World Metro Database

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1	Adana	Turkey	Asia	Metro	18 Mar 2009	13.5	1	1,125 m	13.0
2	Algiers	Algeria	Africa	Metro	1 Nov 2011	9.0	1	1,000 m	10.0							1435	third rail	750				yes		yes
3	Almaty	Kazakhstan	Asia	Metro	1 Jan 2011	7.3	1	1,217 m	7.0	19,200	2,630	7 million	2012
4	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Europe	Metro	16 Oct 1977	8.2	4	1,128 m	8.3	233,000	7,120	85 million	2009	2.09 EUR	right	1435	third rail	750
5	Ankara	Turkey	Asia	Metro	30 Aug 1996	11.6	2	1,100 m	11.5	310,000	13,400	113 million	2007		right	1435	third rail	750	metro line		1997
6	Antwerp	Belgium	Europe	Premetro	25 Mar 1975	3.8	2	844 m	5.5							1000	overhead wire	600
7	Athens	Greece	Europe	Metro	1954	17.3	3	1,020 m	18.0	937,000	18,000	342 million	2008	1.00 EUR	right	1435	third rail	600				yes		yes
8	Atlanta	USA	America	MARTA	30 Jun 1979	39.6	2	2,141 m	19.5	93,200	1,180	34 million	2007		right	1435	third rail	750				yes
9	Baku	Azerbaijan	Asia	Metro	6 Nov 1967	17.3	2	1,646 m	11.5	501,000	14,500	183 million	2011		right	1520	third rail	825
10	Baltimore	USA	America	Metro Subway	21 Nov 1983	24.5	1	1,885 m	14.0	49,300	2,010	18 million	2011		right	1435	third rail	700				yes
11	Bangalore	India	Asia	Metro	15 Sep 2011	7.5	1	1,500 m	6.0
12	Bangkok	Thailand	Asia	Skytrain, MRT	5 Dec 1999	20.0	4	1,512 m	14.3	671,000	8,370	245 million	2011	0.64 EUR	left	1435	linear		Green line		1999	yes	Green line, Blue line
13	Barcelona	Spain	Europe	Metro	30 Dec 1924	10.9	11	786 m	14.8	1.07 million	8,930	389 million	2011	1.35 EUR	right	1435	third rail (TMB), overhead wire (FGC)	1200	lines L9, L10, L11		2009	yes	lines L9, L10, L11	yes
14	Beijing	China	Asia	Subway	1 Oct 1969	27.6	16	1,797 m	16.4	6.74 million	15,200	2,460 million	2012	0.15 EUR	right	1435	third rail	825				yes	PGDs on underground stations of line 5, PSDs on lines 8, 10	all lines
15	Belo Horizonte	Brazil	America	Metrô	1 Aug 1986	28.1	1	1,563 m	19.0						right
16	Berlin	Germany	Europe	U-Bahn	18 Feb 1902	14.7	10	797 m	19.5	1.38 million	9,390	505 million	2011	2.10 EUR	right	1435	third rail	750						yes
17	Bielefeld	Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	21 Sep 1971	1.3	4	1,733 m	1.8						right
18	Bilbao	Spain	Europe	Metro	11 Nov 1995	21.7	2	1,142 m	20.0	247,000	5,680	90 million	2011		left	1000	overhead wire	1500				yes		yes
19	Bochum	Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	26 May 1979	10.8	2	797 m	14.5						right	1435	overhead wire	660
20	Bonn	Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	22 Mar 1975	9.0	1	818 m	12.0						right	1435	overhead wire	750
21	Boston	USA	America	The T	1 Sep 1897	20.2	3	960 m	22.0	403,000	6,660	147 million	2010		right	1435	third rail, overhead wire (Green Line)	600				yes
22	Brasilia	Brazil	America	Metrô	31 Mar 2001	42.0	1	1,826 m	24.0	151,000	3,590	55 million	2009		right
23	Brescia	Italy	Europe	Metro	22 Dec 2012	13.1	1	819 m	17.0										metro		2012
24	Brussels	Belgium	Europe	Métro	20 Sep 1976	10.7	3	555 m	20.3	364,000	11,300	133 million	2009	1.53 EUR	right (left on lines 1 and 6 between Midi and Roi Baudouin)	1435	third rail	900						line 1
