World Metro Database

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1	Brussels		Belgium	Europe	Métro	61	20 Sep 1976	59	32.2 km	3	10.7	555 m	20.3	364,000	11,300	133 million	2009	1.53 EUR	right (left on lines 1 and 6 between Midi and Roi Baudouin)	1435	third rail		900				line 1	Premetro tunnels not included, 11 stations
2	Budapest		Hungary	Europe	Metro	42	2 May 1896	40	33.0 km	3	11.0	846 m	14.0	827,000	25,100	302 million	2011	0.95 EUR	right	1435	third rail, overhead wire (Line M1)		825, 600 (Line M1)
3	Baku		Azerbaijan	Asia	Metro	23	6 Nov 1967	22	34.6 km	2	17.3	1,646 m	11.5	501,000	14,500	183 million	2011		right	1520	third rail		825
4	Beijing	Peking	China	Asia	Subway	262	1 Oct 1969	222	442.0 km	16	27.6	1,797 m	16.4	6.74 million	15,200	2,460 million	2012	0.15 EUR	right	1435	third rail		825			PGDs on underground stations of line 5, PSDs on lines 8, 10	all lines
5	Bucharest		Romania	Europe	Metro	50	16 Nov 1979	45	69.3 km	4	17.3	1,505 m	12.5	468,000	6,770	171 million	2011	0.40 EUR	right	1435	third rail		825
6	Dnepropetrovsk	Dnipropetrovsk	Ukraine	Europe	Metro	6	29 Dec 1995	6	7.1 km	1	7.1	1,420 m	6.0	24,700	3,470	9 million	2010			1520	third rail		825					According to Mr. Yuri Popov
7	Guangzhou	Canton	China	Asia	Metro	146	28 Jun 1999	132	231.9 km	8	29.0	1,680 m	18.3	5 million	21,600	1,825 million	2012		right	1435	third rail	APM line (underground people mover)	825	Zhujiang people mover	2010	yes	yes	APM included
8	Kiev	Kyiv	Ukraine	Europe	Metro	51	22 Oct 1960	48	66.2 km	3	22.1	1,379 m	17.0	1.42 million	21,500	519 million	2011	0.27 EUR	right	1520	third rail		825
9	Minsk		Belarus	Europe	Metro	28	26 Jun 1984	27	35.4 km	2	17.7	1,362 m	14.0	770,000	21,700	281 million	2012		right	1520	third rail		825					According to Mr. Yuri Popov
10	Moscow		Russia	Europe	Metro	186	15 May 1935	147	309.4 km	12	25.8	1,778 m	15.5	6.55 million	21,200	2,389 million	2011	0.50 EUR	right	1520	third rail		825					Monorail (6 stations, 4.7 km) not included.
11	Nizhny Novgorod	Gorky	Russia	Europe	Metro	15	20 Nov 1985	14	18.9 km	2	9.4	1,454 m	7.5	74,000	3,910	27 million	2010		right	1520	third rail		825					According to Mr. Yuri Popov
12	Novosibirsk		Russia	Asia	Metro	13	7 Jan 1986	12	16.4 km	2	8.2	1,487 m	6.5	208,000	12,700	76 million	2011		right	1520	third rail		825					According to Mr. Yuri Popov
13	Pyongyang		North Korea	Asia	Metro	16	6 Sep 1973	15	22.5 km	2	11.3	1,607 m	8.0	98,600	4,380	36 million	2009			1435	third rail		825
14	Saint Petersburg	Leningrad	Russia	Europe	Metro	67	15 Nov 1955	59	113.5 km	5	22.7	1,831 m	13.4	2.15 million	19,000	786 million	2011		right	1520	third rail		825			windowless steel doors in ten stations		According to Mr. Yuri Popov
15	Samara	Kuybyshev	Russia	Europe	Metro	9	26 Dec 1987	9	10.2 km	1	10.2	1,275 m	9.0	43,800	4,300	16 million	2011		right	1520	third rail		825					According to Mr. Yuri Popov
16	Sofia		Bulgaria	Europe	Metro	28	28 Jan 1998	26	31.2 km	2	15.6	1,200 m	14.0	79,500	2,550	29 million	2009	0.51 EUR	right	1435	third rail		825
17	Tashkent		Uzbekistan	Asia	Metro	29	6 Nov 1977	26	36.2 km	3	12.1	1,392 m	9.7	178,000	4,920	65 million	2010		right	1520	third rail		825					According to Mr. Yuri Popov
18	Tbilisi		Georgia	Asia	Metro	22	11 Jan 1966	21	26.3 km	2	13.1	1,315 m	11.0	241,000	9,170	88 million	2008		right	1520	third rail		825					According to Mr. Yuri Popov
19	Tianjin	Tientsin	China	Asia	Metro	81	28 Mar 2004	77	124.0 km	4	31.0	1,610 m	20.3	175,000	1,410	64 million	2010		right	1435	third rail		825			platform gate doors		Binhai Line and metro line included. (10-08-1980: 7.4 km, 7 stations)
20	Warsaw		Poland	Europe	Metro	21	7 Apr 1995	21	22.6 km	1	22.6	1,130 m	21.0	384,000	17,000	140 million	2011	0.47 EUR	right	1435	third rail		825
21	Osaka		Japan	Asia	Subway	133	20 May 1933	104	137.8 km	9	15.3	1,111 m	14.8	2.29 million	16,600	836 million	2010		left	1435	third rail	Nanko Port Town Line, rubber-tyred	750, 600 (Nanko Port Town Line)	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
