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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 Santo DomingoDominican RepublicAmericaMetro14.5 km161610.9114.516.0
2 MaracaiboVenezuelaAmericaMetro6.5 km6611.086.56.0yes
3 PoznanPolandEurope6.1 km6611.026.16.0
4 ValenciaVenezuelaAmericaMetro6.2 km7710.896.27.02,903,0002008
5 San JuanPuerto RicoAmericaTren Urbano17.2 km161611.0817.216.0523,0002008
6 PerugiaItalyEuropeMinimetro3.0 km7710.433.07.0
7 AdanaTurkeyAsia8.0 km8811.008.08.0
8 Palma de MallorcaSpainEuropeMetro8.3 km9910.928.39.0
9 KaohsiungTaiwanAsiaMRT42.7 km373621.1921.418.5703,0002008MRT
10 SevilleSevillaSpainEuropeMetro18.0 km212110.8618.021.0Line 1
11 BursaTurkeyAsia22.5 km232310.9822.523.0
12 TehranIranAsiaMetro50.5 km474431.1516.815.76,990,0002007yes
13 DnepropetrovskDnipropetrovskUkraineEuropeMetro7.1 km6611.187.16.01,549,0002007
14 LausanneSwitzerlandEuropeMetro13.7 km292820.496.814.5line m2line m22008yes
15 GwangjuSouth KoreaAsiaSubway20.1 km202011.0120.120.0846,0002008
16 CaracasVenezuelaAmericaMetro60.5 km504651.3212.110.08,430,0002008yes
17 RouenFranceEuropeMetro2.2 km5510.442.25.0
18 MumbaiBombayIndiaAsiaSuburban Railway171.0 km737352.3434.214.6
19 CharleroiBelgiumEurope17.5 km202040.884.45.0
20 DaeguTaeguSouth KoreaAsiaSubway53.9 km565520.9827.028.02,041,0002008
21 HaifaIsraelAsiaCarmelit1.8 km6610.291.86.0
22 Kryvyi RihKrivoy RogUkraineEuropeMetrotram18.0 km121211.5018.012.0
23 ManilaPhilippinesAsiaMRT45.7 km423931.1715.214.07,571,0002008yesyes
24 IzmirTurkeyAsiaMetro11.5 km101011.1511.510.02,609,0002005
25 VolgogradStalingradRussiaEuropeMetro3.3 km2211.653.32.0
26 ChennaiMadrasIndiaAsiaMRTS27.0 km171711.5927.017.0
27 ValenciaSpainEuropeMetro31.8 km383730.8610.612.7
28 MedellinMedellínColombiaAmericaMetro28.8 km262521.1514.413.05,382,0002008
29 AntwerpBelgiumEuropePremetro7.6 km111120.693.85.5
30 IncheonInchonSouth KoreaAsiaSubway29.5 km292911.0229.529.02,475,0002008
31 DaejeonTaejonSouth KoreaAsiaSubway22.6 km222211.0322.622.01,283,0002008
32 LimaPeruAmericaTren Urbano10.0 km6611.6710.06.0
33 PyongyangNorth KoreaAsiaMetro22.5 km161521.5011.38.01,556,0002006
34 OsakaJapanAsiaSubway137.8 km13310491.3315.314.86,241,0002008leftNanko Port Town Line, rubber-tyredNanko Port Town Line1981all stations on the Nanko Port Town Lineyes
35 SydneyAustraliaOceaniaCityrail22.1 km141431.587.44.7leftyes
36 HiroshimaJapanAsiaMonorail18.4 km212110.8818.421.0978,0002005left
37 NagoyaJapanAsiaSubway89.0 km938241.0922.323.34,798,0002008leftTobu Kyuryo maglev line2005Tobu Kyuryo maglev lineyes
38 BilbaoSpainEuropeMetro40.6 km383821.0720.319.02,118,0002008leftyesyes
39 ChibaJapanAsiaMonorail15.5 km181820.867.89.0left
40 SendaiJapanAsiaSubway14.8 km171710.8714.817.03,919,0002008leftyes
41 TokyoJapanAsiaMetro304.5 km290205131.4923.422.310,424,0002008leftYurikamome Waterfront line, rubber-tyredYurikamome line1995Marunouchi, Mita, Namboku, Yurikamome linesyesyes
