World Metro Database

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1	Iran		10 Oct 2011	19.0 km	1	905 m	22.0
2	USA	"L"	6 Jun 1892	166.0 km	8	1,153 m	19.0	3,660	222 million	2011	1.58 EUR	1435	right	third rail	600				yes		151 Stations and 173 km (UrbanRail.net)
3	USA	BART	11 Sep 1972	166.9 km	5	4,279 m	8.8	1,820	111 million	2012		1676	right	third rail	1000				yes		MUNI not included (8 underground stations)
4	Turkey	Bursaray	19 Aug 2002	31.5 km	2	1,086 m	15.5
5	Israel	Carmelit	1959	1.8 km	1	350 m	6.0
6	Australia	Cityrail	1926	22.1 km	3	2,005 m	4.7				2.92 EUR		left						yes		Only underground stations in downtown. Monorail: 3.6 km, 8 stations
7	Poland	Fast Tram	1 Mar 1997	6.1 km	1	1,220 m	6.0														Rapid Tram
8	Canada	Light Rail	22 Apr 1978	20.4 km	1	1,457 m	15.0						right
9	USA	Light Rail	18 Jul 2009	22.2 km	1	2,018 m	12.0						right						yes		Downtown tunnel section considered as a full metro
10	China	LRT	Oct 2002	17.0 km	1	1,133 m	16.0						right								(17 km, 16 stations on viaduct = metro). 14.6 km, 17 st on streets
11	Malaysia	LRT, Monorail	16 Dec 1996	64.0 km	3	1,123 m	20.0	4,670	109 million	2008	0.37 EUR		left			LRT	KLIA line to airport, Kelana Jaya line's underground stations	1996	yes
12	USA	MARTA	30 Jun 1979	79.2 km	2	2,141 m	19.5	1,180	34 million	2007		1435	right	third rail	750				yes
13	Turkey	Metro	18 Mar 2009	13.5 km	1	1,125 m	13.0
14	Algeria	Metro	1 Nov 2011	9.0 km	1	1,000 m	10.0					1435		third rail	750				yes	yes
15	Kazakhstan	Metro	1 Jan 2011	7.3 km	1	1,217 m	7.0	2,630	7 million	2012
16	Netherlands	Metro	16 Oct 1977	32.7 km	4	1,128 m	8.3	7,120	85 million	2009	2.09 EUR	1435	right	third rail	750						Sneltram not included (9.8 km, 19 stations; 'Metros in Holland')
17	Turkey	Metro	30 Aug 1996	23.1 km	2	1,100 m	11.5	13,400	113 million	2007		1435	right	third rail	750	metro line		1997
18	Greece	Metro	1954	52.0 km	3	1,020 m	18.0	18,000	342 million	2008	1.00 EUR	1435	right	third rail	600				yes	yes	M3 airport line not included.
19	Azerbaijan	Metro	6 Nov 1967	34.6 km	2	1,646 m	11.5	14,500	183 million	2011		1520	right	third rail	825
20	India	Metro	15 Sep 2011	7.5 km	1	1,500 m	6.0
21	Spain	Metro	30 Dec 1924	119.4 km	11	786 m	14.8	8,930	389 million	2011	1.35 EUR	1435	right	third rail (TMB), overhead wire (FGC)	1200	lines L9, L10, L11	lines L9, L10, L11	2009	yes	yes	Tram lines not included (1.8 km subway tram line, T5)
22	Spain	Metro	11 Nov 1995	43.4 km	2	1,142 m	20.0	5,680	90 million	2011		1000	left	overhead wire	1500				yes	yes	According to Metro Bilbao
23	Italy	Metro	22 Dec 2012	13.1 km	1	819 m	17.0									metro		2012			According to official website
24	Romania	Metro	16 Nov 1979	69.3 km	4	1,505 m	12.5	6,770	171 million	2011	0.40 EUR	1435	right	third rail	825
25	Hungary	Metro	2 May 1896	33.0 km	3	846 m	14.0	25,100	302 million	2011	0.95 EUR	1435	right	third rail, overhead wire (Line M1)	825, 600 (Line M1)
26	Egypt	Metro	27 Sep 1987	65.5 km	2	1,236 m	27.5	35,000	837 million	2010	0.14 EUR	1435	left	overhead wire	1500				5 stations
27	Venezuela	Metro	27 Mar 1983	60.5 km	5	1,344 m	10.0	22,000	485 million	2009	0.31 EUR	1435		third rail	750				yes		Metro Los Teques included (9.5 km)
28	China	Metro	27 Sep 2010	40.9 km	2	1,202 m	18.0	6,900	103 million	2012			right				yes		yes		http://railway-technology.com/projects/chengdu-metro
29	Denmark	Metro	19 Oct 2002	21.0 km	2	1,050 m	11.0	7,050	54 million	2011	2.81 EUR	1435	right	third rail	750	all metro lines	all underground stations	2002	all metro and S-Tog trains	yes	According to official website