25	Bucharest	Romania	Europe	Metro	16 Nov 1979	17.3	4	1,505 m	12.5	468,000	6,770	171 million	2011	0.40 EUR	right	1435	third rail	825
26	Budapest	Hungary	Europe	Metro	2 May 1896	11.0	3	846 m	14.0	827,000	25,100	302 million	2011	0.95 EUR	right	1435	third rail, overhead wire (Line M1)	825, 600 (Line M1)
27	Buenos Aires	Argentina	America	Subte	1 Dec 1913	8.2	6	685 m	13.0	844,000	17,100	308 million	2011	0.24 EUR	left	1435	overhead wire, third rail (Line B)	1500, 1100 (Line B)						yes
28	Buffalo	USA	America	Metro Rail	18 May 1985	8.4	1	1,194 m	8.0						right
29	Bursa	Turkey	Asia	Bursaray	19 Aug 2002	15.8	2	1,086 m	15.5
30	Busan	South Korea	Asia	Subway	19 Jul 1985	26.4	5	1,080 m	25.4	877,000	6,650	320 million	2012		right				Line 4	Line 4	2011		line 3
31	Cairo	Egypt	Africa	Metro	27 Sep 1987	32.8	2	1,236 m	27.5	2.29 million	35,000	837 million	2010	0.14 EUR	left	1435	overhead wire	1500				5 stations
32	Caracas	Venezuela	America	Metro	27 Mar 1983	12.1	5	1,344 m	10.0	1.33 million	22,000	485 million	2009	0.31 EUR		1435	third rail	750				yes
33	Catania	Italy	Europe	Metropolitana	27 Jun 1999	3.8	1	760 m	6.0						right	1435	overhead wire	3000
34	Changchun	China	Asia	LRT	Oct 2002	17.0	1	1,133 m	16.0						right
35	Charleroi	Belgium	Europe	Métro Léger	21 Jun 1976	4.4	4	1,094 m	5.0
36	Chengdu	China	Asia	Metro	27 Sep 2010	20.4	2	1,202 m	18.0	282,000	6,900	103 million	2012		right							yes	yes
37	Chennai	India	Asia	MRTS	19 Oct 1997	27.0	1	1,688 m	17.0
38	Chiba	Japan	Asia	Monorail	28 Mar 1988	7.8	2	969 m	9.0						left
39	Chicago	USA	America	"L"	6 Jun 1892	20.8	8	1,153 m	19.0	608,000	3,660	222 million	2011	1.58 EUR	right	1435	third rail	600				yes
40	Chongqing	China	Asia	Monorail	18 Jun 2005	31.7	4	1,548 m	21.5						right							yes	The three underground stations (Daping, Linjiangmen, and Jiaochangkou) have PSDs	yes
41	Cleveland	USA	America	Rapid Transit	15 Mar 1955	31.0	1	1,824 m	18.0	16,400	530	6 million	2011		right	1435	overhead wire	600
42	Cologne	Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	11 Oct 1968	3.0	15	1,250 m	3.4						right	1435	overhead wire	750				new light rail trains only		yes
43	Copenhagen	Denmark	Europe	Metro	19 Oct 2002	10.5	2	1,050 m	11.0	148,000	7,050	54 million	2011	2.81 EUR	right	1435	third rail	750	all metro lines		2002	all metro and S-Tog trains	all underground stations	yes
44	Daegu	South Korea	Asia	Subway	26 Nov 1997	27.0	2	998 m	28.0	348,000	6,460	127 million	2012										lines 1, 2
45	Daejeon	South Korea	Asia	Subway	16 Mar 2006	22.6	1	1,076 m	22.0	104,000	4,610	38 million	2011										yes
46	Dalian	China	Asia	Metro	1 May 2003	49.0	1	4,455 m	12.0	121,000	2,460	44 million	2012		right
47	Delhi	India	Asia	Metro	24 Dec 2002	32.2	6	1,410 m	23.8	1.66 million	8,600	606 million	2011	0.12 EUR	left	1676, 1435 (Green, Violet lines)	overhead wire	25000				yes		yes
48	Detroit	USA	America	People Mover	Jul 1987	4.8	1	400 m	13.0						right	1435	third rail	600	downtown people mover, LIM technology		1987	yes
