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