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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 RepublicMetro30 Jan 200914.5 km161610.9114.516.0
2ItalyMinimetro29 Jan 20083.0 km7710.433.07.0
3Turkey18 Mar 20098.0 km8811.008.08.0
4PhilippinesMRT1 Dec 198445.7 km423931.1715.214.0346 mio.7,571,0002008yesyes
5United Arab EmiratesMetro9 Sep 200939.7 km111113.6139.711.0rightmetro2009metro, monorailyesyes
6JapanSubway20 May 1933137.8 km13310491.3315.314.8860 mio.6,241,0002008leftNanko Port Town Line, rubber-tyred1981all stations on the Nanko Port Town Lineyes
7GermanyStadtbahn5 Oct 196720.2 km272730.756.79.0rightyes
8IranMetro21 Feb 200050.5 km474431.1516.815.7353 mio.6,990,0002007yes
9VenezuelaMetro8 Jun 20096.5 km6611.086.56.0yes
10Turkey19 Aug 200222.5 km232310.9822.523.0
11USASkyway30 May 19896.9 km6611.156.96.0rightdowntown monorail people mover1989
12NetherlandsMetro16 Oct 197732.7 km333340.998.28.391 mio.2,783,0002002right
13USASubway26 May 19352.2 km4410.552.24.0right
14USAMetro Rail30 Jan 199359.3 km303031.9819.810.045 mio.759,0002008rightyes
15BelgiumMetro20 Sep 197632.2 km615930.5510.720.3136 mio.4,224,0002008rightline 1B
16AustraliaCityrail192622.1 km141431.587.44.7leftyes
17JapanMonorail20 Aug 199418.4 km212110.8818.421.018 mio.978,0002005left
18BrazilMetro5 Mar 197942.0 km343421.2421.017.0135 mio.3,214,0002006rightyes
19DenmarkMetro19 Oct 200221.0 km222220.9510.511.037 mio.1,762,0002002rightall metro lines2002all underground stationsall metro and S-Tog trainsyes
20PolandMetro7 Apr 199522.6 km212111.0822.621.0114 mio.5,044,0002007right
21JapanSubway15 Nov 195789.0 km938241.0922.323.3427 mio.4,798,0002008leftTobu Kyuryo maglev line2005Tobu Kyuryo maglev lineyes
22SpainMetro11 Nov 199540.6 km383821.0720.319.086 mio.2,118,0002008leftyesyes
23ChinaMetro28 Dec 200425.3 km232221.1512.611.573 mio.2,885,0002005rightyesyes
24SwitzerlandMetro24 May 199113.7 km292820.496.814.5line m22008yes
25Poland1 Mar 19976.1 km6611.026.16.0
26South KoreaSubway28 Apr 200420.1 km202011.0120.120.017 mio.846,0002008
27JapanMonorail28 Mar 198815.5 km181820.867.89.0left
28VenezuelaMetro18 Oct 20066.2 km7710.896.27.018 mio.2,903,0002008
29SpainMetro30 Dec 1924110.5 km152128100.8611.115.2378 mio.3,421,0002008rightunder construction on lines 5, 11, planned for lines 9, 10yesyes
30JapanSubway15 Jul 198714.8 km171710.8714.817.058 mio.3,919,0002008leftyes
31GermanyStadtbahn1 Sep 19845.5 km9910.615.59.0right
32FranceMetro19 Jul 1900213.0 km380300160.7113.323.81473 mio.6,915,0002008right (metro), left (RER)line 14/Météor, rubber-tyred1998all stations on line 14, under construction on line 13lines 1, 14
33VenezuelaMetro27 Mar 198360.5 km504651.3212.110.0510 mio.8,430,0002008yes
34JapanMetro30 Dec 1927304.5 km290205131.4923.422.33174 mio.10,424,0002008leftYurikamome Waterfront line, rubber-tyred1995Marunouchi, Mita, Namboku, Yurikamome linesyesyes
