World Metro Database

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1	Turkey	Metro	18 Mar 2009	1	13.5	1,125 m	13.0
2	Algeria	Metro	1 Nov 2011	1	9.0	1,000 m	10.0							1435	third rail	750				yes	yes
3	Belgium	Premetro	25 Mar 1975	2	3.8	844 m	5.5							1000	overhead wire	600
4	India	Metro	15 Sep 2011	1	7.5	1,500 m	6.0
5	Brazil	Metrô	1 Aug 1986	1	28.1	1,563 m	19.0						right									According to official website
6	Germany	Stadtbahn	21 Sep 1971	4	1.3	1,733 m	1.8						right									Full metro section length unknown. Only metro section included
7	Germany	Stadtbahn	26 May 1979	2	10.8	797 m	14.5						right	1435	overhead wire	660						Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
8	Germany	Stadtbahn	22 Mar 1975	1	9.0	818 m	12.0						right	1435	overhead wire	750						9 km, 12 stations underground. Approx. 17 km metro-like
9	Italy	Metro	22 Dec 2012	1	13.1	819 m	17.0										metro	2012				According to official website
10	USA	Metro Rail	18 May 1985	1	8.4	1,194 m	8.0						right									Only tunnel section
11	Turkey	Bursaray	19 Aug 2002	2	15.8	1,086 m	15.5
12	Italy	Metropolitana	27 Jun 1999	1	3.8	760 m	6.0						right	1435	overhead wire	3000						metroitaliane.it
13	China	LRT	Oct 2002	1	17.0	1,133 m	16.0						right									(17 km, 16 stations on viaduct = metro). 14.6 km, 17 st on streets
14	Belgium	Métro Léger	21 Jun 1976	4	4.4	1,094 m	5.0															Full metro section length unknown. Total length 25 km. Data from Wikipedia
15	India	MRTS	19 Oct 1997	1	27.0	1,688 m	17.0
16	Japan	Monorail	28 Mar 1988	2	7.8	969 m	9.0						left
17	China	Monorail	18 Jun 2005	4	31.7	1,548 m	21.5						right						The three underground stations (Daping, Linjiangmen, and Jiaochangkou) have PSDs	yes	yes
18	Germany	Stadtbahn	11 Oct 1968	15	3.0	1,250 m	3.4						right	1435	overhead wire	750				new light rail trains only	yes	Approx. 45 km metro-like. 30 km underground.
19	USA	People Mover	Jul 1987	1	4.8	400 m	13.0						right	1435	third rail	600	downtown people mover, LIM technology	1987		yes
20	Germany	Stadtbahn	17 May 1976	3	9.8	866 m	12.3						right	1435	overhead wire	600	H-Bahn	1984			yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
21	Germany	Stadtbahn	4 Oct 1981	2	4.8	798 m	7.0						right	1435	overhead wire	600					yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
22	Germany	Stadtbahn	11 Jul 1992	2	7.2	1,304 m	6.5						right								yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
23	Canada	Light Rail	22 Apr 1978	1	20.4	1,457 m	15.0						right
24	Germany	Stadtbahn	5 Oct 1967	3	6.7	842 m	9.0						right	1435	overhead wire	750					yes	Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
25	Germany	U-Bahn	4 Oct 1968	3	6.8	732 m	10.3					2.30 EUR	right	1435	overhead wire	750					yes	20.40 km, 27 stations underground ('Schnellbahnen in Deutschland')
26	Germany	Stadtbahn	1 Sep 1984	1	5.5	690 m	9.0						right	1000	overhead wire	600						Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
27	Italy	Metropolitana	13 Jun 1990	1	7.1	1,014 m	8.0						right	1435	overhead wire	750					yes	metroitaliane.it
28	Mexico	Metro	1 Sep 1989	2	12.0	889 m	14.5						right
29	Israel	Carmelit	1959	1	1.8	350 m	6.0
30	China	Metro	24 Nov 2012	1	48.0	1,600 m	31.0															Wikipedia
31	Germany	Stadtbahn	28 Sep 1975	3	6.2	1,033 m	7.0						right	1435	overhead wire	600					yes	18.60 km, 17 stations underground ('Schnellbahnen in Deutschland')
