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A list like this one and the metro systems that appear in it may always remain somewhat controversial. One reason is that definitions of what a metro is may vary according to whom you ask (a popular definition is here). Differences between commuter rail, metros and trams are increasingly fading as new hybrid trains allow metros to include sections in streets or shared with heavy rail. In other cases, metros have gradually evolved from former tram or rail lines, so it is sometimes difficult to tell the actual length or date of inauguration of the metro system.

Stations* with an asterisk counts each interchange station as one. Passenger numbers are annual. Ticket prices are for 10 km or 10 stops Price of a single ticket for the public transport network (bus, streetcar or metro) for a journey of approx. 10 km/6 miles or at least 10 stops (2009). Only one logo per city is displayed.



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1Dominican RepublicAmerica30 Jan 20099.0 mi161610.569.016.0
2ItalyEurope29 Jan 20081.9 mi7710.271.97.0
3TurkeyAsia18 Mar 20095.0 mi8810.625.08.0
4PhilippinesAsia1 Dec 198428.4 mi423930.739.514.0346 mio.12,182,0002008yesyes
5United Arab EmiratesAsia9 Sep 200924.7 mi111112.2424.711.0rightmetro2009metro, monorailyesyes
6GermanyEurope5 Oct 196712.6 mi272730.474.29.0rightyes
7JapanAsia20 May 193385.6 mi13310490.829.514.8860 mio.10,042,0002008leftNanko Port Town Line, rubber-tyredNanko Port Town Line1981all stations on the Nanko Port Town Lineyes
8TurkeyAsia19 Aug 200214.0 mi232310.6114.023.0
9IranAsia21 Feb 200031.4 mi474430.7110.515.7353 mio.11,247,0002007yes
10VenezuelaAmerica8 Jun 20094.0 mi6610.674.06.0yes
11NetherlandsEurope16 Oct 197720.3 mi333340.625.18.391 mio.4,478,0002002right
12USAAmerica30 May 19894.3 mi6610.714.36.0rightdowntown monorail people mover1989
13USAAmerica26 May 19351.4 mi4410.341.44.0right
14AustraliaOceania192613.7 mi141430.984.64.7leftyes
15USAAmerica30 Jan 199336.9 mi303031.2312.310.045 mio.1,221,0002008rightyes
16BelgiumEurope20 Sep 197620.0 mi615930.346.720.3136 mio.6,796,0002008rightline 1B
17BrazilAmerica5 Mar 197926.1 mi343420.7713.117.0135 mio.5,172,0002006rightyes
18JapanAsia20 Aug 199411.4 mi212110.5411.421.018 mio.1,574,0002005left
19JapanAsia15 Nov 195755.3 mi938240.6713.823.3427 mio.7,720,0002008leftTobu Kyuryo maglev line2005Tobu Kyuryo maglev lineyes
20DenmarkEurope19 Oct 200213.1 mi222220.596.511.037 mio.2,835,0002002rightall metro lines2002all underground stationsall metro and S-Tog trainsyes
21PolandEurope7 Apr 199514.0 mi212110.6714.021.0114 mio.8,116,0002007right
22SwitzerlandEurope24 May 19918.5 mi292820.304.314.5line m2line m22008yes
23SpainEurope11 Nov 199525.2 mi383820.6612.619.086 mio.3,407,0002008leftyesyes
24ChinaAsia28 Dec 200415.7 mi232220.717.911.573 mio.4,643,0002005rightyesyes
25South KoreaAsia28 Apr 200412.5 mi202010.6212.520.017 mio.1,361,0002008
26PolandEurope1 Mar 19973.8 mi6610.633.86.0
27JapanAsia28 Mar 19889.6 mi181820.544.89.0left
