	22 May 1966	77	62.0 km	77	5	12.4	861 m	15.4	208,000	3,360	76 million	2010	2.67 EUR	1435	right	third rail	750					yes	Line 1 not included (it has level crossings). Length not sure
96	Palma de Mallorca		Spain	Europe	Metro	25 Apr 2007	9	8.3 km	9	1	8.3	1,038 m	9.0						1000			1500
97	Perugia		Italy	Europe	Minimetro	29 Jan 2008	7	3.0 km	7	1	3.0	500 m	7.0										'Minimetro'		2008
98	Philadelphia		USA	America	Subway	4 Mar 1907	66	62.0 km	62	3	20.7	984 m	22.0	293,000	4,730	107 million	2011		1435, 1588 (Market-Frankford Line)	right	third rail	600, 685 (PATCO)						PATCO line included. Subway trolley not (10 stations)
99	Pittsburgh		USA	America	T	3 Jul 1985	6	4.8 km	6	1	4.8	960 m	6.0							right								Full metro section length unknown (all lines: 40 km).2.90 is the length of the tunnel section.
100	Porto Alegre		Brazil	America	Metro	2 Mar 1985	17	33.8 km	17	1	33.8	2,112 m	17.0							right								According to official website
101	Poznan		Poland	Europe	Fast Tram	1 Mar 1997	6	6.1 km	6	1	6.1	1,220 m	6.0															Rapid Tram
102	Prague		Czech Republic	Europe	Metro	9 May 1974	57	59.1 km	54	3	19.7	1,094 m	19.0	1.45 million	24,600	530 million	2011	0.65 EUR	1435	right	third rail	750					yes
103	Pyongyang		North Korea	Asia	Metro	6 Sep 1973	16	22.5 km	15	2	11.3	1,607 m	8.0	98,600	4,380	36 million	2009		1435		third rail	825
104	Recife		Brazil	America	Metrô	11 Mar 1985	30	39.7 km	28	2	19.9	1,418 m	15.0							right								According to official website
105	Rio de Janeiro		Brazil	America	Metrô	5 Mar 1979	34	42.0 km	34	2	21.0	1,313 m	17.0	581,000	13,800	212 million	2010	0.77 EUR	1600	right	third rail	750
106	Rome		Italy	Europe	Metropolitana	10 Feb 1955	52	41.6 km	51	2	20.8	832 m	26.0	907,000	21,800	331 million	2008	1.00 EUR	1435	left	overhead wire	1500					yes	metroitaliane.it
107	Rotterdam		Netherlands	Europe	Metro	10 Feb 1968	38	47.0 km	37	2	23.5	1,306 m	19.0	238,000	5,070	87 million	2008		1435	right	third rail	750						Only metro section. Sneltram: 8.4 km, 11 stations. 'Metros in Holland'
108	Rouen		France	Europe	Métro	17 Dec 1994	5	2.2 km	5	1	2.2	550 m	5.0															5 underground stations
109	Saint Louis		USA	America	Metrolink	31 Jul 1993	37	73.4 km	37	2	36.7	2,097 m	18.5							right
110	Samara	Kuybyshev	Russia	Europe	Metro	26 Dec 1987	9	10.2 km	9	1	10.2	1,275 m	9.0	43,800	4,300	16 million	2011		1520	right	third rail	825						According to Mr. Yuri Popov
111	San Francisco		USA	America	BART	11 Sep 1972	44	166.9 km	44	5	33.4	4,279 m	8.8	304,000	1,820	111 million	2012		1676	right	third rail	1000						MUNI not included (8 underground stations)
112	San Juan		Puerto Rico	America	Tren Urbano	6 Jun 2005	16	17.2 km	16	1	17.2	1,147 m	16.0	30,100	1,750	11 million	2011
113	Santiago	Santiago de Chile	Chile	America	Metro	15 Sep 1975	108	102.4 km	100	5	20.5	994 m	21.6	1.75 million	17,100	640 million	2011	0.55 EUR	1435	right	third rail	750		yes			yes
114	Santo Domingo		Dominican Republic	America	Metro	30 Jan 2009	16	14.5 km	16	1	14.5	967 m	16.0	79,500	5,480	29 million	2011		1435
115	Sapporo		Japan	Asia	Subway	16 Dec 1971	49	48.0 km	46	3	16.0	1,043 m	16.3	573,000	11,900	209 million	2008		2150, 2180 (Namboku Line)	left	overhead wire, third rail (Namboku Line)	1500, 750 (Namboku Line)		yes			yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe
116	Seattle		USA	America	Light Rail	18 Jul 2009	12	22.2 km	12	1	22.2	2,018 m	12.0							right								Downtown tunnel section considered as a full metro
