World Metro Database

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1	Adana	Turkey		Metro	18 Mar 2009	13.5	13.5 km	1,125 m	13.0
2	Almaty	Kazakhstan	Alma-Ata	Metro	1 Jan 2011	7.3	7.3 km	1,217 m	7.0	19,200	7 million	2,630	2012
3	Bangalore	India		Metro	15 Sep 2011	7.5	7.5 km	1,500 m	6.0
4	Belo Horizonte	Brazil		Metrô	1 Aug 1986	28.1	28.1 km	1,563 m	19.0							right
5	Bielefeld	Germany		Stadtbahn	21 Sep 1971	1.3	5.2 km	1,733 m	1.8							right
6	Brasilia	Brazil		Metrô	31 Mar 2001	42.0	42.0 km	1,826 m	24.0	151,000	55 million	3,590	2009			right
7	Brescia	Italy		Metro	22 Dec 2012	13.1	13.1 km	819 m	17.0										metro		2012
8	Buffalo	USA		Metro Rail	18 May 1985	8.4	8.4 km	1,194 m	8.0							right
9	Bursa	Turkey		Bursaray	19 Aug 2002	15.8	31.5 km	1,086 m	15.5
10	Busan	South Korea		Subway	19 Jul 1985	26.4	131.8 km	1,080 m	25.4	877,000	320 million	6,650	2012			right			Line 4	Line 4	2011	line 3
11	Changchun	China	Hsinking	LRT	Oct 2002	17.0	17.0 km	1,133 m	16.0							right
12	Charleroi	Belgium		Métro Léger	21 Jun 1976	4.4	17.5 km	1,094 m	5.0
13	Chengdu	China		Metro	27 Sep 2010	20.4	40.9 km	1,202 m	18.0	282,000	103 million	6,900	2012			right						yes	yes
14	Chennai	India	Madras	MRTS	19 Oct 1997	27.0	27.0 km	1,688 m	17.0
15	Chiba	Japan		Monorail	28 Mar 1988	7.8	15.5 km	969 m	9.0							left
16	Chongqing	China	Chungking	Monorail	18 Jun 2005	31.7	127.0 km	1,548 m	21.5							right						The three underground stations (Daping, Linjiangmen, and Jiaochangkou) have PSDs	yes
17	Daegu	South Korea	Taegu	Subway	26 Nov 1997	27.0	53.9 km	998 m	28.0	348,000	127 million	6,460	2012									lines 1, 2
18	Daejeon	South Korea	Taejon	Subway	16 Mar 2006	22.6	22.6 km	1,076 m	22.0	104,000	38 million	4,610	2011									yes
19	Dalian	China		Metro	1 May 2003	49.0	49.0 km	4,455 m	12.0	121,000	44 million	2,460	2012			right
20	Duisburg	Germany		Stadtbahn	11 Jul 1992	7.2	14.3 km	1,304 m	6.5							right
21	Edmonton	Canada		Light Rail	22 Apr 1978	20.4	20.4 km	1,457 m	15.0							right
22	Guadalajara	Mexico		Metro	1 Sep 1989	12.0	24.0 km	889 m	14.5							right
23	Gwangju	South Korea		Subway	28 Apr 2004	20.1	20.1 km	1,058 m	20.0	49,300	18 million	2,450	2011									yes
24	Haifa	Israel		Carmelit	1959	1.8	1.8 km	350 m	6.0
25	Hangzhou	China	Hangchow	Metro	24 Nov 2012	48.0	48.0 km	1,600 m	31.0
26	Hiroshima	Japan		Monorail	20 Aug 1994	18.4	18.4 km	920 m	21.0	49,300	18 million	2,680	2005			left				yes
27	Incheon	South Korea	Inchon	Subway	6 Oct 1999	29.5	29.5 km	1,054 m	29.0	244,000	89 million	8,270	2012									yes
28	Kamakura	Japan		Monorail	3 Mar 1970	6.6	6.6 km	943 m	8.0							left
29	Kazan	Russia		Metro	27 Aug 2005	10.9	10.9 km	1,817 m	7.0	74,000	27 million	6,790	2012			right
30	Kharkov	Ukraine	Kharkiv	Metro	23 Aug 1975	12.5	37.4 km	1,438 m	9.7	685,000	250 million	18,300	2011			right
31	Kitakyushu	Japan	Kitaky?sh?	Monorail	9 Jan 1985	8.8	8.8 km	733 m	13.0							left
32	Kolkata	India	Calcutta	Metro Railway	24 Oct 1984	25.0	25.0 km	1,136 m	23.0	474,000	173 million	19,000	2009			right
