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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 EssenGermanyEuropeStadtbahn20.2 km272730.756.79.0right
2 Santo DomingoDominican RepublicAmericaMetro14.5 km161610.9114.516.0
3 MaracaiboVenezuelaAmericaMetro6.5 km6611.086.56.0yes
4 BursaTurkeyAsia22.5 km232310.9822.523.0
5 JacksonvilleUSAAmericaSkyway6.9 km6611.156.96.0rightdowntown monorail people mover1989
6 NewarkUSAAmericaSubway2.2 km4410.552.24.0right
7 SydneyAustraliaOceaniaCityrail22.1 km141431.587.44.7leftyes
8 LausanneSwitzerlandEuropeMetro13.7 km292820.496.814.5line m2line m22008
9 PoznanPolandEurope6.1 km6611.026.16.0
10 ChibaJapanAsiaMonorail15.5 km181820.867.89.0left
11 GelsenkirchenGermanyEuropeStadtbahn5.5 km9910.615.59.0right
12 DuisburgGermanyEuropeStadtbahn14.3 km131321.107.26.5right
13 PerugiaItalyEuropeMinimetro3.0 km7710.433.07.0
14 RouenFranceEuropeMetro2.2 km5510.442.25.0
15 WuppertalGermanyEuropeSchwebebahn13.3 km202010.6713.320.0right
16 RecifeBrazilAmericaMetro39.7 km302821.4219.915.0right
17 HanoverGermanyEuropeStadtbahn18.6 km211731.096.27.0right
18 MumbaiBombayIndiaAsiaSuburban Railway171.0 km737352.3434.214.6
19 OportoPortoPortugalEuropeMetro21.7 km151421.5510.97.5rightyes
20 GuadalajaraMexicoAmericaMetro24.0 km292820.8612.014.5right
21 TurinItalyEuropeMetro9.6 km141410.699.614.0rightVALyes2006VALyes
22 CharleroiBelgiumEurope17.5 km202040.884.45.0
23 KitakyushuJapanAsiaMonorail8.8 km131310.688.813.0left
24 FrankfurtGermanyEuropeU-Bahn20.5 km312730.766.810.3right
25 AdanaTurkeyAsia8.0 km8811.008.08.0
26 The HagueNetherlandsEuropeRandstadRail27.9 km303030.939.310.0right
27 KamakuraJapanAsiaMonorail6.6 km8810.826.68.0left
28 DortmundGermanyEuropeStadtbahn29.5 km373730.809.812.3right
29 LudwigshafenGermanyEuropeStadtbahn4.0 km111100.36right
30 NahaJapanAsiaMonorail12.8 km151510.8512.815.0left
31 BochumGermanyEuropeStadtbahn21.5 km292720.8010.814.5right
32 HaifaIsraelAsiaCarmelit1.8 km6610.291.86.0
33 ValparaisoChileAmericaMetro43.0 km202012.1543.020.0right
34 Kryvyi RihKrivoy RogUkraineEuropeMetrotram18.0 km121211.5018.012.0
35 GenoaItalyEuropeMetro5.2 km7710.745.27.0right
36 CataniaItalyEuropeMetro3.8 km6610.633.86.0right
37 EdmontonCanadaAmericaLight Rail13.1 km111111.1913.111.0right
38 BuffaloUSAAmericaMetro Rail8.4 km8811.048.48.0right
39 Saint LouisUSAAmericaMetrolink73.4 km373721.9836.718.5right
40 DetroitUSAAmericaPeople Mover4.8 km131310.374.813.0rightdowntown people mover, LIM technology1987yes
41 StuttgartGermanyEuropeStadtbahn24.0 km191721.4112.09.5right
42 CologneGermanyEuropeStadtbahn45.0 km5151150.883.03.4rightnew light rail trains only
43 VolgogradStalingradRussiaEuropeMetro3.3 km2211.653.32.0
44 Las VegasUSAAmericaMonorail6.2 km7710.896.27.0rightmonorail2004
45 BielefeldGermanyEuropeStadtbahn5.2 km7740.741.31.8right
46 ShenyangMukdenChinaAsiaMetro22.2 km181811.2322.218.0right
47 Porto AlegreBrazilAmericaMetro33.8 km171711.9933.817.0right
