World Metro Database

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1	Yokohama	Subway		Asia	48	16 Dec 1972	45	3	19.2	1,280 m	16.0	9,420	542,000	2008		left	1435	third rail	750	Kanazawa Seaside line, LRT, rubber-tyred	1989	Kanazawa Seaside LRT		yes	Kanazawa Line not included (10.6 km)
2	Yerevan	Metro	Erevan	Asia	10	7 Mar 1981	10	1	12.1	1,344 m	10.0	3,850	46,600	2011		right									According to Mr. Yuri Popov
3	Yekaterinburg	Metro	Ekaterinburg	Asia	9	26 Apr 1991	9	1	12.7	1,587 m	9.0	8,200	104,000	2011		right
4	Xian	Metro	Xi'an	Asia	17	16 Sep 2011	17	1	26.4	1,650 m	17.0	6,120	162,000	2012			1435							yes
5	Wuppertal	Schwebebahn		Europe	20	1 Mar 1901	20	1	13.3	700 m	20.0					right		overhead rail	600
6	Wuhan	Metro	Hankou	Asia	48	28 Sep 2004	47	2	28.4	1,234 m	24.0	3,520	200,000	2011		right
7	Washington	Metrorail		America	90	27 Mar 1976	86	5	34.2	2,014 m	18.0	3,490	597,000	2012		right	1435	third rail	750				yes
8	Warsaw	Metro		Europe	21	7 Apr 1995	21	1	22.6	1,130 m	21.0	17,000	384,000	2011	0.47 EUR	right	1435	third rail	825
9	Volgograd	Metro	Stalingrad	Europe	6	5 Nov 1984	6	1	6.8	1,360 m	6.0														Total system: 22 stations, 17,1 km
10	Vienna	U-Bahn		Europe	102	25 Feb 1978	90	5	14.9	769 m	20.4	19,600	1.46 million	2010	1.70 EUR	right	1435	third rail	750				yes	yes	According to official website. Premetro tunnel not included
11	Vancouver	SkyTrain		America	49	3 Jan 1986	47	3	23.2	1,511 m	16.3	4,730	329,000	2011		right	1435	third rail	600	Skytrain, LIM technology, currently the world's longest automated system	1986		yes	yes
12	Valparaiso	Metro		America	20	23 Nov 2005	20	1	43.0	2,263 m	20.0					right
13	Valencia	Metro		America	7	18 Oct 2006	7	1	6.2	1,033 m	7.0	9,280	57,500	2010
14	Valencia	Metro		Europe	38	3 Oct 1988	37	3	10.6	909 m	12.7					right	1000	overhead wire	1500				yes	yes	Full metro section length unknown.
15	Turin	Metropolitana		Europe	21	4 Feb 2006	21	1	13.4	670 m	21.0	6,750	90,400	2011		right				VAL	2006	yes	yes	yes
16	Toulouse	Métro		Europe	38	26 Jun 1993	37	2	13.8	764 m	19.0	10,300	282,000	2011		right	2060	third rail	750	VAL	1993	yes		yes
17	Toronto	Subway		America	74	30 Apr 1954	69	4	17.8	1,019 m	18.5	10,700	762,000	2006	1.67 EUR	right	1480	third rail	600				yes
18	Tokyo	Metro		Asia	290	30 Dec 1927	205	13	23.4	1,099 m	22.3	27,900	8.5 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	1995	Yurikamome line	yes	yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe. Saitama, Yurikamone, Monorail, Yamanote, Chuo, Rinkai not incl.
19	Tianjin	Metro	Tientsin	Asia	81	28 Mar 2004	77	4	31.0	1,610 m	20.3	1,410	175,000	2010		right	1435	third rail	825				yes		Binhai Line and metro line included. (10-08-1980: 7.4 km, 7 stations)
20	The Hague	RandstadRail		Europe	30	16 Oct 2004	30	3	9.3	1,033 m	10.0					right									Full metro section length unknown (47 km?)
