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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 LondonUnited KingdomEuropeUnderground408.0 km268268111.5237.124.41197 mio.2007leftDocklands Light Rail1987Jubilee Line extensionyes (DLR)
2 New YorkNew York CityUSAAmericaSubway368.0 km468422270.8713.617.31624 mio.2008rightplanned for new Second Avenue Lineyes
3 ShanghaiChinaAsiaMetro334.0 km230194101.7233.423.01122 mio.2008rightnewer line 4 stations and refitted line 1 stationsyes
4 TokyoJapanAsiaMetro304.5 km290205131.4923.422.33174 mio.2008leftYurikamome Waterfront line, rubber-tyredYurikamome line1995Marunouchi, Mita, Namboku, Yurikamome linesyesyes
5 MoscowRussiaEuropeMetro298.8 km180144122.0724.915.02573 mio.2008right
6 SeoulSouth KoreaAsiaSubway286.9 km348298100.9628.734.82048 mio.2008rightlines 2 and 9, planned for all lines by 2010yesyes
7 MadridSpainEuropeMetro284.0 km281231131.2321.821.6686 mio.2008leftyesyes
8 BeijingChinaAsiaSubway227.6 km14712591.8225.316.31200 mio.2008rightPGDs on underground stations of line 5, PSDs on lines 8, 10recentlyall lines
9 ParisFranceEuropeMetro213.0 km380300160.7113.323.81473 mio.2008right (metro), left (RER)line 14/Météor, rubber-tyredlines 1, 4, 6, 11, 141998all stations on line 14, under construction on line 13lines 1, 14
10 Mexico CityMexicoAmericaMetro201.7 km175147111.3718.315.91460 mio.2008rightyes
11 Hong KongChinaAsiaMTR188.1 km958292.2920.910.61309 mio.2008leftDisneyland Resort LineSI, WI lines, planned2005all underground stationsyesyes
12 WashingtonUSAAmericaMetrorail171.2 km908651.9934.218.0215 mio.2008rightyes
13 MumbaiBombayIndiaAsiaSuburban Railway171.0 km737352.3434.214.6
14 San FranciscoUSAAmericaBART166.9 km434353.8833.48.6100 mio.2007rightyes
15 ChicagoUSAAmerica"L"166.0 km15114481.1520.818.9198 mio.2008rightyes
16 GuangzhouCantonChinaAsiaMetro148.5 km887951.8829.717.6601 mio.2008rightyesyes
17 BerlinGermanyEuropeU-Bahn147.4 km195173100.8514.719.5447 mio.2008rightyes
18 OsakaJapanAsiaSubway137.8 km13310491.3315.314.8860 mio.2008leftNanko Port Town Line, rubber-tyredNanko Port Town Line1981all stations on the Nanko Port Town Lineyes
19 SingaporeSingaporeAsiaMRT118.9 km766941.7229.719.0571 mio.2007leftNorth-East MTR line and 3 rubber-tyred LRT linesLRT lines2003yesyes
20 BarcelonaSpainEuropeMetro110.5 km152128100.8611.115.2378 mio.2008rightunder construction on lines 5, 11, planned for lines 9, 10yesyes
21 Saint PetersburgLeningradRussiaEuropeMetro110.2 km635552.0022.012.6832 mio.2007rightwindowless steel doors in ten stations
22 StockholmSwedenEuropeTunnelbana105.7 km10410031.0635.234.7303 mio.2007left
23 HamburgGermanyEuropeU-Bahn100.7 km978931.1333.632.3184 mio.2007right
24 DelhiIndiaAsiaMetro96.2 km838131.1932.127.7310 mio.2008leftyes
25 BusanSouth KoreaAsiaSubway95.0 km928831.0831.730.7257 mio.2008right
