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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 AdanaTurkeyAsia8.0 km8811.008.08.0
2 AmsterdamNetherlandsEurope32.7 kmMetro333340.998.28.32,783,0002002right
3 AnkaraTurkeyAsia23.1 kmMetro232221.0511.611.54,892,0002007rightmetro line1997
4 AntwerpBelgiumEurope7.6 kmPremetro111120.693.85.5
5 AthensGreeceEurope52.0 kmMetro524831.0817.317.36,250,0002007rightyesyes
6 AtlantaUSAAmerica79.2 kmMARTA393822.0839.619.5429,0001994rightyes
7 BakuAzerbaijanAsia32.9 kmMetro222121.5616.411.05,356,0002007right
8 BaltimoreUSAAmerica24.5 kmMetro Subway141411.7524.514.0571,0002008rightyes
9 BangkokThailandAsia46.3 kmSkytrain, MRT444031.1615.414.74,449,0002007leftGreen line1999Green line, Blue lineyes
10 BarcelonaSpainEurope110.5 kmMetro152128100.8611.115.23,421,0002008rightunder construction on lines 5, 11, planned for lines 9, 10yesyes
11 BeijingChinaAsia227.6 kmSubway14712591.8225.316.35,274,0002008rightPGDs on underground stations of line 5, PSDs on lines 8, 10recentlyall lines
12 Belo HorizonteBrazilAmerica28.1 kmMetro191911.4828.119.0right
13 BerlinGermanyEurope147.4 kmU-Bahn195173100.8514.719.53,033,0002008rightyes
14 BielefeldGermanyEurope5.2 kmStadtbahn7740.741.31.8right
15 BilbaoSpainEurope40.6 kmMetro383821.0720.319.02,118,0002008leftyesyes
16 BochumGermanyEurope21.5 kmStadtbahn292720.8010.814.5right
17 BonnGermanyEurope9.0 kmStadtbahn121210.759.012.0right
18 BostonUSAAmerica60.5 kmThe T666031.0120.222.02,397,0002007rightyes
19 BrasiliaBrazilAmerica42.0 kmMetro232311.8342.023.0381,0002002right
20 BrusselsBelgiumEurope32.2 kmMetro615930.5510.720.34,224,0002008rightline 1B
21 BucharestRomaniaEurope67.7 kmMetro504341.5716.912.51,640,0001999right
22 BudapestHungaryEurope33.0 kmMetro424030.8311.014.09,000,0002008right
23 Buenos AiresArgentinaAmerica47.5 kmSubte766860.707.912.75,895,0002008leftyes
24 BuffaloUSAAmerica8.4 kmMetro Rail8811.048.48.0right
25 BursaTurkeyAsia22.5 km232310.9822.523.0
26 BusanSouth KoreaAsia95.0 kmSubway928831.0831.730.72,705,0002008right
27 CairoEgyptAfrica65.5 kmMetro555321.2432.827.510,687,0002002left5 stns
28 CaracasVenezuelaAmerica60.5 kmMetro504651.3212.110.08,430,0002008yes
29 CataniaItalyEurope3.8 kmMetro6610.633.86.0right
30 ChangchunChinaAsia17.0 km161611.0617.016.0right
31 CharleroiBelgiumEurope17.5 km202040.884.45.0
32 ChennaiMadrasIndiaAsia27.0 kmMRTS171711.5927.017.0
33 ChibaJapanAsia15.5 kmMonorail181820.867.89.0left
34 ChicagoUSAAmerica166.0 km"L"15114481.1520.818.91,193,0002008rightyes
35 ChongqingChinaAsia19.5 kmMonorail181811.0819.518.0rightThe three underground stations (Daping, Linjiangmen, and Jiaochangkou) have PSDsyesyes
36 ClevelandUSAAmerica31.0 kmRapid Transit181811.7231.018.0194,0002008right
37 CologneGermanyEurope45.0 kmStadtbahn5151150.883.03.4rightnew light rail trains onlyyes
