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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 DalianChinaAsiaMetro49.0 km121214.0849.012.0
2 San FranciscoUSAAmericaBART166.9 km434353.8833.48.6100 mio.599,0002007yes
3 DubaiUnited Arab EmiratesAsiaMetro39.7 km111113.6139.711.0metro2009metro, monorailyesyes
4 MumbaiBombayIndiaAsiaSuburban Railway171.0 km737352.3434.214.6
5 Hong KongChinaAsiaMTR188.1 km958292.2920.910.61309 mio.6,959,0002008Disneyland Resort LineSI, WI lines, planned2005all underground stationsyesyes
6 ValparaisoChileAmericaMetro43.0 km202012.1543.020.0
7 AtlantaUSAAmericaMARTA79.2 km393822.0839.619.534 mio.429,0001994yes
8 MoscowRussiaEuropeMetro298.8 km180144122.0724.915.02573 mio.8,611,0002008
9 Saint PetersburgLeningradRussiaEuropeMetro110.2 km635552.0022.012.6832 mio.7,550,0002007windowless steel doors in ten stations
10 WashingtonUSAAmericaMetrorail171.2 km908651.9934.218.0215 mio.1,256,0002008yes
11 Porto AlegreBrazilAmericaMetro33.8 km171711.9933.817.0
12 Saint LouisUSAAmericaMetrolink73.4 km373721.9836.718.5
13 Los AngelesUSAAmericaMetro Rail59.3 km303031.9819.810.045 mio.759,0002008yes
14 TianjinChinaAsiaMetro72.0 km373721.9536.018.515 mio.208,0001993platform gate doorsyes
15 GuangzhouCantonChinaAsiaMetro148.5 km887951.8829.717.6601 mio.4,047,0002008yesyes
16 SeattleUSAAmericaLight Rail22.2 km121211.8522.212.0yes
17 BrasiliaBrazilAmericaMetro42.0 km232311.8342.023.016 mio.381,0002002
18 BeijingChinaAsiaSubway227.6 km14712591.8225.316.31200 mio.5,274,0002008PGDs on underground stations of line 5, PSDs on lines 8, 10recentlyall lines
19 BaltimoreUSAAmericaMetro Subway24.5 km141411.7524.514.014 mio.571,0002008yes
20 SingaporeSingaporeAsiaMRT118.9 km766941.7229.719.0571 mio.4,802,0002007North-East MTR line and 3 rubber-tyred LRT linesLRT lines2003yesyes
21 ClevelandUSAAmericaRapid Transit31.0 km181811.7231.018.06 mio.194,0002008
22 ShanghaiChinaAsiaMetro334.0 km230194101.7233.423.01122 mio.3,359,0002008newer line 4 stations and refitted line 1 stationsyes
23 LimaPeruAmericaTren Urbano10.0 km6611.6710.06.0
24 VolgogradStalingradRussiaEuropeMetro3.3 km2211.653.32.0
25 MiamiUSAAmericaMetrorail36.0 km222211.6436.022.019 mio.528,0002008downtown people mover, rubber-tyredDowntown people mover1986yes
26 ChennaiMadrasIndiaAsiaMRTS27.0 km171711.5927.017.0
27 SydneyAustraliaOceaniaCityrail22.1 km141431.587.44.7yes
28 BucharestRomaniaEuropeMetro67.7 km504341.5716.912.5111 mio.1,640,0001999
29 BakuAzerbaijanAsiaMetro32.9 km222121.5616.411.0176 mio.5,356,0002007
30 OportoPortoPortugalEuropeMetro21.7 km151421.5510.97.5yesyes
31 NewcastleUnited KingdomEuropeTyne & Wear Metro76.5 km615021.5338.330.538 mio.497,0002006
32 LondonUnited KingdomEuropeUnderground408.0 km268268111.5237.124.41197 mio.2,934,0002007Docklands Light Rail1987Jubilee Line extensionyes (DLR)
