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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 DalianChinaAsia49.0 km121214.0849.012.0right
2 ValparaisoChileAmerica43.0 km202012.1543.020.0right
3 BrasiliaBrazilAmerica42.0 km232311.8342.023.016 mio.381,0002002right
4 DubaiUnited Arab EmiratesAsia39.7 km111113.6139.711.0rightmetro2009metro, monorailyesyes
5 AtlantaUSAAmerica79.2 km393822.0839.619.534 mio.429,0001994rightyes
6 NewcastleUnited KingdomEurope76.5 km615021.5338.330.538 mio.497,0002006left
7 LondonUnited KingdomEurope408.0 km268268111.5237.124.41197 mio.2,934,0002007leftDocklands Light Rail1987Jubilee Line extensionyes (DLR)
8 Saint LouisUSAAmerica73.4 km373721.9836.718.5right
9 MiamiUSAAmerica36.0 km222211.6436.022.019 mio.528,0002008rightdowntown people mover, rubber-tyredDowntown people mover1986yes
10 TianjinChinaAsia72.0 km373721.9536.018.515 mio.208,0001993rightplatform gate doorsyes
11 StockholmSwedenEurope105.7 km10410031.0635.234.7303 mio.2,867,0002007left
12 WashingtonUSAAmerica171.2 km908651.9934.218.0215 mio.1,256,0002008rightyes
13 MumbaiBombayIndiaAsia171.0 km737352.3434.214.6
14 Porto AlegreBrazilAmerica33.8 km171711.9933.817.0right
15 HamburgGermanyEurope100.7 km978931.1333.632.3184 mio.1,827,0002007right
16 ShanghaiChinaAsia334.0 km230194101.7233.423.01122 mio.3,359,0002008rightnewer line 4 stations and refitted line 1 stationsyes
17 San FranciscoUSAAmerica166.9 km434353.8833.48.6100 mio.599,0002007rightyes
18 CairoEgyptAfrica65.5 km555321.2432.827.5700 mio.10,687,0002002left5 stns
19 DelhiIndiaAsia96.2 km838131.1932.127.7310 mio.3,224,0002008leftyes
20 BusanSouth KoreaAsia95.0 km928831.0831.730.7257 mio.2,705,0002008right
21 ClevelandUSAAmerica31.0 km181811.7231.018.06 mio.194,0002008right
22 SingaporeSingaporeAsia118.9 km766941.7229.719.0571 mio.4,802,0002007leftNorth-East MTR line and 3 rubber-tyred LRT linesLRT lines2003yesyes
23 GuangzhouCantonChinaAsia148.5 km887951.8829.717.6601 mio.4,047,0002008rightyesyes
24 IncheonInchonSouth KoreaAsia29.5 km292911.0229.529.073 mio.2,475,0002008
25 SeoulSouth KoreaAsia286.9 km348298100.9628.734.82048 mio.7,138,0002008rightlines 2 and 9, planned for all lines by 2010yesyes
26 Belo HorizonteBrazilAmerica28.1 km191911.4828.119.0right
27 ChennaiMadrasIndiaAsia27.0 km171711.5927.017.0
28 DaeguTaeguSouth KoreaAsia53.9 km565520.9827.028.0110 mio.2,041,0002008
29 BeijingChinaAsia227.6 km14712591.8225.316.31200 mio.5,274,0002008rightPGDs on underground stations of line 5, PSDs on lines 8, 10recentlyall lines
30 MoscowRussiaEurope298.8 km180144122.0724.915.02573 mio.8,611,0002008right
31 MilanItalyEurope74.6 km888430.8924.929.3328 mio.4,397,0002007rightyesyes
32 BaltimoreUSAAmerica24.5 km141411.7524.514.014 mio.571,0002008rightyes