32	USA	Skyway	30 May 1989	1	6.9	1,380 m	6.0						right	2060	third rail	750	downtown monorail people mover	1989
33	Japan	Monorail	3 Mar 1970	1	6.6	943 m	8.0						left									Shonan Monorail.
34	Japan	Monorail	9 Jan 1985	1	8.8	733 m	13.0						left								yes
35	Ukraine	Metrotram	26 Dec 1986	1	18.0	1,636 m	12.0
36	China	Metro	28 Jun 2012	1	18.2	18,200 m	2.0
37	USA	Monorail	15 Jul 2004	1	6.2	1,033 m	7.0						right				monorail	2004	yes			Hotels monorails not included
38	Switzerland	Metro	24 May 1991	2	6.8	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
39	Peru	Tren Urbano	5 Apr 2012	1	22.0	1,467 m	16.0					0.29 EUR
40	Germany	Stadtbahn	29 May 1969	0		364 m							right									Full metro section length unknown.
41	Venezuela	Metro	8 Jun 2009	1	6.5	1,300 m	6.0													yes
42	Iran		10 Oct 2011	1	19.0	905 m	22.0
43	Saudi Arabia	Metro	13 Nov 2010	1	18.1	2,263 m	9.0						right	1435	third rail	1500			yes	yes	yes
44	Germany	Stadtbahn	3 Nov 1979	2	4.5	819 m	6.5						right	1435	overhead wire	750						Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
45	India	Suburban Railway		5	34.2	2,515 m	14.6					0.17 EUR										In fact, 4 suburban railway lines with metro frequency
46	Japan	Monorail	10 Aug 2003	1	12.8	914 m	15.0						left
47	USA	Subway	26 May 1935	1	2.2	733 m	4.0						right									4 underground stations
48	Portugal	Metro	7 Dec 2002	2	10.9	1,669 m	7.5						right	1435	overhead wire	750				yes	yes	Full metro section length unknown.14 underground stations & 6,3 km in tunnel in downtown
49	Spain	Metro	25 Apr 2007	1	8.3	1,038 m	9.0							1000		1500
50	Italy	Minimetro	29 Jan 2008	1	3.0	500 m	7.0										'Minimetro'	2008
51	USA	T	3 Jul 1985	1	4.8	960 m	6.0						right									Full metro section length unknown (all lines: 40 km).2.90 is the length of the tunnel section.
52	Brazil	Metro	2 Mar 1985	1	33.8	2,112 m	17.0						right									According to official website
53	Poland	Fast Tram	1 Mar 1997	1	6.1	1,220 m	6.0															Rapid Tram
54	Brazil	Metrô	11 Mar 1985	2	19.9	1,418 m	15.0						right									According to official website
55	France	Métro	17 Dec 1994	1	2.2	550 m	5.0															5 underground stations
56	USA	Metrolink	31 Jul 1993	2	36.7	2,097 m	18.5						right
57	USA	Light Rail	18 Jul 2009	1	22.2	2,018 m	12.0						right							yes		Downtown tunnel section considered as a full metro
58	Spain	Metro	2 Apr 2009	1	18.0	900 m	21.0												Line 1
59	China	Metro	27 Sep 2010	2	24.7	1,268 m	20.5						right						yes
60	Germany	Stadtbahn	10 Jun 1966	2	12.0	1,412 m	9.5						right	1435	overhead wire	750				yes	yes	24 km underground. (Schnellbahnen in Deutschland)
61	China	Subway	29 Apr 2012	1	25.7	1,117 m	24.0						right							yes		According to Wikipedia, official website
62	Australia	Cityrail	1926	3	7.4	2,005 m	4.7					2.92 EUR	left							yes		Only underground stations in downtown. Monorail: 3.6 km, 8 stations
63	Japan	Monorail	27 Nov 1998	1	16.0	889 m	19.0						left								yes
64	Netherlands	RandstadRail	16 Oct 2004	3	9.3	1,033 m	10.0						right									Full metro section length unknown (47 km?)
65	Spain	Metro	3 Oct 1988	3	10.6	909 m	12.7						right	1000	overhead wire	1500				yes	yes	Full metro section length unknown.