33	Kryvyi Rih	Ukraine	Krivoy Rog	Metrotram	26 Dec 1986	18.0	18.0 km	1,636 m	12.0
34	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia		LRT, Monorail	16 Dec 1996	21.3	64.0 km	1,123 m	20.0	299,000	109 million	4,670	2008	0.37 EUR		left			LRT		1996	KLIA line to airport, Kelana Jaya line's underground stations	yes
35	Kunming	China		Metro	28 Jun 2012	18.2	18.2 km	18,200 m	2.0
36	Las Vegas	USA		Monorail	15 Jul 2004	6.2	6.2 km	1,033 m	7.0							right			monorail		2004	yes
37	Lausanne	Switzerland		Metro	24 May 1991	6.8	13.7 km	507 m	14.5										line m2	line m2	2008
38	Lima	Peru		Tren Urbano	5 Apr 2012	22.0	22.0 km	1,467 m	16.0					0.29 EUR
39	Ludwigshafen	Germany		Stadtbahn	29 May 1969		4.0 km	364 m								right
40	Manila	Philippines		MRT	1 Dec 1984	17.2	51.5 km	1,256 m	14.7	948,000	346 million	18,400	2008	0.18 EUR		right							yes
41	Maracaibo	Venezuela		Metro	8 Jun 2009	6.5	6.5 km	1,300 m	6.0														yes
42	Mashhad	Iran			10 Oct 2011	19.0	19.0 km	905 m	22.0
43	Monterrey	Mexico		Metro	25 Apr 1991	15.8	31.5 km	1,050 m	16.0	378,000	138 million	12,000	2009			right				yes
44	Mumbai	India	Bombay	Suburban Railway		34.2	171.0 km	2,515 m	14.6					0.17 EUR
45	Naha	Japan		Monorail	10 Aug 2003	12.8	12.8 km	914 m	15.0							left
46	Nanjing	China	Nanking	Metro	27 Aug 2005	42.3	84.7 km	1,540 m	28.5	942,000	344 million	11,100	2011			right
47	Newark	USA		Subway	26 May 1935	2.2	2.2 km	733 m	4.0							right
48	Palma de Mallorca	Spain		Metro	25 Apr 2007	8.3	8.3 km	1,038 m	9.0						1000		1500
49	Perugia	Italy		Minimetro	29 Jan 2008	3.0	3.0 km	500 m	7.0										'Minimetro'		2008
50	Pittsburgh	USA		T	3 Jul 1985	4.8	4.8 km	960 m	6.0							right
51	Porto Alegre	Brazil		Metro	2 Mar 1985	33.8	33.8 km	2,112 m	17.0							right
52	Poznan	Poland		Fast Tram	1 Mar 1997	6.1	6.1 km	1,220 m	6.0
53	Recife	Brazil		Metrô	11 Mar 1985	19.9	39.7 km	1,418 m	15.0							right
54	Rennes	France		Métro	16 Mar 2002	9.0	9.0 km	643 m	15.0	129,000	47 million	14,300	2011			right			VAL	yes	2002	VAL
55	Rouen	France		Métro	17 Dec 1994	2.2	2.2 km	550 m	5.0
56	Saint Louis	USA		Metrolink	31 Jul 1993	36.7	73.4 km	2,097 m	18.5							right
57	San Juan	Puerto Rico		Tren Urbano	6 Jun 2005	17.2	17.2 km	1,147 m	16.0	30,100	11 million	1,750	2011
58	Santo Domingo	Dominican Republic		Metro	30 Jan 2009	14.5	14.5 km	967 m	16.0	79,500	29 million	5,480	2011		1435								yes
59	Seattle	USA		Light Rail	18 Jul 2009	22.2	22.2 km	2,018 m	12.0							right							yes
60	Seville	Spain	Sevilla	Metro	2 Apr 2009	18.0	18.0 km	900 m	21.0													Line 1
61	Shenyang	China	Mukden	Metro	27 Sep 2010	24.7	49.5 km	1,268 m	20.5							right						yes
62	Shenzhen	China		Metro	28 Dec 2004	35.7	178.4 km	1,416 m	26.2	362,000	132 million	2,030	2009		1435	right						yes	yes
63	Suzhou	China	Su-chou	Subway	29 Apr 2012	25.7	25.7 km	1,117 m	24.0							right							yes
64	Sydney	Australia		Cityrail	1926	7.4	22.1 km	2,005 m	4.7					2.92 EUR		left							yes
65	Tama	Japan		Monorail	27 Nov 1998	16.0	16.0 km	889 m	19.0							left
66	The Hague	Netherlands		RandstadRail	16 Oct 2004	9.3	27.9 km	1,033 m	10.0							right
