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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 Sao PauloBrazilAmerica61.3 km585541.1115.314.5684 mio.11,158,0002008rightlines 4, 5, and regional rail
2 KievKyivUkraineEurope59.8 km464331.3919.915.3642 mio.10,736,0002007right
3 CairoEgyptAfrica65.5 km555321.2432.827.5700 mio.10,687,0002002left5 stns
4 TokyoJapanAsia304.5 km290205131.4923.422.33174 mio.10,424,0002008leftYurikamome Waterfront line, rubber-tyredYurikamome line1995Marunouchi, Mita, Namboku, Yurikamome linesyesyes
5 PragueCzech RepublicEurope59.1 km575431.0919.719.0597 mio.10,102,0002008rightyes
6 BudapestHungaryEurope33.0 km424030.8311.014.0297 mio.9,000,0002008right
7 MinskBelarusEurope30.3 km252421.2615.112.5262 mio.8,647,0002007right
8 MoscowRussiaEurope298.8 km180144122.0724.915.02573 mio.8,611,0002008right
9 RomeItalyEurope39.0 km494820.8119.524.5331 mio.8,487,0002008leftyesyes
10 CaracasVenezuelaAmerica60.5 km504651.3212.110.0510 mio.8,430,0002008yes
11 KharkovKharkivUkraineEurope35.3 km282531.4111.89.3278 mio.7,875,0002007right
12 SantiagoSantiago de ChileChileAmerica83.0 km938650.9716.618.6642 mio.7,735,0002008rightyes
13 ManilaPhilippinesAsia45.7 km423931.1715.214.0346 mio.7,571,0002008yesyes
14 Saint PetersburgLeningradRussiaEurope110.2 km635552.0022.012.6832 mio.7,550,0002007rightwindowless steel doors in ten stations
15 Mexico CityMexicoAmerica201.7 km175147111.3718.315.91460 mio.7,238,0002008rightyes
16 SeoulSouth KoreaAsia286.9 km348298100.9628.734.82048 mio.7,138,0002008rightlines 2 and 9, planned for all lines by 2010yesyes
17 ViennaAustriaEurope69.8 km968450.8314.019.2498 mio.7,135,0002008rightyesyes
18 TehranIranAsia50.5 km474431.1516.815.7353 mio.6,990,0002007yes
19 Hong KongChinaAsia188.1 km958292.2920.910.61309 mio.6,959,0002008leftDisneyland Resort LineSI, WI lines, planned2005all underground stationsyesyes
20 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
21 AthensGreeceEurope52.0 km524831.0817.317.3325 mio.6,250,0002007rightyesyes
22 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
23 LyonFranceEurope30.7 km433940.797.710.8182 mio.5,928,0002004leftline D/Maggaly, rubber-tyred, no PSDsyes1991
24 Buenos AiresArgentinaAmerica47.5 km766860.707.912.7280 mio.5,895,0002008leftyes
25 YekaterinburgEkaterinburgRussiaAsia8.5 km7711.218.57.046 mio.5,412,0002007right
26 MedellinMedellínColombiaAmerica28.8 km262521.1514.413.0155 mio.5,382,0002008
27 BakuAzerbaijanAsia32.9 km222121.5616.411.0176 mio.5,356,0002007right
28 BeijingChinaAsia227.6 km14712591.8225.316.31200 mio.5,274,0002008rightPGDs on underground stations of line 5, PSDs on lines 8, 10recentlyall lines
29 WarsawPolandEurope22.6 km212111.0822.621.0114 mio.5,044,0002007right
30 TaipeiTaiwanAsia90.6 km858081.1311.310.6450 mio.4,967,0002008rightMuzha line, VALyes1996Muzha line VAL MRTyesyes
31 NovosibirskRussiaAsia14.3 km131221.197.26.570 mio.4,895,0002007right
32 AnkaraTurkeyAsia23.1 km232221.0511.611.5113 mio.4,892,0002007rightmetro line1997
33 SingaporeSingaporeAsia118.9 km766941.7229.719.0571 mio.4,802,0002007leftNorth-East MTR line and 3 rubber-tyred LRT linesLRT lines2003yesyes
34 NagoyaJapanAsia89.0 km938241.0922.323.3427 mio.4,798,0002008leftTobu Kyuryo maglev line2005Tobu Kyuryo maglev lineyes
35 NanjingChinaAsia21.7 km161611.3621.716.0102 mio.4,700,0002008right
36 IstanbulTurkeyEurope15.0 km101011.5015.010.068 mio.4,533,0002008right
