English original 
Automated Translation: 
 
 
METRO BITS - Unearthing the world's subway highlightsMETRO BITS - Unearthing the world's subway highlights


  



Printer-friendly Printer-friendly






World Metro Database

You might want to start with one of the predefined tables (Basics, Numerics, Features, Complete), then add columns or click to remove a column. Move columns < left or > right. Click headers to sort, click again to reverse sorting direction. Switch unit to miles if desired. Right-click here to bookmark current World Metro Table.

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).



Add column after Walk-through:   Unit: km mi


#
City >
<City aka >
<Country >
<Continent >
<System >
<Length >
<Stations >
<Stations* >
<Lines >
<km/stn* >
<km/line >
<stns/line >
<Passengers >
<Pass/km >
<Pass.year >
<Tracks >
<Driverless >
<Rubber-tyred >
<Driverless since >
<PSDs >
<Aircon trains >
< Walk-through
1ValparaisoChileAmericaMetro43.0 km202012.1543.020.0
2Palma de MallorcaSpainEuropeMetro8.3 km9910.928.39.0
3SeattleUSAAmericaLight Rail22.2 km121211.8522.212.0yes
4MaracaiboVenezuelaAmericaMetro6.5 km6611.086.56.0yes
5AdanaTurkeyAsia8.0 km8811.008.08.0
6PerugiaItalyEuropeMinimetro3.0 km7710.433.07.0
7ChangchunChinaAsia17.0 km161611.0617.016.0
8KazanRussiaEuropeMetro8.3 km6611.388.36.07 mio.843,0002007
9San JuanPuerto RicoAmericaTren Urbano17.2 km161611.0817.216.09 mio.523,0002008
10SevilleSevillaSpainEuropeMetro18.0 km212110.8618.021.0Line 1
11The HagueNetherlandsEuropeRandstadRail27.9 km303030.939.310.0
12ValenciaVenezuelaAmericaMetro6.2 km7710.896.27.018 mio.2,903,0002008
13PoznanPolandEurope6.1 km6611.026.16.0
14NanjingChinaAsiaMetro21.7 km161611.3621.716.0102 mio.4,700,0002008
15Santo DomingoDominican RepublicAmericaMetro14.5 km161610.9114.516.0
16DalianChinaAsiaMetro49.0 km121214.0849.012.0
17KaohsiungTaiwanAsiaMRT42.7 km373621.1921.418.530 mio.703,0002008MRT
18TianjinChinaAsiaMetro72.0 km373721.9536.018.515 mio.208,0001993platform gate doorsyes
19StockholmSwedenEuropeTunnelbana105.7 km10410031.0635.234.7303 mio.2,867,0002007left
20ChicagoUSAAmerica"L"166.0 km15114481.1520.818.9198 mio.1,193,0002008rightyes
21MoscowRussiaEuropeMetro298.8 km180144122.0724.915.02573 mio.8,611,0002008right
22AmsterdamNetherlandsEuropeMetro32.7 km333340.998.28.391 mio.2,783,0002002right
23JacksonvilleUSAAmericaSkyway6.9 km6611.156.96.0downtown monorail people mover1989
24Saint PetersburgLeningradRussiaEuropeMetro110.2 km635552.0022.012.6832 mio.7,550,0002007rightwindowless steel doors in ten stations
25BostonUSAAmericaThe T60.5 km666031.0120.222.0145 mio.2,397,0002007rightyes
26WuppertalGermanyEuropeSchwebebahn13.3 km202010.6713.320.0right
27HaifaIsraelAsiaCarmelit1.8 km6610.291.86.0
28BangkokThailandAsiaSkytrain, MRT46.3 km444031.1615.414.7206 mio.4,449,0002007leftGreen line1999Green line, Blue lineyes
29BursaTurkeyAsia22.5 km232310.9822.523.0
30TehranIranAsiaMetro50.5 km474431.1516.815.7353 mio.6,990,0002007yes
31DelhiIndiaAsiaMetro89.9 km787631.1829.926.0310 mio.3,450,0002008leftyes
