World Metro Database

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1	India	Bombay	Asia	Suburban Railway		106.3 mi	5	21.3	1.56 mi												In fact, 4 suburban railway lines with metro frequency
2	United Kingdom		Europe	Underground	10 Jan 1863	249.8 mi	11	22.7	0.96 mi	12,800	2011	1,171 million	1435	left	third rail	600, 750 (DLR)	Docklands Light Rail	1987	Jubilee Line extension	Metropolitan Line	DLR not included (31.4 km, 39 stations). East London Line removed (will be assigned to Overground). Overground: 86 km, 55 st.
3	USA		America	"L"	6 Jun 1892	103.2 mi	8	12.9	0.72 mi	5,900	2011	222 million	1435	right	third rail	600				yes	151 Stations and 173 km (UrbanRail.net)
4	Hungary		Europe	Metro	2 May 1896	20.5 mi	3	6.8	0.53 mi	40,300	2011	302 million	1435	right	third rail, overhead wire (Line M1)	825, 600 (Line M1)
5	United Kingdom		Europe	Subway	14 Dec 1896	6.5 mi	1	6.5	0.46 mi	5,510	2011	13 million	1219	left	third rail	600
6	USA		America	The T	1 Sep 1897	37.6 mi	3	12.5	0.60 mi	10,700	2010	147 million	1435	right	third rail, overhead wire (Green Line)	600				yes	Green and Red Lines' tram section not included
7	France		Europe	Métro	19 Jul 1900	135.5 mi	16	8.5	0.37 mi	30,800	2011	1,524 million	1435	right (metro), left (RER)	third rail	750	lines 1, 14, rubber-tyred	1998	lines 1, 13 (part), 14	lines 1, 2, 5, 9
8	Germany		Europe	Schwebebahn	1 Mar 1901	8.3 mi	1	8.3	0.44 mi					right	overhead rail	600
9	Germany		Europe	U-Bahn	18 Feb 1902	91.6 mi	10	9.2	0.50 mi	15,100	2011	505 million	1435	right	third rail	750
10	USA	New York City	America	Subway	27 Oct 1904	228.7 mi	27	8.5	0.52 mi	19,800	2012	1,655 million	1435	right	third rail	625, 650 (PATH)			planned for new Second Avenue Line	yes	According to official website. PATH not included (22.2 km, 13 stations). SIR not included
11	USA		America	Subway	4 Mar 1907	38.5 mi	3	12.8	0.61 mi	7,610	2011	107 million	1435, 1588 (Market-Frankford Line)	right	third rail	600, 685 (PATCO)				yes	PATCO line included. Subway trolley not (10 stations)
12	Germany		Europe	U-Bahn	1 Mar 1912	65.1 mi	4	16.3	0.68 mi	8,380	2011	199 million	1435	right	third rail	750					According to official website
13	Argentina		America	Subte	1 Dec 1913	30.6 mi	6	5.1	0.43 mi	27,500	2011	308 million	1435	left	overhead wire, third rail (Line B)	1500, 1100 (Line B)					Premetro line not included
14	Spain		Europe	Metro	17 Oct 1919	177.9 mi	13	13.7	0.66 mi	9,780	2011	635 million	1445	left	overhead wire	600			tests in 2010, plans for 2011	yes	ML1, ML2, ML3 not included (27.8 km, 37 st.; Embajadores=Acacias)
15	Spain		Europe	Metro	30 Dec 1924	74.2 mi	11	6.7	0.49 mi	14,400	2011	389 million	1435	right	third rail (TMB), overhead wire (FGC)	1200	lines L9, L10, L11	2009	lines L9, L10, L11	yes	Tram lines not included (1.8 km subway tram line, T5)
16	Australia		Oceania	Cityrail	1926	13.7 mi	3	4.6	1.25 mi					left						yes	Only underground stations in downtown. Monorail: 3.6 km, 8 stations
17	Japan		Asia	Metro	30 Dec 1927	189.2 mi	13	14.6	0.68 mi	44,900	2011	3,102 million	1067, 1435 (Ginza, Marunouchi, Asakusa, Oedo lines), 1372 (Shinjuku line)	left	overhead wire, third rail (Ginza, Marunouchi lines)	1500, 600 (Ginza, Marunouchi lines)	Yurikamome Waterfront line, rubber-tyred	1995	Marunouchi, Mita, Namboku, Yurikamome lines	yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe. Saitama, Yurikamone, Monorail, Yamanote, Chuo, Rinkai not incl.
