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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).



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1TurkeyAsia18 Mar 20098.0 km8811.008.08.0
2ItalyEuropeMinimetro29 Jan 20083.0 km7710.433.07.0
3AlgeriaAfricaMetro20099.0 km101010.909.010.0yesyes
4United Arab EmiratesAsiaMetro9 Sep 200939.7 km101013.9739.710.0rightmetro2009yesyes
5PhilippinesAsiaMRT1 Dec 198445.7 km423931.1715.214.0346 mio.7,571,0002008yesyes
6Dominican RepublicAmericaMetro30 Jan 200914.5 km161610.9114.516.0
7JapanAsiaSubway26 Jul 198129.8 km353430.889.911.7124 mio.4,161,0002007leftyes
8SpainEuropeMetro25 Apr 20078.3 km9910.928.39.0
9NetherlandsEuropeMetro16 Oct 197732.7 km333340.998.28.391 mio.2,783,0002002right
10USAAmericaSkyway30 May 19896.9 km6611.156.96.0downtown monorail people mover1989
11USAAmericaThe T1 Sep 189760.5 km666031.0120.222.0145 mio.2,397,0002007rightyes
12PortugalEuropeMetro29 Dec 195941.0 km524640.8910.313.0180 mio.4,390,0002007leftyes
13SwedenEuropeTunnelbana1 Oct 1950105.7 km10410031.0635.234.7303 mio.2,867,0002007left
14USAAmerica"L"6 Jun 1892166.0 km15114481.1520.818.9198 mio.1,193,0002008rightyes
15RussiaEuropeMetro15 May 1935298.8 km180144122.0724.915.02573 mio.8,611,0002008right
16ChileAmericaMetro23 Nov 200543.0 km202012.1543.020.0
17TurkeyAsia19 Aug 200222.5 km232310.9822.523.0
18VenezuelaAmericaMetro8 Jun 20096.5 km6611.086.56.0yes
19IranAsiaMetro21 Feb 200050.5 km474431.1516.815.7353 mio.6,990,0002007yes
20IndiaAsiaMetro24 Dec 200289.9 km787631.1829.926.0310 mio.3,450,0002008leftyes
21ItalyEuropeMetro28 Mar 199331.8 km302831.1410.610.029 mio.912,0002006left
22GermanyEuropeSchwebebahn1 Mar 190113.3 km202010.6713.320.0right
23IsraelAsiaCarmelit19591.8 km6610.291.86.0
24Czech RepublicEuropeMetro9 May 197459.1 km575431.0919.719.0597 mio.10,102,0002008rightyes
25ThailandAsiaSkytrain, MRT5 Dec 199946.3 km444031.1615.414.7206 mio.4,449,0002007leftGreen line1999yes
26JapanAsiaSubway13 Mar 197730.6 km262421.2815.313.0121 mio.3,954,0002008leftPort Liner and Rokko Liner, rubber-tyredPort Liner and Rokko Liner1981yes
27USAAmericaLight Rail18 Jul 200922.2 km121211.8522.212.0yes
28TurkeyEuropeMetro16 Sep 200015.0 km101011.5015.010.068 mio.4,533,0002008right
29FranceEuropeMetro17 Dec 19942.2 km5510.442.25.0
30GermanyEuropeStadtbahn26 May 197921.5 km292720.8010.814.5right
31FranceEuropeMetro25 Apr 198345.5 km626020.7622.831.074 mio.1,626,0002004rightVALyes1983yes
32SingaporeAsiaMRT7 Nov 1987118.9 km766941.7229.719.0571 mio.4,802,0002007leftNorth-East MTR line and 3 rubber-tyred LRT linesLRT lines2003yesyes
33MexicoAmericaMetro25 Apr 199131.5 km323121.0215.816.0yes
34SpainEuropeMetro3 Oct 198831.8 km383730.8610.612.7
35GermanyEuropeStadtbahn5 Oct 196720.2 km272730.756.79.0rightyes
36JapanAsiaSubway20 May 1933137.8 km13310491.3315.314.8860 mio.6,241,0002008leftNanko Port Town Line, rubber-tyredNanko Port Town Line1981yes