35MexicoMetro5 Sep 1969201.7 km175147111.3718.315.91460 mio.7,238,0002008right
36GreeceMetro195452.0 km524831.0817.317.3325 mio.6,250,0002007rightyesyes
37Puerto RicoTren Urbano6 Jun 200517.2 km161611.0817.216.09 mio.523,0002008
38RussiaMetro27 Aug 20058.3 km6611.388.36.07 mio.843,0002007right
39RussiaMetro7 Jan 198614.3 km131221.197.26.570 mio.4,895,0002007right
40GermanyStadtbahn11 Jul 199214.3 km131321.107.26.5rightyes
41SpainMetro17 Oct 1919284.0 km281231131.2321.821.6686 mio.2,415,0002008leftyesyes
42ArgentinaSubte1 Dec 191347.5 km766860.707.912.7280 mio.5,895,0002008leftyes
43UzbekistanMetro6 Nov 197736.2 km292631.3912.19.771 mio.1,961,0002007right
44TurkeyMetro16 Sep 200015.0 km101011.5015.010.068 mio.4,533,0002008right
45FranceMetro17 Dec 19942.2 km5510.442.25.0
46IndiaMetro24 Dec 200296.2 km838131.1932.127.7310 mio.3,224,0002008leftyes
47GermanySchwebebahn1 Mar 190113.3 km202010.6713.320.0right
48ItalyMetro28 Mar 199331.8 km302831.1410.610.029 mio.912,0002006left
49USAThe T1 Sep 189760.5 km666031.0120.222.0145 mio.2,397,0002007rightyes
50SwedenTunnelbana1 Oct 1950105.7 km10410031.0635.234.7303 mio.2,867,0002007left
51PortugalMetro29 Dec 195941.0 km524640.8910.313.0180 mio.4,390,0002007leftyes
52BrazilMetro11 Mar 198539.7 km302821.4219.915.0right
53GermanyStadtbahn28 Sep 197518.6 km211731.096.27.0rightyes
54AustriaU-Bahn25 Feb 197869.8 km968450.8314.019.2498 mio.7,135,0002008rightyesyes
55USARapid Transit15 Mar 195531.0 km181811.7231.018.06 mio.194,0002008right
56ChinaMetro10 Apr 1995334.0 km230194101.7233.423.01122 mio.3,359,0002008rightnewer line 4 stations and refitted line 1 stationsyes
57JapanSubway1 Apr 198131.3 km323121.0115.616.0126 mio.4,026,0002008leftTozai lineyes
58GermanyU-Bahn18 Feb 1902147.4 km195173100.8514.719.5447 mio.3,033,0002008rightyes
59MexicoMetro1 Sep 198924.0 km292820.8612.014.5right
60BelarusMetro26 Jun 198430.3 km252421.2615.112.5262 mio.8,647,0002007right
61Belgium21 Jun 197617.5 km202040.884.45.0
62ItalyMetro4 Feb 20069.6 km141410.699.614.0rightVAL2006VALyesyes
63USAMetro Subway21 Nov 198324.5 km141411.7524.514.014 mio.571,0002008rightyes
64JapanSubway16 Dec 197148.0 km494631.0416.016.3209 mio.4,354,0002008leftyes
65JapanMonorail9 Jan 19858.8 km131310.688.813.0leftyes
66NorwayT-Bane22 May 196662.0 km727250.8612.414.464 mio.1,032,0002005rightyes
67GermanyU-Bahn4 Oct 196820.5 km312730.766.810.3rightyes
68NetherlandsRandstadRail16 Oct 200427.9 km303030.939.310.0right
69FranceMetro26 Nov 197719.3 km262420.809.613.058 mio.3,005,0002004right
70South KoreaSubway19 Jul 198595.0 km928831.0831.730.7257 mio.2,705,0002008right
71RussiaMetro26 Dec 198710.2 km9911.1310.29.012 mio.1,176,0002007right
72JapanMonorail3 Mar 19706.6 km8810.826.68.0left
73TurkeyMetro30 Aug 199623.1 km232221.0511.611.5113 mio.4,892,0002007rightmetro line1997
