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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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1GermanyEuropeStadtbahn5 Oct 196720.2 km272730.756.79.0rightyes
2Dominican RepublicAmericaMetro30 Jan 200914.5 km161610.9114.516.0
3VenezuelaAmericaMetro8 Jun 20096.5 km6611.086.56.0yes
4TurkeyAsia19 Aug 200222.5 km232310.9822.523.0
5USAAmericaSkyway30 May 19896.9 km6611.156.96.0rightdowntown monorail people mover1989
6USAAmericaSubway26 May 19352.2 km4410.552.24.0right
7AustraliaOceaniaCityrail192622.1 km141431.587.44.7leftyes
8SwitzerlandEuropeMetro24 May 199113.7 km292820.496.814.5line m2line m22008yes
9PolandEurope1 Mar 19976.1 km6611.026.16.0
10JapanAsiaMonorail28 Mar 198815.5 km181820.867.89.0left
11GermanyEuropeStadtbahn1 Sep 19845.5 km9910.615.59.0right
12GermanyEuropeStadtbahn11 Jul 199214.3 km131321.107.26.5rightyes
13ItalyEuropeMinimetro29 Jan 20083.0 km7710.433.07.0
14FranceEuropeMetro17 Dec 19942.2 km5510.442.25.0
15GermanyEuropeSchwebebahn1 Mar 190113.3 km202010.6713.320.0right
16BrazilAmericaMetro11 Mar 198539.7 km302821.4219.915.0right
17GermanyEuropeStadtbahn28 Sep 197518.6 km211731.096.27.0rightyes
18BombayIndiaAsiaSuburban Railway171.0 km737352.3434.214.6
19MexicoAmericaMetro1 Sep 198924.0 km292820.8612.014.5right
20PortoPortugalEuropeMetro7 Dec 200221.7 km151421.5510.97.5rightyesyes
21BelgiumEurope21 Jun 197617.5 km202040.884.45.0
22ItalyEuropeMetro4 Feb 20069.6 km141410.699.614.0rightVALyes2006VALyesyes
23JapanAsiaMonorail9 Jan 19858.8 km131310.688.813.0leftyes
24GermanyEuropeU-Bahn4 Oct 196820.5 km312730.766.810.3rightyes
25TurkeyAsia18 Mar 20098.0 km8811.008.08.0
26NetherlandsEuropeRandstadRail16 Oct 200427.9 km303030.939.310.0right
27JapanAsiaMonorail3 Mar 19706.6 km8810.826.68.0left
28GermanyEuropeStadtbahn17 May 197629.5 km373730.809.812.3rightyes
29GermanyEuropeStadtbahn29 May 19694.0 km111100.36right
30JapanAsiaMonorail10 Aug 200312.8 km151510.8512.815.0left
31GermanyEuropeStadtbahn26 May 197921.5 km292720.8010.814.5right
32IsraelAsiaCarmelit19591.8 km6610.291.86.0
33ChileAmericaMetro23 Nov 200543.0 km202012.1543.020.0right
34Krivoy RogUkraineEuropeMetrotram26 Dec 198618.0 km121211.5018.012.0
35ItalyEuropeMetro13 Jun 19905.2 km7710.745.27.0rightyes
36ItalyEuropeMetro27 Jun 19993.8 km6610.633.86.0right
37CanadaAmericaLight Rail22 Apr 197813.1 km111111.1913.111.0right
38USAAmericaMetro Rail18 May 19858.4 km8811.048.48.0right
39USAAmericaMetrolink31 Jul 199373.4 km373721.9836.718.5right
40USAAmericaPeople MoverJul 19874.8 km131310.374.813.0rightdowntown people mover, LIM technology1987yes
41GermanyEuropeStadtbahn10 Jun 196624.0 km191721.4112.09.5rightyes
42GermanyEuropeStadtbahn11 Oct 196845.0 km5151150.883.03.4rightnew light rail trains onlyyes
43StalingradRussiaEuropeMetro5 Nov 19843.3 km2211.653.32.0
44USAAmericaMonorail15 Jul 20046.2 km7710.896.27.0rightmonorail2004