67	Turin	Italy		Metropolitana	4 Feb 2006	13.4	13.4 km	670 m	21.0	90,400	33 million	6,750	2011			right			VAL	yes	2006	VAL	yes
68	Valencia	Venezuela		Metro	18 Oct 2006	6.2	6.2 km	1,033 m	7.0	57,500	21 million	9,280	2010
69	Valparaiso	Chile		Metro	23 Nov 2005	43.0	43.0 km	2,263 m	20.0							right
70	Volgograd	Russia	Stalingrad	Metro	5 Nov 1984	6.8	6.8 km	1,360 m	6.0
71	Wuhan	China	Hankou	Metro	28 Sep 2004	28.4	56.8 km	1,234 m	24.0	200,000	73 million	3,520	2011			right
72	Xian	China	Xi'an	Metro	16 Sep 2011	26.4	26.4 km	1,650 m	17.0	162,000	59 million	6,120	2012		1435
73	Yekaterinburg	Russia	Ekaterinburg	Metro	26 Apr 1991	12.7	12.7 km	1,587 m	9.0	104,000	38 million	8,200	2011			right
74	Yerevan	Armenia	Erevan	Metro	7 Mar 1981	12.1	12.1 km	1,344 m	10.0	46,600	17 million	3,850	2011			right
75	Algiers	Algeria		Metro	1 Nov 2011	9.0	9.0 km	1,000 m	10.0						1435		750	third rail					yes
76	Amsterdam	Netherlands		Metro	16 Oct 1977	8.2	32.7 km	1,128 m	8.3	233,000	85 million	7,120	2009	2.09 EUR	1435	right	750	third rail
77	Ankara	Turkey		Metro	30 Aug 1996	11.6	23.1 km	1,100 m	11.5	310,000	113 million	13,400	2007		1435	right	750	third rail	metro line		1997
78	Athens	Greece		Metro	1954	17.3	52.0 km	1,020 m	18.0	937,000	342 million	18,000	2008	1.00 EUR	1435	right	600	third rail					yes
79	Atlanta	USA		MARTA	30 Jun 1979	39.6	79.2 km	2,141 m	19.5	93,200	34 million	1,180	2007		1435	right	750	third rail					yes
80	Baku	Azerbaijan		Metro	6 Nov 1967	17.3	34.6 km	1,646 m	11.5	501,000	183 million	14,500	2011		1520	right	825	third rail
81	Baltimore	USA		Metro Subway	21 Nov 1983	24.5	24.5 km	1,885 m	14.0	49,300	18 million	2,010	2011		1435	right	700	third rail					yes
82	Beijing	China	Peking	Subway	1 Oct 1969	27.6	442.0 km	1,797 m	16.4	6.74 million	2,460 million	15,200	2012	0.15 EUR	1435	right	825	third rail				PGDs on underground stations of line 5, PSDs on lines 8, 10	yes
83	Berlin	Germany		U-Bahn	18 Feb 1902	14.7	147.4 km	797 m	19.5	1.38 million	505 million	9,390	2011	2.10 EUR	1435	right	750	third rail
84	Brussels	Belgium		Métro	20 Sep 1976	10.7	32.2 km	555 m	20.3	364,000	133 million	11,300	2009	1.53 EUR	1435	right (left on lines 1 and 6 between Midi and Roi Baudouin)	900	third rail
85	Bucharest	Romania		Metro	16 Nov 1979	17.3	69.3 km	1,505 m	12.5	468,000	171 million	6,770	2011	0.40 EUR	1435	right	825	third rail
86	Caracas	Venezuela		Metro	27 Mar 1983	12.1	60.5 km	1,344 m	10.0	1.33 million	485 million	22,000	2009	0.31 EUR	1435		750	third rail					yes
87	Chicago	USA		"L"	6 Jun 1892	20.8	166.0 km	1,153 m	19.0	608,000	222 million	3,660	2011	1.58 EUR	1435	right	600	third rail					yes
88	Copenhagen	Denmark		Metro	19 Oct 2002	10.5	21.0 km	1,050 m	11.0	148,000	54 million	7,050	2011	2.81 EUR	1435	right	750	third rail	all metro lines		2002	all underground stations	all metro and S-Tog trains
89	Detroit	USA		People Mover	Jul 1987	4.8	4.8 km	400 m	13.0						1435	right	600	third rail	downtown people mover, LIM technology		1987		yes