37 BangkokThailandAsia46.3 km444031.1615.414.7206 mio.4,449,0002007leftGreen line1999Green line, Blue lineyes
38 KolkataCalcuttaIndiaAsia22.6 km212111.0822.621.0100 mio.4,425,0002000right
39 New YorkNew York CityUSAAmerica368.0 km468422270.8713.617.31624 mio.4,413,0002008rightplanned for new Second Avenue Lineyes
40 MilanItalyEurope74.6 km888430.8924.929.3328 mio.4,397,0002007rightyesyes
41 LisbonPortugalEurope41.0 km524640.8910.313.0180 mio.4,390,0002007leftyes
42 SapporoJapanAsia48.0 km494631.0416.016.3209 mio.4,354,0002008leftyes
43 BrusselsBelgiumEurope32.2 km615930.5510.720.3136 mio.4,224,0002008rightline 1B
44 FukuokaJapanAsia29.8 km353430.889.911.7124 mio.4,161,0002007leftyes
45 GuangzhouCantonChinaAsia148.5 km887951.8829.717.6601 mio.4,047,0002008rightyesyes
46 KyotoJapanAsia31.3 km323121.0115.616.0126 mio.4,026,0002008leftTozai lineyes
47 KobeJapanAsia30.6 km262421.2815.313.0121 mio.3,954,0002008leftPort Liner and Rokko Liner, rubber-tyredPort Liner and Rokko Liner1981Port Liner and Rokko Lineryes
48 SendaiJapanAsia14.8 km171710.8714.817.058 mio.3,919,0002008leftyes
49 TorontoCanadaAmerica71.3 km746941.0317.818.5278 mio.3,899,0002006rightyes
50 MunichGermanyEurope92.5 km1009460.9815.416.7349 mio.3,773,0002008rightyes
51 TbilisiGeorgiaAsia26.3 km222121.2513.111.092 mio.3,498,0002007right
52 YokohamaJapanAsia57.6 km484531.2819.216.0198 mio.3,438,0002008leftKanazawa Seaside line, LRT, rubber-tyredKanazawa Seaside LRT1989Kanazawa Seaside LRT lineyes
53 BarcelonaSpainEurope110.5 km152128100.8611.115.2378 mio.3,421,0002008rightunder construction on lines 5, 11, planned for lines 9, 10yesyes
54 ShanghaiChinaAsia334.0 km230194101.7233.423.01122 mio.3,359,0002008rightnewer line 4 stations and refitted line 1 stationsyes
55 DelhiIndiaAsia96.2 km838131.1932.127.7310 mio.3,224,0002008leftyes
56 Rio de JaneiroBrazilAmerica42.0 km343421.2421.017.0135 mio.3,214,0002006rightyes
57 MontrealMontréalCanadaAmerica69.2 km736841.0217.318.3219 mio.3,165,0002006rightyes
58 BerlinGermanyEurope147.4 km195173100.8514.719.5447 mio.3,033,0002008rightyes
59 MarseilleFranceEurope19.3 km262420.809.613.058 mio.3,005,0002004rightyes
60 LondonUnited KingdomEurope408.0 km268268111.5237.124.41197 mio.2,934,0002007leftDocklands Light Rail1987Jubilee Line extensionyes (DLR)
61 ValenciaVenezuelaAmerica6.2 km7710.896.27.018 mio.2,903,0002008
62 ShenzhenChinaAsia25.3 km232221.1512.611.573 mio.2,885,0002005rightyesyes
63 StockholmSwedenEurope105.7 km10410031.0635.234.7303 mio.2,867,0002007left
64 SofiaBulgariaEurope18.0 km141411.2918.014.051 mio.2,833,0002008right
65 AmsterdamNetherlandsEurope32.7 km333340.998.28.391 mio.2,783,0002002right
66 HelsinkiFinlandEurope21.0 km171711.2421.017.058 mio.2,762,0002008rightyes
67 BusanSouth KoreaAsia95.0 km928831.0831.730.7257 mio.2,705,0002008right
68 NurembergGermanyEurope34.6 km464430.7911.515.392 mio.2,659,0001997rightlines U2, U3, no PSDs, sharing tracks with driver-operated trains2008yes
69 IzmirTurkeyAsia11.5 km101011.1511.510.030 mio.2,609,0002005
70 RennesFranceEurope9.0 km151510.609.015.023 mio.2,556,0002004rightVALyes2002VALyes
71 IncheonInchonSouth KoreaAsia29.5 km292911.0229.529.073 mio.2,475,0002008
72 MadridSpainEurope284.0 km281231131.2321.821.6686 mio.2,415,0002008leftyesyes
73 BostonUSAAmerica60.5 km666031.0120.222.0145 mio.2,397,0002007rightyes
74 Nizhny NovgorodGorkyRussiaEurope15.5 km141321.197.87.033 mio.2,129,0002007right
