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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 2009161610.9114.516.0
2ItalyEuropeMinimetro29 Jan 20087710.433.07.0
3TurkeyAsia18 Mar 20098811.008.08.0
4PhilippinesAsiaMRT1 Dec 1984423931.1715.214.0346 mio.7,571,0002008yesyes
5United Arab EmiratesAsiaMetro9 Sep 2009111113.6139.711.0rightmetro2009metro, monorailyesyes
6GermanyEuropeStadtbahn5 Oct 1967272730.756.79.0rightyes
7JapanAsiaSubway20 May 193313310491.3315.314.8860 mio.6,241,0002008leftNanko Port Town Line, rubber-tyredNanko Port Town Line1981all stations on the Nanko Port Town Lineyes
8TurkeyAsia19 Aug 2002232310.9822.523.0
9IranAsiaMetro21 Feb 2000474431.1516.815.7353 mio.6,990,0002007yes
10VenezuelaAmericaMetro8 Jun 20096611.086.56.0yes
11NetherlandsEuropeMetro16 Oct 1977333340.998.28.391 mio.2,783,0002002right
12USAAmericaSkyway30 May 19896611.156.96.0rightdowntown monorail people mover1989
13USAAmericaSubway26 May 19354410.552.24.0right
14AustraliaOceaniaCityrail1926141431.587.44.7leftyes
15USAAmericaMetro Rail30 Jan 1993303031.9819.810.045 mio.759,0002008rightyes
16BelgiumEuropeMetro20 Sep 1976615930.5510.720.3136 mio.4,224,0002008rightline 1B
17BrazilAmericaMetro5 Mar 1979343421.2421.017.0135 mio.3,214,0002006rightyes
18JapanAsiaMonorail20 Aug 1994212110.8818.421.018 mio.978,0002005left
19DenmarkEuropeMetro19 Oct 2002222220.9510.511.037 mio.1,762,0002002rightall metro lines2002all underground stationsall metro and S-Tog trainsyes
20PolandEuropeMetro7 Apr 1995212111.0822.621.0114 mio.5,044,0002007right
21JapanAsiaSubway15 Nov 1957938241.0922.323.3427 mio.4,798,0002008leftTobu Kyuryo maglev line2005Tobu Kyuryo maglev lineyes
22SpainEuropeMetro11 Nov 1995383821.0720.319.086 mio.2,118,0002008leftyesyes
23ChinaAsiaMetro28 Dec 2004232221.1512.611.573 mio.2,885,0002005rightyesyes
24SwitzerlandEuropeMetro24 May 1991292820.496.814.5line m2line m22008yes
25PolandEurope1 Mar 19976611.026.16.0
26South KoreaAsiaSubway28 Apr 2004202011.0120.120.017 mio.846,0002008
27VenezuelaAmericaMetro18 Oct 20067710.896.27.018 mio.2,903,0002008
28JapanAsiaMonorail28 Mar 1988181820.867.89.0left
29JapanAsiaSubway15 Jul 1987171710.8714.817.058 mio.3,919,0002008leftyes
30SpainEuropeMetro30 Dec 1924152128100.8611.115.2378 mio.3,421,0002008rightunder construction on lines 5, 11, planned for lines 9, 10yesyes
31FranceEuropeMetro19 Jul 1900380300160.7113.323.81473 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
32GermanyEuropeStadtbahn1 Sep 19849910.615.59.0right
33MexicoAmericaMetro5 Sep 1969175147111.3718.315.91460 mio.7,238,0002008rightyes
34VenezuelaAmericaMetro27 Mar 1983504651.3212.110.0510 mio.8,430,0002008yes
35JapanAsiaMetro30 Dec 1927290205131.4923.422.33174 mio.10,424,0002008leftYurikamome Waterfront line, rubber-tyredYurikamome line1995Marunouchi, Mita, Namboku, Yurikamome linesyesyes
