World Metro Database

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1	India	Asia	Suburban Railway		171.0 km	2,515 m	5					0.17 EUR								In fact, 4 suburban railway lines with metro frequency
2	United Kingdom	Europe	Underground	10 Jan 1863	402.0 km	1,552 m	11	3.21 million	7,980	2011	1,171 million	2.75 EUR	left	third rail	1435	600, 750 (DLR)	1987	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.
3	USA	America	"L"	6 Jun 1892	166.0 km	1,153 m	8	608,000	3,660	2011	222 million	1.58 EUR	right	third rail	1435	600				151 Stations and 173 km (UrbanRail.net)
4	Hungary	Europe	Metro	2 May 1896	33.0 km	846 m	3	827,000	25,100	2011	302 million	0.95 EUR	right	third rail, overhead wire (Line M1)	1435	825, 600 (Line M1)
5	United Kingdom	Europe	Subway	14 Dec 1896	10.4 km	743 m	1	35,600	3,420	2011	13 million		left	third rail	1219	600
6	USA	America	The T	1 Sep 1897	60.5 km	960 m	3	403,000	6,660	2010	147 million		right	third rail, overhead wire (Green Line)	1435	600				Green and Red Lines' tram section not included
7	France	Europe	Métro	19 Jul 1900	218.0 km	596 m	16	4.18 million	19,200	2011	1,524 million	1.57 EUR	right (metro), left (RER)	third rail	1435	750	1998	lines 1, 13 (part), 14	lines 1, 2, 5, 7bis, 9, 14
8	Germany	Europe	Schwebebahn	1 Mar 1901	13.3 km	700 m	1						right	overhead rail		600
9	Germany	Europe	U-Bahn	18 Feb 1902	147.4 km	797 m	10	1.38 million	9,390	2011	505 million	2.10 EUR	right	third rail	1435	750			yes
10	USA	America	Subway	27 Oct 1904	368.0 km	834 m	27	4.53 million	12,300	2012	1,655 million	1.53 EUR	right	third rail	1435	625, 650 (PATH)		planned for new Second Avenue Line		According to official website. PATH not included (22.2 km, 13 stations). SIR not included
11	USA	America	Subway	4 Mar 1907	62.0 km	984 m	3	293,000	4,730	2011	107 million		right	third rail	1435, 1588 (Market-Frankford Line)	600, 685 (PATCO)				PATCO line included. Subway trolley not (10 stations)
12	Germany	Europe	U-Bahn	1 Mar 1912	104.7 km	1,102 m	4	545,000	5,210	2011	199 million		right	third rail	1435	750				According to official website
13	Argentina	America	Subte	1 Dec 1913	49.3 km	685 m	6	844,000	17,100	2011	308 million	0.24 EUR	left	overhead wire, third rail (Line B)	1435	1500, 1100 (Line B)			yes	Premetro line not included
14	Spain	Europe	Metro	17 Oct 1919	286.3 km	1,064 m	13	1.74 million	6,080	2011	635 million	1.00 EUR	left	overhead wire	1445	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	119.4 km	786 m	11	1.07 million	8,930	2011	389 million	1.35 EUR	right	third rail (TMB), overhead wire (FGC)	1435	1200	2009	lines L9, L10, L11	yes	Tram lines not included (1.8 km subway tram line, T5)
16	Australia	Oceania	Cityrail	1926	22.1 km	2,005 m	3					2.92 EUR	left							Only underground stations in downtown. Monorail: 3.6 km, 8 stations
17	Japan	Asia	Metro	30 Dec 1927	304.5 km	1,099 m	13	8.5 million	27,900	2011	3,102 million	1.57 EUR	left	overhead wire, third rail (Ginza, Marunouchi lines)	1067, 1435 (Ginza, Marunouchi, Asakusa, Oedo lines), 1372 (Shinjuku line)	1500, 600 (Ginza, Marunouchi lines)	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	137.8 km	1,111 m	9	2.29 million	16,600	2010	836 million		left	third rail	1435	750, 600 (Nanko Port Town Line)	1981	all stations on the Nanko Port Town Line	yes	Monorail not included (23.8 km, 18 st). OTS + new tram included
19	Russia	Europe	Metro	15 May 1935	309.4 km	1,778 m	12	6.55 million	21,200	2011	2,389 million	0.50 EUR	right	third rail	1520	825				Monorail (6 stations, 4.7 km) not included.