38 CopenhagenDenmarkEurope21.0 kmMetro222220.9510.511.01,762,0002002rightall metro lines2002all underground stationsall metro and S-Tog trainsyes
39 DaeguTaeguSouth KoreaAsia53.9 kmSubway565520.9827.028.02,041,0002008
40 DaejeonTaejonSouth KoreaAsia22.6 kmSubway222211.0322.622.01,283,0002008
41 DalianChinaAsia49.0 kmMetro121214.0849.012.0right
42 DelhiIndiaAsia96.2 kmMetro838131.1932.127.73,224,0002008leftyes
43 DetroitUSAAmerica4.8 kmPeople Mover131310.374.813.0rightdowntown people mover, LIM technology1987yes
44 DnepropetrovskDnipropetrovskUkraineEurope7.1 kmMetro6611.187.16.01,549,0002007
45 DortmundGermanyEurope29.5 kmStadtbahn373730.809.812.3rightyes
46 DubaiUnited Arab EmiratesAsia39.7 kmMetro111113.6139.711.0rightmetro2009metro, monorailyesyes
47 DuesseldorfDüsseldorfGermanyEurope9.6 kmStadtbahn141420.684.87.0rightyes
48 DuisburgGermanyEurope14.3 kmStadtbahn131321.107.26.5rightyes
49 EdmontonCanadaAmerica13.1 kmLight Rail111111.1913.111.0right
50 EssenGermanyEurope20.2 kmStadtbahn272730.756.79.0rightyes
51 FrankfurtGermanyEurope20.5 kmU-Bahn312730.766.810.3rightyes
52 FukuokaJapanAsia29.8 kmSubway353430.889.911.74,161,0002007leftyes
53 GelsenkirchenGermanyEurope5.5 kmStadtbahn9910.615.59.0right
54 GenoaItalyEurope5.2 kmMetro7710.745.27.0rightyes
55 GlasgowUnited KingdomEurope10.4 kmSubway151510.6910.415.01,442,0002008left
56 GuadalajaraMexicoAmerica24.0 kmMetro292820.8612.014.5right
57 GuangzhouCantonChinaAsia148.5 kmMetro887951.8829.717.64,047,0002008rightyesyes
58 GwangjuSouth KoreaAsia20.1 kmSubway202011.0120.120.0846,0002008
59 HaifaIsraelAsia1.8 kmCarmelit6610.291.86.0
60 HamburgGermanyEurope100.7 kmU-Bahn978931.1333.632.31,827,0002007right
61 HanoverGermanyEurope18.6 kmStadtbahn211731.096.27.0rightyes
62 HelsinkiFinlandEurope21.0 kmMetro171711.2421.017.02,762,0002008rightyes
63 HiroshimaJapanAsia18.4 kmMonorail212110.8818.421.0978,0002005left
64 Hong KongChinaAsia188.1 kmMTR958292.2920.910.66,959,0002008leftDisneyland Resort LineSI, WI lines, planned2005all underground stationsyesyes
65 IncheonInchonSouth KoreaAsia29.5 kmSubway292911.0229.529.02,475,0002008
66 IstanbulTurkeyEurope15.0 kmMetro101011.5015.010.04,533,0002008right
67 IzmirTurkeyAsia11.5 kmMetro101011.1511.510.02,609,0002005
68 JacksonvilleUSAAmerica6.9 kmSkyway6611.156.96.0rightdowntown monorail people mover1989
69 KamakuraJapanAsia6.6 kmMonorail8810.826.68.0left
70 KaohsiungTaiwanAsia42.7 kmMRT373621.1921.418.5703,0002008MRT
71 KazanRussiaEurope8.3 kmMetro6611.388.36.0843,0002007right
72 KharkovKharkivUkraineEurope35.3 kmMetro282531.4111.89.37,875,0002007right
73 KievKyivUkraineEurope59.8 kmMetro464331.3919.915.310,736,0002007right
74 KitakyushuJapanAsia8.8 kmMonorail131310.688.813.0leftyes
75 KobeJapanAsia30.6 kmSubway262421.2815.313.03,954,0002008leftPort Liner and Rokko Liner, rubber-tyredPort Liner and Rokko Liner1981Port Liner and Rokko Lineryes