22	Sao Paulo	São Paulo	Brazil	America	Metrô	67	14 Sep 1974	61	74.3 km	5	14.9	1,198 m	13.4	2.4 million	32,300	877 million	2012	0.76 EUR	right	1600	third rail (lines 1-3), overhead wire (lines 4, 5)	line 4	750 (lines 1-3), 1500 (lines 4, 5)		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)
23	Algiers		Algeria	Africa	Metro	10	1 Nov 2011	10	9.0 km	1	9.0	1,000 m	10.0							1435	third rail		750				yes
24	Amsterdam		Netherlands	Europe	Metro	33	16 Oct 1977	33	32.7 km	4	8.2	1,128 m	8.3	233,000	7,120	85 million	2009	2.09 EUR	right	1435	third rail		750					Sneltram not included (9.8 km, 19 stations; 'Metros in Holland')
25	Ankara		Turkey	Asia	Metro	23	30 Aug 1996	22	23.1 km	2	11.6	1,100 m	11.5	310,000	13,400	113 million	2007		right	1435	third rail	metro line	750		1997
26	Atlanta		USA	America	MARTA	39	30 Jun 1979	38	79.2 km	2	39.6	2,141 m	19.5	93,200	1,180	34 million	2007		right	1435	third rail		750
27	Berlin		Germany	Europe	U-Bahn	195	18 Feb 1902	173	147.4 km	10	14.7	797 m	19.5	1.38 million	9,390	505 million	2011	2.10 EUR	right	1435	third rail		750				yes
28	Bonn		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	12	22 Mar 1975	12	9.0 km	1	9.0	818 m	12.0						right	1435	overhead wire		750					9 km, 12 stations underground. Approx. 17 km metro-like
29	Caracas		Venezuela	America	Metro	50	27 Mar 1983	46	60.5 km	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)
30	Cologne		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	51	11 Oct 1968	51	45.0 km	15	3.0	1,250 m	3.4						right	1435	overhead wire		750				yes	Approx. 45 km metro-like. 30 km underground.
31	Copenhagen		Denmark	Europe	Metro	22	19 Oct 2002	22	21.0 km	2	10.5	1,050 m	11.0	148,000	7,050	54 million	2011	2.81 EUR	right	1435	third rail	all metro lines	750		2002	all underground stations	yes	According to official website
32	Dubai		United Arab Emirates	Asia	Metro	46	9 Sep 2009	44	69.7 km	2	34.8	1,584 m	23.0	299,000	4,280	109 million	2012		right	1435	third rail	metro	750		2009	metro, monorail	yes
33	Essen		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	27	5 Oct 1967	27	20.2 km	3	6.7	842 m	9.0						right	1435	overhead wire		750				yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
34	Frankfurt		Germany	Europe	U-Bahn	31	4 Oct 1968	27	20.5 km	3	6.8	732 m	10.3					2.30 EUR	right	1435	overhead wire		750				yes	20.40 km, 27 stations underground ('Schnellbahnen in Deutschland')
35	Genoa		Italy	Europe	Metropolitana	8	13 Jun 1990	8	7.1 km	1	7.1	1,014 m	8.0						right	1435	overhead wire		750				yes	metroitaliane.it
36	Hamburg		Germany	Europe	U-Bahn	99	1 Mar 1912	91	104.7 km	4	26.2	1,102 m	24.8	545,000	5,210	199 million	2011		right	1435	third rail		750					According to official website
37	Helsinki		Finland	Europe	Metro	17	3 Aug 1982	17	21.0 km	1	21.0	1,313 m	17.0	170,000	8,090	62 million	2011	2.10 EUR	right	1524	third rail		750				yes	According to Metros in Skandinavien (R.Schwandl)
38	Istanbul		Turkey	Europe	Metro	28	16 Sep 2000	28	42.0 km	2	21.0	1,615 m	14.0	214,000	5,090	78 million	2011	0.63 EUR	right	1435	overhead wire, third rail (Line M2)		750					Wikipedia. Hafif Metro not included (25.8 km, 24 stations, 2 lines)
39	Izmir		Turkey	Asia	Metro	14	22 May 2000	14	15.9 km	1	15.9	1,223 m	14.0	173,000	10,900	63 million	2011			1435	third rail		750
40	Jacksonville		USA	America	Skyway	6	30 May 1989	6	6.9 km	1	6.9	1,380 m	6.0						right	2060	third rail	downtown monorail people mover	750		1989
41	Kaohsiung	Gaoxiong	Taiwan	Asia	MRT	38	9 Mar 2008	37	45.0 km	2	22.5	1,250 m	19.0	142,000	3,170	52 million	2012			1435	third rail		750			MRT
42	Lille		France	Europe	Métro	62	25 Apr 1983	60	45.5 km	2	22.8	758 m	31.0	263,000	5,780	96 million	2009		right	2060	third rail	VAL	750	yes	1983	VAL, all stations	yes
43	Lisbon		Portugal	Europe	Metro	55	29 Dec 1959	49	44.3 km	4	11.1	869 m	13.8	501,000	11,300	183 million	2010	0.80 EUR	left	1435	third rail		750				yes
44	Los Angeles		USA	America	Metro Rail	30	30 Jan 1993	30	59.3 km	3	19.8	2,196 m	10.0	126,000	2,130	46 million	2011	1.91 EUR	right	1435	overhead wire, third rail (Red, Purple lines)		750					Red, Purple and Green lines