30	China	Metro	1 May 2003	49.0 km	1	4,455 m	12.0	2,460	44 million	2012			right								Suburban service?
31	India	Metro	24 Dec 2002	193.2 km	6	1,410 m	23.8	8,600	606 million	2011	0.12 EUR	1676, 1435 (Green, Violet lines)	left	overhead wire	25000				yes	yes
32	Ukraine	Metro	29 Dec 1995	7.1 km	1	1,420 m	6.0	3,470	9 million	2010		1520		third rail	825						According to Mr. Yuri Popov
33	United Arab Emirates	Metro	9 Sep 2009	69.7 km	2	1,584 m	23.0	4,280	109 million	2012		1435	right	third rail	750	metro	metro, monorail	2009	yes	yes
34	Mexico	Metro	1 Sep 1989	24.0 km	2	889 m	14.5						right
35	China	Metro	28 Jun 1999	231.9 km	8	1,680 m	18.3	21,600	1,825 million	2012		1435	right	third rail	825	APM line (underground people mover)	yes	2010	yes	yes	APM included
36	China	Metro	24 Nov 2012	48.0 km	1	1,600 m	31.0														Wikipedia
37	Finland	Metro	3 Aug 1982	21.0 km	1	1,313 m	17.0	8,090	62 million	2011	2.10 EUR	1524	right	third rail	750					yes	According to Metros in Skandinavien (R.Schwandl)
38	Turkey	Metro	16 Sep 2000	42.0 km	2	1,615 m	14.0	5,090	78 million	2011	0.63 EUR	1435	right	overhead wire, third rail (Line M2)	750						Wikipedia. Hafif Metro not included (25.8 km, 24 stations, 2 lines)
39	Turkey	Metro	22 May 2000	15.9 km	1	1,223 m	14.0	10,900	63 million	2011		1435		third rail	750
40	Russia	Metro	27 Aug 2005	10.9 km	1	1,817 m	7.0	6,790	27 million	2012			right								According to Mr. Yuri Popov
41	Ukraine	Metro	23 Aug 1975	37.4 km	3	1,438 m	9.7	18,300	250 million	2011			right								According to Mr. Yuri Popov
42	Ukraine	Metro	22 Oct 1960	66.2 km	3	1,379 m	17.0	21,500	519 million	2011	0.27 EUR	1520	right	third rail	825
43	China	Metro	28 Jun 2012	18.2 km	1	18,200 m	2.0
44	Switzerland	Metro	24 May 1991	13.7 km	2	507 m	14.5									line m2		2008		yes	Only m2 is a full metro (27.10.2008: 5.9 km, 14 sta). Line m1: 3 underground stations
45	Portugal	Metro	29 Dec 1959	44.3 km	4	869 m	13.8	11,300	183 million	2010	0.80 EUR	1435	left	third rail	750					yes
46	Spain	Metro	17 Oct 1919	286.3 km	13	1,064 m	21.7	6,080	635 million	2011	1.00 EUR	1445	left	overhead wire	600		tests in 2010, plans for 2011		yes	yes	ML1, ML2, ML3 not included (27.8 km, 37 st.; Embajadores=Acacias)
47	Venezuela	Metro	8 Jun 2009	6.5 km	1	1,300 m	6.0												yes
48	Saudi Arabia	Metro	13 Nov 2010	18.1 km	1	2,263 m	9.0					1435	right	third rail	1500		yes		yes	yes
49	Colombia	Metro	30 Nov 1995	28.8 km	2	1,200 m	13.0	16,200	170 million	2011		1435		overhead wire	1500						Metro Cable not included, 4 stations
50	Mexico	Metro	5 Sep 1969	180.0 km	12	984 m	16.3	24,500	1,609 million	2012	0.14 EUR	1995	right	third rail	750						ONLY PASSENGER SERVICE KM COUNTED
51	Belarus	Metro	26 Jun 1984	35.4 km	2	1,362 m	14.0	21,700	281 million	2012		1520	right	third rail	825						According to Mr. Yuri Popov
52	Mexico	Metro	25 Apr 1991	31.5 km	2	1,050 m	16.0	12,000	138 million	2009			right
53	Canada	Metro	14 Oct 1966	69.2 km	4	1,003 m	18.3	8,670	219 million	2006	1.67 EUR	1994	right	third rail	750
54	Russia	Metro	15 May 1935	309.4 km	12	1,778 m	15.5	21,200	2,389 million	2011	0.50 EUR	1520	right	third rail	825				lines 3, 5 since 2009		Monorail (6 stations, 4.7 km) not included.