45GermanyEuropeStadtbahn21 Sep 19715.2 km7740.741.31.8right
46MukdenChinaAsiaMetro23 Sep 200922.2 km181811.2322.218.0right
47BrazilAmericaMetro2 Mar 198533.8 km171711.9933.817.0right
48MadrasIndiaAsiaMRTS19 Oct 199727.0 km171711.5927.017.0
49SpainEuropeMetro3 Oct 198831.8 km383730.8610.612.7
50MexicoAmericaMetro25 Apr 199131.5 km323121.0215.816.0rightyes
51USAAmericaLight Rail18 Jul 200922.2 km121211.8522.212.0rightyes
52United Arab EmiratesAsiaMetro9 Sep 200939.7 km111113.6139.711.0rightmetro2009metro, monorailyesyes
53SpainEuropeMetro25 Apr 20078.3 km9910.928.39.0
54BelgiumEuropePremetro25 Mar 19757.6 km111120.693.85.5
55DüsseldorfGermanyEuropeStadtbahn4 Oct 19819.6 km141420.684.87.0rightyes
56ChinaAsiaMetro1 May 200349.0 km121214.0849.012.0right
57JapanAsiaMonorail27 Nov 199816.0 km191910.8416.019.0leftyes
58ChinaAsiaMetro28 Sep 200410.2 km101011.0210.210.0right
59PeruAmericaTren Urbano13 Jan 200310.0 km6611.6710.06.0
60GermanyEuropeStadtbahn22 Mar 19759.0 km121210.759.012.0right
61MülheimGermanyEuropeStadtbahn3 Nov 19799.0 km131220.754.56.5right
62ChinaAsiaMonorail18 Jun 200519.5 km181811.0819.518.0rightThe three underground stations (Daping, Linjiangmen, and Jiaochangkou) have PSDsyesyes
63BrazilAmericaMetro1 Aug 198628.1 km191911.4828.119.0right
64SevillaSpainEuropeMetro2 Apr 200918.0 km212110.8618.021.0Line 1
65USAAmericaThe T3 Jul 19851.5 km3310.481.53.0right
66ChinaAsiaOct 200217.0 km161611.0617.016.0right
67ChinaAsiaMetro28 Mar 200472.0 km373721.9536.018.5208,0001993rightplatform gate doorsyes
68USAAmericaMARTA30 Jun 197979.2 km393822.0839.619.5429,0001994rightyes
69GermanyEuropeU-Bahn1 Mar 197234.6 km464430.7911.515.32,659,0001997rightlines U2, U3, no PSDs, sharing tracks with driver-operated trains2008yes
70RomaniaEuropeMetro16 Nov 197967.7 km504341.5716.912.51,640,0001999right
71CalcuttaIndiaAsiaMetro Railway24 Oct 198422.6 km212111.0822.621.04,425,0002000right
72NetherlandsEuropeMetro16 Oct 197732.7 km333340.998.28.32,783,0002002right
73DenmarkEuropeMetro19 Oct 200221.0 km222220.9510.511.01,762,0002002rightall metro lines2002all underground stationsall metro and S-Tog trainsyes
74BrazilAmericaMetro31 Mar 200142.0 km232311.8342.023.0381,0002002right
75EgyptAfricaMetro27 Sep 198765.5 km555321.2432.827.510,687,0002002left5 stns
76FranceEuropeMetro26 Nov 197719.3 km262420.809.613.03,005,0002004rightyes
77FranceEuropeMetro25 Apr 198345.5 km626020.7622.831.01,626,0002004rightVALyes1983VAL, all stationsyes
78FranceEuropeMetro16 Mar 20029.0 km151510.609.015.02,556,0002004rightVALyes2002VALyes
79FranceEuropeMetro28 Apr 197830.7 km433940.797.710.85,928,0002004leftline D/Maggaly, rubber-tyred, no PSDsyes1991
80FranceEuropeMetro26 Jun 199327.5 km383720.7413.819.01,527,0002004rightVALyes1993VALyes
81JapanAsiaMonorail20 Aug 199418.4 km212110.8818.421.0978,0002005left
82ChinaAsiaMetro28 Dec 200425.3 km232221.1512.611.52,885,0002005rightyesyes