76 KolkataCalcuttaIndiaAsia22.6 kmMetro Railway212111.0822.621.04,425,0002000right
77 Kryvyi RihKrivoy RogUkraineEurope18.0 kmMetrotram121211.5018.012.0
78 Kuala LumpurMalaysiaAsia64.0 km605631.1421.320.01,703,0002008leftLRT1996KLIA line to airport, Kelana Jaya line's underground stationsyes
79 KyotoJapanAsia31.3 kmSubway323121.0115.616.04,026,0002008leftTozai lineyes
80 Las VegasUSAAmerica6.2 kmMonorail7710.896.27.0rightmonorail2004
81 LausanneSwitzerlandEurope13.7 kmMetro292820.496.814.5line m2line m22008yes
82 LilleFranceEurope45.5 kmMetro626020.7622.831.01,626,0002004rightVALyes1983VAL, all stationsyes
83 LimaPeruAmerica10.0 kmTren Urbano6611.6710.06.0
84 LisbonPortugalEurope41.0 kmMetro524640.8910.313.04,390,0002007leftyes
85 LondonUnited KingdomEurope408.0 kmUnderground268268111.5237.124.42,934,0002007leftDocklands Light Rail1987Jubilee Line extensionyes (DLR)
86 Los AngelesUSAAmerica59.3 kmMetro Rail303031.9819.810.0759,0002008rightyes
87 LudwigshafenGermanyEurope4.0 kmStadtbahn111100.36right
88 LyonFranceEurope30.7 kmMetro433940.797.710.85,928,0002004leftline D/Maggaly, rubber-tyred, no PSDsyes1991
89 MadridSpainEurope284.0 kmMetro281231131.2321.821.62,415,0002008leftyesyes
90 ManilaPhilippinesAsia45.7 kmMRT423931.1715.214.07,571,0002008yesyes
91 MaracaiboVenezuelaAmerica6.5 kmMetro6611.086.56.0yes
92 MarseilleFranceEurope19.3 kmMetro262420.809.613.03,005,0002004rightyes
93 MedellinMedellínColombiaAmerica28.8 kmMetro262521.1514.413.05,382,0002008
94 Mexico CityMexicoAmerica201.7 kmMetro175147111.3718.315.97,238,0002008rightyes
95 MiamiUSAAmerica36.0 kmMetrorail222211.6436.022.0528,0002008rightdowntown people mover, rubber-tyredDowntown people mover1986yes
96 MilanItalyEurope74.6 kmMetro888430.8924.929.34,397,0002007rightyesyes
97 MinskBelarusEurope30.3 kmMetro252421.2615.112.58,647,0002007right
98 MonterreyMexicoAmerica31.5 kmMetro323121.0215.816.0rightyes
99 MontrealMontréalCanadaAmerica69.2 kmMetro736841.0217.318.33,165,0002006rightyes
100 MoscowRussiaEurope298.8 kmMetro180144122.0724.915.08,611,0002008right
101 MulheimMülheimGermanyEurope9.0 kmStadtbahn131220.754.56.5right
102 MumbaiBombayIndiaAsia171.0 kmSuburban Railway737352.3434.214.6
103 MunichGermanyEurope92.5 kmU-Bahn1009460.9815.416.73,773,0002008rightyes
104 NagoyaJapanAsia89.0 kmSubway938241.0922.323.34,798,0002008leftTobu Kyuryo maglev line2005Tobu Kyuryo maglev lineyes
105 NahaJapanAsia12.8 kmMonorail151510.8512.815.0left
106 NanjingChinaAsia21.7 kmMetro161611.3621.716.04,700,0002008right
107 NaplesItalyEurope31.8 kmMetro302831.1410.610.0912,0002006left
108 New YorkNew York CityUSAAmerica368.0 kmSubway468422270.8713.617.34,413,0002008rightplanned for new Second Avenue Lineyes
109 NewarkUSAAmerica2.2 kmSubway4410.552.24.0right
110 NewcastleUnited KingdomEurope76.5 kmTyne & Wear Metro615021.5338.330.5497,0002006left