49	Dnepropetrovsk	Ukraine	Europe	Metro	29 Dec 1995	7.1	1	1,420 m	6.0	24,700	3,470	9 million	2010			1520	third rail	825
50	Dortmund	Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	17 May 1976	9.8	3	866 m	12.3						right	1435	overhead wire	600	H-Bahn		1984			yes
51	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	Asia	Metro	9 Sep 2009	34.8	2	1,584 m	23.0	299,000	4,280	109 million	2012		right	1435	third rail	750	metro		2009	yes	metro, monorail	yes
52	Duesseldorf	Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	4 Oct 1981	4.8	2	798 m	7.0						right	1435	overhead wire	600						yes
53	Duisburg	Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	11 Jul 1992	7.2	2	1,304 m	6.5						right									yes
54	Edmonton	Canada	America	Light Rail	22 Apr 1978	20.4	1	1,457 m	15.0						right
55	Essen	Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	5 Oct 1967	6.7	3	842 m	9.0						right	1435	overhead wire	750						yes
56	Frankfurt	Germany	Europe	U-Bahn	4 Oct 1968	6.8	3	732 m	10.3					2.30 EUR	right	1435	overhead wire	750						yes
57	Fukuoka	Japan	Asia	Subway	26 Jul 1981	9.9	3	931 m	11.7	340,000	11,400	124 million	2007		left	1067	overhead wire	1500					yes	yes
58	Gelsenkirchen	Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	1 Sep 1984	5.5	1	690 m	9.0						right	1000	overhead wire	600
59	Genoa	Italy	Europe	Metropolitana	13 Jun 1990	7.1	1	1,014 m	8.0						right	1435	overhead wire	750						yes
60	Glasgow	United Kingdom	Europe	Subway	14 Dec 1896	10.4	1	743 m	15.0	35,600	3,420	13 million	2011		left	1219	third rail	600
61	Guadalajara	Mexico	America	Metro	1 Sep 1989	12.0	2	889 m	14.5						right
62	Guangzhou	China	Asia	Metro	28 Jun 1999	29.0	8	1,680 m	18.3	5 million	21,600	1,825 million	2012		right	1435	third rail	825	APM line (underground people mover)	Zhujiang people mover	2010	yes	yes	yes
63	Gwangju	South Korea	Asia	Subway	28 Apr 2004	20.1	1	1,058 m	20.0	49,300	2,450	18 million	2011										yes
64	Haifa	Israel	Asia	Carmelit	1959	1.8	1	350 m	6.0
65	Hamburg	Germany	Europe	U-Bahn	1 Mar 1912	26.2	4	1,102 m	24.8	545,000	5,210	199 million	2011		right	1435	third rail	750
66	Hangzhou	China	Asia	Metro	24 Nov 2012	48.0	1	1,600 m	31.0
67	Hanover	Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	28 Sep 1975	6.2	3	1,033 m	7.0						right	1435	overhead wire	600						yes
68	Helsinki	Finland	Europe	Metro	3 Aug 1982	21.0	1	1,313 m	17.0	170,000	8,090	62 million	2011	2.10 EUR	right	1524	third rail	750						yes
69	Hiroshima	Japan	Asia	Monorail	20 Aug 1994	18.4	1	920 m	21.0	49,300	2,680	18 million	2005		left					yes
70	Hong Kong	Hong Kong S.A.R.	Asia	MTR	1 Oct 1979	17.5	10	2,059 m	9.5	3.96 million	22,600	1,444 million	2012	0.91 EUR	left	1435	overhead wire	1500 (MTR), 25000 (KCR)	Disneyland Resort Line	SI, WI lines, planned	2005	yes	all underground stations	yes
71	Incheon	South Korea	Asia	Subway	6 Oct 1999	29.5	1	1,054 m	29.0	244,000	8,270	89 million	2012										yes
72	Istanbul	Turkey	Europe	Metro	16 Sep 2000	21.0	2	1,615 m	14.0	214,000	5,090	78 million	2011	0.63 EUR	right	1435	overhead wire, third rail (Line M2)	750