36RussiaEuropeMetro27 Aug 20056611.388.36.07 mio.843,0002007right
37GreeceEuropeMetro1954524831.0817.317.3325 mio.6,250,0002007rightyesyes
38Puerto RicoAmericaTren Urbano6 Jun 2005161611.0817.216.09 mio.523,0002008
39GermanyEuropeStadtbahn11 Jul 1992131321.107.26.5rightyes
40RussiaAsiaMetro7 Jan 1986131221.197.26.570 mio.4,895,0002007right
41ArgentinaAmericaSubte1 Dec 1913766860.707.912.7280 mio.5,895,0002008leftyes
42UzbekistanAsiaMetro6 Nov 1977292631.3912.19.771 mio.1,961,0002007right
43SpainEuropeMetro17 Oct 1919281231131.2321.821.6686 mio.2,415,0002008leftyesyes
44FranceEuropeMetro17 Dec 19945510.442.25.0
45TurkeyEuropeMetro16 Sep 2000101011.5015.010.068 mio.4,533,0002008right
46ItalyEuropeMetro28 Mar 1993302831.1410.610.029 mio.912,0002006left
47IndiaAsiaMetro24 Dec 2002838131.1932.127.7310 mio.3,224,0002008leftyes
48GermanyEuropeSchwebebahn1 Mar 1901202010.6713.320.0right
49PortugalEuropeMetro29 Dec 1959524640.8910.313.0180 mio.4,390,0002007leftyes
50USAAmericaThe T1 Sep 1897666031.0120.222.0145 mio.2,397,0002007rightyes
51SwedenEuropeTunnelbana1 Oct 195010410031.0635.234.7303 mio.2,867,0002007left
52GermanyEuropeStadtbahn28 Sep 1975211731.096.27.0rightyes
53BrazilAmericaMetro11 Mar 1985302821.4219.915.0right
54USAAmericaRapid Transit15 Mar 1955181811.7231.018.06 mio.194,0002008right
55AustriaEuropeU-Bahn25 Feb 1978968450.8314.019.2498 mio.7,135,0002008rightyesyes
56GermanyEuropeU-Bahn18 Feb 1902195173100.8514.719.5447 mio.3,033,0002008rightyes
57ChinaAsiaMetro10 Apr 1995230194101.7233.423.01122 mio.3,359,0002008rightnewer line 4 stations and refitted line 1 stationsyes
58JapanAsiaSubway1 Apr 1981323121.0115.616.0126 mio.4,026,0002008leftTozai lineyes
59MexicoAmericaMetro1 Sep 1989292820.8612.014.5right
60BelarusEuropeMetro26 Jun 1984252421.2615.112.5262 mio.8,647,0002007right
61BelgiumEurope21 Jun 1976202040.884.45.0
62ItalyEuropeMetro4 Feb 2006141410.699.614.0rightVALyes2006VALyesyes
63JapanAsiaMonorail9 Jan 1985131310.688.813.0leftyes
64USAAmericaMetro Subway21 Nov 1983141411.7524.514.014 mio.571,0002008rightyes
65JapanAsiaSubway16 Dec 1971494631.0416.016.3209 mio.4,354,0002008leftyes
66GermanyEuropeU-Bahn4 Oct 1968312730.766.810.3rightyes
67NorwayEuropeT-Bane22 May 1966727250.8612.414.464 mio.1,032,0002005rightyes
68South KoreaAsiaSubway19 Jul 1985928831.0831.730.7257 mio.2,705,0002008right
69NetherlandsEuropeRandstadRail16 Oct 2004303030.939.310.0right
70FranceEuropeMetro26 Nov 1977262420.809.613.058 mio.3,005,0002004rightyes
71TurkeyAsiaMetro30 Aug 1996232221.0511.611.5113 mio.4,892,0002007rightmetro line1997
72RussiaEuropeMetro26 Dec 19879911.1310.29.012 mio.1,176,0002007right
73JapanAsiaMonorail3 Mar 19708810.826.68.0left