45	Lyon		France	Europe	Métro	43	28 Apr 1978	39	30.7 km	4	7.7	787 m	10.8	704,000	22,900	257 million	2009	1.60 EUR	left	1435	third rail	line D/Maggaly, rubber-tyred, no PSDs	750	yes	1991
46	Marseille		France	Europe	Métro	30	26 Nov 1977	28	21.8 km	2	10.9	779 m	15.0	205,000	9,430	75 million	2011		right	1435	third rail		750	yes
47	Mexico City		Mexico	America	Metro	195	5 Sep 1969	163	180.0 km	12	15.0	984 m	16.3	4.41 million	24,500	1,609 million	2012	0.14 EUR	right	1995	third rail		750	yes				ONLY PASSENGER SERVICE KM COUNTED
48	Miami		USA	America	Metrorail	23	21 May 1984	23	39.8 km	1	39.8	1,809 m	23.0	49,300	1,240	18 million	2011	1.66 EUR	right	1435	third rail	downtown people mover, rubber-tyred	750	Downtown people mover	1986			Metromover not included (20 stations, 7 km)
49	Montreal	Montréal	Canada	America	Metro	73	14 Oct 1966	68	69.2 km	4	17.3	1,003 m	18.3	600,000	8,670	219 million	2006	1.67 EUR	right	1994	third rail		750	yes
50	Mulheim	Mülheim	Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	13	3 Nov 1979	12	9.0 km	2	4.5	819 m	6.5						right	1435	overhead wire		750					Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
51	Munich		Germany	Europe	U-Bahn	102	19 Oct 1971	96	94.2 km	6	15.7	981 m	17.0	986,000	10,500	360 million	2010	2.30 EUR	right	1435	third rail		750				yes
52	Nuremberg		Germany	Europe	U-Bahn	48	1 Mar 1972	44	36.0 km	3	12.0	800 m	16.0	323,000	8,980	118 million	2011		right	1435	third rail	lines U2, U3, no PSDs, sharing tracks with driver-operated trains	750		2008		yes
53	Oporto	Porto	Portugal	Europe	Metro	15	7 Dec 2002	14	21.7 km	2	10.9	1,669 m	7.5						right	1435	overhead wire		750				yes	Full metro section length unknown.14 underground stations & 6,3 km in tunnel in downtown
54	Oslo		Norway	Europe	T-Bane	77	22 May 1966	77	62.0 km	5	12.4	861 m	15.4	208,000	3,360	76 million	2010	2.67 EUR	right	1435	third rail		750				yes	Line 1 not included (it has level crossings). Length not sure
55	Paris		France	Europe	Métro	382	19 Jul 1900	302	218.0 km	16	13.6	596 m	23.9	4.18 million	19,200	1,524 million	2011	1.57 EUR	right (metro), left (RER)	1435	third rail	lines 1, 14, rubber-tyred	750	lines 1, 4, 6, 11, 14	1998	lines 1, 13 (part), 14	lines 1, 2, 5, 7bis, 9, 14
56	Prague		Czech Republic	Europe	Metro	57	9 May 1974	54	59.1 km	3	19.7	1,094 m	19.0	1.45 million	24,600	530 million	2011	0.65 EUR	right	1435	third rail		750				yes
57	Rio de Janeiro		Brazil	America	Metrô	34	5 Mar 1979	34	42.0 km	2	21.0	1,313 m	17.0	581,000	13,800	212 million	2010	0.77 EUR	right	1600	third rail		750
58	Rotterdam		Netherlands	Europe	Metro	38	10 Feb 1968	37	47.0 km	2	23.5	1,306 m	19.0	238,000	5,070	87 million	2008		right	1435	third rail		750					Only metro section. Sneltram: 8.4 km, 11 stations. 'Metros in Holland'
59	Santiago	Santiago de Chile	Chile	America	Metro	108	15 Sep 1975	100	102.4 km	5	20.5	994 m	21.6	1.75 million	17,100	640 million	2011	0.55 EUR	right	1435	third rail		750	yes			yes
60	Singapore		Singapore	Asia	MRT	100	7 Nov 1987	89	146.5 km	4	36.6	1,526 m	25.0	2.18 million	14,800	794 million	2011	0.97 EUR	left	1435	third rail	North-East Line, Circle Line and the 3 rubber-tyred LRT lines	750	LRT lines	2003	yes	yes
61	Stuttgart		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	19	10 Jun 1966	17	24.0 km	2	12.0	1,412 m	9.5						right	1435	overhead wire		750				yes	24 km underground. (Schnellbahnen in Deutschland)
62	Taipei		Taiwan	Asia	MRT	106	28 Mar 1996	98	112.6 km	8	14.1	1,149 m	13.3	1.79 million	15,900	652 million	2012	0.60 EUR	right	2060	third rail	Wenshan (Muzha) VAL line	750	yes	1996	PGDs in the busier MRT stations, PSDs in all VAL stations	yes
63	Tehran		Iran	Asia	Metro	70	21 Feb 2000	64	73.0 km	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
64	Toulouse		France	Europe	Métro	38	26 Jun 1993	37	27.5 km	2	13.8	764 m	19.0	282,000	10,300	103 million	2011		right	2060	third rail	VAL	750	yes	1993	VAL	yes
65	Vienna		Austria	Europe	U-Bahn	102	25 Feb 1978	90	74.6 km	5	14.9	769 m	20.4	1.46 million	19,600	534 million	2010	1.70 EUR	right	1435	third rail		750				yes	According to official website. Premetro tunnel not included