73	Izmir	Turkey	Asia	Metro	22 May 2000	15.9	1	1,223 m	14.0	173,000	10,900	63 million	2011			1435	third rail	750
74	Jacksonville	USA	America	Skyway	30 May 1989	6.9	1	1,380 m	6.0						right	2060	third rail	750	downtown monorail people mover		1989
75	Kamakura	Japan	Asia	Monorail	3 Mar 1970	6.6	1	943 m	8.0						left
76	Kaohsiung	Taiwan	Asia	MRT	9 Mar 2008	22.5	2	1,250 m	19.0	142,000	3,170	52 million	2012			1435	third rail	750					MRT
77	Kazan	Russia	Europe	Metro	27 Aug 2005	10.9	1	1,817 m	7.0	74,000	6,790	27 million	2012		right
78	Kharkov	Ukraine	Europe	Metro	23 Aug 1975	12.5	3	1,438 m	9.7	685,000	18,300	250 million	2011		right
79	Kiev	Ukraine	Europe	Metro	22 Oct 1960	22.1	3	1,379 m	17.0	1.42 million	21,500	519 million	2011	0.27 EUR	right	1520	third rail	825
80	Kitakyushu	Japan	Asia	Monorail	9 Jan 1985	8.8	1	733 m	13.0						left									yes
81	Kobe	Japan	Asia	Subway	13 Mar 1977	15.3	2	1,275 m	13.0	332,000	10,800	121 million	2008		left	1435	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	yes
82	Kolkata	India	Asia	Metro Railway	24 Oct 1984	25.0	1	1,136 m	23.0	474,000	19,000	173 million	2009		right
83	Kryvyi Rih	Ukraine	Europe	Metrotram	26 Dec 1986	18.0	1	1,636 m	12.0
84	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	Asia	LRT, Monorail	16 Dec 1996	21.3	3	1,123 m	20.0	299,000	4,670	109 million	2008	0.37 EUR	left				LRT		1996	yes	KLIA line to airport, Kelana Jaya line's underground stations
85	Kunming	China	Asia	Metro	28 Jun 2012	18.2	1	18,200 m	2.0
86	Kyoto	Japan	Asia	Subway	1 Apr 1981	15.6	2	1,043 m	16.0	345,000	11,000	126 million	2008		left	1435	overhead wire	1500					Tozai line	yes
87	Las Vegas	USA	America	Monorail	15 Jul 2004	6.2	1	1,033 m	7.0						right				monorail		2004		yes
88	Lausanne	Switzerland	Europe	Metro	24 May 1991	6.8	2	507 m	14.5										line m2	line m2	2008			yes
89	Lille	France	Europe	Métro	25 Apr 1983	22.8	2	758 m	31.0	263,000	5,780	96 million	2009		right	2060	third rail	750	VAL	yes	1983		VAL, all stations	yes
90	Lima	Peru	America	Tren Urbano	5 Apr 2012	22.0	1	1,467 m	16.0					0.29 EUR
91	Lisbon	Portugal	Europe	Metro	29 Dec 1959	11.1	4	869 m	13.8	501,000	11,300	183 million	2010	0.80 EUR	left	1435	third rail	750						yes
92	London	United Kingdom	Europe	Underground	10 Jan 1863	36.5	11	1,552 m	24.5	3.21 million	7,980	1,171 million	2011	2.75 EUR	left	1435	third rail	600, 750 (DLR)	Docklands Light Rail		1987	Metropolitan Line	Jubilee Line extension	Metropolitan Line, DLR
93	Los Angeles	USA	America	Metro Rail	30 Jan 1993	19.8	3	2,196 m	10.0	126,000	2,130	46 million	2011	1.91 EUR	right	1435	overhead wire, third rail (Red, Purple lines)	750				yes
94	Ludwigshafen	Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	29 May 1969		0	364 m							right
95	Lyon	France	Europe	Métro	28 Apr 1978	7.7	4	787 m	10.8	704,000	22,900	257 million	2009	1.60 EUR	left	1435	third rail	750	line D/Maggaly, rubber-tyred, no PSDs	yes	1991
96	Madrid	Spain	Europe	Metro	17 Oct 1919	22.0	13	1,064 m	21.7	1.74 million	6,080	635 million	2011	1.00 EUR	left	1445	overhead wire	600				yes	tests in 2010, plans for 2011	yes