117	Sendai		Japan	Asia	Subway	15 Jul 1987	17	14.8 km	17	1	14.8	925 m	17.0	159,000	10,700	58 million	2008		1067	left	overhead wire	1500					yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe
118	Sofia		Bulgaria	Europe	Metro	28 Jan 1998	28	31.2 km	26	2	15.6	1,200 m	14.0	79,500	2,550	29 million	2009	0.51 EUR	1435	right	third rail	825
119	Stockholm		Sweden	Europe	Tunnelbana	1 Oct 1950	104	105.7 km	100	3	35.2	1,047 m	34.7	847,000	8,010	309 million	2011	3.73 EUR	1435	left	third rail	650, 750 (Blue Line)						According to official website. 7 operational lines
120	Stuttgart		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	10 Jun 1966	19	24.0 km	17	2	12.0	1,412 m	9.5						1435	right	overhead wire	750					yes	24 km underground. (Schnellbahnen in Deutschland)
121	Suzhou	Su-chou	China	Asia	Subway	29 Apr 2012	24	25.7 km	24	1	25.7	1,117 m	24.0							right								According to Wikipedia, official website
122	Sydney		Australia	Oceania	Cityrail	1926	14	22.1 km	14	3	7.4	2,005 m	4.7					2.92 EUR		left								Only underground stations in downtown. Monorail: 3.6 km, 8 stations
123	Tama		Japan	Asia	Monorail	27 Nov 1998	19	16.0 km	19	1	16.0	889 m	19.0							left							yes
124	Tashkent		Uzbekistan	Asia	Metro	6 Nov 1977	29	36.2 km	26	3	12.1	1,392 m	9.7	178,000	4,920	65 million	2010		1520	right	third rail	825						According to Mr. Yuri Popov
125	Tbilisi		Georgia	Asia	Metro	11 Jan 1966	22	26.3 km	21	2	13.1	1,315 m	11.0	241,000	9,170	88 million	2008		1520	right	third rail	825						According to Mr. Yuri Popov
126	Tehran		Iran	Asia	Metro	21 Feb 2000	70	73.0 km	64	4	18.3	1,106 m	17.5	1.32 million	18,000	480 million	2011		1435		third rail	750						Line 5 to Karaj not included (42 km, 11 stations) Lenght unknown
127	The Hague		Netherlands	Europe	RandstadRail	16 Oct 2004	30	27.9 km	30	3	9.3	1,033 m	10.0							right								Full metro section length unknown (47 km?)
128	Toronto		Canada	America	Subway	30 Apr 1954	74	71.3 km	69	4	17.8	1,019 m	18.5	762,000	10,700	278 million	2006	1.67 EUR	1480	right	third rail	600
129	Valencia		Spain	Europe	Metro	3 Oct 1988	38	31.8 km	37	3	10.6	909 m	12.7						1000	right	overhead wire	1500					yes	Full metro section length unknown.
130	Valencia		Venezuela	America	Metro	18 Oct 2006	7	6.2 km	7	1	6.2	1,033 m	7.0	57,500	9,280	21 million	2010
131	Valparaiso		Chile	America	Metro	23 Nov 2005	20	43.0 km	20	1	43.0	2,263 m	20.0							right
132	Vancouver		Canada	America	SkyTrain	3 Jan 1986	49	69.5 km	47	3	23.2	1,511 m	16.3	329,000	4,730	120 million	2011		1435	right	third rail	600	Skytrain, LIM technology, currently the world's longest automated system		1986		yes
133	Vienna		Austria	Europe	U-Bahn	25 Feb 1978	102	74.6 km	90	5	14.9	769 m	20.4	1.46 million	19,600	534 million	2010	1.70 EUR	1435	right	third rail	750					yes	According to official website. Premetro tunnel not included
134	Volgograd	Stalingrad	Russia	Europe	Metro	5 Nov 1984	6	6.8 km	6	1	6.8	1,360 m	6.0															Total system: 22 stations, 17,1 km
135	Warsaw		Poland	Europe	Metro	7 Apr 1995	21	22.6 km	21	1	22.6	1,130 m	21.0	384,000	17,000	140 million	2011	0.47 EUR	1435	right	third rail	825
136	Washington		USA	America	Metrorail	27 Mar 1976	90	171.2 km	86	5	34.2	2,014 m	18.0	597,000	3,490	218 million	2012		1435	right	third rail	750
137	Wuhan	Hankou	China	Asia	Metro	28 Sep 2004	48	56.8 km	47	2	28.4	1,234 m	24.0	200,000	3,520	73 million	2011			right
138	Wuppertal		Germany	Europe	Schwebebahn	1 Mar 1901	20	13.3 km	20	1	13.3	700 m	20.0							right	overhead rail	600
139	Xian	Xi'an	China	Asia	Metro	16 Sep 2011	17	26.4 km	17	1	26.4	1,650 m	17.0	162,000	6,120	59 million	2012		1435								yes
