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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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1 SeoulAsiaSubway15 Aug 1974286.9 km348298100.9628.734.87,138,0002008rightlines 2 and 9, planned for all lines by 2010yesyes
2 StockholmEuropeTunnelbana1 Oct 1950105.7 km10410031.0635.234.72,867,0002007left
3 HamburgEuropeU-Bahn1 Mar 1912100.7 km978931.1333.632.31,827,0002007right
4 LilleEuropeMetro25 Apr 198345.5 km626020.7622.831.01,626,0002004rightVALyes1983VAL, all stationsyes
5 BusanAsiaSubway19 Jul 198595.0 km928831.0831.730.72,705,0002008right
6 NewcastleEuropeTyne & Wear Metro7 Aug 198076.5 km615021.5338.330.5497,0002006left
7 MilanEuropeMetro1 Nov 196474.6 km888430.8924.929.34,397,0002007rightyesyes
8 IncheonInchonAsiaSubway6 Oct 199929.5 km292911.0229.529.02,475,0002008
9 DaeguTaeguAsiaSubway26 Nov 199753.9 km565520.9827.028.02,041,0002008
10 DelhiAsiaMetro24 Dec 200296.2 km838131.1932.127.73,224,0002008leftyes
11 CairoAfricaMetro27 Sep 198765.5 km555321.2432.827.510,687,0002002left5 stns
12 RomeEuropeMetro10 Feb 195539.0 km494820.8119.524.58,487,0002008leftyesyes
13 LondonEuropeUnderground10 Jan 1863408.0 km268268111.5237.124.42,934,0002007leftDocklands Light Rail1987Jubilee Line extensionyes (DLR)
14 ParisEuropeMetro19 Jul 1900213.0 km380300160.7113.323.86,915,0002008right (metro), left (RER)line 14/Météor, rubber-tyredlines 1, 4, 6, 11, 141998all stations on line 14, under construction on line 13lines 1, 14
15 NagoyaAsiaSubway15 Nov 195789.0 km938241.0922.323.34,798,0002008leftTobu Kyuryo maglev line2005Tobu Kyuryo maglev lineyes
16 BursaAsia19 Aug 200222.5 km232310.9822.523.0
17 ShanghaiAsiaMetro10 Apr 1995334.0 km230194101.7233.423.03,359,0002008rightnewer line 4 stations and refitted line 1 stationsyes
18 BrasiliaAmericaMetro31 Mar 200142.0 km232311.8342.023.0381,0002002right
19 TokyoAsiaMetro30 Dec 1927304.5 km290205131.4923.422.310,424,0002008leftYurikamome Waterfront line, rubber-tyredYurikamome line1995Marunouchi, Mita, Namboku, Yurikamome linesyesyes
20 BostonAmericaThe T1 Sep 189760.5 km666031.0120.222.02,397,0002007rightyes
21 PhiladelphiaAmericaSubway4 Mar 190762.0 km666231.0020.722.01,081,0002008rightyes
22 MiamiAmericaMetrorail21 May 198436.0 km222211.6436.022.0528,0002008rightdowntown people mover, rubber-tyredDowntown people mover1986yes
23 DaejeonTaejonAsiaSubway16 Mar 200622.6 km222211.0322.622.01,283,0002008
24 MadridEuropeMetro17 Oct 1919284.0 km281231131.2321.821.62,415,0002008leftyesyes
25 HiroshimaAsiaMonorail20 Aug 199418.4 km212110.8818.421.0978,0002005left
26 WarsawEuropeMetro7 Apr 199522.6 km212111.0822.621.05,044,0002007right
27 KolkataCalcuttaAsiaMetro Railway24 Oct 198422.6 km212111.0822.621.04,425,0002000right
28 SevilleSevillaEuropeMetro2 Apr 200918.0 km212110.8618.021.0Line 1
29 BrusselsEuropeMetro20 Sep 197632.2 km615930.5510.720.34,224,0002008rightline 1B
30 GwangjuAsiaSubway28 Apr 200420.1 km202011.0120.120.0846,0002008