21	Tehran	Metro		Asia	70	21 Feb 2000	64	4	18.3	1,106 m	17.5	18,000	1.32 million	2011			1435	third rail	750				yes		Line 5 to Karaj not included (42 km, 11 stations) Lenght unknown
22	Tbilisi	Metro		Asia	22	11 Jan 1966	21	2	13.1	1,315 m	11.0	9,170	241,000	2008		right	1520	third rail	825						According to Mr. Yuri Popov
23	Tashkent	Metro		Asia	29	6 Nov 1977	26	3	12.1	1,392 m	9.7	4,920	178,000	2010		right	1520	third rail	825						According to Mr. Yuri Popov
24	Tama	Monorail		Asia	19	27 Nov 1998	19	1	16.0	889 m	19.0					left								yes
25	Taipei	MRT		Asia	106	28 Mar 1996	98	8	14.1	1,149 m	13.3	15,900	1.79 million	2012	0.60 EUR	right	2060	third rail	750	Wenshan (Muzha) VAL line	1996	yes	yes	yes
26	Sydney	Cityrail		Oceania	14	1926	14	3	7.4	2,005 m	4.7				2.92 EUR	left							yes		Only underground stations in downtown. Monorail: 3.6 km, 8 stations
27	Suzhou	Subway	Su-chou	Asia	24	29 Apr 2012	24	1	25.7	1,117 m	24.0					right							yes		According to Wikipedia, official website
28	Stuttgart	Stadtbahn		Europe	19	10 Jun 1966	17	2	12.0	1,412 m	9.5					right	1435	overhead wire	750				yes	yes	24 km underground. (Schnellbahnen in Deutschland)
29	Stockholm	Tunnelbana		Europe	104	1 Oct 1950	100	3	35.2	1,047 m	34.7	8,010	847,000	2011	3.73 EUR	left	1435	third rail	650, 750 (Blue Line)						According to official website. 7 operational lines
30	Sofia	Metro		Europe	28	28 Jan 1998	26	2	15.6	1,200 m	14.0	2,550	79,500	2009	0.51 EUR	right	1435	third rail	825
31	Singapore	MRT		Asia	100	7 Nov 1987	89	4	36.6	1,526 m	25.0	14,800	2.18 million	2011	0.97 EUR	left	1435	third rail	750	North-East Line, Circle Line and the 3 rubber-tyred LRT lines	2003	LRT lines	yes	yes
32	Shenzhen	Metro		Asia	131	28 Dec 2004	118	5	35.7	1,416 m	26.2	2,030	362,000	2009		right	1435						yes	yes
33	Shenyang	Metro	Mukden	Asia	41	27 Sep 2010	40	2	24.7	1,268 m	20.5					right
34	Shanghai	Metro		Asia	296	10 Apr 1995	251	12	36.4	1,539 m	24.7	14,300	6.24 million	2012	0.34 EUR	right	1435	overhead wire	1500				yes		Maglev and Bund tunnel not included. From Wikipedia. 411,90 km ? Line 13 closes for reconstruction
35	Seville	Metro	Sevilla	Europe	21	2 Apr 2009	21	1	18.0	900 m	21.0
36	Seoul	Subway		Asia	302	15 Aug 1974	260	9	36.3	1,114 m	33.6	21,100	6.9 million	2012	0.54 EUR	right	1435	overhead wire	1500				yes	yes	Only metro section.
37	Sendai	Subway		Asia	17	15 Jul 1987	17	1	14.8	925 m	17.0	10,700	159,000	2008		left	1067	overhead wire	1500					yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe
38	Seattle	Light Rail		America	12	18 Jul 2009	12	1	22.2	2,018 m	12.0					right							yes		Downtown tunnel section considered as a full metro
39	Sapporo	Subway		Asia	49	16 Dec 1971	46	3	16.0	1,043 m	16.3	11,900	573,000	2008		left	2150, 2180 (Namboku Line)	overhead wire, third rail (Namboku Line)	1500, 750 (Namboku Line)			yes		yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe
40	Sao Paulo	Metrô	São Paulo	America	67	14 Sep 1974	61	5	14.9	1,198 m	13.4	32,300	2.4 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 4, 5	According to official website. C Line: 26 km + 16 st. E Line: 22km + 7 st)
41	Santo Domingo	Metro		America	16	30 Jan 2009	16	1	14.5	967 m	16.0	5,480	79,500	2011			1435						yes
42	Santiago	Metro	Santiago de Chile	America	108	15 Sep 1975	100	5	20.5	994 m	21.6	17,100	1.75 million	2011	0.55 EUR	right	1435	third rail	750			yes		yes
43	San Juan	Tren Urbano		America	16	6 Jun 2005	16	1	17.2	1,147 m	16.0	1,750	30,100	2011
44	San Francisco	BART		America	44	11 Sep 1972	44	5	33.4	4,279 m	8.8	1,820	304,000	2012		right	1676	third rail	1000				yes		MUNI not included (8 underground stations)
45	Samara	Metro	Kuybyshev	Europe	9	26 Dec 1987	9	1	10.2	1,275 m	9.0	4,300	43,800	2011		right	1520	third rail	825						According to Mr. Yuri Popov
46	Saint Petersburg	Metro	Leningrad	Europe	67	15 Nov 1955	59	5	22.7	1,831 m	13.4	19,000	2.15 million	2011		right	1520	third rail	825						According to Mr. Yuri Popov