26 MunichGermanyEuropeU-Bahn92.5 km1009460.9815.416.7349 mio.2008rightyes
27 TaipeiTaiwanAsiaMRT90.6 km858081.1311.310.6450 mio.2008rightMuzha line, VALyes1996Muzha line VAL MRTyesyes
28 NagoyaJapanAsiaSubway89.0 km938241.0922.323.3427 mio.2008leftTobu Kyuryo maglev line2005Tobu Kyuryo maglev lineyes
29 SantiagoSantiago de ChileChileAmericaMetro83.0 km938650.9716.618.6642 mio.2008rightyes
30 AtlantaUSAAmericaMARTA79.2 km393822.0839.619.534 mio.1994rightyes
31 NewcastleUnited KingdomEuropeTyne & Wear Metro76.5 km615021.5338.330.538 mio.2006left
32 MilanItalyEuropeMetro74.6 km888430.8924.929.3328 mio.2007rightyesyes
33 Saint LouisUSAAmericaMetrolink73.4 km373721.9836.718.5right
34 TianjinChinaAsiaMetro72.0 km373721.9536.018.515 mio.1993rightplatform gate doorsyes
35 TorontoCanadaAmericaSubway71.3 km746941.0317.818.5278 mio.2006rightyes
36 ViennaAustriaEuropeU-Bahn69.8 km968450.8314.019.2498 mio.2008rightyesyes
37 VancouverCanadaAmericaSky Train69.5 km494731.4823.216.374 mio.2008rightSkytrain, LIM technology, currently the world's longest automated system1986yesyes
38 MontrealMontréalCanadaAmericaMetro69.2 km736841.0217.318.3219 mio.2006rightyes
39 BucharestRomaniaEuropeMetro67.7 km504341.5716.912.5111 mio.1999right
40 CairoEgyptAfricaMetro65.5 km555321.2432.827.5700 mio.2002left5 stns
41 Kuala LumpurMalaysiaAsia64.0 km605631.1421.320.0109 mio.2008leftLRT1996KLIA line to airport, Kelana Jaya line's underground stationsyes
42 OsloNorwayEuropeT-Bane62.0 km727250.8612.414.464 mio.2005rightyes
43 PhiladelphiaUSAAmericaSubway62.0 km666231.0020.722.067 mio.2008rightyes
44 Sao PauloBrazilAmericaMetro61.3 km585541.1115.314.5684 mio.2008rightlines 4, 5, and regional rail
45 CaracasVenezuelaAmericaMetro60.5 km504651.3212.110.0510 mio.2008yes
46 BostonUSAAmericaThe T60.5 km666031.0120.222.0145 mio.2007rightyes
47 KievKyivUkraineEuropeMetro59.8 km464331.3919.915.3642 mio.2007right
48 Los AngelesUSAAmericaMetro Rail59.3 km303031.9819.810.045 mio.2008rightyes
49 PragueCzech RepublicEuropeMetro59.1 km575431.0919.719.0597 mio.2008rightyes
50 YokohamaJapanAsiaSubway57.6 km484531.2819.216.0198 mio.2008leftKanazawa Seaside line, LRT, rubber-tyredKanazawa Seaside LRT1989Kanazawa Seaside LRT lineyes
51 DaeguTaeguSouth KoreaAsiaSubway53.9 km565520.9827.028.0110 mio.2008
52 AthensGreeceEuropeMetro52.0 km524831.0817.317.3325 mio.2007rightyesyes
53 TehranIranAsiaMetro50.5 km474431.1516.815.7353 mio.2007yes
54 DalianChinaAsiaMetro49.0 km121214.0849.012.0right
55 SapporoJapanAsiaSubway48.0 km494631.0416.016.3209 mio.2008leftyes
56 Buenos AiresArgentinaAmericaSubte47.5 km766860.707.912.7280 mio.2008leftyes
57 RotterdamNetherlandsEuropeMetro47.0 km383721.2723.519.085 mio.2006right
58 BangkokThailandAsiaSkytrain, MRT46.3 km444031.1615.414.7206 mio.2007leftGreen line1999Green line, Blue lineyes