20	USA	America	Subway	26 May 1935	2.2 km	733 m	1						right							4 underground stations
21	Sweden	Europe	Tunnelbana	1 Oct 1950	105.7 km	1,047 m	3	847,000	8,010	2011	309 million	3.73 EUR	left	third rail	1435	650, 750 (Blue Line)				According to official website. 7 operational lines
22	Greece	Europe	Metro	1954	52.0 km	1,020 m	3	937,000	18,000	2008	342 million	1.00 EUR	right	third rail	1435	600			yes	M3 airport line not included.
23	Canada	America	Subway	30 Apr 1954	71.3 km	1,019 m	4	762,000	10,700	2006	278 million	1.67 EUR	right	third rail	1480	600
24	Italy	Europe	Metropolitana	10 Feb 1955	41.6 km	832 m	2	907,000	21,800	2008	331 million	1.00 EUR	left	overhead wire	1435	1500			yes	metroitaliane.it
25	USA	America	Rapid Transit	15 Mar 1955	31.0 km	1,824 m	1	16,400	530	2011	6 million		right	overhead wire	1435	600				2 Light Rail lines not included
26	Russia	Europe	Metro	15 Nov 1955	113.5 km	1,831 m	5	2.15 million	19,000	2011	786 million		right	third rail	1520	825		windowless steel doors in ten stations		According to Mr. Yuri Popov
27	Japan	Asia	Subway	15 Nov 1957	93.1 km	1,001 m	4	1.17 million	12,600	2008	427 million		left	third rail, overhead wire (Tsurumai, Sakura-dori lines)	1435, 1067 (Tsurumai, Sakura-dori lines)	600, 1500 (Tsurumai, Sakura-dori lines)	2005	Tobu Kyuryo maglev line	yes	3 stations +
28	Israel	Asia	Carmelit	1959	1.8 km	350 m	1
29	Portugal	Europe	Metro	29 Dec 1959	44.3 km	869 m	4	501,000	11,300	2010	183 million	0.80 EUR	left	third rail	1435	750			yes
30	Ukraine	Europe	Metro	22 Oct 1960	66.2 km	1,379 m	3	1.42 million	21,500	2011	519 million	0.27 EUR	right	third rail	1520	825
31	Italy	Europe	Metropolitana	1 Nov 1964	83.3 km	915 m	3	899,000	10,800	2007	328 million	1.00 EUR	right	overhead wire, third rail (line M1)	1435	1500, 750 (line M1)	2013	line M5	yes	metroitaliane.it
32	Georgia	Asia	Metro	11 Jan 1966	26.3 km	1,315 m	2	241,000	9,170	2008	88 million		right	third rail	1520	825				According to Mr. Yuri Popov
33	Norway	Europe	T-Bane	22 May 1966	62.0 km	861 m	5	208,000	3,360	2010	76 million	2.67 EUR	right	third rail	1435	750			yes	Line 1 not included (it has level crossings). Length not sure
34	Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	10 Jun 1966	24.0 km	1,412 m	2						right	overhead wire	1435	750			yes	24 km underground. (Schnellbahnen in Deutschland)
35	Canada	America	Metro	14 Oct 1966	69.2 km	1,003 m	4	600,000	8,670	2006	219 million	1.67 EUR	right	third rail	1994	750
36	Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	5 Oct 1967	20.2 km	842 m	3						right	overhead wire	1435	750			yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
37	Azerbaijan	Asia	Metro	6 Nov 1967	34.6 km	1,646 m	2	501,000	14,500	2011	183 million		right	third rail	1520	825
38	Netherlands	Europe	Metro	10 Feb 1968	47.0 km	1,306 m	2	238,000	5,070	2008	87 million		right	third rail	1435	750				Only metro section. Sneltram: 8.4 km, 11 stations. 'Metros in Holland'
39	Germany	Europe	U-Bahn	4 Oct 1968	20.5 km	732 m	3					2.30 EUR	right	overhead wire	1435	750			yes	20.40 km, 27 stations underground ('Schnellbahnen in Deutschland')
40	Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	11 Oct 1968	45.0 km	1,250 m	15						right	overhead wire	1435	750			yes	Approx. 45 km metro-like. 30 km underground.