47	Saint Louis	Metrolink		America	37	31 Jul 1993	37	2	36.7	2,097 m	18.5					right
48	Rouen	Métro		Europe	5	17 Dec 1994	5	1	2.2	550 m	5.0														5 underground stations
49	Rotterdam	Metro		Europe	38	10 Feb 1968	37	2	23.5	1,306 m	19.0	5,070	238,000	2008		right	1435	third rail	750						Only metro section. Sneltram: 8.4 km, 11 stations. 'Metros in Holland'
50	Rome	Metropolitana		Europe	52	10 Feb 1955	51	2	20.8	832 m	26.0	21,800	907,000	2008	1.00 EUR	left	1435	overhead wire	1500				yes	yes	metroitaliane.it
51	Rio de Janeiro	Metrô		America	34	5 Mar 1979	34	2	21.0	1,313 m	17.0	13,800	581,000	2010	0.77 EUR	right	1600	third rail	750				yes
52	Rennes	Métro		Europe	15	16 Mar 2002	15	1	9.0	643 m	15.0	14,300	129,000	2011		right				VAL	2002	yes		yes
53	Recife	Metrô		America	30	11 Mar 1985	28	2	19.9	1,418 m	15.0					right									According to official website
54	Pyongyang	Metro		Asia	16	6 Sep 1973	15	2	11.3	1,607 m	8.0	4,380	98,600	2009			1435	third rail	825
55	Prague	Metro		Europe	57	9 May 1974	54	3	19.7	1,094 m	19.0	24,600	1.45 million	2011	0.65 EUR	right	1435	third rail	750					yes
56	Poznan	Fast Tram		Europe	6	1 Mar 1997	6	1	6.1	1,220 m	6.0														Rapid Tram
57	Porto Alegre	Metro		America	17	2 Mar 1985	17	1	33.8	2,112 m	17.0					right									According to official website
58	Pittsburgh	T		America	6	3 Jul 1985	6	1	4.8	960 m	6.0					right									Full metro section length unknown (all lines: 40 km).2.90 is the length of the tunnel section.
59	Philadelphia	Subway		America	66	4 Mar 1907	62	3	20.7	984 m	22.0	4,730	293,000	2011		right	1435, 1588 (Market-Frankford Line)	third rail	600, 685 (PATCO)				yes		PATCO line included. Subway trolley not (10 stations)
60	Perugia	Minimetro		Europe	7	29 Jan 2008	7	1	3.0	500 m	7.0									'Minimetro'	2008
61	Paris	Métro		Europe	382	19 Jul 1900	302	16	13.6	596 m	23.9	19,200	4.18 million	2011	1.57 EUR	right (metro), left (RER)	1435	third rail	750	lines 1, 14, rubber-tyred	1998	lines 1, 4, 6, 11, 14	lines 1, 2, 5, 9	lines 1, 2, 5, 7bis, 9, 14
62	Palma de Mallorca	Metro		Europe	9	25 Apr 2007	9	1	8.3	1,038 m	9.0						1000		1500
63	Oslo	T-Bane		Europe	77	22 May 1966	77	5	12.4	861 m	15.4	3,360	208,000	2010	2.67 EUR	right	1435	third rail	750					yes	Line 1 not included (it has level crossings). Length not sure
64	Osaka	Subway		Asia	133	20 May 1933	104	9	15.3	1,111 m	14.8	16,600	2.29 million	2010		left	1435	third rail	750, 600 (Nanko Port Town Line)	Nanko Port Town Line, rubber-tyred	1981	Nanko Port Town Line		yes	Monorail not included (23.8 km, 18 st). OTS + new tram included
65	Oporto	Metro	Porto	Europe	15	7 Dec 2002	14	2	10.9	1,669 m	7.5					right	1435	overhead wire	750				yes	yes	Full metro section length unknown.14 underground stations & 6,3 km in tunnel in downtown
66	Nuremberg	U-Bahn		Europe	48	1 Mar 1972	44	3	12.0	800 m	16.0	8,980	323,000	2011		right	1435	third rail	750	lines U2, U3, no PSDs, sharing tracks with driver-operated trains	2008			yes
67	Novosibirsk	Metro		Asia	13	7 Jan 1986	12	2	8.2	1,487 m	6.5	12,700	208,000	2011		right	1520	third rail	825						According to Mr. Yuri Popov
68	Nizhny Novgorod	Metro	Gorky	Europe	15	20 Nov 1985	14	2	9.4	1,454 m	7.5	3,910	74,000	2010		right	1520	third rail	825						According to Mr. Yuri Popov
69	Newcastle	Metro		Europe	61	7 Aug 1980	50	2	38.3	1,297 m	30.5	1,360	104,000	2011		left	1435	overhead wire	1500
70	Newark	Subway		America	4	26 May 1935	4	1	2.2	733 m	4.0					right									4 underground stations
71	New York	Subway	New York City	America	468	27 Oct 1904	422	27	13.6	834 m	17.3	12,300	4.53 million	2012	1.53 EUR	right	1435	third rail	625, 650 (PATH)				yes		According to official website. PATH not included (22.2 km, 13 stations). SIR not included
72	Naples	Metropolitana		Europe	31	28 Mar 1993	28	3	10.6	1,136 m	10.3	3,020	95,900	2011		left	1435	overhead wire	1500						M3 and M4 not included (M3: 12.3 km, 12 sta. M4: 8.3 km, 8 sta.)