111 Nizhny NovgorodGorkyRussiaEurope15.5 kmMetro141321.197.87.02,129,0002007right
112 NovosibirskRussiaAsia14.3 kmMetro131221.197.26.54,895,0002007right
113 NurembergGermanyEurope34.6 kmU-Bahn464430.7911.515.32,659,0001997rightlines U2, U3, no PSDs, sharing tracks with driver-operated trains2008yes
114 OportoPortoPortugalEurope21.7 kmMetro151421.5510.97.5rightyesyes
115 OsakaJapanAsia137.8 kmSubway13310491.3315.314.86,241,0002008leftNanko Port Town Line, rubber-tyredNanko Port Town Line1981all stations on the Nanko Port Town Lineyes
116 OsloNorwayEurope62.0 kmT-Bane727250.8612.414.41,032,0002005rightyes
117 Palma de MallorcaSpainEurope8.3 kmMetro9910.928.39.0
118 ParisFranceEurope213.0 kmMetro380300160.7113.323.86,915,0002008right (metro), left (RER)line 14/Météor, rubber-tyredlines 1, 4, 6, 11, 141998all stations on line 14, under construction on line 13lines 1, 14
119 PerugiaItalyEurope3.0 kmMinimetro7710.433.07.0
120 PhiladelphiaUSAAmerica62.0 kmSubway666231.0020.722.01,081,0002008rightyes
121 PittsburghUSAAmerica1.5 kmThe T3310.481.53.0right
122 Porto AlegreBrazilAmerica33.8 kmMetro171711.9933.817.0right
123 PoznanPolandEurope6.1 km6611.026.16.0
124 PragueCzech RepublicEurope59.1 kmMetro575431.0919.719.010,102,0002008rightyes
125 PyongyangNorth KoreaAsia22.5 kmMetro161521.5011.38.01,556,0002006
126 RecifeBrazilAmerica39.7 kmMetro302821.4219.915.0right
127 RennesFranceEurope9.0 kmMetro151510.609.015.02,556,0002004rightVALyes2002VALyes
128 Rio de JaneiroBrazilAmerica42.0 kmMetro343421.2421.017.03,214,0002006rightyes
129 RomeItalyEurope39.0 kmMetro494820.8119.524.58,487,0002008leftyesyes
130 RotterdamNetherlandsEurope47.0 kmMetro383721.2723.519.01,809,0002006right
131 RouenFranceEurope2.2 kmMetro5510.442.25.0
132 Saint LouisUSAAmerica73.4 kmMetrolink373721.9836.718.5right
133 Saint PetersburgLeningradRussiaEurope110.2 kmMetro635552.0022.012.67,550,0002007rightwindowless steel doors in ten stations
134 SamaraRussiaEurope10.2 kmMetro9911.1310.29.01,176,0002007right
135 San FranciscoUSAAmerica166.9 kmBART434353.8833.48.6599,0002007rightyes
136 San JuanPuerto RicoAmerica17.2 kmTren Urbano161611.0817.216.0523,0002008
137 SantiagoSantiago de ChileChileAmerica83.0 kmMetro938650.9716.618.67,735,0002008rightyes
138 Santo DomingoDominican RepublicAmerica14.5 kmMetro161610.9114.516.0
139 Sao PauloBrazilAmerica61.3 kmMetro585541.1115.314.511,158,0002008rightlines 4, 5, and regional rail
140 SapporoJapanAsia48.0 kmSubway494631.0416.016.34,354,0002008leftyes
141 SeattleUSAAmerica22.2 kmLight Rail121211.8522.212.0rightyes
142 SendaiJapanAsia14.8 kmSubway171710.8714.817.03,919,0002008leftyes
143 SeoulSouth KoreaAsia286.9 kmSubway348298100.9628.734.87,138,0002008rightlines 2 and 9, planned for all lines by 2010yesyes
144 SevilleSevillaSpainEurope18.0 kmMetro212110.8618.021.0Line 1