41	Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	29 May 1969	4.0 km	364 m	0						right							Full metro section length unknown.
42	Mexico	America	Metro	5 Sep 1969	180.0 km	984 m	12	4.41 million	24,500	2012	1,609 million	0.14 EUR	right	third rail	1995	750				ONLY PASSENGER SERVICE KM COUNTED
43	China	Asia	Subway	1 Oct 1969	442.0 km	1,797 m	16	6.74 million	15,200	2012	2,460 million	0.15 EUR	right	third rail	1435	825		PGDs on underground stations of line 5, PSDs on lines 8, 10	all lines
44	Japan	Asia	Monorail	3 Mar 1970	6.6 km	943 m	1						left							Shonan Monorail.
45	Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	21 Sep 1971	5.2 km	1,733 m	4						right							Full metro section length unknown. Only metro section included
46	Germany	Europe	U-Bahn	19 Oct 1971	94.2 km	981 m	6	986,000	10,500	2010	360 million	2.30 EUR	right	third rail	1435	750			yes
47	Japan	Asia	Subway	16 Dec 1971	48.0 km	1,043 m	3	573,000	11,900	2008	209 million		left	overhead wire, third rail (Namboku Line)	2150, 2180 (Namboku Line)	1500, 750 (Namboku Line)			yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe
48	Germany	Europe	U-Bahn	1 Mar 1972	36.0 km	800 m	3	323,000	8,980	2011	118 million		right	third rail	1435	750	2008		yes
49	USA	America	BART	11 Sep 1972	166.9 km	4,279 m	5	304,000	1,820	2012	111 million		right	third rail	1676	1000				MUNI not included (8 underground stations)
50	Japan	Asia	Subway	16 Dec 1972	57.6 km	1,280 m	3	542,000	9,420	2008	198 million		left	third rail	1435	750	1989	Kanazawa Seaside LRT line	yes	Kanazawa Line not included (10.6 km)
51	North Korea	Asia	Metro	6 Sep 1973	22.5 km	1,607 m	2	98,600	4,380	2009	36 million			third rail	1435	825
52	Czech Republic	Europe	Metro	9 May 1974	59.1 km	1,094 m	3	1.45 million	24,600	2011	530 million	0.65 EUR	right	third rail	1435	750			yes
53	South Korea	Asia	Subway	15 Aug 1974	326.5 km	1,114 m	9	6.9 million	21,100	2012	2,518 million	0.54 EUR	right	overhead wire	1435	1500		lines 2 and 9, planned for all lines by 2010	yes	Only metro section.