73	Nanjing	Metro	Nanking	Asia	57	27 Aug 2005	55	2	42.3	1,540 m	28.5	11,100	942,000	2011		right
74	Naha	Monorail		Asia	15	10 Aug 2003	15	1	12.8	914 m	15.0					left
75	Nagoya	Subway		Asia	97	15 Nov 1957	86	4	23.3	1,001 m	24.3	12,600	1.17 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	yes	3 stations +
76	Munich	U-Bahn		Europe	102	19 Oct 1971	96	6	15.7	981 m	17.0	10,500	986,000	2010	2.30 EUR	right	1435	third rail	750					yes
77	Mumbai	Suburban Railway	Bombay	Asia	73		73	5	34.2	2,515 m	14.6				0.17 EUR										In fact, 4 suburban railway lines with metro frequency
78	Mulheim	Stadtbahn	Mülheim	Europe	13	3 Nov 1979	12	2	4.5	819 m	6.5					right	1435	overhead wire	750						Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
79	Moscow	Metro		Europe	186	15 May 1935	147	12	25.8	1,778 m	15.5	21,200	6.55 million	2011	0.50 EUR	right	1520	third rail	825				lines 3, 5 since 2009		Monorail (6 stations, 4.7 km) not included.
80	Montreal	Metro	Montréal	America	73	14 Oct 1966	68	4	17.3	1,003 m	18.3	8,670	600,000	2006	1.67 EUR	right	1994	third rail	750			yes
81	Monterrey	Metro		America	32	25 Apr 1991	31	2	15.8	1,050 m	16.0	12,000	378,000	2009		right						yes
82	Minsk	Metro		Europe	28	26 Jun 1984	27	2	17.7	1,362 m	14.0	21,700	770,000	2012		right	1520	third rail	825						According to Mr. Yuri Popov
83	Milan	Metropolitana		Europe	94	1 Nov 1964	90	3	27.8	915 m	31.3	10,800	899,000	2007	1.00 EUR	right	1435	overhead wire, third rail (line M1)	1500, 750 (line M1)	line M5	2013		yes	yes	metroitaliane.it
84	Miami	Metrorail		America	23	21 May 1984	23	1	39.8	1,809 m	23.0	1,240	49,300	2011	1.66 EUR	right	1435	third rail	750	downtown people mover, rubber-tyred	1986	Downtown people mover	yes		Metromover not included (20 stations, 7 km)
85	Mexico City	Metro		America	195	5 Sep 1969	163	12	15.0	984 m	16.3	24,500	4.41 million	2012	0.14 EUR	right	1995	third rail	750			yes			ONLY PASSENGER SERVICE KM COUNTED
86	Medellin	Metro	Medellín	America	26	30 Nov 1995	25	2	14.4	1,200 m	13.0	16,200	466,000	2011			1435	overhead wire	1500						Metro Cable not included, 4 stations
87	Mecca	Metro		Asia	9	13 Nov 2010	9	1	18.1	2,263 m	9.0					right	1435	third rail	1500				yes	yes
88	Mashhad			Asia	22	10 Oct 2011	22	1	19.0	905 m	22.0
89	Marseille	Métro		Europe	30	26 Nov 1977	28	2	10.9	779 m	15.0	9,430	205,000	2011		right	1435	third rail	750			yes
90	Maracaibo	Metro		America	6	8 Jun 2009	6	1	6.5	1,300 m	6.0												yes
91	Manila	MRT		Asia	44	1 Dec 1984	41	3	17.2	1,256 m	14.7	18,400	948,000	2008	0.18 EUR	right							yes	yes	Length not sure
92	Madrid	Metro		Europe	282	17 Oct 1919	232	13	22.0	1,064 m	21.7	6,080	1.74 million	2011	1.00 EUR	left	1445	overhead wire	600				yes	yes	ML1, ML2, ML3 not included (27.8 km, 37 st.; Embajadores=Acacias)
93	Lyon	Métro		Europe	43	28 Apr 1978	39	4	7.7	787 m	10.8	22,900	704,000	2009	1.60 EUR	left	1435	third rail	750	line D/Maggaly, rubber-tyred, no PSDs	1991	yes