55	China	Metro	27 Aug 2005	84.7 km	2	1,540 m	28.5	11,100	344 million	2011			right
56	United Kingdom	Metro	7 Aug 1980	76.5 km	2	1,297 m	30.5	1,360	38 million	2011		1435	left	overhead wire	1500
57	Russia	Metro	20 Nov 1985	18.9 km	2	1,454 m	7.5	3,910	27 million	2010		1520	right	third rail	825						According to Mr. Yuri Popov
58	Russia	Metro	7 Jan 1986	16.4 km	2	1,487 m	6.5	12,700	76 million	2011		1520	right	third rail	825						According to Mr. Yuri Popov
59	Portugal	Metro	7 Dec 2002	21.7 km	2	1,669 m	7.5					1435	right	overhead wire	750				yes	yes	Full metro section length unknown.14 underground stations & 6,3 km in tunnel in downtown
60	Spain	Metro	25 Apr 2007	8.3 km	1	1,038 m	9.0					1000			1500
61	Brazil	Metro	2 Mar 1985	33.8 km	1	2,112 m	17.0						right								According to official website
62	Czech Republic	Metro	9 May 1974	59.1 km	3	1,094 m	19.0	24,600	530 million	2011	0.65 EUR	1435	right	third rail	750					yes
63	North Korea	Metro	6 Sep 1973	22.5 km	2	1,607 m	8.0	4,380	36 million	2009		1435		third rail	825
64	Netherlands	Metro	10 Feb 1968	47.0 km	2	1,306 m	19.0	5,070	87 million	2008		1435	right	third rail	750						Only metro section. Sneltram: 8.4 km, 11 stations. 'Metros in Holland'
65	Russia	Metro	15 Nov 1955	113.5 km	5	1,831 m	13.4	19,000	786 million	2011		1520	right	third rail	825		windowless steel doors in ten stations				According to Mr. Yuri Popov
66	Russia	Metro	26 Dec 1987	10.2 km	1	1,275 m	9.0	4,300	16 million	2011		1520	right	third rail	825						According to Mr. Yuri Popov
67	Chile	Metro	15 Sep 1975	102.4 km	5	994 m	21.6	17,100	640 million	2011	0.55 EUR	1435	right	third rail	750					yes
68	Dominican Republic	Metro	30 Jan 2009	14.5 km	1	967 m	16.0	5,480	29 million	2011		1435							yes
69	Spain	Metro	2 Apr 2009	18.0 km	1	900 m	21.0										Line 1
70	China	Metro	10 Apr 1995	437.0 km	12	1,539 m	24.7	14,300	2,276 million	2012	0.34 EUR	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
71	China	Metro	27 Sep 2010	49.5 km	2	1,268 m	20.5						right				yes
72	China	Metro	28 Dec 2004	178.4 km	5	1,416 m	26.2	2,030	132 million	2009		1435	right				yes		yes	yes
73	Bulgaria	Metro	28 Jan 1998	31.2 km	2	1,200 m	14.0	2,550	29 million	2009	0.51 EUR	1435	right	third rail	825
74	Uzbekistan	Metro	6 Nov 1977	36.2 km	3	1,392 m	9.7	4,920	65 million	2010		1520	right	third rail	825						According to Mr. Yuri Popov
75	Georgia	Metro	11 Jan 1966	26.3 km	2	1,315 m	11.0	9,170	88 million	2008		1520	right	third rail	825						According to Mr. Yuri Popov
76	Iran	Metro	21 Feb 2000	73.0 km	4	1,106 m	17.5	18,000	480 million	2011		1435		third rail	750				yes		Line 5 to Karaj not included (42 km, 11 stations) Lenght unknown
77	China	Metro	28 Mar 2004	124.0 km	4	1,610 m	20.3	1,410	64 million	2010		1435	right	third rail	825		platform gate doors		yes		Binhai Line and metro line included. (10-08-1980: 7.4 km, 7 stations)
78	Japan	Metro	30 Dec 1927	304.5 km	13	1,099 m	22.3	27,900	3,102 million	2011	1.57 EUR	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	Marunouchi, Mita, Namboku, Yurikamome lines	1995	yes	yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe. Saitama, Yurikamone, Monorail, Yamanote, Chuo, Rinkai not incl.