74JapanAsiaSubway16 Dec 1972484531.2819.216.0198 mio.3,438,0002008leftKanazawa Seaside line, LRT, rubber-tyredKanazawa Seaside LRT1989Kanazawa Seaside LRT lineyes
75United KingdomEuropeTyne & Wear Metro7 Aug 1980615021.5338.330.538 mio.497,0002006left
76GermanyEuropeStadtbahn17 May 1976373730.809.812.3rightyes
77TaiwanAsiaMRT28 Mar 1996858081.1311.310.6450 mio.4,967,0002008rightMuzha line, VALyes1996Muzha line VAL MRTyesyes
78GermanyEuropeStadtbahn29 May 1969111100.36right
79RomaniaEuropeMetro16 Nov 1979504341.5716.912.5111 mio.1,640,0001999right
80ItalyEuropeMetro10 Feb 1955494820.8119.524.5331 mio.8,487,0002008leftyesyes
81ChinaAsiaMTR1 Oct 1979958292.2920.910.61309 mio.6,959,0002008leftDisneyland Resort LineSI, WI lines, planned2005all underground stationsyesyes
82JapanAsiaMonorail10 Aug 2003151510.8512.815.0left
83USAAmericaMetrorail27 Mar 1976908651.9934.218.0215 mio.1,256,0002008rightyes
84FranceEuropeMetro25 Apr 1983626020.7622.831.074 mio.1,626,0002004rightVALyes1983VAL, all stationsyes
85GermanyEuropeStadtbahn26 May 1979292720.8010.814.5right
86SingaporeAsiaMRT7 Nov 1987766941.7229.719.0571 mio.4,802,0002007leftNorth-East MTR line and 3 rubber-tyred LRT linesLRT lines2003yesyes
87IsraelAsiaCarmelit19596610.291.86.0
88Czech RepublicEuropeMetro9 May 1974575431.0919.719.0597 mio.10,102,0002008rightyes
89USAAmerica"L"6 Jun 189215114481.1520.818.9198 mio.1,193,0002008rightyes
90ChileAmericaMetro23 Nov 2005202012.1543.020.0right
91RussiaEuropeMetro15 May 1935180144122.0724.915.02573 mio.8,611,0002008right
92ChinaAsiaSubway1 Oct 196914712591.8225.316.31200 mio.5,274,0002008rightPGDs on underground stations of line 5, PSDs on lines 8, 10recentlyall lines
93South KoreaAsiaSubway15 Aug 1974348298100.9628.734.82048 mio.7,138,0002008rightlines 2 and 9, planned for all lines by 2010yesyes
94USAAmericaSubway4 Mar 1907666231.0020.722.067 mio.1,081,0002008rightyes
95ItalyEuropeMetro13 Jun 19907710.745.27.0rightyes
96USAAmericaMetrorail21 May 1984222211.6436.022.019 mio.528,0002008rightdowntown people mover, rubber-tyredDowntown people mover1986yes
97ItalyEuropeMetro27 Jun 19996610.633.86.0right
98CanadaAmericaSubway30 Apr 1954746941.0317.818.5278 mio.3,899,0002006rightyes
99USAAmericaMARTA30 Jun 1979393822.0839.619.534 mio.429,0001994rightyes
100CanadaAmericaLight Rail22 Apr 1978111111.1913.111.0right
101GermanyEuropeU-Bahn1 Mar 1972464430.7911.515.392 mio.2,659,0001997rightlines U2, U3, no PSDs, sharing tracks with driver-operated trains2008yes
102USAAmericaMetro Rail18 May 19858811.048.48.0right
103GeorgiaAsiaMetro11 Jan 1966222121.2513.111.092 mio.3,498,0002007right
104USAAmericaMetrolink31 Jul 1993373721.9836.718.5right
105TurkeyAsiaMetro22 May 2000101011.1511.510.030 mio.2,609,0002005
106USAAmericaPeople MoverJul 1987131310.374.813.0rightdowntown people mover, LIM technology1987yes