37UzbekistanAsiaMetro6 Nov 197736.2 km292631.3912.19.771 mio.1,961,0002007right
38JapanAsiaMonorail10 Aug 200312.8 km151510.8512.815.0
39USAAmericaMetrorail27 Mar 1976171.2 km908651.9934.218.0215 mio.1,256,0002008rightyes
40BrazilAmericaMetro2 Mar 198533.8 km171711.9933.817.0
41AzerbaijanAsiaMetro6 Nov 196731.7 km212021.5915.910.5176 mio.5,552,0002007right
42BrazilAmericaMetro14 Sep 197461.3 km585541.1115.314.5684 mio.11,158,0002008rightlines 4, 5, and regional rail
43ArgentinaAmericaSubte1 Dec 191347.5 km766860.707.912.7280 mio.5,895,0002008leftyes
44SpainEuropeMetro17 Oct 1919284.0 km281231131.2321.821.6686 mio.2,415,0002008leftyesyes
45ItalyEuropeMetro10 Feb 195539.0 km494820.8119.524.5331 mio.8,487,0002008leftyesyes
46GermanyEuropeStadtbahn21 Sep 19715.2 km7740.741.31.8right
47USAAmericaMonorail15 Jul 20046.2 km7710.896.27.0monorail2004
48ChinaAsiaOct 200217.0 km161611.0617.016.0
49ItalyEuropeMetro1 Nov 196474.6 km888430.8924.929.3328 mio.4,397,0002007rightyesyes
50FranceEuropeMetro26 Jun 199327.5 km383720.7413.819.042 mio.1,527,0002004rightVALyes1993yes
51GermanyEuropeStadtbahn11 Jul 199214.3 km131321.107.26.5rightyes
52RussiaAsiaMetro7 Jan 198614.3 km131221.197.26.570 mio.4,895,0002007right
53ChinaAsiaMTR1 Oct 1979188.1 km958292.2920.910.61309 mio.6,959,0002008leftDisneyland Resort LineSI, WI lines, planned2005yesyes
54GermanyEuropeU-Bahn19 Oct 197192.5 km1009460.9815.416.7349 mio.3,773,0002008rightyes
55United KingdomEuropeSubway14 Dec 189610.4 km151510.6910.415.015 mio.1,442,0002008left
56USAAmericaThe T3 Jul 19851.5 km3310.481.53.0
57GreeceEuropeMetro195452.0 km524831.0817.317.3325 mio.6,250,0002007rightyesyes
58RussiaEuropeMetro27 Aug 20058.3 km6611.388.36.07 mio.843,0002007
59Puerto RicoAmericaTren Urbano6 Jun 200517.2 km161611.0817.216.09 mio.523,0002008
60RomaniaEuropeMetro16 Nov 197967.7 km504341.5716.912.5111 mio.1,640,0001999right
61GermanyEuropeStadtbahn29 May 19694.0 km111100.36right
62TaiwanAsiaMRT28 Mar 199690.6 km858081.1311.310.6450 mio.4,967,0002008rightMuzha line, VALyes1996yesyes
63GermanyEuropeStadtbahn11 Oct 196845.0 km5151150.883.03.4rightnew light rail trains onlyyes
64MalaysiaAsia16 Dec 199664.0 km605631.1421.320.0109 mio.1,703,0002008leftLRT1996yes
65VenezuelaAmericaMetro27 Mar 198360.5 km474351.4112.19.4510 mio.8,430,0002008yes
66MexicoAmericaMetro5 Sep 1969201.7 km175147111.3718.315.91460 mio.7,238,0002008rightyes
67JapanAsiaMetro30 Dec 1927304.5 km290205131.4923.422.33174 mio.10,424,0002008leftYurikamome Waterfront line, rubber-tyredYurikamome line1995yesyes
68GermanyEuropeStadtbahn17 May 197629.5 km373730.809.812.3rightyes
69United KingdomEuropeTyne & Wear Metro7 Aug 198076.5 km615021.5338.330.538 mio.497,0002006left
70JapanAsiaSubway16 Dec 197257.6 km484531.2819.216.0198 mio.3,438,0002008leftKanazawa Seaside line, LRT, rubber-tyredKanazawa Seaside LRT1989yes
71FinlandEuropeMetro3 Aug 198221.0 km171711.2421.017.058 mio.2,762,0002008rightyes