31 WuppertalEuropeSchwebebahn1 Mar 190113.3 km202010.6713.320.0right
32 ValparaisoAmericaMetro23 Nov 200543.0 km202012.1543.020.0right
33 Kuala LumpurAsia16 Dec 199664.0 km605631.1421.320.01,703,0002008leftLRT1996KLIA line to airport, Kelana Jaya line's underground stationsyes
34 BerlinEuropeU-Bahn18 Feb 1902147.4 km195173100.8514.719.53,033,0002008rightyes
35 AtlantaAmericaMARTA30 Jun 197979.2 km393822.0839.619.5429,0001994rightyes
36 ViennaEuropeU-Bahn25 Feb 197869.8 km968450.8314.019.27,135,0002008rightyesyes
37 BilbaoEuropeMetro11 Nov 199540.6 km383821.0720.319.02,118,0002008leftyesyes
38 SingaporeAsiaMRT7 Nov 1987118.9 km766941.7229.719.04,802,0002007leftNorth-East MTR line and 3 rubber-tyred LRT linesLRT lines2003yesyes
39 PragueEuropeMetro9 May 197459.1 km575431.0919.719.010,102,0002008rightyes
40 TamaAsiaMonorail27 Nov 199816.0 km191910.8416.019.0leftyes
41 RotterdamEuropeMetro10 Feb 196847.0 km383721.2723.519.01,809,0002006right
42 Belo HorizonteAmericaMetro1 Aug 198628.1 km191911.4828.119.0right
43 ToulouseEuropeMetro26 Jun 199327.5 km383720.7413.819.01,527,0002004rightVALyes1993VALyes
44 ChicagoAmerica"L"6 Jun 1892166.0 km15114481.1520.818.91,193,0002008rightyes
45 SantiagoSantiago de ChileAmericaMetro15 Sep 197583.0 km938650.9716.618.67,735,0002008rightyes
46 TorontoAmericaSubway30 Apr 195471.3 km746941.0317.818.53,899,0002006rightyes
47 Saint LouisAmericaMetrolink31 Jul 199373.4 km373721.9836.718.5right
48 TianjinAsiaMetro28 Mar 200472.0 km373721.9536.018.5208,0001993rightplatform gate doorsyes
49 KaohsiungAsiaMRT9 Mar 200842.7 km373621.1921.418.5703,0002008MRT
50 MontrealMontréalAmericaMetro14 Oct 196669.2 km736841.0217.318.33,165,0002006rightyes
51 ClevelandAmericaRapid Transit15 Mar 195531.0 km181811.7231.018.0194,0002008right
52 WashingtonAmericaMetrorail27 Mar 1976171.2 km908651.9934.218.01,256,0002008rightyes
53 ShenyangMukdenAsiaMetro23 Sep 200922.2 km181811.2322.218.0right
54 ChongqingAsiaMonorail18 Jun 200519.5 km181811.0819.518.0rightThe three underground stations (Daping, Linjiangmen, and Jiaochangkou) have PSDsyesyes
55 GuangzhouCantonAsiaMetro28 Jun 1999148.5 km887951.8829.717.64,047,0002008rightyesyes
56 AthensEuropeMetro195452.0 km524831.0817.317.36,250,0002007rightyesyes
57 New YorkNew York CityAmericaSubway27 Oct 1904368.0 km468422270.8713.617.34,413,0002008rightplanned for new Second Avenue Lineyes
58 Rio de JaneiroAmericaMetro5 Mar 197942.0 km343421.2421.017.03,214,0002006rightyes
59 SendaiAsiaSubway15 Jul 198714.8 km171710.8714.817.03,919,0002008leftyes
60 HelsinkiEuropeMetro3 Aug 198221.0 km171711.2421.017.02,762,0002008rightyes
61 Porto AlegreAmericaMetro2 Mar 198533.8 km171711.9933.817.0right
62 ChennaiMadrasAsiaMRTS19 Oct 199727.0 km171711.5927.017.0
63 MunichEuropeU-Bahn19 Oct 197192.5 km1009460.9815.416.73,773,0002008rightyes
64 SapporoAsiaSubway16 Dec 197148.0 km494631.0416.016.34,354,0002008leftyes
65 BeijingAsiaSubway1 Oct 1969227.6 km14712591.8225.316.35,274,0002008rightPGDs on underground stations of line 5, PSDs on lines 8, 10recentlyall lines