32NaplesItalyEuropeMetro31.8 km302831.1410.610.029 mio.912,0002006left
33ChennaiMadrasIndiaAsiaMRTS27.0 km171711.5927.017.0
34MonterreyMexicoAmericaMetro31.5 km323121.0215.816.0yes
35ValenciaSpainEuropeMetro31.8 km383730.8610.612.7
36IstanbulTurkeyEuropeMetro15.0 km101011.5015.010.068 mio.4,533,0002008right
37RouenFranceEuropeMetro2.2 km5510.442.25.0
38BochumGermanyEuropeStadtbahn21.5 km292720.8010.814.5right
39Porto AlegreBrazilAmericaMetro33.8 km171711.9933.817.0
40BakuAzerbaijanAsiaMetro31.7 km212021.5915.910.5176 mio.5,552,0002007right
41KievKyivUkraineEuropeMetro59.8 km464331.3919.915.3642 mio.10,736,0002007right
42Sao PauloBrazilAmericaMetro61.3 km585541.1115.314.5684 mio.11,158,0002008rightlines 4, 5, and regional rail
43TashkentUzbekistanAsiaMetro36.2 km292631.3912.19.771 mio.1,961,0002007right
44DaeguTaeguSouth KoreaAsiaSubway53.9 km565520.9827.028.0110 mio.2,041,0002008
45NahaJapanAsiaMonorail12.8 km151510.8512.815.0
46WashingtonUSAAmericaMetrorail171.2 km908651.9934.218.0215 mio.1,256,0002008rightyes
47NovosibirskRussiaAsiaMetro14.3 km131221.197.26.570 mio.4,895,0002007right
48BielefeldGermanyEuropeStadtbahn5.2 km7740.741.31.8right
49Las VegasUSAAmericaMonorail6.2 km7710.896.27.0monorail2004
50BucharestRomaniaEuropeMetro67.7 km504341.5716.912.5111 mio.1,640,0001999right
51LudwigshafenGermanyEuropeStadtbahn4.0 km111100.36right
52VolgogradStalingradRussiaEuropeMetro3.3 km2211.653.32.0
53GlasgowUnited KingdomEuropeSubway10.4 km151510.6910.415.015 mio.1,442,0002008left
54PittsburghUSAAmericaThe T1.5 km3310.481.53.0
55NewcastleUnited KingdomEuropeTyne & Wear Metro76.5 km615021.5338.330.538 mio.497,0002006left
56Belo HorizonteBrazilAmericaMetro28.1 km191911.4828.119.0
57Kuala LumpurMalaysiaAsia64.0 km605631.1421.320.0109 mio.1,703,0002008leftLRT1996KLIA line to airport, Kelana Jaya line's underground stationsyes
58CaracasVenezuelaAmericaMetro60.5 km474351.4112.19.4510 mio.8,430,0002008yes
59Mexico CityMexicoAmericaMetro201.7 km175147111.3718.315.91460 mio.7,238,0002008rightyes
60BrasiliaBrazilAmericaMetro42.0 km232311.8342.023.016 mio.381,0002002
61MulheimMülheimGermanyEuropeStadtbahn9.0 km131220.754.56.5right
62GelsenkirchenGermanyEuropeStadtbahn5.5 km9910.615.59.0right
63AnkaraTurkeyAsiaMetro23.1 km232221.0511.611.5113 mio.4,892,0002007rightmetro line1997
64KamakuraJapanAsiaMonorail6.6 km8810.826.68.0
65SamaraRussiaEuropeMetro10.2 km9911.1310.29.012 mio.1,176,0002007right
66YekaterinburgEkaterinburgRussiaAsiaMetro8.5 km7711.218.57.046 mio.5,412,0002007right
67HamburgGermanyEuropeU-Bahn100.7 km978931.1333.632.3184 mio.1,827,0002007right
68PyongyangNorth KoreaAsiaMetro22.5 km161521.5011.38.035 mio.1,556,0002006
69KolkataCalcuttaIndiaAsiaMetro Railway22.6 km212111.0822.621.0100 mio.4,425,0002000right
70BusanSouth KoreaAsiaSubway95.0 km928831.0831.730.7257 mio.2,705,0002008right
71MarseilleFranceEuropeMetro19.3 km262420.809.613.058 mio.3,005,0002004rightyes
72DetroitUSAAmericaPeople Mover4.8 km131310.374.813.0downtown people mover, LIM technology1987yes