66	Chile	Metro	23 Nov 2005	1	43.0	2,263 m	20.0						right
67	Russia	Metro	5 Nov 1984	1	6.8	1,360 m	6.0															Total system: 22 stations, 17,1 km
68	Germany	Schwebebahn	1 Mar 1901	1	13.3	700 m	20.0						right		overhead rail	600
69	Japan	Monorail	20 Aug 1994	1	18.4	920 m	21.0	49,300	2,680	2005	18 million		left									According to Mr. Osamu Abe
70	Canada	Metro	14 Oct 1966	4	17.3	1,003 m	18.3	600,000	8,670	2006	219 million	1.67 EUR	right	1994	third rail	750
71	Canada	Subway	30 Apr 1954	4	17.8	1,019 m	18.5	762,000	10,700	2006	278 million	1.67 EUR	right	1480	third rail	600				yes
72	Turkey	Metro	30 Aug 1996	2	11.6	1,100 m	11.5	310,000	13,400	2007	113 million		right	1435	third rail	750	metro line	1997
73	USA	MARTA	30 Jun 1979	2	39.6	2,141 m	19.5	93,200	1,180	2007	34 million		right	1435	third rail	750				yes
74	Japan	Subway	26 Jul 1981	3	9.9	931 m	11.7	340,000	11,400	2007	124 million		left	1067	overhead wire	1500			yes		yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe
75	Italy	Metropolitana	1 Nov 1964	3	27.8	915 m	31.3	899,000	10,800	2007	328 million	1.00 EUR	right	1435	overhead wire, third rail (line M1)	1500, 750 (line M1)	line M5	2013	line M5	yes	yes	metroitaliane.it
76	Greece	Metro	1954	3	17.3	1,020 m	18.0	937,000	18,000	2008	342 million	1.00 EUR	right	1435	third rail	600				yes	yes	M3 airport line not included.
77	Japan	Subway	13 Mar 1977	2	15.3	1,275 m	13.0	332,000	10,800	2008	121 million		left	1435	overhead wire, third rail (Portliner)	1500, 600 (Portliner)	Port Liner and Rokko Liner, rubber-tyred	1981	Port Liner and Rokko Liner		yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe. Portliner, Rokko lines not included (15 st)
78	Malaysia	LRT, Monorail	16 Dec 1996	3	21.3	1,123 m	20.0	299,000	4,670	2008	109 million	0.37 EUR	left				LRT	1996	KLIA line to airport, Kelana Jaya line's underground stations	yes
79	Japan	Subway	1 Apr 1981	2	15.6	1,043 m	16.0	345,000	11,000	2008	126 million		left	1435	overhead wire	1500			Tozai line		yes
80	Philippines	MRT	1 Dec 1984	3	17.2	1,256 m	14.7	948,000	18,400	2008	346 million	0.18 EUR	right							yes	yes	Length not sure
81	Japan	Subway	15 Nov 1957	4	23.3	1,001 m	24.3	1.17 million	12,600	2008	427 million		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	Tobu Kyuryo maglev line	yes	yes	3 stations +
82	Italy	Metropolitana	10 Feb 1955	2	20.8	832 m	26.0	907,000	21,800	2008	331 million	1.00 EUR	left	1435	overhead wire	1500				yes	yes	metroitaliane.it
83	Netherlands	Metro	10 Feb 1968	2	23.5	1,306 m	19.0	238,000	5,070	2008	87 million		right	1435	third rail	750						Only metro section. Sneltram: 8.4 km, 11 stations. 'Metros in Holland'
84	Japan	Subway	16 Dec 1971	3	16.0	1,043 m	16.3	573,000	11,900	2008	209 million		left	2150, 2180 (Namboku Line)	overhead wire, third rail (Namboku Line)	1500, 750 (Namboku Line)					yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe
85	Japan	Subway	15 Jul 1987	1	14.8	925 m	17.0	159,000	10,700	2008	58 million		left	1067	overhead wire	1500					yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe
86	Georgia	Metro	11 Jan 1966	2	13.1	1,315 m	11.0	241,000	9,170	2008	88 million		right	1520	third rail	825						According to Mr. Yuri Popov
87	Japan	Subway	16 Dec 1972	3	19.2	1,280 m	16.0	542,000	9,420	2008	198 million		left	1435	third rail	750	Kanazawa Seaside line, LRT, rubber-tyred	1989	Kanazawa Seaside LRT line		yes	Kanazawa Line not included (10.6 km)
88	Netherlands	Metro	16 Oct 1977	4	8.2	1,128 m	8.3	233,000	7,120	2009	85 million	2.09 EUR	right	1435	third rail	750						Sneltram not included (9.8 km, 19 stations; 'Metros in Holland')
89	Brazil	Metrô	31 Mar 2001	1	42.0	1,826 m	24.0	151,000	3,590	2009	55 million		right
90	Belgium	Métro	20 Sep 1976	3	10.7	555 m	20.3	364,000	11,300	2009	133 million	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
91	Venezuela	Metro	27 Mar 1983	5	12.1	1,344 m	10.0	1.33 million	22,000	2009	485 million	0.31 EUR		1435	third rail	750				yes		Metro Los Teques included (9.5 km)
92	India	Metro Railway	24 Oct 1984	1	25.0	1,136 m	23.0	474,000	19,000	2009	173 million		right									25 km wikipedia, 27.50 km urbanrail ???