18	Japan		Asia	Subway	20 May 1933	85.6 mi	9	9.5	0.69 mi	26,700	2010	836 million	1435	left	third rail	750, 600 (Nanko Port Town Line)	Nanko Port Town Line, rubber-tyred	1981	all stations on the Nanko Port Town Line		Monorail not included (23.8 km, 18 st). OTS + new tram included
19	Russia		Europe	Metro	15 May 1935	192.3 mi	12	16.0	1.11 mi	34,000	2011	2,389 million	1520	right	third rail	825				lines 3, 5 since 2009	Monorail (6 stations, 4.7 km) not included.
20	USA		America	Subway	26 May 1935	1.4 mi	1	1.4	0.46 mi					right							4 underground stations
21	Sweden		Europe	Tunnelbana	1 Oct 1950	65.7 mi	3	21.9	0.65 mi	12,900	2011	309 million	1435	left	third rail	650, 750 (Blue Line)					According to official website. 7 operational lines
22	Greece		Europe	Metro	1954	32.3 mi	3	10.8	0.63 mi	29,000	2008	342 million	1435	right	third rail	600				yes	M3 airport line not included.
23	Canada		America	Subway	30 Apr 1954	44.3 mi	4	11.1	0.63 mi	17,200	2006	278 million	1480	right	third rail	600				yes
24	Italy		Europe	Metropolitana	10 Feb 1955	25.9 mi	2	12.9	0.52 mi	35,100	2008	331 million	1435	left	overhead wire	1500				yes	metroitaliane.it
25	USA		America	Rapid Transit	15 Mar 1955	19.3 mi	1	19.3	1.13 mi	853	2011	6 million	1435	right	overhead wire	600					2 Light Rail lines not included
26	Russia	Leningrad	Europe	Metro	15 Nov 1955	70.5 mi	5	14.1	1.14 mi	30,500	2011	786 million	1520	right	third rail	825			windowless steel doors in ten stations		According to Mr. Yuri Popov
27	Japan		Asia	Subway	15 Nov 1957	57.9 mi	4	14.5	0.62 mi	20,200	2008	427 million	1435, 1067 (Tsurumai, Sakura-dori lines)	left	third rail, overhead wire (Tsurumai, Sakura-dori lines)	600, 1500 (Tsurumai, Sakura-dori lines)	Tobu Kyuryo maglev line	2005	Tobu Kyuryo maglev line	yes	3 stations +
28	Israel		Asia	Carmelit	1959	1.1 mi	1	1.1	0.22 mi
29	Portugal		Europe	Metro	29 Dec 1959	27.5 mi	4	6.9	0.54 mi	18,200	2010	183 million	1435	left	third rail	750
30	Ukraine	Kyiv	Europe	Metro	22 Oct 1960	41.1 mi	3	13.7	0.86 mi	34,600	2011	519 million	1520	right	third rail	825
31	Italy		Europe	Metropolitana	1 Nov 1964	51.8 mi	3	17.3	0.57 mi	17,400	2007	328 million	1435	right	overhead wire, third rail (line M1)	1500, 750 (line M1)	line M5	2013	line M5	yes	metroitaliane.it
32	Georgia		Asia	Metro	11 Jan 1966	16.3 mi	2	8.2	0.82 mi	14,700	2008	88 million	1520	right	third rail	825					According to Mr. Yuri Popov
33	Norway		Europe	T-Bane	22 May 1966	38.5 mi	5	7.7	0.54 mi	5,400	2010	76 million	1435	right	third rail	750					Line 1 not included (it has level crossings). Length not sure
34	Germany		Europe	Stadtbahn	10 Jun 1966	14.9 mi	2	7.5	0.88 mi				1435	right	overhead wire	750				yes	24 km underground. (Schnellbahnen in Deutschland)
35	Canada	Montréal	America	Metro	14 Oct 1966	43.0 mi	4	10.8	0.62 mi	14,000	2006	219 million	1994	right	third rail	750
36	Germany		Europe	Stadtbahn	5 Oct 1967	12.6 mi	3	4.2	0.52 mi				1435	right	overhead wire	750					Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
37	Azerbaijan		Asia	Metro	6 Nov 1967	21.5 mi	2	10.7	1.02 mi	23,300	2011	183 million	1520	right	third rail	825
38	Netherlands		Europe	Metro	10 Feb 1968	29.2 mi	2	14.6	0.81 mi	8,160	2008	87 million	1435	right	third rail	750					Only metro section. Sneltram: 8.4 km, 11 stations. 'Metros in Holland'
39	Germany		Europe	U-Bahn	4 Oct 1968	12.7 mi	3	4.2	0.46 mi				1435	right	overhead wire	750					20.40 km, 27 stations underground ('Schnellbahnen in Deutschland')
40	Germany		Europe	Stadtbahn	11 Oct 1968	28.0 mi	15	1.9	0.78 mi				1435	right	overhead wire	750				new light rail trains only	Approx. 45 km metro-like. 30 km underground.
