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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 RepublicAmericaMetro9.0 mi161610.569.016.0
2ItalyEuropeMinimetro1.9 mi7710.271.97.0
3TurkeyAsia5.0 mi8810.625.08.0
4PhilippinesAsiaMRT28.4 mi423930.739.514.0346 mio.12,182,0002008yesyes
5United Arab EmiratesAsiaMetro24.7 mi111112.2424.711.0rightmetro2009metro, monorailyesyes
6GermanyEuropeStadtbahn12.6 mi272730.474.29.0rightyes
7JapanAsiaSubway85.6 mi13310490.829.514.8860 mio.10,042,0002008leftNanko Port Town Line, rubber-tyredNanko Port Town Line1981all stations on the Nanko Port Town Lineyes
8TurkeyAsia14.0 mi232310.6114.023.0
9IranAsiaMetro31.4 mi474430.7110.515.7353 mio.11,247,0002007yes
10VenezuelaAmericaMetro4.0 mi6610.674.06.0yes
11NetherlandsEuropeMetro20.3 mi333340.625.18.391 mio.4,478,0002002right
12USAAmericaSkyway4.3 mi6610.714.36.0rightdowntown monorail people mover1989
13USAAmericaSubway1.4 mi4410.341.44.0right
14AustraliaOceaniaCityrail13.7 mi141430.984.64.7leftyes
15USAAmericaMetro Rail36.9 mi303031.2312.310.045 mio.1,221,0002008rightyes
16BelgiumEuropeMetro20.0 mi615930.346.720.3136 mio.6,796,0002008rightline 1B
17BrazilAmericaMetro26.1 mi343420.7713.117.0135 mio.5,172,0002006rightyes
18JapanAsiaMonorail11.4 mi212110.5411.421.018 mio.1,574,0002005left
19JapanAsiaSubway55.3 mi938240.6713.823.3427 mio.7,720,0002008leftTobu Kyuryo maglev line2005Tobu Kyuryo maglev lineyes
20DenmarkEuropeMetro13.1 mi222220.596.511.037 mio.2,835,0002002rightall metro lines2002all underground stationsall metro and S-Tog trainsyes
21PolandEuropeMetro14.0 mi212110.6714.021.0114 mio.8,116,0002007right
22SwitzerlandEuropeMetro8.5 mi292820.304.314.5line m2line m22008yes
23SpainEuropeMetro25.2 mi383820.6612.619.086 mio.3,407,0002008leftyesyes
24ChinaAsiaMetro15.7 mi232220.717.911.573 mio.4,643,0002005rightyesyes
25South KoreaAsiaSubway12.5 mi202010.6212.520.017 mio.1,361,0002008
26PolandEurope3.8 mi6610.633.86.0
27JapanAsiaMonorail9.6 mi181820.544.89.0left
28VenezuelaAmericaMetro3.9 mi7710.553.97.018 mio.4,671,0002008
29SpainEuropeMetro68.7 mi152128100.546.915.2378 mio.5,504,0002008rightunder construction on lines 5, 11, planned for lines 9, 10yesyes
30JapanAsiaSubway9.2 mi171710.549.217.058 mio.6,306,0002008leftyes
31FranceEuropeMetro132.4 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
32GermanyEuropeStadtbahn3.4 mi9910.383.49.0right
33MexicoAmericaMetro125.4 mi175147110.8511.415.91460 mio.11,647,0002008rightyes
34VenezuelaAmericaMetro37.6 mi504650.827.510.0510 mio.13,563,0002008yes
35JapanAsiaMetro189.2 mi290205130.9214.622.33174 mio.16,772,0002008leftYurikamome Waterfront line, rubber-tyredYurikamome line1995Marunouchi, Mita, Namboku, Yurikamome linesyesyes
36RussiaEuropeMetro5.2 mi6610.865.26.07 mio.1,357,0002007right
37GreeceEuropeMetro32.3 mi524830.6710.817.3325 mio.10,056,0002007rightyesyes
38Puerto RicoAmericaTren Urbano10.7 mi161610.6710.716.09 mio.842,0002008
39GermanyEuropeStadtbahn8.9 mi131320.694.56.5rightyes
40RussiaAsiaMetro8.9 mi131220.744.46.570 mio.7,876,0002007right
41ArgentinaAmericaSubte29.5 mi766860.434.912.7280 mio.9,485,0002008leftyes
42UzbekistanAsiaMetro22.5 mi292630.877.59.771 mio.3,156,0002007right
43SpainEuropeMetro176.5 mi281231130.7613.621.6686 mio.3,887,0002008leftyesyes
44FranceEuropeMetro1.4 mi5510.271.45.0