83NorwayEuropeT-Bane22 May 196662.0 km727250.8612.414.41,032,0002005rightyes
84TurkeyAsiaMetro22 May 200011.5 km101011.1511.510.02,609,0002005
85BrazilAmericaMetro5 Mar 197942.0 km343421.2421.017.03,214,0002006rightyes
86MontréalCanadaAmericaMetro14 Oct 196669.2 km736841.0217.318.33,165,0002006rightyes
87ItalyEuropeMetro28 Mar 199331.8 km302831.1410.610.0912,0002006left
88United KingdomEuropeTyne & Wear Metro7 Aug 198076.5 km615021.5338.330.5497,0002006left
89CanadaAmericaSubway30 Apr 195471.3 km746941.0317.818.53,899,0002006rightyes
90NetherlandsEuropeMetro10 Feb 196847.0 km383721.2723.519.01,809,0002006right
91North KoreaAsiaMetro6 Sep 197322.5 km161521.5011.38.01,556,0002006
92IranAsiaMetro21 Feb 200050.5 km474431.1516.815.76,990,0002007yes
93LeningradRussiaEuropeMetro15 Nov 1955110.2 km635552.0022.012.67,550,0002007rightwindowless steel doors in ten stations
94DnipropetrovskUkraineEuropeMetro29 Dec 19957.1 km6611.187.16.01,549,0002007
95ErevanArmeniaAsiaMetro7 Mar 198112.1 km101011.2112.110.01,405,0002007right
96PolandEuropeMetro7 Apr 199522.6 km212111.0822.621.05,044,0002007right
97RussiaEuropeMetro27 Aug 20058.3 km6611.388.36.0843,0002007right
98GreeceEuropeMetro195452.0 km524831.0817.317.36,250,0002007rightyesyes
99RussiaAsiaMetro7 Jan 198614.3 km131221.197.26.54,895,0002007right
100UzbekistanAsiaMetro6 Nov 197736.2 km292631.3912.19.71,961,0002007right
101USAAmericaThe T1 Sep 189760.5 km666031.0120.222.02,397,0002007rightyes
102SwedenEuropeTunnelbana1 Oct 1950105.7 km10410031.0635.234.72,867,0002007left
103PortugalEuropeMetro29 Dec 195941.0 km524640.8910.313.04,390,0002007leftyes
104BelarusEuropeMetro26 Jun 198430.3 km252421.2615.112.58,647,0002007right
105TurkeyAsiaMetro30 Aug 199623.1 km232221.0511.611.54,892,0002007rightmetro line1997
106RussiaEuropeMetro26 Dec 198710.2 km9911.1310.29.01,176,0002007right
107SingaporeAsiaMRT7 Nov 1987118.9 km766941.7229.719.04,802,0002007leftNorth-East MTR line and 3 rubber-tyred LRT linesLRT lines2003yesyes
108KharkivUkraineEuropeMetro23 Aug 197535.3 km282531.4111.89.37,875,0002007right
109GeorgiaAsiaMetro11 Jan 196626.3 km222121.2513.111.03,498,0002007right
110EkaterinburgRussiaAsiaMetro26 Apr 19918.5 km7711.218.57.05,412,0002007right
111United KingdomEuropeUnderground10 Jan 1863408.0 km268268111.5237.124.42,934,0002007leftDocklands Light Rail1987Jubilee Line extensionyes (DLR)
112ThailandAsiaSkytrain, MRT5 Dec 199946.3 km444031.1615.414.74,449,0002007leftGreen line1999Green line, Blue lineyes
113JapanAsiaSubway26 Jul 198129.8 km353430.889.911.74,161,0002007leftyes
114USAAmericaBART11 Sep 1972166.9 km434353.8833.48.6599,0002007rightyes
115GorkyRussiaEuropeMetro20 Nov 198515.5 km141321.197.87.02,129,0002007right
116GermanyEuropeU-Bahn1 Mar 1912100.7 km978931.1333.632.31,827,0002007right
117ItalyEuropeMetro1 Nov 196474.6 km888430.8924.929.34,397,0002007rightyesyes
118AzerbaijanAsiaMetro6 Nov 196732.9 km222121.5616.411.05,356,0002007right