79	Spain	Metro	3 Oct 1988	31.8 km	3	909 m	12.7					1000	right	overhead wire	1500				yes	yes	Full metro section length unknown.
80	Venezuela	Metro	18 Oct 2006	6.2 km	1	1,033 m	7.0	9,280	21 million	2010
81	Chile	Metro	23 Nov 2005	43.0 km	1	2,263 m	20.0						right
82	Russia	Metro	5 Nov 1984	6.8 km	1	1,360 m	6.0														Total system: 22 stations, 17,1 km
83	Poland	Metro	7 Apr 1995	22.6 km	1	1,130 m	21.0	17,000	140 million	2011	0.47 EUR	1435	right	third rail	825
84	China	Metro	28 Sep 2004	56.8 km	2	1,234 m	24.0	3,520	73 million	2011			right
85	China	Metro	16 Sep 2011	26.4 km	1	1,650 m	17.0	6,120	59 million	2012		1435								yes
86	Russia	Metro	26 Apr 1991	12.7 km	1	1,587 m	9.0	8,200	38 million	2011			right
87	Armenia	Metro	7 Mar 1981	12.1 km	1	1,344 m	10.0	3,850	17 million	2011			right								According to Mr. Yuri Popov
88	USA	Metro Rail	18 May 1985	8.4 km	1	1,194 m	8.0						right								Only tunnel section
89	USA	Metro Rail	30 Jan 1993	59.3 km	3	2,196 m	10.0	2,130	46 million	2011	1.91 EUR	1435	right	overhead wire, third rail (Red, Purple lines)	750				yes		Red, Purple and Green lines
90	India	Metro Railway	24 Oct 1984	25.0 km	1	1,136 m	23.0	19,000	173 million	2009			right								25 km wikipedia, 27.50 km urbanrail ???
91	USA	Metro Subway	21 Nov 1983	24.5 km	1	1,885 m	14.0	2,010	18 million	2011		1435	right	third rail	700				yes
92	USA	Metrolink	31 Jul 1993	73.4 km	2	2,097 m	18.5						right
93	Italy	Metropolitana	27 Jun 1999	3.8 km	1	760 m	6.0					1435	right	overhead wire	3000						metroitaliane.it
94	Italy	Metropolitana	13 Jun 1990	7.1 km	1	1,014 m	8.0					1435	right	overhead wire	750					yes	metroitaliane.it
95	Italy	Metropolitana	1 Nov 1964	83.3 km	3	915 m	31.3	10,800	328 million	2007	1.00 EUR	1435	right	overhead wire, third rail (line M1)	1500, 750 (line M1)	line M5	line M5	2013	yes	yes	metroitaliane.it
96	Italy	Metropolitana	28 Mar 1993	31.8 km	3	1,136 m	10.3	3,020	35 million	2011		1435	left	overhead wire	1500						M3 and M4 not included (M3: 12.3 km, 12 sta. M4: 8.3 km, 8 sta.)