93	France	Métro	25 Apr 1983	2	22.8	758 m	31.0	263,000	5,780	2009	96 million		right	2060	third rail	750	VAL	1983	VAL, all stations		yes
94	France	Métro	28 Apr 1978	4	7.7	787 m	10.8	704,000	22,900	2009	257 million	1.60 EUR	left	1435	third rail	750	line D/Maggaly, rubber-tyred, no PSDs	1991
95	Mexico	Metro	25 Apr 1991	2	15.8	1,050 m	16.0	378,000	12,000	2009	138 million		right
96	North Korea	Metro	6 Sep 1973	2	11.3	1,607 m	8.0	98,600	4,380	2009	36 million			1435	third rail	825
97	China	Metro	28 Dec 2004	5	35.7	1,416 m	26.2	362,000	2,030	2009	132 million		right	1435					yes	yes	yes
98	Bulgaria	Metro	28 Jan 1998	2	15.6	1,200 m	14.0	79,500	2,550	2009	29 million	0.51 EUR	right	1435	third rail	825
99	USA	The T	1 Sep 1897	3	20.2	960 m	22.0	403,000	6,660	2010	147 million		right	1435	third rail, overhead wire (Green Line)	600				yes		Green and Red Lines' tram section not included
100	Egypt	Metro	27 Sep 1987	2	32.8	1,236 m	27.5	2.29 million	35,000	2010	837 million	0.14 EUR	left	1435	overhead wire	1500				5 stations
101	Ukraine	Metro	29 Dec 1995	1	7.1	1,420 m	6.0	24,700	3,470	2010	9 million			1520	third rail	825						According to Mr. Yuri Popov
102	Portugal	Metro	29 Dec 1959	4	11.1	869 m	13.8	501,000	11,300	2010	183 million	0.80 EUR	left	1435	third rail	750					yes
103	Germany	U-Bahn	19 Oct 1971	6	15.7	981 m	17.0	986,000	10,500	2010	360 million	2.30 EUR	right	1435	third rail	750					yes
104	Russia	Metro	20 Nov 1985	2	9.4	1,454 m	7.5	74,000	3,910	2010	27 million		right	1520	third rail	825						According to Mr. Yuri Popov
105	Japan	Subway	20 May 1933	9	15.3	1,111 m	14.8	2.29 million	16,600	2010	836 million		left	1435	third rail	750, 600 (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
106	Norway	T-Bane	22 May 1966	5	12.4	861 m	15.4	208,000	3,360	2010	76 million	2.67 EUR	right	1435	third rail	750					yes	Line 1 not included (it has level crossings). Length not sure
107	Brazil	Metrô	5 Mar 1979	2	21.0	1,313 m	17.0	581,000	13,800	2010	212 million	0.77 EUR	right	1600	third rail	750				yes
108	Uzbekistan	Metro	6 Nov 1977	3	12.1	1,392 m	9.7	178,000	4,920	2010	65 million		right	1520	third rail	825						According to Mr. Yuri Popov
109	China	Metro	28 Mar 2004	4	31.0	1,610 m	20.3	175,000	1,410	2010	64 million		right	1435	third rail	825			platform gate doors	yes		Binhai Line and metro line included. (10-08-1980: 7.4 km, 7 stations)
110	Venezuela	Metro	18 Oct 2006	1	6.2	1,033 m	7.0	57,500	9,280	2010	21 million
111	Austria	U-Bahn	25 Feb 1978	5	14.9	769 m	20.4	1.46 million	19,600	2010	534 million	1.70 EUR	right	1435	third rail	750				yes	yes	According to official website. Premetro tunnel not included
112	Azerbaijan	Metro	6 Nov 1967	2	17.3	1,646 m	11.5	501,000	14,500	2011	183 million		right	1520	third rail	825
113	USA	Metro Subway	21 Nov 1983	1	24.5	1,885 m	14.0	49,300	2,010	2011	18 million		right	1435	third rail	700				yes
114	Thailand	Skytrain, MRT	5 Dec 1999	4	20.0	1,512 m	14.3	671,000	8,370	2011	245 million	0.64 EUR	left	1435	linear		Green line	1999	Green line, Blue line	yes