33 IstanbulTurkeyEuropeMetro15.0 km101011.5015.010.068 mio.4,533,0002008
34 Kryvyi RihKrivoy RogUkraineEuropeMetrotram18.0 km121211.5018.012.0
35 PyongyangNorth KoreaAsiaMetro22.5 km161521.5011.38.035 mio.1,556,0002006
36 TokyoJapanAsiaMetro304.5 km290205131.4923.422.33174 mio.10,424,0002008Yurikamome Waterfront line, rubber-tyredYurikamome line1995Marunouchi, Mita, Namboku, Yurikamome linesyesyes
37 Belo HorizonteBrazilAmericaMetro28.1 km191911.4828.119.0
38 VancouverCanadaAmericaSky Train69.5 km494731.4823.216.374 mio.1,065,0002008Skytrain, LIM technology, currently the world's longest automated system1986yesyes
39 RecifeBrazilAmericaMetro39.7 km302821.4219.915.0
40 KharkovKharkivUkraineEuropeMetro35.3 km282531.4111.89.3278 mio.7,875,0002007
41 StuttgartGermanyEuropeStadtbahn24.0 km191721.4112.09.5yes
42 TashkentUzbekistanAsiaMetro36.2 km292631.3912.19.771 mio.1,961,0002007
43 KievKyivUkraineEuropeMetro59.8 km464331.3919.915.3642 mio.10,736,0002007
44 KazanRussiaEuropeMetro8.3 km6611.388.36.07 mio.843,0002007
45 Mexico CityMexicoAmericaMetro201.7 km175147111.3718.315.91460 mio.7,238,0002008yes
46 NanjingChinaAsiaMetro21.7 km161611.3621.716.0102 mio.4,700,0002008
47 OsakaJapanAsiaSubway137.8 km13310491.3315.314.8860 mio.6,241,0002008Nanko Port Town Line, rubber-tyredNanko Port Town Line1981all stations on the Nanko Port Town Lineyes
48 CaracasVenezuelaAmericaMetro60.5 km504651.3212.110.0510 mio.8,430,0002008yes
49 SofiaBulgariaEuropeMetro18.0 km141411.2918.014.051 mio.2,833,0002008
50 YokohamaJapanAsiaSubway57.6 km484531.2819.216.0198 mio.3,438,0002008Kanazawa Seaside line, LRT, rubber-tyredKanazawa Seaside LRT1989Kanazawa Seaside LRT lineyes
51 KobeJapanAsiaSubway30.6 km262421.2815.313.0121 mio.3,954,0002008Port Liner and Rokko Liner, rubber-tyredPort Liner and Rokko Liner1981Port Liner and Rokko Lineryes
52 RotterdamNetherlandsEuropeMetro47.0 km383721.2723.519.085 mio.1,809,0002006
53 MinskBelarusEuropeMetro30.3 km252421.2615.112.5262 mio.8,647,0002007
54 TbilisiGeorgiaAsiaMetro26.3 km222121.2513.111.092 mio.3,498,0002007
55 CairoEgyptAfricaMetro65.5 km555321.2432.827.5700 mio.10,687,00020025 stns
56 Rio de JaneiroBrazilAmericaMetro42.0 km343421.2421.017.0135 mio.3,214,0002006yes
57 HelsinkiFinlandEuropeMetro21.0 km171711.2421.017.058 mio.2,762,0002008yes
58 ShenyangMukdenChinaAsiaMetro22.2 km181811.2322.218.0
59 MadridSpainEuropeMetro284.0 km281231131.2321.821.6686 mio.2,415,0002008yesyes
60 YekaterinburgEkaterinburgRussiaAsiaMetro8.5 km7711.218.57.046 mio.5,412,0002007
61 YerevanErevanArmeniaAsiaMetro12.1 km101011.2112.110.017 mio.1,405,0002007
62 Nizhny NovgorodGorkyRussiaEuropeMetro15.5 km141321.197.87.033 mio.2,129,0002007
63 NovosibirskRussiaAsiaMetro14.3 km131221.197.26.570 mio.4,895,0002007
64 EdmontonCanadaAmericaLight Rail13.1 km111111.1913.111.0
65 DelhiIndiaAsiaMetro96.2 km838131.1932.127.7310 mio.3,224,0002008yes