72FranceEuropeMetro16 Mar 20029.0 km151510.609.015.023 mio.2,556,0002004rightVALyes2002yes
73BrazilAmericaMetro1 Aug 198628.1 km191911.4828.119.0
74CanadaAmericaSky Train3 Jan 198669.5 km494731.4823.216.374 mio.1,065,0002008rightSkytrain, LIM technology, currently the world's longest automated system1986yesyes
75GermanyEuropeStadtbahn1 Sep 19845.5 km9910.615.59.0right
76FranceEuropeMetro19 Jul 1900213.0 km380300160.7113.323.81473 mio.6,915,0002008right (metro), left (RER)line 14/Météor, rubber-tyredlines 1, 4, 6, 11, 141998lines 1, 14
77TurkeyAsiaMetro30 Aug 199623.1 km232221.0511.611.5113 mio.4,892,0002007rightmetro line1997
78JapanAsiaMonorail3 Mar 19706.6 km8810.826.68.0
79RussiaEuropeMetro26 Dec 198710.2 km9911.1310.29.012 mio.1,176,0002007right
80BrazilAmericaMetro31 Mar 200142.0 km232311.8342.023.016 mio.381,0002002
81United KingdomEuropeUnderground10 Jan 1863408.0 km268268111.5237.124.41197 mio.2,934,0002007leftDocklands Light Rail1987yes (DLR)
82GermanyEuropeStadtbahn10 Jun 196624.0 km191721.4112.09.5rightyes
83ChinaAsiaMonorail18 Jun 200519.5 km181811.0819.518.0rightyesyes
84JapanAsiaSubway15 Jul 198714.8 km171710.8714.817.058 mio.3,919,0002008leftyes
85South KoreaAsiaSubway19 Jul 198595.0 km928831.0831.730.7257 mio.2,705,0002008right
86FranceEuropeMetro26 Nov 197719.3 km262420.809.613.058 mio.3,005,0002004rightyes
87NetherlandsEuropeRandstadRail16 Oct 200427.9 km303030.939.310.0
88USAAmericaPeople MoverJul 19874.8 km131310.374.813.0downtown people mover, LIM technology1987yes
89GermanyEuropeU-Bahn1 Mar 1912100.7 km978931.1333.632.3184 mio.1,827,0002007right
90North KoreaAsiaMetro6 Sep 197322.5 km161521.5011.38.035 mio.1,556,0002006
91SpainEuropeMetro30 Dec 1924110.5 km152128100.8611.115.2378 mio.3,421,0002008rightyesyes
92NorwayEuropeT-Bane22 May 196662.0 km727250.8612.414.464 mio.1,032,0002005rightyes
93TurkeyAsiaMetro22 May 200011.5 km101011.1511.510.030 mio.2,609,0002005
94USAAmericaMetrolink31 Jul 199373.4 km373721.9836.718.5
95GermanyEuropeStadtbahn22 Mar 19759.0 km121210.759.012.0right
96PeruAmericaTren Urbano13 Jan 200310.0 km6611.6710.06.0
97BulgariaEuropeMetro28 Jan 199818.0 km141411.2918.014.051 mio.2,833,0002008right
98JapanAsiaMonorail28 Mar 198815.5 km181820.867.89.0
99VenezuelaAmericaMetro18 Oct 20066.2 km7710.896.27.018 mio.2,903,0002008
100GermanyEuropeU-Bahn4 Oct 196820.5 km312730.766.810.3rightyes
101GeorgiaAsiaMetro11 Jan 196626.3 km222121.2513.111.092 mio.3,498,0002007right
102ChinaAsiaMetro27 Aug 200521.7 km161611.3621.716.0102 mio.4,700,0002008
103ChinaAsiaMetro28 Sep 200410.2 km101011.0210.210.0right
104South KoreaAsiaSubway28 Apr 200420.1 km202011.0120.120.017 mio.846,0002008
105PolandEurope1 Mar 19976.1 km6611.026.16.0
106USAAmericaMetro Subway21 Nov 198324.5 km141411.7524.514.014 mio.571,0002008rightyes
107JapanAsiaMonorail9 Jan 19858.8 km131310.688.813.0leftyes
108JapanAsiaSubway16 Dec 197148.0 km494631.0416.016.3209 mio.4,354,0002008leftyes