59 ManilaPhilippinesAsiaMRT45.7 km423931.1715.214.0346 mio.2008yesyes
60 LilleFranceEuropeMetro45.5 km626020.7622.831.074 mio.2004rightVALyes1983VAL, all stationsyes
61 CologneGermanyEuropeStadtbahn45.0 km5151150.883.03.4rightnew light rail trains onlyyes
62 ValparaisoChileAmericaMetro43.0 km202012.1543.020.0right
63 KaohsiungTaiwanAsiaMRT42.7 km373621.1921.418.530 mio.2008MRT
64 Rio de JaneiroBrazilAmericaMetro42.0 km343421.2421.017.0135 mio.2006rightyes
65 BrasiliaBrazilAmericaMetro42.0 km232311.8342.023.016 mio.2002right
66 LisbonPortugalEuropeMetro41.0 km524640.8910.313.0180 mio.2007leftyes
67 BilbaoSpainEuropeMetro40.6 km383821.0720.319.086 mio.2008leftyesyes
68 DubaiUnited Arab EmiratesAsiaMetro39.7 km111113.6139.711.0rightmetro2009metro, monorailyesyes
69 RecifeBrazilAmericaMetro39.7 km302821.4219.915.0right
70 RomeItalyEuropeMetro39.0 km494820.8119.524.5331 mio.2008leftyesyes
71 TashkentUzbekistanAsiaMetro36.2 km292631.3912.19.771 mio.2007right
72 MiamiUSAAmericaMetrorail36.0 km222211.6436.022.019 mio.2008rightdowntown people mover, rubber-tyredDowntown people mover1986yes
73 KharkovKharkivUkraineEuropeMetro35.3 km282531.4111.89.3278 mio.2007right
74 NurembergGermanyEuropeU-Bahn34.6 km464430.7911.515.392 mio.1997rightlines U2, U3, no PSDs, sharing tracks with driver-operated trains2008yes
75 Porto AlegreBrazilAmericaMetro33.8 km171711.9933.817.0right
76 BudapestHungaryEuropeMetro33.0 km424030.8311.014.0297 mio.2008right
77 BakuAzerbaijanAsiaMetro32.9 km222121.5616.411.0176 mio.2007right
78 AmsterdamNetherlandsEuropeMetro32.7 km333340.998.28.391 mio.2002right
79 BrusselsBelgiumEuropeMetro32.2 km615930.5510.720.3136 mio.2008rightline 1B
80 NaplesItalyEuropeMetro31.8 km302831.1410.610.029 mio.2006left
81 ValenciaSpainEuropeMetro31.8 km383730.8610.612.7
82 MonterreyMexicoAmericaMetro31.5 km323121.0215.816.0rightyes
83 KyotoJapanAsiaSubway31.3 km323121.0115.616.0126 mio.2008leftTozai lineyes
84 ClevelandUSAAmericaRapid Transit31.0 km181811.7231.018.06 mio.2008right
85 LyonFranceEuropeMetro30.7 km433940.797.710.8182 mio.2004leftline D/Maggaly, rubber-tyred, no PSDsyes1991
86 KobeJapanAsiaSubway30.6 km262421.2815.313.0121 mio.2008leftPort Liner and Rokko Liner, rubber-tyredPort Liner and Rokko Liner1981Port Liner and Rokko Lineryes
87 MinskBelarusEuropeMetro30.3 km252421.2615.112.5262 mio.2007right
88 FukuokaJapanAsiaSubway29.8 km353430.889.911.7124 mio.2007leftyes
89 IncheonInchonSouth KoreaAsiaSubway29.5 km292911.0229.529.073 mio.2008
90 DortmundGermanyEuropeStadtbahn29.5 km373730.809.812.3rightyes
91 MedellinMedellínColombiaAmericaMetro28.8 km262521.1514.413.0155 mio.2008
92 Belo HorizonteBrazilAmericaMetro28.1 km191911.4828.119.0right
93 The HagueNetherlandsEuropeRandstadRail27.9 km303030.939.310.0right