66 VancouverAmericaSky Train3 Jan 198669.5 km494731.4823.216.31,065,0002008rightSkytrain, LIM technology, currently the world's longest automated system1986yesyes
67 Santo DomingoAmericaMetro30 Jan 200914.5 km161610.9114.516.0
68 San JuanAmericaTren Urbano6 Jun 200517.2 km161611.0817.216.0523,0002008
69 KyotoAsiaSubway1 Apr 198131.3 km323121.0115.616.04,026,0002008leftTozai lineyes
70 YokohamaAsiaSubway16 Dec 197257.6 km484531.2819.216.03,438,0002008leftKanazawa Seaside line, LRT, rubber-tyredKanazawa Seaside LRT1989Kanazawa Seaside LRT lineyes
71 MonterreyAmericaMetro25 Apr 199131.5 km323121.0215.816.0rightyes
72 NanjingAsiaMetro27 Aug 200521.7 km161611.3621.716.04,700,0002008right
73 ChangchunAsiaOct 200217.0 km161611.0617.016.0right
74 Mexico CityAmericaMetro5 Sep 1969201.7 km175147111.3718.315.97,238,0002008rightyes
75 TehranAsiaMetro21 Feb 200050.5 km474431.1516.815.76,990,0002007yes
76 NurembergEuropeU-Bahn1 Mar 197234.6 km464430.7911.515.32,659,0001997rightlines U2, U3, no PSDs, sharing tracks with driver-operated trains2008yes
77 KievKyivEuropeMetro22 Oct 196059.8 km464331.3919.915.310,736,0002007right
78 BarcelonaEuropeMetro30 Dec 1924110.5 km152128100.8611.115.23,421,0002008rightunder construction on lines 5, 11, planned for lines 9, 10yesyes
79 RecifeAmericaMetro11 Mar 198539.7 km302821.4219.915.0right
80 NahaAsiaMonorail10 Aug 200312.8 km151510.8512.815.0left
81 MoscowEuropeMetro15 May 1935298.8 km180144122.0724.915.08,611,0002008right
82 RennesEuropeMetro16 Mar 20029.0 km151510.609.015.02,556,0002004rightVALyes2002VALyes
83 GlasgowEuropeSubway14 Dec 189610.4 km151510.6910.415.01,442,0002008left
84 OsakaAsiaSubway20 May 1933137.8 km13310491.3315.314.86,241,0002008leftNanko Port Town Line, rubber-tyredNanko Port Town Line1981all stations on the Nanko Port Town Lineyes
85 BangkokAsiaSkytrain, MRT5 Dec 199946.3 km444031.1615.414.74,449,0002007leftGreen line1999Green line, Blue lineyes
86 MumbaiBombayAsiaSuburban Railway171.0 km737352.3434.214.6
87 LausanneEuropeMetro24 May 199113.7 km292820.496.814.5line m2line m22008yes
88 GuadalajaraAmericaMetro1 Sep 198924.0 km292820.8612.014.5right
89 BochumEuropeStadtbahn26 May 197921.5 km292720.8010.814.5right
90 Sao PauloAmericaMetro14 Sep 197461.3 km585541.1115.314.511,158,0002008rightlines 4, 5, and regional rail
91 OsloEuropeT-Bane22 May 196662.0 km727250.8612.414.41,032,0002005rightyes
92 TurinEuropeMetro4 Feb 20069.6 km141410.699.614.0rightVALyes2006VALyesyes
93 BaltimoreAmericaMetro Subway21 Nov 198324.5 km141411.7524.514.0571,0002008rightyes
94 ManilaAsiaMRT1 Dec 198445.7 km423931.1715.214.07,571,0002008yesyes
95 BudapestEuropeMetro2 May 189633.0 km424030.8311.014.09,000,0002008right
96 SofiaEuropeMetro28 Jan 199818.0 km141411.2918.014.02,833,0002008right
97 LisbonEuropeMetro29 Dec 195941.0 km524640.8910.313.04,390,0002007leftyes
98 KitakyushuAsiaMonorail9 Jan 19858.8 km131310.688.813.0leftyes