90	Dnepropetrovsk	Ukraine	Dnipropetrovsk	Metro	29 Dec 1995	7.1	7.1 km	1,420 m	6.0	24,700	9 million	3,470	2010		1520		825	third rail
91	Dubai	United Arab Emirates		Metro	9 Sep 2009	34.8	69.7 km	1,584 m	23.0	299,000	109 million	4,280	2012		1435	right	750	third rail	metro		2009	metro, monorail	yes
92	Glasgow	United Kingdom		Subway	14 Dec 1896	10.4	10.4 km	743 m	15.0	35,600	13 million	3,420	2011		1219	left	600	third rail
93	Guangzhou	China	Canton	Metro	28 Jun 1999	29.0	231.9 km	1,680 m	18.3	5 million	1,825 million	21,600	2012		1435	right	825	third rail	APM line (underground people mover)	Zhujiang people mover	2010	yes	yes
94	Hamburg	Germany		U-Bahn	1 Mar 1912	26.2	104.7 km	1,102 m	24.8	545,000	199 million	5,210	2011		1435	right	750	third rail
95	Helsinki	Finland		Metro	3 Aug 1982	21.0	21.0 km	1,313 m	17.0	170,000	62 million	8,090	2011	2.10 EUR	1524	right	750	third rail
96	Izmir	Turkey		Metro	22 May 2000	15.9	15.9 km	1,223 m	14.0	173,000	63 million	10,900	2011		1435		750	third rail
97	Jacksonville	USA		Skyway	30 May 1989	6.9	6.9 km	1,380 m	6.0						2060	right	750	third rail	downtown monorail people mover		1989
98	Kaohsiung	Taiwan	Gaoxiong	MRT	9 Mar 2008	22.5	45.0 km	1,250 m	19.0	142,000	52 million	3,170	2012		1435		750	third rail				MRT
99	Kiev	Ukraine	Kyiv	Metro	22 Oct 1960	22.1	66.2 km	1,379 m	17.0	1.42 million	519 million	21,500	2011	0.27 EUR	1520	right	825	third rail
100	Lille	France		Métro	25 Apr 1983	22.8	45.5 km	758 m	31.0	263,000	96 million	5,780	2009		2060	right	750	third rail	VAL	yes	1983	VAL, all stations
101	Lisbon	Portugal		Metro	29 Dec 1959	11.1	44.3 km	869 m	13.8	501,000	183 million	11,300	2010	0.80 EUR	1435	left	750	third rail
102	London	United Kingdom		Underground	10 Jan 1863	36.5	402.0 km	1,552 m	24.5	3.21 million	1,171 million	7,980	2011	2.75 EUR	1435	left	600, 750 (DLR)	third rail	Docklands Light Rail		1987	Jubilee Line extension	Metropolitan Line
103	Lyon	France		Métro	28 Apr 1978	7.7	30.7 km	787 m	10.8	704,000	257 million	22,900	2009	1.60 EUR	1435	left	750	third rail	line D/Maggaly, rubber-tyred, no PSDs	yes	1991
104	Marseille	France		Métro	26 Nov 1977	10.9	21.8 km	779 m	15.0	205,000	75 million	9,430	2011		1435	right	750	third rail		yes
105	Mecca	Saudi Arabia		Metro	13 Nov 2010	18.1	18.1 km	2,263 m	9.0						1435	right	1500	third rail				yes	yes
106	Mexico City	Mexico		Metro	5 Sep 1969	15.0	180.0 km	984 m	16.3	4.41 million	1,609 million	24,500	2012	0.14 EUR	1995	right	750	third rail		yes
107	Miami	USA		Metrorail	21 May 1984	39.8	39.8 km	1,809 m	23.0	49,300	18 million	1,240	2011	1.66 EUR	1435	right	750	third rail	downtown people mover, rubber-tyred	Downtown people mover	1986		yes
108	Minsk	Belarus		Metro	26 Jun 1984	17.7	35.4 km	1,362 m	14.0	770,000	281 million	21,700	2012		1520	right	825	third rail
109	Montreal	Canada	Montréal	Metro	14 Oct 1966	17.3	69.2 km	1,003 m	18.3	600,000	219 million	8,670	2006	1.67 EUR	1994	right	750	third rail		yes
110	Moscow	Russia		Metro	15 May 1935	25.8	309.4 km	1,778 m	15.5	6.55 million	2,389 million	21,200	2011	0.50 EUR	1520	right	825	third rail					lines 3, 5 since 2009