45TurkeyEuropeMetro9.3 mi101010.939.310.068 mio.7,294,0002008right
46ItalyEuropeMetro19.8 mi302830.716.610.029 mio.1,467,0002006left
47IndiaAsiaMetro59.8 mi838130.7419.927.7310 mio.5,188,0002008leftyes
48GermanyEuropeSchwebebahn8.3 mi202010.418.320.0right
49PortugalEuropeMetro25.5 mi524640.556.413.0180 mio.7,064,0002007leftyes
50USAAmericaThe T37.6 mi666030.6312.522.0145 mio.3,856,0002007rightyes
51SwedenEuropeTunnelbana65.7 mi10410030.6621.934.7303 mio.4,612,0002007left
52GermanyEuropeStadtbahn11.6 mi211730.683.97.0rightyes
53BrazilAmericaMetro24.7 mi302820.8812.315.0right
54USAAmericaRapid Transit19.3 mi181811.0719.318.06 mio.311,0002008right
55AustriaEuropeU-Bahn43.4 mi968450.528.719.2498 mio.11,480,0002008rightyesyes
56GermanyEuropeU-Bahn91.6 mi195173100.539.219.5447 mio.4,879,0002008rightyes
57ChinaAsiaMetro207.6 mi230194101.0720.823.01122 mio.5,405,0002008rightnewer line 4 stations and refitted line 1 stationsyes
58JapanAsiaSubway19.5 mi323120.639.716.0126 mio.6,477,0002008leftTozai lineyes
59MexicoAmericaMetro14.9 mi292820.537.514.5right
60ItalyEuropeMetro6.0 mi141410.436.014.0rightVALyes2006VALyesyes
61BelarusEuropeMetro18.8 mi252420.789.412.5262 mio.13,913,0002007right
62BelgiumEurope10.9 mi202040.542.75.0
63JapanAsiaSubway29.8 mi494630.659.916.3209 mio.7,006,0002008leftyes
64JapanAsiaMonorail5.5 mi131310.425.513.0leftyes
65USAAmericaMetro Subway15.2 mi141411.0915.214.014 mio.919,0002008rightyes
66NorwayEuropeT-Bane38.5 mi727250.547.714.464 mio.1,661,0002005rightyes
67GermanyEuropeU-Bahn12.7 mi312730.474.210.3rightyes
68FranceEuropeMetro12.0 mi262420.506.013.058 mio.4,835,0002004rightyes
69South KoreaAsiaSubway59.0 mi928830.6719.730.7257 mio.4,353,0002008right
70NetherlandsEuropeRandstadRail17.3 mi303030.585.810.0right
71JapanAsiaMonorail4.1 mi8810.514.18.0left
72TurkeyAsiaMetro14.4 mi232220.657.211.5113 mio.7,871,0002007rightmetro line1997
73RussiaEuropeMetro6.3 mi9910.706.39.012 mio.1,893,0002007right
74GermanyEuropeStadtbahn18.3 mi373730.496.112.3rightyes
75JapanAsiaSubway35.8 mi484530.8011.916.0198 mio.5,531,0002008leftKanazawa Seaside line, LRT, rubber-tyredKanazawa Seaside LRT1989Kanazawa Seaside LRT lineyes
76United KingdomEuropeTyne & Wear Metro47.5 mi615020.9523.830.538 mio.799,0002006left
77RomaniaEuropeMetro42.1 mi504340.9810.512.5111 mio.2,638,0001999right
78TaiwanAsiaMRT56.3 mi858080.707.010.6450 mio.7,992,0002008rightMuzha line, VALyes1996Muzha line VAL MRTyesyes
79GermanyEuropeStadtbahn2.5 mi111100.23right
80ItalyEuropeMetro24.2 mi494820.5012.124.5331 mio.13,656,0002008leftyesyes
81ChinaAsiaMTR116.9 mi958291.4313.010.61309 mio.11,197,0002008leftDisneyland Resort LineSI, WI lines, planned2005all underground stationsyesyes
82JapanAsiaMonorail8.0 mi151510.538.015.0left
83USAAmericaMetrorail106.4 mi908651.2421.318.0215 mio.2,021,0002008rightyes
84FranceEuropeMetro28.3 mi626020.4714.131.074 mio.2,617,0002004rightVALyes1983VAL, all stationsyes
85GermanyEuropeStadtbahn13.4 mi292720.506.714.5right
86SingaporeAsiaMRT73.9 mi766941.0718.519.0571 mio.7,727,0002007leftNorth-East MTR line and 3 rubber-tyred LRT linesLRT lines2003yesyes
87IsraelAsiaCarmelit1.1 mi6610.181.16.0
88Czech RepublicEuropeMetro36.7 mi575430.6812.219.0597 mio.16,253,0002008rightyes
89USAAmerica"L"103.2 mi15114480.7212.918.9198 mio.1,919,0002008rightyes
90ChileAmericaMetro26.7 mi202011.3426.720.0right