41	Germany		Europe	Stadtbahn	29 May 1969	2.5 mi	0		0.23 mi					right							Full metro section length unknown.
42	Mexico		America	Metro	5 Sep 1969	111.9 mi	12	9.3	0.61 mi	39,400	2012	1,609 million	1995	right	third rail	750					ONLY PASSENGER SERVICE KM COUNTED
43	China	Peking	Asia	Subway	1 Oct 1969	274.7 mi	16	17.2	1.12 mi	24,500	2012	2,460 million	1435	right	third rail	825			PGDs on underground stations of line 5, PSDs on lines 8, 10	yes
44	Japan		Asia	Monorail	3 Mar 1970	4.1 mi	1	4.1	0.59 mi					left							Shonan Monorail.
45	Germany		Europe	Stadtbahn	21 Sep 1971	3.2 mi	4	0.8	1.08 mi					right							Full metro section length unknown. Only metro section included
46	Germany		Europe	U-Bahn	19 Oct 1971	58.5 mi	6	9.8	0.61 mi	16,800	2010	360 million	1435	right	third rail	750
47	Japan		Asia	Subway	16 Dec 1971	29.8 mi	3	9.9	0.65 mi	19,200	2008	209 million	2150, 2180 (Namboku Line)	left	overhead wire, third rail (Namboku Line)	1500, 750 (Namboku Line)					According to Mr. Osamu Abe
48	Germany		Europe	U-Bahn	1 Mar 1972	22.4 mi	3	7.5	0.50 mi	14,400	2011	118 million	1435	right	third rail	750	lines U2, U3, no PSDs, sharing tracks with driver-operated trains	2008
49	USA		America	BART	11 Sep 1972	103.7 mi	5	20.7	2.66 mi	2,930	2012	111 million	1676	right	third rail	1000				yes	MUNI not included (8 underground stations)
50	Japan		Asia	Subway	16 Dec 1972	35.8 mi	3	11.9	0.80 mi	15,200	2008	198 million	1435	left	third rail	750	Kanazawa Seaside line, LRT, rubber-tyred	1989	Kanazawa Seaside LRT line		Kanazawa Line not included (10.6 km)
51	North Korea		Asia	Metro	6 Sep 1973	14.0 mi	2	7.0	1.00 mi	7,050	2009	36 million	1435		third rail	825
52	Czech Republic		Europe	Metro	9 May 1974	36.7 mi	3	12.2	0.68 mi	39,500	2011	530 million	1435	right	third rail	750
53	South Korea		Asia	Subway	15 Aug 1974	202.9 mi	9	22.5	0.69 mi	34,000	2012	2,518 million	1435	right	overhead wire	1500			lines 2 and 9, planned for all lines by 2010	yes	Only metro section.
54	Brazil	São Paulo	America	Metrô	14 Sep 1974	46.2 mi	5	9.2	0.74 mi	52,000	2012	877 million	1600	right	third rail (lines 1-3), overhead wire (lines 4, 5)	750 (lines 1-3), 1500 (lines 4, 5)	line 4	2010	lines 2, 3, 4 (since 2010)	all metro lines and regional rail	According to official website. C Line: 26 km + 16 st. E Line: 22km + 7 st)
55	Germany		Europe	Stadtbahn	22 Mar 1975	5.6 mi	1	5.6	0.51 mi				1435	right	overhead wire	750					9 km, 12 stations underground. Approx. 17 km metro-like
56	Belgium		Europe	Premetro	25 Mar 1975	4.7 mi	2	2.4	0.52 mi				1000		overhead wire	600
57	Ukraine	Kharkiv	Europe	Metro	23 Aug 1975	23.2 mi	3	7.7	0.89 mi	29,500	2011	250 million		right							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
58	Chile	Santiago de Chile	America	Metro	15 Sep 1975	63.6 mi	5	12.7	0.62 mi	27,600	2011	640 million	1435	right	third rail	750
59	Germany	Hannover	Europe	Stadtbahn	28 Sep 1975	11.6 mi	3	3.9	0.64 mi				1435	right	overhead wire	600					18.60 km, 17 stations underground ('Schnellbahnen in Deutschland')
60	USA		America	Metrorail	27 Mar 1976	106.4 mi	5	21.3	1.25 mi	5,610	2012	218 million	1435	right	third rail	750				yes
61	Germany		Europe	Stadtbahn	17 May 1976	18.3 mi	3	6.1	0.54 mi				1435	right	overhead wire	600	H-Bahn	1984			Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
62	Belgium		Europe	Métro Léger	21 Jun 1976	10.9 mi	4	2.7	0.68 mi												Full metro section length unknown. Total length 25 km. Data from Wikipedia