42 Buenos AiresArgentinaAmericaSubte47.5 km766860.707.912.75,895,0002008leftyes
43 MadridSpainEuropeMetro284.0 km281231131.2321.821.62,415,0002008leftyesyes
44 NaplesItalyEuropeMetro31.8 km302831.1410.610.0912,0002006left
45 DelhiIndiaAsiaMetro96.2 km838131.1932.127.73,224,0002008leftyes
46 StockholmSwedenEuropeTunnelbana105.7 km10410031.0635.234.72,867,0002007left
47 LisbonPortugalEuropeMetro41.0 km524640.8910.313.04,390,0002007leftyes
48 KyotoJapanAsiaSubway31.3 km323121.0115.616.04,026,0002008leftTozai lineyes
49 SapporoJapanAsiaSubway48.0 km494631.0416.016.34,354,0002008leftyes
50 KitakyushuJapanAsiaMonorail8.8 km131310.688.813.0leftyes
51 KamakuraJapanAsiaMonorail6.6 km8810.826.68.0left
52 YokohamaJapanAsiaSubway57.6 km484531.2819.216.03,438,0002008leftKanazawa Seaside line, LRT, rubber-tyredKanazawa Seaside LRT1989Kanazawa Seaside LRT lineyes
53 NewcastleUnited KingdomEuropeTyne & Wear Metro76.5 km615021.5338.330.5497,0002006left
54 RomeItalyEuropeMetro39.0 km494820.8119.524.58,487,0002008leftyesyes
55 Hong KongChinaAsiaMTR188.1 km958292.2920.910.66,959,0002008leftDisneyland Resort LineSI, WI lines, planned2005all underground stationsyesyes
56 NahaJapanAsiaMonorail12.8 km151510.8512.815.0left
57 SingaporeSingaporeAsiaMRT118.9 km766941.7229.719.04,802,0002007leftNorth-East MTR line and 3 rubber-tyred LRT linesLRT lines2003yesyes
58 LondonUnited KingdomEuropeUnderground408.0 km268268111.5237.124.42,934,0002007leftDocklands Light Rail1987Jubilee Line extensionyes (DLR)
59 BangkokThailandAsiaSkytrain, MRT46.3 km444031.1615.414.74,449,0002007leftGreen line1999Green line, Blue lineyes
60 KobeJapanAsiaSubway30.6 km262421.2815.313.03,954,0002008leftPort Liner and Rokko Liner, rubber-tyredPort Liner and Rokko Liner1981Port Liner and Rokko Lineryes
61 FukuokaJapanAsiaSubway29.8 km353430.889.911.74,161,0002007leftyes
62 CairoEgyptAfricaMetro65.5 km555321.2432.827.510,687,0002002left5 stns
63 TamaJapanAsiaMonorail16.0 km191910.8416.019.0leftyes
64 LyonFranceEuropeMetro30.7 km433940.797.710.85,928,0002004leftline D/Maggaly, rubber-tyred, no PSDsyes1991
65 Kuala LumpurMalaysiaAsia64.0 km605631.1421.320.01,703,0002008leftLRT1996KLIA line to airport, Kelana Jaya line's underground stationsyes
66 GlasgowUnited KingdomEuropeSubway10.4 km151510.6910.415.01,442,0002008left
67 EssenGermanyEuropeStadtbahn20.2 km272730.756.79.0rightyes
68 JacksonvilleUSAAmericaSkyway6.9 km6611.156.96.0rightdowntown monorail people mover1989
69 AmsterdamNetherlandsEuropeMetro32.7 km333340.998.28.32,783,0002002right
70 Saint PetersburgLeningradRussiaEuropeMetro110.2 km635552.0022.012.67,550,0002007rightwindowless steel doors in ten stations
71 YerevanErevanArmeniaAsiaMetro12.1 km101011.2112.110.01,405,0002007right