75 BilbaoSpainEurope40.6 km383821.0720.319.086 mio.2,118,0002008leftyesyes
76 DaeguTaeguSouth KoreaAsia53.9 km565520.9827.028.0110 mio.2,041,0002008
77 TashkentUzbekistanAsia36.2 km292631.3912.19.771 mio.1,961,0002007right
78 HamburgGermanyEurope100.7 km978931.1333.632.3184 mio.1,827,0002007right
79 RotterdamNetherlandsEurope47.0 km383721.2723.519.085 mio.1,809,0002006right
80 CopenhagenDenmarkEurope21.0 km222220.9510.511.037 mio.1,762,0002002rightall metro lines2002all underground stationsall metro and S-Tog trainsyes
81 Kuala LumpurMalaysiaAsia64.0 km605631.1421.320.0109 mio.1,703,0002008leftLRT1996KLIA line to airport, Kelana Jaya line's underground stationsyes
82 BucharestRomaniaEurope67.7 km504341.5716.912.5111 mio.1,640,0001999right
83 LilleFranceEurope45.5 km626020.7622.831.074 mio.1,626,0002004rightVALyes1983VAL, all stationsyes
84 PyongyangNorth KoreaAsia22.5 km161521.5011.38.035 mio.1,556,0002006
85 DnepropetrovskDnipropetrovskUkraineEurope7.1 km6611.187.16.011 mio.1,549,0002007
86 ToulouseFranceEurope27.5 km383720.7413.819.042 mio.1,527,0002004rightVALyes1993VALyes
87 GlasgowUnited KingdomEurope10.4 km151510.6910.415.015 mio.1,442,0002008left
88 YerevanErevanArmeniaAsia12.1 km101011.2112.110.017 mio.1,405,0002007right
89 DaejeonTaejonSouth KoreaAsia22.6 km222211.0322.622.029 mio.1,283,0002008
90 WashingtonUSAAmerica171.2 km908651.9934.218.0215 mio.1,256,0002008rightyes
91 ChicagoUSAAmerica166.0 km15114481.1520.818.9198 mio.1,193,0002008rightyes
92 SamaraRussiaEurope10.2 km9911.1310.29.012 mio.1,176,0002007right
93 PhiladelphiaUSAAmerica62.0 km666231.0020.722.067 mio.1,081,0002008rightyes
94 VancouverCanadaAmerica69.5 km494731.4823.216.374 mio.1,065,0002008rightSkytrain, LIM technology, currently the world's longest automated system1986yesyes
95 OsloNorwayEurope62.0 km727250.8612.414.464 mio.1,032,0002005rightyes
96 HiroshimaJapanAsia18.4 km212110.8818.421.018 mio.978,0002005left
97 NaplesItalyEurope31.8 km302831.1410.610.029 mio.912,0002006left
98 GwangjuSouth KoreaAsia20.1 km202011.0120.120.017 mio.846,0002008
99 KazanRussiaEurope8.3 km6611.388.36.07 mio.843,0002007right
100 Los AngelesUSAAmerica59.3 km303031.9819.810.045 mio.759,0002008rightyes
101 KaohsiungTaiwanAsia42.7 km373621.1921.418.530 mio.703,0002008MRT
102 San FranciscoUSAAmerica166.9 km434353.8833.48.6100 mio.599,0002007rightyes
103 BaltimoreUSAAmerica24.5 km141411.7524.514.014 mio.571,0002008rightyes
104 MiamiUSAAmerica36.0 km222211.6436.022.019 mio.528,0002008rightdowntown people mover, rubber-tyredDowntown people mover1986yes
105 San JuanPuerto RicoAmerica17.2 km161611.0817.216.09 mio.523,0002008
106 NewcastleUnited KingdomEurope76.5 km615021.5338.330.538 mio.497,0002006left
107 AtlantaUSAAmerica79.2 km393822.0839.619.534 mio.429,0001994rightyes
108 BrasiliaBrazilAmerica42.0 km232311.8342.023.016 mio.381,0002002right
109 TianjinChinaAsia72.0 km373721.9536.018.515 mio.208,0001993rightplatform gate doorsyes
110 ClevelandUSAAmerica31.0 km181811.7231.018.06 mio.194,0002008right
111 EssenGermanyEurope20.2 km272730.756.79.0rightyes
112 Santo DomingoDominican RepublicAmerica14.5 km161610.9114.516.0
113 BursaTurkeyAsia22.5 km232310.9822.523.0
114 MaracaiboVenezuelaAmerica6.5 km6611.086.56.0yes
115 JacksonvilleUSAAmerica6.9 km6611.156.96.0rightdowntown monorail people mover1989
116 NewarkUSAAmerica2.2 km4410.552.24.0right
117 SydneyAustraliaOceania22.1 km141431.587.44.7leftyes
