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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 2009Metro161610.9114.516.0
2ItalyEurope29 Jan 2008Minimetro7710.433.07.0
3TurkeyAsia18 Mar 20098811.008.08.0
4PhilippinesAsia1 Dec 1984MRT423931.1715.214.0346 mio.7,571,0002008yesyes
5United Arab EmiratesAsia9 Sep 2009Metro111113.6139.711.0rightmetro2009metro, monorailyesyes
6JapanAsia20 May 1933Subway13310491.3315.314.8860 mio.6,241,0002008leftNanko Port Town Line, rubber-tyredNanko Port Town Line1981all stations on the Nanko Port Town Lineyes
7GermanyEurope5 Oct 1967Stadtbahn272730.756.79.0rightyes
8VenezuelaAmerica8 Jun 2009Metro6611.086.56.0yes
9TurkeyAsia19 Aug 2002232310.9822.523.0
10IranAsia21 Feb 2000Metro474431.1516.815.7353 mio.6,990,0002007yes
11USAAmerica30 May 1989Skyway6611.156.96.0rightdowntown monorail people mover1989
12NetherlandsEurope16 Oct 1977Metro333340.998.28.391 mio.2,783,0002002right
13USAAmerica26 May 1935Subway4410.552.24.0right
14BelgiumEurope20 Sep 1976Metro615930.5510.720.3136 mio.4,224,0002008rightline 1B
15AustraliaOceania1926Cityrail141431.587.44.7leftyes
16USAAmerica30 Jan 1993Metro Rail303031.9819.810.045 mio.759,0002008rightyes
17BrazilAmerica5 Mar 1979Metro343421.2421.017.0135 mio.3,214,0002006rightyes
18JapanAsia20 Aug 1994Monorail212110.8818.421.018 mio.978,0002005left
19PolandEurope7 Apr 1995Metro212111.0822.621.0114 mio.5,044,0002007right
20JapanAsia15 Nov 1957Subway938241.0922.323.3427 mio.4,798,0002008leftTobu Kyuryo maglev line2005Tobu Kyuryo maglev lineyes
21DenmarkEurope19 Oct 2002Metro222220.9510.511.037 mio.1,762,0002002rightall metro lines2002all underground stationsall metro and S-Tog trainsyes
22ChinaAsia28 Dec 2004Metro232221.1512.611.573 mio.2,885,0002005rightyesyes
23SwitzerlandEurope24 May 1991Metro292820.496.814.5line m2line m22008yes
24SpainEurope11 Nov 1995Metro383821.0720.319.086 mio.2,118,0002008leftyesyes
25PolandEurope1 Mar 19976611.026.16.0
26South KoreaAsia28 Apr 2004Subway202011.0120.120.017 mio.846,0002008
27JapanAsia28 Mar 1988Monorail181820.867.89.0left
28VenezuelaAmerica18 Oct 2006Metro7710.896.27.018 mio.2,903,0002008
29SpainEurope30 Dec 1924Metro152128100.8611.115.2378 mio.3,421,0002008rightunder construction on lines 5, 11, planned for lines 9, 10yesyes
30JapanAsia15 Jul 1987Subway171710.8714.817.058 mio.3,919,0002008leftyes
31GermanyEurope1 Sep 1984Stadtbahn9910.615.59.0right
32FranceEurope19 Jul 1900Metro380300160.7113.323.81473 mio.6,915,0002008right (metro), left (RER)line 14/Météor, rubber-tyredlines 1, 4, 6, 11, 141998all stations on line 14, under construction on line 13lines 1, 14
33VenezuelaAmerica27 Mar 1983Metro504651.3212.110.0510 mio.8,430,0002008yes
34JapanAsia30 Dec 1927Metro290205131.4923.422.33174 mio.10,424,0002008leftYurikamome Waterfront line, rubber-tyredYurikamome line1995Marunouchi, Mita, Namboku, Yurikamome linesyesyes