109USAAmericaMetro Rail18 May 19858.4 km8811.048.48.0
110NetherlandsEuropeMetro10 Feb 196847.0 km383721.2723.519.085 mio.1,809,0002006right
111SpainEuropeMetro11 Nov 199540.6 km383821.0720.319.086 mio.2,118,0002008leftyesyes
112SwitzerlandEuropeMetro24 May 199113.7 km292820.496.814.5line m2line m22008yes
113ChinaAsiaMetro28 Dec 200425.3 km232221.1512.611.573 mio.2,885,0002005rightyesyes
114BelgiumEurope21 Jun 197617.5 km202040.884.45.0
115BelarusEuropeMetro26 Jun 198430.3 km252421.2615.112.5262 mio.8,647,0002007right
116ItalyEuropeMetro4 Feb 20069.6 km141410.699.614.0rightVALyes2006yesyes
117CanadaAmericaLight Rail22 Apr 197813.1 km111111.1913.111.0
118GermanyEuropeU-Bahn1 Mar 197234.6 km464430.7911.515.392 mio.2,659,0001997rightline U3, no PSDs, sharing tracks with driver-operated line U22008yes
119JapanAsiaMonorail27 Nov 199816.0 km191910.8416.019.0leftyes
120DenmarkEuropeMetro19 Oct 200221.0 km222220.9510.511.037 mio.1,762,0002002rightall metro lines2002all metro and S-Tog trainsyes
121JapanAsiaSubway15 Nov 195789.0 km938241.0922.323.3427 mio.4,798,0002008leftTobu Kyuryo maglev line2005yes
122PolandEuropeMetro7 Apr 199522.6 km212111.0822.621.0114 mio.5,044,0002007right
123MexicoAmericaMetro1 Sep 198924.0 km292820.8612.014.5
124USAAmericaMARTA30 Jun 197979.2 km393822.0839.619.534 mio.429,0001994rightyes
125HungaryEuropeMetro2 May 189633.0 km424030.8311.014.0297 mio.9,000,0002008right
126FranceEuropeMetro28 Apr 197830.7 km433940.797.710.8182 mio.5,928,0002004leftline D/Maggaly, rubber-tyred, no PSDsyes1991
127BrazilAmericaMetro5 Mar 197942.0 km343421.2421.017.0135 mio.3,214,0002006rightyes
128GermanyEuropeU-Bahn18 Feb 1902147.4 km195173100.8514.719.5447 mio.3,033,0002008rightyes
129JapanAsiaSubway1 Apr 198131.3 km323121.0115.616.0126 mio.4,026,0002008leftyes
130ChinaAsiaMetro10 Apr 1995334.0 km230194101.7233.423.01122 mio.3,359,0002008rightyes
131ItalyEuropeMetro27 Jun 19993.8 km6610.633.86.0right
132USAAmericaMetrorail21 May 198436.0 km222211.6436.022.019 mio.528,0002008rightdowntown people mover, rubber-tyredDowntown people mover1986yes
133CanadaAmericaSubway30 Apr 195471.3 km746941.0317.818.5278 mio.3,899,0002006rightyes
134ChinaAsiaMetro1 May 200349.0 km121214.0849.012.0
135JapanAsiaMonorail20 Aug 199418.4 km212110.8818.421.018 mio.978,0002005left
136AustriaEuropeU-Bahn25 Feb 197869.8 km968450.8314.019.2498 mio.7,135,0002008rightyesyes
137ItalyEuropeMetro13 Jun 19905.2 km7710.745.27.0rightyes
138USAAmericaSubway4 Mar 190762.0 km666231.0020.722.067 mio.1,081,0002008rightyes
139BelgiumEurope25 Mar 19757.6 km111120.693.85.5
140TaiwanAsiaMRT9 Mar 200842.7 km373621.1921.418.530 mio.703,0002008
141USAAmericaBART11 Sep 1972166.9 km434353.8833.48.6100 mio.599,0002007rightyes
142BelgiumEuropeMetro20 Sep 197632.2 km615930.5510.720.3136 mio.4,224,0002008rightline 1B
143USAAmericaMetro Rail30 Jan 199359.3 km303031.9819.810.045 mio.759,0002008rightyes