97	Manila	Philippines	Asia	MRT	1 Dec 1984	17.2	3	1,256 m	14.7	948,000	18,400	346 million	2008	0.18 EUR	right							yes		yes
98	Maracaibo	Venezuela	America	Metro	8 Jun 2009	6.5	1	1,300 m	6.0													yes
99	Marseille	France	Europe	Métro	26 Nov 1977	10.9	2	779 m	15.0	205,000	9,430	75 million	2011		right	1435	third rail	750		yes
100	Mashhad	Iran	Asia		10 Oct 2011	19.0	1	905 m	22.0
101	Mecca	Saudi Arabia	Asia	Metro	13 Nov 2010	18.1	1	2,263 m	9.0						right	1435	third rail	1500				yes	yes	yes
102	Medellin	Colombia	America	Metro	30 Nov 1995	14.4	2	1,200 m	13.0	466,000	16,200	170 million	2011			1435	overhead wire	1500
103	Mexico City	Mexico	America	Metro	5 Sep 1969	15.0	12	984 m	16.3	4.41 million	24,500	1,609 million	2012	0.14 EUR	right	1995	third rail	750		yes
104	Miami	USA	America	Metrorail	21 May 1984	39.8	1	1,809 m	23.0	49,300	1,240	18 million	2011	1.66 EUR	right	1435	third rail	750	downtown people mover, rubber-tyred	Downtown people mover	1986	yes
105	Milan	Italy	Europe	Metropolitana	1 Nov 1964	27.8	3	915 m	31.3	899,000	10,800	328 million	2007	1.00 EUR	right	1435	overhead wire, third rail (line M1)	1500, 750 (line M1)	line M5		2013	yes	line M5	yes
106	Minsk	Belarus	Europe	Metro	26 Jun 1984	17.7	2	1,362 m	14.0	770,000	21,700	281 million	2012		right	1520	third rail	825
107	Monterrey	Mexico	America	Metro	25 Apr 1991	15.8	2	1,050 m	16.0	378,000	12,000	138 million	2009		right					yes
108	Montreal	Canada	America	Metro	14 Oct 1966	17.3	4	1,003 m	18.3	600,000	8,670	219 million	2006	1.67 EUR	right	1994	third rail	750		yes
109	Moscow	Russia	Europe	Metro	15 May 1935	25.8	12	1,778 m	15.5	6.55 million	21,200	2,389 million	2011	0.50 EUR	right	1520	third rail	825				lines 3, 5 since 2009
110	Mulheim	Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	3 Nov 1979	4.5	2	819 m	6.5						right	1435	overhead wire	750
111	Mumbai	India	Asia	Suburban Railway		34.2	5	2,515 m	14.6					0.17 EUR
112	Munich	Germany	Europe	U-Bahn	19 Oct 1971	15.7	6	981 m	17.0	986,000	10,500	360 million	2010	2.30 EUR	right	1435	third rail	750						yes
113	Nagoya	Japan	Asia	Subway	15 Nov 1957	23.3	4	1,001 m	24.3	1.17 million	12,600	427 million	2008		left	1435, 1067 (Tsurumai, Sakura-dori lines)	third rail, overhead wire (Tsurumai, Sakura-dori lines)	600, 1500 (Tsurumai, Sakura-dori lines)	Tobu Kyuryo maglev line		2005	yes	Tobu Kyuryo maglev line	yes
114	Naha	Japan	Asia	Monorail	10 Aug 2003	12.8	1	914 m	15.0						left
115	Nanjing	China	Asia	Metro	27 Aug 2005	42.3	2	1,540 m	28.5	942,000	11,100	344 million	2011		right
116	Naples	Italy	Europe	Metropolitana	28 Mar 1993	10.6	3	1,136 m	10.3	95,900	3,020	35 million	2011		left	1435	overhead wire	1500
117	New York	USA	America	Subway	27 Oct 1904	13.6	27	834 m	17.3	4.53 million	12,300	1,655 million	2012	1.53 EUR	right	1435	third rail	625, 650 (PATH)				yes	planned for new Second Avenue Line
118	Newark	USA	America	Subway	26 May 1935	2.2	1	733 m	4.0						right
119	Newcastle	United Kingdom	Europe	Metro	7 Aug 1980	38.3	2	1,297 m	30.5	104,000	1,360	38 million	2011		left	1435	overhead wire	1500
