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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 left Yurikamome Waterfront line, rubber-tyred Yurikamome line Marunouchi, Mita, Namboku, Yurakucho, Yurikamome lines yes yes 2 2,518 million 2012 South Korea Subway right lines 2 and 9, planned for all lines by 2010 yes yes 3 2,460 million 2012 China Subway right PGDs on lines 5, 13. PSDs on lines 8, 10 yes all lines 4 2,389 million 2011 Russia Metro right lines 3, 5 since 2009 5 2,276 million 2012 China Metro right newer line 4 stations and refitted line 1 stations yes 6 1,825 million 2012 China Metro right APM line (underground people mover) Zhujiang people mover yes yes yes 7 1,655 million 2012 USA Subway right yes 8 1,609 million 2012 Mexico Metro right yes 9 1,524 million 2011 France 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 2012 Hong Kong S.A.R. MTR left Disneyland Resort Line SI, WI lines, planned all underground stations yes yes 11 1,171 million 2011 United Kingdom Underground left Docklands Light Rail Jubilee Line extension Circle, District, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan lines Metropolitan Line, DLR 12 877 million 2012 Brazil Metrô right line 4 lines 2, 3, 4 (since 2010) all metro lines and regional rail lines 4, 5 13 837 million 2010 Egypt Metro left 5 stations 14 836 million 2010 Japan Subway left 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 left 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 right windowless steel doors in ten stations 17 652 million 2012 Taiwan MRT right 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 right yes yes 19 635 million 2011 Spain Metro left tests in 2010, plans for 2011 yes yes 20 606 million 2011 India Metro left Line 5, Airport Metro Express yes yes 21 534 million 2010 Austria U-Bahn right yes yes 22 530 million 2011 Czech Republic Metro right yes 23 519 million 2011 Ukraine Metro right 24 505 million 2011 Germany U-Bahn right yes 25 485 million 2009 Venezuela Metro yes 26 480 million 2011 Iran Metro yes 27 427 million 2008 Japan Subway left Tobu Kyuryo maglev line Tobu Kyuryo maglev line yes yes 28 389 million 2011 Spain Metro right lines L9, L10, L11 lines L9, L10, L11 yes yes 29 360 million 2010 Germany U-Bahn right yes 30 346 million 2008 Philippines MRT right yes yes 31 344 million 2011 China Metro right Line 2 yes yes 32 342 million 2008 Greece Metro right yes yes 33 331 million 2008 Italy Metropolitana left yes yes 34 328 million 2007 Italy Metropolitana right line M5 line M5 yes yes 35 320 million 2012 South Korea Subway right Line 4 Line 4 line 3 36 309 million 2011 Sweden Tunnelbana left 37 308 million 2011 Argentina Subte left yes 38 302 million 2011 Hungary Metro right 39 281 million 2012 Belarus Metro right 40 278 million 2006 Canada Subway right yes 41 257 million 2009 France Métro left line D/Maggaly, rubber-tyred, no PSDs yes 42 250 million 2011 Ukraine Metro right 43 245 million 2011 Thailand Skytrain, MRT left Green line Green line, Blue line yes 44 222 million 2011 USA "L" right yes 45 219 million 2006 Canada Metro right yes 46 218 million 2012 USA Metrorail right yes 47 212 million 2010 Brazil Metrô right yes 48 209 million 2008 Japan Subway left yes yes 49 199 million 2011 Germany U-Bahn right DT5 type train sets DT5 type train sets 50 198 million 2008 Japan Subway left Kanazawa Seaside line, LRT, rubber-tyred Kanazawa Seaside LRT Kanazawa Seaside LRT line yes 51 183 million 2011 Azerbaijan Metro right 52 183 million 2010 Portugal Metro left yes 53 173 million 2009 India Metro Railway right 54 171 million 2011 Romania Metro right 55 170 million 2011 Colombia Metro 56 147 million 2010 USA The T right yes 57 140 million 2011 Poland Metro right 58 138 million 2009 Mexico Metro right yes 59 133 million 2009 Belgium Métro right (left on lines 1 and 6 between Midi and Roi Baudouin) line 1 60 132 million 2009 China Metro right yes yes yes 61 127 million 2012 South Korea Subway lines 1, 2 62 126 million 2008 Japan Subway left Tozai line yes 63 124 million 2007 Japan Subway left yes yes 64 121 million 2008 Japan Subway left Port Liner and Rokko Liner, rubber-tyred Port Liner and Rokko Liner Port Liner and Rokko Liner yes 65 120 million 2011 Canada SkyTrain right Skytrain, LIM technology, currently the world's longest automated system yes yes 66 118 million 2011 Germany U-Bahn right lines U2, U3, no PSDs, sharing tracks with driver-operated trains yes 67 113 million 2007 Turkey Metro right metro line yes yes 68 111 million 2012 USA BART right yes Wide sliding doors between cars since the 1970s 69 109 million 2012 United Arab Emirates Metro right metro metro, monorail yes yes 70 109 million 2008 Malaysia LRT, Monorail left LRT KLIA line to airport, Kelana Jaya line's underground stations yes 71 107 million 2011 USA Subway right yes 72 103 million 2012 China Metro right yes yes 73 103 million 2011 France Métro right VAL yes VAL yes 74 96 million 2009 France Métro right VAL yes VAL, all stations yes 75 90 million 2011 Spain Metro left yes yes 76 89 million 2012 South Korea Subway yes 77 88 million 2008 Georgia Metro right 78 87 million 2008 Netherlands Metro right 79 85 million 2009 Netherlands Metro right M5 type train sets M5 type train sets 80 78 million 2011 Turkey Metro right Seyrantepe station on line M2 some lines some lines 81 76 million 2011 Russia Metro right 82 76 million 2010 Norway T-Bane right yes 83 75 million 2011 France Métro right yes 84 73 million 2011 China Metro right 85 65 million 2010 Uzbekistan Metro right 86 64 million 2010 China Metro right platform gate doors yes 87 63 million 2011 Turkey Metro 88 62 million 2011 Finland Metro right yes 89 59 million 2012 China Metro yes 90 58 million 2008 Japan Subway left yes 91 55 million 2009 Brazil Metrô right 92 54 million 2011 Denmark Metro right 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 right VAL yes VAL yes 95 46 million 2011 USA Metro Rail right yes 96 44 million 2012 China Metro right 97 38 million 2011 South Korea Subway yes 98 38 million 2011 United Kingdom Tyne & Wear Metro left 99 38 million 2011 Russia Metro right 100 36 million 2009 North Korea Metro 101 35 million 2011 Italy Metropolitana left 102 34 million 2007 USA MARTA right yes 103 33 million 2011 Italy Metropolitana right VAL yes VAL yes yes 104 29 million 2011 Dominican Republic Metro yes 105 29 million 2009 Bulgaria Metro right 106 27 million 2012 Russia Metro right 107 27 million 2010 Russia Metro right 108 21 million 2010 Venezuela Metro 109 18 million 2011 USA Metro Subway right yes 110 18 million 2011 South Korea Subway yes 111 18 million 2005 Japan Monorail left yes 112 18 million 2011 USA Metrorail right downtown people mover, rubber-tyred Downtown people mover yes 113 17 million 2011 Armenia Metro right 114 16 million 2011 Russia Metro right 115 13 million 2011 United Kingdom Subway left 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 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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