66	Washington		USA	America	Metrorail	90	27 Mar 1976	86	171.2 km	5	34.2	2,014 m	18.0	597,000	3,490	218 million	2012		right	1435	third rail		750
67	Yokohama		Japan	Asia	Subway	48	16 Dec 1972	45	57.6 km	3	19.2	1,280 m	16.0	542,000	9,420	198 million	2008		left	1435	third rail	Kanazawa Seaside line, LRT, rubber-tyred	750	Kanazawa Seaside LRT	1989	Kanazawa Seaside LRT line	yes	Kanazawa Line not included (10.6 km)
68	Baltimore		USA	America	Metro Subway	14	21 Nov 1983	14	24.5 km	1	24.5	1,885 m	14.0	49,300	2,010	18 million	2011		right	1435	third rail		700
69	Bochum		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	29	26 May 1979	27	21.5 km	2	10.8	797 m	14.5						right	1435	overhead wire		660					Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
70	Stockholm		Sweden	Europe	Tunnelbana	104	1 Oct 1950	100	105.7 km	3	35.2	1,047 m	34.7	847,000	8,010	309 million	2011	3.73 EUR	left	1435	third rail		650, 750 (Blue Line)					According to official website. 7 operational lines
71	New York	New York City	USA	America	Subway	468	27 Oct 1904	422	368.0 km	27	13.6	834 m	17.3	4.53 million	12,300	1,655 million	2012	1.53 EUR	right	1435	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
72	London		United Kingdom	Europe	Underground	270	10 Jan 1863	270	402.0 km	11	36.5	1,552 m	24.5	3.21 million	7,980	1,171 million	2011	2.75 EUR	left	1435	third rail	Docklands Light Rail	600, 750 (DLR)		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.
73	Philadelphia		USA	America	Subway	66	4 Mar 1907	62	62.0 km	3	20.7	984 m	22.0	293,000	4,730	107 million	2011		right	1435, 1588 (Market-Frankford Line)	third rail		600, 685 (PATCO)					PATCO line included. Subway trolley not (10 stations)
74	Nagoya		Japan	Asia	Subway	97	15 Nov 1957	86	93.1 km	4	23.3	1,001 m	24.3	1.17 million	12,600	427 million	2008		left	1435, 1067 (Tsurumai, Sakura-dori lines)	third rail, overhead wire (Tsurumai, Sakura-dori lines)	Tobu Kyuryo maglev line	600, 1500 (Tsurumai, Sakura-dori lines)		2005	Tobu Kyuryo maglev line	yes	3 stations +
75	Antwerp		Belgium	Europe	Premetro	11	25 Mar 1975	11	7.6 km	2	3.8	844 m	5.5							1000	overhead wire		600
76	Athens		Greece	Europe	Metro	54	1954	50	52.0 km	3	17.3	1,020 m	18.0	937,000	18,000	342 million	2008	1.00 EUR	right	1435	third rail		600				yes	M3 airport line not included.
77	Boston		USA	America	The T	66	1 Sep 1897	60	60.5 km	3	20.2	960 m	22.0	403,000	6,660	147 million	2010		right	1435	third rail, overhead wire (Green Line)		600					Green and Red Lines' tram section not included
78	Chicago		USA	America	"L"	152	6 Jun 1892	144	166.0 km	8	20.8	1,153 m	19.0	608,000	3,660	222 million	2011	1.58 EUR	right	1435	third rail		600					151 Stations and 173 km (UrbanRail.net)
79	Cleveland		USA	America	Rapid Transit	18	15 Mar 1955	18	31.0 km	1	31.0	1,824 m	18.0	16,400	530	6 million	2011		right	1435	overhead wire		600					2 Light Rail lines not included
80	Detroit		USA	America	People Mover	13	Jul 1987	13	4.8 km	1	4.8	400 m	13.0						right	1435	third rail	downtown people mover, LIM technology	600		1987
81	Dortmund		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	37	17 May 1976	37	29.5 km	3	9.8	866 m	12.3						right	1435	overhead wire	H-Bahn	600		1984		yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
82	Duesseldorf	Düsseldorf	Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	14	4 Oct 1981	14	9.6 km	2	4.8	798 m	7.0						right	1435	overhead wire		600				yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
83	Gelsenkirchen		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	9	1 Sep 1984	9	5.5 km	1	5.5	690 m	9.0						right	1000	overhead wire		600					Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
84	Glasgow		United Kingdom	Europe	Subway	15	14 Dec 1896	15	10.4 km	1	10.4	743 m	15.0	35,600	3,420	13 million	2011		left	1219	third rail		600
85	Hanover	Hannover	Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	21	28 Sep 1975	17	18.6 km	3	6.2	1,033 m	7.0						right	1435	overhead wire		600				yes	18.60 km, 17 stations underground ('Schnellbahnen in Deutschland')