99 MarseilleEuropeMetro26 Nov 197719.3 km262420.809.613.03,005,0002004rightyes
100 DetroitAmericaPeople MoverJul 19874.8 km131310.374.813.0rightdowntown people mover, LIM technology1987yes
101 KobeAsiaSubway13 Mar 197730.6 km262421.2815.313.03,954,0002008leftPort Liner and Rokko Liner, rubber-tyredPort Liner and Rokko Liner1981Port Liner and Rokko Lineryes
102 MedellinMedellínAmericaMetro30 Nov 199528.8 km262521.1514.413.05,382,0002008
103 Buenos AiresAmericaSubte1 Dec 191347.5 km766860.707.912.75,895,0002008leftyes
104 ValenciaEuropeMetro3 Oct 198831.8 km383730.8610.612.7
105 Saint PetersburgLeningradEuropeMetro15 Nov 1955110.2 km635552.0022.012.67,550,0002007rightwindowless steel doors in ten stations
106 MinskEuropeMetro26 Jun 198430.3 km252421.2615.112.58,647,0002007right
107 BucharestEuropeMetro16 Nov 197967.7 km504341.5716.912.51,640,0001999right
108 DortmundEuropeStadtbahn17 May 197629.5 km373730.809.812.3rightyes
109 Kryvyi RihKrivoy RogEuropeMetrotram26 Dec 198618.0 km121211.5018.012.0
110 SeattleAmericaLight Rail18 Jul 200922.2 km121211.8522.212.0rightyes
111 DalianAsiaMetro1 May 200349.0 km121214.0849.012.0right
112 BonnEuropeStadtbahn22 Mar 19759.0 km121210.759.012.0right
113 FukuokaAsiaSubway26 Jul 198129.8 km353430.889.911.74,161,0002007leftyes
114 ShenzhenAsiaMetro28 Dec 200425.3 km232221.1512.611.52,885,0002005rightyesyes
115 AnkaraAsiaMetro30 Aug 199623.1 km232221.0511.611.54,892,0002007rightmetro line1997
116 CopenhagenEuropeMetro19 Oct 200221.0 km222220.9510.511.01,762,0002002rightall metro lines2002all underground stationsall metro and S-Tog trainsyes
117 EdmontonAmericaLight Rail22 Apr 197813.1 km111111.1913.111.0right
118 TbilisiAsiaMetro11 Jan 196626.3 km222121.2513.111.03,498,0002007right
119 DubaiAsiaMetro9 Sep 200939.7 km111113.6139.711.0rightmetro2009metro, monorailyesyes
120 BakuAsiaMetro6 Nov 196732.9 km222121.5616.411.05,356,0002007right
121 LyonEuropeMetro28 Apr 197830.7 km433940.797.710.85,928,0002004leftline D/Maggaly, rubber-tyred, no PSDsyes1991
122 TaipeiAsiaMRT28 Mar 199690.6 km858081.1311.310.64,967,0002008rightMuzha line, VALyes1996Muzha line VAL MRTyesyes
123 Hong KongAsiaMTR1 Oct 1979188.1 km958292.2920.910.66,959,0002008leftDisneyland Resort LineSI, WI lines, planned2005all underground stationsyesyes
124 FrankfurtEuropeU-Bahn4 Oct 196820.5 km312730.766.810.3rightyes
125 YerevanErevanAsiaMetro7 Mar 198112.1 km101011.2112.110.01,405,0002007right
126 Los AngelesAmericaMetro Rail30 Jan 199359.3 km303031.9819.810.0759,0002008rightyes
127 CaracasAmericaMetro27 Mar 198360.5 km504651.3212.110.08,430,0002008yes
128 IstanbulEuropeMetro16 Sep 200015.0 km101011.5015.010.04,533,0002008right
129 NaplesEuropeMetro28 Mar 199331.8 km302831.1410.610.0912,0002006left
130 The HagueEuropeRandstadRail16 Oct 200427.9 km303030.939.310.0right
131 IzmirAsiaMetro22 May 200011.5 km101011.1511.510.02,609,0002005
132 WuhanAsiaMetro28 Sep 200410.2 km101011.0210.210.0right
133 TashkentAsiaMetro6 Nov 197736.2 km292631.3912.19.71,961,0002007right