54	Brazil	America	Metrô	14 Sep 1974	74.3 km	1,198 m	5	2.4 million	32,300	2012	877 million	0.76 EUR	right	third rail (lines 1-3), overhead wire (lines 4, 5)	1600	750 (lines 1-3), 1500 (lines 4, 5)	2010	lines 2, 3, 4 (since 2010)	lines 4, 5	According to official website. C Line: 26 km + 16 st. E Line: 22km + 7 st)
55	Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	22 Mar 1975	9.0 km	818 m	1						right	overhead wire	1435	750				9 km, 12 stations underground. Approx. 17 km metro-like
56	Belgium	Europe	Premetro	25 Mar 1975	7.6 km	844 m	2							overhead wire	1000	600
57	Ukraine	Europe	Metro	23 Aug 1975	37.4 km	1,438 m	3	685,000	18,300	2011	250 million		right							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
58	Chile	America	Metro	15 Sep 1975	102.4 km	994 m	5	1.75 million	17,100	2011	640 million	0.55 EUR	right	third rail	1435	750			yes
59	Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	28 Sep 1975	18.6 km	1,033 m	3						right	overhead wire	1435	600			yes	18.60 km, 17 stations underground ('Schnellbahnen in Deutschland')
60	USA	America	Metrorail	27 Mar 1976	171.2 km	2,014 m	5	597,000	3,490	2012	218 million		right	third rail	1435	750
61	Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	17 May 1976	29.5 km	866 m	3						right	overhead wire	1435	600	1984		yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
62	Belgium	Europe	Métro Léger	21 Jun 1976	17.5 km	1,094 m	4													Full metro section length unknown. Total length 25 km. Data from Wikipedia
63	Belgium	Europe	Métro	20 Sep 1976	32.2 km	555 m	3	364,000	11,300	2009	133 million	1.53 EUR	right (left on lines 1 and 6 between Midi and Roi Baudouin)	third rail	1435	900			line 1	Premetro tunnels not included, 11 stations
64	Japan	Asia	Subway	13 Mar 1977	30.6 km	1,275 m	2	332,000	10,800	2008	121 million		left	overhead wire, third rail (Portliner)	1435	1500, 600 (Portliner)	1981	Port Liner and Rokko Liner	yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe. Portliner, Rokko lines not included (15 st)
65	Netherlands	Europe	Metro	16 Oct 1977	32.7 km	1,128 m	4	233,000	7,120	2009	85 million	2.09 EUR	right	third rail	1435	750				Sneltram not included (9.8 km, 19 stations; 'Metros in Holland')
66	Uzbekistan	Asia	Metro	6 Nov 1977	36.2 km	1,392 m	3	178,000	4,920	2010	65 million		right	third rail	1520	825				According to Mr. Yuri Popov
67	France	Europe	Métro	26 Nov 1977	21.8 km	779 m	2	205,000	9,430	2011	75 million		right	third rail	1435	750
68	Austria	Europe	U-Bahn	25 Feb 1978	74.6 km	769 m	5	1.46 million	19,600	2010	534 million	1.70 EUR	right	third rail	1435	750			yes	According to official website. Premetro tunnel not included
69	Canada	America	Light Rail	22 Apr 1978	20.4 km	1,457 m	1						right
70	France	Europe	Métro	28 Apr 1978	30.7 km	787 m	4	704,000	22,900	2009	257 million	1.60 EUR	left	third rail	1435	750	1991
71	Brazil	America	Metrô	5 Mar 1979	42.0 km	1,313 m	2	581,000	13,800	2010	212 million	0.77 EUR	right	third rail	1600	750
72	Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	26 May 1979	21.5 km	797 m	2						right	overhead wire	1435	660				Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
73	USA	America	MARTA	30 Jun 1979	79.2 km	2,141 m	2	93,200	1,180	2007	34 million		right	third rail	1435	750
74	Hong Kong S.A.R.	Asia	MTR	1 Oct 1979	175.0 km	2,059 m	10	3.96 million	22,600	2012	1,444 million	0.91 EUR	left	overhead wire	1435	1500 (MTR), 25000 (KCR)	2005	all underground stations	yes	175 Km and 82 stations according to MRT. 184km urbanrail.35.3km airport express not included
75	Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	3 Nov 1979	9.0 km	819 m	2						right	overhead wire	1435	750				Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
76	Romania	Europe	Metro	16 Nov 1979	69.3 km	1,505 m	4	468,000	6,770	2011	171 million	0.40 EUR	right	third rail	1435	825
77	United Kingdom	Europe	Metro	7 Aug 1980	76.5 km	1,297 m	2	104,000	1,360	2011	38 million		left	overhead wire	1435	1500