28VenezuelaAmerica18 Oct 20063.9 mi7710.553.97.018 mio.4,671,0002008
29SpainEurope30 Dec 192468.7 mi152128100.546.915.2378 mio.5,504,0002008rightunder construction on lines 5, 11, planned for lines 9, 10yesyes
30JapanAsia15 Jul 19879.2 mi171710.549.217.058 mio.6,306,0002008leftyes
31FranceEurope19 Jul 1900132.4 mi380300160.448.323.81473 mio.11,127,0002008right (metro), left (RER)line 14/Météor, rubber-tyredlines 1, 4, 6, 11, 141998all stations on line 14, under construction on line 13lines 1, 14
32GermanyEurope1 Sep 19843.4 mi9910.383.49.0right
33MexicoAmerica5 Sep 1969125.4 mi175147110.8511.415.91460 mio.11,647,0002008rightyes
34VenezuelaAmerica27 Mar 198337.6 mi504650.827.510.0510 mio.13,563,0002008yes
35JapanAsia30 Dec 1927189.2 mi290205130.9214.622.33174 mio.16,772,0002008leftYurikamome Waterfront line, rubber-tyredYurikamome line1995Marunouchi, Mita, Namboku, Yurikamome linesyesyes
36RussiaEurope27 Aug 20055.2 mi6610.865.26.07 mio.1,357,0002007right
37GreeceEurope195432.3 mi524830.6710.817.3325 mio.10,056,0002007rightyesyes
38Puerto RicoAmerica6 Jun 200510.7 mi161610.6710.716.09 mio.842,0002008
39GermanyEurope11 Jul 19928.9 mi131320.694.56.5rightyes
40RussiaAsia7 Jan 19868.9 mi131220.744.46.570 mio.7,876,0002007right
41ArgentinaAmerica1 Dec 191329.5 mi766860.434.912.7280 mio.9,485,0002008leftyes
42UzbekistanAsia6 Nov 197722.5 mi292630.877.59.771 mio.3,156,0002007right
43SpainEurope17 Oct 1919176.5 mi281231130.7613.621.6686 mio.3,887,0002008leftyesyes
44FranceEurope17 Dec 19941.4 mi5510.271.45.0
45TurkeyEurope16 Sep 20009.3 mi101010.939.310.068 mio.7,294,0002008right
46ItalyEurope28 Mar 199319.8 mi302830.716.610.029 mio.1,467,0002006left
47IndiaAsia24 Dec 200259.8 mi838130.7419.927.7310 mio.5,188,0002008leftyes
48GermanyEurope1 Mar 19018.3 mi202010.418.320.0right
49PortugalEurope29 Dec 195925.5 mi524640.556.413.0180 mio.7,064,0002007leftyes
50USAAmerica1 Sep 189737.6 mi666030.6312.522.0145 mio.3,856,0002007rightyes
51SwedenEurope1 Oct 195065.7 mi10410030.6621.934.7303 mio.4,612,0002007left
52GermanyEurope28 Sep 197511.6 mi211730.683.97.0rightyes
53BrazilAmerica11 Mar 198524.7 mi302820.8812.315.0right
54USAAmerica15 Mar 195519.3 mi181811.0719.318.06 mio.311,0002008right
55AustriaEurope25 Feb 197843.4 mi968450.528.719.2498 mio.11,480,0002008rightyesyes
56GermanyEurope18 Feb 190291.6 mi195173100.539.219.5447 mio.4,879,0002008rightyes
57ChinaAsia10 Apr 1995207.6 mi230194101.0720.823.01122 mio.5,405,0002008rightnewer line 4 stations and refitted line 1 stationsyes
58JapanAsia1 Apr 198119.5 mi323120.639.716.0126 mio.6,477,0002008leftTozai lineyes
59MexicoAmerica1 Sep 198914.9 mi292820.537.514.5right
60ItalyEurope4 Feb 20066.0 mi141410.436.014.0rightVALyes2006VALyesyes
61BelarusEurope26 Jun 198418.8 mi252420.789.412.5262 mio.13,913,0002007right
62BelgiumEurope21 Jun 197610.9 mi202040.542.75.0
63JapanAsia16 Dec 197129.8 mi494630.659.916.3209 mio.7,006,0002008leftyes
64JapanAsia9 Jan 19855.5 mi131310.425.513.0leftyes
65USAAmerica21 Nov 198315.2 mi141411.0915.214.014 mio.919,0002008rightyes