120	Nizhny Novgorod	Russia	Europe	Metro	20 Nov 1985	9.4	2	1,454 m	7.5	74,000	3,910	27 million	2010		right	1520	third rail	825
121	Novosibirsk	Russia	Asia	Metro	7 Jan 1986	8.2	2	1,487 m	6.5	208,000	12,700	76 million	2011		right	1520	third rail	825
122	Nuremberg	Germany	Europe	U-Bahn	1 Mar 1972	12.0	3	800 m	16.0	323,000	8,980	118 million	2011		right	1435	third rail	750	lines U2, U3, no PSDs, sharing tracks with driver-operated trains		2008			yes
123	Oporto	Portugal	Europe	Metro	7 Dec 2002	10.9	2	1,669 m	7.5						right	1435	overhead wire	750				yes		yes
124	Osaka	Japan	Asia	Subway	20 May 1933	15.3	9	1,111 m	14.8	2.29 million	16,600	836 million	2010		left	1435	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	yes
125	Oslo	Norway	Europe	T-Bane	22 May 1966	12.4	5	861 m	15.4	208,000	3,360	76 million	2010	2.67 EUR	right	1435	third rail	750						yes
126	Palma de Mallorca	Spain	Europe	Metro	25 Apr 2007	8.3	1	1,038 m	9.0							1000		1500
127	Paris	France	Europe	Métro	19 Jul 1900	13.6	16	596 m	23.9	4.18 million	19,200	1,524 million	2011	1.57 EUR	right (metro), left (RER)	1435	third rail	750	lines 1, 14, rubber-tyred	lines 1, 4, 6, 11, 14	1998	lines 1, 2, 5, 9	lines 1, 13 (part), 14	lines 1, 2, 5, 7bis, 9, 14
128	Perugia	Italy	Europe	Minimetro	29 Jan 2008	3.0	1	500 m	7.0										'Minimetro'		2008
129	Philadelphia	USA	America	Subway	4 Mar 1907	20.7	3	984 m	22.0	293,000	4,730	107 million	2011		right	1435, 1588 (Market-Frankford Line)	third rail	600, 685 (PATCO)				yes
130	Pittsburgh	USA	America	T	3 Jul 1985	4.8	1	960 m	6.0						right
131	Porto Alegre	Brazil	America	Metro	2 Mar 1985	33.8	1	2,112 m	17.0						right
132	Poznan	Poland	Europe	Fast Tram	1 Mar 1997	6.1	1	1,220 m	6.0
133	Prague	Czech Republic	Europe	Metro	9 May 1974	19.7	3	1,094 m	19.0	1.45 million	24,600	530 million	2011	0.65 EUR	right	1435	third rail	750						yes
134	Pyongyang	North Korea	Asia	Metro	6 Sep 1973	11.3	2	1,607 m	8.0	98,600	4,380	36 million	2009			1435	third rail	825
135	Recife	Brazil	America	Metrô	11 Mar 1985	19.9	2	1,418 m	15.0						right
136	Rennes	France	Europe	Métro	16 Mar 2002	9.0	1	643 m	15.0	129,000	14,300	47 million	2011		right				VAL	yes	2002		VAL	yes
137	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	America	Metrô	5 Mar 1979	21.0	2	1,313 m	17.0	581,000	13,800	212 million	2010	0.77 EUR	right	1600	third rail	750				yes
138	Rome	Italy	Europe	Metropolitana	10 Feb 1955	20.8	2	832 m	26.0	907,000	21,800	331 million	2008	1.00 EUR	left	1435	overhead wire	1500				yes		yes
139	Rotterdam	Netherlands	Europe	Metro	10 Feb 1968	23.5	2	1,306 m	19.0	238,000	5,070	87 million	2008		right	1435	third rail	750
140	Rouen	France	Europe	Métro	17 Dec 1994	2.2	1	550 m	5.0
141	Saint Louis	USA	America	Metrolink	31 Jul 1993	36.7	2	2,097 m	18.5						right
142	Saint Petersburg	Russia	Europe	Metro	15 Nov 1955	22.7	5	1,831 m	13.4	2.15 million	19,000	786 million	2011		right	1520	third rail	825					windowless steel doors in ten stations
143	Samara	Russia	Europe	Metro	26 Dec 1987	10.2	1	1,275 m	9.0	43,800	4,300	16 million	2011		right	1520	third rail	825