86	Madrid		Spain	Europe	Metro	282	17 Oct 1919	232	286.3 km	13	22.0	1,064 m	21.7	1.74 million	6,080	635 million	2011	1.00 EUR	left	1445	overhead wire		600			tests in 2010, plans for 2011	yes	ML1, ML2, ML3 not included (27.8 km, 37 st.; Embajadores=Acacias)
87	Toronto		Canada	America	Subway	74	30 Apr 1954	69	71.3 km	4	17.8	1,019 m	18.5	762,000	10,700	278 million	2006	1.67 EUR	right	1480	third rail		600
88	Vancouver		Canada	America	SkyTrain	49	3 Jan 1986	47	69.5 km	3	23.2	1,511 m	16.3	329,000	4,730	120 million	2011		right	1435	third rail	Skytrain, LIM technology, currently the world's longest automated system	600		1986		yes
89	Wuppertal		Germany	Europe	Schwebebahn	20	1 Mar 1901	20	13.3 km	1	13.3	700 m	20.0						right		overhead rail		600
90	Catania		Italy	Europe	Metropolitana	6	27 Jun 1999	6	3.8 km	1	3.8	760 m	6.0						right	1435	overhead wire		3000					metroitaliane.it
91	Delhi		India	Asia	Metro	143	24 Dec 2002	138	193.2 km	6	32.2	1,410 m	23.8	1.66 million	8,600	606 million	2011	0.12 EUR	left	1676, 1435 (Green, Violet lines)	overhead wire		25000				yes
92	Sapporo		Japan	Asia	Subway	49	16 Dec 1971	46	48.0 km	3	16.0	1,043 m	16.3	573,000	11,900	209 million	2008		left	2150, 2180 (Namboku Line)	overhead wire, third rail (Namboku Line)		1500, 750 (Namboku Line)	yes			yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe
93	Milan		Italy	Europe	Metropolitana	94	1 Nov 1964	90	83.3 km	3	27.8	915 m	31.3	899,000	10,800	328 million	2007	1.00 EUR	right	1435	overhead wire, third rail (line M1)	line M5	1500, 750 (line M1)		2013	line M5	yes	metroitaliane.it
94	Kobe		Japan	Asia	Subway	26	13 Mar 1977	24	30.6 km	2	15.3	1,275 m	13.0	332,000	10,800	121 million	2008		left	1435	overhead wire, third rail (Portliner)	Port Liner and Rokko Liner, rubber-tyred	1500, 600 (Portliner)	Port Liner and Rokko Liner	1981	Port Liner and Rokko Liner	yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe. Portliner, Rokko lines not included (15 st)
95	Tokyo		Japan	Asia	Metro	290	30 Dec 1927	205	304.5 km	13	23.4	1,099 m	22.3	8.5 million	27,900	3,102 million	2011	1.57 EUR	left	1067, 1435 (Ginza, Marunouchi, Asakusa, Oedo lines), 1372 (Shinjuku line)	overhead wire, third rail (Ginza, Marunouchi lines)	Yurikamome Waterfront line, rubber-tyred	1500, 600 (Ginza, Marunouchi lines)	Yurikamome line	1995	Marunouchi, Mita, Namboku, Yurikamome lines	yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe. Saitama, Yurikamone, Monorail, Yamanote, Chuo, Rinkai not incl.
96	Buenos Aires		Argentina	America	Subte	78	1 Dec 1913	69	49.3 km	6	8.2	685 m	13.0	844,000	17,100	308 million	2011	0.24 EUR	left	1435	overhead wire, third rail (Line B)		1500, 1100 (Line B)				yes	Premetro line not included
97	Hong Kong		Hong Kong S.A.R.	Asia	MTR	95	1 Oct 1979	82	175.0 km	10	17.5	2,059 m	9.5	3.96 million	22,600	1,444 million	2012	0.91 EUR	left	1435	overhead wire	Disneyland Resort Line	1500 (MTR), 25000 (KCR)	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
98	Bilbao		Spain	Europe	Metro	40	11 Nov 1995	40	43.4 km	2	21.7	1,142 m	20.0	247,000	5,680	90 million	2011		left	1000	overhead wire		1500				yes	According to Metro Bilbao
99	Cairo		Egypt	Africa	Metro	55	27 Sep 1987	53	65.5 km	2	32.8	1,236 m	27.5	2.29 million	35,000	837 million	2010	0.14 EUR	left	1435	overhead wire		1500
100	Fukuoka		Japan	Asia	Subway	35	26 Jul 1981	34	29.8 km	3	9.9	931 m	11.7	340,000	11,400	124 million	2007		left	1067	overhead wire		1500			yes	yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe
101	Kyoto		Japan	Asia	Subway	32	1 Apr 1981	31	31.3 km	2	15.6	1,043 m	16.0	345,000	11,000	126 million	2008		left	1435	overhead wire		1500			Tozai line	yes
102	Mecca		Saudi Arabia	Asia	Metro	9	13 Nov 2010	9	18.1 km	1	18.1	2,263 m	9.0						right	1435	third rail		1500			yes	yes
103	Medellin	Medellín	Colombia	America	Metro	26	30 Nov 1995	25	28.8 km	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
104	Naples		Italy	Europe	Metropolitana	31	28 Mar 1993	28	31.8 km	3	10.6	1,136 m	10.3	95,900	3,020	35 million	2011		left	1435	overhead wire		1500					M3 and M4 not included (M3: 12.3 km, 12 sta. M4: 8.3 km, 8 sta.)
