World Metro Database

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1	Adana	Turkey		Asia	18 Mar 2009	Metro	13.5 km	1	13.5	13.0	1,125 m
2	Algiers	Algeria		Africa	1 Nov 2011	Metro	9.0 km	1	9.0	10.0	1,000 m					1435			third rail				yes
3	Almaty	Kazakhstan	Alma-Ata	Asia	1 Jan 2011	Metro	7.3 km	1	7.3	7.0	1,217 m	19,200	7 million	2,630	2012
4	Amsterdam	Netherlands		Europe	16 Oct 1977	Metro	32.7 km	4	8.2	8.3	1,128 m	233,000	85 million	7,120	2009	1435	2.09 EUR	right	third rail					Sneltram not included (9.8 km, 19 stations; 'Metros in Holland')
5	Ankara	Turkey		Asia	30 Aug 1996	Metro	23.1 km	2	11.6	11.5	1,100 m	310,000	113 million	13,400	2007	1435		right	third rail	metro line
6	Antwerp	Belgium		Europe	25 Mar 1975	Premetro	7.6 km	2	3.8	5.5	844 m					1000			overhead wire
7	Athens	Greece		Europe	1954	Metro	52.0 km	3	17.3	18.0	1,020 m	937,000	342 million	18,000	2008	1435	1.00 EUR	right	third rail				yes	M3 airport line not included.
8	Atlanta	USA		America	30 Jun 1979	MARTA	79.2 km	2	39.6	19.5	2,141 m	93,200	34 million	1,180	2007	1435		right	third rail				yes
9	Baku	Azerbaijan		Asia	6 Nov 1967	Metro	34.6 km	2	17.3	11.5	1,646 m	501,000	183 million	14,500	2011	1520		right	third rail
10	Baltimore	USA		America	21 Nov 1983	Metro Subway	24.5 km	1	24.5	14.0	1,885 m	49,300	18 million	2,010	2011	1435		right	third rail				yes
11	Bangalore	India		Asia	15 Sep 2011	Metro	7.5 km	1	7.5	6.0	1,500 m
12	Bangkok	Thailand		Asia	5 Dec 1999	Skytrain, MRT	80.2 km	4	20.0	14.3	1,512 m	671,000	245 million	8,370	2011	1435	0.64 EUR	left	linear	Green line		Green line, Blue line	yes
13	Barcelona	Spain		Europe	30 Dec 1924	Metro	119.4 km	11	10.9	14.8	786 m	1.07 million	389 million	8,930	2011	1435	1.35 EUR	right	third rail (TMB), overhead wire (FGC)	lines L9, L10, L11		lines L9, L10, L11	yes	Tram lines not included (1.8 km subway tram line, T5)
14	Beijing	China	Peking	Asia	1 Oct 1969	Subway	442.0 km	16	27.6	16.4	1,797 m	6.74 million	2,460 million	15,200	2012	1435	0.15 EUR	right	third rail			PGDs on underground stations of line 5, PSDs on lines 8, 10	yes
15	Belo Horizonte	Brazil		America	1 Aug 1986	Metrô	28.1 km	1	28.1	19.0	1,563 m							right						According to official website
16	Berlin	Germany		Europe	18 Feb 1902	U-Bahn	147.4 km	10	14.7	19.5	797 m	1.38 million	505 million	9,390	2011	1435	2.10 EUR	right	third rail
17	Bielefeld	Germany		Europe	21 Sep 1971	Stadtbahn	5.2 km	4	1.3	1.8	1,733 m							right						Full metro section length unknown. Only metro section included
18	Bilbao	Spain		Europe	11 Nov 1995	Metro	43.4 km	2	21.7	20.0	1,142 m	247,000	90 million	5,680	2011	1000		left	overhead wire				yes	According to Metro Bilbao
19	Bochum	Germany		Europe	26 May 1979	Stadtbahn	21.5 km	2	10.8	14.5	797 m					1435		right	overhead wire					Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
20	Bonn	Germany		Europe	22 Mar 1975	Stadtbahn	9.0 km	1	9.0	12.0	818 m					1435		right	overhead wire					9 km, 12 stations underground. Approx. 17 km metro-like
21	Boston	USA		America	1 Sep 1897	The T	60.5 km	3	20.2	22.0	960 m	403,000	147 million	6,660	2010	1435		right	third rail, overhead wire (Green Line)				yes	Green and Red Lines' tram section not included
22	Brasilia	Brazil		America	31 Mar 2001	Metrô	42.0 km	1	42.0	24.0	1,826 m	151,000	55 million	3,590	2009			right
23	Brescia	Italy		Europe	22 Dec 2012	Metro	13.1 km	1	13.1	17.0	819 m									metro				According to official website