115	Spain	Metro	30 Dec 1924	11	10.9	786 m	14.8	1.07 million	8,930	2011	389 million	1.35 EUR	right	1435	third rail (TMB), overhead wire (FGC)	1200	lines L9, L10, L11	2009	lines L9, L10, L11	yes	yes	Tram lines not included (1.8 km subway tram line, T5)
116	Germany	U-Bahn	18 Feb 1902	10	14.7	797 m	19.5	1.38 million	9,390	2011	505 million	2.10 EUR	right	1435	third rail	750					yes
117	Spain	Metro	11 Nov 1995	2	21.7	1,142 m	20.0	247,000	5,680	2011	90 million		left	1000	overhead wire	1500				yes	yes	According to Metro Bilbao
118	Romania	Metro	16 Nov 1979	4	17.3	1,505 m	12.5	468,000	6,770	2011	171 million	0.40 EUR	right	1435	third rail	825
119	Hungary	Metro	2 May 1896	3	11.0	846 m	14.0	827,000	25,100	2011	302 million	0.95 EUR	right	1435	third rail, overhead wire (Line M1)	825, 600 (Line M1)
120	Argentina	Subte	1 Dec 1913	6	8.2	685 m	13.0	844,000	17,100	2011	308 million	0.24 EUR	left	1435	overhead wire, third rail (Line B)	1500, 1100 (Line B)					yes	Premetro line not included
121	USA	"L"	6 Jun 1892	8	20.8	1,153 m	19.0	608,000	3,660	2011	222 million	1.58 EUR	right	1435	third rail	600				yes		151 Stations and 173 km (UrbanRail.net)
122	USA	Rapid Transit	15 Mar 1955	1	31.0	1,824 m	18.0	16,400	530	2011	6 million		right	1435	overhead wire	600						2 Light Rail lines not included
123	Denmark	Metro	19 Oct 2002	2	10.5	1,050 m	11.0	148,000	7,050	2011	54 million	2.81 EUR	right	1435	third rail	750	all metro lines	2002	all underground stations	all metro and S-Tog trains	yes	According to official website
124	South Korea	Subway	16 Mar 2006	1	22.6	1,076 m	22.0	104,000	4,610	2011	38 million								yes
125	India	Metro	24 Dec 2002	6	32.2	1,410 m	23.8	1.66 million	8,600	2011	606 million	0.12 EUR	left	1676, 1435 (Green, Violet lines)	overhead wire	25000				yes	yes
126	United Kingdom	Subway	14 Dec 1896	1	10.4	743 m	15.0	35,600	3,420	2011	13 million		left	1219	third rail	600
127	South Korea	Subway	28 Apr 2004	1	20.1	1,058 m	20.0	49,300	2,450	2011	18 million								yes
128	Germany	U-Bahn	1 Mar 1912	4	26.2	1,102 m	24.8	545,000	5,210	2011	199 million		right	1435	third rail	750						According to official website
129	Finland	Metro	3 Aug 1982	1	21.0	1,313 m	17.0	170,000	8,090	2011	62 million	2.10 EUR	right	1524	third rail	750					yes	According to Metros in Skandinavien (R.Schwandl)
130	Turkey	Metro	16 Sep 2000	2	21.0	1,615 m	14.0	214,000	5,090	2011	78 million	0.63 EUR	right	1435	overhead wire, third rail (Line M2)	750						Wikipedia. Hafif Metro not included (25.8 km, 24 stations, 2 lines)
131	Turkey	Metro	22 May 2000	1	15.9	1,223 m	14.0	173,000	10,900	2011	63 million			1435	third rail	750
132	Ukraine	Metro	23 Aug 1975	3	12.5	1,438 m	9.7	685,000	18,300	2011	250 million		right									According to Mr. Yuri Popov
133	Ukraine	Metro	22 Oct 1960	3	22.1	1,379 m	17.0	1.42 million	21,500	2011	519 million	0.27 EUR	right	1520	third rail	825
134	United Kingdom	Underground	10 Jan 1863	11	36.5	1,552 m	24.5	3.21 million	7,980	2011	1,171 million	2.75 EUR	left	1435	third rail	600, 750 (DLR)	Docklands Light Rail	1987	Jubilee Line extension	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.
