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


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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