48 ChennaiMadrasIndiaAsiaMRTS27.0 km171711.5927.017.0
49 ValenciaSpainEuropeMetro31.8 km383730.8610.612.7
50 MonterreyMexicoAmericaMetro31.5 km323121.0215.816.0rightyes
51 SeattleUSAAmericaLight Rail22.2 km121211.8522.212.0rightyes
52 Palma de MallorcaSpainEuropeMetro8.3 km9910.928.39.0
53 DubaiUnited Arab EmiratesAsiaMetro39.7 km111113.6139.711.0rightmetro2009metro, monorailyes
54 AntwerpBelgiumEuropePremetro7.6 km111120.693.85.5
55 DuesseldorfDüsseldorfGermanyEuropeStadtbahn9.6 km141420.684.87.0right
56 DalianChinaAsiaMetro49.0 km121214.0849.012.0right
57 TamaJapanAsiaMonorail16.0 km191910.8416.019.0left
58 WuhanChinaAsiaMetro10.2 km101011.0210.210.0right
59 LimaPeruAmericaTren Urbano10.0 km6611.6710.06.0
60 BonnGermanyEuropeStadtbahn9.0 km121210.759.012.0right
61 ChongqingChinaAsiaMonorail19.5 km181811.0819.518.0rightThe three underground stations (Daping, Linjiangmen, and Jiaochangkou) have PSDsyes
62 MulheimMülheimGermanyEuropeStadtbahn9.0 km131220.754.56.5right
63 Belo HorizonteBrazilAmericaMetro28.1 km191911.4828.119.0right
64 SevilleSevillaSpainEuropeMetro18.0 km212110.8618.021.0Line 1
65 PittsburghUSAAmericaThe T1.5 km3310.481.53.0right
66 ChangchunChinaAsia17.0 km161611.0617.016.0right
67 TianjinChinaAsiaMetro72.0 km373721.9536.018.515 mio.208,0001993rightplatform gate doorsyes
68 AtlantaUSAAmericaMARTA79.2 km393822.0839.619.534 mio.429,0001994rightyes
69 NurembergGermanyEuropeU-Bahn34.6 km464430.7911.515.392 mio.2,659,0001997rightlines U2, U3, no PSDs, sharing tracks with driver-operated trains2008
70 BucharestRomaniaEuropeMetro67.7 km504341.5716.912.5111 mio.1,640,0001999right
71 KolkataCalcuttaIndiaAsiaMetro Railway22.6 km212111.0822.621.0100 mio.4,425,0002000right
72 AmsterdamNetherlandsEuropeMetro32.7 km333340.998.28.391 mio.2,783,0002002right
73 CopenhagenDenmarkEuropeMetro21.0 km222220.9510.511.037 mio.1,762,0002002rightall metro lines2002all underground stationsall metro and S-Tog trains
74 BrasiliaBrazilAmericaMetro42.0 km232311.8342.023.016 mio.381,0002002right
75 CairoEgyptAfricaMetro65.5 km555321.2432.827.5700 mio.10,687,0002002left5 stns
76 MarseilleFranceEuropeMetro19.3 km262420.809.613.058 mio.3,005,0002004rightyes
77 LilleFranceEuropeMetro45.5 km626020.7622.831.074 mio.1,626,0002004rightVALyes1983VAL, all stations
78 RennesFranceEuropeMetro9.0 km151510.609.015.023 mio.2,556,0002004rightVALyes2002VAL
79 LyonFranceEuropeMetro30.7 km433940.797.710.8182 mio.5,928,0002004leftline D/Maggaly, rubber-tyred, no PSDsyes1991
80 ToulouseFranceEuropeMetro27.5 km383720.7413.819.042 mio.1,527,0002004rightVALyes1993VAL
81 HiroshimaJapanAsiaMonorail18.4 km212110.8818.421.018 mio.978,0002005left
82 ShenzhenChinaAsiaMetro25.3 km232221.1512.611.573 mio.2,885,0002005rightyes
83 OsloNorwayEuropeT-Bane62.0 km727250.8612.414.464 mio.1,032,0002005right
84 IzmirTurkeyAsiaMetro11.5 km101011.1511.510.030 mio.2,609,0002005
85 Rio de JaneiroBrazilAmericaMetro42.0 km343421.2421.017.0135 mio.3,214,0002006rightyes