63	Belgium		Europe	Métro	20 Sep 1976	20.0 mi	3	6.7	0.35 mi	18,200	2009	133 million	1435	right (left on lines 1 and 6 between Midi and Roi Baudouin)	third rail	900					Premetro tunnels not included, 11 stations
64	Japan		Asia	Subway	13 Mar 1977	19.0 mi	2	9.5	0.79 mi	17,400	2008	121 million	1435	left	overhead wire, third rail (Portliner)	1500, 600 (Portliner)	Port Liner and Rokko Liner, rubber-tyred	1981	Port Liner and Rokko Liner		According to Mr. Osamu Abe. Portliner, Rokko lines not included (15 st)
65	Netherlands		Europe	Metro	16 Oct 1977	20.3 mi	4	5.1	0.70 mi	11,500	2009	85 million	1435	right	third rail	750					Sneltram not included (9.8 km, 19 stations; 'Metros in Holland')
66	Uzbekistan		Asia	Metro	6 Nov 1977	22.5 mi	3	7.5	0.87 mi	7,920	2010	65 million	1520	right	third rail	825					According to Mr. Yuri Popov
67	France		Europe	Métro	26 Nov 1977	13.5 mi	2	6.8	0.48 mi	15,200	2011	75 million	1435	right	third rail	750
68	Austria		Europe	U-Bahn	25 Feb 1978	46.4 mi	5	9.3	0.48 mi	31,600	2010	534 million	1435	right	third rail	750				yes	According to official website. Premetro tunnel not included
69	Canada		America	Light Rail	22 Apr 1978	12.7 mi	1	12.7	0.91 mi					right
70	France		Europe	Métro	28 Apr 1978	19.1 mi	4	4.8	0.49 mi	36,900	2009	257 million	1435	left	third rail	750	line D/Maggaly, rubber-tyred, no PSDs	1991
71	Brazil		America	Metrô	5 Mar 1979	26.1 mi	2	13.1	0.82 mi	22,300	2010	212 million	1600	right	third rail	750				yes
72	Germany		Europe	Stadtbahn	26 May 1979	13.4 mi	2	6.7	0.50 mi				1435	right	overhead wire	660					Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
73	USA		America	MARTA	30 Jun 1979	49.2 mi	2	24.6	1.33 mi	1,890	2007	34 million	1435	right	third rail	750				yes
74	Hong Kong S.A.R.		Asia	MTR	1 Oct 1979	108.8 mi	10	10.9	1.28 mi	36,400	2012	1,444 million	1435	left	overhead wire	1500 (MTR), 25000 (KCR)	Disneyland Resort Line	2005	all underground stations	yes	175 Km and 82 stations according to MRT. 184km urbanrail.35.3km airport express not included
75	Germany	Mülheim	Europe	Stadtbahn	3 Nov 1979	5.6 mi	2	2.8	0.51 mi				1435	right	overhead wire	750					Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
76	Romania		Europe	Metro	16 Nov 1979	43.0 mi	4	10.8	0.94 mi	10,900	2011	171 million	1435	right	third rail	825
77	United Kingdom		Europe	Metro	7 Aug 1980	47.5 mi	2	23.8	0.81 mi	2,190	2011	38 million	1435	left	overhead wire	1500
78	Armenia	Erevan	Asia	Metro	7 Mar 1981	7.5 mi	1	7.5	0.84 mi	6,190	2011	17 million		right							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
79	Japan		Asia	Subway	1 Apr 1981	19.5 mi	2	9.7	0.65 mi	17,700	2008	126 million	1435	left	overhead wire	1500			Tozai line
80	Japan		Asia	Subway	26 Jul 1981	18.5 mi	3	6.2	0.58 mi	18,300	2007	124 million	1067	left	overhead wire	1500			yes		According to Mr. Osamu Abe
81	Germany	Düsseldorf	Europe	Stadtbahn	4 Oct 1981	6.0 mi	2	3.0	0.50 mi				1435	right	overhead wire	600					Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
82	Finland		Europe	Metro	3 Aug 1982	13.1 mi	1	13.1	0.82 mi	13,000	2011	62 million	1524	right	third rail	750					According to Metros in Skandinavien (R.Schwandl)
83	Venezuela		America	Metro	27 Mar 1983	37.6 mi	5	7.5	0.84 mi	35,300	2009	485 million	1435		third rail	750				yes	Metro Los Teques included (9.5 km)