72 NewarkUSAAmericaSubway2.2 km4410.552.24.0right
73 BrusselsBelgiumEuropeMetro32.2 km615930.5510.720.34,224,0002008rightline 1B
74 Los AngelesUSAAmericaMetro Rail59.3 km303031.9819.810.0759,0002008rightyes
75 Rio de JaneiroBrazilAmericaMetro42.0 km343421.2421.017.03,214,0002006rightyes
76 CopenhagenDenmarkEuropeMetro21.0 km222220.9510.511.01,762,0002002rightall metro lines2002all underground stationsall metro and S-Tog trainsyes
77 WarsawPolandEuropeMetro22.6 km212111.0822.621.05,044,0002007right
78 ShenzhenChinaAsiaMetro25.3 km232221.1512.611.52,885,0002005rightyesyes
79 MontrealMontréalCanadaAmericaMetro69.2 km736841.0217.318.33,165,0002006rightyes
80 BarcelonaSpainEuropeMetro110.5 km152128100.8611.115.23,421,0002008rightunder construction on lines 5, 11, planned for lines 9, 10yesyes
81 KolkataCalcuttaIndiaAsiaMetro Railway22.6 km212111.0822.621.04,425,0002000right
82 GelsenkirchenGermanyEuropeStadtbahn5.5 km9910.615.59.0right
83 Mexico CityMexicoAmericaMetro201.7 km175147111.3718.315.97,238,0002008rightyes
84 KazanRussiaEuropeMetro8.3 km6611.388.36.0843,0002007right
85 AthensGreeceEuropeMetro52.0 km524831.0817.317.36,250,0002007rightyesyes
86 NovosibirskRussiaAsiaMetro14.3 km131221.197.26.54,895,0002007right
87 DuisburgGermanyEuropeStadtbahn14.3 km131321.107.26.5rightyes
88 TashkentUzbekistanAsiaMetro36.2 km292631.3912.19.71,961,0002007right
89 IstanbulTurkeyEuropeMetro15.0 km101011.5015.010.04,533,0002008right
90 WuppertalGermanyEuropeSchwebebahn13.3 km202010.6713.320.0right
91 BostonUSAAmericaThe T60.5 km666031.0120.222.02,397,0002007rightyes
92 RecifeBrazilAmericaMetro39.7 km302821.4219.915.0right
93 HanoverGermanyEuropeStadtbahn18.6 km211731.096.27.0rightyes
94 ClevelandUSAAmericaRapid Transit31.0 km181811.7231.018.0194,0002008right
95 ViennaAustriaEuropeU-Bahn69.8 km968450.8314.019.27,135,0002008rightyesyes
96 BerlinGermanyEuropeU-Bahn147.4 km195173100.8514.719.53,033,0002008rightyes
97 ShanghaiChinaAsiaMetro334.0 km230194101.7233.423.03,359,0002008rightnewer line 4 stations and refitted line 1 stationsyes
98 GuadalajaraMexicoAmericaMetro24.0 km292820.8612.014.5right
99 OportoPortoPortugalEuropeMetro21.7 km151421.5510.97.5rightyesyes
100 TurinItalyEuropeMetro9.6 km141410.699.614.0rightVALyes2006VALyesyes
101 MinskBelarusEuropeMetro30.3 km252421.2615.112.58,647,0002007right
102 BaltimoreUSAAmericaMetro Subway24.5 km141411.7524.514.0571,0002008rightyes
103 OsloNorwayEuropeT-Bane62.0 km727250.8612.414.41,032,0002005rightyes
104 FrankfurtGermanyEuropeU-Bahn20.5 km312730.766.810.3rightyes
105 MarseilleFranceEuropeMetro19.3 km262420.809.613.03,005,0002004rightyes
106 BusanSouth KoreaAsiaSubway95.0 km928831.0831.730.72,705,0002008right
107 The HagueNetherlandsEuropeRandstadRail27.9 km303030.939.310.0right
108 AnkaraTurkeyAsiaMetro23.1 km232221.0511.611.54,892,0002007rightmetro line1997
