World Metro Database

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1	Asia	Adana	Turkey	Metro	18 Mar 2009	13.5 km	13	13.5	13	1,125 m	1
2	Africa	Algiers	Algeria	Metro	1 Nov 2011	9.0 km	10	9.0	10	1,000 m	1							1435	third rail	750				yes		yes
3	Asia	Almaty	Kazakhstan	Metro	1 Jan 2011	7.3 km	7	7.3	7	1,217 m	1	19,200	2,630	7 million	2012
4	Europe	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Metro	16 Oct 1977	32.7 km	33	8.2	33	1,128 m	4	233,000	7,120	85 million	2009	2.09 EUR	right	1435	third rail	750							Sneltram not included (9.8 km, 19 stations; 'Metros in Holland')
5	Europe	Antwerp	Belgium	Premetro	25 Mar 1975	7.6 km	11	3.8	11	844 m	2							1000	overhead wire	600
6	Europe	Athens	Greece	Metro	1954	52.0 km	54	17.3	50	1,020 m	3	937,000	18,000	342 million	2008	1.00 EUR	right	1435	third rail	600				yes		yes	M3 airport line not included.
7	America	Atlanta	USA	MARTA	30 Jun 1979	79.2 km	39	39.6	38	2,141 m	2	93,200	1,180	34 million	2007		right	1435	third rail	750				yes
8	Asia	Baku	Azerbaijan	Metro	6 Nov 1967	34.6 km	23	17.3	22	1,646 m	2	501,000	14,500	183 million	2011		right	1520	third rail	825
9	America	Baltimore	USA	Metro Subway	21 Nov 1983	24.5 km	14	24.5	14	1,885 m	1	49,300	2,010	18 million	2011		right	1435	third rail	700				yes
10	Asia	Bangalore	India	Metro	15 Sep 2011	7.5 km	6	7.5	6	1,500 m	1
11	Asia	Beijing	China	Subway	1 Oct 1969	442.0 km	262	27.6	222	1,797 m	16	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
12	America	Belo Horizonte	Brazil	Metrô	1 Aug 1986	28.1 km	19	28.1	19	1,563 m	1						right										According to official website
13	Europe	Berlin	Germany	U-Bahn	18 Feb 1902	147.4 km	195	14.7	173	797 m	10	1.38 million	9,390	505 million	2011	2.10 EUR	right	1435	third rail	750						yes
14	Europe	Bielefeld	Germany	Stadtbahn	21 Sep 1971	5.2 km	7	1.3	7	1,733 m	4						right										Full metro section length unknown. Only metro section included
15	Europe	Bilbao	Spain	Metro	11 Nov 1995	43.4 km	40	21.7	40	1,142 m	2	247,000	5,680	90 million	2011		left	1000	overhead wire	1500				yes		yes	According to Metro Bilbao
16	Europe	Bochum	Germany	Stadtbahn	26 May 1979	21.5 km	29	10.8	27	797 m	2						right	1435	overhead wire	660							Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
17	Europe	Bonn	Germany	Stadtbahn	22 Mar 1975	9.0 km	12	9.0	12	818 m	1						right	1435	overhead wire	750							9 km, 12 stations underground. Approx. 17 km metro-like
18	America	Boston	USA	The T	1 Sep 1897	60.5 km	66	20.2	60	960 m	3	403,000	6,660	147 million	2010		right	1435	third rail, overhead wire (Green Line)	600				yes			Green and Red Lines' tram section not included
19	America	Brasilia	Brazil	Metrô	31 Mar 2001	42.0 km	24	42.0	24	1,826 m	1	151,000	3,590	55 million	2009		right
20	Europe	Brussels	Belgium	Métro	20 Sep 1976	32.2 km	61	10.7	59	555 m	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	Premetro tunnels not included, 11 stations
21	Europe	Bucharest	Romania	Metro	16 Nov 1979	69.3 km	50	17.3	45	1,505 m	4	468,000	6,770	171 million	2011	0.40 EUR	right	1435	third rail	825
22	Europe	Budapest	Hungary	Metro	2 May 1896	33.0 km	42	11.0	40	846 m	3	827,000	25,100	302 million	2011	0.95 EUR	right	1435	third rail, overhead wire (Line M1)	825, 600 (Line M1)
23	America	Buenos Aires	Argentina	Subte	1 Dec 1913	49.3 km	78	8.2	69	685 m	6	844,000	17,100	308 million	2011	0.24 EUR	left	1435	overhead wire, third rail (Line B)	1500, 1100 (Line B)						yes	Premetro line not included
24	America	Buffalo	USA	Metro Rail	18 May 1985	8.4 km	8	8.4	8	1,194 m	1						right										Only tunnel section
25	Asia	Bursa	Turkey	Bursaray	19 Aug 2002	31.5 km	31	15.8	31	1,086 m	2