111	Munich	Germany		U-Bahn	19 Oct 1971	15.7	94.2 km	981 m	17.0	986,000	360 million	10,500	2010	2.30 EUR	1435	right	750	third rail
112	New York	USA	New York City	Subway	27 Oct 1904	13.6	368.0 km	834 m	17.3	4.53 million	1,655 million	12,300	2012	1.53 EUR	1435	right	625, 650 (PATH)	third rail				planned for new Second Avenue Line	yes
113	Nizhny Novgorod	Russia	Gorky	Metro	20 Nov 1985	9.4	18.9 km	1,454 m	7.5	74,000	27 million	3,910	2010		1520	right	825	third rail
114	Novosibirsk	Russia		Metro	7 Jan 1986	8.2	16.4 km	1,487 m	6.5	208,000	76 million	12,700	2011		1520	right	825	third rail
115	Nuremberg	Germany		U-Bahn	1 Mar 1972	12.0	36.0 km	800 m	16.0	323,000	118 million	8,980	2011		1435	right	750	third rail	lines U2, U3, no PSDs, sharing tracks with driver-operated trains		2008
116	Osaka	Japan		Subway	20 May 1933	15.3	137.8 km	1,111 m	14.8	2.29 million	836 million	16,600	2010		1435	left	750, 600 (Nanko Port Town Line)	third rail	Nanko Port Town Line, rubber-tyred	Nanko Port Town Line	1981	all stations on the Nanko Port Town Line
117	Oslo	Norway		T-Bane	22 May 1966	12.4	62.0 km	861 m	15.4	208,000	76 million	3,360	2010	2.67 EUR	1435	right	750	third rail
118	Paris	France		Métro	19 Jul 1900	13.6	218.0 km	596 m	23.9	4.18 million	1,524 million	19,200	2011	1.57 EUR	1435	right (metro), left (RER)	750	third rail	lines 1, 14, rubber-tyred	lines 1, 4, 6, 11, 14	1998	lines 1, 13 (part), 14	lines 1, 2, 5, 9
119	Philadelphia	USA		Subway	4 Mar 1907	20.7	62.0 km	984 m	22.0	293,000	107 million	4,730	2011		1435, 1588 (Market-Frankford Line)	right	600, 685 (PATCO)	third rail					yes
120	Prague	Czech Republic		Metro	9 May 1974	19.7	59.1 km	1,094 m	19.0	1.45 million	530 million	24,600	2011	0.65 EUR	1435	right	750	third rail
121	Pyongyang	North Korea		Metro	6 Sep 1973	11.3	22.5 km	1,607 m	8.0	98,600	36 million	4,380	2009		1435		825	third rail
122	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil		Metrô	5 Mar 1979	21.0	42.0 km	1,313 m	17.0	581,000	212 million	13,800	2010	0.77 EUR	1600	right	750	third rail					yes
123	Rotterdam	Netherlands		Metro	10 Feb 1968	23.5	47.0 km	1,306 m	19.0	238,000	87 million	5,070	2008		1435	right	750	third rail
124	Saint Petersburg	Russia	Leningrad	Metro	15 Nov 1955	22.7	113.5 km	1,831 m	13.4	2.15 million	786 million	19,000	2011		1520	right	825	third rail				windowless steel doors in ten stations
125	Samara	Russia	Kuybyshev	Metro	26 Dec 1987	10.2	10.2 km	1,275 m	9.0	43,800	16 million	4,300	2011		1520	right	825	third rail
126	San Francisco	USA		BART	11 Sep 1972	33.4	166.9 km	4,279 m	8.8	304,000	111 million	1,820	2012		1676	right	1000	third rail					yes
127	Santiago	Chile	Santiago de Chile	Metro	15 Sep 1975	20.5	102.4 km	994 m	21.6	1.75 million	640 million	17,100	2011	0.55 EUR	1435	right	750	third rail		yes
128	Singapore	Singapore		MRT	7 Nov 1987	36.6	146.5 km	1,526 m	25.0	2.18 million	794 million	14,800	2011	0.97 EUR	1435	left	750	third rail	North-East Line, Circle Line and the 3 rubber-tyred LRT lines	LRT lines	2003	yes	yes