74United KingdomTyne & Wear Metro7 Aug 198076.5 km615021.5338.330.538 mio.497,0002006left
75GermanyStadtbahn17 May 197629.5 km373730.809.812.3rightyes
76JapanSubway16 Dec 197257.6 km484531.2819.216.0198 mio.3,438,0002008leftKanazawa Seaside line, LRT, rubber-tyred1989Kanazawa Seaside LRT lineyes
77GermanyStadtbahn29 May 19694.0 km111100.36right
78RomaniaMetro16 Nov 197967.7 km504341.5716.912.5111 mio.1,640,0001999right
79TaiwanMRT28 Mar 199690.6 km858081.1311.310.6450 mio.4,967,0002008rightMuzha line, VAL1996Muzha line VAL MRTyesyes
80ChinaMTR1 Oct 1979188.1 km958292.2920.910.61309 mio.6,959,0002008leftDisneyland Resort Line2005all underground stationsyesyes
81ItalyMetro10 Feb 195539.0 km494820.8119.524.5331 mio.8,487,0002008leftyesyes
82USAMetrorail27 Mar 1976171.2 km908651.9934.218.0215 mio.1,256,0002008rightyes
83JapanMonorail10 Aug 200312.8 km151510.8512.815.0left
84GermanyStadtbahn26 May 197921.5 km292720.8010.814.5right
85SingaporeMRT7 Nov 1987118.9 km766941.7229.719.0571 mio.4,802,0002007leftNorth-East MTR line and 3 rubber-tyred LRT lines2003yesyes
86FranceMetro25 Apr 198345.5 km626020.7622.831.074 mio.1,626,0002004rightVAL1983VAL, all stationsyes
87Czech RepublicMetro9 May 197459.1 km575431.0919.719.0597 mio.10,102,0002008rightyes
88IsraelCarmelit19591.8 km6610.291.86.0
89RussiaMetro15 May 1935298.8 km180144122.0724.915.02573 mio.8,611,0002008right
90USA"L"6 Jun 1892166.0 km15114481.1520.818.9198 mio.1,193,0002008rightyes
91ChileMetro23 Nov 200543.0 km202012.1543.020.0right
92ChinaSubway1 Oct 1969227.6 km14712591.8225.316.31200 mio.5,274,0002008rightPGDs on underground stations of line 5, PSDs on lines 8, 10recentlyall lines
93South KoreaSubway15 Aug 1974286.9 km348298100.9628.734.82048 mio.7,138,0002008rightlines 2 and 9, planned for all lines by 2010yesyes
94ItalyMetro13 Jun 19905.2 km7710.745.27.0rightyes
95USASubway4 Mar 190762.0 km666231.0020.722.067 mio.1,081,0002008rightyes
96ItalyMetro27 Jun 19993.8 km6610.633.86.0right
97CanadaSubway30 Apr 195471.3 km746941.0317.818.5278 mio.3,899,0002006rightyes
98USAMetrorail21 May 198436.0 km222211.6436.022.019 mio.528,0002008rightdowntown people mover, rubber-tyred1986yes
99USAMARTA30 Jun 197979.2 km393822.0839.619.534 mio.429,0001994rightyes
100GermanyU-Bahn1 Mar 197234.6 km464430.7911.515.392 mio.2,659,0001997rightlines U2, U3, no PSDs, sharing tracks with driver-operated trains2008yes
101CanadaLight Rail22 Apr 197813.1 km111111.1913.111.0right
102USAMetro Rail18 May 19858.4 km8811.048.48.0right
103GeorgiaMetro11 Jan 196626.3 km222121.2513.111.092 mio.3,498,0002007right
104TurkeyMetro22 May 200011.5 km101011.1511.510.030 mio.2,609,0002005
105USAMetrolink31 Jul 199373.4 km373721.9836.718.5right
106USAPeople MoverJul 19874.8 km131310.374.813.0rightdowntown people mover, LIM technology1987yes