97	Italy	Metropolitana	10 Feb 1955	41.6 km	2	832 m	26.0	21,800	331 million	2008	1.00 EUR	1435	left	overhead wire	1500				yes	yes	metroitaliane.it
98	Italy	Metropolitana	4 Feb 2006	13.4 km	1	670 m	21.0	6,750	33 million	2011			right			VAL	VAL	2006	yes	yes
99	USA	Metrorail	21 May 1984	39.8 km	1	1,809 m	23.0	1,240	18 million	2011	1.66 EUR	1435	right	third rail	750	downtown people mover, rubber-tyred		1986	yes		Metromover not included (20 stations, 7 km)
100	USA	Metrorail	27 Mar 1976	171.2 km	5	2,014 m	18.0	3,490	218 million	2012		1435	right	third rail	750				yes
101	Ukraine	Metrotram	26 Dec 1986	18.0 km	1	1,636 m	12.0
102	Brazil	Metrô	1 Aug 1986	28.1 km	1	1,563 m	19.0						right								According to official website
103	Brazil	Metrô	31 Mar 2001	42.0 km	1	1,826 m	24.0	3,590	55 million	2009			right
104	Brazil	Metrô	11 Mar 1985	39.7 km	2	1,418 m	15.0						right								According to official website
105	Brazil	Metrô	5 Mar 1979	42.0 km	2	1,313 m	17.0	13,800	212 million	2010	0.77 EUR	1600	right	third rail	750				yes
106	Brazil	Metrô	14 Sep 1974	74.3 km	5	1,198 m	13.4	32,300	877 million	2012	0.76 EUR	1600	right	third rail (lines 1-3), overhead wire (lines 4, 5)	750 (lines 1-3), 1500 (lines 4, 5)	line 4	lines 2, 3, 4 (since 2010)	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)
107	Belgium	Métro	20 Sep 1976	32.2 km	3	555 m	20.3	11,300	133 million	2009	1.53 EUR	1435	right (left on lines 1 and 6 between Midi and Roi Baudouin)	third rail	900					line 1	Premetro tunnels not included, 11 stations
108	France	Métro	25 Apr 1983	45.5 km	2	758 m	31.0	5,780	96 million	2009		2060	right	third rail	750	VAL	VAL, all stations	1983		yes
109	France	Métro	28 Apr 1978	30.7 km	4	787 m	10.8	22,900	257 million	2009	1.60 EUR	1435	left	third rail	750	line D/Maggaly, rubber-tyred, no PSDs		1991
110	France	Métro	26 Nov 1977	21.8 km	2	779 m	15.0	9,430	75 million	2011		1435	right	third rail	750
111	France	Métro	19 Jul 1900	218.0 km	16	596 m	23.9	19,200	1,524 million	2011	1.57 EUR	1435	right (metro), left (RER)	third rail	750	lines 1, 14, rubber-tyred	lines 1, 13 (part), 14	1998	lines 1, 2, 5, 9	lines 1, 2, 5, 7bis, 9, 14
112	France	Métro	16 Mar 2002	9.0 km	1	643 m	15.0	14,300	47 million	2011			right			VAL	VAL	2002		yes
113	France	Métro	17 Dec 1994	2.2 km	1	550 m	5.0														5 underground stations
114	France	Métro	26 Jun 1993	27.5 km	2	764 m	19.0	10,300	103 million	2011		2060	right	third rail	750	VAL	VAL	1993		yes
115	Belgium	Métro Léger	21 Jun 1976	17.5 km	4	1,094 m	5.0														Full metro section length unknown. Total length 25 km. Data from Wikipedia
116	Italy	Minimetro	29 Jan 2008	3.0 km	1	500 m	7.0									'Minimetro'		2008
117	Japan	Monorail	28 Mar 1988	15.5 km	2	969 m	9.0						left
118	China	Monorail	18 Jun 2005	127.0 km	4	1,548 m	21.5						right				The three underground stations (Daping, Linjiangmen, and Jiaochangkou) have PSDs		yes	yes