73New YorkNew York CityUSAAmericaSubway368.0 km468422270.8713.617.31624 mio.4,413,0002008rightplanned for new Second Avenue Lineyes
74SofiaBulgariaEuropeMetro18.0 km141411.2918.014.051 mio.2,833,0002008right
75ChibaJapanAsiaMonorail15.5 km181820.867.89.0
76MontrealMontréalCanadaAmericaMetro69.2 km736841.0217.318.3219 mio.3,165,0002006rightyes
77IzmirTurkeyAsiaMetro11.5 km101011.1511.510.030 mio.2,609,0002005
78Saint LouisUSAAmericaMetrolink73.4 km373721.9836.718.5
79BonnGermanyEuropeStadtbahn9.0 km121210.759.012.0right
80LimaPeruAmericaTren Urbano10.0 km6611.6710.06.0
81BaltimoreUSAAmericaMetro Subway24.5 km141411.7524.514.014 mio.571,0002008rightyes
82BuffaloUSAAmericaMetro Rail8.4 km8811.048.48.0
83TbilisiGeorgiaAsiaMetro26.3 km222121.2513.111.092 mio.3,498,0002007right
84DaejeonTaejonSouth KoreaAsiaSubway22.6 km222211.0322.622.029 mio.1,283,0002008
85WuhanChinaAsiaMetro10.2 km101011.0210.210.0right
86GwangjuSouth KoreaAsiaSubway20.1 km202011.0120.120.017 mio.846,0002008
87CharleroiBelgiumEurope17.5 km202040.884.45.0
88MinskBelarusEuropeMetro30.3 km252421.2615.112.5262 mio.8,647,0002007right
89EdmontonCanadaAmericaLight Rail13.1 km111111.1913.111.0
90IncheonInchonSouth KoreaAsiaSubway29.5 km292911.0229.529.073 mio.2,475,0002008
91RotterdamNetherlandsEuropeMetro47.0 km383721.2723.519.085 mio.1,809,0002006right
92AtlantaUSAAmericaMARTA79.2 km393822.0839.619.534 mio.429,0001994rightyes
93KharkovKharkivUkraineEuropeMetro35.3 km282531.4111.89.3278 mio.7,875,0002007right
94SantiagoSantiago de ChileChileAmericaMetro83.0 km938650.9716.618.6642 mio.7,735,0002008rightyes
95BudapestHungaryEuropeMetro33.0 km424030.8311.014.0297 mio.9,000,0002008right
96LyonFranceEuropeMetro30.7 km433940.797.710.8182 mio.5,928,0002004leftline D/Maggaly, rubber-tyred, no PSDsyes1991
97WarsawPolandEuropeMetro22.6 km212111.0822.621.0114 mio.5,044,0002007right
98GuadalajaraMexicoAmericaMetro24.0 km292820.8612.014.5
99TorontoCanadaAmericaSubway71.3 km746941.0317.818.5278 mio.3,899,0002006rightyes
100Nizhny NovgorodGorkyRussiaEuropeMetro15.5 km141321.197.87.033 mio.2,129,0002007right
101HiroshimaJapanAsiaMonorail18.4 km212110.8818.421.018 mio.978,0002005left
102Rio de JaneiroBrazilAmericaMetro42.0 km343421.2421.017.0135 mio.3,214,0002006rightyes
103ShanghaiChinaAsiaMetro334.0 km230194101.7233.423.01122 mio.3,359,0002008rightnewer line 4 stations and refitted line 1 stationsyes
104CataniaItalyEuropeMetro3.8 km6610.633.86.0right
105MiamiUSAAmericaMetrorail36.0 km222211.6436.022.019 mio.528,0002008rightdowntown people mover, rubber-tyredDowntown people mover1986yes
106San FranciscoUSAAmericaBART166.9 km434353.8833.48.6100 mio.599,0002007rightyes
107BrusselsBelgiumEuropeMetro32.2 km615930.5510.720.3136 mio.4,224,0002008rightline 1B
108Los AngelesUSAAmericaMetro Rail59.3 km303031.9819.810.045 mio.759,0002008rightyes
109SydneyAustraliaOceaniaCityrail22.1 km141431.587.44.7yes
110ClevelandUSAAmericaRapid Transit31.0 km181811.7231.018.06 mio.194,0002008
111MumbaiBombayIndiaAsiaSuburban Railway171.0 km737352.3434.214.6
112PhiladelphiaUSAAmericaSubway62.0 km666231.0020.722.067 mio.1,081,0002008rightyes