26	Africa	Cairo	Egypt	Metro	27 Sep 1987	65.5 km	55	32.8	53	1,236 m	2	2.29 million	35,000	837 million	2010	0.14 EUR	left	1435	overhead wire	1500				5 stations
27	America	Caracas	Venezuela	Metro	27 Mar 1983	60.5 km	50	12.1	46	1,344 m	5	1.33 million	22,000	485 million	2009	0.31 EUR		1435	third rail	750				yes			Metro Los Teques included (9.5 km)
28	Europe	Catania	Italy	Metropolitana	27 Jun 1999	3.8 km	6	3.8	6	760 m	1						right	1435	overhead wire	3000							metroitaliane.it
29	Asia	Changchun	China	LRT	Oct 2002	17.0 km	16	17.0	16	1,133 m	1						right										(17 km, 16 stations on viaduct = metro). 14.6 km, 17 st on streets
30	Europe	Charleroi	Belgium	Métro Léger	21 Jun 1976	17.5 km	20	4.4	20	1,094 m	4																Full metro section length unknown. Total length 25 km. Data from Wikipedia
31	Asia	Chengdu	China	Metro	27 Sep 2010	40.9 km	36	20.4	35	1,202 m	2	282,000	6,900	103 million	2012		right							yes	yes		http://railway-technology.com/projects/chengdu-metro
32	Asia	Chennai	India	MRTS	19 Oct 1997	27.0 km	17	27.0	17	1,688 m	1
33	Asia	Chiba	Japan	Monorail	28 Mar 1988	15.5 km	18	7.8	18	969 m	2						left
34	America	Chicago	USA	"L"	6 Jun 1892	166.0 km	152	20.8	144	1,153 m	8	608,000	3,660	222 million	2011	1.58 EUR	right	1435	third rail	600				yes			151 Stations and 173 km (UrbanRail.net)
35	Asia	Chongqing	China	Monorail	18 Jun 2005	127.0 km	86	31.7	81	1,548 m	4						right							yes	The three underground stations (Daping, Linjiangmen, and Jiaochangkou) have PSDs	yes
36	America	Cleveland	USA	Rapid Transit	15 Mar 1955	31.0 km	18	31.0	18	1,824 m	1	16,400	530	6 million	2011		right	1435	overhead wire	600							2 Light Rail lines not included
37	Europe	Cologne	Germany	Stadtbahn	11 Oct 1968	45.0 km	51	3.0	51	1,250 m	15						right	1435	overhead wire	750				new light rail trains only		yes	Approx. 45 km metro-like. 30 km underground.
38	Asia	Daegu	South Korea	Subway	26 Nov 1997	53.9 km	56	27.0	55	998 m	2	348,000	6,460	127 million	2012										lines 1, 2
39	Asia	Daejeon	South Korea	Subway	16 Mar 2006	22.6 km	22	22.6	22	1,076 m	1	104,000	4,610	38 million	2011										yes
40	Asia	Dalian	China	Metro	1 May 2003	49.0 km	12	49.0	12	4,455 m	1	121,000	2,460	44 million	2012		right										Suburban service?
41	Asia	Delhi	India	Metro	24 Dec 2002	193.2 km	143	32.2	138	1,410 m	6	1.66 million	8,600	606 million	2011	0.12 EUR	left	1676, 1435 (Green, Violet lines)	overhead wire	25000				yes		yes
42	Europe	Dnepropetrovsk	Ukraine	Metro	29 Dec 1995	7.1 km	6	7.1	6	1,420 m	1	24,700	3,470	9 million	2010			1520	third rail	825							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
43	Europe	Duesseldorf	Germany	Stadtbahn	4 Oct 1981	9.6 km	14	4.8	14	798 m	2						right	1435	overhead wire	600						yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
44	Europe	Duisburg	Germany	Stadtbahn	11 Jul 1992	14.3 km	13	7.2	13	1,304 m	2						right									yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
45	America	Edmonton	Canada	Light Rail	22 Apr 1978	20.4 km	15	20.4	15	1,457 m	1						right
46	Europe	Essen	Germany	Stadtbahn	5 Oct 1967	20.2 km	27	6.7	27	842 m	3						right	1435	overhead wire	750						yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
47	Europe	Frankfurt	Germany	U-Bahn	4 Oct 1968	20.5 km	31	6.8	27	732 m	3					2.30 EUR	right	1435	overhead wire	750						yes	20.40 km, 27 stations underground ('Schnellbahnen in Deutschland')
48	Asia	Fukuoka	Japan	Subway	26 Jul 1981	29.8 km	35	9.9	34	931 m	3	340,000	11,400	124 million	2007		left	1067	overhead wire	1500					yes	yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe
49	Europe	Gelsenkirchen	Germany	Stadtbahn	1 Sep 1984	5.5 km	9	5.5	9	690 m	1						right	1000	overhead wire	600							Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
50	Europe	Genoa	Italy	Metropolitana	13 Jun 1990	7.1 km	8	7.1	8	1,014 m	1						right	1435	overhead wire	750						yes	metroitaliane.it
51	Europe	Glasgow	United Kingdom	Subway	14 Dec 1896	10.4 km	15	10.4	15	743 m	1	35,600	3,420	13 million	2011		left	1219	third rail	600
52	America	Guadalajara	Mexico	Metro	1 Sep 1989	24.0 km	29	12.0	28	889 m	2						right
53	Asia	Gwangju	South Korea	Subway	28 Apr 2004	20.1 km	20	20.1	20	1,058 m	1	49,300	2,450	18 million	2011										yes
54	Asia	Haifa	Israel	Carmelit	1959	1.8 km	6	1.8	6	350 m	1
55	Europe	Hamburg	Germany	U-Bahn	1 Mar 1912	104.7 km	99	26.2	91	1,102 m	4	545,000	5,210	199 million	2011		right	1435	third rail	750							According to official website
56	Asia	Hangzhou	China	Metro	24 Nov 2012	48.0 km	31	48.0	31	1,600 m	1																Wikipedia
57	Europe	Hanover	Germany	Stadtbahn	28 Sep 1975	18.6 km	21	6.2	17	1,033 m	3						right	1435	overhead wire	600						yes	18.60 km, 17 stations underground ('Schnellbahnen in Deutschland')
58	Europe	Helsinki	Finland	Metro	3 Aug 1982	21.0 km	17	21.0	17	1,313 m	1	170,000	8,090	62 million	2011	2.10 EUR	right	1524	third rail	750						yes	According to Metros in Skandinavien (R.Schwandl)
59	Asia	Hiroshima	Japan	Monorail	20 Aug 1994	18.4 km	21	18.4	21	920 m	1	49,300	2,680	18 million	2005		left				yes						According to Mr. Osamu Abe
60	Asia	Incheon	South Korea	Subway	6 Oct 1999	29.5 km	29	29.5	29	1,054 m	1	244,000	8,270	89 million	2012										yes
61	Europe	Istanbul	Turkey	Metro	16 Sep 2000	42.0 km	28	21.0	28	1,615 m	2	214,000	5,090	78 million	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)
62	Asia	Izmir	Turkey	Metro	22 May 2000	15.9 km	14	15.9	14	1,223 m	1	173,000	10,900	63 million	2011			1435	third rail	750
63	Asia	Kamakura	Japan	Monorail	3 Mar 1970	6.6 km	8	6.6	8	943 m	1						left										Shonan Monorail.
64	Asia	Kaohsiung	Taiwan	MRT	9 Mar 2008	45.0 km	38	22.5	37	1,250 m	2	142,000	3,170	52 million	2012			1435	third rail	750					MRT
65	Europe	Kazan	Russia	Metro	27 Aug 2005	10.9 km	7	10.9	7	1,817 m	1	74,000	6,790	27 million	2012		right										According to Mr. Yuri Popov
66	Europe	Kharkov	Ukraine	Metro	23 Aug 1975	37.4 km	29	12.5	26	1,438 m	3	685,000	18,300	250 million	2011		right										According to Mr. Yuri Popov
67	Europe	Kiev	Ukraine	Metro	22 Oct 1960	66.2 km	51	22.1	48	1,379 m	3	1.42 million	21,500	519 million	2011	0.27 EUR	right	1520	third rail	825
68	Asia	Kitakyushu	Japan	Monorail	9 Jan 1985	8.8 km	13	8.8	13	733 m	1						left									yes
69	Asia	Kolkata	India	Metro Railway	24 Oct 1984	25.0 km	23	25.0	23	1,136 m	1	474,000	19,000	173 million	2009		right										25 km wikipedia, 27.50 km urbanrail ???
70	Europe	Kryvyi Rih	Ukraine	Metrotram	26 Dec 1986	18.0 km	12	18.0	12	1,636 m	1
71	Asia	Kunming	China	Metro	28 Jun 2012	18.2 km	2	18.2	2	18,200 m	1
72	Asia	Kyoto	Japan	Subway	1 Apr 1981	31.3 km	32	15.6	31	1,043 m	2	345,000	11,000	126 million	2008		left	1435	overhead wire	1500					Tozai line	yes
73	America	Lima	Peru	Tren Urbano	5 Apr 2012	22.0 km	16	22.0	16	1,467 m	1					0.29 EUR
74	Europe	Lisbon	Portugal	Metro	29 Dec 1959	44.3 km	55	11.1	49	869 m	4	501,000	11,300	183 million	2010	0.80 EUR	left	1435	third rail	750						yes
75	America	Los Angeles	USA	Metro Rail	30 Jan 1993	59.3 km	30	19.8	30	2,196 m	3	126,000	2,130	46 million	2011	1.91 EUR	right	1435	overhead wire, third rail (Red, Purple lines)	750				yes			Red, Purple and Green lines
76	Europe	Ludwigshafen	Germany	Stadtbahn	29 May 1969	4.0 km	11		11	364 m	0						right										Full metro section length unknown.