129	Sofia	Bulgaria		Metro	28 Jan 1998	15.6	31.2 km	1,200 m	14.0	79,500	29 million	2,550	2009	0.51 EUR	1435	right	825	third rail
130	Stockholm	Sweden		Tunnelbana	1 Oct 1950	35.2	105.7 km	1,047 m	34.7	847,000	309 million	8,010	2011	3.73 EUR	1435	left	650, 750 (Blue Line)	third rail
131	Taipei	Taiwan		MRT	28 Mar 1996	14.1	112.6 km	1,149 m	13.3	1.79 million	652 million	15,900	2012	0.60 EUR	2060	right	750	third rail	Wenshan (Muzha) VAL line	yes	1996	PGDs in the busier MRT stations, PSDs in all VAL stations	yes
132	Tashkent	Uzbekistan		Metro	6 Nov 1977	12.1	36.2 km	1,392 m	9.7	178,000	65 million	4,920	2010		1520	right	825	third rail
133	Tbilisi	Georgia		Metro	11 Jan 1966	13.1	26.3 km	1,315 m	11.0	241,000	88 million	9,170	2008		1520	right	825	third rail
134	Tehran	Iran		Metro	21 Feb 2000	18.3	73.0 km	1,106 m	17.5	1.32 million	480 million	18,000	2011		1435		750	third rail					yes
135	Tianjin	China	Tientsin	Metro	28 Mar 2004	31.0	124.0 km	1,610 m	20.3	175,000	64 million	1,410	2010		1435	right	825	third rail				platform gate doors	yes
136	Toronto	Canada		Subway	30 Apr 1954	17.8	71.3 km	1,019 m	18.5	762,000	278 million	10,700	2006	1.67 EUR	1480	right	600	third rail					yes
137	Toulouse	France		Métro	26 Jun 1993	13.8	27.5 km	764 m	19.0	282,000	103 million	10,300	2011		2060	right	750	third rail	VAL	yes	1993	VAL
138	Vancouver	Canada		SkyTrain	3 Jan 1986	23.2	69.5 km	1,511 m	16.3	329,000	120 million	4,730	2011		1435	right	600	third rail	Skytrain, LIM technology, currently the world's longest automated system		1986		yes
139	Vienna	Austria		U-Bahn	25 Feb 1978	14.9	74.6 km	769 m	20.4	1.46 million	534 million	19,600	2010	1.70 EUR	1435	right	750	third rail					yes
140	Warsaw	Poland		Metro	7 Apr 1995	22.6	22.6 km	1,130 m	21.0	384,000	140 million	17,000	2011	0.47 EUR	1435	right	825	third rail
141	Washington	USA		Metrorail	27 Mar 1976	34.2	171.2 km	2,014 m	18.0	597,000	218 million	3,490	2012		1435	right	750	third rail					yes
142	Yokohama	Japan		Subway	16 Dec 1972	19.2	57.6 km	1,280 m	16.0	542,000	198 million	9,420	2008		1435	left	750	third rail	Kanazawa Seaside line, LRT, rubber-tyred	Kanazawa Seaside LRT	1989	Kanazawa Seaside LRT line
143	Sao Paulo	Brazil	São Paulo	Metrô	14 Sep 1974	14.9	74.3 km	1,198 m	13.4	2.4 million	877 million	32,300	2012	0.76 EUR	1600	right	750 (lines 1-3), 1500 (lines 4, 5)	third rail (lines 1-3), overhead wire (lines 4, 5)	line 4		2010	lines 2, 3, 4 (since 2010)	all metro lines and regional rail
144	Barcelona	Spain		Metro	30 Dec 1924	10.9	119.4 km	786 m	14.8	1.07 million	389 million	8,930	2011	1.35 EUR	1435	right	1200	third rail (TMB), overhead wire (FGC)	lines L9, L10, L11		2009	lines L9, L10, L11	yes
145	Boston	USA		The T	1 Sep 1897	20.2	60.5 km	960 m	22.0	403,000	147 million	6,660	2010		1435	right	600	third rail, overhead wire (Green Line)					yes
146	Budapest	Hungary		Metro	2 May 1896	11.0	33.0 km	846 m	14.0	827,000	302 million	25,100	2011	0.95 EUR	1435	right	825, 600 (Line M1)	third rail, overhead wire (Line M1)