91RussiaEuropeMetro185.7 mi180144121.2915.515.02573 mio.13,855,0002008right
92ChinaAsiaSubway141.4 mi14712591.1315.716.31200 mio.8,485,0002008rightPGDs on underground stations of line 5, PSDs on lines 8, 10recentlyall lines
93South KoreaAsiaSubway178.3 mi348298100.6017.834.82048 mio.11,486,0002008rightlines 2 and 9, planned for all lines by 2010yesyes
94USAAmericaSubway38.5 mi666230.6212.822.067 mio.1,739,0002008rightyes
95ItalyEuropeMetro3.2 mi7710.463.27.0rightyes
96USAAmericaMetrorail22.4 mi222211.0222.422.019 mio.849,0002008rightdowntown people mover, rubber-tyredDowntown people mover1986yes
97ItalyEuropeMetro2.4 mi6610.392.46.0right
98CanadaAmericaSubway44.3 mi746940.6411.118.5278 mio.6,274,0002006rightyes
99USAAmericaMARTA49.2 mi393821.3024.619.534 mio.691,0001994rightyes
100CanadaAmericaLight Rail8.1 mi111110.748.111.0right
101GermanyEuropeU-Bahn21.5 mi464430.497.215.392 mio.4,278,0001997rightlines U2, U3, no PSDs, sharing tracks with driver-operated trains2008yes
102USAAmericaMetro Rail5.2 mi8810.655.28.0right
103GeorgiaAsiaMetro16.3 mi222120.788.211.092 mio.5,628,0002007right
104USAAmericaMetrolink45.6 mi373721.2322.818.5right
105TurkeyAsiaMetro7.1 mi101010.717.110.030 mio.4,197,0002005
106USAAmericaPeople Mover3.0 mi131310.233.013.0rightdowntown people mover, LIM technology1987yes
107GermanyEuropeStadtbahn14.9 mi191720.887.59.5rightyes
108United KingdomEuropeUnderground253.6 mi268268110.9523.124.41197 mio.4,721,0002007leftDocklands Light Rail1987Jubilee Line extensionyes (DLR)
109BrazilAmericaMetro26.1 mi232311.1326.123.016 mio.613,0002002right
110FranceEuropeMetro5.6 mi151510.375.615.023 mio.4,112,0002004rightVALyes2002VALyes
111FinlandEuropeMetro13.1 mi171710.7713.117.058 mio.4,444,0002008rightyes
112GermanyEuropeU-Bahn57.5 mi1009460.619.616.7349 mio.6,071,0002008rightyes
113GermanyEuropeStadtbahn28.0 mi5151150.551.93.4rightnew light rail trains onlyyes
114USAAmericaMonorail3.9 mi7710.553.97.0rightmonorail2004
115GermanyEuropeStadtbahn3.2 mi7740.460.81.8right
116BrazilAmericaMetro21.0 mi171711.2421.017.0right
117SpainEuropeMetro19.8 mi383730.536.612.7
118MexicoAmericaMetro19.6 mi323120.639.816.0rightyes
119USAAmericaLight Rail13.8 mi121211.1513.812.0rightyes
120JapanAsiaSubway19.0 mi262420.799.513.0121 mio.6,362,0002008leftPort Liner and Rokko Liner, rubber-tyredPort Liner and Rokko Liner1981Port Liner and Rokko Lineryes
121ThailandAsiaSkytrain, MRT28.8 mi444030.729.614.7206 mio.7,159,0002007leftGreen line1999Green line, Blue lineyes
122SpainEuropeMetro5.2 mi9910.575.29.0
123JapanAsiaSubway18.5 mi353430.546.211.7124 mio.6,695,0002007leftyes
124EgyptAfricaMetro40.7 mi555320.7720.427.5700 mio.17,195,0002002left5 stns
125ChinaAsiaMetro44.7 mi373721.2122.418.515 mio.335,0001993rightplatform gate doorsyes
126TaiwanAsiaMRT26.5 mi373620.7413.318.530 mio.1,130,0002008MRT
127BelgiumEuropePremetro4.7 mi111120.432.45.5
128USAAmericaBART103.7 mi434352.4120.78.6100 mio.964,0002007rightyes
129ChinaAsiaMetro30.5 mi121212.5430.512.0right
130HungaryEuropeMetro20.5 mi424030.516.814.0297 mio.14,481,0002008right
131JapanAsiaMonorail9.9 mi191910.529.919.0leftyes
132FranceEuropeMetro19.1 mi433940.494.810.8182 mio.9,539,0002004leftline D/Maggaly, rubber-tyred, no PSDsyes1991
133NetherlandsEuropeMetro29.2 mi383720.7914.619.085 mio.2,910,0002006right