94 ToulouseFranceEuropeMetro27.5 km383720.7413.819.042 mio.2004rightVALyes1993VALyes
95 ChennaiMadrasIndiaAsiaMRTS27.0 km171711.5927.017.0
96 TbilisiGeorgiaAsiaMetro26.3 km222121.2513.111.092 mio.2007right
97 ShenzhenChinaAsiaMetro25.3 km232221.1512.611.573 mio.2005rightyesyes
98 BaltimoreUSAAmericaMetro Subway24.5 km141411.7524.514.014 mio.2008rightyes
99 GuadalajaraMexicoAmericaMetro24.0 km292820.8612.014.5right
100 StuttgartGermanyEuropeStadtbahn24.0 km191721.4112.09.5rightyes
101 AnkaraTurkeyAsiaMetro23.1 km232221.0511.611.5113 mio.2007rightmetro line1997
102 WarsawPolandEuropeMetro22.6 km212111.0822.621.0114 mio.2007right
103 KolkataCalcuttaIndiaAsiaMetro Railway22.6 km212111.0822.621.0100 mio.2000right
104 DaejeonTaejonSouth KoreaAsiaSubway22.6 km222211.0322.622.029 mio.2008
105 BursaTurkeyAsia22.5 km232310.9822.523.0
106 PyongyangNorth KoreaAsiaMetro22.5 km161521.5011.38.035 mio.2006
107 ShenyangMukdenChinaAsiaMetro22.2 km181811.2322.218.0right
108 SeattleUSAAmericaLight Rail22.2 km121211.8522.212.0rightyes
109 SydneyAustraliaOceaniaCityrail22.1 km141431.587.44.7leftyes
110 OportoPortoPortugalEuropeMetro21.7 km151421.5510.97.5rightyesyes
111 NanjingChinaAsiaMetro21.7 km161611.3621.716.0102 mio.2008right
112 BochumGermanyEuropeStadtbahn21.5 km292720.8010.814.5right
113 CopenhagenDenmarkEuropeMetro21.0 km222220.9510.511.037 mio.2002rightall metro lines2002all underground stationsall metro and S-Tog trainsyes
114 HelsinkiFinlandEuropeMetro21.0 km171711.2421.017.058 mio.2008rightyes
115 FrankfurtGermanyEuropeU-Bahn20.5 km312730.766.810.3rightyes
116 EssenGermanyEuropeStadtbahn20.2 km272730.756.79.0rightyes
117 GwangjuSouth KoreaAsiaSubway20.1 km202011.0120.120.017 mio.2008
118 ChongqingChinaAsiaMonorail19.5 km181811.0819.518.0rightThe three underground stations (Daping, Linjiangmen, and Jiaochangkou) have PSDsyesyes
119 MarseilleFranceEuropeMetro19.3 km262420.809.613.058 mio.2004rightyes
120 HanoverGermanyEuropeStadtbahn18.6 km211731.096.27.0rightyes
121 HiroshimaJapanAsiaMonorail18.4 km212110.8818.421.018 mio.2005left
122 Kryvyi RihKrivoy RogUkraineEuropeMetrotram18.0 km121211.5018.012.0
123 SofiaBulgariaEuropeMetro18.0 km141411.2918.014.051 mio.2008right
124 SevilleSevillaSpainEuropeMetro18.0 km212110.8618.021.0Line 1
125 CharleroiBelgiumEurope17.5 km202040.884.45.0
126 San JuanPuerto RicoAmericaTren Urbano17.2 km161611.0817.216.09 mio.2008
127 ChangchunChinaAsia17.0 km161611.0617.016.0right
128 TamaJapanAsiaMonorail16.0 km191910.8416.019.0leftyes
129 ChibaJapanAsiaMonorail15.5 km181820.867.89.0left
130 Nizhny NovgorodGorkyRussiaEuropeMetro15.5 km141321.197.87.033 mio.2007right
131 IstanbulTurkeyEuropeMetro15.0 km101011.5015.010.068 mio.2008right
132 SendaiJapanAsiaSubway14.8 km171710.8714.817.058 mio.2008leftyes
133 Santo DomingoDominican RepublicAmericaMetro14.5 km161610.9114.516.0