140	Yekaterinburg	Ekaterinburg	Russia	Asia	Metro	26 Apr 1991	9	12.7 km	9	1	12.7	1,587 m	9.0	104,000	8,200	38 million	2011			right
141	Yerevan	Erevan	Armenia	Asia	Metro	7 Mar 1981	10	12.1 km	10	1	12.1	1,344 m	10.0	46,600	3,850	17 million	2011			right								According to Mr. Yuri Popov
142	Brescia		Italy	Europe	Metro	22 Dec 2012	17	13.1 km	17	1	13.1	819 m	17.0										metro		2012			According to official website
143	Hangzhou	Hangchow	China	Asia	Metro	24 Nov 2012	31	48.0 km	31	1	48.0	1,600 m	31.0															Wikipedia
144	Osaka		Japan	Asia	Subway	20 May 1933	133	137.8 km	104	9	15.3	1,111 m	14.8	2.29 million	16,600	836 million	2010		1435	left	third rail	750, 600 (Nanko Port Town Line)	Nanko Port Town Line, rubber-tyred	Nanko Port Town Line	1981	all stations on the Nanko Port Town Line	yes	Monorail not included (23.8 km, 18 st). OTS + new tram included
145	Copenhagen		Denmark	Europe	Metro	19 Oct 2002	22	21.0 km	22	2	10.5	1,050 m	11.0	148,000	7,050	54 million	2011	2.81 EUR	1435	right	third rail	750	all metro lines		2002	all underground stations	yes	According to official website
146	Hong Kong		Hong Kong S.A.R.	Asia	MTR	1 Oct 1979	95	175.0 km	82	10	17.5	2,059 m	9.5	3.96 million	22,600	1,444 million	2012	0.91 EUR	1435	left	overhead wire	1500 (MTR), 25000 (KCR)	Disneyland Resort Line	SI, WI lines, planned	2005	all underground stations	yes	175 Km and 82 stations according to MRT. 184km urbanrail.35.3km airport express not included
147	Bangkok		Thailand	Asia	Skytrain, MRT	5 Dec 1999	57	80.2 km	51	4	20.0	1,512 m	14.3	671,000	8,370	245 million	2011	0.64 EUR	1435	left	linear		Green line		1999	Green line, Blue line
148	London		United Kingdom	Europe	Underground	10 Jan 1863	270	402.0 km	270	11	36.5	1,552 m	24.5	3.21 million	7,980	1,171 million	2011	2.75 EUR	1435	left	third rail	600, 750 (DLR)	Docklands Light Rail		1987	Jubilee Line extension	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.
149	Yokohama		Japan	Asia	Subway	16 Dec 1972	48	57.6 km	45	3	19.2	1,280 m	16.0	542,000	9,420	198 million	2008		1435	left	third rail	750	Kanazawa Seaside line, LRT, rubber-tyred	Kanazawa Seaside LRT	1989	Kanazawa Seaside LRT line	yes	Kanazawa Line not included (10.6 km)
150	Kuala Lumpur		Malaysia	Asia	LRT, Monorail	16 Dec 1996	60	64.0 km	56	3	21.3	1,123 m	20.0	299,000	4,670	109 million	2008	0.37 EUR		left			LRT		1996	KLIA line to airport, Kelana Jaya line's underground stations
151	Seville	Sevilla	Spain	Europe	Metro	2 Apr 2009	21	18.0 km	21	1	18.0	900 m	21.0													Line 1
152	Busan		South Korea	Asia	Subway	19 Jul 1985	127	131.8 km	119	5	26.4	1,080 m	25.4	877,000	6,650	320 million	2012			right			Line 4	Line 4	2011	line 3
153	Milan		Italy	Europe	Metropolitana	1 Nov 1964	94	83.3 km	90	3	27.8	915 m	31.3	899,000	10,800	328 million	2007	1.00 EUR	1435	right	overhead wire, third rail (line M1)	1500, 750 (line M1)	line M5		2013	line M5	yes	metroitaliane.it
154	Paris		France	Europe	Métro	19 Jul 1900	382	218.0 km	302	16	13.6	596 m	23.9	4.18 million	19,200	1,524 million	2011	1.57 EUR	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, 7bis, 9, 14
155	Daegu	Taegu	South Korea	Asia	Subway	26 Nov 1997	56	53.9 km	55	2	27.0	998 m	28.0	348,000	6,460	127 million	2012									lines 1, 2
156	Seoul		South Korea	Asia	Subway	15 Aug 1974	302	326.5 km	260	9	36.3	1,114 m	33.6	6.9 million	21,100	2,518 million	2012	0.54 EUR	1435	right	overhead wire	1500				lines 2 and 9, planned for all lines by 2010	yes	Only metro section.