105	Newcastle		United Kingdom	Europe	Metro	61	7 Aug 1980	50	76.5 km	2	38.3	1,297 m	30.5	104,000	1,360	38 million	2011		left	1435	overhead wire		1500
106	Palma de Mallorca		Spain	Europe	Metro	9	25 Apr 2007	9	8.3 km	1	8.3	1,038 m	9.0							1000			1500
107	Rome		Italy	Europe	Metropolitana	52	10 Feb 1955	51	41.6 km	2	20.8	832 m	26.0	907,000	21,800	331 million	2008	1.00 EUR	left	1435	overhead wire		1500				yes	metroitaliane.it
108	Sendai		Japan	Asia	Subway	17	15 Jul 1987	17	14.8 km	1	14.8	925 m	17.0	159,000	10,700	58 million	2008		left	1067	overhead wire		1500				yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe
109	Seoul		South Korea	Asia	Subway	302	15 Aug 1974	260	326.5 km	9	36.3	1,114 m	33.6	6.9 million	21,100	2,518 million	2012	0.54 EUR	right	1435	overhead wire		1500			lines 2 and 9, planned for all lines by 2010	yes	Only metro section.
110	Shanghai		China	Asia	Metro	296	10 Apr 1995	251	437.0 km	12	36.4	1,539 m	24.7	6.24 million	14,300	2,276 million	2012	0.34 EUR	right	1435	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
111	Valencia		Spain	Europe	Metro	38	3 Oct 1988	37	31.8 km	3	10.6	909 m	12.7						right	1000	overhead wire		1500				yes	Full metro section length unknown.
112	Barcelona		Spain	Europe	Metro	163	30 Dec 1924	136	119.4 km	11	10.9	786 m	14.8	1.07 million	8,930	389 million	2011	1.35 EUR	right	1435	third rail (TMB), overhead wire (FGC)	lines L9, L10, L11	1200		2009	lines L9, L10, L11	yes	Tram lines not included (1.8 km subway tram line, T5)
113	San Francisco		USA	America	BART	44	11 Sep 1972	44	166.9 km	5	33.4	4,279 m	8.8	304,000	1,820	111 million	2012		right	1676	third rail		1000					MUNI not included (8 underground stations)
114	Adana		Turkey	Asia	Metro	13	18 Mar 2009	13	13.5 km	1	13.5	1,125 m	13.0
115	Almaty	Alma-Ata	Kazakhstan	Asia	Metro	7	1 Jan 2011	7	7.3 km	1	7.3	1,217 m	7.0	19,200	2,630	7 million	2012
116	Bangalore		India	Asia	Metro	6	15 Sep 2011	6	7.5 km	1	7.5	1,500 m	6.0
117	Bangkok		Thailand	Asia	Skytrain, MRT	57	5 Dec 1999	51	80.2 km	4	20.0	1,512 m	14.3	671,000	8,370	245 million	2011	0.64 EUR	left	1435	linear	Green line			1999	Green line, Blue line
118	Belo Horizonte		Brazil	America	Metrô	19	1 Aug 1986	19	28.1 km	1	28.1	1,563 m	19.0						right									According to official website
119	Bielefeld		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	7	21 Sep 1971	7	5.2 km	4	1.3	1,733 m	1.8						right									Full metro section length unknown. Only metro section included
120	Brasilia		Brazil	America	Metrô	24	31 Mar 2001	24	42.0 km	1	42.0	1,826 m	24.0	151,000	3,590	55 million	2009		right
121	Brescia		Italy	Europe	Metro	17	22 Dec 2012	17	13.1 km	1	13.1	819 m	17.0									metro			2012			According to official website
122	Buffalo		USA	America	Metro Rail	8	18 May 1985	8	8.4 km	1	8.4	1,194 m	8.0						right									Only tunnel section
123	Bursa		Turkey	Asia	Bursaray	31	19 Aug 2002	31	31.5 km	2	15.8	1,086 m	15.5
124	Busan		South Korea	Asia	Subway	127	19 Jul 1985	119	131.8 km	5	26.4	1,080 m	25.4	877,000	6,650	320 million	2012		right			Line 4		Line 4	2011	line 3
125	Changchun	Hsinking	China	Asia	LRT	16	Oct 2002	16	17.0 km	1	17.0	1,133 m	16.0						right									(17 km, 16 stations on viaduct = metro). 14.6 km, 17 st on streets
126	Charleroi		Belgium	Europe	Métro Léger	20	21 Jun 1976	20	17.5 km	4	4.4	1,094 m	5.0															Full metro section length unknown. Total length 25 km. Data from Wikipedia
127	Chengdu		China	Asia	Metro	36	27 Sep 2010	35	40.9 km	2	20.4	1,202 m	18.0	282,000	6,900	103 million	2012		right							yes		http://railway-technology.com/projects/chengdu-metro
128	Chennai	Madras	India	Asia	MRTS	17	19 Oct 1997	17	27.0 km	1	27.0	1,688 m	17.0
129	Chiba		Japan	Asia	Monorail	18	28 Mar 1988	18	15.5 km	2	7.8	969 m	9.0						left
130	Chongqing	Chungking	China	Asia	Monorail	86	18 Jun 2005	81	127.0 km	4	31.7	1,548 m	21.5						right							The three underground stations (Daping, Linjiangmen, and Jiaochangkou) have PSDs	yes
131	Daegu	Taegu	South Korea	Asia	Subway	56	26 Nov 1997	55	53.9 km	2	27.0	998 m	28.0	348,000	6,460	127 million	2012									lines 1, 2
132	Daejeon	Taejon	South Korea	Asia	Subway	22	16 Mar 2006	22	22.6 km	1	22.6	1,076 m	22.0	104,000	4,610	38 million	2011									yes
133	Dalian		China	Asia	Metro	12	1 May 2003	12	49.0 km	1	49.0	4,455 m	12.0	121,000	2,460	44 million	2012		right									Suburban service?