107BrazilMetro31 Mar 200142.0 km232311.8342.023.016 mio.381,0002002right
108GermanyStadtbahn10 Jun 196624.0 km191721.4112.09.5rightyes
109United KingdomUnderground10 Jan 1863408.0 km268268111.5237.124.41197 mio.2,934,0002007leftDocklands Light Rail1987Jubilee Line extensionyes (DLR)
110FranceMetro16 Mar 20029.0 km151510.609.015.023 mio.2,556,0002004rightVAL2002VALyes
111FinlandMetro3 Aug 198221.0 km171711.2421.017.058 mio.2,762,0002008rightyes
112GermanyU-Bahn19 Oct 197192.5 km1009460.9815.416.7349 mio.3,773,0002008rightyes
113GermanyStadtbahn11 Oct 196845.0 km5151150.883.03.4rightnew light rail trains onlyyes
114USAMonorail15 Jul 20046.2 km7710.896.27.0rightmonorail2004
115GermanyStadtbahn21 Sep 19715.2 km7740.741.31.8right
116BrazilMetro2 Mar 198533.8 km171711.9933.817.0right
117MexicoMetro25 Apr 199131.5 km323121.0215.816.0right
118SpainMetro3 Oct 198831.8 km383730.8610.612.7
119JapanSubway13 Mar 197730.6 km262421.2815.313.0121 mio.3,954,0002008leftPort Liner and Rokko Liner, rubber-tyred1981Port Liner and Rokko Lineryes
120ThailandSkytrain, MRT5 Dec 199946.3 km444031.1615.414.7206 mio.4,449,0002007leftGreen line1999Green line, Blue lineyes
121USALight Rail18 Jul 200922.2 km121211.8522.212.0rightyes
122JapanSubway26 Jul 198129.8 km353430.889.911.7124 mio.4,161,0002007leftyes
123SpainMetro25 Apr 20078.3 km9910.928.39.0
124EgyptMetro27 Sep 198765.5 km555321.2432.827.5700 mio.10,687,0002002left5 stns
125ChinaMetro28 Mar 200472.0 km373721.9536.018.515 mio.208,0001993rightplatform gate doorsyes
126BelgiumPremetro25 Mar 19757.6 km111120.693.85.5
127USABART11 Sep 1972166.9 km434353.8833.48.6100 mio.599,0002007rightyes
128TaiwanMRT9 Mar 200842.7 km373621.1921.418.530 mio.703,0002008MRT
129ChinaMetro1 May 200349.0 km121214.0849.012.0right
130FranceMetro28 Apr 197830.7 km433940.797.710.8182 mio.5,928,0002004leftline D/Maggaly, rubber-tyred, no PSDs1991
131HungaryMetro2 May 189633.0 km424030.8311.014.0297 mio.9,000,0002008right
132JapanMonorail27 Nov 199816.0 km191910.8416.019.0leftyes
133NetherlandsMetro10 Feb 196847.0 km383721.2723.519.085 mio.1,809,0002006right
134ChinaMetro28 Sep 200410.2 km101011.0210.210.0right
135ChinaMetro27 Aug 200521.7 km161611.3621.716.0102 mio.4,700,0002008right
136GermanyStadtbahn22 Mar 19759.0 km121210.759.012.0right
137BulgariaMetro28 Jan 199818.0 km141411.2918.014.051 mio.2,833,0002008right
138PeruTren Urbano13 Jan 200310.0 km6611.6710.06.0
139North KoreaMetro6 Sep 197322.5 km161521.5011.38.035 mio.1,556,0002006
140GermanyU-Bahn1 Mar 1912100.7 km978931.1333.632.3184 mio.1,827,0002007right
141ChinaMonorail18 Jun 200519.5 km181811.0819.518.0rightThe three underground stations (Daping, Linjiangmen, and Jiaochangkou) have PSDsyesyes
142CanadaSky Train3 Jan 198669.5 km494731.4823.216.374 mio.1,065,0002008rightSkytrain, LIM technology, currently the world's longest automated system1986yesyes