157	Sao Paulo	São Paulo	Brazil	America	Metrô	14 Sep 1974	67	74.3 km	61	5	14.9	1,198 m	13.4	2.4 million	32,300	877 million	2012	0.76 EUR	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)	lines 4, 5	According to official website. C Line: 26 km + 16 st. E Line: 22km + 7 st)
158	Barcelona		Spain	Europe	Metro	30 Dec 1924	163	119.4 km	136	11	10.9	786 m	14.8	1.07 million	8,930	389 million	2011	1.35 EUR	1435	right	third rail (TMB), overhead wire (FGC)	1200	lines L9, L10, L11		2009	lines L9, L10, L11	yes	Tram lines not included (1.8 km subway tram line, T5)
159	Tokyo		Japan	Asia	Metro	30 Dec 1927	290	304.5 km	205	13	23.4	1,099 m	22.3	8.5 million	27,900	3,102 million	2011	1.57 EUR	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	According to Mr. Osamu Abe. Saitama, Yurikamone, Monorail, Yamanote, Chuo, Rinkai not incl.
160	Kaohsiung	Gaoxiong	Taiwan	Asia	MRT	9 Mar 2008	38	45.0 km	37	2	22.5	1,250 m	19.0	142,000	3,170	52 million	2012		1435		third rail	750				MRT
161	Dubai		United Arab Emirates	Asia	Metro	9 Sep 2009	46	69.7 km	44	2	34.8	1,584 m	23.0	299,000	4,280	109 million	2012		1435	right	third rail	750	metro		2009	metro, monorail	yes
162	Shanghai		China	Asia	Metro	10 Apr 1995	296	437.0 km	251	12	36.4	1,539 m	24.7	6.24 million	14,300	2,276 million	2012	0.34 EUR	1435	right	overhead wire	1500				newer line 4 stations and refitted line 1 stations		Maglev and Bund tunnel not included. From Wikipedia. 411,90 km ? Line 13 closes for reconstruction
163	Taipei		Taiwan	Asia	MRT	28 Mar 1996	106	112.6 km	98	8	14.1	1,149 m	13.3	1.79 million	15,900	652 million	2012	0.60 EUR	2060	right	third rail	750	Wenshan (Muzha) VAL line	yes	1996	PGDs in the busier MRT stations, PSDs in all VAL stations	yes
164	Beijing	Peking	China	Asia	Subway	1 Oct 1969	262	442.0 km	222	16	27.6	1,797 m	16.4	6.74 million	15,200	2,460 million	2012	0.15 EUR	1435	right	third rail	825				PGDs on underground stations of line 5, PSDs on lines 8, 10	all lines
165	Kobe		Japan	Asia	Subway	13 Mar 1977	26	30.6 km	24	2	15.3	1,275 m	13.0	332,000	10,800	121 million	2008		1435	left	overhead wire, third rail (Portliner)	1500, 600 (Portliner)	Port Liner and Rokko Liner, rubber-tyred	Port Liner and Rokko Liner	1981	Port Liner and Rokko Liner	yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe. Portliner, Rokko lines not included (15 st)
166	New York	New York City	USA	America	Subway	27 Oct 1904	468	368.0 km	422	27	13.6	834 m	17.3	4.53 million	12,300	1,655 million	2012	1.53 EUR	1435	right	third rail	625, 650 (PATH)				planned for new Second Avenue Line		According to official website. PATH not included (22.2 km, 13 stations). SIR not included
167	Tianjin	Tientsin	China	Asia	Metro	28 Mar 2004	81	124.0 km	77	4	31.0	1,610 m	20.3	175,000	1,410	64 million	2010		1435	right	third rail	825				platform gate doors		Binhai Line and metro line included. (10-08-1980: 7.4 km, 7 stations)
168	Chongqing	Chungking	China	Asia	Monorail	18 Jun 2005	86	127.0 km	81	4	31.7	1,548 m	21.5							right						The three underground stations (Daping, Linjiangmen, and Jiaochangkou) have PSDs	yes