145 ShanghaiChinaAsia334.0 kmMetro230194101.7233.423.03,359,0002008rightnewer line 4 stations and refitted line 1 stationsyes
146 ShenyangMukdenChinaAsia22.2 kmMetro181811.2322.218.0right
147 ShenzhenChinaAsia25.3 kmMetro232221.1512.611.52,885,0002005rightyesyes
148 SingaporeSingaporeAsia118.9 kmMRT766941.7229.719.04,802,0002007leftNorth-East MTR line and 3 rubber-tyred LRT linesLRT lines2003yesyes
149 SofiaBulgariaEurope18.0 kmMetro141411.2918.014.02,833,0002008right
150 StockholmSwedenEurope105.7 kmTunnelbana10410031.0635.234.72,867,0002007left
151 StuttgartGermanyEurope24.0 kmStadtbahn191721.4112.09.5rightyes
152 SydneyAustraliaOceania22.1 kmCityrail141431.587.44.7leftyes
153 TaipeiTaiwanAsia90.6 kmMRT858081.1311.310.64,967,0002008rightMuzha line, VALyes1996Muzha line VAL MRTyesyes
154 TamaJapanAsia16.0 kmMonorail191910.8416.019.0leftyes
155 TashkentUzbekistanAsia36.2 kmMetro292631.3912.19.71,961,0002007right
156 TbilisiGeorgiaAsia26.3 kmMetro222121.2513.111.03,498,0002007right
157 TehranIranAsia50.5 kmMetro474431.1516.815.76,990,0002007yes
158 The HagueNetherlandsEurope27.9 kmRandstadRail303030.939.310.0right
159 TianjinChinaAsia72.0 kmMetro373721.9536.018.5208,0001993rightplatform gate doorsyes
160 TokyoJapanAsia304.5 kmMetro290205131.4923.422.310,424,0002008leftYurikamome Waterfront line, rubber-tyredYurikamome line1995Marunouchi, Mita, Namboku, Yurikamome linesyesyes
161 TorontoCanadaAmerica71.3 kmSubway746941.0317.818.53,899,0002006rightyes
162 ToulouseFranceEurope27.5 kmMetro383720.7413.819.01,527,0002004rightVALyes1993VALyes
163 TurinItalyEurope9.6 kmMetro141410.699.614.0rightVALyes2006VALyesyes
164 ValenciaVenezuelaAmerica6.2 kmMetro7710.896.27.02,903,0002008
165 ValenciaSpainEurope31.8 kmMetro383730.8610.612.7
166 ValparaisoChileAmerica43.0 kmMetro202012.1543.020.0right
167 VancouverCanadaAmerica69.5 kmSky Train494731.4823.216.31,065,0002008rightSkytrain, LIM technology, currently the world's longest automated system1986yesyes
168 ViennaAustriaEurope69.8 kmU-Bahn968450.8314.019.27,135,0002008rightyesyes
169 VolgogradStalingradRussiaEurope3.3 kmMetro2211.653.32.0
170 WarsawPolandEurope22.6 kmMetro212111.0822.621.05,044,0002007right
171 WashingtonUSAAmerica171.2 kmMetrorail908651.9934.218.01,256,0002008rightyes
172 WuhanChinaAsia10.2 kmMetro101011.0210.210.0right
173 WuppertalGermanyEurope13.3 kmSchwebebahn202010.6713.320.0right
174 YekaterinburgEkaterinburgRussiaAsia8.5 kmMetro7711.218.57.05,412,0002007right
175 YerevanErevanArmeniaAsia12.1 kmMetro101011.2112.110.01,405,0002007right
176 YokohamaJapanAsia57.6 kmSubway484531.2819.216.03,438,0002008leftKanazawa Seaside line, LRT, rubber-tyredKanazawa Seaside LRT1989Kanazawa Seaside LRT lineyes


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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