94	Ludwigshafen	Stadtbahn		Europe	11	29 May 1969	11	0		364 m						right									Full metro section length unknown.
95	Los Angeles	Metro Rail		America	30	30 Jan 1993	30	3	19.8	2,196 m	10.0	2,130	126,000	2011	1.91 EUR	right	1435	overhead wire, third rail (Red, Purple lines)	750				yes		Red, Purple and Green lines
96	London	Underground		Europe	270	10 Jan 1863	270	11	36.5	1,552 m	24.5	7,980	3.21 million	2011	2.75 EUR	left	1435	third rail	600, 750 (DLR)	Docklands Light Rail	1987		Metropolitan Line	Metropolitan Line, DLR	DLR not included (31.4 km, 39 stations). East London Line removed (will be assigned to Overground). Overground: 86 km, 55 st.
97	Lisbon	Metro		Europe	55	29 Dec 1959	49	4	11.1	869 m	13.8	11,300	501,000	2010	0.80 EUR	left	1435	third rail	750					yes
98	Lima	Tren Urbano		America	16	5 Apr 2012	16	1	22.0	1,467 m	16.0				0.29 EUR
99	Lille	Métro		Europe	62	25 Apr 1983	60	2	22.8	758 m	31.0	5,780	263,000	2009		right	2060	third rail	750	VAL	1983	yes		yes
100	Lausanne	Metro		Europe	29	24 May 1991	28	2	6.8	507 m	14.5									line m2	2008	line m2		yes	Only m2 is a full metro (27.10.2008: 5.9 km, 14 sta). Line m1: 3 underground stations
101	Las Vegas	Monorail		America	7	15 Jul 2004	7	1	6.2	1,033 m	7.0					right				monorail	2004				Hotels monorails not included
102	Kyoto	Subway		Asia	32	1 Apr 1981	31	2	15.6	1,043 m	16.0	11,000	345,000	2008		left	1435	overhead wire	1500					yes
103	Kunming	Metro		Asia	2	28 Jun 2012	2	1	18.2	18,200 m	2.0
104	Kuala Lumpur	LRT, Monorail		Asia	60	16 Dec 1996	56	3	21.3	1,123 m	20.0	4,670	299,000	2008	0.37 EUR	left				LRT	1996		yes
105	Kryvyi Rih	Metrotram	Krivoy Rog	Europe	12	26 Dec 1986	12	1	18.0	1,636 m	12.0
106	Kolkata	Metro Railway	Calcutta	Asia	23	24 Oct 1984	23	1	25.0	1,136 m	23.0	19,000	474,000	2009		right									25 km wikipedia, 27.50 km urbanrail ???
107	Kobe	Subway		Asia	26	13 Mar 1977	24	2	15.3	1,275 m	13.0	10,800	332,000	2008		left	1435	overhead wire, third rail (Portliner)	1500, 600 (Portliner)	Port Liner and Rokko Liner, rubber-tyred	1981	Port Liner and Rokko Liner		yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe. Portliner, Rokko lines not included (15 st)
108	Kitakyushu	Monorail	Kitaky?sh?	Asia	13	9 Jan 1985	13	1	8.8	733 m	13.0					left								yes
109	Kiev	Metro	Kyiv	Europe	51	22 Oct 1960	48	3	22.1	1,379 m	17.0	21,500	1.42 million	2011	0.27 EUR	right	1520	third rail	825
110	Kharkov	Metro	Kharkiv	Europe	29	23 Aug 1975	26	3	12.5	1,438 m	9.7	18,300	685,000	2011		right									According to Mr. Yuri Popov