86 MontrealMontréalCanadaAmericaMetro69.2 km736841.0217.318.3219 mio.3,165,0002006rightyes
87 NaplesItalyEuropeMetro31.8 km302831.1410.610.029 mio.912,0002006left
88 NewcastleUnited KingdomEuropeTyne & Wear Metro76.5 km615021.5338.330.538 mio.497,0002006left
89 TorontoCanadaAmericaSubway71.3 km746941.0317.818.5278 mio.3,899,0002006rightyes
90 RotterdamNetherlandsEuropeMetro47.0 km383721.2723.519.085 mio.1,809,0002006right
91 PyongyangNorth KoreaAsiaMetro22.5 km161521.5011.38.035 mio.1,556,0002006
92 TehranIranAsiaMetro50.5 km474431.1516.815.7353 mio.6,990,0002007yes
93 Saint PetersburgLeningradRussiaEuropeMetro110.2 km635552.0022.012.6832 mio.7,550,0002007rightwindowless steel doors in ten stations
94 DnepropetrovskDnipropetrovskUkraineEuropeMetro7.1 km6611.187.16.011 mio.1,549,0002007
95 YerevanErevanArmeniaAsiaMetro12.1 km101011.2112.110.017 mio.1,405,0002007right
96 WarsawPolandEuropeMetro22.6 km212111.0822.621.0114 mio.5,044,0002007right
97 KazanRussiaEuropeMetro8.3 km6611.388.36.07 mio.843,0002007right
98 AthensGreeceEuropeMetro52.0 km524831.0817.317.3325 mio.6,250,0002007rightyes
99 NovosibirskRussiaAsiaMetro14.3 km131221.197.26.570 mio.4,895,0002007right
100 TashkentUzbekistanAsiaMetro36.2 km292631.3912.19.771 mio.1,961,0002007right
101 StockholmSwedenEuropeTunnelbana105.7 km10410031.0635.234.7303 mio.2,867,0002007left
102 LisbonPortugalEuropeMetro41.0 km524640.8910.313.0180 mio.4,390,0002007left
103 BostonUSAAmericaThe T60.5 km666031.0120.222.0145 mio.2,397,0002007rightyes
104 MinskBelarusEuropeMetro30.3 km252421.2615.112.5262 mio.8,647,0002007right
105 AnkaraTurkeyAsiaMetro23.1 km232221.0511.611.5113 mio.4,892,0002007rightmetro line1997
106 SamaraRussiaEuropeMetro10.2 km9911.1310.29.012 mio.1,176,0002007right
107 SingaporeSingaporeAsiaMRT118.9 km766941.7229.719.0571 mio.4,802,0002007leftNorth-East MTR line and 3 rubber-tyred LRT linesLRT lines2003yes
108 KharkovKharkivUkraineEuropeMetro35.3 km282531.4111.89.3278 mio.7,875,0002007right
109 TbilisiGeorgiaAsiaMetro26.3 km222121.2513.111.092 mio.3,498,0002007right
110 YekaterinburgEkaterinburgRussiaAsiaMetro8.5 km7711.218.57.046 mio.5,412,0002007right
111 LondonUnited KingdomEuropeUnderground408.0 km268268111.5237.124.41197 mio.2,934,0002007leftDocklands Light Rail1987Jubilee Line extension
112 BangkokThailandAsiaSkytrain, MRT46.3 km444031.1615.414.7206 mio.4,449,0002007leftGreen line1999Green line, Blue lineyes
113 FukuokaJapanAsiaSubway29.8 km353430.889.911.7124 mio.4,161,0002007left
114 San FranciscoUSAAmericaBART166.9 km434353.8833.48.6100 mio.599,0002007rightyes
115 Nizhny NovgorodGorkyRussiaEuropeMetro15.5 km141321.197.87.033 mio.2,129,0002007right
116 HamburgGermanyEuropeU-Bahn100.7 km978931.1333.632.3184 mio.1,827,0002007right
117 MilanItalyEuropeMetro74.6 km888430.8924.929.3328 mio.4,397,0002007rightyes
118 KievKyivUkraineEuropeMetro59.8 km464331.3919.915.3642 mio.10,736,0002007right