24	Brussels	Belgium		Europe	20 Sep 1976	Métro	32.2 km	3	10.7	20.3	555 m	364,000	133 million	11,300	2009	1435	1.53 EUR	right (left on lines 1 and 6 between Midi and Roi Baudouin)	third rail					Premetro tunnels not included, 11 stations
25	Bucharest	Romania		Europe	16 Nov 1979	Metro	69.3 km	4	17.3	12.5	1,505 m	468,000	171 million	6,770	2011	1435	0.40 EUR	right	third rail
26	Budapest	Hungary		Europe	2 May 1896	Metro	33.0 km	3	11.0	14.0	846 m	827,000	302 million	25,100	2011	1435	0.95 EUR	right	third rail, overhead wire (Line M1)
27	Buenos Aires	Argentina		America	1 Dec 1913	Subte	49.3 km	6	8.2	13.0	685 m	844,000	308 million	17,100	2011	1435	0.24 EUR	left	overhead wire, third rail (Line B)					Premetro line not included
28	Buffalo	USA		America	18 May 1985	Metro Rail	8.4 km	1	8.4	8.0	1,194 m							right						Only tunnel section
29	Bursa	Turkey		Asia	19 Aug 2002	Bursaray	31.5 km	2	15.8	15.5	1,086 m
30	Busan	South Korea		Asia	19 Jul 1985	Subway	131.8 km	5	26.4	25.4	1,080 m	877,000	320 million	6,650	2012			right		Line 4	Line 4	line 3
31	Cairo	Egypt		Africa	27 Sep 1987	Metro	65.5 km	2	32.8	27.5	1,236 m	2.29 million	837 million	35,000	2010	1435	0.14 EUR	left	overhead wire				5 stations
32	Caracas	Venezuela		America	27 Mar 1983	Metro	60.5 km	5	12.1	10.0	1,344 m	1.33 million	485 million	22,000	2009	1435	0.31 EUR		third rail				yes	Metro Los Teques included (9.5 km)
33	Catania	Italy		Europe	27 Jun 1999	Metropolitana	3.8 km	1	3.8	6.0	760 m					1435		right	overhead wire					metroitaliane.it
34	Changchun	China	Hsinking	Asia	Oct 2002	LRT	17.0 km	1	17.0	16.0	1,133 m							right						(17 km, 16 stations on viaduct = metro). 14.6 km, 17 st on streets
35	Charleroi	Belgium		Europe	21 Jun 1976	Métro Léger	17.5 km	4	4.4	5.0	1,094 m													Full metro section length unknown. Total length 25 km. Data from Wikipedia
36	Chengdu	China		Asia	27 Sep 2010	Metro	40.9 km	2	20.4	18.0	1,202 m	282,000	103 million	6,900	2012			right				yes	yes	http://railway-technology.com/projects/chengdu-metro
37	Chennai	India	Madras	Asia	19 Oct 1997	MRTS	27.0 km	1	27.0	17.0	1,688 m
38	Chiba	Japan		Asia	28 Mar 1988	Monorail	15.5 km	2	7.8	9.0	969 m							left
39	Chicago	USA		America	6 Jun 1892	"L"	166.0 km	8	20.8	19.0	1,153 m	608,000	222 million	3,660	2011	1435	1.58 EUR	right	third rail				yes	151 Stations and 173 km (UrbanRail.net)
40	Chongqing	China	Chungking	Asia	18 Jun 2005	Monorail	127.0 km	4	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	Rapid Transit	31.0 km	1	31.0	18.0	1,824 m	16,400	6 million	530	2011	1435		right	overhead wire					2 Light Rail lines not included
42	Cologne	Germany		Europe	11 Oct 1968	Stadtbahn	45.0 km	15	3.0	3.4	1,250 m					1435		right	overhead wire				new light rail trains only	Approx. 45 km metro-like. 30 km underground.
43	Copenhagen	Denmark		Europe	19 Oct 2002	Metro	21.0 km	2	10.5	11.0	1,050 m	148,000	54 million	7,050	2011	1435	2.81 EUR	right	third rail	all metro lines		all underground stations	all metro and S-Tog trains	According to official website
44	Daegu	South Korea	Taegu	Asia	26 Nov 1997	Subway	53.9 km	2	27.0	28.0	998 m	348,000	127 million	6,460	2012							lines 1, 2
45	Daejeon	South Korea	Taejon	Asia	16 Mar 2006	Subway	22.6 km	1	22.6	22.0	1,076 m	104,000	38 million	4,610	2011							yes
46	Dalian	China		Asia	1 May 2003	Metro	49.0 km	1	49.0	12.0	4,455 m	121,000	44 million	2,460	2012			right						Suburban service?