144AustraliaOceaniaCityrail192622.1 km141431.587.44.7yes
145USAAmericaRapid Transit15 Mar 195531.0 km181811.7231.018.06 mio.194,0002008
146South KoreaAsiaSubway15 Aug 1974286.9 km348298100.9628.734.82048 mio.7,138,0002008rightyesyes
147EgyptAfricaMetro27 Sep 198765.5 km555321.2432.827.5700 mio.10,687,0002002left5 stns
148ChinaAsiaMetro28 Mar 200472.0 km373721.9536.018.515 mio.208,0001993yes
149USAAmericaSubway26 May 19352.2 km4410.552.24.0right
150GermanyEuropeStadtbahn28 Sep 197518.6 km211731.096.27.0rightyes
151BrazilAmericaMetro11 Mar 198539.7 km302821.4219.915.0
152ChinaAsiaSubway1 Oct 1969227.6 km14712591.8225.316.31200 mio.5,274,0002008rightrecentlyall lines
153BombayIndiaAsiaSuburban Railway171.0 km737352.3434.214.6
154CalcuttaIndiaAsiaMetro Railway24 Oct 198422.6 km212111.0822.621.0100 mio.4,425,0002000right
155CantonChinaAsiaMetro28 Jun 1999176.1 km887952.2335.217.6601 mio.3,414,0002008rightyesyes
156DnipropetrovskUkraineEuropeMetro29 Dec 19957.1 km6611.187.16.011 mio.1,549,0002007
157DüsseldorfGermanyEuropeStadtbahn4 Oct 19819.6 km141420.684.87.0rightyes
158EkaterinburgRussiaAsiaMetro26 Apr 19918.5 km7711.218.57.046 mio.5,412,0002007right
159ErevanArmeniaAsiaMetro7 Mar 198112.1 km101011.2112.110.017 mio.1,405,0002007right
160GorkyRussiaEuropeMetro20 Nov 198515.5 km141321.197.87.033 mio.2,129,0002007right
161InchonSouth KoreaAsiaSubway6 Oct 199929.5 km292911.0229.529.073 mio.2,475,0002008
162KharkivUkraineEuropeMetro23 Aug 197535.3 km282531.4111.89.3278 mio.7,875,0002007right
163Krivoy RogUkraineEuropeMetrotram26 Dec 198618.0 km121211.5018.012.0
164KyivUkraineEuropeMetro22 Oct 196059.8 km464331.3919.915.3642 mio.10,736,0002007right
165LeningradRussiaEuropeMetro15 Nov 1955110.2 km635552.0022.012.6832 mio.7,550,0002007right
166MadrasIndiaAsiaMRTS19 Oct 199727.0 km171711.5927.017.0
167MedellínColombiaAmericaMetro30 Nov 199528.8 km262521.1514.413.0155 mio.5,382,0002008
168MontréalCanadaAmericaMetro14 Oct 196669.2 km736841.0217.318.3219 mio.3,165,0002006rightyes
169MülheimGermanyEuropeStadtbahn3 Nov 19799.0 km131220.754.56.5right
170New York CityUSAAmericaSubway27 Oct 1904368.0 km468422270.8713.617.31624 mio.4,413,0002008rightyes
171PortoPortugalEuropeMetro7 Dec 200221.7 km151421.5510.97.5rightyesyes
172Santiago de ChileChileAmericaMetro15 Sep 197583.0 km938650.9716.618.6642 mio.7,735,0002008rightyes
173SevillaSpainEuropeMetro2 Apr 200918.0 km212110.8618.021.0
174StalingradRussiaEuropeMetro5 Nov 19843.3 km2211.653.32.0
175TaeguSouth KoreaAsiaSubway26 Nov 199753.9 km565520.9827.028.0110 mio.2,041,0002008
176TaejonSouth KoreaAsiaSubway16 Mar 200622.6 km222211.0322.622.029 mio.1,283,0002008


Numerical data (except ridership) by Jordi Serradell 8/2009. Ridership data by John Kennes 7/2008. Ticket prices by UBS: Prices and Earnings (PDF, p. 20) 2009. Non-numerical data by Mike Rohde 8/2009.






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