135	USA	Metro Rail	30 Jan 1993	3	19.8	2,196 m	10.0	126,000	2,130	2011	46 million	1.91 EUR	right	1435	overhead wire, third rail (Red, Purple lines)	750				yes		Red, Purple and Green lines
136	Spain	Metro	17 Oct 1919	13	22.0	1,064 m	21.7	1.74 million	6,080	2011	635 million	1.00 EUR	left	1445	overhead wire	600			tests in 2010, plans for 2011	yes	yes	ML1, ML2, ML3 not included (27.8 km, 37 st.; Embajadores=Acacias)
137	France	Métro	26 Nov 1977	2	10.9	779 m	15.0	205,000	9,430	2011	75 million		right	1435	third rail	750
138	Colombia	Metro	30 Nov 1995	2	14.4	1,200 m	13.0	466,000	16,200	2011	170 million			1435	overhead wire	1500						Metro Cable not included, 4 stations
139	USA	Metrorail	21 May 1984	1	39.8	1,809 m	23.0	49,300	1,240	2011	18 million	1.66 EUR	right	1435	third rail	750	downtown people mover, rubber-tyred	1986		yes		Metromover not included (20 stations, 7 km)
140	Russia	Metro	15 May 1935	12	25.8	1,778 m	15.5	6.55 million	21,200	2011	2,389 million	0.50 EUR	right	1520	third rail	825				lines 3, 5 since 2009		Monorail (6 stations, 4.7 km) not included.
141	China	Metro	27 Aug 2005	2	42.3	1,540 m	28.5	942,000	11,100	2011	344 million		right
142	Italy	Metropolitana	28 Mar 1993	3	10.6	1,136 m	10.3	95,900	3,020	2011	35 million		left	1435	overhead wire	1500						M3 and M4 not included (M3: 12.3 km, 12 sta. M4: 8.3 km, 8 sta.)