47	Delhi	India		Asia	24 Dec 2002	Metro	193.2 km	6	32.2	23.8	1,410 m	1.66 million	606 million	8,600	2011	1676, 1435 (Green, Violet lines)	0.12 EUR	left	overhead wire				yes
48	Detroit	USA		America	Jul 1987	People Mover	4.8 km	1	4.8	13.0	400 m					1435		right	third rail	downtown people mover, LIM technology			yes
49	Dnepropetrovsk	Ukraine	Dnipropetrovsk	Europe	29 Dec 1995	Metro	7.1 km	1	7.1	6.0	1,420 m	24,700	9 million	3,470	2010	1520			third rail					According to Mr. Yuri Popov
50	Dortmund	Germany		Europe	17 May 1976	Stadtbahn	29.5 km	3	9.8	12.3	866 m					1435		right	overhead wire	H-Bahn				Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
51	Dubai	United Arab Emirates		Asia	9 Sep 2009	Metro	69.7 km	2	34.8	23.0	1,584 m	299,000	109 million	4,280	2012	1435		right	third rail	metro		metro, monorail	yes
52	Duesseldorf	Germany	Düsseldorf	Europe	4 Oct 1981	Stadtbahn	9.6 km	2	4.8	7.0	798 m					1435		right	overhead wire					Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
53	Duisburg	Germany		Europe	11 Jul 1992	Stadtbahn	14.3 km	2	7.2	6.5	1,304 m							right						Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
54	Edmonton	Canada		America	22 Apr 1978	Light Rail	20.4 km	1	20.4	15.0	1,457 m							right
55	Essen	Germany		Europe	5 Oct 1967	Stadtbahn	20.2 km	3	6.7	9.0	842 m					1435		right	overhead wire					Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
56	Frankfurt	Germany		Europe	4 Oct 1968	U-Bahn	20.5 km	3	6.8	10.3	732 m					1435	2.30 EUR	right	overhead wire					20.40 km, 27 stations underground ('Schnellbahnen in Deutschland')
57	Fukuoka	Japan		Asia	26 Jul 1981	Subway	29.8 km	3	9.9	11.7	931 m	340,000	124 million	11,400	2007	1067		left	overhead wire			yes		According to Mr. Osamu Abe
58	Gelsenkirchen	Germany		Europe	1 Sep 1984	Stadtbahn	5.5 km	1	5.5	9.0	690 m					1000		right	overhead wire					Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
59	Genoa	Italy		Europe	13 Jun 1990	Metropolitana	7.1 km	1	7.1	8.0	1,014 m					1435		right	overhead wire					metroitaliane.it
60	Glasgow	United Kingdom		Europe	14 Dec 1896	Subway	10.4 km	1	10.4	15.0	743 m	35,600	13 million	3,420	2011	1219		left	third rail
61	Guadalajara	Mexico		America	1 Sep 1989	Metro	24.0 km	2	12.0	14.5	889 m							right
62	Guangzhou	China	Canton	Asia	28 Jun 1999	Metro	231.9 km	8	29.0	18.3	1,680 m	5 million	1,825 million	21,600	2012	1435		right	third rail	APM line (underground people mover)	Zhujiang people mover	yes	yes	APM included
63	Gwangju	South Korea		Asia	28 Apr 2004	Subway	20.1 km	1	20.1	20.0	1,058 m	49,300	18 million	2,450	2011							yes
64	Haifa	Israel		Asia	1959	Carmelit	1.8 km	1	1.8	6.0	350 m
65	Hamburg	Germany		Europe	1 Mar 1912	U-Bahn	104.7 km	4	26.2	24.8	1,102 m	545,000	199 million	5,210	2011	1435		right	third rail					According to official website
66	Hangzhou	China	Hangchow	Asia	24 Nov 2012	Metro	48.0 km	1	48.0	31.0	1,600 m													Wikipedia
67	Hanover	Germany	Hannover	Europe	28 Sep 1975	Stadtbahn	18.6 km	3	6.2	7.0	1,033 m					1435		right	overhead wire					18.60 km, 17 stations underground ('Schnellbahnen in Deutschland')
68	Helsinki	Finland		Europe	3 Aug 1982	Metro	21.0 km	1	21.0	17.0	1,313 m	170,000	62 million	8,090	2011	1524	2.10 EUR	right	third rail					According to Metros in Skandinavien (R.Schwandl)
69	Hiroshima	Japan		Asia	20 Aug 1994	Monorail	18.4 km	1	18.4	21.0	920 m	49,300	18 million	2,680	2005			left			yes			According to Mr. Osamu Abe
70	Hong Kong	Hong Kong S.A.R.		Asia	1 Oct 1979	MTR	175.0 km	10	17.5	9.5	2,059 m	3.96 million	1,444 million	22,600	2012	1435	0.91 EUR	left	overhead wire	Disneyland Resort Line	SI, WI lines, planned	all underground stations	yes	175 Km and 82 stations according to MRT. 184km urbanrail.35.3km airport express not included
71	Incheon	South Korea	Inchon	Asia	6 Oct 1999	Subway	29.5 km	1	29.5	29.0	1,054 m	244,000	89 million	8,270	2012							yes
72	Istanbul	Turkey		Europe	16 Sep 2000	Metro	42.0 km	2	21.0	14.0	1,615 m	214,000	78 million	5,090	2011	1435	0.63 EUR	right	overhead wire, third rail (Line M2)					Wikipedia. Hafif Metro not included (25.8 km, 24 stations, 2 lines)
73	Izmir	Turkey		Asia	22 May 2000	Metro	15.9 km	1	15.9	14.0	1,223 m	173,000	63 million	10,900	2011	1435			third rail
74	Jacksonville	USA		America	30 May 1989	Skyway	6.9 km	1	6.9	6.0	1,380 m					2060		right	third rail	downtown monorail people mover