107United KingdomEuropeUnderground10 Jan 1863268268111.5237.124.41197 mio.2,934,0002007leftDocklands Light Rail1987Jubilee Line extensionyes (DLR)
108BrazilAmericaMetro31 Mar 2001232311.8342.023.016 mio.381,0002002right
109GermanyEuropeStadtbahn10 Jun 1966191721.4112.09.5rightyes
110FinlandEuropeMetro3 Aug 1982171711.2421.017.058 mio.2,762,0002008rightyes
111FranceEuropeMetro16 Mar 2002151510.609.015.023 mio.2,556,0002004rightVALyes2002VALyes
112GermanyEuropeStadtbahn11 Oct 19685151150.883.03.4rightnew light rail trains onlyyes
113GermanyEuropeU-Bahn19 Oct 19711009460.9815.416.7349 mio.3,773,0002008rightyes
114GermanyEuropeStadtbahn21 Sep 19717740.741.31.8right
115USAAmericaMonorail15 Jul 20047710.896.27.0rightmonorail2004
116BrazilAmericaMetro2 Mar 1985171711.9933.817.0right
117SpainEuropeMetro3 Oct 1988383730.8610.612.7
118MexicoAmericaMetro25 Apr 1991323121.0215.816.0rightyes
119USAAmericaLight Rail18 Jul 2009121211.8522.212.0rightyes
120JapanAsiaSubway13 Mar 1977262421.2815.313.0121 mio.3,954,0002008leftPort Liner and Rokko Liner, rubber-tyredPort Liner and Rokko Liner1981Port Liner and Rokko Lineryes
121ThailandAsiaSkytrain, MRT5 Dec 1999444031.1615.414.7206 mio.4,449,0002007leftGreen line1999Green line, Blue lineyes
122SpainEuropeMetro25 Apr 20079910.928.39.0
123JapanAsiaSubway26 Jul 1981353430.889.911.7124 mio.4,161,0002007leftyes
124EgyptAfricaMetro27 Sep 1987555321.2432.827.5700 mio.10,687,0002002left5 stns
125ChinaAsiaMetro28 Mar 2004373721.9536.018.515 mio.208,0001993rightplatform gate doorsyes
126TaiwanAsiaMRT9 Mar 2008373621.1921.418.530 mio.703,0002008MRT
127BelgiumEuropePremetro25 Mar 1975111120.693.85.5
128USAAmericaBART11 Sep 1972434353.8833.48.6100 mio.599,0002007rightyes
129ChinaAsiaMetro1 May 2003121214.0849.012.0right
130JapanAsiaMonorail27 Nov 1998191910.8416.019.0leftyes
131FranceEuropeMetro28 Apr 1978433940.797.710.8182 mio.5,928,0002004leftline D/Maggaly, rubber-tyred, no PSDsyes1991
132HungaryEuropeMetro2 May 1896424030.8311.014.0297 mio.9,000,0002008right
133NetherlandsEuropeMetro10 Feb 1968383721.2723.519.085 mio.1,809,0002006right
134ChinaAsiaMetro27 Aug 2005161611.3621.716.0102 mio.4,700,0002008right
135ChinaAsiaMetro28 Sep 2004101011.0210.210.0right
136PeruAmericaTren Urbano13 Jan 20036611.6710.06.0
137GermanyEuropeStadtbahn22 Mar 1975121210.759.012.0right
138BulgariaEuropeMetro28 Jan 1998141411.2918.014.051 mio.2,833,0002008right
139GermanyEuropeU-Bahn1 Mar 1912978931.1333.632.3184 mio.1,827,0002007right
140North KoreaAsiaMetro6 Sep 1973161521.5011.38.035 mio.1,556,0002006
141ChinaAsiaMonorail18 Jun 2005181811.0819.518.0rightThe three underground stations (Daping, Linjiangmen, and Jiaochangkou) have PSDsyesyes
142CanadaAmericaSky Train3 Jan 1986494731.4823.216.374 mio.1,065,0002008rightSkytrain, LIM technology, currently the world's longest automated system1986yesyes