169	Nagoya		Japan	Asia	Subway	15 Nov 1957	97	93.1 km	86	4	23.3	1,001 m	24.3	1.17 million	12,600	427 million	2008		1435, 1067 (Tsurumai, Sakura-dori lines)	left	third rail, overhead wire (Tsurumai, Sakura-dori lines)	600, 1500 (Tsurumai, Sakura-dori lines)	Tobu Kyuryo maglev line		2005	Tobu Kyuryo maglev line	yes	3 stations +
170	Kyoto		Japan	Asia	Subway	1 Apr 1981	32	31.3 km	31	2	15.6	1,043 m	16.0	345,000	11,000	126 million	2008		1435	left	overhead wire	1500				Tozai line	yes
171	Madrid		Spain	Europe	Metro	17 Oct 1919	282	286.3 km	232	13	22.0	1,064 m	21.7	1.74 million	6,080	635 million	2011	1.00 EUR	1445	left	overhead wire	600				tests in 2010, plans for 2011	yes	ML1, ML2, ML3 not included (27.8 km, 37 st.; Embajadores=Acacias)
172	Rennes		France	Europe	Métro	16 Mar 2002	15	9.0 km	15	1	9.0	643 m	15.0	129,000	14,300	47 million	2011			right			VAL	yes	2002	VAL	yes
173	Toulouse		France	Europe	Métro	26 Jun 1993	38	27.5 km	37	2	13.8	764 m	19.0	282,000	10,300	103 million	2011		2060	right	third rail	750	VAL	yes	1993	VAL	yes
174	Turin		Italy	Europe	Metropolitana	4 Feb 2006	21	13.4 km	21	1	13.4	670 m	21.0	90,400	6,750	33 million	2011			right			VAL	yes	2006	VAL	yes
175	Lille		France	Europe	Métro	25 Apr 1983	62	45.5 km	60	2	22.8	758 m	31.0	263,000	5,780	96 million	2009		2060	right	third rail	750	VAL	yes	1983	VAL, all stations	yes
176	Saint Petersburg	Leningrad	Russia	Europe	Metro	15 Nov 1955	67	113.5 km	59	5	22.7	1,831 m	13.4	2.15 million	19,000	786 million	2011		1520	right	third rail	825				windowless steel doors in ten stations		According to Mr. Yuri Popov
177	Chengdu		China	Asia	Metro	27 Sep 2010	36	40.9 km	35	2	20.4	1,202 m	18.0	282,000	6,900	103 million	2012			right						yes		http://railway-technology.com/projects/chengdu-metro
178	Daejeon	Taejon	South Korea	Asia	Subway	16 Mar 2006	22	22.6 km	22	1	22.6	1,076 m	22.0	104,000	4,610	38 million	2011									yes
179	Fukuoka		Japan	Asia	Subway	26 Jul 1981	35	29.8 km	34	3	9.9	931 m	11.7	340,000	11,400	124 million	2007		1067	left	overhead wire	1500				yes	yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe
180	Guangzhou	Canton	China	Asia	Metro	28 Jun 1999	146	231.9 km	132	8	29.0	1,680 m	18.3	5 million	21,600	1,825 million	2012		1435	right	third rail	825	APM line (underground people mover)	Zhujiang people mover	2010	yes	yes	APM included
181	Gwangju		South Korea	Asia	Subway	28 Apr 2004	20	20.1 km	20	1	20.1	1,058 m	20.0	49,300	2,450	18 million	2011									yes
182	Incheon	Inchon	South Korea	Asia	Subway	6 Oct 1999	29	29.5 km	29	1	29.5	1,054 m	29.0	244,000	8,270	89 million	2012									yes
183	Las Vegas		USA	America	Monorail	15 Jul 2004	7	6.2 km	7	1	6.2	1,033 m	7.0							right			monorail		2004	yes		Hotels monorails not included
184	Mecca		Saudi Arabia	Asia	Metro	13 Nov 2010	9	18.1 km	9	1	18.1	2,263 m	9.0						1435	right	third rail	1500				yes	yes
185	Shenyang	Mukden	China	Asia	Metro	27 Sep 2010	41	49.5 km	40	2	24.7	1,268 m	20.5							right						yes
186	Shenzhen		China	Asia	Metro	28 Dec 2004	131	178.4 km	118	5	35.7	1,416 m	26.2	362,000	2,030	132 million	2009		1435	right						yes	yes
187	Singapore		Singapore	Asia	MRT	7 Nov 1987	100	146.5 km	89	4	36.6	1,526 m	25.0	2.18 million	14,800	794 million	2011	0.97 EUR	1435	left	third rail	750	North-East Line, Circle Line and the 3 rubber-tyred LRT lines	LRT lines	2003	yes	yes