77	Europe	Madrid	Spain	Metro	17 Oct 1919	286.3 km	282	22.0	232	1,064 m	13	1.74 million	6,080	635 million	2011	1.00 EUR	left	1445	overhead wire	600				yes	tests in 2010, plans for 2011	yes	ML1, ML2, ML3 not included (27.8 km, 37 st.; Embajadores=Acacias)
78	Asia	Manila	Philippines	MRT	1 Dec 1984	51.5 km	44	17.2	41	1,256 m	3	948,000	18,400	346 million	2008	0.18 EUR	right							yes		yes	Length not sure
79	America	Maracaibo	Venezuela	Metro	8 Jun 2009	6.5 km	6	6.5	6	1,300 m	1													yes
80	Europe	Marseille	France	Métro	26 Nov 1977	21.8 km	30	10.9	28	779 m	2	205,000	9,430	75 million	2011		right	1435	third rail	750	yes
81	Asia	Mashhad	Iran		10 Oct 2011	19.0 km	22	19.0	22	905 m	1
82	Asia	Mecca	Saudi Arabia	Metro	13 Nov 2010	18.1 km	9	18.1	9	2,263 m	1						right	1435	third rail	1500				yes	yes	yes
83	America	Medellin	Colombia	Metro	30 Nov 1995	28.8 km	26	14.4	25	1,200 m	2	466,000	16,200	170 million	2011			1435	overhead wire	1500							Metro Cable not included, 4 stations
84	America	Mexico City	Mexico	Metro	5 Sep 1969	180.0 km	195	15.0	163	984 m	12	4.41 million	24,500	1,609 million	2012	0.14 EUR	right	1995	third rail	750	yes						ONLY PASSENGER SERVICE KM COUNTED
85	Europe	Minsk	Belarus	Metro	26 Jun 1984	35.4 km	28	17.7	27	1,362 m	2	770,000	21,700	281 million	2012		right	1520	third rail	825							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
86	America	Monterrey	Mexico	Metro	25 Apr 1991	31.5 km	32	15.8	31	1,050 m	2	378,000	12,000	138 million	2009		right				yes
87	America	Montreal	Canada	Metro	14 Oct 1966	69.2 km	73	17.3	68	1,003 m	4	600,000	8,670	219 million	2006	1.67 EUR	right	1994	third rail	750	yes
88	Europe	Moscow	Russia	Metro	15 May 1935	309.4 km	186	25.8	147	1,778 m	12	6.55 million	21,200	2,389 million	2011	0.50 EUR	right	1520	third rail	825				lines 3, 5 since 2009			Monorail (6 stations, 4.7 km) not included.
89	Europe	Mulheim	Germany	Stadtbahn	3 Nov 1979	9.0 km	13	4.5	12	819 m	2						right	1435	overhead wire	750							Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
90	Asia	Mumbai	India	Suburban Railway		171.0 km	73	34.2	73	2,515 m	5					0.17 EUR											In fact, 4 suburban railway lines with metro frequency
91	Europe	Munich	Germany	U-Bahn	19 Oct 1971	94.2 km	102	15.7	96	981 m	6	986,000	10,500	360 million	2010	2.30 EUR	right	1435	third rail	750						yes
92	Asia	Naha	Japan	Monorail	10 Aug 2003	12.8 km	15	12.8	15	914 m	1						left
93	Asia	Nanjing	China	Metro	27 Aug 2005	84.7 km	57	42.3	55	1,540 m	2	942,000	11,100	344 million	2011		right
94	Europe	Naples	Italy	Metropolitana	28 Mar 1993	31.8 km	31	10.6	28	1,136 m	3	95,900	3,020	35 million	2011		left	1435	overhead wire	1500							M3 and M4 not included (M3: 12.3 km, 12 sta. M4: 8.3 km, 8 sta.)