78	Armenia	Asia	Metro	7 Mar 1981	12.1 km	1,344 m	1	46,600	3,850	2011	17 million		right							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
79	Japan	Asia	Subway	1 Apr 1981	31.3 km	1,043 m	2	345,000	11,000	2008	126 million		left	overhead wire	1435	1500		Tozai line	yes
80	Japan	Asia	Subway	26 Jul 1981	29.8 km	931 m	3	340,000	11,400	2007	124 million		left	overhead wire	1067	1500		yes	yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe
81	Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	4 Oct 1981	9.6 km	798 m	2						right	overhead wire	1435	600			yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
82	Finland	Europe	Metro	3 Aug 1982	21.0 km	1,313 m	1	170,000	8,090	2011	62 million	2.10 EUR	right	third rail	1524	750			yes	According to Metros in Skandinavien (R.Schwandl)
83	Venezuela	America	Metro	27 Mar 1983	60.5 km	1,344 m	5	1.33 million	22,000	2009	485 million	0.31 EUR		third rail	1435	750				Metro Los Teques included (9.5 km)
84	France	Europe	Métro	25 Apr 1983	45.5 km	758 m	2	263,000	5,780	2009	96 million		right	third rail	2060	750	1983	VAL, all stations	yes
85	USA	America	Metro Subway	21 Nov 1983	24.5 km	1,885 m	1	49,300	2,010	2011	18 million		right	third rail	1435	700
86	USA	America	Metrorail	21 May 1984	39.8 km	1,809 m	1	49,300	1,240	2011	18 million	1.66 EUR	right	third rail	1435	750	1986			Metromover not included (20 stations, 7 km)
87	Belarus	Europe	Metro	26 Jun 1984	35.4 km	1,362 m	2	770,000	21,700	2012	281 million		right	third rail	1520	825				According to Mr. Yuri Popov
88	Germany	Europe	Stadtbahn	1 Sep 1984	5.5 km	690 m	1						right	overhead wire	1000	600				Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
89	India	Asia	Metro Railway	24 Oct 1984	25.0 km	1,136 m	1	474,000	19,000	2009	173 million		right							25 km wikipedia, 27.50 km urbanrail ???
90	Russia	Europe	Metro	5 Nov 1984	6.8 km	1,360 m	1													Total system: 22 stations, 17,1 km
91	Philippines	Asia	MRT	1 Dec 1984	51.5 km	1,256 m	3	948,000	18,400	2008	346 million	0.18 EUR	right						yes	Length not sure
92	Japan	Asia	Monorail	9 Jan 1985	8.8 km	733 m	1						left						yes
93	Brazil	America	Metro	2 Mar 1985	33.8 km	2,112 m	1						right							According to official website
94	Brazil	America	Metrô	11 Mar 1985	39.7 km	1,418 m	2						right							According to official website
95	USA	America	Metro Rail	18 May 1985	8.4 km	1,194 m	1						right							Only tunnel section
96	USA	America	T	3 Jul 1985	4.8 km	960 m	1						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	131.8 km	1,080 m	5	877,000	6,650	2012	320 million		right				2011	line 3
98	Russia	Europe	Metro	20 Nov 1985	18.9 km	1,454 m	2	74,000	3,910	2010	27 million		right	third rail	1520	825				According to Mr. Yuri Popov
99	Canada	America	SkyTrain	3 Jan 1986	69.5 km	1,511 m	3	329,000	4,730	2011	120 million		right	third rail	1435	600	1986		yes
100	Russia	Asia	Metro	7 Jan 1986	16.4 km	1,487 m	2	208,000	12,700	2011	76 million		right	third rail	1520	825				According to Mr. Yuri Popov
101	Brazil	America	Metrô	1 Aug 1986	28.1 km	1,563 m	1						right							According to official website
102	Ukraine	Europe	Metrotram	26 Dec 1986	18.0 km	1,636 m	1
103	USA	America	People Mover	Jul 1987	4.8 km	400 m	1						right	third rail	1435	600	1987
104	Japan	Asia	Subway	15 Jul 1987	14.8 km	925 m	1	159,000	10,700	2008	58 million		left	overhead wire	1067	1500			yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe
105	Egypt	Africa	Metro	27 Sep 1987	65.5 km	1,236 m	2	2.29 million	35,000	2010	837 million	0.14 EUR	left	overhead wire	1435	1500
106	Singapore	Asia	MRT	7 Nov 1987	146.5 km	1,526 m	4	2.18 million	14,800	2011	794 million	0.97 EUR	left	third rail	1435	750	2003	yes	yes
107	Russia	Europe	Metro	26 Dec 1987	10.2 km	1,275 m	1	43,800	4,300	2011	16 million		right	third rail	1520	825				According to Mr. Yuri Popov
108	Japan	Asia	Monorail	28 Mar 1988	15.5 km	969 m	2						left
109	Spain	Europe	Metro	3 Oct 1988	31.8 km	909 m	3						right	overhead wire	1000	1500			yes	Full metro section length unknown.