35MexicoAmerica5 Sep 1969Metro175147111.3718.315.91460 mio.7,238,0002008rightyes
36GreeceEurope1954Metro524831.0817.317.3325 mio.6,250,0002007rightyesyes
37Puerto RicoAmerica6 Jun 2005Tren Urbano161611.0817.216.09 mio.523,0002008
38RussiaEurope27 Aug 2005Metro6611.388.36.07 mio.843,0002007right
39RussiaAsia7 Jan 1986Metro131221.197.26.570 mio.4,895,0002007right
40GermanyEurope11 Jul 1992Stadtbahn131321.107.26.5rightyes
41SpainEurope17 Oct 1919Metro281231131.2321.821.6686 mio.2,415,0002008leftyesyes
42ArgentinaAmerica1 Dec 1913Subte766860.707.912.7280 mio.5,895,0002008leftyes
43UzbekistanAsia6 Nov 1977Metro292631.3912.19.771 mio.1,961,0002007right
44TurkeyEurope16 Sep 2000Metro101011.5015.010.068 mio.4,533,0002008right
45FranceEurope17 Dec 1994Metro5510.442.25.0
46IndiaAsia24 Dec 2002Metro838131.1932.127.7310 mio.3,224,0002008leftyes
47GermanyEurope1 Mar 1901Schwebebahn202010.6713.320.0right
48ItalyEurope28 Mar 1993Metro302831.1410.610.029 mio.912,0002006left
49USAAmerica1 Sep 1897The T666031.0120.222.0145 mio.2,397,0002007rightyes
50SwedenEurope1 Oct 1950Tunnelbana10410031.0635.234.7303 mio.2,867,0002007left
51PortugalEurope29 Dec 1959Metro524640.8910.313.0180 mio.4,390,0002007leftyes
52BrazilAmerica11 Mar 1985Metro302821.4219.915.0right
53GermanyEurope28 Sep 1975Stadtbahn211731.096.27.0rightyes
54USAAmerica15 Mar 1955Rapid Transit181811.7231.018.06 mio.194,0002008right
55AustriaEurope25 Feb 1978U-Bahn968450.8314.019.2498 mio.7,135,0002008rightyesyes
56JapanAsia1 Apr 1981Subway323121.0115.616.0126 mio.4,026,0002008leftTozai lineyes
57GermanyEurope18 Feb 1902U-Bahn195173100.8514.719.5447 mio.3,033,0002008rightyes
58ChinaAsia10 Apr 1995Metro230194101.7233.423.01122 mio.3,359,0002008rightnewer line 4 stations and refitted line 1 stationsyes
59MexicoAmerica1 Sep 1989Metro292820.8612.014.5right
60BelgiumEurope21 Jun 1976202040.884.45.0
61ItalyEurope4 Feb 2006Metro141410.699.614.0rightVALyes2006VALyesyes
62BelarusEurope26 Jun 1984Metro252421.2615.112.5262 mio.8,647,0002007right
63USAAmerica21 Nov 1983Metro Subway141411.7524.514.014 mio.571,0002008rightyes
64JapanAsia16 Dec 1971Subway494631.0416.016.3209 mio.4,354,0002008leftyes
65JapanAsia9 Jan 1985Monorail131310.688.813.0leftyes
66NorwayEurope22 May 1966T-Bane727250.8612.414.464 mio.1,032,0002005rightyes
67GermanyEurope4 Oct 1968U-Bahn312730.766.810.3rightyes
68NetherlandsEurope16 Oct 2004RandstadRail303030.939.310.0right
69FranceEurope26 Nov 1977Metro262420.809.613.058 mio.3,005,0002004rightyes
70South KoreaAsia19 Jul 1985Subway928831.0831.730.7257 mio.2,705,0002008right
71RussiaEurope26 Dec 1987Metro9911.1310.29.012 mio.1,176,0002007right
72JapanAsia3 Mar 1970Monorail8810.826.68.0left
73TurkeyAsia30 Aug 1996Metro232221.0511.611.5113 mio.4,892,0002007rightmetro line1997