118 LausanneSwitzerlandEurope13.7 km292820.496.814.5line m2line m22008yes
119 PoznanPolandEurope6.1 km6611.026.16.0
120 ChibaJapanAsia15.5 km181820.867.89.0left
121 GelsenkirchenGermanyEurope5.5 km9910.615.59.0right
122 PerugiaItalyEurope3.0 km7710.433.07.0
123 DuisburgGermanyEurope14.3 km131321.107.26.5rightyes
124 RouenFranceEurope2.2 km5510.442.25.0
125 WuppertalGermanyEurope13.3 km202010.6713.320.0right
126 RecifeBrazilAmerica39.7 km302821.4219.915.0right
127 HanoverGermanyEurope18.6 km211731.096.27.0rightyes
128 MumbaiBombayIndiaAsia171.0 km737352.3434.214.6
129 OportoPortoPortugalEurope21.7 km151421.5510.97.5rightyesyes
130 GuadalajaraMexicoAmerica24.0 km292820.8612.014.5right
131 CharleroiBelgiumEurope17.5 km202040.884.45.0
132 TurinItalyEurope9.6 km141410.699.614.0rightVALyes2006VALyesyes
133 KitakyushuJapanAsia8.8 km131310.688.813.0leftyes
134 FrankfurtGermanyEurope20.5 km312730.766.810.3rightyes
135 AdanaTurkeyAsia8.0 km8811.008.08.0
136 The HagueNetherlandsEurope27.9 km303030.939.310.0right
137 KamakuraJapanAsia6.6 km8810.826.68.0left
138 DortmundGermanyEurope29.5 km373730.809.812.3rightyes
139 LudwigshafenGermanyEurope4.0 km111100.36right
140 NahaJapanAsia12.8 km151510.8512.815.0left
141 BochumGermanyEurope21.5 km292720.8010.814.5right
142 HaifaIsraelAsia1.8 km6610.291.86.0
143 ValparaisoChileAmerica43.0 km202012.1543.020.0right
144 Kryvyi RihKrivoy RogUkraineEurope18.0 km121211.5018.012.0
145 GenoaItalyEurope5.2 km7710.745.27.0rightyes
146 CataniaItalyEurope3.8 km6610.633.86.0right
147 EdmontonCanadaAmerica13.1 km111111.1913.111.0right
148 BuffaloUSAAmerica8.4 km8811.048.48.0right
149 Saint LouisUSAAmerica73.4 km373721.9836.718.5right
150 DetroitUSAAmerica4.8 km131310.374.813.0rightdowntown people mover, LIM technology1987yes
151 StuttgartGermanyEurope24.0 km191721.4112.09.5rightyes
152 CologneGermanyEurope45.0 km5151150.883.03.4rightnew light rail trains onlyyes
153 VolgogradStalingradRussiaEurope3.3 km2211.653.32.0
154 BielefeldGermanyEurope5.2 km7740.741.31.8right
155 ShenyangMukdenChinaAsia22.2 km181811.2322.218.0right
156 Las VegasUSAAmerica6.2 km7710.896.27.0rightmonorail2004
157 Porto AlegreBrazilAmerica33.8 km171711.9933.817.0right
158 MonterreyMexicoAmerica31.5 km323121.0215.816.0rightyes
159 ChennaiMadrasIndiaAsia27.0 km171711.5927.017.0
160 ValenciaSpainEurope31.8 km383730.8610.612.7
161 SeattleUSAAmerica22.2 km121211.8522.212.0rightyes
162 DubaiUnited Arab EmiratesAsia39.7 km111113.6139.711.0rightmetro2009metro, monorailyesyes
163 Palma de MallorcaSpainEurope8.3 km9910.928.39.0
164 AntwerpBelgiumEurope7.6 km111120.693.85.5
165 DuesseldorfDüsseldorfGermanyEurope9.6 km141420.684.87.0rightyes
166 DalianChinaAsia49.0 km121214.0849.012.0right
167 TamaJapanAsia16.0 km191910.8416.019.0leftyes
168 WuhanChinaAsia10.2 km101011.0210.210.0right
169 BonnGermanyEurope9.0 km121210.759.012.0right
170 LimaPeruAmerica10.0 km6611.6710.06.0
171 MulheimMülheimGermanyEurope9.0 km131220.754.56.5right
172 ChongqingChinaAsia19.5 km181811.0819.518.0rightThe three underground stations (Daping, Linjiangmen, and Jiaochangkou) have PSDsyesyes
173 SevilleSevillaSpainEurope18.0 km212110.8618.021.0Line 1
174 Belo HorizonteBrazilAmerica28.1 km191911.4828.119.0right
175 PittsburghUSAAmerica1.5 km3310.481.53.0right
176 ChangchunChinaAsia17.0 km161611.0617.016.0right


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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