119KyivUkraineEuropeMetro22 Oct 196059.8 km464331.3919.915.310,736,0002007right
120JapanAsiaSubway20 May 1933137.8 km13310491.3315.314.86,241,0002008leftNanko Port Town Line, rubber-tyredNanko Port Town Line1981all stations on the Nanko Port Town Lineyes
121BelgiumEuropeMetro20 Sep 197632.2 km615930.5510.720.34,224,0002008rightline 1B
122USAAmericaMetro Rail30 Jan 199359.3 km303031.9819.810.0759,0002008rightyes
123JapanAsiaSubway15 Nov 195789.0 km938241.0922.323.34,798,0002008leftTobu Kyuryo maglev line2005Tobu Kyuryo maglev lineyes
124SpainEuropeMetro11 Nov 199540.6 km383821.0720.319.02,118,0002008leftyesyes
125South KoreaAsiaSubway28 Apr 200420.1 km202011.0120.120.0846,0002008
126VenezuelaAmericaMetro18 Oct 20066.2 km7710.896.27.02,903,0002008
127SpainEuropeMetro30 Dec 1924110.5 km152128100.8611.115.23,421,0002008rightunder construction on lines 5, 11, planned for lines 9, 10yesyes
128JapanAsiaSubway15 Jul 198714.8 km171710.8714.817.03,919,0002008leftyes
129FranceEuropeMetro19 Jul 1900213.0 km380300160.7113.323.86,915,0002008right (metro), left (RER)line 14/Météor, rubber-tyredlines 1, 4, 6, 11, 141998all stations on line 14, under construction on line 13lines 1, 14
130JapanAsiaMetro30 Dec 1927304.5 km290205131.4923.422.310,424,0002008leftYurikamome Waterfront line, rubber-tyredYurikamome line1995Marunouchi, Mita, Namboku, Yurikamome linesyesyes
131MexicoAmericaMetro5 Sep 1969201.7 km175147111.3718.315.97,238,0002008rightyes
132VenezuelaAmericaMetro27 Mar 198360.5 km504651.3212.110.08,430,0002008yes
133Puerto RicoAmericaTren Urbano6 Jun 200517.2 km161611.0817.216.0523,0002008
134SpainEuropeMetro17 Oct 1919284.0 km281231131.2321.821.62,415,0002008leftyesyes
135ArgentinaAmericaSubte1 Dec 191347.5 km766860.707.912.75,895,0002008leftyes
136TurkeyEuropeMetro16 Sep 200015.0 km101011.5015.010.04,533,0002008right
137IndiaAsiaMetro24 Dec 200296.2 km838131.1932.127.73,224,0002008leftyes
138USAAmericaRapid Transit15 Mar 195531.0 km181811.7231.018.0194,0002008right
139AustriaEuropeU-Bahn25 Feb 197869.8 km968450.8314.019.27,135,0002008rightyesyes
140JapanAsiaSubway1 Apr 198131.3 km323121.0115.616.04,026,0002008leftTozai lineyes
141GermanyEuropeU-Bahn18 Feb 1902147.4 km195173100.8514.719.53,033,0002008rightyes
142ChinaAsiaMetro10 Apr 1995334.0 km230194101.7233.423.03,359,0002008rightnewer line 4 stations and refitted line 1 stationsyes
143USAAmericaMetro Subway21 Nov 198324.5 km141411.7524.514.0571,0002008rightyes
144JapanAsiaSubway16 Dec 197148.0 km494631.0416.016.34,354,0002008leftyes
145South KoreaAsiaSubway19 Jul 198595.0 km928831.0831.730.72,705,0002008right
146JapanAsiaSubway16 Dec 197257.6 km484531.2819.216.03,438,0002008leftKanazawa Seaside line, LRT, rubber-tyredKanazawa Seaside LRT1989Kanazawa Seaside LRT lineyes
147TaiwanAsiaMRT28 Mar 199690.6 km858081.1311.310.64,967,0002008rightMuzha line, VALyes1996Muzha line VAL MRTyesyes
