World Metro Database

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