111	Kazan	Metro		Europe	7	27 Aug 2005	7	1	10.9	1,817 m	7.0	6,790	74,000	2012		right									According to Mr. Yuri Popov
112	Kaohsiung	MRT	Gaoxiong	Asia	38	9 Mar 2008	37	2	22.5	1,250 m	19.0	3,170	142,000	2012			1435	third rail	750
113	Kamakura	Monorail		Asia	8	3 Mar 1970	8	1	6.6	943 m	8.0					left									Shonan Monorail.
114	Jacksonville	Skyway		America	6	30 May 1989	6	1	6.9	1,380 m	6.0					right	2060	third rail	750	downtown monorail people mover	1989
115	Izmir	Metro		Asia	14	22 May 2000	14	1	15.9	1,223 m	14.0	10,900	173,000	2011			1435	third rail	750
116	Istanbul	Metro		Europe	28	16 Sep 2000	28	2	21.0	1,615 m	14.0	5,090	214,000	2011	0.63 EUR	right	1435	overhead wire, third rail (Line M2)	750						Wikipedia. Hafif Metro not included (25.8 km, 24 stations, 2 lines)
117	Incheon	Subway	Inchon	Asia	29	6 Oct 1999	29	1	29.5	1,054 m	29.0	8,270	244,000	2012
118	Hong Kong	MTR		Asia	95	1 Oct 1979	82	10	17.5	2,059 m	9.5	22,600	3.96 million	2012	0.91 EUR	left	1435	overhead wire	1500 (MTR), 25000 (KCR)	Disneyland Resort Line	2005	SI, WI lines, planned	yes	yes	175 Km and 82 stations according to MRT. 184km urbanrail.35.3km airport express not included
119	Hiroshima	Monorail		Asia	21	20 Aug 1994	21	1	18.4	920 m	21.0	2,680	49,300	2005		left						yes			According to Mr. Osamu Abe
120	Helsinki	Metro		Europe	17	3 Aug 1982	17	1	21.0	1,313 m	17.0	8,090	170,000	2011	2.10 EUR	right	1524	third rail	750					yes	According to Metros in Skandinavien (R.Schwandl)
121	Hanover	Stadtbahn	Hannover	Europe	21	28 Sep 1975	17	3	6.2	1,033 m	7.0					right	1435	overhead wire	600					yes	18.60 km, 17 stations underground ('Schnellbahnen in Deutschland')
122	Hangzhou	Metro	Hangchow	Asia	31	24 Nov 2012	31	1	48.0	1,600 m	31.0														Wikipedia
123	Hamburg	U-Bahn		Europe	99	1 Mar 1912	91	4	26.2	1,102 m	24.8	5,210	545,000	2011		right	1435	third rail	750						According to official website
124	Haifa	Carmelit		Asia	6	1959	6	1	1.8	350 m	6.0
125	Gwangju	Subway		Asia	20	28 Apr 2004	20	1	20.1	1,058 m	20.0	2,450	49,300	2011
126	Guangzhou	Metro	Canton	Asia	146	28 Jun 1999	132	8	29.0	1,680 m	18.3	21,600	5 million	2012		right	1435	third rail	825	APM line (underground people mover)	2010	Zhujiang people mover	yes	yes	APM included
127	Guadalajara	Metro		America	29	1 Sep 1989	28	2	12.0	889 m	14.5					right
128	Glasgow	Subway		Europe	15	14 Dec 1896	15	1	10.4	743 m	15.0	3,420	35,600	2011		left	1219	third rail	600
129	Genoa	Metropolitana		Europe	8	13 Jun 1990	8	1	7.1	1,014 m	8.0					right	1435	overhead wire	750					yes	metroitaliane.it
130	Gelsenkirchen	Stadtbahn		Europe	9	1 Sep 1984	9	1	5.5	690 m	9.0					right	1000	overhead wire	600						Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
131	Fukuoka	Subway		Asia	35	26 Jul 1981	34	3	9.9	931 m	11.7	11,400	340,000	2007		left	1067	overhead wire	1500					yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe
132	Frankfurt	U-Bahn		Europe	31	4 Oct 1968	27	3	6.8	732 m	10.3				2.30 EUR	right	1435	overhead wire	750					yes	20.40 km, 27 stations underground ('Schnellbahnen in Deutschland')
133	Essen	Stadtbahn		Europe	27	5 Oct 1967	27	3	6.7	842 m	9.0					right	1435	overhead wire	750					yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
134	Edmonton	Light Rail		America	15	22 Apr 1978	15	1	20.4	1,457 m	15.0					right
135	Duisburg	Stadtbahn		Europe	13	11 Jul 1992	13	2	7.2	1,304 m	6.5					right								yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
136	Duesseldorf	Stadtbahn	Düsseldorf	Europe	14	4 Oct 1981	14	2	4.8	798 m	7.0					right	1435	overhead wire	600					yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
137	Dubai	Metro		Asia	46	9 Sep 2009	44	2	34.8	1,584 m	23.0	4,280	299,000	2012		right	1435	third rail	750	metro	2009		yes	yes
138	Dortmund	Stadtbahn		Europe	37	17 May 1976	37	3	9.8	866 m	12.3					right	1435	overhead wire	600	H-Bahn	1984			yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
139	Dnepropetrovsk	Metro	Dnipropetrovsk	Europe	6	29 Dec 1995	6	1	7.1	1,420 m	6.0	3,470	24,700	2010			1520	third rail	825						According to Mr. Yuri Popov
140	Detroit	People Mover		America	13	Jul 1987	13	1	4.8	400 m	13.0					right	1435	third rail	600	downtown people mover, LIM technology	1987		yes
141	Delhi	Metro		Asia	143	24 Dec 2002	138	6	32.2	1,410 m	23.8	8,600	1.66 million	2011	0.12 EUR	left	1676, 1435 (Green, Violet lines)	overhead wire	25000				yes	yes
