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World Metro Database

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A list like this and the rail systems that appear in it may always be somewhat controversial. One reason is that definitions of what a metro is vary according to who you ask (a popular definition is here). Differences between commuter rail, metros and trams are increasingly fading as new hybrid trains make it easier for metros to include sections on streets or heavy-rail tracks. 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.

Numerical data (except ridership) by Jordi Serradell 09/2010. Ridership data by John Kennes 07/2010. Ticket prices by UBS: Prices and Earnings (PDF, p. 20) 2009. Non-numerical data by Mike Rohde 10/2010.

'Stations*' (with an asterisk) counts each interchange station as one. Daily ridership is annual ridership divided by 365 (for convenience; please note that weekday and weekend ridership may differ significantly and refer to the Annual Ridership column if desired). 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 shown.



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1 AdanaTurkeyAsiaMetro18 Mar 20095.0 mi8810.625.08.0
2 AmsterdamNetherlandsEuropeMetro16 Oct 197720.3 mi333340.625.18.3233,00011,50085 million20092.09 EURrightSneltram not included (9.8 km, 19 stations; 'Metros in Holland')
3 AnkaraTurkeyAsiaMetro30 Aug 199614.4 mi232220.657.211.5310,00021,600113 million2007rightmetro line1997
4 AntwerpBelgiumEuropePremetro25 Mar 19754.7 mi111120.432.45.5
5 AthensGreeceEuropeMetro195432.3 mi534930.6610.817.7937,00029,000342 million20081.00 EURrightyesyesM3 airport line not included.
6 AtlantaUSAAmericaMARTA30 Jun 197949.2 mi393821.3024.619.593,2001,89034 million1994rightyes
7 BakuAzerbaijanAsiaMetro6 Nov 196720.4 mi222120.9710.211.0482,00023,600176 million2007right
8 BaltimoreUSAAmericaMetro Subway21 Nov 198315.2 mi141411.0915.214.035,6002,34013 million2009rightyes
9 BangkokThailandAsiaSkytrain, MRT5 Dec 199946.6 mi524641.0111.613.0564,00012,100206 million20070.64 EURleftGreen line1999Green line, Blue lineyes
10 BarcelonaSpainEuropeMetro30 Dec 192474.2 mi162135110.556.714.71.11 million15,000405.7 million20091.35 EURrightlines L9, L10, L112009lines L9, L10, L11yesyesTram lines not included (1.8 km subway tram line, T5)
11 BeijingChinaAsiaSubway1 Oct 1969141.4 mi14712591.1315.716.33.99 million28,2001,457 million20090.15 EURrightPGDs on underground stations of line 5, PSDs on lines 8, 10yesall lines
12 Belo HorizonteBrazilAmericaMetrô1 Aug 198617.5 mi191910.9217.519.0rightAccording to official website
13 BerlinGermanyEuropeU-Bahn18 Feb 190291.6 mi195173100.539.219.51.39 million15,200509 million20092.10 EURrightyes
14 BielefeldGermanyEuropeStadtbahn21 Sep 19713.2 mi7740.460.81.8rightFull metro section length unknown. Only metro section included
15 BilbaoSpainEuropeMetro11 Nov 199525.2 mi383820.6612.619.0238,0009,44087 million2009leftyesyesAccording to Metro Bilbao