113AntwerpBelgiumEurope7.6 km111120.693.85.5
114NewarkUSAAmericaSubway2.2 km4410.552.24.0right
115YerevanErevanArmeniaAsiaMetro12.1 km101011.2112.110.017 mio.1,405,0002007right
116RecifeBrazilAmericaMetro39.7 km302821.4219.915.0
117Kryvyi RihKrivoy RogUkraineEuropeMetrotram18.0 km121211.5018.012.0
118CairoEgyptAfricaMetro65.5 km555321.2432.827.5700 mio.10,687,0002002left5 stns
119MedellinMedellínColombiaAmericaMetro28.8 km262521.1514.413.0155 mio.5,382,0002008
120DnepropetrovskDnipropetrovskUkraineEuropeMetro7.1 km6611.187.16.011 mio.1,549,0002007
121BeijingChinaAsiaSubway227.6 km14712591.8225.316.31200 mio.5,274,0002008rightPGDs on underground stations of line 5, PSDs on lines 8, 10recentlyall lines
122ParisFranceEuropeMetro213.0 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
123LisbonPortugalEuropeMetro41.0 km524640.8910.313.0180 mio.4,390,0002007leftyes
124FukuokaJapanAsiaSubway29.8 km353430.889.911.7124 mio.4,161,0002007leftyes
125PragueCzech RepublicEuropeMetro59.1 km575431.0919.719.0597 mio.10,102,0002008rightyes
126KobeJapanAsiaSubway30.6 km262421.2815.313.0121 mio.3,954,0002008leftPort Liner and Rokko Liner, rubber-tyredPort Liner and Rokko Liner1981Port Liner and Rokko Lineryes
127SingaporeSingaporeAsiaMRT118.9 km766941.7229.719.0571 mio.4,802,0002007leftNorth-East MTR line and 3 rubber-tyred LRT linesLRT lines2003yesyes
128EssenGermanyEuropeStadtbahn20.2 km272730.756.79.0rightyes
129OsakaJapanAsiaSubway137.8 km13310491.3315.314.8860 mio.6,241,0002008leftNanko Port Town Line, rubber-tyredNanko Port Town Line1981all stations on the Nanko Port Town Lineyes
130LilleFranceEuropeMetro45.5 km626020.7622.831.074 mio.1,626,0002004rightVALyes1983VAL, all stationsyes
131Buenos AiresArgentinaAmericaSubte47.5 km766860.707.912.7280 mio.5,895,0002008leftyes
132MadridSpainEuropeMetro284.0 km281231131.2321.821.6686 mio.2,415,0002008leftyesyes
133GuangzhouCantonChinaAsiaMetro176.1 km887952.2335.217.6601 mio.3,414,0002008rightyesyes
134MilanItalyEuropeMetro74.6 km888430.8924.929.3328 mio.4,397,0002007rightyesyes
135ToulouseFranceEuropeMetro27.5 km383720.7413.819.042 mio.1,527,0002004rightVALyes1993VALyes
136DuisburgGermanyEuropeStadtbahn14.3 km131321.107.26.5rightyes
137Hong KongChinaAsiaMTR188.1 km958292.2920.910.61309 mio.6,959,0002008leftDisneyland Resort LineSI, WI lines, planned2005all underground stationsyesyes
138RomeItalyEuropeMetro39.0 km494820.8119.524.5331 mio.8,487,0002008leftyesyes
139TaipeiTaiwanAsiaMRT90.6 km858081.1311.310.6450 mio.4,967,0002008rightMuzha line, VALyes1996Muzha line VAL MRTyesyes
140CologneGermanyEuropeStadtbahn45.0 km5151150.883.03.4rightnew light rail trains onlyyes
141MunichGermanyEuropeU-Bahn92.5 km1009460.9815.416.7349 mio.3,773,0002008rightyes
142AthensGreeceEuropeMetro52.0 km524831.0817.317.3325 mio.6,250,0002007rightyesyes
143DortmundGermanyEuropeStadtbahn29.5 km373730.809.812.3rightyes
144YokohamaJapanAsiaSubway57.6 km484531.2819.216.0198 mio.3,438,0002008leftKanazawa Seaside line, LRT, rubber-tyredKanazawa Seaside LRT1989Kanazawa Seaside LRT lineyes