134ChinaAsiaMetro13.5 mi161610.8413.516.0102 mio.7,563,0002008right
135ChinaAsiaMetro6.3 mi101010.636.310.0right
136PeruAmericaTren Urbano6.2 mi6611.046.26.0
137GermanyEuropeStadtbahn5.6 mi121210.475.612.0right
138BulgariaEuropeMetro11.2 mi141410.8011.214.051 mio.4,559,0002008right
139GermanyEuropeU-Bahn62.6 mi978930.7020.932.3184 mio.2,940,0002007right
140North KoreaAsiaMetro14.0 mi161520.937.08.035 mio.2,503,0002006
141ChinaAsiaMonorail12.1 mi181810.6712.118.0rightThe three underground stations (Daping, Linjiangmen, and Jiaochangkou) have PSDsyesyes
142CanadaAmericaSky Train43.2 mi494730.9214.416.374 mio.1,713,0002008rightSkytrain, LIM technology, currently the world's longest automated system1986yesyes
143BrazilAmericaMetro17.5 mi191910.9217.519.0right
144MalaysiaAsia39.8 mi605630.7113.320.0109 mio.2,740,0002008leftLRT1996KLIA line to airport, Kelana Jaya line's underground stationsyes
145USAAmericaThe T0.9 mi3310.300.93.0right
146United KingdomEuropeSubway6.5 mi151510.436.515.015 mio.2,321,0002008left
147FranceEuropeMetro17.1 mi383720.468.519.042 mio.2,457,0002004rightVALyes1993VALyes
148ItalyEuropeMetro46.4 mi888430.5515.529.3328 mio.7,074,0002007rightyesyes
149ChinaAsia10.6 mi161610.6610.616.0right
150BrazilAmericaMetro38.1 mi585540.699.514.5684 mio.17,954,0002008rightlines 4, 5, and regional rail
151AzerbaijanAsiaMetro20.4 mi222120.9710.211.0176 mio.8,618,0002007right
152BombayIndiaAsiaSuburban Railway106.3 mi737351.4621.314.6
153CalcuttaIndiaAsiaMetro Railway14.0 mi212110.6714.021.0100 mio.7,119,0002000right
154CantonChinaAsiaMetro92.3 mi887951.1718.517.6601 mio.6,512,0002008rightyesyes
155DnipropetrovskUkraineEuropeMetro4.4 mi6610.744.46.011 mio.2,493,0002007
156DüsseldorfGermanyEuropeStadtbahn6.0 mi141420.433.07.0rightyes
157EkaterinburgRussiaAsiaMetro5.3 mi7710.755.37.046 mio.8,708,0002007right
158ErevanArmeniaAsiaMetro7.5 mi101010.757.510.017 mio.2,261,0002007right
159GorkyRussiaEuropeMetro9.6 mi141320.744.87.033 mio.3,426,0002007right
160InchonSouth KoreaAsiaSubway18.3 mi292910.6318.329.073 mio.3,982,0002008
161KharkivUkraineEuropeMetro21.9 mi282530.887.39.3278 mio.12,671,0002007right
162Krivoy RogUkraineEuropeMetrotram11.2 mi121210.9311.212.0
163KyivUkraineEuropeMetro37.2 mi464330.8612.415.3642 mio.17,274,0002007right
164LeningradRussiaEuropeMetro68.5 mi635551.2513.712.6832 mio.12,148,0002007rightwindowless steel doors in ten stations
165MadrasIndiaAsiaMRTS16.8 mi171710.9916.817.0
166MedellínColombiaAmericaMetro17.9 mi262520.728.913.0155 mio.8,660,0002008
167MontréalCanadaAmericaMetro43.0 mi736840.6310.818.3219 mio.5,092,0002006rightyes
168MukdenChinaAsiaMetro13.8 mi181810.7713.818.0right
169MülheimGermanyEuropeStadtbahn5.6 mi131220.472.86.5right
170New York CityUSAAmericaSubway228.7 mi468422270.548.517.31624 mio.7,101,0002008rightplanned for new Second Avenue Lineyes
171PortoPortugalEuropeMetro13.5 mi151420.966.77.5rightyesyes
172Santiago de ChileChileAmericaMetro51.6 mi938650.6010.318.6642 mio.12,446,0002008rightyes
173SevillaSpainEuropeMetro11.2 mi212110.5311.221.0Line 1
174StalingradRussiaEuropeMetro2.1 mi2211.032.12.0
175TaeguSouth KoreaAsiaSubway33.5 mi565520.6116.728.0110 mio.3,284,0002008
176TaejonSouth KoreaAsiaSubway14.0 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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