143Malaysia16 Dec 199664.0 km605631.1421.320.0109 mio.1,703,0002008leftLRT1996KLIA line to airport, Kelana Jaya line's underground stationsyes
144BrazilMetro1 Aug 198628.1 km191911.4828.119.0right
145United KingdomSubway14 Dec 189610.4 km151510.6910.415.015 mio.1,442,0002008left
146USAThe T3 Jul 19851.5 km3310.481.53.0right
147ChinaOct 200217.0 km161611.0617.016.0right
148FranceMetro26 Jun 199327.5 km383720.7413.819.042 mio.1,527,0002004rightVAL1993VALyes
149ItalyMetro1 Nov 196474.6 km888430.8924.929.3328 mio.4,397,0002007rightyesyes
150AzerbaijanMetro6 Nov 196732.9 km222121.5616.411.0176 mio.5,356,0002007right
151BrazilMetro14 Sep 197461.3 km585541.1115.314.5684 mio.11,158,0002008rightlines 4, 5, and regional rail
152BombayIndiaSuburban Railway171.0 km737352.3434.214.6
153CalcuttaIndiaMetro Railway24 Oct 198422.6 km212111.0822.621.0100 mio.4,425,0002000right
154CantonChinaMetro28 Jun 1999148.5 km887951.8829.717.6601 mio.4,047,0002008rightyesyes
155DnipropetrovskUkraineMetro29 Dec 19957.1 km6611.187.16.011 mio.1,549,0002007
156DüsseldorfGermanyStadtbahn4 Oct 19819.6 km141420.684.87.0rightyes
157EkaterinburgRussiaMetro26 Apr 19918.5 km7711.218.57.046 mio.5,412,0002007right
158ErevanArmeniaMetro7 Mar 198112.1 km101011.2112.110.017 mio.1,405,0002007right
159GorkyRussiaMetro20 Nov 198515.5 km141321.197.87.033 mio.2,129,0002007right
160InchonSouth KoreaSubway6 Oct 199929.5 km292911.0229.529.073 mio.2,475,0002008
161KharkivUkraineMetro23 Aug 197535.3 km282531.4111.89.3278 mio.7,875,0002007right
162Krivoy RogUkraineMetrotram26 Dec 198618.0 km121211.5018.012.0
163KyivUkraineMetro22 Oct 196059.8 km464331.3919.915.3642 mio.10,736,0002007right
164LeningradRussiaMetro15 Nov 1955110.2 km635552.0022.012.6832 mio.7,550,0002007rightwindowless steel doors in ten stations
165MadrasIndiaMRTS19 Oct 199727.0 km171711.5927.017.0
166MedellínColombiaMetro30 Nov 199528.8 km262521.1514.413.0155 mio.5,382,0002008
167MontréalCanadaMetro14 Oct 196669.2 km736841.0217.318.3219 mio.3,165,0002006right
168MukdenChinaMetro23 Sep 200922.2 km181811.2322.218.0right
169MülheimGermanyStadtbahn3 Nov 19799.0 km131220.754.56.5right
170New York CityUSASubway27 Oct 1904368.0 km468422270.8713.617.31624 mio.4,413,0002008rightplanned for new Second Avenue Lineyes
171PortoPortugalMetro7 Dec 200221.7 km151421.5510.97.5rightyesyes
172Santiago de ChileChileMetro15 Sep 197583.0 km938650.9716.618.6642 mio.7,735,0002008right
173SevillaSpainMetro2 Apr 200918.0 km212110.8618.021.0Line 1
174StalingradRussiaMetro5 Nov 19843.3 km2211.653.32.0
175TaeguSouth KoreaSubway26 Nov 199753.9 km565520.9827.028.0110 mio.2,041,0002008
176TaejonSouth KoreaSubway16 Mar 200622.6 km222211.0322.622.029 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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