16 BochumGermanyEuropeStadtbahn26 May 197913.4 mi292720.506.714.5rightRhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
17 BonnGermanyEuropeStadtbahn22 Mar 19755.6 mi121210.475.612.0right9 km, 12 stations underground. Approx. 17 km metro-like
18 BostonUSAAmericaThe T1 Sep 189737.6 mi666030.6312.522.0400,00010,600146 million2008rightyesGreen and Red Lines' tram section not included
19 BrasiliaBrazilAmericaMetrô31 Mar 200126.1 mi242411.0926.124.043,8001,68016 million2002right
20 BrusselsBelgiumEuropeMétro20 Sep 197620.0 mi615930.346.720.3364,00018,200133 million20091.53 EURright (left on lines 1 and 6 between Midi and Roi Baudouin)line 1Premetro tunnels not included, 11 stations
21 BucharestRomaniaEuropeMetro16 Nov 197942.1 mi504340.9810.512.5304,0007,230111 million19990.40 EURright
22 BudapestHungaryEuropeMetro2 May 189620.5 mi424030.516.814.0814,00039,700297 million20080.95 EURright
23 Buenos AiresArgentinaAmericaSubte1 Dec 191329.9 mi776860.445.012.8789,00026,400288 million20090.24 EURleftyesPremetro line not included
24 BuffaloUSAAmericaMetro Rail18 May 19855.2 mi8810.655.28.0rightOnly tunnel section
25 BursaTurkeyAsiaBursaray19 Aug 200214.0 mi232310.6114.023.0
26 BusanSouth KoreaAsiaSubway19 Jul 198559.0 mi928830.6719.730.7704,00011,900257 million2008rightline 3
27 CairoEgyptAfricaMetro27 Sep 198740.7 mi555320.7720.427.51.92 million47,100700 million20020.14 EURleft5 stations
28 CaracasVenezuelaAmericaMetro27 Mar 198337.6 mi504650.827.510.01.25 million33,200455 million20090.31 EURyesMetro Los Teques included (9.5 km)
29 CataniaItalyEuropeMetropolitana27 Jun 19992.4 mi6610.392.46.0rightmetroitaliane.it
30 ChangchunChinaAsiaLRTOct 200210.6 mi161610.6610.616.0right(17 km, 16 stations on viaduct = metro). 14.6 km, 17 st on streets
31 CharleroiBelgiumEuropeMétro Léger21 Jun 197610.9 mi202040.542.75.0Full metro section length unknown. Total length 25 km. Data from Wikipedia
32 ChengduChinaAsiaMetro27 Sep 201011.5 mi161610.7211.516.0rightyeshttp://railway-technology.com/projects/chengdu-metro
33 ChennaiMadrasIndiaAsiaMRTS19 Oct 199716.8 mi171710.9916.817.0
34 ChibaJapanAsiaMonorail28 Mar 19889.6 mi181820.544.89.0left
35 ChicagoUSAAmerica"L"6 Jun 1892103.2 mi15114480.7212.918.9542,0005,260198 million20081.58 EURrightyes151 Stations and 173 km (UrbanRail.net)
36 ChongqingChinaAsiaMonorail18 Jun 200512.1 mi181810.6712.118.0rightThe three underground stations (Daping, Linjiangmen, and Jiaochangkou) have PSDsyesyesMonorail line
37 ClevelandUSAAmericaRapid Transit15 Mar 195519.3 mi181811.0719.318.013,7007115 million2009right2 Light Rail lines not included
38 CologneGermanyEuropeStadtbahn11 Oct 196828.0 mi5151150.551.93.4rightnew light rail trains onlyyesApprox. 45 km metro-like. 30 km underground.
39 CopenhagenDenmarkEuropeMetro19 Oct 200213.1 mi222220.596.511.0126,0009,66046 million20082.81 EURrightall metro lines2002all underground stationsall metro and S-Tog trainsyesAccording to official website