144	San Francisco	USA	America	BART	11 Sep 1972	33.4	5	4,279 m	8.8	304,000	1,820	111 million	2012		right	1676	third rail	1000				yes
145	San Juan	Puerto Rico	America	Tren Urbano	6 Jun 2005	17.2	1	1,147 m	16.0	30,100	1,750	11 million	2011
146	Santiago	Chile	America	Metro	15 Sep 1975	20.5	5	994 m	21.6	1.75 million	17,100	640 million	2011	0.55 EUR	right	1435	third rail	750		yes				yes
147	Santo Domingo	Dominican Republic	America	Metro	30 Jan 2009	14.5	1	967 m	16.0	79,500	5,480	29 million	2011			1435						yes
148	Sao Paulo	Brazil	America	Metrô	14 Sep 1974	14.9	5	1,198 m	13.4	2.4 million	32,300	877 million	2012	0.76 EUR	right	1600	third rail (lines 1-3), overhead wire (lines 4, 5)	750 (lines 1-3), 1500 (lines 4, 5)	line 4		2010	all metro lines and regional rail	lines 2, 3, 4 (since 2010)	lines 4, 5
149	Sapporo	Japan	Asia	Subway	16 Dec 1971	16.0	3	1,043 m	16.3	573,000	11,900	209 million	2008		left	2150, 2180 (Namboku Line)	overhead wire, third rail (Namboku Line)	1500, 750 (Namboku Line)		yes				yes
150	Seattle	USA	America	Light Rail	18 Jul 2009	22.2	1	2,018 m	12.0						right							yes
151	Sendai	Japan	Asia	Subway	15 Jul 1987	14.8	1	925 m	17.0	159,000	10,700	58 million	2008		left	1067	overhead wire	1500						yes
152	Seoul	South Korea	Asia	Subway	15 Aug 1974	36.3	9	1,114 m	33.6	6.9 million	21,100	2,518 million	2012	0.54 EUR	right	1435	overhead wire	1500				yes	lines 2 and 9, planned for all lines by 2010	yes
153	Seville	Spain	Europe	Metro	2 Apr 2009	18.0	1	900 m	21.0														Line 1
154	Shanghai	China	Asia	Metro	10 Apr 1995	36.4	12	1,539 m	24.7	6.24 million	14,300	2,276 million	2012	0.34 EUR	right	1435	overhead wire	1500				yes	newer line 4 stations and refitted line 1 stations
155	Shenyang	China	Asia	Metro	27 Sep 2010	24.7	2	1,268 m	20.5						right								yes
156	Shenzhen	China	Asia	Metro	28 Dec 2004	35.7	5	1,416 m	26.2	362,000	2,030	132 million	2009		right	1435						yes	yes	yes
157	Singapore	Singapore	Asia	MRT	7 Nov 1987	36.6	4	1,526 m	25.0	2.18 million	14,800	794 million	2011	0.97 EUR	left	1435	third rail	750	North-East Line, Circle Line and the 3 rubber-tyred LRT lines	LRT lines	2003	yes	yes	yes
158	Sofia	Bulgaria	Europe	Metro	28 Jan 1998	15.6	2	1,200 m	14.0	79,500	2,550	29 million	2009	0.51 EUR	right	1435	third rail	825
159	Stockholm	Sweden	Europe	Tunnelbana	1 Oct 1950	35.2	3	1,047 m	34.7	847,000	8,010	309 million	2011	3.73 EUR	left	1435	third rail	650, 750 (Blue Line)
160	Stuttgart	Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	10 Jun 1966	12.0	2	1,412 m	9.5						right	1435	overhead wire	750				yes		yes
161	Suzhou	China	Asia	Subway	29 Apr 2012	25.7	1	1,117 m	24.0						right							yes
162	Sydney	Australia	Oceania	Cityrail	1926	7.4	3	2,005 m	4.7					2.92 EUR	left							yes
163	Taipei	Taiwan	Asia	MRT	28 Mar 1996	14.1	8	1,149 m	13.3	1.79 million	15,900	652 million	2012	0.60 EUR	right	2060	third rail	750	Wenshan (Muzha) VAL line	yes	1996	yes	PGDs in the busier MRT stations, PSDs in all VAL stations	yes
164	Tama	Japan	Asia	Monorail	27 Nov 1998	16.0	1	889 m	19.0						left									yes
