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Nordpil 2010. Ticket prices by UBS (Prices and Earnings , 2009, PDF , p. 20). Gauge, voltage, train width, and non-numerical data by Mike Rohde. Cities found their way into the list according to Metrobits' criteria .
# 1 3,102 million Japan 2011 Metro left Yurikamome Waterfront line, rubber-tyred Yurikamome line Marunouchi, Mita, Namboku, Yurakucho, Yurikamome lines yes yes 2 2,518 million South Korea 2012 Subway right lines 2 and 9, planned for all lines by 2010 yes yes 3 2,460 million China 2012 Subway right PGDs on lines 5, 13. PSDs on lines 8, 10 yes all lines 4 2,389 million Russia 2011 Metro right lines 3, 5 since 2009 5 2,276 million China 2012 Metro right newer line 4 stations and refitted line 1 stations yes 6 1,825 million China 2012 Metro right APM line (underground people mover) Zhujiang people mover yes yes yes 7 1,655 million USA 2012 Subway right yes 8 1,609 million Mexico 2012 Metro right yes 9 1,524 million France 2011 Métro right (metro), left (RER) lines 1, 14, rubber-tyred lines 1, 4, 6, 11, 14 lines 1, 13 (part), 14 lines 1, 2, 5, 9 lines 1, 2, 5, 7bis, 9, 14 10 1,444 million Hong Kong S.A.R. 2012 MTR left Disneyland Resort Line SI, WI lines, planned all underground stations yes yes 11 1,171 million United Kingdom 2011 Underground left Docklands Light Rail Jubilee Line extension Circle, District, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan lines Metropolitan Line, DLR 12 877 million Brazil 2012 Metrô right line 4 lines 2, 3, 4 (since 2010) all metro lines and regional rail lines 4, 5 13 837 million Egypt 2010 Metro left 5 stations 14 836 million Japan 2010 Subway left Nanko Port Town Line, rubber-tyred Nanko Port Town Line all stations on the Nanko Port Town Line yes 15 794 million Singapore 2011 MRT left North-East Line, Circle Line, Downtown Line, and the 3 rubber-tyred LRT lines LRT lines yes yes yes 16 786 million Russia 2011 Metro right windowless steel doors in ten stations 17 652 million Taiwan 2012 MRT right Wenshan (Muzha) VAL line Line 1 PGDs in the busier MRT stations, PSDs in all VAL stations yes yes 18 640 million Chile 2011 Metro right yes yes 19 635 million Spain 2011 Metro left tests in 2010, plans for 2011 yes yes 20 606 million India 2011 Metro left Line 5, Airport Metro Express yes yes 21 534 million Austria 2010 U-Bahn right yes yes 22 530 million Czech Republic 2011 Metro right yes 23 519 million Ukraine 2011 Metro right 24 505 million Germany 2011 U-Bahn right yes 25 485 million Venezuela 2009 Metro yes 26 480 million Iran 2011 Metro yes 27 427 million Japan 2008 Subway left Tobu Kyuryo maglev line Tobu Kyuryo maglev line yes yes 28 389 million Spain 2011 Metro right lines L9, L10, L11 lines L9, L10, L11 yes yes 29 360 million Germany 2010 U-Bahn right yes 30 346 million Philippines 2008 MRT right yes yes 31 344 million China 2011 Metro right Line 2 yes yes 32 342 million Greece 2008 Metro right yes yes 33 331 million Italy 2008 Metropolitana left yes yes 34 328 million Italy 2007 Metropolitana right line M5 line M5 yes yes 35 320 million South Korea 2012 Subway right Line 4 Line 4 line 3 36 309 million Sweden 2011 Tunnelbana left 37 308 million Argentina 2011 Subte left yes 38 302 million Hungary 2011 Metro right 39 281 million Belarus 2012 Metro right 40 278 million Canada 2006 Subway right yes 41 257 million France 2009 Métro left line D/Maggaly, rubber-tyred, no PSDs yes 42 250 million Ukraine 2011 Metro right 43 245 million Thailand 2011 Skytrain, MRT left Green line Green line, Blue line yes 44 222 million USA 2011 "L" right yes 45 219 million Canada 2006 Metro right yes 46 218 million USA 2012 Metrorail right yes 47 212 million Brazil 2010 Metrô right yes 48 209 million Japan 2008 Subway left yes yes 49 199 million Germany 2011 U-Bahn right DT5 type train sets DT5 type train sets 50 198 million Japan 2008 Subway left Kanazawa Seaside line, LRT, rubber-tyred Kanazawa Seaside LRT Kanazawa Seaside LRT line yes 51 183 million Azerbaijan 2011 Metro right 52 183 million Portugal 2010 Metro left yes 53 173 million India 2009 Metro Railway right 54 171 million Romania 2011 Metro right 55 170 million Colombia 2011 Metro 56 147 million USA 2010 The T right yes 57 140 million Poland 2011 Metro right 58 138 million Mexico 2009 Metro right yes 59 133 million Belgium 2009 Métro right (left on lines 1 and 6 between Midi and Roi Baudouin) line 1 60 132 million China 2009 Metro right yes yes yes 61 127 million South Korea 2012 Subway lines 1, 2 62 126 million Japan 2008 Subway left Tozai line yes 63 124 million Japan 2007 Subway left yes yes 64 121 million Japan 2008 Subway left Port Liner and Rokko Liner, rubber-tyred Port Liner and Rokko Liner Port Liner and Rokko Liner yes 65 120 million Canada 2011 SkyTrain right Skytrain, LIM technology, currently the world's longest automated system yes yes 66 118 million Germany 2011 U-Bahn right lines U2, U3, no PSDs, sharing tracks with driver-operated trains yes 