33 RotterdamNetherlandsEurope47.0 km383721.2723.519.085 mio.1,809,0002006right
34 TokyoJapanAsia304.5 km290205131.4923.422.33174 mio.10,424,0002008leftYurikamome Waterfront line, rubber-tyredYurikamome line1995Marunouchi, Mita, Namboku, Yurikamome linesyesyes
35 VancouverCanadaAmerica69.5 km494731.4823.216.374 mio.1,065,0002008rightSkytrain, LIM technology, currently the world's longest automated system1986yesyes
36 LilleFranceEurope45.5 km626020.7622.831.074 mio.1,626,0002004rightVALyes1983VAL, all stationsyes
37 WarsawPolandEurope22.6 km212111.0822.621.0114 mio.5,044,0002007right
38 KolkataCalcuttaIndiaAsia22.6 km212111.0822.621.0100 mio.4,425,0002000right
39 DaejeonTaejonSouth KoreaAsia22.6 km222211.0322.622.029 mio.1,283,0002008
40 BursaTurkeyAsia22.5 km232310.9822.523.0
41 NagoyaJapanAsia89.0 km938241.0922.323.3427 mio.4,798,0002008leftTobu Kyuryo maglev line2005Tobu Kyuryo maglev lineyes
42 ShenyangMukdenChinaAsia22.2 km181811.2322.218.0right
43 SeattleUSAAmerica22.2 km121211.8522.212.0rightyes
44 Saint PetersburgLeningradRussiaEurope110.2 km635552.0022.012.6832 mio.7,550,0002007rightwindowless steel doors in ten stations
45 MadridSpainEurope284.0 km281231131.2321.821.6686 mio.2,415,0002008leftyesyes
46 NanjingChinaAsia21.7 km161611.3621.716.0102 mio.4,700,0002008right
47 KaohsiungTaiwanAsia42.7 km373621.1921.418.530 mio.703,0002008MRT
48 Kuala LumpurMalaysiaAsia64.0 km605631.1421.320.0109 mio.1,703,0002008leftLRT1996KLIA line to airport, Kelana Jaya line's underground stationsyes
49 Rio de JaneiroBrazilAmerica42.0 km343421.2421.017.0135 mio.3,214,0002006rightyes
50 HelsinkiFinlandEurope21.0 km171711.2421.017.058 mio.2,762,0002008rightyes
51 Hong KongChinaAsia188.1 km958292.2920.910.61309 mio.6,959,0002008leftDisneyland Resort LineSI, WI lines, planned2005all underground stationsyesyes
52 ChicagoUSAAmerica166.0 km15114481.1520.818.9198 mio.1,193,0002008rightyes
53 PhiladelphiaUSAAmerica62.0 km666231.0020.722.067 mio.1,081,0002008rightyes
54 BilbaoSpainEurope40.6 km383821.0720.319.086 mio.2,118,0002008leftyesyes
55 BostonUSAAmerica60.5 km666031.0120.222.0145 mio.2,397,0002007rightyes
56 GwangjuSouth KoreaAsia20.1 km202011.0120.120.017 mio.846,0002008
57 KievKyivUkraineEurope59.8 km464331.3919.915.3642 mio.10,736,0002007right
58 RecifeBrazilAmerica39.7 km302821.4219.915.0right
59 Los AngelesUSAAmerica59.3 km303031.9819.810.045 mio.759,0002008rightyes
60 PragueCzech RepublicEurope59.1 km575431.0919.719.0597 mio.10,102,0002008rightyes
61 RomeItalyEurope39.0 km494820.8119.524.5331 mio.8,487,0002008leftyesyes
62 ChongqingChinaAsia19.5 km181811.0819.518.0rightThe three underground stations (Daping, Linjiangmen, and Jiaochangkou) have PSDsyesyes
63 YokohamaJapanAsia57.6 km484531.2819.216.0198 mio.3,438,0002008leftKanazawa Seaside line, LRT, rubber-tyredKanazawa Seaside LRT1989Kanazawa Seaside LRT lineyes