84	France		Europe	Métro	25 Apr 1983	28.3 mi	2	14.1	0.47 mi	9,300	2009	96 million	2060	right	third rail	750	VAL	1983	VAL, all stations
85	USA		America	Metro Subway	21 Nov 1983	15.2 mi	1	15.2	1.17 mi	3,240	2011	18 million	1435	right	third rail	700				yes
86	USA		America	Metrorail	21 May 1984	24.7 mi	1	24.7	1.12 mi	1,990	2011	18 million	1435	right	third rail	750	downtown people mover, rubber-tyred	1986		yes	Metromover not included (20 stations, 7 km)
87	Belarus		Europe	Metro	26 Jun 1984	22.0 mi	2	11.0	0.85 mi	35,000	2012	281 million	1520	right	third rail	825					According to Mr. Yuri Popov
88	Germany		Europe	Stadtbahn	1 Sep 1984	3.4 mi	1	3.4	0.43 mi				1000	right	overhead wire	600					Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
89	India	Calcutta	Asia	Metro Railway	24 Oct 1984	15.5 mi	1	15.5	0.71 mi	30,500	2009	173 million		right							25 km wikipedia, 27.50 km urbanrail ???
90	Russia	Stalingrad	Europe	Metro	5 Nov 1984	4.2 mi	1	4.2	0.85 mi												Total system: 22 stations, 17,1 km
91	Philippines		Asia	MRT	1 Dec 1984	32.0 mi	3	10.7	0.78 mi	29,600	2008	346 million		right						yes	Length not sure
92	Japan	Kitaky?sh?	Asia	Monorail	9 Jan 1985	5.5 mi	1	5.5	0.46 mi					left
93	Brazil		America	Metro	2 Mar 1985	21.0 mi	1	21.0	1.31 mi					right							According to official website
94	Brazil		America	Metrô	11 Mar 1985	24.7 mi	2	12.3	0.88 mi					right							According to official website
95	USA		America	Metro Rail	18 May 1985	5.2 mi	1	5.2	0.74 mi					right							Only tunnel section
96	USA		America	T	3 Jul 1985	3.0 mi	1	3.0	0.60 mi					right							Full metro section length unknown (all lines: 40 km).2.90 is the length of the tunnel section.
97	South Korea		Asia	Subway	19 Jul 1985	81.9 mi	5	16.4	0.67 mi	10,700	2012	320 million		right			Line 4	2011	line 3
98	Russia	Gorky	Europe	Metro	20 Nov 1985	11.7 mi	2	5.9	0.90 mi	6,300	2010	27 million	1520	right	third rail	825					According to Mr. Yuri Popov
99	Canada		America	SkyTrain	3 Jan 1986	43.2 mi	3	14.4	0.94 mi	7,610	2011	120 million	1435	right	third rail	600	Skytrain, LIM technology, currently the world's longest automated system	1986		yes
100	Russia		Asia	Metro	7 Jan 1986	10.2 mi	2	5.1	0.92 mi	20,500	2011	76 million	1520	right	third rail	825					According to Mr. Yuri Popov
101	Brazil		America	Metrô	1 Aug 1986	17.5 mi	1	17.5	0.97 mi					right							According to official website
102	Ukraine	Krivoy Rog	Europe	Metrotram	26 Dec 1986	11.2 mi	1	11.2	1.02 mi
103	USA		America	People Mover	Jul 1987	3.0 mi	1	3.0	0.25 mi				1435	right	third rail	600	downtown people mover, LIM technology	1987		yes
104	Japan		Asia	Subway	15 Jul 1987	9.2 mi	1	9.2	0.57 mi	17,300	2008	58 million	1067	left	overhead wire	1500					According to Mr. Osamu Abe
105	Egypt		Africa	Metro	27 Sep 1987	40.7 mi	2	20.4	0.77 mi	56,300	2010	837 million	1435	left	overhead wire	1500				5 stations
106	Singapore		Asia	MRT	7 Nov 1987	91.1 mi	4	22.8	0.95 mi	23,900	2011	794 million	1435	left	third rail	750	North-East Line, Circle Line and the 3 rubber-tyred LRT lines	2003	yes	yes
107	Russia	Kuybyshev	Europe	Metro	26 Dec 1987	6.3 mi	1	6.3	0.79 mi	6,910	2011	16 million	1520	right	third rail	825					According to Mr. Yuri Popov
108	Japan		Asia	Monorail	28 Mar 1988	9.6 mi	2	4.8	0.60 mi					left
109	Spain		Europe	Metro	3 Oct 1988	19.8 mi	3	6.6	0.56 mi				1000	right	overhead wire	1500				yes	Full metro section length unknown.
