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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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1New York CityUSAAmericaSubway368.0 km468422270.8713.617.31624 mio.4,413,0002008rightplanned for new Second Avenue Lineyes
2FranceEuropeMetro213.0 km380300160.7113.323.81473 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
3GermanyEuropeStadtbahn45.0 km5151150.883.03.4rightnew light rail trains onlyyes
4JapanAsiaMetro304.5 km290205131.4923.422.33174 mio.10,424,0002008leftYurikamome Waterfront line, rubber-tyredYurikamome line1995Marunouchi, Mita, Namboku, Yurikamome linesyesyes
5SpainEuropeMetro284.0 km281231131.2321.821.6686 mio.2,415,0002008leftyesyes
6RussiaEuropeMetro298.8 km180144122.0724.915.02573 mio.8,611,0002008right
7MexicoAmericaMetro201.7 km175147111.3718.315.91460 mio.7,238,0002008rightyes
8United KingdomEuropeUnderground408.0 km268268111.5237.124.41197 mio.2,934,0002007leftDocklands Light Rail1987Jubilee Line extensionyes (DLR)
9SpainEuropeMetro110.5 km152128100.8611.115.2378 mio.3,421,0002008rightunder construction on lines 5, 11, planned for lines 9, 10yesyes
10GermanyEuropeU-Bahn147.4 km195173100.8514.719.5447 mio.3,033,0002008rightyes
11ChinaAsiaMetro334.0 km230194101.7233.423.01122 mio.3,359,0002008rightnewer line 4 stations and refitted line 1 stationsyes
12South KoreaAsiaSubway286.9 km348298100.9628.734.82048 mio.7,138,0002008rightlines 2 and 9, planned for all lines by 2010yesyes
13JapanAsiaSubway137.8 km13310491.3315.314.8860 mio.6,241,0002008leftNanko Port Town Line, rubber-tyredNanko Port Town Line1981all stations on the Nanko Port Town Lineyes
14ChinaAsiaMTR188.1 km958292.2920.910.61309 mio.6,959,0002008leftDisneyland Resort LineSI, WI lines, planned2005all underground stationsyesyes
15ChinaAsiaSubway227.6 km14712591.8225.316.31200 mio.5,274,0002008rightPGDs on underground stations of line 5, PSDs on lines 8, 10recentlyall lines
16TaiwanAsiaMRT90.6 km858081.1311.310.6450 mio.4,967,0002008rightMuzha line, VALyes1996Muzha line VAL MRTyesyes
17USAAmerica"L"166.0 km15114481.1520.818.9198 mio.1,193,0002008rightyes
18ArgentinaAmericaSubte47.5 km766860.707.912.7280 mio.5,895,0002008leftyes
19GermanyEuropeU-Bahn92.5 km1009460.9815.416.7349 mio.3,773,0002008rightyes
20LeningradRussiaEuropeMetro110.2 km635552.0022.012.6832 mio.7,550,0002007rightwindowless steel doors in ten stations
21VenezuelaAmericaMetro60.5 km504651.3212.110.0510 mio.8,430,0002008yes
22BombayIndiaAsiaSuburban Railway171.0 km737352.3434.214.6
23AustriaEuropeU-Bahn69.8 km968450.8314.019.2498 mio.7,135,0002008rightyesyes
24NorwayEuropeT-Bane62.0 km727250.8612.414.464 mio.1,032,0002005rightyes
25USAAmericaMetrorail171.2 km908651.9934.218.0215 mio.1,256,0002008rightyes
26Santiago de ChileChileAmericaMetro83.0 km938650.9716.618.6642 mio.7,735,0002008rightyes
27CantonChinaAsiaMetro148.5 km887951.8829.717.6601 mio.4,047,0002008rightyesyes
28USAAmericaBART166.9 km434353.8833.48.6100 mio.599,0002007rightyes
29NetherlandsEuropeMetro32.7 km333340.998.28.391 mio.2,783,0002002right
30JapanAsiaSubway89.0 km938241.0922.323.3427 mio.4,798,0002008leftTobu Kyuryo maglev line2005Tobu Kyuryo maglev lineyes
31MontréalCanadaAmericaMetro69.2 km736841.0217.318.3219 mio.3,165,0002006rightyes
32PortugalEuropeMetro41.0 km524640.8910.313.0180 mio.4,390,0002007leftyes