110	USA	America	Skyway	30 May 1989	6.9 km	1,380 m	1						right	third rail	2060	750	1989
111	Mexico	America	Metro	1 Sep 1989	24.0 km	889 m	2						right
112	Italy	Europe	Metropolitana	13 Jun 1990	7.1 km	1,014 m	1						right	overhead wire	1435	750			yes	metroitaliane.it
113	Mexico	America	Metro	25 Apr 1991	31.5 km	1,050 m	2	378,000	12,000	2009	138 million		right
114	Russia	Asia	Metro	26 Apr 1991	12.7 km	1,587 m	1	104,000	8,200	2011	38 million		right
115	Switzerland	Europe	Metro	24 May 1991	13.7 km	507 m	2										2008		yes	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	14.3 km	1,304 m	2						right						yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
117	USA	America	Metro Rail	30 Jan 1993	59.3 km	2,196 m	3	126,000	2,130	2011	46 million	1.91 EUR	right	overhead wire, third rail (Red, Purple lines)	1435	750				Red, Purple and Green lines
118	Italy	Europe	Metropolitana	28 Mar 1993	31.8 km	1,136 m	3	95,900	3,020	2011	35 million		left	overhead wire	1435	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	27.5 km	764 m	2	282,000	10,300	2011	103 million		right	third rail	2060	750	1993	VAL	yes
120	USA	America	Metrolink	31 Jul 1993	73.4 km	2,097 m	2						right
121	Japan	Asia	Monorail	20 Aug 1994	18.4 km	920 m	1	49,300	2,680	2005	18 million		left							According to Mr. Osamu Abe
122	France	Europe	Métro	17 Dec 1994	2.2 km	550 m	1													5 underground stations
123	Poland	Europe	Metro	7 Apr 1995	22.6 km	1,130 m	1	384,000	17,000	2011	140 million	0.47 EUR	right	third rail	1435	825
124	China	Asia	Metro	10 Apr 1995	437.0 km	1,539 m	12	6.24 million	14,300	2012	2,276 million	0.34 EUR	right	overhead wire	1435	1500		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
125	Spain	Europe	Metro	11 Nov 1995	43.4 km	1,142 m	2	247,000	5,680	2011	90 million		left	overhead wire	1000	1500			yes	According to Metro Bilbao
126	Colombia	America	Metro	30 Nov 1995	28.8 km	1,200 m	2	466,000	16,200	2011	170 million			overhead wire	1435	1500				Metro Cable not included, 4 stations
127	Ukraine	Europe	Metro	29 Dec 1995	7.1 km	1,420 m	1	24,700	3,470	2010	9 million			third rail	1520	825				According to Mr. Yuri Popov
128	Taiwan	Asia	MRT	28 Mar 1996	112.6 km	1,149 m	8	1.79 million	15,900	2012	652 million	0.60 EUR	right	third rail	2060	750	1996	PGDs in the busier MRT stations, PSDs in all VAL stations	yes
129	Turkey	Asia	Metro	30 Aug 1996	23.1 km	1,100 m	2	310,000	13,400	2007	113 million		right	third rail	1435	750	1997
130	Malaysia	Asia	LRT, Monorail	16 Dec 1996	64.0 km	1,123 m	3	299,000	4,670	2008	109 million	0.37 EUR	left				1996	KLIA line to airport, Kelana Jaya line's underground stations
131	Poland	Europe	Fast Tram	1 Mar 1997	6.1 km	1,220 m	1													Rapid Tram
132	India	Asia	MRTS	19 Oct 1997	27.0 km	1,688 m	1
133	South Korea	Asia	Subway	26 Nov 1997	53.9 km	998 m	2	348,000	6,460	2012	127 million							lines 1, 2
