World Metro Database

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