66 KaohsiungTaiwanAsiaMRT42.7 km373621.1921.418.530 mio.703,0002008MRT
67 DnepropetrovskDnipropetrovskUkraineEuropeMetro7.1 km6611.187.16.011 mio.1,549,0002007
68 ManilaPhilippinesAsiaMRT45.7 km423931.1715.214.0346 mio.7,571,0002008yesyes
69 BangkokThailandAsiaSkytrain, MRT46.3 km444031.1615.414.7206 mio.4,449,0002007Green line1999Green line, Blue lineyes
70 ChicagoUSAAmerica"L"166.0 km15114481.1520.818.9198 mio.1,193,0002008yes
71 MedellinMedellínColombiaAmericaMetro28.8 km262521.1514.413.0155 mio.5,382,0002008
72 JacksonvilleUSAAmericaSkyway6.9 km6611.156.96.0downtown monorail people mover1989
73 IzmirTurkeyAsiaMetro11.5 km101011.1511.510.030 mio.2,609,0002005
74 ShenzhenChinaAsiaMetro25.3 km232221.1512.611.573 mio.2,885,0002005yesyes
75 TehranIranAsiaMetro50.5 km474431.1516.815.7353 mio.6,990,0002007yes
76 Kuala LumpurMalaysiaAsia64.0 km605631.1421.320.0109 mio.1,703,0002008LRT1996KLIA line to airport, Kelana Jaya line's underground stationsyes
77 NaplesItalyEuropeMetro31.8 km302831.1410.610.029 mio.912,0002006
78 SamaraRussiaEuropeMetro10.2 km9911.1310.29.012 mio.1,176,0002007
79 TaipeiTaiwanAsiaMRT90.6 km858081.1311.310.6450 mio.4,967,0002008Muzha line, VALyes1996Muzha line VAL MRTyesyes
80 HamburgGermanyEuropeU-Bahn100.7 km978931.1333.632.3184 mio.1,827,0002007
81 Sao PauloBrazilAmericaMetro61.3 km585541.1115.314.5684 mio.11,158,0002008lines 4, 5, and regional rail
82 DuisburgGermanyEuropeStadtbahn14.3 km131321.107.26.5yes
83 PragueCzech RepublicEuropeMetro59.1 km575431.0919.719.0597 mio.10,102,0002008yes
84 HanoverGermanyEuropeStadtbahn18.6 km211731.096.27.0yes
85 NagoyaJapanAsiaSubway89.0 km938241.0922.323.3427 mio.4,798,0002008Tobu Kyuryo maglev line2005Tobu Kyuryo maglev lineyes
86 MaracaiboVenezuelaAmericaMetro6.5 km6611.086.56.0yes
87 AthensGreeceEuropeMetro52.0 km524831.0817.317.3325 mio.6,250,0002007yesyes
88 ChongqingChinaAsiaMonorail19.5 km181811.0819.518.0The three underground stations (Daping, Linjiangmen, and Jiaochangkou) have PSDsyesyes
89 BusanSouth KoreaAsiaSubway95.0 km928831.0831.730.7257 mio.2,705,0002008
90 WarsawPolandEuropeMetro22.6 km212111.0822.621.0114 mio.5,044,0002007
91 KolkataCalcuttaIndiaAsiaMetro Railway22.6 km212111.0822.621.0100 mio.4,425,0002000
92 San JuanPuerto RicoAmericaTren Urbano17.2 km161611.0817.216.09 mio.523,0002008
93 BilbaoSpainEuropeMetro40.6 km383821.0720.319.086 mio.2,118,0002008yesyes
94 ChangchunChinaAsia17.0 km161611.0617.016.0
95 StockholmSwedenEuropeTunnelbana105.7 km10410031.0635.234.7303 mio.2,867,0002007
96 AnkaraTurkeyAsiaMetro23.1 km232221.0511.611.5113 mio.4,892,0002007metro line1997
97 BuffaloUSAAmericaMetro Rail8.4 km8811.048.48.0
98 SapporoJapanAsiaSubway48.0 km494631.0416.016.3209 mio.4,354,0002008yes
99 TorontoCanadaAmericaSubway71.3 km746941.0317.818.5278 mio.3,899,0002006yes
100 DaejeonTaejonSouth KoreaAsiaSubway22.6 km222211.0322.622.029 mio.1,283,0002008