66NorwayEurope22 May 196638.5 mi727250.547.714.464 mio.1,661,0002005rightyes
67GermanyEurope4 Oct 196812.7 mi312730.474.210.3rightyes
68FranceEurope26 Nov 197712.0 mi262420.506.013.058 mio.4,835,0002004rightyes
69South KoreaAsia19 Jul 198559.0 mi928830.6719.730.7257 mio.4,353,0002008right
70NetherlandsEurope16 Oct 200417.3 mi303030.585.810.0right
71JapanAsia3 Mar 19704.1 mi8810.514.18.0left
72TurkeyAsia30 Aug 199614.4 mi232220.657.211.5113 mio.7,871,0002007rightmetro line1997
73RussiaEurope26 Dec 19876.3 mi9910.706.39.012 mio.1,893,0002007right
74GermanyEurope17 May 197618.3 mi373730.496.112.3rightyes
75JapanAsia16 Dec 197235.8 mi484530.8011.916.0198 mio.5,531,0002008leftKanazawa Seaside line, LRT, rubber-tyredKanazawa Seaside LRT1989Kanazawa Seaside LRT lineyes
76United KingdomEurope7 Aug 198047.5 mi615020.9523.830.538 mio.799,0002006left
77RomaniaEurope16 Nov 197942.1 mi504340.9810.512.5111 mio.2,638,0001999right
78TaiwanAsia28 Mar 199656.3 mi858080.707.010.6450 mio.7,992,0002008rightMuzha line, VALyes1996Muzha line VAL MRTyesyes
79GermanyEurope29 May 19692.5 mi111100.23right
80ItalyEurope10 Feb 195524.2 mi494820.5012.124.5331 mio.13,656,0002008leftyesyes
81ChinaAsia1 Oct 1979116.9 mi958291.4313.010.61309 mio.11,197,0002008leftDisneyland Resort LineSI, WI lines, planned2005all underground stationsyesyes
82JapanAsia10 Aug 20038.0 mi151510.538.015.0left
83USAAmerica27 Mar 1976106.4 mi908651.2421.318.0215 mio.2,021,0002008rightyes
84FranceEurope25 Apr 198328.3 mi626020.4714.131.074 mio.2,617,0002004rightVALyes1983VAL, all stationsyes
85GermanyEurope26 May 197913.4 mi292720.506.714.5right
86SingaporeAsia7 Nov 198773.9 mi766941.0718.519.0571 mio.7,727,0002007leftNorth-East MTR line and 3 rubber-tyred LRT linesLRT lines2003yesyes
87IsraelAsia19591.1 mi6610.181.16.0
88Czech RepublicEurope9 May 197436.7 mi575430.6812.219.0597 mio.16,253,0002008rightyes
89USAAmerica6 Jun 1892103.2 mi15114480.7212.918.9198 mio.1,919,0002008rightyes
90ChileAmerica23 Nov 200526.7 mi202011.3426.720.0right
91RussiaEurope15 May 1935185.7 mi180144121.2915.515.02573 mio.13,855,0002008right
92ChinaAsia1 Oct 1969141.4 mi14712591.1315.716.31200 mio.8,485,0002008rightPGDs on underground stations of line 5, PSDs on lines 8, 10recentlyall lines
93South KoreaAsia15 Aug 1974178.3 mi348298100.6017.834.82048 mio.11,486,0002008rightlines 2 and 9, planned for all lines by 2010yesyes
94USAAmerica4 Mar 190738.5 mi666230.6212.822.067 mio.1,739,0002008rightyes
95ItalyEurope13 Jun 19903.2 mi7710.463.27.0rightyes
96USAAmerica21 May 198422.4 mi222211.0222.422.019 mio.849,0002008rightdowntown people mover, rubber-tyredDowntown people mover1986yes
97ItalyEurope27 Jun 19992.4 mi6610.392.46.0right
98CanadaAmerica30 Apr 195444.3 mi746940.6411.118.5278 mio.6,274,0002006rightyes
99USAAmerica30 Jun 197949.2 mi393821.3024.619.534 mio.691,0001994rightyes
100CanadaAmerica22 Apr 19788.1 mi111110.748.111.0right
101GermanyEurope1 Mar 197221.5 mi464430.497.215.392 mio.4,278,0001997rightlines U2, U3, no PSDs, sharing tracks with driver-operated trains2008yes
102USAAmerica18 May 19855.2 mi8810.655.28.0right
