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


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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