134	Bulgaria	Europe	Metro	28 Jan 1998	31.2 km	1,200 m	2	79,500	2,550	2009	29 million	0.51 EUR	right	third rail	1435	825
135	Japan	Asia	Monorail	27 Nov 1998	16.0 km	889 m	1						left						yes
136	Italy	Europe	Metropolitana	27 Jun 1999	3.8 km	760 m	1						right	overhead wire	1435	3000				metroitaliane.it
137	China	Asia	Metro	28 Jun 1999	231.9 km	1,680 m	8	5 million	21,600	2012	1,825 million		right	third rail	1435	825	2010	yes	yes	APM included
138	South Korea	Asia	Subway	6 Oct 1999	29.5 km	1,054 m	1	244,000	8,270	2012	89 million							yes
139	Thailand	Asia	Skytrain, MRT	5 Dec 1999	80.2 km	1,512 m	4	671,000	8,370	2011	245 million	0.64 EUR	left	linear	1435		1999	Green line, Blue line
140	Iran	Asia	Metro	21 Feb 2000	73.0 km	1,106 m	4	1.32 million	18,000	2011	480 million			third rail	1435	750				Line 5 to Karaj not included (42 km, 11 stations) Lenght unknown
141	Turkey	Asia	Metro	22 May 2000	15.9 km	1,223 m	1	173,000	10,900	2011	63 million			third rail	1435	750
142	Turkey	Europe	Metro	16 Sep 2000	42.0 km	1,615 m	2	214,000	5,090	2011	78 million	0.63 EUR	right	overhead wire, third rail (Line M2)	1435	750				Wikipedia. Hafif Metro not included (25.8 km, 24 stations, 2 lines)
143	Brazil	America	Metrô	31 Mar 2001	42.0 km	1,826 m	1	151,000	3,590	2009	55 million		right
144	France	Europe	Métro	16 Mar 2002	9.0 km	643 m	1	129,000	14,300	2011	47 million		right				2002	VAL	yes
145	Turkey	Asia	Bursaray	19 Aug 2002	31.5 km	1,086 m	2
146	China	Asia	LRT	Oct 2002	17.0 km	1,133 m	1						right							(17 km, 16 stations on viaduct = metro). 14.6 km, 17 st on streets
147	Denmark	Europe	Metro	19 Oct 2002	21.0 km	1,050 m	2	148,000	7,050	2011	54 million	2.81 EUR	right	third rail	1435	750	2002	all underground stations	yes	According to official website
148	Portugal	Europe	Metro	7 Dec 2002	21.7 km	1,669 m	2						right	overhead wire	1435	750			yes	Full metro section length unknown.14 underground stations & 6,3 km in tunnel in downtown
149	India	Asia	Metro	24 Dec 2002	193.2 km	1,410 m	6	1.66 million	8,600	2011	606 million	0.12 EUR	left	overhead wire	1676, 1435 (Green, Violet lines)	25000			yes
150	China	Asia	Metro	1 May 2003	49.0 km	4,455 m	1	121,000	2,460	2012	44 million		right							Suburban service?
151	Japan	Asia	Monorail	10 Aug 2003	12.8 km	914 m	1						left
152	China	Asia	Metro	28 Mar 2004	124.0 km	1,610 m	4	175,000	1,410	2010	64 million		right	third rail	1435	825		platform gate doors		Binhai Line and metro line included. (10-08-1980: 7.4 km, 7 stations)
153	South Korea	Asia	Subway	28 Apr 2004	20.1 km	1,058 m	1	49,300	2,450	2011	18 million							yes
154	USA	America	Monorail	15 Jul 2004	6.2 km	1,033 m	1						right				2004	yes		Hotels monorails not included
155	China	Asia	Metro	28 Sep 2004	56.8 km	1,234 m	2	200,000	3,520	2011	73 million		right
156	Netherlands	Europe	RandstadRail	16 Oct 2004	27.9 km	1,033 m	3						right							Full metro section length unknown (47 km?)