142	Dalian	Metro		Asia	12	1 May 2003	12	1	49.0	4,455 m	12.0	2,460	121,000	2012		right									Suburban service?
143	Daejeon	Subway	Taejon	Asia	22	16 Mar 2006	22	1	22.6	1,076 m	22.0	4,610	104,000	2011
144	Daegu	Subway	Taegu	Asia	56	26 Nov 1997	55	2	27.0	998 m	28.0	6,460	348,000	2012
145	Copenhagen	Metro		Europe	22	19 Oct 2002	22	2	10.5	1,050 m	11.0	7,050	148,000	2011	2.81 EUR	right	1435	third rail	750	all metro lines	2002		all metro and S-Tog trains	yes	According to official website
146	Cologne	Stadtbahn		Europe	51	11 Oct 1968	51	15	3.0	1,250 m	3.4					right	1435	overhead wire	750				new light rail trains only	yes	Approx. 45 km metro-like. 30 km underground.
147	Cleveland	Rapid Transit		America	18	15 Mar 1955	18	1	31.0	1,824 m	18.0	530	16,400	2011		right	1435	overhead wire	600						2 Light Rail lines not included
148	Chongqing	Monorail	Chungking	Asia	86	18 Jun 2005	81	4	31.7	1,548 m	21.5					right							yes	yes
149	Chicago	"L"		America	152	6 Jun 1892	144	8	20.8	1,153 m	19.0	3,660	608,000	2011	1.58 EUR	right	1435	third rail	600				yes		151 Stations and 173 km (UrbanRail.net)
150	Chiba	Monorail		Asia	18	28 Mar 1988	18	2	7.8	969 m	9.0					left
151	Chennai	MRTS	Madras	Asia	17	19 Oct 1997	17	1	27.0	1,688 m	17.0
152	Chengdu	Metro		Asia	36	27 Sep 2010	35	2	20.4	1,202 m	18.0	6,900	282,000	2012		right							yes		http://railway-technology.com/projects/chengdu-metro
153	Charleroi	Métro Léger		Europe	20	21 Jun 1976	20	4	4.4	1,094 m	5.0														Full metro section length unknown. Total length 25 km. Data from Wikipedia
154	Changchun	LRT	Hsinking	Asia	16	Oct 2002	16	1	17.0	1,133 m	16.0					right									(17 km, 16 stations on viaduct = metro). 14.6 km, 17 st on streets
155	Catania	Metropolitana		Europe	6	27 Jun 1999	6	1	3.8	760 m	6.0					right	1435	overhead wire	3000						metroitaliane.it
156	Caracas	Metro		America	50	27 Mar 1983	46	5	12.1	1,344 m	10.0	22,000	1.33 million	2009	0.31 EUR		1435	third rail	750				yes		Metro Los Teques included (9.5 km)
157	Cairo	Metro		Africa	55	27 Sep 1987	53	2	32.8	1,236 m	27.5	35,000	2.29 million	2010	0.14 EUR	left	1435	overhead wire	1500				5 stations
158	Busan	Subway		Asia	127	19 Jul 1985	119	5	26.4	1,080 m	25.4	6,650	877,000	2012		right				Line 4	2011	Line 4
159	Bursa	Bursaray		Asia	31	19 Aug 2002	31	2	15.8	1,086 m	15.5
160	Buffalo	Metro Rail		America	8	18 May 1985	8	1	8.4	1,194 m	8.0					right									Only tunnel section
161	Buenos Aires	Subte		America	78	1 Dec 1913	69	6	8.2	685 m	13.0	17,100	844,000	2011	0.24 EUR	left	1435	overhead wire, third rail (Line B)	1500, 1100 (Line B)					yes	Premetro line not included
162	Budapest	Metro		Europe	42	2 May 1896	40	3	11.0	846 m	14.0	25,100	827,000	2011	0.95 EUR	right	1435	third rail, overhead wire (Line M1)	825, 600 (Line M1)
163	Bucharest	Metro		Europe	50	16 Nov 1979	45	4	17.3	1,505 m	12.5	6,770	468,000	2011	0.40 EUR	right	1435	third rail	825
164	Brussels	Métro		Europe	61	20 Sep 1976	59	3	10.7	555 m	20.3	11,300	364,000	2009	1.53 EUR	right (left on lines 1 and 6 between Midi and Roi Baudouin)	1435	third rail	900					line 1	Premetro tunnels not included, 11 stations