134	Duisburg		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	13	11 Jul 1992	13	14.3 km	2	7.2	1,304 m	6.5						right								yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
135	Edmonton		Canada	America	Light Rail	15	22 Apr 1978	15	20.4 km	1	20.4	1,457 m	15.0						right
136	Guadalajara		Mexico	America	Metro	29	1 Sep 1989	28	24.0 km	2	12.0	889 m	14.5						right
137	Gwangju		South Korea	Asia	Subway	20	28 Apr 2004	20	20.1 km	1	20.1	1,058 m	20.0	49,300	2,450	18 million	2011									yes
138	Haifa		Israel	Asia	Carmelit	6	1959	6	1.8 km	1	1.8	350 m	6.0
139	Hangzhou	Hangchow	China	Asia	Metro	31	24 Nov 2012	31	48.0 km	1	48.0	1,600 m	31.0															Wikipedia
140	Hiroshima		Japan	Asia	Monorail	21	20 Aug 1994	21	18.4 km	1	18.4	920 m	21.0	49,300	2,680	18 million	2005		left					yes				According to Mr. Osamu Abe
141	Incheon	Inchon	South Korea	Asia	Subway	29	6 Oct 1999	29	29.5 km	1	29.5	1,054 m	29.0	244,000	8,270	89 million	2012									yes
142	Kamakura		Japan	Asia	Monorail	8	3 Mar 1970	8	6.6 km	1	6.6	943 m	8.0						left									Shonan Monorail.
143	Kazan		Russia	Europe	Metro	7	27 Aug 2005	7	10.9 km	1	10.9	1,817 m	7.0	74,000	6,790	27 million	2012		right									According to Mr. Yuri Popov
144	Kharkov	Kharkiv	Ukraine	Europe	Metro	29	23 Aug 1975	26	37.4 km	3	12.5	1,438 m	9.7	685,000	18,300	250 million	2011		right									According to Mr. Yuri Popov
145	Kitakyushu	Kitaky?sh?	Japan	Asia	Monorail	13	9 Jan 1985	13	8.8 km	1	8.8	733 m	13.0						left								yes
146	Kolkata	Calcutta	India	Asia	Metro Railway	23	24 Oct 1984	23	25.0 km	1	25.0	1,136 m	23.0	474,000	19,000	173 million	2009		right									25 km wikipedia, 27.50 km urbanrail ???
147	Kryvyi Rih	Krivoy Rog	Ukraine	Europe	Metrotram	12	26 Dec 1986	12	18.0 km	1	18.0	1,636 m	12.0
148	Kuala Lumpur		Malaysia	Asia	LRT, Monorail	60	16 Dec 1996	56	64.0 km	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
149	Kunming		China	Asia	Metro	2	28 Jun 2012	2	18.2 km	1	18.2	18,200 m	2.0
150	Las Vegas		USA	America	Monorail	7	15 Jul 2004	7	6.2 km	1	6.2	1,033 m	7.0						right			monorail			2004	yes		Hotels monorails not included
151	Lausanne		Switzerland	Europe	Metro	29	24 May 1991	28	13.7 km	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
152	Lima		Peru	America	Tren Urbano	16	5 Apr 2012	16	22.0 km	1	22.0	1,467 m	16.0					0.29 EUR
153	Ludwigshafen		Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	11	29 May 1969	11	4.0 km	0		364 m							right									Full metro section length unknown.