143	United Kingdom	Metro	7 Aug 1980	2	38.3	1,297 m	30.5	104,000	1,360	2011	38 million		left	1435	overhead wire	1500
144	Russia	Metro	7 Jan 1986	2	8.2	1,487 m	6.5	208,000	12,700	2011	76 million		right	1520	third rail	825						According to Mr. Yuri Popov
145	Germany	U-Bahn	1 Mar 1972	3	12.0	800 m	16.0	323,000	8,980	2011	118 million		right	1435	third rail	750	lines U2, U3, no PSDs, sharing tracks with driver-operated trains	2008			yes
146	France	Métro	19 Jul 1900	16	13.6	596 m	23.9	4.18 million	19,200	2011	1,524 million	1.57 EUR	right (metro), left (RER)	1435	third rail	750	lines 1, 14, rubber-tyred	1998	lines 1, 13 (part), 14	lines 1, 2, 5, 9	lines 1, 2, 5, 7bis, 9, 14
147	USA	Subway	4 Mar 1907	3	20.7	984 m	22.0	293,000	4,730	2011	107 million		right	1435, 1588 (Market-Frankford Line)	third rail	600, 685 (PATCO)				yes		PATCO line included. Subway trolley not (10 stations)
148	Czech Republic	Metro	9 May 1974	3	19.7	1,094 m	19.0	1.45 million	24,600	2011	530 million	0.65 EUR	right	1435	third rail	750					yes
149	France	Métro	16 Mar 2002	1	9.0	643 m	15.0	129,000	14,300	2011	47 million		right				VAL	2002	VAL		yes
150	Russia	Metro	15 Nov 1955	5	22.7	1,831 m	13.4	2.15 million	19,000	2011	786 million		right	1520	third rail	825			windowless steel doors in ten stations			According to Mr. Yuri Popov
151	Russia	Metro	26 Dec 1987	1	10.2	1,275 m	9.0	43,800	4,300	2011	16 million		right	1520	third rail	825						According to Mr. Yuri Popov
152	Puerto Rico	Tren Urbano	6 Jun 2005	1	17.2	1,147 m	16.0	30,100	1,750	2011	11 million
153	Chile	Metro	15 Sep 1975	5	20.5	994 m	21.6	1.75 million	17,100	2011	640 million	0.55 EUR	right	1435	third rail	750					yes
154	Dominican Republic	Metro	30 Jan 2009	1	14.5	967 m	16.0	79,500	5,480	2011	29 million			1435						yes
155	Singapore	MRT	7 Nov 1987	4	36.6	1,526 m	25.0	2.18 million	14,800	2011	794 million	0.97 EUR	left	1435	third rail	750	North-East Line, Circle Line and the 3 rubber-tyred LRT lines	2003	yes	yes	yes
156	Sweden	Tunnelbana	1 Oct 1950	3	35.2	1,047 m	34.7	847,000	8,010	2011	309 million	3.73 EUR	left	1435	third rail	650, 750 (Blue Line)						According to official website. 7 operational lines
157	Iran	Metro	21 Feb 2000	4	18.3	1,106 m	17.5	1.32 million	18,000	2011	480 million			1435	third rail	750				yes		Line 5 to Karaj not included (42 km, 11 stations) Lenght unknown
158	Japan	Metro	30 Dec 1927	13	23.4	1,099 m	22.3	8.5 million	27,900	2011	3,102 million	1.57 EUR	left	1067, 1435 (Ginza, Marunouchi, Asakusa, Oedo lines), 1372 (Shinjuku line)	overhead wire, third rail (Ginza, Marunouchi lines)	1500, 600 (Ginza, Marunouchi lines)	Yurikamome Waterfront line, rubber-tyred	1995	Marunouchi, Mita, Namboku, Yurikamome lines	yes	yes	According to Mr. Osamu Abe. Saitama, Yurikamone, Monorail, Yamanote, Chuo, Rinkai not incl.
159	France	Métro	26 Jun 1993	2	13.8	764 m	19.0	282,000	10,300	2011	103 million		right	2060	third rail	750	VAL	1993	VAL		yes
160	Italy	Metropolitana	4 Feb 2006	1	13.4	670 m	21.0	90,400	6,750	2011	33 million		right				VAL	2006	VAL	yes	yes
161	Canada	SkyTrain	3 Jan 1986	3	23.2	1,511 m	16.3	329,000	4,730	2011	120 million		right	1435	third rail	600	Skytrain, LIM technology, currently the world's longest automated system	1986		yes	yes
162	Poland	Metro	7 Apr 1995	1	22.6	1,130 m	21.0	384,000	17,000	2011	140 million	0.47 EUR	right	1435	third rail	825
163	China	Metro	28 Sep 2004	2	28.4	1,234 m	24.0	200,000	3,520	2011	73 million		right
164	Russia	Metro	26 Apr 1991	1	12.7	1,587 m	9.0	104,000	8,200	2011	38 million		right
165	Armenia	Metro	7 Mar 1981	1	12.1	1,344 m	10.0	46,600	3,850	2011	17 million		right									According to Mr. Yuri Popov
166	Kazakhstan	Metro	1 Jan 2011	1	7.3	1,217 m	7.0	19,200	2,630	2012	7 million
167	China	Subway	1 Oct 1969	16	27.6	1,797 m	16.4	6.74 million	15,200	2012	2,460 million	0.15 EUR	right	1435	third rail	825			PGDs on underground stations of line 5, PSDs on lines 8, 10	yes	all lines
168	South Korea	Subway	19 Jul 1985	5	26.4	1,080 m	25.4	877,000	6,650	2012	320 million		right				Line 4	2011	line 3
169	China	Metro	27 Sep 2010	2	20.4	1,202 m	18.0	282,000	6,900	2012	103 million		right						yes	yes		http://railway-technology.com/projects/chengdu-metro