119	Japan	Monorail	20 Aug 1994	18.4 km	1	920 m	21.0	2,680	18 million	2005			left								According to Mr. Osamu Abe
120	Japan	Monorail	3 Mar 1970	6.6 km	1	943 m	8.0						left								Shonan Monorail.
121	Japan	Monorail	9 Jan 1985	8.8 km	1	733 m	13.0						left							yes
122	USA	Monorail	15 Jul 2004	6.2 km	1	1,033 m	7.0						right			monorail	yes	2004			Hotels monorails not included
123	Japan	Monorail	10 Aug 2003	12.8 km	1	914 m	15.0						left
124	Japan	Monorail	27 Nov 1998	16.0 km	1	889 m	19.0						left							yes
125	Taiwan	MRT	9 Mar 2008	45.0 km	2	1,250 m	19.0	3,170	52 million	2012		1435		third rail	750		MRT
126	Philippines	MRT	1 Dec 1984	51.5 km	3	1,256 m	14.7	18,400	346 million	2008	0.18 EUR		right						yes	yes	Length not sure
127	Singapore	MRT	7 Nov 1987	146.5 km	4	1,526 m	25.0	14,800	794 million	2011	0.97 EUR	1435	left	third rail	750	North-East Line, Circle Line and the 3 rubber-tyred LRT lines	yes	2003	yes	yes
128	Taiwan	MRT	28 Mar 1996	112.6 km	8	1,149 m	13.3	15,900	652 million	2012	0.60 EUR	2060	right	third rail	750	Wenshan (Muzha) VAL line	PGDs in the busier MRT stations, PSDs in all VAL stations	1996	yes	yes
129	India	MRTS	19 Oct 1997	27.0 km	1	1,688 m	17.0
130	Hong Kong S.A.R.	MTR	1 Oct 1979	175.0 km	10	2,059 m	9.5	22,600	1,444 million	2012	0.91 EUR	1435	left	overhead wire	1500 (MTR), 25000 (KCR)	Disneyland Resort Line	all underground stations	2005	yes	yes	175 Km and 82 stations according to MRT. 184km urbanrail.35.3km airport express not included
131	USA	People Mover	Jul 1987	4.8 km	1	400 m	13.0					1435	right	third rail	600	downtown people mover, LIM technology		1987	yes
132	Belgium	Premetro	25 Mar 1975	7.6 km	2	844 m	5.5					1000		overhead wire	600
133	Netherlands	RandstadRail	16 Oct 2004	27.9 km	3	1,033 m	10.0						right								Full metro section length unknown (47 km?)
134	USA	Rapid Transit	15 Mar 1955	31.0 km	1	1,824 m	18.0	530	6 million	2011		1435	right	overhead wire	600						2 Light Rail lines not included
135	Germany	Schwebebahn	1 Mar 1901	13.3 km	1	700 m	20.0						right	overhead rail	600
136	Canada	SkyTrain	3 Jan 1986	69.5 km	3	1,511 m	16.3	4,730	120 million	2011		1435	right	third rail	600	Skytrain, LIM technology, currently the world's longest automated system		1986	yes	yes
137	Thailand	Skytrain, MRT	5 Dec 1999	80.2 km	4	1,512 m	14.3	8,370	245 million	2011	0.64 EUR	1435	left	linear		Green line	Green line, Blue line	1999	yes
138	USA	Skyway	30 May 1989	6.9 km	1	1,380 m	6.0					2060	right	third rail	750	downtown monorail people mover		1989
139	Germany	Stadtbahn	21 Sep 1971	5.2 km	4	1,733 m	1.8						right								Full metro section length unknown. Only metro section included
140	Germany	Stadtbahn	26 May 1979	21.5 km	2	797 m	14.5					1435	right	overhead wire	660						Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
141	Germany	Stadtbahn	22 Mar 1975	9.0 km	1	818 m	12.0					1435	right	overhead wire	750						9 km, 12 stations underground. Approx. 17 km metro-like
142	Germany	Stadtbahn	11 Oct 1968	45.0 km	15	1,250 m	3.4					1435	right	overhead wire	750				new light rail trains only	yes	Approx. 45 km metro-like. 30 km underground.