165	Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Asia	Metro	6 Nov 1977	12.1	3	1,392 m	9.7	178,000	4,920	65 million	2010		right	1520	third rail	825
166	Tbilisi	Georgia	Asia	Metro	11 Jan 1966	13.1	2	1,315 m	11.0	241,000	9,170	88 million	2008		right	1520	third rail	825
167	Tehran	Iran	Asia	Metro	21 Feb 2000	18.3	4	1,106 m	17.5	1.32 million	18,000	480 million	2011			1435	third rail	750				yes
168	The Hague	Netherlands	Europe	RandstadRail	16 Oct 2004	9.3	3	1,033 m	10.0						right
169	Tianjin	China	Asia	Metro	28 Mar 2004	31.0	4	1,610 m	20.3	175,000	1,410	64 million	2010		right	1435	third rail	825				yes	platform gate doors
170	Tokyo	Japan	Asia	Metro	30 Dec 1927	23.4	13	1,099 m	22.3	8.5 million	27,900	3,102 million	2011	1.57 EUR	left	1067, 1435 (Ginza, Marunouchi, Asakusa, Oedo lines), 1372 (Shinjuku line)	overhead wire, third rail (Ginza, Marunouchi lines)	1500, 600 (Ginza, Marunouchi lines)	Yurikamome Waterfront line, rubber-tyred	Yurikamome line	1995	yes	Marunouchi, Mita, Namboku, Yurikamome lines	yes
171	Toronto	Canada	America	Subway	30 Apr 1954	17.8	4	1,019 m	18.5	762,000	10,700	278 million	2006	1.67 EUR	right	1480	third rail	600				yes
172	Toulouse	France	Europe	Métro	26 Jun 1993	13.8	2	764 m	19.0	282,000	10,300	103 million	2011		right	2060	third rail	750	VAL	yes	1993		VAL	yes
173	Turin	Italy	Europe	Metropolitana	4 Feb 2006	13.4	1	670 m	21.0	90,400	6,750	33 million	2011		right				VAL	yes	2006	yes	VAL	yes
174	Valencia	Venezuela	America	Metro	18 Oct 2006	6.2	1	1,033 m	7.0	57,500	9,280	21 million	2010
175	Valencia	Spain	Europe	Metro	3 Oct 1988	10.6	3	909 m	12.7						right	1000	overhead wire	1500				yes		yes
176	Valparaiso	Chile	America	Metro	23 Nov 2005	43.0	1	2,263 m	20.0						right
177	Vancouver	Canada	America	SkyTrain	3 Jan 1986	23.2	3	1,511 m	16.3	329,000	4,730	120 million	2011		right	1435	third rail	600	Skytrain, LIM technology, currently the world's longest automated system		1986	yes		yes
178	Vienna	Austria	Europe	U-Bahn	25 Feb 1978	14.9	5	769 m	20.4	1.46 million	19,600	534 million	2010	1.70 EUR	right	1435	third rail	750				yes		yes
179	Volgograd	Russia	Europe	Metro	5 Nov 1984	6.8	1	1,360 m	6.0
180	Warsaw	Poland	Europe	Metro	7 Apr 1995	22.6	1	1,130 m	21.0	384,000	17,000	140 million	2011	0.47 EUR	right	1435	third rail	825
181	Washington	USA	America	Metrorail	27 Mar 1976	34.2	5	2,014 m	18.0	597,000	3,490	218 million	2012		right	1435	third rail	750				yes
182	Wuhan	China	Asia	Metro	28 Sep 2004	28.4	2	1,234 m	24.0	200,000	3,520	73 million	2011		right
183	Wuppertal	Germany	Europe	Schwebebahn	1 Mar 1901	13.3	1	700 m	20.0						right		overhead rail	600
184	Xian	China	Asia	Metro	16 Sep 2011	26.4	1	1,650 m	17.0	162,000	6,120	59 million	2012			1435								yes
185	Yekaterinburg	Russia	Asia	Metro	26 Apr 1991	12.7	1	1,587 m	9.0	104,000	8,200	38 million	2011		right
186	Yerevan	Armenia	Asia	Metro	7 Mar 1981	12.1	1	1,344 m	10.0	46,600	3,850	17 million	2011		right
187	Yokohama	Japan	Asia	Subway	16 Dec 1972	19.2	3	1,280 m	16.0	542,000	9,420	198 million	2008		left	1435	third rail	750	Kanazawa Seaside line, LRT, rubber-tyred	Kanazawa Seaside LRT	1989		Kanazawa Seaside LRT line	yes