95	America	New York	USA	Subway	27 Oct 1904	368.0 km	468	13.6	422	834 m	27	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		According to official website. PATH not included (22.2 km, 13 stations). SIR not included
96	America	Newark	USA	Subway	26 May 1935	2.2 km	4	2.2	4	733 m	1						right										4 underground stations
97	Europe	Newcastle	United Kingdom	Metro	7 Aug 1980	76.5 km	61	38.3	50	1,297 m	2	104,000	1,360	38 million	2011		left	1435	overhead wire	1500
98	Europe	Nizhny Novgorod	Russia	Metro	20 Nov 1985	18.9 km	15	9.4	14	1,454 m	2	74,000	3,910	27 million	2010		right	1520	third rail	825							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
99	Asia	Novosibirsk	Russia	Metro	7 Jan 1986	16.4 km	13	8.2	12	1,487 m	2	208,000	12,700	76 million	2011		right	1520	third rail	825							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
100	Europe	Oporto	Portugal	Metro	7 Dec 2002	21.7 km	15	10.9	14	1,669 m	2						right	1435	overhead wire	750				yes		yes	Full metro section length unknown.14 underground stations & 6,3 km in tunnel in downtown
101	Europe	Oslo	Norway	T-Bane	22 May 1966	62.0 km	77	12.4	77	861 m	5	208,000	3,360	76 million	2010	2.67 EUR	right	1435	third rail	750						yes	Line 1 not included (it has level crossings). Length not sure
102	Europe	Palma de Mallorca	Spain	Metro	25 Apr 2007	8.3 km	9	8.3	9	1,038 m	1							1000		1500
103	America	Philadelphia	USA	Subway	4 Mar 1907	62.0 km	66	20.7	62	984 m	3	293,000	4,730	107 million	2011		right	1435, 1588 (Market-Frankford Line)	third rail	600, 685 (PATCO)				yes			PATCO line included. Subway trolley not (10 stations)
104	America	Pittsburgh	USA	T	3 Jul 1985	4.8 km	6	4.8	6	960 m	1						right										Full metro section length unknown (all lines: 40 km).2.90 is the length of the tunnel section.
105	America	Porto Alegre	Brazil	Metro	2 Mar 1985	33.8 km	17	33.8	17	2,112 m	1						right										According to official website
106	Europe	Poznan	Poland	Fast Tram	1 Mar 1997	6.1 km	6	6.1	6	1,220 m	1																Rapid Tram
107	Europe	Prague	Czech Republic	Metro	9 May 1974	59.1 km	57	19.7	54	1,094 m	3	1.45 million	24,600	530 million	2011	0.65 EUR	right	1435	third rail	750						yes
108	Asia	Pyongyang	North Korea	Metro	6 Sep 1973	22.5 km	16	11.3	15	1,607 m	2	98,600	4,380	36 million	2009			1435	third rail	825
109	America	Recife	Brazil	Metrô	11 Mar 1985	39.7 km	30	19.9	28	1,418 m	2						right										According to official website
110	America	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	Metrô	5 Mar 1979	42.0 km	34	21.0	34	1,313 m	2	581,000	13,800	212 million	2010	0.77 EUR	right	1600	third rail	750				yes
111	Europe	Rome	Italy	Metropolitana	10 Feb 1955	41.6 km	52	20.8	51	832 m	2	907,000	21,800	331 million	2008	1.00 EUR	left	1435	overhead wire	1500				yes		yes	metroitaliane.it
112	Europe	Rotterdam	Netherlands	Metro	10 Feb 1968	47.0 km	38	23.5	37	1,306 m	2	238,000	5,070	87 million	2008		right	1435	third rail	750							Only metro section. Sneltram: 8.4 km, 11 stations. 'Metros in Holland'
113	Europe	Rouen	France	Métro	17 Dec 1994	2.2 km	5	2.2	5	550 m	1																5 underground stations
114	America	Saint Louis	USA	Metrolink	31 Jul 1993	73.4 km	37	36.7	37	2,097 m	2						right
115	Europe	Saint Petersburg	Russia	Metro	15 Nov 1955	113.5 km	67	22.7	59	1,831 m	5	2.15 million	19,000	786 million	2011		right	1520	third rail	825					windowless steel doors in ten stations		According to Mr. Yuri Popov
116	Europe	Samara	Russia	Metro	26 Dec 1987	10.2 km	9	10.2	9	1,275 m	1	43,800	4,300	16 million	2011		right	1520	third rail	825							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
117	America	San Francisco	USA	BART	11 Sep 1972	166.9 km	44	33.4	44	4,279 m	5	304,000	1,820	111 million	2012		right	1676	third rail	1000				yes			MUNI not included (8 underground stations)
118	America	San Juan	Puerto Rico	Tren Urbano	6 Jun 2005	17.2 km	16	17.2	16	1,147 m	1	30,100	1,750	11 million	2011
119	America	Santiago	Chile	Metro	15 Sep 1975	102.4 km	108	20.5	100	994 m	5	1.75 million	17,100	640 million	2011	0.55 EUR	right	1435	third rail	750	yes					yes
120	America	Santo Domingo	Dominican Republic	Metro	30 Jan 2009	14.5 km	16	14.5	16	967 m	1	79,500	5,480	29 million	2011			1435						yes
121	Asia	Sapporo	Japan	Subway	16 Dec 1971	48.0 km	49	16.0	46	1,043 m	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	According to Mr. Osamu Abe
122	America	Seattle	USA	Light Rail	18 Jul 2009	22.2 km	12	22.2	12	2,018 m	1						right							yes			Downtown tunnel section considered as a full metro
123	Asia	Sendai	Japan	Subway	15 Jul 1987	14.8 km	17	14.8	17	925 m	1	159,000	10,700	58 million	2008		left	1067	overhead wire	1500						yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe
124	Asia	Seoul	South Korea	Subway	15 Aug 1974	326.5 km	302	36.3	260	1,114 m	9	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	Only metro section.