64 HiroshimaJapanAsia18.4 km212110.8818.421.018 mio.978,0002005left
65 Mexico CityMexicoAmerica201.7 km175147111.3718.315.91460 mio.7,238,0002008rightyes
66 Kryvyi RihKrivoy RogUkraineEurope18.0 km121211.5018.012.0
67 SofiaBulgariaEurope18.0 km141411.2918.014.051 mio.2,833,0002008right
68 SevilleSevillaSpainEurope18.0 km212110.8618.021.0Line 1
69 TorontoCanadaAmerica71.3 km746941.0317.818.5278 mio.3,899,0002006rightyes
70 AthensGreeceEurope52.0 km524831.0817.317.3325 mio.6,250,0002007rightyesyes
71 MontrealMontréalCanadaAmerica69.2 km736841.0217.318.3219 mio.3,165,0002006rightyes
72 San JuanPuerto RicoAmerica17.2 km161611.0817.216.09 mio.523,0002008
73 ChangchunChinaAsia17.0 km161611.0617.016.0right
74 BucharestRomaniaEurope67.7 km504341.5716.912.5111 mio.1,640,0001999right
75 TehranIranAsia50.5 km474431.1516.815.7353 mio.6,990,0002007yes
76 SantiagoSantiago de ChileChileAmerica83.0 km938650.9716.618.6642 mio.7,735,0002008rightyes
77 BakuAzerbaijanAsia32.9 km222121.5616.411.0176 mio.5,356,0002007right
78 SapporoJapanAsia48.0 km494631.0416.016.3209 mio.4,354,0002008leftyes
79 TamaJapanAsia16.0 km191910.8416.019.0leftyes
80 MonterreyMexicoAmerica31.5 km323121.0215.816.0rightyes
81 KyotoJapanAsia31.3 km323121.0115.616.0126 mio.4,026,0002008leftTozai lineyes
82 BangkokThailandAsia46.3 km444031.1615.414.7206 mio.4,449,0002007leftGreen line1999Green line, Blue lineyes
83 MunichGermanyEurope92.5 km1009460.9815.416.7349 mio.3,773,0002008rightyes
84 Sao PauloBrazilAmerica61.3 km585541.1115.314.5684 mio.11,158,0002008rightlines 4, 5, and regional rail
85 OsakaJapanAsia137.8 km13310491.3315.314.8860 mio.6,241,0002008leftNanko Port Town Line, rubber-tyredNanko Port Town Line1981all stations on the Nanko Port Town Lineyes
86 KobeJapanAsia30.6 km262421.2815.313.0121 mio.3,954,0002008leftPort Liner and Rokko Liner, rubber-tyredPort Liner and Rokko Liner1981Port Liner and Rokko Lineryes
87 ManilaPhilippinesAsia45.7 km423931.1715.214.0346 mio.7,571,0002008yesyes
88 MinskBelarusEurope30.3 km252421.2615.112.5262 mio.8,647,0002007right
89 IstanbulTurkeyEurope15.0 km101011.5015.010.068 mio.4,533,0002008right
90 SendaiJapanAsia14.8 km171710.8714.817.058 mio.3,919,0002008leftyes
91 BerlinGermanyEurope147.4 km195173100.8514.719.5447 mio.3,033,0002008rightyes
92 Santo DomingoDominican RepublicAmerica14.5 km161610.9114.516.0
93 MedellinMedellínColombiaAmerica28.8 km262521.1514.413.0155 mio.5,382,0002008
94 ViennaAustriaEurope69.8 km968450.8314.019.2498 mio.7,135,0002008rightyesyes
95 ToulouseFranceEurope27.5 km383720.7413.819.042 mio.1,527,0002004rightVALyes1993VALyes
96 New YorkNew York CityUSAAmerica368.0 km468422270.8713.617.31624 mio.4,413,0002008rightplanned for new Second Avenue Lineyes