143	Germany	Stadtbahn	17 May 1976	29.5 km	3	866 m	12.3					1435	right	overhead wire	600	H-Bahn		1984		yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
144	Germany	Stadtbahn	4 Oct 1981	9.6 km	2	798 m	7.0					1435	right	overhead wire	600					yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
145	Germany	Stadtbahn	11 Jul 1992	14.3 km	2	1,304 m	6.5						right							yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
146	Germany	Stadtbahn	5 Oct 1967	20.2 km	3	842 m	9.0					1435	right	overhead wire	750					yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
147	Germany	Stadtbahn	1 Sep 1984	5.5 km	1	690 m	9.0					1000	right	overhead wire	600						Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
148	Germany	Stadtbahn	28 Sep 1975	18.6 km	3	1,033 m	7.0					1435	right	overhead wire	600					yes	18.60 km, 17 stations underground ('Schnellbahnen in Deutschland')
149	Germany	Stadtbahn	29 May 1969	4.0 km	0	364 m							right								Full metro section length unknown.
150	Germany	Stadtbahn	3 Nov 1979	9.0 km	2	819 m	6.5					1435	right	overhead wire	750						Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
151	Germany	Stadtbahn	10 Jun 1966	24.0 km	2	1,412 m	9.5					1435	right	overhead wire	750				yes	yes	24 km underground. (Schnellbahnen in Deutschland)
152	Argentina	Subte	1 Dec 1913	49.3 km	6	685 m	13.0	17,100	308 million	2011	0.24 EUR	1435	left	overhead wire, third rail (Line B)	1500, 1100 (Line B)					yes	Premetro line not included
153	India	Suburban Railway		171.0 km	5	2,515 m	14.6				0.17 EUR										In fact, 4 suburban railway lines with metro frequency
154	China	Subway	1 Oct 1969	442.0 km	16	1,797 m	16.4	15,200	2,460 million	2012	0.15 EUR	1435	right	third rail	825		PGDs on underground stations of line 5, PSDs on lines 8, 10		yes	all lines
155	South Korea	Subway	19 Jul 1985	131.8 km	5	1,080 m	25.4	6,650	320 million	2012			right			Line 4	line 3	2011
156	South Korea	Subway	26 Nov 1997	53.9 km	2	998 m	28.0	6,460	127 million	2012							lines 1, 2
157	South Korea	Subway	16 Mar 2006	22.6 km	1	1,076 m	22.0	4,610	38 million	2011							yes
158	Japan	Subway	26 Jul 1981	29.8 km	3	931 m	11.7	11,400	124 million	2007		1067	left	overhead wire	1500		yes			yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe
159	United Kingdom	Subway	14 Dec 1896	10.4 km	1	743 m	15.0	3,420	13 million	2011		1219	left	third rail	600
160	South Korea	Subway	28 Apr 2004	20.1 km	1	1,058 m	20.0	2,450	18 million	2011							yes
161	South Korea	Subway	6 Oct 1999	29.5 km	1	1,054 m	29.0	8,270	89 million	2012							yes
162	Japan	Subway	13 Mar 1977	30.6 km	2	1,275 m	13.0	10,800	121 million	2008		1435	left	overhead wire, third rail (Portliner)	1500, 600 (Portliner)	Port Liner and Rokko Liner, rubber-tyred	Port Liner and Rokko Liner	1981		yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe. Portliner, Rokko lines not included (15 st)
163	Japan	Subway	1 Apr 1981	31.3 km	2	1,043 m	16.0	11,000	126 million	2008		1435	left	overhead wire	1500		Tozai line			yes
164	Japan	Subway	15 Nov 1957	93.1 km	4	1,001 m	24.3	12,600	427 million	2008		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	Tobu Kyuryo maglev line	2005	yes	yes	3 stations +
165	USA	Subway	27 Oct 1904	368.0 km	27	834 m	17.3	12,300	1,655 million	2012	1.53 EUR	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
166	USA	Subway	26 May 1935	2.2 km	1	733 m	4.0						right								4 underground stations
167	Japan	Subway	20 May 1933	137.8 km	9	1,111 m	14.8	16,600	836 million	2010		1435	left	third rail	750, 600 (Nanko Port Town Line)	Nanko Port Town Line, rubber-tyred	all stations on the Nanko Port Town Line	1981		yes	Monorail not included (23.8 km, 18 st). OTS + new tram included
168	USA	Subway	4 Mar 1907	62.0 km	3	984 m	22.0	4,730	107 million	2011		1435, 1588 (Market-Frankford Line)	right	third rail	600, 685 (PATCO)				yes		PATCO line included. Subway trolley not (10 stations)
169	Japan	Subway	16 Dec 1971	48.0 km	3	1,043 m	16.3	11,900	209 million	2008		2150, 2180 (Namboku Line)	left	overhead wire, third rail (Namboku Line)	1500, 750 (Namboku Line)					yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe
170	Japan	Subway	15 Jul 1987	14.8 km	1	925 m	17.0	10,700	58 million	2008		1067	left	overhead wire	1500					yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe
171	South Korea	Subway	15 Aug 1974	326.5 km	9	1,114 m	33.6	21,100	2,518 million	2012	0.54 EUR	1435	right	overhead wire	1500		lines 2 and 9, planned for all lines by 2010		yes	yes	Only metro section.