75	Kamakura	Japan		Asia	3 Mar 1970	Monorail	6.6 km	1	6.6	8.0	943 m							left						Shonan Monorail.
76	Kaohsiung	Taiwan	Gaoxiong	Asia	9 Mar 2008	MRT	45.0 km	2	22.5	19.0	1,250 m	142,000	52 million	3,170	2012	1435			third rail			MRT
77	Kazan	Russia		Europe	27 Aug 2005	Metro	10.9 km	1	10.9	7.0	1,817 m	74,000	27 million	6,790	2012			right						According to Mr. Yuri Popov
78	Kharkov	Ukraine	Kharkiv	Europe	23 Aug 1975	Metro	37.4 km	3	12.5	9.7	1,438 m	685,000	250 million	18,300	2011			right						According to Mr. Yuri Popov
79	Kiev	Ukraine	Kyiv	Europe	22 Oct 1960	Metro	66.2 km	3	22.1	17.0	1,379 m	1.42 million	519 million	21,500	2011	1520	0.27 EUR	right	third rail
80	Kitakyushu	Japan	Kitaky?sh?	Asia	9 Jan 1985	Monorail	8.8 km	1	8.8	13.0	733 m							left
81	Kobe	Japan		Asia	13 Mar 1977	Subway	30.6 km	2	15.3	13.0	1,275 m	332,000	121 million	10,800	2008	1435		left	overhead wire, third rail (Portliner)	Port Liner and Rokko Liner, rubber-tyred	Port Liner and Rokko Liner	Port Liner and Rokko Liner		According to Mr. Osamu Abe. Portliner, Rokko lines not included (15 st)
82	Kolkata	India	Calcutta	Asia	24 Oct 1984	Metro Railway	25.0 km	1	25.0	23.0	1,136 m	474,000	173 million	19,000	2009			right						25 km wikipedia, 27.50 km urbanrail ???
83	Kryvyi Rih	Ukraine	Krivoy Rog	Europe	26 Dec 1986	Metrotram	18.0 km	1	18.0	12.0	1,636 m
84	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia		Asia	16 Dec 1996	LRT, Monorail	64.0 km	3	21.3	20.0	1,123 m	299,000	109 million	4,670	2008		0.37 EUR	left		LRT		KLIA line to airport, Kelana Jaya line's underground stations	yes
85	Kunming	China		Asia	28 Jun 2012	Metro	18.2 km	1	18.2	2.0	18,200 m
86	Kyoto	Japan		Asia	1 Apr 1981	Subway	31.3 km	2	15.6	16.0	1,043 m	345,000	126 million	11,000	2008	1435		left	overhead wire			Tozai line
87	Las Vegas	USA		America	15 Jul 2004	Monorail	6.2 km	1	6.2	7.0	1,033 m							right		monorail		yes		Hotels monorails not included
88	Lausanne	Switzerland		Europe	24 May 1991	Metro	13.7 km	2	6.8	14.5	507 m									line m2	line m2			Only m2 is a full metro (27.10.2008: 5.9 km, 14 sta). Line m1: 3 underground stations
89	Lille	France		Europe	25 Apr 1983	Métro	45.5 km	2	22.8	31.0	758 m	263,000	96 million	5,780	2009	2060		right	third rail	VAL	yes	VAL, all stations
90	Lima	Peru		America	5 Apr 2012	Tren Urbano	22.0 km	1	22.0	16.0	1,467 m						0.29 EUR
91	Lisbon	Portugal		Europe	29 Dec 1959	Metro	44.3 km	4	11.1	13.8	869 m	501,000	183 million	11,300	2010	1435	0.80 EUR	left	third rail
92	London	United Kingdom		Europe	10 Jan 1863	Underground	402.0 km	11	36.5	24.5	1,552 m	3.21 million	1,171 million	7,980	2011	1435	2.75 EUR	left	third rail	Docklands Light Rail		Jubilee Line extension	Metropolitan Line	DLR not included (31.4 km, 39 stations). East London Line removed (will be assigned to Overground). Overground: 86 km, 55 st.
93	Los Angeles	USA		America	30 Jan 1993	Metro Rail	59.3 km	3	19.8	10.0	2,196 m	126,000	46 million	2,130	2011	1435	1.91 EUR	right	overhead wire, third rail (Red, Purple lines)				yes	Red, Purple and Green lines
94	Ludwigshafen	Germany		Europe	29 May 1969	Stadtbahn	4.0 km	0			364 m							right						Full metro section length unknown.