110	USA		America	Skyway	30 May 1989	4.3 mi	1	4.3	0.86 mi				2060	right	third rail	750	downtown monorail people mover	1989
111	Mexico		America	Metro	1 Sep 1989	14.9 mi	2	7.5	0.55 mi					right
112	Italy		Europe	Metropolitana	13 Jun 1990	4.4 mi	1	4.4	0.63 mi				1435	right	overhead wire	750					metroitaliane.it
113	Mexico		America	Metro	25 Apr 1991	19.6 mi	2	9.8	0.65 mi	19,300	2009	138 million		right
114	Russia	Ekaterinburg	Asia	Metro	26 Apr 1991	7.9 mi	1	7.9	0.99 mi	13,200	2011	38 million		right
115	Switzerland		Europe	Metro	24 May 1991	8.5 mi	2	4.3	0.32 mi								line m2	2008			Only m2 is a full metro (27.10.2008: 5.9 km, 14 sta). Line m1: 3 underground stations
116	Germany		Europe	Stadtbahn	11 Jul 1992	8.9 mi	2	4.5	0.81 mi					right							Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
117	USA		America	Metro Rail	30 Jan 1993	36.9 mi	3	12.3	1.37 mi	3,420	2011	46 million	1435	right	overhead wire, third rail (Red, Purple lines)	750				yes	Red, Purple and Green lines
118	Italy		Europe	Metropolitana	28 Mar 1993	19.8 mi	3	6.6	0.71 mi	4,850	2011	35 million	1435	left	overhead wire	1500					M3 and M4 not included (M3: 12.3 km, 12 sta. M4: 8.3 km, 8 sta.)
119	France		Europe	Métro	26 Jun 1993	17.1 mi	2	8.5	0.47 mi	16,500	2011	103 million	2060	right	third rail	750	VAL	1993	VAL
120	USA		America	Metrolink	31 Jul 1993	45.6 mi	2	22.8	1.30 mi					right
121	Japan		Asia	Monorail	20 Aug 1994	11.4 mi	1	11.4	0.57 mi	4,310	2005	18 million		left							According to Mr. Osamu Abe
122	France		Europe	Métro	17 Dec 1994	1.4 mi	1	1.4	0.34 mi												5 underground stations
123	Poland		Europe	Metro	7 Apr 1995	14.0 mi	1	14.0	0.70 mi	27,300	2011	140 million	1435	right	third rail	825
124	China		Asia	Metro	10 Apr 1995	271.6 mi	12	22.6	0.96 mi	23,000	2012	2,276 million	1435	right	overhead wire	1500			newer line 4 stations and refitted line 1 stations	yes	Maglev and Bund tunnel not included. From Wikipedia. 411,90 km ? Line 13 closes for reconstruction
125	Spain		Europe	Metro	11 Nov 1995	27.0 mi	2	13.5	0.71 mi	9,140	2011	90 million	1000	left	overhead wire	1500				yes	According to Metro Bilbao
126	Colombia	Medellín	America	Metro	30 Nov 1995	17.9 mi	2	8.9	0.75 mi	26,000	2011	170 million	1435		overhead wire	1500					Metro Cable not included, 4 stations
127	Ukraine	Dnipropetrovsk	Europe	Metro	29 Dec 1995	4.4 mi	1	4.4	0.88 mi	5,590	2010	9 million	1520		third rail	825					According to Mr. Yuri Popov
128	Taiwan		Asia	MRT	28 Mar 1996	70.0 mi	8	8.7	0.71 mi	25,500	2012	652 million	2060	right	third rail	750	Wenshan (Muzha) VAL line	1996	PGDs in the busier MRT stations, PSDs in all VAL stations	yes
129	Turkey		Asia	Metro	30 Aug 1996	14.4 mi	2	7.2	0.68 mi	21,600	2007	113 million	1435	right	third rail	750	metro line	1997
130	Malaysia		Asia	LRT, Monorail	16 Dec 1996	39.8 mi	3	13.3	0.70 mi	7,510	2008	109 million		left			LRT	1996	KLIA line to airport, Kelana Jaya line's underground stations	yes
131	Poland		Europe	Fast Tram	1 Mar 1997	3.8 mi	1	3.8	0.76 mi												Rapid Tram
132	India	Madras	Asia	MRTS	19 Oct 1997	16.8 mi	1	16.8	1.05 mi