101 WuhanChinaAsiaMetro10.2 km101011.0210.210.0
102 MontrealMontréalCanadaAmericaMetro69.2 km736841.0217.318.3219 mio.3,165,0002006yes
103 IncheonInchonSouth KoreaAsiaSubway29.5 km292911.0229.529.073 mio.2,475,0002008
104 PoznanPolandEurope6.1 km6611.026.16.0
105 MonterreyMexicoAmericaMetro31.5 km323121.0215.816.0yes
106 KyotoJapanAsiaSubway31.3 km323121.0115.616.0126 mio.4,026,0002008Tozai lineyes
107 BostonUSAAmericaThe T60.5 km666031.0120.222.0145 mio.2,397,0002007yes
108 GwangjuSouth KoreaAsiaSubway20.1 km202011.0120.120.017 mio.846,0002008
109 AdanaTurkeyAsia8.0 km8811.008.08.0
110 PhiladelphiaUSAAmericaSubway62.0 km666231.0020.722.067 mio.1,081,0002008yes
111 AmsterdamNetherlandsEuropeMetro32.7 km333340.998.28.391 mio.2,783,0002002
112 MunichGermanyEuropeU-Bahn92.5 km1009460.9815.416.7349 mio.3,773,0002008yes
113 DaeguTaeguSouth KoreaAsiaSubway53.9 km565520.9827.028.0110 mio.2,041,0002008
114 BursaTurkeyAsia22.5 km232310.9822.523.0
115 SantiagoSantiago de ChileChileAmericaMetro83.0 km938650.9716.618.6642 mio.7,735,0002008yes
116 SeoulSouth KoreaAsiaSubway286.9 km348298100.9628.734.82048 mio.7,138,0002008lines 2 and 9, planned for all lines by 2010yesyes
117 CopenhagenDenmarkEuropeMetro21.0 km222220.9510.511.037 mio.1,762,0002002all metro lines2002all underground stationsall metro and S-Tog trainsyes
118 The HagueNetherlandsEuropeRandstadRail27.9 km303030.939.310.0
119 Palma de MallorcaSpainEuropeMetro8.3 km9910.928.39.0
120 Santo DomingoDominican RepublicAmericaMetro14.5 km161610.9114.516.0
121 LisbonPortugalEuropeMetro41.0 km524640.8910.313.0180 mio.4,390,0002007yes
122 MilanItalyEuropeMetro74.6 km888430.8924.929.3328 mio.4,397,0002007yesyes
123 ValenciaVenezuelaAmericaMetro6.2 km7710.896.27.018 mio.2,903,0002008
124 Las VegasUSAAmericaMonorail6.2 km7710.896.27.0monorail2004
125 CologneGermanyEuropeStadtbahn45.0 km5151150.883.03.4new light rail trains onlyyes
126 FukuokaJapanAsiaSubway29.8 km353430.889.911.7124 mio.4,161,0002007yes
127 HiroshimaJapanAsiaMonorail18.4 km212110.8818.421.018 mio.978,0002005
128 CharleroiBelgiumEurope17.5 km202040.884.45.0
129 New YorkNew York CityUSAAmericaSubway368.0 km468422270.8713.617.31624 mio.4,413,0002008planned for new Second Avenue Lineyes
130 SendaiJapanAsiaSubway14.8 km171710.8714.817.058 mio.3,919,0002008yes
131 BarcelonaSpainEuropeMetro110.5 km152128100.8611.115.2378 mio.3,421,0002008under construction on lines 5, 11, planned for lines 9, 10yesyes
132 ChibaJapanAsiaMonorail15.5 km181820.867.89.0
133 OsloNorwayEuropeT-Bane62.0 km727250.8612.414.464 mio.1,032,0002005yes
134 ValenciaSpainEuropeMetro31.8 km383730.8610.612.7
135 GuadalajaraMexicoAmericaMetro24.0 km292820.8612.014.5
136 SevilleSevillaSpainEuropeMetro18.0 km212110.8618.021.0Line 1
137 NahaJapanAsiaMonorail12.8 km151510.8512.815.0
138 BerlinGermanyEuropeU-Bahn147.4 km195173100.8514.719.5447 mio.3,033,0002008yes