109 SamaraRussiaEuropeMetro10.2 km9911.1310.29.01,176,0002007right
110 DortmundGermanyEuropeStadtbahn29.5 km373730.809.812.3rightyes
111 BucharestRomaniaEuropeMetro67.7 km504341.5716.912.51,640,0001999right
112 TaipeiTaiwanAsiaMRT90.6 km858081.1311.310.64,967,0002008rightMuzha line, VALyes1996Muzha line VAL MRTyesyes
113 LudwigshafenGermanyEuropeStadtbahn4.0 km111100.36right
114 WashingtonUSAAmericaMetrorail171.2 km908651.9934.218.01,256,0002008rightyes
115 LilleFranceEuropeMetro45.5 km626020.7622.831.01,626,0002004rightVALyes1983VAL, all stationsyes
116 BochumGermanyEuropeStadtbahn21.5 km292720.8010.814.5right
117 PragueCzech RepublicEuropeMetro59.1 km575431.0919.719.010,102,0002008rightyes
118 ChicagoUSAAmerica"L"166.0 km15114481.1520.818.91,193,0002008rightyes
119 ValparaisoChileAmericaMetro43.0 km202012.1543.020.0right
120 MoscowRussiaEuropeMetro298.8 km180144122.0724.915.08,611,0002008right
121 BeijingChinaAsiaSubway227.6 km14712591.8225.316.35,274,0002008rightPGDs on underground stations of line 5, PSDs on lines 8, 10recentlyall lines
122 SeoulSouth KoreaAsiaSubway286.9 km348298100.9628.734.87,138,0002008rightlines 2 and 9, planned for all lines by 2010yesyes
123 PhiladelphiaUSAAmericaSubway62.0 km666231.0020.722.01,081,0002008rightyes
124 GenoaItalyEuropeMetro5.2 km7710.745.27.0rightyes
125 TorontoCanadaAmericaSubway71.3 km746941.0317.818.53,899,0002006rightyes
126 MiamiUSAAmericaMetrorail36.0 km222211.6436.022.0528,0002008rightdowntown people mover, rubber-tyredDowntown people mover1986yes
127 CataniaItalyEuropeMetro3.8 km6610.633.86.0right
128 SantiagoSantiago de ChileChileAmericaMetro83.0 km938650.9716.618.67,735,0002008rightyes
129 KharkovKharkivUkraineEuropeMetro35.3 km282531.4111.89.37,875,0002007right
130 AtlantaUSAAmericaMARTA79.2 km393822.0839.619.5429,0001994rightyes
131 NurembergGermanyEuropeU-Bahn34.6 km464430.7911.515.32,659,0001997rightlines U2, U3, no PSDs, sharing tracks with driver-operated trains2008yes
132 EdmontonCanadaAmericaLight Rail13.1 km111111.1913.111.0right
133 BuffaloUSAAmericaMetro Rail8.4 km8811.048.48.0right
134 TbilisiGeorgiaAsiaMetro26.3 km222121.2513.111.03,498,0002007right
135 Saint LouisUSAAmericaMetrolink73.4 km373721.9836.718.5right
136 DetroitUSAAmericaPeople Mover4.8 km131310.374.813.0rightdowntown people mover, LIM technology1987yes
137 YekaterinburgEkaterinburgRussiaAsiaMetro8.5 km7711.218.57.05,412,0002007right
138 New YorkNew York CityUSAAmericaSubway368.0 km468422270.8713.617.34,413,0002008rightplanned for new Second Avenue Lineyes
139 BrasiliaBrazilAmericaMetro42.0 km232311.8342.023.0381,0002002right
140 StuttgartGermanyEuropeStadtbahn24.0 km191721.4112.09.5rightyes
141 RennesFranceEuropeMetro9.0 km151510.609.015.02,556,0002004rightVALyes2002VALyes
142 HelsinkiFinlandEuropeMetro21.0 km171711.2421.017.02,762,0002008rightyes