103GeorgiaAsia11 Jan 196616.3 mi222120.788.211.092 mio.5,628,0002007right
104USAAmerica31 Jul 199345.6 mi373721.2322.818.5right
105TurkeyAsia22 May 20007.1 mi101010.717.110.030 mio.4,197,0002005
106USAAmericaJul 19873.0 mi131310.233.013.0rightdowntown people mover, LIM technology1987yes
107GermanyEurope10 Jun 196614.9 mi191720.887.59.5rightyes
108United KingdomEurope10 Jan 1863253.6 mi268268110.9523.124.41197 mio.4,721,0002007leftDocklands Light Rail1987Jubilee Line extensionyes (DLR)
109BrazilAmerica31 Mar 200126.1 mi232311.1326.123.016 mio.613,0002002right
110FranceEurope16 Mar 20025.6 mi151510.375.615.023 mio.4,112,0002004rightVALyes2002VALyes
111FinlandEurope3 Aug 198213.1 mi171710.7713.117.058 mio.4,444,0002008rightyes
112GermanyEurope19 Oct 197157.5 mi1009460.619.616.7349 mio.6,071,0002008rightyes
113GermanyEurope11 Oct 196828.0 mi5151150.551.93.4rightnew light rail trains onlyyes
114USAAmerica15 Jul 20043.9 mi7710.553.97.0rightmonorail2004
115GermanyEurope21 Sep 19713.2 mi7740.460.81.8right
116BrazilAmerica2 Mar 198521.0 mi171711.2421.017.0right
117SpainEurope3 Oct 198819.8 mi383730.536.612.7
118MexicoAmerica25 Apr 199119.6 mi323120.639.816.0rightyes
119USAAmerica18 Jul 200913.8 mi121211.1513.812.0rightyes
120JapanAsia13 Mar 197719.0 mi262420.799.513.0121 mio.6,362,0002008leftPort Liner and Rokko Liner, rubber-tyredPort Liner and Rokko Liner1981Port Liner and Rokko Lineryes
121ThailandAsia5 Dec 199928.8 mi444030.729.614.7206 mio.7,159,0002007leftGreen line1999Green line, Blue lineyes
122SpainEurope25 Apr 20075.2 mi9910.575.29.0
123JapanAsia26 Jul 198118.5 mi353430.546.211.7124 mio.6,695,0002007leftyes
124EgyptAfrica27 Sep 198740.7 mi555320.7720.427.5700 mio.17,195,0002002left5 stns
125ChinaAsia28 Mar 200444.7 mi373721.2122.418.515 mio.335,0001993rightplatform gate doorsyes
126TaiwanAsia9 Mar 200826.5 mi373620.7413.318.530 mio.1,130,0002008MRT
127BelgiumEurope25 Mar 19754.7 mi111120.432.45.5
128USAAmerica11 Sep 1972103.7 mi434352.4120.78.6100 mio.964,0002007rightyes
129ChinaAsia1 May 200330.5 mi121212.5430.512.0right
130HungaryEurope2 May 189620.5 mi424030.516.814.0297 mio.14,481,0002008right
131JapanAsia27 Nov 19989.9 mi191910.529.919.0leftyes
132FranceEurope28 Apr 197819.1 mi433940.494.810.8182 mio.9,539,0002004leftline D/Maggaly, rubber-tyred, no PSDsyes1991
133NetherlandsEurope10 Feb 196829.2 mi383720.7914.619.085 mio.2,910,0002006right
134ChinaAsia27 Aug 200513.5 mi161610.8413.516.0102 mio.7,563,0002008right
135ChinaAsia28 Sep 20046.3 mi101010.636.310.0right
136PeruAmerica13 Jan 20036.2 mi6611.046.26.0
137GermanyEurope22 Mar 19755.6 mi121210.475.612.0right
138BulgariaEurope28 Jan 199811.2 mi141410.8011.214.051 mio.4,559,0002008right
139GermanyEurope1 Mar 191262.6 mi978930.7020.932.3184 mio.2,940,0002007right
140North KoreaAsia6 Sep 197314.0 mi161520.937.08.035 mio.2,503,0002006
141ChinaAsia18 Jun 200512.1 mi181810.6712.118.0rightThe three underground stations (Daping, Linjiangmen, and Jiaochangkou) have PSDsyesyes