145HelsinkiFinlandEuropeMetro21.0 km171711.2421.017.058 mio.2,762,0002008rightyes
146RennesFranceEuropeMetro9.0 km151510.609.015.023 mio.2,556,0002004rightVALyes2002VALyes
147TokyoJapanAsiaMetro304.5 km290205131.4923.422.33174 mio.10,424,0002008leftYurikamome Waterfront line, rubber-tyredYurikamome line1995Marunouchi, Mita, Namboku, Yurikamome linesyesyes
148StuttgartGermanyEuropeStadtbahn24.0 km191721.4112.09.5rightyes
149ChongqingChinaAsiaMonorail19.5 km181811.0819.518.0rightThe three underground stations (Daping, Linjiangmen, and Jiaochangkou) have PSDsyesyes
150VancouverCanadaAmericaSky Train69.5 km494731.4823.216.374 mio.1,065,0002008rightSkytrain, LIM technology, currently the world's longest automated system1986yesyes
151AlgiersAlgeriaAfricaMetro9.0 km101010.909.010.0yesyes
152BarcelonaSpainEuropeMetro110.5 km152128100.8611.115.2378 mio.3,421,0002008rightunder construction on lines 5, 11, planned for lines 9, 10yesyes
153SendaiJapanAsiaSubway14.8 km171710.8714.817.058 mio.3,919,0002008leftyes
154FrankfurtGermanyEuropeU-Bahn20.5 km312730.766.810.3rightyes
155OsloNorwayEuropeT-Bane62.0 km727250.8612.414.464 mio.1,032,0002005rightyes
156DubaiUnited Arab EmiratesAsiaMetro39.7 km101013.9739.710.0rightmetro2009metro, monorailyesyes
157KitakyushuJapanAsiaMonorail8.8 km131310.688.813.0leftyes
158SapporoJapanAsiaSubway48.0 km494631.0416.016.3209 mio.4,354,0002008leftyes
159ManilaPhilippinesAsiaMRT45.7 km423931.1715.214.0346 mio.7,571,0002008yesyes
160TurinItalyEuropeMetro9.6 km141410.699.614.0rightVALyes2006VALyesyes
161NurembergGermanyEuropeU-Bahn34.6 km464430.7911.515.392 mio.2,659,0001997rightline U3, no PSDs, sharing tracks with driver-operated line U22008yes
162BilbaoSpainEuropeMetro40.6 km383821.0720.319.086 mio.2,118,0002008leftyesyes
163LausanneSwitzerlandEuropeMetro13.7 km292820.496.814.5line m2line m22008yes
164ShenzhenChinaAsiaMetro25.3 km232221.1512.611.573 mio.2,885,0002005rightyesyes
165TamaJapanAsiaMonorail16.0 km191910.8416.019.0leftyes
166CopenhagenDenmarkEuropeMetro21.0 km222220.9510.511.037 mio.1,762,0002002rightall metro lines2002all underground stationsall metro and S-Tog trainsyes
167NagoyaJapanAsiaSubway89.0 km938241.0922.323.3427 mio.4,798,0002008leftTobu Kyuryo maglev line2005Tobu Kyuryo maglev lineyes
168OportoPortoPortugalEuropeMetro21.7 km151421.5510.97.5rightyesyes
169DuesseldorfDüsseldorfGermanyEuropeStadtbahn9.6 km141420.684.87.0rightyes
170BerlinGermanyEuropeU-Bahn147.4 km195173100.8514.719.5447 mio.3,033,0002008rightyes
171KyotoJapanAsiaSubway31.3 km323121.0115.616.0126 mio.4,026,0002008leftTozai lineyes
172ViennaAustriaEuropeU-Bahn69.8 km968450.8314.019.2498 mio.7,135,0002008rightyesyes
173GenoaItalyEuropeMetro5.2 km7710.745.27.0rightyes
174HanoverGermanyEuropeStadtbahn18.6 km211731.096.27.0rightyes
175SeoulSouth KoreaAsiaSubway286.9 km348298100.9628.734.82048 mio.7,138,0002008rightlines 2 and 9, planned for all lines by 2010yesyes
176LondonUnited KingdomEuropeUnderground408.0 km268268111.5237.124.41197 mio.2,934,0002007leftDocklands Light Rail1987Jubilee Line extensionyes (DLR)