95	Lyon	France		Europe	28 Apr 1978	Métro	30.7 km	4	7.7	10.8	787 m	704,000	257 million	22,900	2009	1435	1.60 EUR	left	third rail	line D/Maggaly, rubber-tyred, no PSDs	yes
96	Madrid	Spain		Europe	17 Oct 1919	Metro	286.3 km	13	22.0	21.7	1,064 m	1.74 million	635 million	6,080	2011	1445	1.00 EUR	left	overhead wire			tests in 2010, plans for 2011	yes	ML1, ML2, ML3 not included (27.8 km, 37 st.; Embajadores=Acacias)
97	Manila	Philippines		Asia	1 Dec 1984	MRT	51.5 km	3	17.2	14.7	1,256 m	948,000	346 million	18,400	2008		0.18 EUR	right					yes	Length not sure
98	Maracaibo	Venezuela		America	8 Jun 2009	Metro	6.5 km	1	6.5	6.0	1,300 m												yes
99	Marseille	France		Europe	26 Nov 1977	Métro	21.8 km	2	10.9	15.0	779 m	205,000	75 million	9,430	2011	1435		right	third rail		yes
100	Mashhad	Iran		Asia	10 Oct 2011		19.0 km	1	19.0	22.0	905 m
101	Mecca	Saudi Arabia		Asia	13 Nov 2010	Metro	18.1 km	1	18.1	9.0	2,263 m					1435		right	third rail			yes	yes
102	Medellin	Colombia	Medellín	America	30 Nov 1995	Metro	28.8 km	2	14.4	13.0	1,200 m	466,000	170 million	16,200	2011	1435			overhead wire					Metro Cable not included, 4 stations
103	Mexico City	Mexico		America	5 Sep 1969	Metro	180.0 km	12	15.0	16.3	984 m	4.41 million	1,609 million	24,500	2012	1995	0.14 EUR	right	third rail		yes			ONLY PASSENGER SERVICE KM COUNTED
104	Miami	USA		America	21 May 1984	Metrorail	39.8 km	1	39.8	23.0	1,809 m	49,300	18 million	1,240	2011	1435	1.66 EUR	right	third rail	downtown people mover, rubber-tyred	Downtown people mover		yes	Metromover not included (20 stations, 7 km)
105	Milan	Italy		Europe	1 Nov 1964	Metropolitana	83.3 km	3	27.8	31.3	915 m	899,000	328 million	10,800	2007	1435	1.00 EUR	right	overhead wire, third rail (line M1)	line M5		line M5	yes	metroitaliane.it
106	Minsk	Belarus		Europe	26 Jun 1984	Metro	35.4 km	2	17.7	14.0	1,362 m	770,000	281 million	21,700	2012	1520		right	third rail					According to Mr. Yuri Popov
107	Monterrey	Mexico		America	25 Apr 1991	Metro	31.5 km	2	15.8	16.0	1,050 m	378,000	138 million	12,000	2009			right			yes
108	Montreal	Canada	Montréal	America	14 Oct 1966	Metro	69.2 km	4	17.3	18.3	1,003 m	600,000	219 million	8,670	2006	1994	1.67 EUR	right	third rail		yes
109	Moscow	Russia		Europe	15 May 1935	Metro	309.4 km	12	25.8	15.5	1,778 m	6.55 million	2,389 million	21,200	2011	1520	0.50 EUR	right	third rail				lines 3, 5 since 2009	Monorail (6 stations, 4.7 km) not included.
110	Mulheim	Germany	Mülheim	Europe	3 Nov 1979	Stadtbahn	9.0 km	2	4.5	6.5	819 m					1435		right	overhead wire					Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
111	Mumbai	India	Bombay	Asia		Suburban Railway	171.0 km	5	34.2	14.6	2,515 m						0.17 EUR							In fact, 4 suburban railway lines with metro frequency
112	Munich	Germany		Europe	19 Oct 1971	U-Bahn	94.2 km	6	15.7	17.0	981 m	986,000	360 million	10,500	2010	1435	2.30 EUR	right	third rail
113	Nagoya	Japan		Asia	15 Nov 1957	Subway	93.1 km	4	23.3	24.3	1,001 m	1.17 million	427 million	12,600	2008	1435, 1067 (Tsurumai, Sakura-dori lines)		left	third rail, overhead wire (Tsurumai, Sakura-dori lines)	Tobu Kyuryo maglev line		Tobu Kyuryo maglev line	yes	3 stations +
114	Naha	Japan		Asia	10 Aug 2003	Monorail	12.8 km	1	12.8	15.0	914 m							left
115	Nanjing	China	Nanking	Asia	27 Aug 2005	Metro	84.7 km	2	42.3	28.5	1,540 m	942,000	344 million	11,100	2011			right
116	Naples	Italy		Europe	28 Mar 1993	Metropolitana	31.8 km	3	10.6	10.3	1,136 m	95,900	35 million	3,020	2011	1435		left	overhead wire					M3 and M4 not included (M3: 12.3 km, 12 sta. M4: 8.3 km, 8 sta.)