33BelgiumEurope17.5 km202040.884.45.0
34RomaniaEuropeMetro67.7 km504341.5716.912.5111 mio.1,640,0001999right
35SingaporeAsiaMRT118.9 km766941.7229.719.0571 mio.4,802,0002007leftNorth-East MTR line and 3 rubber-tyred LRT linesLRT lines2003yesyes
36CanadaAmericaSubway71.3 km746941.0317.818.5278 mio.3,899,0002006rightyes
37GermanyEuropeStadtbahn5.2 km7740.741.31.8right
38FranceEuropeMetro30.7 km433940.797.710.8182 mio.5,928,0002004leftline D/Maggaly, rubber-tyred, no PSDsyes1991
39BrazilAmericaMetro61.3 km585541.1115.314.5684 mio.11,158,0002008rightlines 4, 5, and regional rail
40GermanyEuropeStadtbahn20.2 km272730.756.79.0rightyes
41IranAsiaMetro50.5 km474431.1516.815.7353 mio.6,990,0002007yes
42BelgiumEuropeMetro32.2 km615930.5510.720.3136 mio.4,224,0002008rightline 1B
43AustraliaOceaniaCityrail22.1 km141431.587.44.7leftyes
44USAAmericaMetro Rail59.3 km303031.9819.810.045 mio.759,0002008rightyes
45GreeceEuropeMetro52.0 km524831.0817.317.3325 mio.6,250,0002007rightyesyes
46UzbekistanAsiaMetro36.2 km292631.3912.19.771 mio.1,961,0002007right
47IndiaAsiaMetro96.2 km838131.1932.127.7310 mio.3,224,0002008leftyes
48ItalyEuropeMetro31.8 km302831.1410.610.029 mio.912,0002006left
49USAAmericaThe T60.5 km666031.0120.222.0145 mio.2,397,0002007rightyes
50SwedenEuropeTunnelbana105.7 km10410031.0635.234.7303 mio.2,867,0002007left
51GermanyEuropeStadtbahn18.6 km211731.096.27.0rightyes
52JapanAsiaSubway48.0 km494631.0416.016.3209 mio.4,354,0002008leftyes
53GermanyEuropeU-Bahn20.5 km312730.766.810.3rightyes
54NetherlandsEuropeRandstadRail27.9 km303030.939.310.0right
55South KoreaAsiaSubway95.0 km928831.0831.730.7257 mio.2,705,0002008right
56GermanyEuropeStadtbahn29.5 km373730.809.812.3rightyes
57JapanAsiaSubway57.6 km484531.2819.216.0198 mio.3,438,0002008leftKanazawa Seaside line, LRT, rubber-tyredKanazawa Seaside LRT1989Kanazawa Seaside LRT lineyes
58Czech RepublicEuropeMetro59.1 km575431.0919.719.0597 mio.10,102,0002008rightyes
59USAAmericaSubway62.0 km666231.0020.722.067 mio.1,081,0002008rightyes
60KharkivUkraineEuropeMetro35.3 km282531.4111.89.3278 mio.7,875,0002007right
61GermanyEuropeU-Bahn34.6 km464430.7911.515.392 mio.2,659,0001997rightlines U2, U3, no PSDs, sharing tracks with driver-operated trains2008yes
62PhilippinesAsiaMRT45.7 km423931.1715.214.0346 mio.7,571,0002008yesyes
63SpainEuropeMetro31.8 km383730.8610.612.7
64ThailandAsiaSkytrain, MRT46.3 km444031.1615.414.7206 mio.4,449,0002007leftGreen line1999Green line, Blue lineyes
65JapanAsiaSubway29.8 km353430.889.911.7124 mio.4,161,0002007leftyes
66HungaryEuropeMetro33.0 km424030.8311.014.0297 mio.9,000,0002008right
67GermanyEuropeU-Bahn100.7 km978931.1333.632.3184 mio.1,827,0002007right
68CanadaAmericaSky Train69.5 km494731.4823.216.374 mio.1,065,0002008rightSkytrain, LIM technology, currently the world's longest automated system1986yesyes
69MalaysiaAsia64.0 km605631.1421.320.0109 mio.1,703,0002008leftLRT1996KLIA line to airport, Kelana Jaya line's underground stationsyes
70ItalyEuropeMetro74.6 km888430.8924.929.3328 mio.4,397,0002007rightyesyes
71KyivUkraineEuropeMetro59.8 km464331.3919.915.3642 mio.10,736,0002007right
72BrazilAmericaMetro42.0 km343421.2421.017.0135 mio.3,214,0002006rightyes
73DenmarkEuropeMetro21.0 km222220.9510.511.037 mio.1,762,0002002rightall metro lines2002all underground stationsall metro and S-Tog trainsyes