148ItalyEuropeMetro10 Feb 195539.0 km494820.8119.524.58,487,0002008leftyesyes
149ChinaAsiaMTR1 Oct 1979188.1 km958292.2920.910.66,959,0002008leftDisneyland Resort LineSI, WI lines, planned2005all underground stationsyesyes
150USAAmericaMetrorail27 Mar 1976171.2 km908651.9934.218.01,256,0002008rightyes
151TaeguSouth KoreaAsiaSubway26 Nov 199753.9 km565520.9827.028.02,041,0002008
152Czech RepublicEuropeMetro9 May 197459.1 km575431.0919.719.010,102,0002008rightyes
153RussiaEuropeMetro15 May 1935298.8 km180144122.0724.915.08,611,0002008right
154USAAmerica"L"6 Jun 1892166.0 km15114481.1520.818.91,193,0002008rightyes
155ChinaAsiaSubway1 Oct 1969227.6 km14712591.8225.316.35,274,0002008rightPGDs on underground stations of line 5, PSDs on lines 8, 10recentlyall lines
156South KoreaAsiaSubway15 Aug 1974286.9 km348298100.9628.734.87,138,0002008rightlines 2 and 9, planned for all lines by 2010yesyes
157USAAmericaSubway4 Mar 190762.0 km666231.0020.722.01,081,0002008rightyes
158USAAmericaMetrorail21 May 198436.0 km222211.6436.022.0528,0002008rightdowntown people mover, rubber-tyredDowntown people mover1986yes
159Santiago de ChileChileAmericaMetro15 Sep 197583.0 km938650.9716.618.67,735,0002008rightyes
160PhilippinesAsiaMRT1 Dec 198445.7 km423931.1715.214.07,571,0002008yesyes
161New York CityUSAAmericaSubway27 Oct 1904368.0 km468422270.8713.617.34,413,0002008rightplanned for new Second Avenue Lineyes
162FinlandEuropeMetro3 Aug 198221.0 km171711.2421.017.02,762,0002008rightyes
163GermanyEuropeU-Bahn19 Oct 197192.5 km1009460.9815.416.73,773,0002008rightyes
164CantonChinaAsiaMetro28 Jun 1999148.5 km887951.8829.717.64,047,0002008rightyesyes
165JapanAsiaSubway13 Mar 197730.6 km262421.2815.313.03,954,0002008leftPort Liner and Rokko Liner, rubber-tyredPort Liner and Rokko Liner1981Port Liner and Rokko Lineryes
166MedellínColombiaAmericaMetro30 Nov 199528.8 km262521.1514.413.05,382,0002008
167TaiwanAsiaMRT9 Mar 200842.7 km373621.1921.418.5703,0002008MRT
168HungaryEuropeMetro2 May 189633.0 km424030.8311.014.09,000,0002008right
169InchonSouth KoreaAsiaSubway6 Oct 199929.5 km292911.0229.529.02,475,0002008
170TaejonSouth KoreaAsiaSubway16 Mar 200622.6 km222211.0322.622.01,283,0002008
171ChinaAsiaMetro27 Aug 200521.7 km161611.3621.716.04,700,0002008right
172BulgariaEuropeMetro28 Jan 199818.0 km141411.2918.014.02,833,0002008right
173CanadaAmericaSky Train3 Jan 198669.5 km494731.4823.216.31,065,0002008rightSkytrain, LIM technology, currently the world's longest automated system1986yesyes
174MalaysiaAsia16 Dec 199664.0 km605631.1421.320.01,703,0002008leftLRT1996KLIA line to airport, Kelana Jaya line's underground stationsyes
175United KingdomEuropeSubway14 Dec 189610.4 km151510.6910.415.01,442,0002008left
176BrazilAmericaMetro14 Sep 197461.3 km585541.1115.314.511,158,0002008rightlines 4, 5, and regional rail


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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