97 ParisFranceEurope213.0 km380300160.7113.323.81473 mio.6,915,0002008right (metro), left (RER)line 14/Météor, rubber-tyredlines 1, 4, 6, 11, 141998all stations on line 14, under construction on line 13lines 1, 14
98 WuppertalGermanyEurope13.3 km202010.6713.320.0right
99 TbilisiGeorgiaAsia26.3 km222121.2513.111.092 mio.3,498,0002007right
100 EdmontonCanadaAmerica13.1 km111111.1913.111.0right
101 NahaJapanAsia12.8 km151510.8512.815.0left
102 ShenzhenChinaAsia25.3 km232221.1512.611.573 mio.2,885,0002005rightyesyes
103 OsloNorwayEurope62.0 km727250.8612.414.464 mio.1,032,0002005rightyes
104 YerevanErevanArmeniaAsia12.1 km101011.2112.110.017 mio.1,405,0002007right
105 CaracasVenezuelaAmerica60.5 km504651.3212.110.0510 mio.8,430,0002008yes
106 TashkentUzbekistanAsia36.2 km292631.3912.19.771 mio.1,961,0002007right
107 GuadalajaraMexicoAmerica24.0 km292820.8612.014.5right
108 StuttgartGermanyEurope24.0 km191721.4112.09.5rightyes
109 KharkovKharkivUkraineEurope35.3 km282531.4111.89.3278 mio.7,875,0002007right
110 AnkaraTurkeyAsia23.1 km232221.0511.611.5113 mio.4,892,0002007rightmetro line1997
111 NurembergGermanyEurope34.6 km464430.7911.515.392 mio.2,659,0001997rightlines U2, U3, no PSDs, sharing tracks with driver-operated trains2008yes
112 IzmirTurkeyAsia11.5 km101011.1511.510.030 mio.2,609,0002005
113 TaipeiTaiwanAsia90.6 km858081.1311.310.6450 mio.4,967,0002008rightMuzha line, VALyes1996Muzha line VAL MRTyesyes
114 PyongyangNorth KoreaAsia22.5 km161521.5011.38.035 mio.1,556,0002006
115 BarcelonaSpainEurope110.5 km152128100.8611.115.2378 mio.3,421,0002008rightunder construction on lines 5, 11, planned for lines 9, 10yesyes
116 BudapestHungaryEurope33.0 km424030.8311.014.0297 mio.9,000,0002008right
117 OportoPortoPortugalEurope21.7 km151421.5510.97.5rightyesyes
118 BochumGermanyEurope21.5 km292720.8010.814.5right
119 BrusselsBelgiumEurope32.2 km615930.5510.720.3136 mio.4,224,0002008rightline 1B
120 NaplesItalyEurope31.8 km302831.1410.610.029 mio.912,0002006left
121 ValenciaSpainEurope31.8 km383730.8610.612.7
122 CopenhagenDenmarkEurope21.0 km222220.9510.511.037 mio.1,762,0002002rightall metro lines2002all underground stationsall metro and S-Tog trainsyes
123 GlasgowUnited KingdomEurope10.4 km151510.6910.415.015 mio.1,442,0002008left
124 LisbonPortugalEurope41.0 km524640.8910.313.0180 mio.4,390,0002007leftyes
125 SamaraRussiaEurope10.2 km9911.1310.29.012 mio.1,176,0002007right
126 WuhanChinaAsia10.2 km101011.0210.210.0right
127 LimaPeruAmerica10.0 km6611.6710.06.0
128 FukuokaJapanAsia29.8 km353430.889.911.7124 mio.4,161,0002007leftyes
129 DortmundGermanyEurope29.5 km373730.809.812.3rightyes
130 MarseilleFranceEurope19.3 km262420.809.613.058 mio.3,005,0002004rightyes
131 TurinItalyEurope9.6 km141410.699.614.0rightVALyes2006VALyesyes