74ChinaAsiaMetro25.3 km232221.1512.611.573 mio.2,885,0002005rightyesyes
75SwitzerlandEuropeMetro13.7 km292820.496.814.5line m2line m22008yes
76SpainEuropeMetro40.6 km383821.0720.319.086 mio.2,118,0002008leftyesyes
77JapanAsiaMonorail15.5 km181820.867.89.0left
78RussiaAsiaMetro14.3 km131221.197.26.570 mio.4,895,0002007right
79GermanyEuropeStadtbahn14.3 km131321.107.26.5rightyes
80BrazilAmericaMetro39.7 km302821.4219.915.0right
81JapanAsiaSubway31.3 km323121.0115.616.0126 mio.4,026,0002008leftTozai lineyes
82MexicoAmericaMetro24.0 km292820.8612.014.5right
83PortoPortugalEuropeMetro21.7 km151421.5510.97.5rightyesyes
84BelarusEuropeMetro30.3 km252421.2615.112.5262 mio.8,647,0002007right
85FranceEuropeMetro19.3 km262420.809.613.058 mio.3,005,0002004rightyes
86TurkeyAsiaMetro23.1 km232221.0511.611.5113 mio.4,892,0002007rightmetro line1997
87United KingdomEuropeTyne & Wear Metro76.5 km615021.5338.330.538 mio.497,0002006left
88ItalyEuropeMetro39.0 km494820.8119.524.5331 mio.8,487,0002008leftyesyes
89TaeguSouth KoreaAsiaSubway53.9 km565520.9827.028.0110 mio.2,041,0002008
90GermanyEuropeStadtbahn21.5 km292720.8010.814.5right
91FranceEuropeMetro45.5 km626020.7622.831.074 mio.1,626,0002004rightVALyes1983VAL, all stationsyes
92USAAmericaMARTA79.2 km393822.0839.619.534 mio.429,0001994rightyes
93GeorgiaAsiaMetro26.3 km222121.2513.111.092 mio.3,498,0002007right
94USAAmericaMetrolink73.4 km373721.9836.718.5right
95GermanyEuropeStadtbahn24.0 km191721.4112.09.5rightyes
96MexicoAmericaMetro31.5 km323121.0215.816.0rightyes
97JapanAsiaSubway30.6 km262421.2815.313.0121 mio.3,954,0002008leftPort Liner and Rokko Liner, rubber-tyredPort Liner and Rokko Liner1981Port Liner and Rokko Lineryes
98ChinaAsiaMetro72.0 km373721.9536.018.515 mio.208,0001993rightplatform gate doorsyes
99MedellínColombiaAmericaMetro28.8 km262521.1514.413.0155 mio.5,382,0002008
100EgyptAfricaMetro65.5 km555321.2432.827.5700 mio.10,687,0002002left5 stns
101TaiwanAsiaMRT42.7 km373621.1921.418.530 mio.703,0002008MRT
102BelgiumEuropePremetro7.6 km111120.693.85.5
103GorkyRussiaEuropeMetro15.5 km141321.197.87.033 mio.2,129,0002007right
104DüsseldorfGermanyEuropeStadtbahn9.6 km141420.684.87.0rightyes
105NetherlandsEuropeMetro47.0 km383721.2723.519.085 mio.1,809,0002006right
106North KoreaAsiaMetro22.5 km161521.5011.38.035 mio.1,556,0002006
107MülheimGermanyEuropeStadtbahn9.0 km131220.754.56.5right
108FranceEuropeMetro27.5 km383720.7413.819.042 mio.1,527,0002004rightVALyes1993VALyes
109AzerbaijanAsiaMetro32.9 km222121.5616.411.0176 mio.5,356,0002007right
110Dominican RepublicAmericaMetro14.5 km161610.9114.516.0
111VenezuelaAmericaMetro6.5 km6611.086.56.0yes
112TurkeyAsia22.5 km232310.9822.523.0
113USAAmericaSkyway6.9 km6611.156.96.0rightdowntown monorail people mover1989
114DnipropetrovskUkraineEuropeMetro7.1 km6611.187.16.011 mio.1,549,0002007
115ErevanArmeniaAsiaMetro12.1 km101011.2112.110.017 mio.1,405,0002007right
116USAAmericaSubway2.2 km4410.552.24.0right
117JapanAsiaMonorail18.4 km212110.8818.421.018 mio.978,0002005left
118PolandEuropeMetro22.6 km212111.0822.621.0114 mio.5,044,0002007right
119PolandEurope6.1 km6611.026.16.0
120South KoreaAsiaSubway20.1 km202011.0120.120.017 mio.846,0002008
121VenezuelaAmericaMetro6.2 km7710.896.27.018 mio.2,903,0002008
122CalcuttaIndiaAsiaMetro Railway22.6 km212111.0822.621.0100 mio.4,425,0002000right
123JapanAsiaSubway14.8 km171710.8714.817.058 mio.3,919,0002008leftyes