Numerical data (except ridership) by Jordi Serradell 8/2009. Ridership data by John Kennes 7/2008. Ticket prices by UBS: Prices and Earnings (PDF, p. 20) 2009. Non-numerical data by Mike Rohde 8/2009.






Bookmark and Share

This page: http://mic-ro.com/metro/table.html?feat=CIANCOCNSNLGSTSSLILSLLSLAPPLPYTRDRRUDYPDACWT&orderby;=WT&sort;=ASC&unit;=&status;=
Would you like to discuss this page or do you know of more facts that would fit in here? Visit Metro Bits Forum. Thanks to all who have already contributed!

© 2009 metrobits.org


HomeFact SheetsWorld Metro DatabaseMetro Arts & ArchitectureMetro LogosResources About

 
Random city

Adana Amsterdam Ankara Antwerp Athens Atlanta Baku Baltimore Bangkok Barcelona Beijing Belo Horizonte Berlin Bielefeld Bilbao Bochum Bonn Boston Brasilia Brussels Bucharest Budapest Buenos Aires Buffalo Bursa Busan Cairo Caracas Catania Changchun Charleroi Chennai Chiba Chicago Chongqing Cleveland Cologne Copenhagen Daegu Daejeon Dalian Delhi Detroit Dnepropetrovsk Dortmund Dubai Duesseldorf Duisburg Edmonton Essen Frankfurt Fukuoka Gelsenkirchen Genoa Glasgow Guadalajara Guangzhou Gwangju Haifa Hamburg Hanover Helsinki Hiroshima Hong Kong Incheon Istanbul Izmir Jacksonville Kamakura Kaohsiung Kazan Kharkov Kiev Kitakyushu Kobe Kolkata Kryvyi Rih Kuala Lumpur Kyoto Las Vegas Lausanne Lille Lima Lisbon London Los Angeles Ludwigshafen Lyon Madrid Manila Maracaibo Marseille Medellin Mexico City Miami Milan Minsk Monterrey Montreal Moscow Mulheim Mumbai Munich Nagoya Naha Nanjing Naples New York Newark Newcastle Nizhny Novgorod Novosibirsk Nuremberg Oporto Osaka Oslo Palma de Mallorca Paris Perugia Philadelphia Pittsburgh Porto Alegre Poznan Prague Pyongyang Recife Rennes Rio de Janeiro Rome Rotterdam Rouen Saint Louis Saint Petersburg Samara San Francisco San Juan Santiago Santo Domingo Sao Paulo Sapporo Seattle Sendai Seoul Seville Shanghai Shenzhen Singapore Sofia Stockholm Stuttgart Sydney Taipei Tama Tashkent Tbilisi Tehran The Hague Tianjin Tokyo Toronto Toulouse Turin Valencia Valencia Valparaiso Vancouver Vienna Volgograd Warsaw Washington Wuhan Wuppertal Yekaterinburg Yerevan Yokohama