134 DuisburgGermanyEuropeStadtbahn14.3 km131321.107.26.5rightyes
135 NovosibirskRussiaAsiaMetro14.3 km131221.197.26.570 mio.2007right
136 LausanneSwitzerlandEuropeMetro13.7 km292820.496.814.5line m2line m22008yes
137 WuppertalGermanyEuropeSchwebebahn13.3 km202010.6713.320.0right
138 EdmontonCanadaAmericaLight Rail13.1 km111111.1913.111.0right
139 NahaJapanAsiaMonorail12.8 km151510.8512.815.0left
140 YerevanErevanArmeniaAsiaMetro12.1 km101011.2112.110.017 mio.2007right
141 IzmirTurkeyAsiaMetro11.5 km101011.1511.510.030 mio.2005
142 GlasgowUnited KingdomEuropeSubway10.4 km151510.6910.415.015 mio.2008left
143 SamaraRussiaEuropeMetro10.2 km9911.1310.29.012 mio.2007right
144 WuhanChinaAsiaMetro10.2 km101011.0210.210.0right
145 LimaPeruAmericaTren Urbano10.0 km6611.6710.06.0
146 TurinItalyEuropeMetro9.6 km141410.699.614.0rightVALyes2006VALyesyes
147 DuesseldorfDüsseldorfGermanyEuropeStadtbahn9.6 km141420.684.87.0rightyes
148 MulheimMülheimGermanyEuropeStadtbahn9.0 km131220.754.56.5right
149 RennesFranceEuropeMetro9.0 km151510.609.015.023 mio.2004rightVALyes2002VALyes
150 BonnGermanyEuropeStadtbahn9.0 km121210.759.012.0right
151 KitakyushuJapanAsiaMonorail8.8 km131310.688.813.0leftyes
152 YekaterinburgEkaterinburgRussiaAsiaMetro8.5 km7711.218.57.046 mio.2007right
153 BuffaloUSAAmericaMetro Rail8.4 km8811.048.48.0right
154 KazanRussiaEuropeMetro8.3 km6611.388.36.07 mio.2007right
155 Palma de MallorcaSpainEuropeMetro8.3 km9910.928.39.0
156 AdanaTurkeyAsia8.0 km8811.008.08.0
157 AntwerpBelgiumEuropePremetro7.6 km111120.693.85.5
158 DnepropetrovskDnipropetrovskUkraineEuropeMetro7.1 km6611.187.16.011 mio.2007
159 JacksonvilleUSAAmericaSkyway6.9 km6611.156.96.0rightdowntown monorail people mover1989
160 KamakuraJapanAsiaMonorail6.6 km8810.826.68.0left
161 MaracaiboVenezuelaAmericaMetro6.5 km6611.086.56.0yes
162 ValenciaVenezuelaAmericaMetro6.2 km7710.896.27.018 mio.2008
163 Las VegasUSAAmericaMonorail6.2 km7710.896.27.0rightmonorail2004
164 PoznanPolandEurope6.1 km6611.026.16.0
165 GelsenkirchenGermanyEuropeStadtbahn5.5 km9910.615.59.0right
166 GenoaItalyEuropeMetro5.2 km7710.745.27.0rightyes
167 BielefeldGermanyEuropeStadtbahn5.2 km7740.741.31.8right
168 DetroitUSAAmericaPeople Mover4.8 km131310.374.813.0rightdowntown people mover, LIM technology1987yes
169 LudwigshafenGermanyEuropeStadtbahn4.0 km111100.36right
170 CataniaItalyEuropeMetro3.8 km6610.633.86.0right
171 VolgogradStalingradRussiaEuropeMetro3.3 km2211.653.32.0
172 PerugiaItalyEuropeMinimetro3.0 km7710.433.07.0
173 NewarkUSAAmericaSubway2.2 km4410.552.24.0right
174 RouenFranceEuropeMetro2.2 km5510.442.25.0
175 HaifaIsraelAsiaCarmelit1.8 km6610.291.86.0
176 PittsburghUSAAmericaThe T1.5 km3310.481.53.0right


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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