172	China	Subway	29 Apr 2012	25.7 km	1	1,117 m	24.0						right						yes		According to Wikipedia, official website
173	Canada	Subway	30 Apr 1954	71.3 km	4	1,019 m	18.5	10,700	278 million	2006	1.67 EUR	1480	right	third rail	600				yes
174	Japan	Subway	16 Dec 1972	57.6 km	3	1,280 m	16.0	9,420	198 million	2008		1435	left	third rail	750	Kanazawa Seaside line, LRT, rubber-tyred	Kanazawa Seaside LRT line	1989		yes	Kanazawa Line not included (10.6 km)
175	USA	T	3 Jul 1985	4.8 km	1	960 m	6.0						right								Full metro section length unknown (all lines: 40 km).2.90 is the length of the tunnel section.
176	Norway	T-Bane	22 May 1966	62.0 km	5	861 m	15.4	3,360	76 million	2010	2.67 EUR	1435	right	third rail	750					yes	Line 1 not included (it has level crossings). Length not sure
177	USA	The T	1 Sep 1897	60.5 km	3	960 m	22.0	6,660	147 million	2010		1435	right	third rail, overhead wire (Green Line)	600				yes		Green and Red Lines' tram section not included
178	Peru	Tren Urbano	5 Apr 2012	22.0 km	1	1,467 m	16.0				0.29 EUR
179	Puerto Rico	Tren Urbano	6 Jun 2005	17.2 km	1	1,147 m	16.0	1,750	11 million	2011
180	Sweden	Tunnelbana	1 Oct 1950	105.7 km	3	1,047 m	34.7	8,010	309 million	2011	3.73 EUR	1435	left	third rail	650, 750 (Blue Line)						According to official website. 7 operational lines
181	Germany	U-Bahn	18 Feb 1902	147.4 km	10	797 m	19.5	9,390	505 million	2011	2.10 EUR	1435	right	third rail	750					yes
182	Germany	U-Bahn	4 Oct 1968	20.5 km	3	732 m	10.3				2.30 EUR	1435	right	overhead wire	750					yes	20.40 km, 27 stations underground ('Schnellbahnen in Deutschland')
183	Germany	U-Bahn	1 Mar 1912	104.7 km	4	1,102 m	24.8	5,210	199 million	2011		1435	right	third rail	750						According to official website
184	Germany	U-Bahn	19 Oct 1971	94.2 km	6	981 m	17.0	10,500	360 million	2010	2.30 EUR	1435	right	third rail	750					yes
185	Germany	U-Bahn	1 Mar 1972	36.0 km	3	800 m	16.0	8,980	118 million	2011		1435	right	third rail	750	lines U2, U3, no PSDs, sharing tracks with driver-operated trains		2008		yes
186	Austria	U-Bahn	25 Feb 1978	74.6 km	5	769 m	20.4	19,600	534 million	2010	1.70 EUR	1435	right	third rail	750				yes	yes	According to official website. Premetro tunnel not included
187	United Kingdom	Underground	10 Jan 1863	402.0 km	11	1,552 m	24.5	7,980	1,171 million	2011	2.75 EUR	1435	left	third rail	600, 750 (DLR)	Docklands Light Rail	Jubilee Line extension	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.