143 MunichGermanyEuropeU-Bahn92.5 km1009460.9815.416.73,773,0002008rightyes
144 CologneGermanyEuropeStadtbahn45.0 km5151150.883.03.4rightnew light rail trains onlyyes
145 Las VegasUSAAmericaMonorail6.2 km7710.896.27.0rightmonorail2004
146 BielefeldGermanyEuropeStadtbahn5.2 km7740.741.31.8right
147 ShenyangMukdenChinaAsiaMetro22.2 km181811.2322.218.0right
148 GuangzhouCantonChinaAsiaMetro148.5 km887951.8829.717.64,047,0002008rightyesyes
149 Porto AlegreBrazilAmericaMetro33.8 km171711.9933.817.0right
150 MonterreyMexicoAmericaMetro31.5 km323121.0215.816.0rightyes
151 SeattleUSAAmericaLight Rail22.2 km121211.8522.212.0rightyes
152 DubaiUnited Arab EmiratesAsiaMetro39.7 km111113.6139.711.0rightmetro2009metro, monorailyesyes
153 TianjinChinaAsiaMetro72.0 km373721.9536.018.5208,0001993rightplatform gate doorsyes
154 San FranciscoUSAAmericaBART166.9 km434353.8833.48.6599,0002007rightyes
155 DuesseldorfDüsseldorfGermanyEuropeStadtbahn9.6 km141420.684.87.0rightyes
156 DalianChinaAsiaMetro49.0 km121214.0849.012.0right
157 Nizhny NovgorodGorkyRussiaEuropeMetro15.5 km141321.197.87.02,129,0002007right
158 BudapestHungaryEuropeMetro33.0 km424030.8311.014.09,000,0002008right
159 RotterdamNetherlandsEuropeMetro47.0 km383721.2723.519.01,809,0002006right
160 WuhanChinaAsiaMetro10.2 km101011.0210.210.0right
161 NanjingChinaAsiaMetro21.7 km161611.3621.716.04,700,0002008right
162 SofiaBulgariaEuropeMetro18.0 km141411.2918.014.02,833,0002008right
163 BonnGermanyEuropeStadtbahn9.0 km121210.759.012.0right
164 HamburgGermanyEuropeU-Bahn100.7 km978931.1333.632.31,827,0002007right
165 MulheimMülheimGermanyEuropeStadtbahn9.0 km131220.754.56.5right
166 ChongqingChinaAsiaMonorail19.5 km181811.0819.518.0rightThe three underground stations (Daping, Linjiangmen, and Jiaochangkou) have PSDsyesyes
167 VancouverCanadaAmericaSky Train69.5 km494731.4823.216.31,065,0002008rightSkytrain, LIM technology, currently the world's longest automated system1986yesyes
168 Belo HorizonteBrazilAmericaMetro28.1 km191911.4828.119.0right
169 PittsburghUSAAmericaThe T1.5 km3310.481.53.0right
170 ChangchunChinaAsia17.0 km161611.0617.016.0right
171 ToulouseFranceEuropeMetro27.5 km383720.7413.819.01,527,0002004rightVALyes1993VALyes
172 MilanItalyEuropeMetro74.6 km888430.8924.929.34,397,0002007rightyesyes
173 Sao PauloBrazilAmericaMetro61.3 km585541.1115.314.511,158,0002008rightlines 4, 5, and regional rail
174 KievKyivUkraineEuropeMetro59.8 km464331.3919.915.310,736,0002007right
175 BakuAzerbaijanAsiaMetro32.9 km222121.5616.411.05,356,0002007right
176 ParisFranceEuropeMetro213.0 km380300160.7113.323.86,915,0002008right (metro), left (RER)line 14/Météor, rubber-tyredlines 1, 4, 6, 11, 141998all stations on line 14, under construction on line 13lines 1, 14


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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