133	South Korea	Taegu	Asia	Subway	26 Nov 1997	33.5 mi	2	16.7	0.62 mi	10,400	2012	127 million							lines 1, 2
134	Bulgaria		Europe	Metro	28 Jan 1998	19.4 mi	2	9.7	0.75 mi	4,100	2009	29 million	1435	right	third rail	825
135	Japan		Asia	Monorail	27 Nov 1998	9.9 mi	1	9.9	0.55 mi					left
136	Italy		Europe	Metropolitana	27 Jun 1999	2.4 mi	1	2.4	0.47 mi				1435	right	overhead wire	3000					metroitaliane.it
137	China	Canton	Asia	Metro	28 Jun 1999	144.1 mi	8	18.0	1.04 mi	34,700	2012	1,825 million	1435	right	third rail	825	APM line (underground people mover)	2010	yes	yes	APM included
138	South Korea	Inchon	Asia	Subway	6 Oct 1999	18.3 mi	1	18.3	0.65 mi	13,300	2012	89 million							yes
139	Thailand		Asia	Skytrain, MRT	5 Dec 1999	49.8 mi	4	12.5	0.94 mi	13,500	2011	245 million	1435	left	linear		Green line	1999	Green line, Blue line	yes
140	Iran		Asia	Metro	21 Feb 2000	45.4 mi	4	11.3	0.69 mi	29,000	2011	480 million	1435		third rail	750				yes	Line 5 to Karaj not included (42 km, 11 stations) Lenght unknown
141	Turkey		Asia	Metro	22 May 2000	9.9 mi	1	9.9	0.76 mi	17,500	2011	63 million	1435		third rail	750
142	Turkey		Europe	Metro	16 Sep 2000	26.1 mi	2	13.1	1.00 mi	8,190	2011	78 million	1435	right	overhead wire, third rail (Line M2)	750					Wikipedia. Hafif Metro not included (25.8 km, 24 stations, 2 lines)
143	Brazil		America	Metrô	31 Mar 2001	26.1 mi	1	26.1	1.13 mi	5,770	2009	55 million		right
144	France		Europe	Métro	16 Mar 2002	5.6 mi	1	5.6	0.40 mi	23,000	2011	47 million		right			VAL	2002	VAL
145	Turkey		Asia	Bursaray	19 Aug 2002	19.6 mi	2	9.8	0.68 mi
146	China	Hsinking	Asia	LRT	Oct 2002	10.6 mi	1	10.6	0.70 mi					right							(17 km, 16 stations on viaduct = metro). 14.6 km, 17 st on streets
147	Denmark		Europe	Metro	19 Oct 2002	13.1 mi	2	6.5	0.65 mi	11,300	2011	54 million	1435	right	third rail	750	all metro lines	2002	all underground stations	all metro and S-Tog trains	According to official website
148	Portugal	Porto	Europe	Metro	7 Dec 2002	13.5 mi	2	6.7	1.04 mi				1435	right	overhead wire	750				yes	Full metro section length unknown.14 underground stations & 6,3 km in tunnel in downtown
149	India		Asia	Metro	24 Dec 2002	120.0 mi	6	20.0	0.88 mi	13,800	2011	606 million	1676, 1435 (Green, Violet lines)	left	overhead wire	25000				yes
150	China		Asia	Metro	1 May 2003	30.5 mi	1	30.5	2.77 mi	3,960	2012	44 million		right							Suburban service?
151	Japan		Asia	Monorail	10 Aug 2003	8.0 mi	1	8.0	0.57 mi					left
152	China	Tientsin	Asia	Metro	28 Mar 2004	77.0 mi	4	19.3	1.00 mi	2,280	2010	64 million	1435	right	third rail	825			platform gate doors	yes	Binhai Line and metro line included. (10-08-1980: 7.4 km, 7 stations)
153	South Korea		Asia	Subway	28 Apr 2004	12.5 mi	1	12.5	0.66 mi	3,950	2011	18 million							yes
154	USA		America	Monorail	15 Jul 2004	3.9 mi	1	3.9	0.64 mi					right			monorail	2004	yes		Hotels monorails not included
155	China	Hankou	Asia	Metro	28 Sep 2004	35.3 mi	2	17.6	0.77 mi	5,670	2011	73 million		right
156	Netherlands		Europe	RandstadRail	16 Oct 2004	17.3 mi	3	5.8	0.64 mi					right							Full metro section length unknown (47 km?)