157	China	Asia	Metro	28 Dec 2004	178.4 km	1,416 m	5	362,000	2,030	2009	132 million		right		1435			yes	yes
158	Puerto Rico	America	Tren Urbano	6 Jun 2005	17.2 km	1,147 m	1	30,100	1,750	2011	11 million
159	China	Asia	Monorail	18 Jun 2005	127.0 km	1,548 m	4						right					The three underground stations (Daping, Linjiangmen, and Jiaochangkou) have PSDs	yes
160	Russia	Europe	Metro	27 Aug 2005	10.9 km	1,817 m	1	74,000	6,790	2012	27 million		right							According to Mr. Yuri Popov
161	China	Asia	Metro	27 Aug 2005	84.7 km	1,540 m	2	942,000	11,100	2011	344 million		right
162	Chile	America	Metro	23 Nov 2005	43.0 km	2,263 m	1						right
163	Italy	Europe	Metropolitana	4 Feb 2006	13.4 km	670 m	1	90,400	6,750	2011	33 million		right				2006	VAL	yes
164	South Korea	Asia	Subway	16 Mar 2006	22.6 km	1,076 m	1	104,000	4,610	2011	38 million							yes
165	Venezuela	America	Metro	18 Oct 2006	6.2 km	1,033 m	1	57,500	9,280	2010	21 million
166	Spain	Europe	Metro	25 Apr 2007	8.3 km	1,038 m	1								1000	1500
167	Italy	Europe	Minimetro	29 Jan 2008	3.0 km	500 m	1										2008
168	Taiwan	Asia	MRT	9 Mar 2008	45.0 km	1,250 m	2	142,000	3,170	2012	52 million			third rail	1435	750		MRT
169	Dominican Republic	America	Metro	30 Jan 2009	14.5 km	967 m	1	79,500	5,480	2011	29 million				1435
170	Turkey	Asia	Metro	18 Mar 2009	13.5 km	1,125 m	1
171	Spain	Europe	Metro	2 Apr 2009	18.0 km	900 m	1											Line 1
172	Venezuela	America	Metro	8 Jun 2009	6.5 km	1,300 m	1
173	USA	America	Light Rail	18 Jul 2009	22.2 km	2,018 m	1						right							Downtown tunnel section considered as a full metro
174	United Arab Emirates	Asia	Metro	9 Sep 2009	69.7 km	1,584 m	2	299,000	4,280	2012	109 million		right	third rail	1435	750	2009	metro, monorail	yes
175	China	Asia	Metro	27 Sep 2010	40.9 km	1,202 m	2	282,000	6,900	2012	103 million		right					yes		http://railway-technology.com/projects/chengdu-metro
176	China	Asia	Metro	27 Sep 2010	49.5 km	1,268 m	2						right					yes
177	Saudi Arabia	Asia	Metro	13 Nov 2010	18.1 km	2,263 m	1						right	third rail	1435	1500		yes	yes
178	Kazakhstan	Asia	Metro	1 Jan 2011	7.3 km	1,217 m	1	19,200	2,630	2012	7 million
179	India	Asia	Metro	15 Sep 2011	7.5 km	1,500 m	1
180	China	Asia	Metro	16 Sep 2011	26.4 km	1,650 m	1	162,000	6,120	2012	59 million				1435				yes
181	Iran	Asia		10 Oct 2011	19.0 km	905 m	1
182	Algeria	Africa	Metro	1 Nov 2011	9.0 km	1,000 m	1							third rail	1435	750			yes
183	China	Asia	Subway	29 Apr 2012	25.7 km	1,117 m	1						right							According to Wikipedia, official website
184	China	Asia	Metro	28 Jun 2012	18.2 km	18,200 m	1
185	China	Asia	Metro	24 Nov 2012	48.0 km	1,600 m	1													Wikipedia
186	Italy	Europe	Metro	22 Dec 2012	13.1 km	819 m	1										2012			According to official website
187	Peru	America	Tren Urbano	5 Apr 2012	22.0 km	1,467 m	1					0.29 EUR