147	Nagoya	Japan		Subway	15 Nov 1957	23.3	93.1 km	1,001 m	24.3	1.17 million	427 million	12,600	2008		1435, 1067 (Tsurumai, Sakura-dori lines)	left	600, 1500 (Tsurumai, Sakura-dori lines)	third rail, overhead wire (Tsurumai, Sakura-dori lines)	Tobu Kyuryo maglev line		2005	Tobu Kyuryo maglev line	yes
148	Bangkok	Thailand		Skytrain, MRT	5 Dec 1999	20.0	80.2 km	1,512 m	14.3	671,000	245 million	8,370	2011	0.64 EUR	1435	left		linear	Green line		1999	Green line, Blue line	yes
149	Wuppertal	Germany		Schwebebahn	1 Mar 1901	13.3	13.3 km	700 m	20.0							right	600	overhead rail
150	Antwerp	Belgium		Premetro	25 Mar 1975	3.8	7.6 km	844 m	5.5						1000		600	overhead wire
151	Bilbao	Spain		Metro	11 Nov 1995	21.7	43.4 km	1,142 m	20.0	247,000	90 million	5,680	2011		1000	left	1500	overhead wire					yes
152	Bochum	Germany		Stadtbahn	26 May 1979	10.8	21.5 km	797 m	14.5						1435	right	660	overhead wire
153	Bonn	Germany		Stadtbahn	22 Mar 1975	9.0	9.0 km	818 m	12.0						1435	right	750	overhead wire
154	Cairo	Egypt		Metro	27 Sep 1987	32.8	65.5 km	1,236 m	27.5	2.29 million	837 million	35,000	2010	0.14 EUR	1435	left	1500	overhead wire					5 stations
155	Catania	Italy		Metropolitana	27 Jun 1999	3.8	3.8 km	760 m	6.0						1435	right	3000	overhead wire
156	Cleveland	USA		Rapid Transit	15 Mar 1955	31.0	31.0 km	1,824 m	18.0	16,400	6 million	530	2011		1435	right	600	overhead wire
157	Cologne	Germany		Stadtbahn	11 Oct 1968	3.0	45.0 km	1,250 m	3.4						1435	right	750	overhead wire					new light rail trains only
158	Delhi	India		Metro	24 Dec 2002	32.2	193.2 km	1,410 m	23.8	1.66 million	606 million	8,600	2011	0.12 EUR	1676, 1435 (Green, Violet lines)	left	25000	overhead wire					yes
159	Dortmund	Germany		Stadtbahn	17 May 1976	9.8	29.5 km	866 m	12.3						1435	right	600	overhead wire	H-Bahn		1984
160	Duesseldorf	Germany	Düsseldorf	Stadtbahn	4 Oct 1981	4.8	9.6 km	798 m	7.0						1435	right	600	overhead wire
161	Essen	Germany		Stadtbahn	5 Oct 1967	6.7	20.2 km	842 m	9.0						1435	right	750	overhead wire
162	Frankfurt	Germany		U-Bahn	4 Oct 1968	6.8	20.5 km	732 m	10.3					2.30 EUR	1435	right	750	overhead wire
163	Fukuoka	Japan		Subway	26 Jul 1981	9.9	29.8 km	931 m	11.7	340,000	124 million	11,400	2007		1067	left	1500	overhead wire				yes
164	Gelsenkirchen	Germany		Stadtbahn	1 Sep 1984	5.5	5.5 km	690 m	9.0						1000	right	600	overhead wire
165	Genoa	Italy		Metropolitana	13 Jun 1990	7.1	7.1 km	1,014 m	8.0						1435	right	750	overhead wire
166	Hanover	Germany	Hannover	Stadtbahn	28 Sep 1975	6.2	18.6 km	1,033 m	7.0						1435	right	600	overhead wire
167	Hong Kong	Hong Kong S.A.R.		MTR	1 Oct 1979	17.5	175.0 km	2,059 m	9.5	3.96 million	1,444 million	22,600	2012	0.91 EUR	1435	left	1500 (MTR), 25000 (KCR)	overhead wire	Disneyland Resort Line	SI, WI lines, planned	2005	all underground stations	yes
168	Kyoto	Japan		Subway	1 Apr 1981	15.6	31.3 km	1,043 m	16.0	345,000	126 million	11,000	2008		1435	left	1500	overhead wire				Tozai line
169	Madrid	Spain		Metro	17 Oct 1919	22.0	286.3 km	1,064 m	21.7	1.74 million	635 million	6,080	2011	1.00 EUR	1445	left	600	overhead wire				tests in 2010, plans for 2011	yes