157	China		Asia	Metro	28 Dec 2004	110.9 mi	5	22.2	0.88 mi	3,260	2009	132 million	1435	right					yes	yes
158	Puerto Rico		America	Tren Urbano	6 Jun 2005	10.7 mi	1	10.7	0.71 mi	2,820	2011	11 million
159	China	Chungking	Asia	Monorail	18 Jun 2005	78.9 mi	4	19.7	0.96 mi					right					The three underground stations (Daping, Linjiangmen, and Jiaochangkou) have PSDs	yes
160	Russia		Europe	Metro	27 Aug 2005	6.8 mi	1	6.8	1.13 mi	10,900	2012	27 million		right							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
161	China	Nanking	Asia	Metro	27 Aug 2005	52.6 mi	2	26.3	0.96 mi	17,900	2011	344 million		right
162	Chile		America	Metro	23 Nov 2005	26.7 mi	1	26.7	1.41 mi					right
163	Italy		Europe	Metropolitana	4 Feb 2006	8.3 mi	1	8.3	0.42 mi	10,900	2011	33 million		right			VAL	2006	VAL	yes
164	South Korea	Taejon	Asia	Subway	16 Mar 2006	14.0 mi	1	14.0	0.67 mi	7,410	2011	38 million							yes
165	Venezuela		America	Metro	18 Oct 2006	3.9 mi	1	3.9	0.64 mi	14,900	2010	21 million
166	Spain		Europe	Metro	25 Apr 2007	5.2 mi	1	5.2	0.64 mi				1000			1500
167	Italy		Europe	Minimetro	29 Jan 2008	1.9 mi	1	1.9	0.31 mi								'Minimetro'	2008
168	Taiwan	Gaoxiong	Asia	MRT	9 Mar 2008	28.0 mi	2	14.0	0.78 mi	5,090	2012	52 million	1435		third rail	750			MRT
169	Dominican Republic		America	Metro	30 Jan 2009	9.0 mi	1	9.0	0.60 mi	8,820	2011	29 million	1435							yes
170	Turkey		Asia	Metro	18 Mar 2009	8.4 mi	1	8.4	0.70 mi
171	Spain	Sevilla	Europe	Metro	2 Apr 2009	11.2 mi	1	11.2	0.56 mi										Line 1
172	Venezuela		America	Metro	8 Jun 2009	4.0 mi	1	4.0	0.81 mi											yes
173	USA		America	Light Rail	18 Jul 2009	13.8 mi	1	13.8	1.25 mi					right						yes	Downtown tunnel section considered as a full metro
174	United Arab Emirates		Asia	Metro	9 Sep 2009	43.3 mi	2	21.7	0.98 mi	6,890	2012	109 million	1435	right	third rail	750	metro	2009	metro, monorail	yes
175	China		Asia	Metro	27 Sep 2010	25.4 mi	2	12.7	0.75 mi	11,100	2012	103 million		right					yes	yes	http://railway-technology.com/projects/chengdu-metro
176	China	Mukden	Asia	Metro	27 Sep 2010	30.7 mi	2	15.4	0.79 mi					right					yes
177	Saudi Arabia		Asia	Metro	13 Nov 2010	11.2 mi	1	11.2	1.41 mi				1435	right	third rail	1500			yes	yes
178	Kazakhstan	Alma-Ata	Asia	Metro	1 Jan 2011	4.5 mi	1	4.5	0.76 mi	4,230	2012	7 million
179	India		Asia	Metro	15 Sep 2011	4.7 mi	1	4.7	0.93 mi
180	China	Xi'an	Asia	Metro	16 Sep 2011	16.4 mi	1	16.4	1.03 mi	9,850	2012	59 million	1435
181	Iran		Asia		10 Oct 2011	11.8 mi	1	11.8	0.56 mi
182	Algeria		Africa	Metro	1 Nov 2011	5.6 mi	1	5.6	0.62 mi				1435		third rail	750				yes
183	China	Su-chou	Asia	Subway	29 Apr 2012	16.0 mi	1	16.0	0.69 mi					right						yes	According to Wikipedia, official website
184	China		Asia	Metro	28 Jun 2012	11.3 mi	1	11.3	11.31 mi
185	China	Hangchow	Asia	Metro	24 Nov 2012	29.8 mi	1	29.8	0.99 mi												Wikipedia
186	Italy		Europe	Metro	22 Dec 2012	8.1 mi	1	8.1	0.51 mi								metro	2012			According to official website
187	Peru		America	Tren Urbano	5 Apr 2012	13.7 mi	1	13.7	0.91 mi