165	Brescia	Metro		Europe	17	22 Dec 2012	17	1	13.1	819 m	17.0									metro	2012				According to official website
166	Brasilia	Metrô		America	24	31 Mar 2001	24	1	42.0	1,826 m	24.0	3,590	151,000	2009		right
167	Boston	The T		America	66	1 Sep 1897	60	3	20.2	960 m	22.0	6,660	403,000	2010		right	1435	third rail, overhead wire (Green Line)	600				yes		Green and Red Lines' tram section not included
168	Bonn	Stadtbahn		Europe	12	22 Mar 1975	12	1	9.0	818 m	12.0					right	1435	overhead wire	750						9 km, 12 stations underground. Approx. 17 km metro-like
169	Bochum	Stadtbahn		Europe	29	26 May 1979	27	2	10.8	797 m	14.5					right	1435	overhead wire	660						Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
170	Bilbao	Metro		Europe	40	11 Nov 1995	40	2	21.7	1,142 m	20.0	5,680	247,000	2011		left	1000	overhead wire	1500				yes	yes	According to Metro Bilbao
171	Bielefeld	Stadtbahn		Europe	7	21 Sep 1971	7	4	1.3	1,733 m	1.8					right									Full metro section length unknown. Only metro section included
172	Berlin	U-Bahn		Europe	195	18 Feb 1902	173	10	14.7	797 m	19.5	9,390	1.38 million	2011	2.10 EUR	right	1435	third rail	750					yes
173	Belo Horizonte	Metrô		America	19	1 Aug 1986	19	1	28.1	1,563 m	19.0					right									According to official website
174	Beijing	Subway	Peking	Asia	262	1 Oct 1969	222	16	27.6	1,797 m	16.4	15,200	6.74 million	2012	0.15 EUR	right	1435	third rail	825				yes	all lines
175	Barcelona	Metro		Europe	163	30 Dec 1924	136	11	10.9	786 m	14.8	8,930	1.07 million	2011	1.35 EUR	right	1435	third rail (TMB), overhead wire (FGC)	1200	lines L9, L10, L11	2009		yes	yes	Tram lines not included (1.8 km subway tram line, T5)
176	Bangkok	Skytrain, MRT		Asia	57	5 Dec 1999	51	4	20.0	1,512 m	14.3	8,370	671,000	2011	0.64 EUR	left	1435	linear		Green line	1999		yes
177	Bangalore	Metro		Asia	6	15 Sep 2011	6	1	7.5	1,500 m	6.0
178	Baltimore	Metro Subway		America	14	21 Nov 1983	14	1	24.5	1,885 m	14.0	2,010	49,300	2011		right	1435	third rail	700				yes
179	Baku	Metro		Asia	23	6 Nov 1967	22	2	17.3	1,646 m	11.5	14,500	501,000	2011		right	1520	third rail	825
180	Atlanta	MARTA		America	39	30 Jun 1979	38	2	39.6	2,141 m	19.5	1,180	93,200	2007		right	1435	third rail	750				yes
181	Athens	Metro		Europe	54	1954	50	3	17.3	1,020 m	18.0	18,000	937,000	2008	1.00 EUR	right	1435	third rail	600				yes	yes	M3 airport line not included.
182	Antwerp	Premetro		Europe	11	25 Mar 1975	11	2	3.8	844 m	5.5						1000	overhead wire	600
183	Ankara	Metro		Asia	23	30 Aug 1996	22	2	11.6	1,100 m	11.5	13,400	310,000	2007		right	1435	third rail	750	metro line	1997
184	Amsterdam	Metro		Europe	33	16 Oct 1977	33	4	8.2	1,128 m	8.3	7,120	233,000	2009	2.09 EUR	right	1435	third rail	750						Sneltram not included (9.8 km, 19 stations; 'Metros in Holland')
185	Almaty	Metro	Alma-Ata	Asia	7	1 Jan 2011	7	1	7.3	1,217 m	7.0	2,630	19,200	2012
186	Algiers	Metro		Africa	10	1 Nov 2011	10	1	9.0	1,000 m	10.0						1435	third rail	750				yes	yes
187	Adana	Metro		Asia	13	18 Mar 2009	13	1	13.5	1,125 m	13.0