132 The HagueNetherlandsEurope27.9 km303030.939.310.0right
133 RennesFranceEurope9.0 km151510.609.015.023 mio.2,556,0002004rightVALyes2002VALyes
134 BonnGermanyEurope9.0 km121210.759.012.0right
135 KitakyushuJapanAsia8.8 km131310.688.813.0leftyes
136 YekaterinburgEkaterinburgRussiaAsia8.5 km7711.218.57.046 mio.5,412,0002007right
137 BuffaloUSAAmerica8.4 km8811.048.48.0right
138 KazanRussiaEurope8.3 km6611.388.36.07 mio.843,0002007right
139 Palma de MallorcaSpainEurope8.3 km9910.928.39.0
140 AmsterdamNetherlandsEurope32.7 km333340.998.28.391 mio.2,783,0002002right
141 AdanaTurkeyAsia8.0 km8811.008.08.0
142 Buenos AiresArgentinaAmerica47.5 km766860.707.912.7280 mio.5,895,0002008leftyes
143 ChibaJapanAsia15.5 km181820.867.89.0left
144 Nizhny NovgorodGorkyRussiaEurope15.5 km141321.197.87.033 mio.2,129,0002007right
145 LyonFranceEurope30.7 km433940.797.710.8182 mio.5,928,0002004leftline D/Maggaly, rubber-tyred, no PSDsyes1991
146 SydneyAustraliaOceania22.1 km141431.587.44.7leftyes
147 DuisburgGermanyEurope14.3 km131321.107.26.5rightyes
148 NovosibirskRussiaAsia14.3 km131221.197.26.570 mio.4,895,0002007right
149 DnepropetrovskDnipropetrovskUkraineEurope7.1 km6611.187.16.011 mio.1,549,0002007
150 JacksonvilleUSAAmerica6.9 km6611.156.96.0rightdowntown monorail people mover1989
151 LausanneSwitzerlandEurope13.7 km292820.496.814.5line m2line m22008yes
152 FrankfurtGermanyEurope20.5 km312730.766.810.3rightyes
153 EssenGermanyEurope20.2 km272730.756.79.0rightyes
154 KamakuraJapanAsia6.6 km8810.826.68.0left
155 MaracaiboVenezuelaAmerica6.5 km6611.086.56.0yes
156 HanoverGermanyEurope18.6 km211731.096.27.0rightyes
157 ValenciaVenezuelaAmerica6.2 km7710.896.27.018 mio.2,903,0002008
158 Las VegasUSAAmerica6.2 km7710.896.27.0rightmonorail2004
159 PoznanPolandEurope6.1 km6611.026.16.0
160 GelsenkirchenGermanyEurope5.5 km9910.615.59.0right
161 GenoaItalyEurope5.2 km7710.745.27.0rightyes
162 DetroitUSAAmerica4.8 km131310.374.813.0rightdowntown people mover, LIM technology1987yes
163 DuesseldorfDüsseldorfGermanyEurope9.6 km141420.684.87.0rightyes
164 MulheimMülheimGermanyEurope9.0 km131220.754.56.5right
165 CharleroiBelgiumEurope17.5 km202040.884.45.0
166 CataniaItalyEurope3.8 km6610.633.86.0right
167 AntwerpBelgiumEurope7.6 km111120.693.85.5
168 VolgogradStalingradRussiaEurope3.3 km2211.653.32.0
169 PerugiaItalyEurope3.0 km7710.433.07.0
170 CologneGermanyEurope45.0 km5151150.883.03.4rightnew light rail trains onlyyes
171 NewarkUSAAmerica2.2 km4410.552.24.0right
172 RouenFranceEurope2.2 km5510.442.25.0
173 HaifaIsraelAsia1.8 km6610.291.86.0
174 PittsburghUSAAmerica1.5 km3310.481.53.0right
175 BielefeldGermanyEurope5.2 km7740.741.31.8right
176 LudwigshafenGermanyEurope4.0 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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