134 StuttgartEuropeStadtbahn10 Jun 196624.0 km191721.4112.09.5rightyes
135 KharkovKharkivEuropeMetro23 Aug 197535.3 km282531.4111.89.37,875,0002007right
136 EssenEuropeStadtbahn5 Oct 196720.2 km272730.756.79.0rightyes
137 ChibaAsiaMonorail28 Mar 198815.5 km181820.867.89.0left
138 GelsenkirchenEuropeStadtbahn1 Sep 19845.5 km9910.615.59.0right
139 SamaraEuropeMetro26 Dec 198710.2 km9911.1310.29.01,176,0002007right
140 Palma de MallorcaEuropeMetro25 Apr 20078.3 km9910.928.39.0
141 San FranciscoAmericaBART11 Sep 1972166.9 km434353.8833.48.6599,0002007rightyes
142 AmsterdamEuropeMetro16 Oct 197732.7 km333340.998.28.32,783,0002002right
143 AdanaAsia18 Mar 20098.0 km8811.008.08.0
144 KamakuraAsiaMonorail3 Mar 19706.6 km8810.826.68.0left
145 BuffaloAmericaMetro Rail18 May 19858.4 km8811.048.48.0right
146 PyongyangAsiaMetro6 Sep 197322.5 km161521.5011.38.01,556,0002006
147 OportoPortoEuropeMetro7 Dec 200221.7 km151421.5510.97.5rightyesyes
148 ValenciaAmericaMetro18 Oct 20066.2 km7710.896.27.02,903,0002008
149 PerugiaEuropeMinimetro29 Jan 20083.0 km7710.433.07.0
150 HanoverEuropeStadtbahn28 Sep 197518.6 km211731.096.27.0rightyes
151 GenoaEuropeMetro13 Jun 19905.2 km7710.745.27.0rightyes
152 YekaterinburgEkaterinburgAsiaMetro26 Apr 19918.5 km7711.218.57.05,412,0002007right
153 Las VegasAmericaMonorail15 Jul 20046.2 km7710.896.27.0rightmonorail2004
154 Nizhny NovgorodGorkyEuropeMetro20 Nov 198515.5 km141321.197.87.02,129,0002007right
155 DuesseldorfDüsseldorfEuropeStadtbahn4 Oct 19819.6 km141420.684.87.0rightyes
156 NovosibirskAsiaMetro7 Jan 198614.3 km131221.197.26.54,895,0002007right
157 DuisburgEuropeStadtbahn11 Jul 199214.3 km131321.107.26.5rightyes
158 MulheimMülheimEuropeStadtbahn3 Nov 19799.0 km131220.754.56.5right
159 MaracaiboAmericaMetro8 Jun 20096.5 km6611.086.56.0yes
160 JacksonvilleAmericaSkyway30 May 19896.9 km6611.156.96.0rightdowntown monorail people mover1989
161 DnepropetrovskDnipropetrovskEuropeMetro29 Dec 19957.1 km6611.187.16.01,549,0002007
162 PoznanEurope1 Mar 19976.1 km6611.026.16.0
163 KazanEuropeMetro27 Aug 20058.3 km6611.388.36.0843,0002007right
164 HaifaAsiaCarmelit19591.8 km6610.291.86.0
165 CataniaEuropeMetro27 Jun 19993.8 km6610.633.86.0right
166 LimaAmericaTren Urbano13 Jan 200310.0 km6611.6710.06.0
167 AntwerpEuropePremetro25 Mar 19757.6 km111120.693.85.5
168 RouenEuropeMetro17 Dec 19942.2 km5510.442.25.0
169 CharleroiEurope21 Jun 197617.5 km202040.884.45.0
170 SydneyOceaniaCityrail192622.1 km141431.587.44.7leftyes
171 NewarkAmericaSubway26 May 19352.2 km4410.552.24.0right
172 CologneEuropeStadtbahn11 Oct 196845.0 km5151150.883.03.4rightnew light rail trains onlyyes
173 PittsburghAmericaThe T3 Jul 19851.5 km3310.481.53.0right
174 VolgogradStalingradEuropeMetro5 Nov 19843.3 km2211.653.32.0
175 BielefeldEuropeStadtbahn21 Sep 19715.2 km7740.741.31.8right
176 LudwigshafenEuropeStadtbahn29 May 19694.0 km111100.36right


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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