125	Europe	Seville	Spain	Metro	2 Apr 2009	18.0 km	21	18.0	21	900 m	1														Line 1
126	Asia	Shanghai	China	Metro	10 Apr 1995	437.0 km	296	36.4	251	1,539 m	12	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		Maglev and Bund tunnel not included. From Wikipedia. 411,90 km ? Line 13 closes for reconstruction
127	Asia	Shenyang	China	Metro	27 Sep 2010	49.5 km	41	24.7	40	1,268 m	2						right								yes
128	Asia	Shenzhen	China	Metro	28 Dec 2004	178.4 km	131	35.7	118	1,416 m	5	362,000	2,030	132 million	2009		right	1435						yes	yes	yes
129	Europe	Sofia	Bulgaria	Metro	28 Jan 1998	31.2 km	28	15.6	26	1,200 m	2	79,500	2,550	29 million	2009	0.51 EUR	right	1435	third rail	825
130	Europe	Stockholm	Sweden	Tunnelbana	1 Oct 1950	105.7 km	104	35.2	100	1,047 m	3	847,000	8,010	309 million	2011	3.73 EUR	left	1435	third rail	650, 750 (Blue Line)							According to official website. 7 operational lines
131	Europe	Stuttgart	Germany	Stadtbahn	10 Jun 1966	24.0 km	19	12.0	17	1,412 m	2						right	1435	overhead wire	750				yes		yes	24 km underground. (Schnellbahnen in Deutschland)
132	Asia	Suzhou	China	Subway	29 Apr 2012	25.7 km	24	25.7	24	1,117 m	1						right							yes			According to Wikipedia, official website
133	Oceania	Sydney	Australia	Cityrail	1926	22.1 km	14	7.4	14	2,005 m	3					2.92 EUR	left							yes			Only underground stations in downtown. Monorail: 3.6 km, 8 stations
134	Asia	Tama	Japan	Monorail	27 Nov 1998	16.0 km	19	16.0	19	889 m	1						left									yes
135	Asia	Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Metro	6 Nov 1977	36.2 km	29	12.1	26	1,392 m	3	178,000	4,920	65 million	2010		right	1520	third rail	825							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
136	Asia	Tbilisi	Georgia	Metro	11 Jan 1966	26.3 km	22	13.1	21	1,315 m	2	241,000	9,170	88 million	2008		right	1520	third rail	825							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
137	Asia	Tehran	Iran	Metro	21 Feb 2000	73.0 km	70	18.3	64	1,106 m	4	1.32 million	18,000	480 million	2011			1435	third rail	750				yes			Line 5 to Karaj not included (42 km, 11 stations) Lenght unknown
138	Europe	The Hague	Netherlands	RandstadRail	16 Oct 2004	27.9 km	30	9.3	30	1,033 m	3						right										Full metro section length unknown (47 km?)
139	Asia	Tianjin	China	Metro	28 Mar 2004	124.0 km	81	31.0	77	1,610 m	4	175,000	1,410	64 million	2010		right	1435	third rail	825				yes	platform gate doors		Binhai Line and metro line included. (10-08-1980: 7.4 km, 7 stations)
140	America	Toronto	Canada	Subway	30 Apr 1954	71.3 km	74	17.8	69	1,019 m	4	762,000	10,700	278 million	2006	1.67 EUR	right	1480	third rail	600				yes
141	Europe	Valencia	Spain	Metro	3 Oct 1988	31.8 km	38	10.6	37	909 m	3						right	1000	overhead wire	1500				yes		yes	Full metro section length unknown.