117	New York	USA	New York City	America	27 Oct 1904	Subway	368.0 km	27	13.6	17.3	834 m	4.53 million	1,655 million	12,300	2012	1435	1.53 EUR	right	third rail			planned for new Second Avenue Line	yes	According to official website. PATH not included (22.2 km, 13 stations). SIR not included
118	Newark	USA		America	26 May 1935	Subway	2.2 km	1	2.2	4.0	733 m							right						4 underground stations
119	Newcastle	United Kingdom		Europe	7 Aug 1980	Metro	76.5 km	2	38.3	30.5	1,297 m	104,000	38 million	1,360	2011	1435		left	overhead wire
120	Nizhny Novgorod	Russia	Gorky	Europe	20 Nov 1985	Metro	18.9 km	2	9.4	7.5	1,454 m	74,000	27 million	3,910	2010	1520		right	third rail					According to Mr. Yuri Popov
121	Novosibirsk	Russia		Asia	7 Jan 1986	Metro	16.4 km	2	8.2	6.5	1,487 m	208,000	76 million	12,700	2011	1520		right	third rail					According to Mr. Yuri Popov
122	Nuremberg	Germany		Europe	1 Mar 1972	U-Bahn	36.0 km	3	12.0	16.0	800 m	323,000	118 million	8,980	2011	1435		right	third rail	lines U2, U3, no PSDs, sharing tracks with driver-operated trains
123	Oporto	Portugal	Porto	Europe	7 Dec 2002	Metro	21.7 km	2	10.9	7.5	1,669 m					1435		right	overhead wire				yes	Full metro section length unknown.14 underground stations & 6,3 km in tunnel in downtown
124	Osaka	Japan		Asia	20 May 1933	Subway	137.8 km	9	15.3	14.8	1,111 m	2.29 million	836 million	16,600	2010	1435		left	third rail	Nanko Port Town Line, rubber-tyred	Nanko Port Town Line	all stations on the Nanko Port Town Line		Monorail not included (23.8 km, 18 st). OTS + new tram included
125	Oslo	Norway		Europe	22 May 1966	T-Bane	62.0 km	5	12.4	15.4	861 m	208,000	76 million	3,360	2010	1435	2.67 EUR	right	third rail					Line 1 not included (it has level crossings). Length not sure
126	Palma de Mallorca	Spain		Europe	25 Apr 2007	Metro	8.3 km	1	8.3	9.0	1,038 m					1000
127	Paris	France		Europe	19 Jul 1900	Métro	218.0 km	16	13.6	23.9	596 m	4.18 million	1,524 million	19,200	2011	1435	1.57 EUR	right (metro), left (RER)	third rail	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	Minimetro	3.0 km	1	3.0	7.0	500 m									'Minimetro'
129	Philadelphia	USA		America	4 Mar 1907	Subway	62.0 km	3	20.7	22.0	984 m	293,000	107 million	4,730	2011	1435, 1588 (Market-Frankford Line)		right	third rail				yes	PATCO line included. Subway trolley not (10 stations)
130	Pittsburgh	USA		America	3 Jul 1985	T	4.8 km	1	4.8	6.0	960 m							right						Full metro section length unknown (all lines: 40 km).2.90 is the length of the tunnel section.
131	Porto Alegre	Brazil		America	2 Mar 1985	Metro	33.8 km	1	33.8	17.0	2,112 m							right						According to official website
132	Poznan	Poland		Europe	1 Mar 1997	Fast Tram	6.1 km	1	6.1	6.0	1,220 m													Rapid Tram
133	Prague	Czech Republic		Europe	9 May 1974	Metro	59.1 km	3	19.7	19.0	1,094 m	1.45 million	530 million	24,600	2011	1435	0.65 EUR	right	third rail
134	Pyongyang	North Korea		Asia	6 Sep 1973	Metro	22.5 km	2	11.3	8.0	1,607 m	98,600	36 million	4,380	2009	1435			third rail
135	Recife	Brazil		America	11 Mar 1985	Metrô	39.7 km	2	19.9	15.0	1,418 m							right						According to official website
136	Rennes	France		Europe	16 Mar 2002	Métro	9.0 km	1	9.0	15.0	643 m	129,000	47 million	14,300	2011			right		VAL	yes	VAL
137	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil		America	5 Mar 1979	Metrô	42.0 km	2	21.0	17.0	1,313 m	581,000	212 million	13,800	2010	1600	0.77 EUR	right	third rail				yes
138	Rome	Italy		Europe	10 Feb 1955	Metropolitana	41.6 km	2	20.8	26.0	832 m	907,000	331 million	21,800	2008	1435	1.00 EUR	left	overhead wire				yes	metroitaliane.it
139	Rotterdam	Netherlands		Europe	10 Feb 1968	Metro	47.0 km	2	23.5	19.0	1,306 m	238,000	87 million	5,070	2008	1435		right	third rail					Only metro section. Sneltram: 8.4 km, 11 stations. 'Metros in Holland'
140	Rouen	France		Europe	17 Dec 1994	Métro	2.2 km	1	2.2	5.0	550 m													5 underground stations
141	Saint Louis	USA		America	31 Jul 1993	Metrolink	73.4 km	2	36.7	18.5	2,097 m							right
142	Saint Petersburg	Russia	Leningrad	Europe	15 Nov 1955	Metro	113.5 km	5	22.7	13.4	1,831 m	2.15 million	786 million	19,000	2011	1520		right	third rail			windowless steel doors in ten stations		According to Mr. Yuri Popov
143	Samara	Russia	Kuybyshev	Europe	26 Dec 1987	Metro	10.2 km	1	10.2	9.0	1,275 m	43,800	16 million	4,300	2011	1520		right	third rail					According to Mr. Yuri Popov