119 BakuAzerbaijanAsiaMetro32.9 km222121.5616.411.0176 mio.5,356,0002007right
120 OsakaJapanAsiaSubway137.8 km13310491.3315.314.8860 mio.6,241,0002008leftNanko Port Town Line, rubber-tyredNanko Port Town Line1981all stations on the Nanko Port Town Line
121 BrusselsBelgiumEuropeMetro32.2 km615930.5510.720.3136 mio.4,224,0002008rightline 1B
122 Los AngelesUSAAmericaMetro Rail59.3 km303031.9819.810.045 mio.759,0002008rightyes
123 NagoyaJapanAsiaSubway89.0 km938241.0922.323.3427 mio.4,798,0002008leftTobu Kyuryo maglev line2005Tobu Kyuryo maglev line
124 BilbaoSpainEuropeMetro40.6 km383821.0720.319.086 mio.2,118,0002008leftyes
125 GwangjuSouth KoreaAsiaSubway20.1 km202011.0120.120.017 mio.846,0002008
126 ValenciaVenezuelaAmericaMetro6.2 km7710.896.27.018 mio.2,903,0002008
127 BarcelonaSpainEuropeMetro110.5 km152128100.8611.115.2378 mio.3,421,0002008rightunder construction on lines 5, 11, planned for lines 9, 10yes
128 SendaiJapanAsiaSubway14.8 km171710.8714.817.058 mio.3,919,0002008left
129 ParisFranceEuropeMetro213.0 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 13
130 Mexico CityMexicoAmericaMetro201.7 km175147111.3718.315.91460 mio.7,238,0002008rightyes
131 CaracasVenezuelaAmericaMetro60.5 km504651.3212.110.0510 mio.8,430,0002008yes
132 TokyoJapanAsiaMetro304.5 km290205131.4923.422.33174 mio.10,424,0002008leftYurikamome Waterfront line, rubber-tyredYurikamome line1995Marunouchi, Mita, Namboku, Yurikamome linesyes
133 San JuanPuerto RicoAmericaTren Urbano17.2 km161611.0817.216.09 mio.523,0002008
134 Buenos AiresArgentinaAmericaSubte47.5 km766860.707.912.7280 mio.5,895,0002008left
135 MadridSpainEuropeMetro284.0 km281231131.2321.821.6686 mio.2,415,0002008leftyes
136 IstanbulTurkeyEuropeMetro15.0 km101011.5015.010.068 mio.4,533,0002008right
137 DelhiIndiaAsiaMetro96.2 km838131.1932.127.7310 mio.3,224,0002008leftyes
138 ClevelandUSAAmericaRapid Transit31.0 km181811.7231.018.06 mio.194,0002008right
139 ViennaAustriaEuropeU-Bahn69.8 km968450.8314.019.2498 mio.7,135,0002008rightyes
140 BerlinGermanyEuropeU-Bahn147.4 km195173100.8514.719.5447 mio.3,033,0002008right
141 ShanghaiChinaAsiaMetro334.0 km230194101.7233.423.01122 mio.3,359,0002008rightnewer line 4 stations and refitted line 1 stationsyes
142 KyotoJapanAsiaSubway31.3 km323121.0115.616.0126 mio.4,026,0002008leftTozai line
143 SapporoJapanAsiaSubway48.0 km494631.0416.016.3209 mio.4,354,0002008left
144 BaltimoreUSAAmericaMetro Subway24.5 km141411.7524.514.014 mio.571,0002008rightyes
145 BusanSouth KoreaAsiaSubway95.0 km928831.0831.730.7257 mio.2,705,0002008right
146 YokohamaJapanAsiaSubway57.6 km484531.2819.216.0198 mio.3,438,0002008leftKanazawa Seaside line, LRT, rubber-tyredKanazawa Seaside LRT1989Kanazawa Seaside LRT line
147 TaipeiTaiwanAsiaMRT90.6 km858081.1311.310.6450 mio.4,967,0002008rightMuzha line, VALyes1996Muzha line VAL MRTyes
148 RomeItalyEuropeMetro39.0 km494820.8119.524.5331 mio.8,487,0002008leftyes