142	America	Valencia	Venezuela	Metro	18 Oct 2006	6.2 km	7	6.2	7	1,033 m	1	57,500	9,280	21 million	2010
143	America	Valparaiso	Chile	Metro	23 Nov 2005	43.0 km	20	43.0	20	2,263 m	1						right
144	Europe	Vienna	Austria	U-Bahn	25 Feb 1978	74.6 km	102	14.9	90	769 m	5	1.46 million	19,600	534 million	2010	1.70 EUR	right	1435	third rail	750				yes		yes	According to official website. Premetro tunnel not included
145	Europe	Volgograd	Russia	Metro	5 Nov 1984	6.8 km	6	6.8	6	1,360 m	1																Total system: 22 stations, 17,1 km
146	Europe	Warsaw	Poland	Metro	7 Apr 1995	22.6 km	21	22.6	21	1,130 m	1	384,000	17,000	140 million	2011	0.47 EUR	right	1435	third rail	825
147	America	Washington	USA	Metrorail	27 Mar 1976	171.2 km	90	34.2	86	2,014 m	5	597,000	3,490	218 million	2012		right	1435	third rail	750				yes
148	Asia	Wuhan	China	Metro	28 Sep 2004	56.8 km	48	28.4	47	1,234 m	2	200,000	3,520	73 million	2011		right
149	Europe	Wuppertal	Germany	Schwebebahn	1 Mar 1901	13.3 km	20	13.3	20	700 m	1						right		overhead rail	600
150	Asia	Xian	China	Metro	16 Sep 2011	26.4 km	17	26.4	17	1,650 m	1	162,000	6,120	59 million	2012			1435								yes
151	Asia	Yekaterinburg	Russia	Metro	26 Apr 1991	12.7 km	9	12.7	9	1,587 m	1	104,000	8,200	38 million	2011		right
152	Asia	Yerevan	Armenia	Metro	7 Mar 1981	12.1 km	10	12.1	10	1,344 m	1	46,600	3,850	17 million	2011		right										According to Mr. Yuri Popov
153	Asia	Kobe	Japan	Subway	13 Mar 1977	30.6 km	26	15.3	24	1,275 m	2	332,000	10,800	121 million	2008		left	1435	overhead wire, third rail (Portliner)	1500, 600 (Portliner)	Port Liner and Rokko Liner	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)
154	Asia	Osaka	Japan	Subway	20 May 1933	137.8 km	133	15.3	104	1,111 m	9	2.29 million	16,600	836 million	2010		left	1435	third rail	750, 600 (Nanko Port Town Line)	Nanko Port Town Line	Nanko Port Town Line, rubber-tyred	1981		all stations on the Nanko Port Town Line	yes	Monorail not included (23.8 km, 18 st). OTS + new tram included
155	Europe	Lille	France	Métro	25 Apr 1983	45.5 km	62	22.8	60	758 m	2	263,000	5,780	96 million	2009		right	2060	third rail	750	yes	VAL	1983		VAL, all stations	yes
156	Europe	Dortmund	Germany	Stadtbahn	17 May 1976	29.5 km	37	9.8	37	866 m	3						right	1435	overhead wire	600		H-Bahn	1984			yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
157	America	Miami	USA	Metrorail	21 May 1984	39.8 km	23	39.8	23	1,809 m	1	49,300	1,240	18 million	2011	1.66 EUR	right	1435	third rail	750	Downtown people mover	downtown people mover, rubber-tyred	1986	yes			Metromover not included (20 stations, 7 km)
158	America	Vancouver	Canada	SkyTrain	3 Jan 1986	69.5 km	49	23.2	47	1,511 m	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
159	America	Detroit	USA	People Mover	Jul 1987	4.8 km	13	4.8	13	400 m	1						right	1435	third rail	600		downtown people mover, LIM technology	1987	yes
160	Europe	London	United Kingdom	Underground	10 Jan 1863	402.0 km	270	36.5	270	1,552 m	11	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	DLR not included (31.4 km, 39 stations). East London Line removed (will be assigned to Overground). Overground: 86 km, 55 st.
161	America	Jacksonville	USA	Skyway	30 May 1989	6.9 km	6	6.9	6	1,380 m	1						right	2060	third rail	750		downtown monorail people mover	1989
162	Asia	Yokohama	Japan	Subway	16 Dec 1972	57.6 km	48	19.2	45	1,280 m	3	542,000	9,420	198 million	2008		left	1435	third rail	750	Kanazawa Seaside LRT	Kanazawa Seaside line, LRT, rubber-tyred	1989		Kanazawa Seaside LRT line	yes	Kanazawa Line not included (10.6 km)
163	Europe	Lyon	France	Métro	28 Apr 1978	30.7 km	43	7.7	39	787 m	4	704,000	22,900	257 million	2009	1.60 EUR	left	1435	third rail	750	yes	line D/Maggaly, rubber-tyred, no PSDs	1991
164	Europe	Toulouse	France	Métro	26 Jun 1993	27.5 km	38	13.8	37	764 m	2	282,000	10,300	103 million	2011		right	2060	third rail	750	yes	VAL	1993		VAL	yes
165	Asia	Tokyo	Japan	Metro	30 Dec 1927	304.5 km	290	23.4	205	1,099 m	13	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 line	Yurikamome Waterfront line, rubber-tyred	1995	yes	Marunouchi, Mita, Namboku, Yurikamome lines	yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe. Saitama, Yurikamone, Monorail, Yamanote, Chuo, Rinkai not incl.