124GermanyEuropeStadtbahn5.5 km9910.615.59.0right
125Puerto RicoAmericaTren Urbano17.2 km161611.0817.216.09 mio.523,0002008
126RussiaEuropeMetro8.3 km6611.388.36.07 mio.843,0002007right
127ItalyEuropeMinimetro3.0 km7710.433.07.0
128TurkeyEuropeMetro15.0 km101011.5015.010.068 mio.4,533,0002008right
129FranceEuropeMetro2.2 km5510.442.25.0
130GermanyEuropeSchwebebahn13.3 km202010.6713.320.0right
131USAAmericaRapid Transit31.0 km181811.7231.018.06 mio.194,0002008right
132ItalyEuropeMetro9.6 km141410.699.614.0rightVALyes2006VALyesyes
133USAAmericaMetro Subway24.5 km141411.7524.514.014 mio.571,0002008rightyes
134JapanAsiaMonorail8.8 km131310.688.813.0leftyes
135TurkeyAsia8.0 km8811.008.08.0
136RussiaEuropeMetro10.2 km9911.1310.29.012 mio.1,176,0002007right
137JapanAsiaMonorail6.6 km8810.826.68.0left
138JapanAsiaMonorail12.8 km151510.8512.815.0left
139IsraelAsiaCarmelit1.8 km6610.291.86.0
140ChileAmericaMetro43.0 km202012.1543.020.0right
141Krivoy RogUkraineEuropeMetrotram18.0 km121211.5018.012.0
142ItalyEuropeMetro5.2 km7710.745.27.0rightyes
143ItalyEuropeMetro3.8 km6610.633.86.0right
144USAAmericaMetrorail36.0 km222211.6436.022.019 mio.528,0002008rightdowntown people mover, rubber-tyredDowntown people mover1986yes
145CanadaAmericaLight Rail13.1 km111111.1913.111.0right
146USAAmericaMetro Rail8.4 km8811.048.48.0right
147TurkeyAsiaMetro11.5 km101011.1511.510.030 mio.2,609,0002005
148USAAmericaPeople Mover4.8 km131310.374.813.0rightdowntown people mover, LIM technology1987yes
149EkaterinburgRussiaAsiaMetro8.5 km7711.218.57.046 mio.5,412,0002007right
150BrazilAmericaMetro42.0 km232311.8342.023.016 mio.381,0002002right
151FranceEuropeMetro9.0 km151510.609.015.023 mio.2,556,0002004rightVALyes2002VALyes
152FinlandEuropeMetro21.0 km171711.2421.017.058 mio.2,762,0002008rightyes
153StalingradRussiaEuropeMetro3.3 km2211.653.32.0
154MukdenChinaAsiaMetro22.2 km181811.2322.218.0right
155USAAmericaMonorail6.2 km7710.896.27.0rightmonorail2004
156BrazilAmericaMetro33.8 km171711.9933.817.0right
157MadrasIndiaAsiaMRTS27.0 km171711.5927.017.0
158USAAmericaLight Rail22.2 km121211.8522.212.0rightyes
159United Arab EmiratesAsiaMetro39.7 km111113.6139.711.0rightmetro2009metro, monorailyesyes
160SpainEuropeMetro8.3 km9910.928.39.0
161ChinaAsiaMetro49.0 km121214.0849.012.0right
162JapanAsiaMonorail16.0 km191910.8416.019.0leftyes
163InchonSouth KoreaAsiaSubway29.5 km292911.0229.529.073 mio.2,475,0002008
164TaejonSouth KoreaAsiaSubway22.6 km222211.0322.622.029 mio.1,283,0002008
165ChinaAsiaMetro10.2 km101011.0210.210.0right
166ChinaAsiaMetro21.7 km161611.3621.716.0102 mio.4,700,0002008right
167GermanyEuropeStadtbahn9.0 km121210.759.012.0right
168BulgariaEuropeMetro18.0 km141411.2918.014.051 mio.2,833,0002008right
169PeruAmericaTren Urbano10.0 km6611.6710.06.0
170ChinaAsiaMonorail19.5 km181811.0819.518.0rightThe three underground stations (Daping, Linjiangmen, and Jiaochangkou) have PSDsyesyes
171BrazilAmericaMetro28.1 km191911.4828.119.0right
172SevillaSpainEuropeMetro18.0 km212110.8618.021.0Line 1
173United KingdomEuropeSubway10.4 km151510.6910.415.015 mio.1,442,0002008left
174USAAmericaThe T1.5 km3310.481.53.0right
175ChinaAsia17.0 km161611.0617.016.0right
176GermanyEuropeStadtbahn4.0 km111100.36right


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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