154	Manila		Philippines	Asia	MRT	44	1 Dec 1984	41	51.5 km	3	17.2	1,256 m	14.7	948,000	18,400	346 million	2008	0.18 EUR	right								yes	Length not sure
155	Maracaibo		Venezuela	America	Metro	6	8 Jun 2009	6	6.5 km	1	6.5	1,300 m	6.0
156	Mashhad		Iran	Asia		22	10 Oct 2011	22	19.0 km	1	19.0	905 m	22.0
157	Monterrey		Mexico	America	Metro	32	25 Apr 1991	31	31.5 km	2	15.8	1,050 m	16.0	378,000	12,000	138 million	2009		right					yes
158	Mumbai	Bombay	India	Asia	Suburban Railway	73		73	171.0 km	5	34.2	2,515 m	14.6					0.17 EUR										In fact, 4 suburban railway lines with metro frequency
159	Naha		Japan	Asia	Monorail	15	10 Aug 2003	15	12.8 km	1	12.8	914 m	15.0						left
160	Nanjing	Nanking	China	Asia	Metro	57	27 Aug 2005	55	84.7 km	2	42.3	1,540 m	28.5	942,000	11,100	344 million	2011		right
161	Newark		USA	America	Subway	4	26 May 1935	4	2.2 km	1	2.2	733 m	4.0						right									4 underground stations
162	Perugia		Italy	Europe	Minimetro	7	29 Jan 2008	7	3.0 km	1	3.0	500 m	7.0									'Minimetro'			2008
163	Pittsburgh		USA	America	T	6	3 Jul 1985	6	4.8 km	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.
164	Porto Alegre		Brazil	America	Metro	17	2 Mar 1985	17	33.8 km	1	33.8	2,112 m	17.0						right									According to official website
165	Poznan		Poland	Europe	Fast Tram	6	1 Mar 1997	6	6.1 km	1	6.1	1,220 m	6.0															Rapid Tram
166	Recife		Brazil	America	Metrô	30	11 Mar 1985	28	39.7 km	2	19.9	1,418 m	15.0						right									According to official website
167	Rennes		France	Europe	Métro	15	16 Mar 2002	15	9.0 km	1	9.0	643 m	15.0	129,000	14,300	47 million	2011		right			VAL		yes	2002	VAL	yes
168	Rouen		France	Europe	Métro	5	17 Dec 1994	5	2.2 km	1	2.2	550 m	5.0															5 underground stations
169	Saint Louis		USA	America	Metrolink	37	31 Jul 1993	37	73.4 km	2	36.7	2,097 m	18.5						right
170	San Juan		Puerto Rico	America	Tren Urbano	16	6 Jun 2005	16	17.2 km	1	17.2	1,147 m	16.0	30,100	1,750	11 million	2011
171	Santo Domingo		Dominican Republic	America	Metro	16	30 Jan 2009	16	14.5 km	1	14.5	967 m	16.0	79,500	5,480	29 million	2011			1435
172	Seattle		USA	America	Light Rail	12	18 Jul 2009	12	22.2 km	1	22.2	2,018 m	12.0						right									Downtown tunnel section considered as a full metro
173	Seville	Sevilla	Spain	Europe	Metro	21	2 Apr 2009	21	18.0 km	1	18.0	900 m	21.0													Line 1
174	Shenyang	Mukden	China	Asia	Metro	41	27 Sep 2010	40	49.5 km	2	24.7	1,268 m	20.5						right							yes
175	Shenzhen		China	Asia	Metro	131	28 Dec 2004	118	178.4 km	5	35.7	1,416 m	26.2	362,000	2,030	132 million	2009		right	1435						yes	yes
176	Suzhou	Su-chou	China	Asia	Subway	24	29 Apr 2012	24	25.7 km	1	25.7	1,117 m	24.0						right									According to Wikipedia, official website
177	Sydney		Australia	Oceania	Cityrail	14	1926	14	22.1 km	3	7.4	2,005 m	4.7					2.92 EUR	left									Only underground stations in downtown. Monorail: 3.6 km, 8 stations
178	Tama		Japan	Asia	Monorail	19	27 Nov 1998	19	16.0 km	1	16.0	889 m	19.0						left								yes
179	The Hague		Netherlands	Europe	RandstadRail	30	16 Oct 2004	30	27.9 km	3	9.3	1,033 m	10.0						right									Full metro section length unknown (47 km?)
180	Turin		Italy	Europe	Metropolitana	21	4 Feb 2006	21	13.4 km	1	13.4	670 m	21.0	90,400	6,750	33 million	2011		right			VAL		yes	2006	VAL	yes
181	Valencia		Venezuela	America	Metro	7	18 Oct 2006	7	6.2 km	1	6.2	1,033 m	7.0	57,500	9,280	21 million	2010
182	Valparaiso		Chile	America	Metro	20	23 Nov 2005	20	43.0 km	1	43.0	2,263 m	20.0						right
183	Volgograd	Stalingrad	Russia	Europe	Metro	6	5 Nov 1984	6	6.8 km	1	6.8	1,360 m	6.0															Total system: 22 stations, 17,1 km
184	Wuhan	Hankou	China	Asia	Metro	48	28 Sep 2004	47	56.8 km	2	28.4	1,234 m	24.0	200,000	3,520	73 million	2011		right
185	Xian	Xi'an	China	Asia	Metro	17	16 Sep 2011	17	26.4 km	1	26.4	1,650 m	17.0	162,000	6,120	59 million	2012			1435							yes
186	Yekaterinburg	Ekaterinburg	Russia	Asia	Metro	9	26 Apr 1991	9	12.7 km	1	12.7	1,587 m	9.0	104,000	8,200	38 million	2011		right
187	Yerevan	Erevan	Armenia	Asia	Metro	10	7 Mar 1981	10	12.1 km	1	12.1	1,344 m	10.0	46,600	3,850	17 million	2011		right									According to Mr. Yuri Popov