74United KingdomEurope7 Aug 1980Tyne & Wear Metro615021.5338.330.538 mio.497,0002006left
75GermanyEurope17 May 1976Stadtbahn373730.809.812.3rightyes
76JapanAsia16 Dec 1972Subway484531.2819.216.0198 mio.3,438,0002008leftKanazawa Seaside line, LRT, rubber-tyredKanazawa Seaside LRT1989Kanazawa Seaside LRT lineyes
77GermanyEurope29 May 1969Stadtbahn111100.36right
78RomaniaEurope16 Nov 1979Metro504341.5716.912.5111 mio.1,640,0001999right
79TaiwanAsia28 Mar 1996MRT858081.1311.310.6450 mio.4,967,0002008rightMuzha line, VALyes1996Muzha line VAL MRTyesyes
80ItalyEurope10 Feb 1955Metro494820.8119.524.5331 mio.8,487,0002008leftyesyes
81ChinaAsia1 Oct 1979MTR958292.2920.910.61309 mio.6,959,0002008leftDisneyland Resort LineSI, WI lines, planned2005all underground stationsyesyes
82USAAmerica27 Mar 1976Metrorail908651.9934.218.0215 mio.1,256,0002008rightyes
83JapanAsia10 Aug 2003Monorail151510.8512.815.0left
84SingaporeAsia7 Nov 1987MRT766941.7229.719.0571 mio.4,802,0002007leftNorth-East MTR line and 3 rubber-tyred LRT linesLRT lines2003yesyes
85FranceEurope25 Apr 1983Metro626020.7622.831.074 mio.1,626,0002004rightVALyes1983VAL, all stationsyes
86GermanyEurope26 May 1979Stadtbahn292720.8010.814.5right
87Czech RepublicEurope9 May 1974Metro575431.0919.719.0597 mio.10,102,0002008rightyes
88IsraelAsia1959Carmelit6610.291.86.0
89RussiaEurope15 May 1935Metro180144122.0724.915.02573 mio.8,611,0002008right
90USAAmerica6 Jun 1892"L"15114481.1520.818.9198 mio.1,193,0002008rightyes
91ChileAmerica23 Nov 2005Metro202012.1543.020.0right
92ChinaAsia1 Oct 1969Subway14712591.8225.316.31200 mio.5,274,0002008rightPGDs on underground stations of line 5, PSDs on lines 8, 10recentlyall lines
93South KoreaAsia15 Aug 1974Subway348298100.9628.734.82048 mio.7,138,0002008rightlines 2 and 9, planned for all lines by 2010yesyes
94ItalyEurope13 Jun 1990Metro7710.745.27.0rightyes
95USAAmerica4 Mar 1907Subway666231.0020.722.067 mio.1,081,0002008rightyes
96ItalyEurope27 Jun 1999Metro6610.633.86.0right
97CanadaAmerica30 Apr 1954Subway746941.0317.818.5278 mio.3,899,0002006rightyes
98USAAmerica21 May 1984Metrorail222211.6436.022.019 mio.528,0002008rightdowntown people mover, rubber-tyredDowntown people mover1986yes
99USAAmerica30 Jun 1979MARTA393822.0839.619.534 mio.429,0001994rightyes
100GermanyEurope1 Mar 1972U-Bahn464430.7911.515.392 mio.2,659,0001997rightlines U2, U3, no PSDs, sharing tracks with driver-operated trains2008yes
101CanadaAmerica22 Apr 1978Light Rail111111.1913.111.0right
102USAAmerica18 May 1985Metro Rail8811.048.48.0right
103GeorgiaAsia11 Jan 1966Metro222121.2513.111.092 mio.3,498,0002007right
104TurkeyAsia22 May 2000Metro101011.1511.510.030 mio.2,609,0002005
105USAAmerica31 Jul 1993Metrolink373721.9836.718.5right
106USAAmericaJul 1987People Mover131310.374.813.0rightdowntown people mover, LIM technology1987yes