166	Asia	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	LRT, Monorail	16 Dec 1996	64.0 km	60	21.3	56	1,123 m	3	299,000	4,670	109 million	2008	0.37 EUR	left					LRT	1996	yes	KLIA line to airport, Kelana Jaya line's underground stations
167	Asia	Taipei	Taiwan	MRT	28 Mar 1996	112.6 km	106	14.1	98	1,149 m	8	1.79 million	15,900	652 million	2012	0.60 EUR	right	2060	third rail	750	yes	Wenshan (Muzha) VAL line	1996	yes	PGDs in the busier MRT stations, PSDs in all VAL stations	yes
168	Asia	Ankara	Turkey	Metro	30 Aug 1996	23.1 km	23	11.6	22	1,100 m	2	310,000	13,400	113 million	2007		right	1435	third rail	750		metro line	1997
169	Europe	Paris	France	Métro	19 Jul 1900	218.0 km	382	13.6	302	596 m	16	4.18 million	19,200	1,524 million	2011	1.57 EUR	right (metro), left (RER)	1435	third rail	750	lines 1, 4, 6, 11, 14	lines 1, 14, rubber-tyred	1998	lines 1, 2, 5, 9	lines 1, 13 (part), 14	lines 1, 2, 5, 7bis, 9, 14
170	Asia	Bangkok	Thailand	Skytrain, MRT	5 Dec 1999	80.2 km	57	20.0	51	1,512 m	4	671,000	8,370	245 million	2011	0.64 EUR	left	1435	linear			Green line	1999	yes	Green line, Blue line
171	Europe	Copenhagen	Denmark	Metro	19 Oct 2002	21.0 km	22	10.5	22	1,050 m	2	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	According to official website
172	Europe	Rennes	France	Métro	16 Mar 2002	9.0 km	15	9.0	15	643 m	1	129,000	14,300	47 million	2011		right				yes	VAL	2002		VAL	yes
173	Asia	Singapore	Singapore	MRT	7 Nov 1987	146.5 km	100	36.6	89	1,526 m	4	2.18 million	14,800	794 million	2011	0.97 EUR	left	1435	third rail	750	LRT lines	North-East Line, Circle Line and the 3 rubber-tyred LRT lines	2003	yes	yes	yes
174	America	Las Vegas	USA	Monorail	15 Jul 2004	6.2 km	7	6.2	7	1,033 m	1						right					monorail	2004		yes		Hotels monorails not included
175	Asia	Hong Kong	Hong Kong S.A.R.	MTR	1 Oct 1979	175.0 km	95	17.5	82	2,059 m	10	3.96 million	22,600	1,444 million	2012	0.91 EUR	left	1435	overhead wire	1500 (MTR), 25000 (KCR)	SI, WI lines, planned	Disneyland Resort Line	2005	yes	all underground stations	yes	175 Km and 82 stations according to MRT. 184km urbanrail.35.3km airport express not included
176	Asia	Nagoya	Japan	Subway	15 Nov 1957	93.1 km	97	23.3	86	1,001 m	4	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	3 stations +
177	Europe	Turin	Italy	Metropolitana	4 Feb 2006	13.4 km	21	13.4	21	670 m	1	90,400	6,750	33 million	2011		right				yes	VAL	2006	yes	VAL	yes
178	Europe	Lausanne	Switzerland	Metro	24 May 1991	13.7 km	29	6.8	28	507 m	2										line m2	line m2	2008			yes	Only m2 is a full metro (27.10.2008: 5.9 km, 14 sta). Line m1: 3 underground stations
179	Europe	Nuremberg	Germany	U-Bahn	1 Mar 1972	36.0 km	48	12.0	44	800 m	3	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
180	Europe	Perugia	Italy	Minimetro	29 Jan 2008	3.0 km	7	3.0	7	500 m	1											'Minimetro'	2008
181	Europe	Barcelona	Spain	Metro	30 Dec 1924	119.4 km	163	10.9	136	786 m	11	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	Tram lines not included (1.8 km subway tram line, T5)
182	Asia	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	Metro	9 Sep 2009	69.7 km	46	34.8	44	1,584 m	2	299,000	4,280	109 million	2012		right	1435	third rail	750		metro	2009	yes	metro, monorail	yes
183	Asia	Guangzhou	China	Metro	28 Jun 1999	231.9 km	146	29.0	132	1,680 m	8	5 million	21,600	1,825 million	2012		right	1435	third rail	825	Zhujiang people mover	APM line (underground people mover)	2010	yes	yes	yes	APM included
184	America	Sao Paulo	Brazil	Metrô	14 Sep 1974	74.3 km	67	14.9	61	1,198 m	5	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	According to official website. C Line: 26 km + 16 st. E Line: 22km + 7 st)
185	Asia	Busan	South Korea	Subway	19 Jul 1985	131.8 km	127	26.4	119	1,080 m	5	877,000	6,650	320 million	2012		right				Line 4	Line 4	2011		line 3
186	Europe	Brescia	Italy	Metro	22 Dec 2012	13.1 km	17	13.1	17	819 m	1											metro	2012				According to official website
187	Europe	Milan	Italy	Metropolitana	1 Nov 1964	83.3 km	94	27.8	90	915 m	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	metroitaliane.it