170	South Korea	Subway	26 Nov 1997	2	27.0	998 m	28.0	348,000	6,460	2012	127 million								lines 1, 2
171	China	Metro	1 May 2003	1	49.0	4,455 m	12.0	121,000	2,460	2012	44 million		right									Suburban service?
172	United Arab Emirates	Metro	9 Sep 2009	2	34.8	1,584 m	23.0	299,000	4,280	2012	109 million		right	1435	third rail	750	metro	2009	metro, monorail	yes	yes
173	China	Metro	28 Jun 1999	8	29.0	1,680 m	18.3	5 million	21,600	2012	1,825 million		right	1435	third rail	825	APM line (underground people mover)	2010	yes	yes	yes	APM included
174	Hong Kong S.A.R.	MTR	1 Oct 1979	10	17.5	2,059 m	9.5	3.96 million	22,600	2012	1,444 million	0.91 EUR	left	1435	overhead wire	1500 (MTR), 25000 (KCR)	Disneyland Resort Line	2005	all underground stations	yes	yes	175 Km and 82 stations according to MRT. 184km urbanrail.35.3km airport express not included
175	South Korea	Subway	6 Oct 1999	1	29.5	1,054 m	29.0	244,000	8,270	2012	89 million								yes
176	Taiwan	MRT	9 Mar 2008	2	22.5	1,250 m	19.0	142,000	3,170	2012	52 million			1435	third rail	750			MRT
177	Russia	Metro	27 Aug 2005	1	10.9	1,817 m	7.0	74,000	6,790	2012	27 million		right									According to Mr. Yuri Popov
178	Mexico	Metro	5 Sep 1969	12	15.0	984 m	16.3	4.41 million	24,500	2012	1,609 million	0.14 EUR	right	1995	third rail	750						ONLY PASSENGER SERVICE KM COUNTED
179	Belarus	Metro	26 Jun 1984	2	17.7	1,362 m	14.0	770,000	21,700	2012	281 million		right	1520	third rail	825						According to Mr. Yuri Popov
180	USA	Subway	27 Oct 1904	27	13.6	834 m	17.3	4.53 million	12,300	2012	1,655 million	1.53 EUR	right	1435	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
181	USA	BART	11 Sep 1972	5	33.4	4,279 m	8.8	304,000	1,820	2012	111 million		right	1676	third rail	1000				yes		MUNI not included (8 underground stations)
182	Brazil	Metrô	14 Sep 1974	5	14.9	1,198 m	13.4	2.4 million	32,300	2012	877 million	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	lines 2, 3, 4 (since 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)
183	South Korea	Subway	15 Aug 1974	9	36.3	1,114 m	33.6	6.9 million	21,100	2012	2,518 million	0.54 EUR	right	1435	overhead wire	1500			lines 2 and 9, planned for all lines by 2010	yes	yes	Only metro section.
184	China	Metro	10 Apr 1995	12	36.4	1,539 m	24.7	6.24 million	14,300	2012	2,276 million	0.34 EUR	right	1435	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
185	Taiwan	MRT	28 Mar 1996	8	14.1	1,149 m	13.3	1.79 million	15,900	2012	652 million	0.60 EUR	right	2060	third rail	750	Wenshan (Muzha) VAL line	1996	PGDs in the busier MRT stations, PSDs in all VAL stations	yes	yes
186	USA	Metrorail	27 Mar 1976	5	34.2	2,014 m	18.0	597,000	3,490	2012	218 million		right	1435	third rail	750				yes
187	China	Metro	16 Sep 2011	1	26.4	1,650 m	17.0	162,000	6,120	2012	59 million			1435							yes