144	San Francisco	USA		America	11 Sep 1972	BART	166.9 km	5	33.4	8.8	4,279 m	304,000	111 million	1,820	2012	1676		right	third rail				yes	MUNI not included (8 underground stations)
145	San Juan	Puerto Rico		America	6 Jun 2005	Tren Urbano	17.2 km	1	17.2	16.0	1,147 m	30,100	11 million	1,750	2011
146	Santiago	Chile	Santiago de Chile	America	15 Sep 1975	Metro	102.4 km	5	20.5	21.6	994 m	1.75 million	640 million	17,100	2011	1435	0.55 EUR	right	third rail		yes
147	Santo Domingo	Dominican Republic		America	30 Jan 2009	Metro	14.5 km	1	14.5	16.0	967 m	79,500	29 million	5,480	2011	1435							yes
148	Sao Paulo	Brazil	São Paulo	America	14 Sep 1974	Metrô	74.3 km	5	14.9	13.4	1,198 m	2.4 million	877 million	32,300	2012	1600	0.76 EUR	right	third rail (lines 1-3), overhead wire (lines 4, 5)	line 4		lines 2, 3, 4 (since 2010)	all metro lines and regional rail	According to official website. C Line: 26 km + 16 st. E Line: 22km + 7 st)
149	Sapporo	Japan		Asia	16 Dec 1971	Subway	48.0 km	3	16.0	16.3	1,043 m	573,000	209 million	11,900	2008	2150, 2180 (Namboku Line)		left	overhead wire, third rail (Namboku Line)		yes			According to Mr. Osamu Abe
150	Seattle	USA		America	18 Jul 2009	Light Rail	22.2 km	1	22.2	12.0	2,018 m							right					yes	Downtown tunnel section considered as a full metro
151	Sendai	Japan		Asia	15 Jul 1987	Subway	14.8 km	1	14.8	17.0	925 m	159,000	58 million	10,700	2008	1067		left	overhead wire					According to Mr. Osamu Abe
152	Seoul	South Korea		Asia	15 Aug 1974	Subway	326.5 km	9	36.3	33.6	1,114 m	6.9 million	2,518 million	21,100	2012	1435	0.54 EUR	right	overhead wire			lines 2 and 9, planned for all lines by 2010	yes	Only metro section.
153	Seville	Spain	Sevilla	Europe	2 Apr 2009	Metro	18.0 km	1	18.0	21.0	900 m											Line 1
154	Shanghai	China		Asia	10 Apr 1995	Metro	437.0 km	12	36.4	24.7	1,539 m	6.24 million	2,276 million	14,300	2012	1435	0.34 EUR	right	overhead wire			newer line 4 stations and refitted line 1 stations	yes	Maglev and Bund tunnel not included. From Wikipedia. 411,90 km ? Line 13 closes for reconstruction
155	Shenyang	China	Mukden	Asia	27 Sep 2010	Metro	49.5 km	2	24.7	20.5	1,268 m							right				yes
156	Shenzhen	China		Asia	28 Dec 2004	Metro	178.4 km	5	35.7	26.2	1,416 m	362,000	132 million	2,030	2009	1435		right				yes	yes
157	Singapore	Singapore		Asia	7 Nov 1987	MRT	146.5 km	4	36.6	25.0	1,526 m	2.18 million	794 million	14,800	2011	1435	0.97 EUR	left	third rail	North-East Line, Circle Line and the 3 rubber-tyred LRT lines	LRT lines	yes	yes
158	Sofia	Bulgaria		Europe	28 Jan 1998	Metro	31.2 km	2	15.6	14.0	1,200 m	79,500	29 million	2,550	2009	1435	0.51 EUR	right	third rail
159	Stockholm	Sweden		Europe	1 Oct 1950	Tunnelbana	105.7 km	3	35.2	34.7	1,047 m	847,000	309 million	8,010	2011	1435	3.73 EUR	left	third rail					According to official website. 7 operational lines
160	Stuttgart	Germany		Europe	10 Jun 1966	Stadtbahn	24.0 km	2	12.0	9.5	1,412 m					1435		right	overhead wire				yes	24 km underground. (Schnellbahnen in Deutschland)
161	Suzhou	China	Su-chou	Asia	29 Apr 2012	Subway	25.7 km	1	25.7	24.0	1,117 m							right					yes	According to Wikipedia, official website
162	Sydney	Australia		Oceania	1926	Cityrail	22.1 km	3	7.4	4.7	2,005 m						2.92 EUR	left					yes	Only underground stations in downtown. Monorail: 3.6 km, 8 stations
163	Taipei	Taiwan		Asia	28 Mar 1996	MRT	112.6 km	8	14.1	13.3	1,149 m	1.79 million	652 million	15,900	2012	2060	0.60 EUR	right	third rail	Wenshan (Muzha) VAL line	yes	PGDs in the busier MRT stations, PSDs in all VAL stations	yes
164	Tama	Japan		Asia	27 Nov 1998	Monorail	16.0 km	1	16.0	19.0	889 m							left
165	Tashkent	Uzbekistan		Asia	6 Nov 1977	Metro	36.2 km	3	12.1	9.7	1,392 m	178,000	65 million	4,920	2010	1520		right	third rail					According to Mr. Yuri Popov
166	Tbilisi	Georgia		Asia	11 Jan 1966	Metro	26.3 km	2	13.1	11.0	1,315 m	241,000	88 million	9,170	2008	1520		right	third rail					According to Mr. Yuri Popov
167	Tehran	Iran		Asia	21 Feb 2000	Metro	73.0 km	4	18.3	17.5	1,106 m	1.32 million	480 million	18,000	2011	1435			third rail				yes	Line 5 to Karaj not included (42 km, 11 stations) Lenght unknown
168	The Hague	Netherlands		Europe	16 Oct 2004	RandstadRail	27.9 km	3	9.3	10.0	1,033 m							right						Full metro section length unknown (47 km?)