170	Medellin	Colombia	Medellín	Metro	30 Nov 1995	14.4	28.8 km	1,200 m	13.0	466,000	170 million	16,200	2011		1435		1500	overhead wire
171	Mulheim	Germany	Mülheim	Stadtbahn	3 Nov 1979	4.5	9.0 km	819 m	6.5						1435	right	750	overhead wire
172	Naples	Italy		Metropolitana	28 Mar 1993	10.6	31.8 km	1,136 m	10.3	95,900	35 million	3,020	2011		1435	left	1500	overhead wire
173	Newcastle	United Kingdom		Metro	7 Aug 1980	38.3	76.5 km	1,297 m	30.5	104,000	38 million	1,360	2011		1435	left	1500	overhead wire
174	Oporto	Portugal	Porto	Metro	7 Dec 2002	10.9	21.7 km	1,669 m	7.5						1435	right	750	overhead wire					yes
175	Rome	Italy		Metropolitana	10 Feb 1955	20.8	41.6 km	832 m	26.0	907,000	331 million	21,800	2008	1.00 EUR	1435	left	1500	overhead wire					yes
176	Sendai	Japan		Subway	15 Jul 1987	14.8	14.8 km	925 m	17.0	159,000	58 million	10,700	2008		1067	left	1500	overhead wire
177	Seoul	South Korea		Subway	15 Aug 1974	36.3	326.5 km	1,114 m	33.6	6.9 million	2,518 million	21,100	2012	0.54 EUR	1435	right	1500	overhead wire				lines 2 and 9, planned for all lines by 2010	yes
178	Shanghai	China		Metro	10 Apr 1995	36.4	437.0 km	1,539 m	24.7	6.24 million	2,276 million	14,300	2012	0.34 EUR	1435	right	1500	overhead wire				newer line 4 stations and refitted line 1 stations	yes
179	Stuttgart	Germany		Stadtbahn	10 Jun 1966	12.0	24.0 km	1,412 m	9.5						1435	right	750	overhead wire					yes
180	Valencia	Spain		Metro	3 Oct 1988	10.6	31.8 km	909 m	12.7						1000	right	1500	overhead wire					yes
181	Tokyo	Japan		Metro	30 Dec 1927	23.4	304.5 km	1,099 m	22.3	8.5 million	3,102 million	27,900	2011	1.57 EUR	1067, 1435 (Ginza, Marunouchi, Asakusa, Oedo lines), 1372 (Shinjuku line)	left	1500, 600 (Ginza, Marunouchi lines)	overhead wire, third rail (Ginza, Marunouchi lines)	Yurikamome Waterfront line, rubber-tyred	Yurikamome line	1995	Marunouchi, Mita, Namboku, Yurikamome lines	yes
182	Buenos Aires	Argentina		Subte	1 Dec 1913	8.2	49.3 km	685 m	13.0	844,000	308 million	17,100	2011	0.24 EUR	1435	left	1500, 1100 (Line B)	overhead wire, third rail (Line B)
183	Istanbul	Turkey		Metro	16 Sep 2000	21.0	42.0 km	1,615 m	14.0	214,000	78 million	5,090	2011	0.63 EUR	1435	right	750	overhead wire, third rail (Line M2)
184	Milan	Italy		Metropolitana	1 Nov 1964	27.8	83.3 km	915 m	31.3	899,000	328 million	10,800	2007	1.00 EUR	1435	right	1500, 750 (line M1)	overhead wire, third rail (line M1)	line M5		2013	line M5	yes
185	Sapporo	Japan		Subway	16 Dec 1971	16.0	48.0 km	1,043 m	16.3	573,000	209 million	11,900	2008		2150, 2180 (Namboku Line)	left	1500, 750 (Namboku Line)	overhead wire, third rail (Namboku Line)		yes
186	Kobe	Japan		Subway	13 Mar 1977	15.3	30.6 km	1,275 m	13.0	332,000	121 million	10,800	2008		1435	left	1500, 600 (Portliner)	overhead wire, third rail (Portliner)	Port Liner and Rokko Liner, rubber-tyred	Port Liner and Rokko Liner	1981	Port Liner and Rokko Liner
187	Los Angeles	USA		Metro Rail	30 Jan 1993	19.8	59.3 km	2,196 m	10.0	126,000	46 million	2,130	2011	1.91 EUR	1435	right	750	overhead wire, third rail (Red, Purple lines)					yes