139 TamaJapanAsiaMonorail16.0 km191910.8416.019.0yes
140 ViennaAustriaEuropeU-Bahn69.8 km968450.8314.019.2498 mio.7,135,0002008yesyes
141 BudapestHungaryEuropeMetro33.0 km424030.8311.014.0297 mio.9,000,0002008
142 KamakuraJapanAsiaMonorail6.6 km8810.826.68.0
143 RomeItalyEuropeMetro39.0 km494820.8119.524.5331 mio.8,487,0002008yesyes
144 MarseilleFranceEuropeMetro19.3 km262420.809.613.058 mio.3,005,0002004yes
145 BochumGermanyEuropeStadtbahn21.5 km292720.8010.814.5
146 DortmundGermanyEuropeStadtbahn29.5 km373730.809.812.3yes
147 LyonFranceEuropeMetro30.7 km433940.797.710.8182 mio.5,928,0002004line D/Maggaly, rubber-tyred, no PSDsyes1991
148 NurembergGermanyEuropeU-Bahn34.6 km464430.7911.515.392 mio.2,659,0001997lines U2, U3, no PSDs, sharing tracks with driver-operated trains2008yes
149 FrankfurtGermanyEuropeU-Bahn20.5 km312730.766.810.3yes
150 LilleFranceEuropeMetro45.5 km626020.7622.831.074 mio.1,626,0002004VALyes1983VAL, all stationsyes
151 MulheimMülheimGermanyEuropeStadtbahn9.0 km131220.754.56.5
152 BonnGermanyEuropeStadtbahn9.0 km121210.759.012.0
153 EssenGermanyEuropeStadtbahn20.2 km272730.756.79.0yes
154 ToulouseFranceEuropeMetro27.5 km383720.7413.819.042 mio.1,527,0002004VALyes1993VALyes
155 GenoaItalyEuropeMetro5.2 km7710.745.27.0yes
156 BielefeldGermanyEuropeStadtbahn5.2 km7740.741.31.8
157 ParisFranceEuropeMetro213.0 km380300160.7113.323.81473 mio.6,915,0002008line 14/Météor, rubber-tyredlines 1, 4, 6, 11, 141998all stations on line 14, under construction on line 13lines 1, 14
158 Buenos AiresArgentinaAmericaSubte47.5 km766860.707.912.7280 mio.5,895,0002008yes
159 GlasgowUnited KingdomEuropeSubway10.4 km151510.6910.415.015 mio.1,442,0002008
160 AntwerpBelgiumEuropePremetro7.6 km111120.693.85.5
161 TurinItalyEuropeMetro9.6 km141410.699.614.0VALyes2006VALyesyes
162 DuesseldorfDüsseldorfGermanyEuropeStadtbahn9.6 km141420.684.87.0yes
163 KitakyushuJapanAsiaMonorail8.8 km131310.688.813.0yes
164 WuppertalGermanyEuropeSchwebebahn13.3 km202010.6713.320.0
165 CataniaItalyEuropeMetro3.8 km6610.633.86.0
166 GelsenkirchenGermanyEuropeStadtbahn5.5 km9910.615.59.0
167 RennesFranceEuropeMetro9.0 km151510.609.015.023 mio.2,556,0002004VALyes2002VALyes
168 NewarkUSAAmericaSubway2.2 km4410.552.24.0
169 BrusselsBelgiumEuropeMetro32.2 km615930.5510.720.3136 mio.4,224,0002008line 1B
170 LausanneSwitzerlandEuropeMetro13.7 km292820.496.814.5line m2line m22008yes
171 PittsburghUSAAmericaThe T1.5 km3310.481.53.0
172 RouenFranceEuropeMetro2.2 km5510.442.25.0
173 PerugiaItalyEuropeMinimetro3.0 km7710.433.07.0
174 DetroitUSAAmericaPeople Mover4.8 km131310.374.813.0downtown people mover, LIM technology1987yes
175 LudwigshafenGermanyEuropeStadtbahn4.0 km111100.36
176 HaifaIsraelAsiaCarmelit1.8 km6610.291.86.0


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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