169	Tianjin	China	Tientsin	Asia	28 Mar 2004	Metro	124.0 km	4	31.0	20.3	1,610 m	175,000	64 million	1,410	2010	1435		right	third rail			platform gate doors	yes	Binhai Line and metro line included. (10-08-1980: 7.4 km, 7 stations)
170	Tokyo	Japan		Asia	30 Dec 1927	Metro	304.5 km	13	23.4	22.3	1,099 m	8.5 million	3,102 million	27,900	2011	1067, 1435 (Ginza, Marunouchi, Asakusa, Oedo lines), 1372 (Shinjuku line)	1.57 EUR	left	overhead wire, third rail (Ginza, Marunouchi lines)	Yurikamome Waterfront line, rubber-tyred	Yurikamome line	Marunouchi, Mita, Namboku, Yurikamome lines	yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe. Saitama, Yurikamone, Monorail, Yamanote, Chuo, Rinkai not incl.
171	Toronto	Canada		America	30 Apr 1954	Subway	71.3 km	4	17.8	18.5	1,019 m	762,000	278 million	10,700	2006	1480	1.67 EUR	right	third rail				yes
172	Toulouse	France		Europe	26 Jun 1993	Métro	27.5 km	2	13.8	19.0	764 m	282,000	103 million	10,300	2011	2060		right	third rail	VAL	yes	VAL
173	Turin	Italy		Europe	4 Feb 2006	Metropolitana	13.4 km	1	13.4	21.0	670 m	90,400	33 million	6,750	2011			right		VAL	yes	VAL	yes
174	Valencia	Venezuela		America	18 Oct 2006	Metro	6.2 km	1	6.2	7.0	1,033 m	57,500	21 million	9,280	2010
175	Valencia	Spain		Europe	3 Oct 1988	Metro	31.8 km	3	10.6	12.7	909 m					1000		right	overhead wire				yes	Full metro section length unknown.
176	Valparaiso	Chile		America	23 Nov 2005	Metro	43.0 km	1	43.0	20.0	2,263 m							right
177	Vancouver	Canada		America	3 Jan 1986	SkyTrain	69.5 km	3	23.2	16.3	1,511 m	329,000	120 million	4,730	2011	1435		right	third rail	Skytrain, LIM technology, currently the world's longest automated system			yes
178	Vienna	Austria		Europe	25 Feb 1978	U-Bahn	74.6 km	5	14.9	20.4	769 m	1.46 million	534 million	19,600	2010	1435	1.70 EUR	right	third rail				yes	According to official website. Premetro tunnel not included
179	Volgograd	Russia	Stalingrad	Europe	5 Nov 1984	Metro	6.8 km	1	6.8	6.0	1,360 m													Total system: 22 stations, 17,1 km
180	Warsaw	Poland		Europe	7 Apr 1995	Metro	22.6 km	1	22.6	21.0	1,130 m	384,000	140 million	17,000	2011	1435	0.47 EUR	right	third rail
181	Washington	USA		America	27 Mar 1976	Metrorail	171.2 km	5	34.2	18.0	2,014 m	597,000	218 million	3,490	2012	1435		right	third rail				yes
182	Wuhan	China	Hankou	Asia	28 Sep 2004	Metro	56.8 km	2	28.4	24.0	1,234 m	200,000	73 million	3,520	2011			right
183	Wuppertal	Germany		Europe	1 Mar 1901	Schwebebahn	13.3 km	1	13.3	20.0	700 m							right	overhead rail
184	Xian	China	Xi'an	Asia	16 Sep 2011	Metro	26.4 km	1	26.4	17.0	1,650 m	162,000	59 million	6,120	2012	1435
185	Yekaterinburg	Russia	Ekaterinburg	Asia	26 Apr 1991	Metro	12.7 km	1	12.7	9.0	1,587 m	104,000	38 million	8,200	2011			right
186	Yerevan	Armenia	Erevan	Asia	7 Mar 1981	Metro	12.1 km	1	12.1	10.0	1,344 m	46,600	17 million	3,850	2011			right						According to Mr. Yuri Popov
187	Yokohama	Japan		Asia	16 Dec 1972	Subway	57.6 km	3	19.2	16.0	1,280 m	542,000	198 million	9,420	2008	1435		left	third rail	Kanazawa Seaside line, LRT, rubber-tyred	Kanazawa Seaside LRT	Kanazawa Seaside LRT line		Kanazawa Line not included (10.6 km)