67 113 million Turkey 2007 Metro right metro line yes yes 68 111 million USA 2012 BART right yes Wide sliding doors between cars since the 1970s 69 109 million United Arab Emirates 2012 Metro right metro metro, monorail yes yes 70 109 million Malaysia 2008 LRT, Monorail left LRT KLIA line to airport, Kelana Jaya line's underground stations yes 71 107 million USA 2011 Subway right yes 72 103 million China 2012 Metro right yes yes 73 103 million France 2011 Métro right VAL yes VAL yes 74 96 million France 2009 Métro right VAL yes VAL, all stations yes 75 90 million Spain 2011 Metro left yes yes 76 89 million South Korea 2012 Subway yes 77 88 million Georgia 2008 Metro right 78 87 million Netherlands 2008 Metro right 79 85 million Netherlands 2009 Metro right M5 type train sets M5 type train sets 80 78 million Turkey 2011 Metro right Seyrantepe station on line M2 some lines some lines 81 76 million Russia 2011 Metro right 82 76 million Norway 2010 T-Bane right yes 83 75 million France 2011 Métro right yes 84 73 million China 2011 Metro right 85 65 million Uzbekistan 2010 Metro right 86 64 million China 2010 Metro right platform gate doors yes 87 63 million Turkey 2011 Metro 88 62 million Finland 2011 Metro right yes 89 59 million China 2012 Metro yes 90 58 million Japan 2008 Subway left yes 91 55 million Brazil 2009 Metrô right 92 54 million Denmark 2011 Metro right all metro lines all underground stations all metro and S-Tog trains yes 93 52 million Taiwan 2012 MRT MRT 94 47 million France 2011 Métro right VAL yes VAL yes 95 46 million USA 2011 Metro Rail right yes 96 44 million China 2012 Metro right 97 38 million South Korea 2011 Subway yes 98 38 million United Kingdom 2011 Tyne & Wear Metro left 99 38 million Russia 2011 Metro right 100 36 million North Korea 2009 Metro 101 35 million Italy 2011 Metropolitana left 102 34 million USA 2007 MARTA right yes 103 33 million Italy 2011 Metropolitana right VAL yes VAL yes yes 104 29 million Dominican Republic 2011 Metro yes 105 29 million Bulgaria 2009 Metro right 106 27 million Russia 2012 Metro right 107 27 million Russia 2010 Metro right 108 21 million Venezuela 2010 Metro 109 18 million USA 2011 Metro Subway right yes 110 18 million South Korea 2011 Subway yes 111 18 million Japan 2005 Monorail left yes 112 18 million USA 2011 Metrorail right downtown people mover, rubber-tyred Downtown people mover yes 113 17 million Armenia 2011 Metro right 114 16 million Russia 2011 Metro right 115 13 million United Kingdom 2011 Subway left 116 11 million Puerto Rico 2011 Tren Urbano 117 9 million Ukraine 2010 Metro 118 7 million Kazakhstan 2012 Metro 119 6 million USA 2011 Rapid Transit right 120 Turkey Metro 121 Algeria Metro yes yes 122 Belgium Premetro 123 India Metro 124 Brazil Metrô right 125 Germany Stadtbahn right 126 Germany Stadtbahn right 127 Germany Stadtbahn right 128 Italy Metro metro 129 USA Metro Rail right 130 Turkey Bursaray 131 Italy Metropolitana right 132 China LRT right 133 China Metro 134 Belgium Métro Léger 135 India MRTS 136 Japan Monorail left 137 China Monorail right The three underground stations (Daping, Linjiangmen, and Jiaochangkou) have PSDs yes yes 138 Germany Stadtbahn right new light rail trains only yes 139 USA People Mover right downtown people mover, LIM technology yes 140 China Metro 141 Germany Stadtbahn right H-Bahn yes 142 Germany Stadtbahn right yes 143 Germany Stadtbahn right yes 144 Canada Light Rail right 145 Iran Urban railway 146 Germany Stadtbahn right yes 147 Germany U-Bahn right yes 148 China Metro 149 Germany Stadtbahn right 150 Italy Metropolitana right yes 151 Mexico Metro right 152 Israel Carmelit 153 China Metro 154 Germany Stadtbahn right yes 155 China Subway 156 USA Skyway right downtown monorail people mover 157 India Metrorail 158 Japan Monorail left 159 Japan Monorail left yes 160 Ukraine Metrotram 161 China Metro yes 162 USA Monorail right monorail yes 163 Switzerland Metro line m2 line m2 Line m2 yes 164 Peru Tren Urbano 165 Germany Stadtbahn right 166 Spain Metro 167 Venezuela Metro yes 168 Iran Urban railway 169 Saudi Arabia Metro right yes yes yes 170 Germany Stadtbahn right 171 India Suburban Railway 172 Japan Monorail left 173 China Rail Transit 174 China Metro 175 USA Light Rail right 176 China Metro Line 1 177 Portugal Metro right yes yes 178 Spain Metro 179 Panama Metro 180 Italy Minimetro Minimetro 181 USA T right 182 Brazil Metro right 183 Poland Fast Tram 184 China Metro 185 Brazil Metrô right 186 France Métro 187 USA Metrolink right 188 Brazil Metrô yes 189 USA Light Rail right yes 190 Spain Metro Line 1 191 China Metro right yes 192 Iran Metro 193 Germany Stadtbahn right yes yes 194 China Subway right yes 195 Australia Cityrail left yes 196 Iran Metro 197 Japan Monorail left yes 198 Netherlands RandstadRail right 199 Spain Metro right yes yes 200 Chile Metro right 201 Russia Metro 202 Germany Schwebebahn right 203 China Metro 204 China Metro
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