143BrazilAmericaMetro1 Aug 1986191911.4828.119.0right
144MalaysiaAsia16 Dec 1996605631.1421.320.0109 mio.1,703,0002008leftLRT1996KLIA line to airport, Kelana Jaya line's underground stationsyes
145USAAmericaThe T3 Jul 19853310.481.53.0right
146United KingdomEuropeSubway14 Dec 1896151510.6910.415.015 mio.1,442,0002008left
147ItalyEuropeMetro1 Nov 1964888430.8924.929.3328 mio.4,397,0002007rightyesyes
148ChinaAsiaOct 2002161611.0617.016.0right
149FranceEuropeMetro26 Jun 1993383720.7413.819.042 mio.1,527,0002004rightVALyes1993VALyes
150AzerbaijanAsiaMetro6 Nov 1967222121.5616.411.0176 mio.5,356,0002007right
151BrazilAmericaMetro14 Sep 1974585541.1115.314.5684 mio.11,158,0002008rightlines 4, 5, and regional rail
152BombayIndiaAsiaSuburban Railway737352.3434.214.6
153CalcuttaIndiaAsiaMetro Railway24 Oct 1984212111.0822.621.0100 mio.4,425,0002000right
154CantonChinaAsiaMetro28 Jun 1999887951.8829.717.6601 mio.4,047,0002008rightyesyes
155DnipropetrovskUkraineEuropeMetro29 Dec 19956611.187.16.011 mio.1,549,0002007
156DüsseldorfGermanyEuropeStadtbahn4 Oct 1981141420.684.87.0rightyes
157EkaterinburgRussiaAsiaMetro26 Apr 19917711.218.57.046 mio.5,412,0002007right
158ErevanArmeniaAsiaMetro7 Mar 1981101011.2112.110.017 mio.1,405,0002007right
159GorkyRussiaEuropeMetro20 Nov 1985141321.197.87.033 mio.2,129,0002007right
160InchonSouth KoreaAsiaSubway6 Oct 1999292911.0229.529.073 mio.2,475,0002008
161KharkivUkraineEuropeMetro23 Aug 1975282531.4111.89.3278 mio.7,875,0002007right
162Krivoy RogUkraineEuropeMetrotram26 Dec 1986121211.5018.012.0
163KyivUkraineEuropeMetro22 Oct 1960464331.3919.915.3642 mio.10,736,0002007right
164LeningradRussiaEuropeMetro15 Nov 1955635552.0022.012.6832 mio.7,550,0002007rightwindowless steel doors in ten stations
165MadrasIndiaAsiaMRTS19 Oct 1997171711.5927.017.0
166MedellínColombiaAmericaMetro30 Nov 1995262521.1514.413.0155 mio.5,382,0002008
167MontréalCanadaAmericaMetro14 Oct 1966736841.0217.318.3219 mio.3,165,0002006rightyes
168MukdenChinaAsiaMetro23 Sep 2009181811.2322.218.0right
169MülheimGermanyEuropeStadtbahn3 Nov 1979131220.754.56.5right
170New York CityUSAAmericaSubway27 Oct 1904468422270.8713.617.31624 mio.4,413,0002008rightplanned for new Second Avenue Lineyes
171PortoPortugalEuropeMetro7 Dec 2002151421.5510.97.5rightyesyes
172Santiago de ChileChileAmericaMetro15 Sep 1975938650.9716.618.6642 mio.7,735,0002008rightyes
173SevillaSpainEuropeMetro2 Apr 2009212110.8618.021.0Line 1
174StalingradRussiaEuropeMetro5 Nov 19842211.653.32.0
175TaeguSouth KoreaAsiaSubway26 Nov 1997565520.9827.028.0110 mio.2,041,0002008
176TaejonSouth KoreaAsiaSubway16 Mar 2006222211.0322.622.029 mio.1,283,0002008


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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