107BrazilAmerica31 Mar 2001Metro232311.8342.023.016 mio.381,0002002right
108GermanyEurope10 Jun 1966Stadtbahn191721.4112.09.5rightyes
109United KingdomEurope10 Jan 1863Underground268268111.5237.124.41197 mio.2,934,0002007leftDocklands Light Rail1987Jubilee Line extensionyes (DLR)
110FranceEurope16 Mar 2002Metro151510.609.015.023 mio.2,556,0002004rightVALyes2002VALyes
111FinlandEurope3 Aug 1982Metro171711.2421.017.058 mio.2,762,0002008rightyes
112GermanyEurope19 Oct 1971U-Bahn1009460.9815.416.7349 mio.3,773,0002008rightyes
113GermanyEurope11 Oct 1968Stadtbahn5151150.883.03.4rightnew light rail trains onlyyes
114USAAmerica15 Jul 2004Monorail7710.896.27.0rightmonorail2004
115GermanyEurope21 Sep 1971Stadtbahn7740.741.31.8right
116BrazilAmerica2 Mar 1985Metro171711.9933.817.0right
117SpainEurope3 Oct 1988Metro383730.8610.612.7
118MexicoAmerica25 Apr 1991Metro323121.0215.816.0rightyes
119ThailandAsia5 Dec 1999Skytrain, MRT444031.1615.414.7206 mio.4,449,0002007leftGreen line1999Green line, Blue lineyes
120USAAmerica18 Jul 2009Light Rail121211.8522.212.0rightyes
121JapanAsia13 Mar 1977Subway262421.2815.313.0121 mio.3,954,0002008leftPort Liner and Rokko Liner, rubber-tyredPort Liner and Rokko Liner1981Port Liner and Rokko Lineryes
122SpainEurope25 Apr 2007Metro9910.928.39.0
123JapanAsia26 Jul 1981Subway353430.889.911.7124 mio.4,161,0002007leftyes
124ChinaAsia28 Mar 2004Metro373721.9536.018.515 mio.208,0001993rightplatform gate doorsyes
125EgyptAfrica27 Sep 1987Metro555321.2432.827.5700 mio.10,687,0002002left5 stns
126USAAmerica11 Sep 1972BART434353.8833.48.6100 mio.599,0002007rightyes
127TaiwanAsia9 Mar 2008MRT373621.1921.418.530 mio.703,0002008MRT
128BelgiumEurope25 Mar 1975Premetro111120.693.85.5
129ChinaAsia1 May 2003Metro121214.0849.012.0right
130FranceEurope28 Apr 1978Metro433940.797.710.8182 mio.5,928,0002004leftline D/Maggaly, rubber-tyred, no PSDsyes1991
131HungaryEurope2 May 1896Metro424030.8311.014.0297 mio.9,000,0002008right
132JapanAsia27 Nov 1998Monorail191910.8416.019.0leftyes
133NetherlandsEurope10 Feb 1968Metro383721.2723.519.085 mio.1,809,0002006right
134ChinaAsia28 Sep 2004Metro101011.0210.210.0right
135ChinaAsia27 Aug 2005Metro161611.3621.716.0102 mio.4,700,0002008right
136GermanyEurope22 Mar 1975Stadtbahn121210.759.012.0right
137BulgariaEurope28 Jan 1998Metro141411.2918.014.051 mio.2,833,0002008right
138PeruAmerica13 Jan 2003Tren Urbano6611.6710.06.0
139North KoreaAsia6 Sep 1973Metro161521.5011.38.035 mio.1,556,0002006
140GermanyEurope1 Mar 1912U-Bahn978931.1333.632.3184 mio.1,827,0002007right
141ChinaAsia18 Jun 2005Monorail181811.0819.518.0rightThe three underground stations (Daping, Linjiangmen, and Jiaochangkou) have PSDsyesyes
142CanadaAmerica3 Jan 1986Sky Train494731.4823.216.374 mio.1,065,0002008rightSkytrain, LIM technology, currently the world's longest automated system1986yesyes