149 Hong KongChinaAsiaMTR188.1 km958292.2920.910.61309 mio.6,959,0002008leftDisneyland Resort LineSI, WI lines, planned2005all underground stationsyes
150 DaeguTaeguSouth KoreaAsiaSubway53.9 km565520.9827.028.0110 mio.2,041,0002008
151 WashingtonUSAAmericaMetrorail171.2 km908651.9934.218.0215 mio.1,256,0002008rightyes
152 PragueCzech RepublicEuropeMetro59.1 km575431.0919.719.0597 mio.10,102,0002008right
153 ChicagoUSAAmerica"L"166.0 km15114481.1520.818.9198 mio.1,193,0002008rightyes
154 MoscowRussiaEuropeMetro298.8 km180144122.0724.915.02573 mio.8,611,0002008right
155 BeijingChinaAsiaSubway227.6 km14712591.8225.316.31200 mio.5,274,0002008rightPGDs on underground stations of line 5, PSDs on lines 8, 10recently
156 SeoulSouth KoreaAsiaSubway286.9 km348298100.9628.734.82048 mio.7,138,0002008rightlines 2 and 9, planned for all lines by 2010yes
157 PhiladelphiaUSAAmericaSubway62.0 km666231.0020.722.067 mio.1,081,0002008rightyes
158 MiamiUSAAmericaMetrorail36.0 km222211.6436.022.019 mio.528,0002008rightdowntown people mover, rubber-tyredDowntown people mover1986yes
159 SantiagoSantiago de ChileChileAmericaMetro83.0 km938650.9716.618.6642 mio.7,735,0002008rightyes
160 ManilaPhilippinesAsiaMRT45.7 km423931.1715.214.0346 mio.7,571,0002008yes
161 New YorkNew York CityUSAAmericaSubway368.0 km468422270.8713.617.31624 mio.4,413,0002008rightplanned for new Second Avenue Lineyes
162 HelsinkiFinlandEuropeMetro21.0 km171711.2421.017.058 mio.2,762,0002008right
163 MunichGermanyEuropeU-Bahn92.5 km1009460.9815.416.7349 mio.3,773,0002008right
164 GuangzhouCantonChinaAsiaMetro148.5 km887951.8829.717.6601 mio.4,047,0002008rightyes
165 KobeJapanAsiaSubway30.6 km262421.2815.313.0121 mio.3,954,0002008leftPort Liner and Rokko Liner, rubber-tyredPort Liner and Rokko Liner1981Port Liner and Rokko Liner
166 MedellinMedellínColombiaAmericaMetro28.8 km262521.1514.413.0155 mio.5,382,0002008
167 KaohsiungTaiwanAsiaMRT42.7 km373621.1921.418.530 mio.703,0002008MRT
168 BudapestHungaryEuropeMetro33.0 km424030.8311.014.0297 mio.9,000,0002008right
169 IncheonInchonSouth KoreaAsiaSubway29.5 km292911.0229.529.073 mio.2,475,0002008
170 NanjingChinaAsiaMetro21.7 km161611.3621.716.0102 mio.4,700,0002008right
171 DaejeonTaejonSouth KoreaAsiaSubway22.6 km222211.0322.622.029 mio.1,283,0002008
172 SofiaBulgariaEuropeMetro18.0 km141411.2918.014.051 mio.2,833,0002008right
173 VancouverCanadaAmericaSky Train69.5 km494731.4823.216.374 mio.1,065,0002008rightSkytrain, LIM technology, currently the world's longest automated system1986yes
174 Kuala LumpurMalaysiaAsia64.0 km605631.1421.320.0109 mio.1,703,0002008leftLRT1996KLIA line to airport, Kelana Jaya line's underground stationsyes
175 GlasgowUnited KingdomEuropeSubway10.4 km151510.6910.415.015 mio.1,442,0002008left
176 Sao PauloBrazilAmericaMetro61.3 km585541.1115.314.5684 mio.11,158,0002008rightlines 4, 5, and regional rail


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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