142CanadaAmerica3 Jan 198643.2 mi494730.9214.416.374 mio.1,713,0002008rightSkytrain, LIM technology, currently the world's longest automated system1986yesyes
143BrazilAmerica1 Aug 198617.5 mi191910.9217.519.0right
144MalaysiaAsia16 Dec 199639.8 mi605630.7113.320.0109 mio.2,740,0002008leftLRT1996KLIA line to airport, Kelana Jaya line's underground stationsyes
145USAAmerica3 Jul 19850.9 mi3310.300.93.0right
146United KingdomEurope14 Dec 18966.5 mi151510.436.515.015 mio.2,321,0002008left
147FranceEurope26 Jun 199317.1 mi383720.468.519.042 mio.2,457,0002004rightVALyes1993VALyes
148ItalyEurope1 Nov 196446.4 mi888430.5515.529.3328 mio.7,074,0002007rightyesyes
149ChinaAsiaOct 200210.6 mi161610.6610.616.0right
150BrazilAmerica14 Sep 197438.1 mi585540.699.514.5684 mio.17,954,0002008rightlines 4, 5, and regional rail
151AzerbaijanAsia6 Nov 196720.4 mi222120.9710.211.0176 mio.8,618,0002007right
152BombayIndiaAsia106.3 mi737351.4621.314.6
153CalcuttaIndiaAsia24 Oct 198414.0 mi212110.6714.021.0100 mio.7,119,0002000right
154CantonChinaAsia28 Jun 199992.3 mi887951.1718.517.6601 mio.6,512,0002008rightyesyes
155DnipropetrovskUkraineEurope29 Dec 19954.4 mi6610.744.46.011 mio.2,493,0002007
156DüsseldorfGermanyEurope4 Oct 19816.0 mi141420.433.07.0rightyes
157EkaterinburgRussiaAsia26 Apr 19915.3 mi7710.755.37.046 mio.8,708,0002007right
158ErevanArmeniaAsia7 Mar 19817.5 mi101010.757.510.017 mio.2,261,0002007right
159GorkyRussiaEurope20 Nov 19859.6 mi141320.744.87.033 mio.3,426,0002007right
160InchonSouth KoreaAsia6 Oct 199918.3 mi292910.6318.329.073 mio.3,982,0002008
161KharkivUkraineEurope23 Aug 197521.9 mi282530.887.39.3278 mio.12,671,0002007right
162Krivoy RogUkraineEurope26 Dec 198611.2 mi121210.9311.212.0
163KyivUkraineEurope22 Oct 196037.2 mi464330.8612.415.3642 mio.17,274,0002007right
164LeningradRussiaEurope15 Nov 195568.5 mi635551.2513.712.6832 mio.12,148,0002007rightwindowless steel doors in ten stations
165MadrasIndiaAsia19 Oct 199716.8 mi171710.9916.817.0
166MedellínColombiaAmerica30 Nov 199517.9 mi262520.728.913.0155 mio.8,660,0002008
167MontréalCanadaAmerica14 Oct 196643.0 mi736840.6310.818.3219 mio.5,092,0002006rightyes
168MukdenChinaAsia23 Sep 200913.8 mi181810.7713.818.0right
169MülheimGermanyEurope3 Nov 19795.6 mi131220.472.86.5right
170New York CityUSAAmerica27 Oct 1904228.7 mi468422270.548.517.31624 mio.7,101,0002008rightplanned for new Second Avenue Lineyes
171PortoPortugalEurope7 Dec 200213.5 mi151420.966.77.5rightyesyes
172Santiago de ChileChileAmerica15 Sep 197551.6 mi938650.6010.318.6642 mio.12,446,0002008rightyes
173SevillaSpainEurope2 Apr 200911.2 mi212110.5311.221.0Line 1
174StalingradRussiaEurope5 Nov 19842.1 mi2211.032.12.0
175TaeguSouth KoreaAsia26 Nov 199733.5 mi565520.6116.728.0110 mio.3,284,0002008
176TaejonSouth KoreaAsia16 Mar 200614.0 mi222210.6414.022.029 mio.2,065,0002008


Numerical data (except ridership) by Jordi Serradell 1/2010. Ridership data by John Kennes 10/2009. Ticket prices by UBS: Prices and Earnings (PDF, p. 20) 2009. Non-numerical data by Mike Rohde 1/2010.




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