143MalaysiaAsia16 Dec 1996605631.1421.320.0109 mio.1,703,0002008leftLRT1996KLIA line to airport, Kelana Jaya line's underground stationsyes
144BrazilAmerica1 Aug 1986Metro191911.4828.119.0right
145United KingdomEurope14 Dec 1896Subway151510.6910.415.015 mio.1,442,0002008left
146USAAmerica3 Jul 1985The T3310.481.53.0right
147ChinaAsiaOct 2002161611.0617.016.0right
148FranceEurope26 Jun 1993Metro383720.7413.819.042 mio.1,527,0002004rightVALyes1993VALyes
149ItalyEurope1 Nov 1964Metro888430.8924.929.3328 mio.4,397,0002007rightyesyes
150AzerbaijanAsia6 Nov 1967Metro222121.5616.411.0176 mio.5,356,0002007right
151BrazilAmerica14 Sep 1974Metro585541.1115.314.5684 mio.11,158,0002008rightlines 4, 5, and regional rail
152BombayIndiaAsiaSuburban Railway737352.3434.214.6
153CalcuttaIndiaAsia24 Oct 1984Metro Railway212111.0822.621.0100 mio.4,425,0002000right
154CantonChinaAsia28 Jun 1999Metro887951.8829.717.6601 mio.4,047,0002008rightyesyes
155DnipropetrovskUkraineEurope29 Dec 1995Metro6611.187.16.011 mio.1,549,0002007
156DüsseldorfGermanyEurope4 Oct 1981Stadtbahn141420.684.87.0rightyes
157EkaterinburgRussiaAsia26 Apr 1991Metro7711.218.57.046 mio.5,412,0002007right
158ErevanArmeniaAsia7 Mar 1981Metro101011.2112.110.017 mio.1,405,0002007right
159GorkyRussiaEurope20 Nov 1985Metro141321.197.87.033 mio.2,129,0002007right
160InchonSouth KoreaAsia6 Oct 1999Subway292911.0229.529.073 mio.2,475,0002008
161KharkivUkraineEurope23 Aug 1975Metro282531.4111.89.3278 mio.7,875,0002007right
162Krivoy RogUkraineEurope26 Dec 1986Metrotram121211.5018.012.0
163KyivUkraineEurope22 Oct 1960Metro464331.3919.915.3642 mio.10,736,0002007right
164LeningradRussiaEurope15 Nov 1955Metro635552.0022.012.6832 mio.7,550,0002007rightwindowless steel doors in ten stations
165MadrasIndiaAsia19 Oct 1997MRTS171711.5927.017.0
166MedellínColombiaAmerica30 Nov 1995Metro262521.1514.413.0155 mio.5,382,0002008
167MontréalCanadaAmerica14 Oct 1966Metro736841.0217.318.3219 mio.3,165,0002006rightyes
168MukdenChinaAsia23 Sep 2009Metro181811.2322.218.0right
169MülheimGermanyEurope3 Nov 1979Stadtbahn131220.754.56.5right
170New York CityUSAAmerica27 Oct 1904Subway468422270.8713.617.31624 mio.4,413,0002008rightplanned for new Second Avenue Lineyes
171PortoPortugalEurope7 Dec 2002Metro151421.5510.97.5rightyesyes
172Santiago de ChileChileAmerica15 Sep 1975Metro938650.9716.618.6642 mio.7,735,0002008rightyes
173SevillaSpainEurope2 Apr 2009Metro212110.8618.021.0Line 1
174StalingradRussiaEurope5 Nov 1984Metro2211.653.32.0
175TaeguSouth KoreaAsia26 Nov 1997Subway565520.9827.028.0110 mio.2,041,0002008
176TaejonSouth KoreaAsia16 Mar 2006Subway222211.0322.622.029 mio.1,283,0002008


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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