40 DaeguTaeguSouth KoreaAsiaSubway26 Nov 199733.5 mi565520.6116.728.0301,0009,000110 million2008lines 1, 2
41 DaejeonTaejonSouth KoreaAsiaSubway16 Mar 200614.0 mi222210.6414.022.079,5005,66029 million2008
42 DalianChinaAsiaMetro1 May 200330.5 mi121212.5430.512.0rightSuburban service?
43 DelhiIndiaAsiaMetro24 Dec 200286.2 mi11611340.7621.629.0838,0009,720306 million20090.12 EURleftyesyes
44 DetroitUSAAmericaPeople MoverJul 19873.0 mi131310.233.013.0rightdowntown people mover, LIM technology1987yes
45 DnepropetrovskDnipropetrovskUkraineEuropeMetro29 Dec 19954.4 mi6610.744.46.038,4008,69014 million2008According to Mr. Yuri Popov
46 DortmundGermanyEuropeStadtbahn17 May 197618.3 mi373730.496.112.3rightH-Bahn1984yesRhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
47 DubaiUnited Arab EmiratesAsiaMetro9 Sep 200932.4 mi262611.2532.426.0rightmetro2009metro, monorailyesyes
48 DuesseldorfDüsseldorfGermanyEuropeStadtbahn4 Oct 19816.0 mi141420.433.07.0rightyesRhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
49 DuisburgGermanyEuropeStadtbahn11 Jul 19928.9 mi131320.694.56.5rightyesRhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
50 EdmontonCanadaAmericaLight Rail22 Apr 197812.7 mi151510.8512.715.0right
51 EssenGermanyEuropeStadtbahn5 Oct 196712.6 mi272730.474.29.0rightyesRhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
52 FrankfurtGermanyEuropeU-Bahn4 Oct 196812.7 mi312730.474.210.32.30 EURrightyes20.40 km, 27 stations underground ('Schnellbahnen in Deutschland')
53 FukuokaJapanAsiaSubway26 Jul 198118.5 mi353430.546.211.7340,00018,300124 million2007leftyesAccording to Mr. Osamu Abe
54 GelsenkirchenGermanyEuropeStadtbahn1 Sep 19843.4 mi9910.383.49.0rightRhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 2
55 GenoaItalyEuropeMetropolitana13 Jun 19903.2 mi7710.463.27.0rightyesmetroitaliane.it
56 GlasgowUnited KingdomEuropeSubway14 Dec 18966.5 mi151510.436.515.041,1006,36015 million2008left
57 GuadalajaraMexicoAmericaMetro1 Sep 198914.9 mi292820.537.514.5right
58 GuangzhouCantonChinaAsiaMetro28 Jun 1999109.6 mi11110151.0821.922.21.85 million16,900675 million2009rightAPM line (underground people mover)2010yesyes
59 GwangjuSouth KoreaAsiaSubway28 Apr 200412.5 mi202010.6212.520.046,6003,73017 million2008
60 HaifaIsraelAsiaCarmelit19591.1 mi6610.181.16.0
61 HamburgGermanyEuropeU-Bahn1 Mar 191262.6 mi978930.7020.932.3518,0008,270189 million2008rightAccording to official website
62 HanoverGermanyEuropeStadtbahn28 Sep 197511.6 mi211730.683.97.0rightyes18.60 km, 17 stations underground ('Schnellbahnen in Deutschland')
63 HelsinkiFinlandEuropeMetro3 Aug 198213.1 mi171710.7713.117.0156,00012,00057 million20092.10 EURrightyesAccording to Metros in Skandinavien (R.Schwandl)
64 HiroshimaJapanAsiaMonorail20 Aug 199411.4 mi212110.5411.421.049,3004,31018 million2005leftAccording to Mr. Osamu Abe
65 Hong KongChinaAsiaMTR1 Oct 1979116.9 mi958291.4313.010.63.62 million31,0001,323 million20090.91 EURleftDisneyland Resort LineSI, WI lines, planned2005all underground stationsyesyes10 lines with Disneyland line. Length unknown
66 IncheonInchonSouth KoreaAsiaSubway6 Oct 199918.3 mi292910.6318.329.0200,00010,90073 million2008
67 IstanbulTurkeyEuropeMetro16 Sep 20009.3 mi101010.939.310.0186,00020,00068 million20080.63 EURrightWikipedia. Hafif Metro not included (25.8 km, 24 stations, 2 lines)
68 IzmirTurkeyAsiaMetro22 May 20007.1 mi101010.717.110.082,20011,50030 million2005
69 JacksonvilleUSAAmericaSkyway30 May 19894.3 mi6610.714.36.0rightdowntown monorail people mover1989
70 KamakuraJapanAsiaMonorail3 Mar 19704.1 mi8810.514.18.0leftShonan Monorail.
71 KaohsiungTaiwanAsiaMRT9 Mar 200826.5 mi373620.7413.318.582,2003,10030 million2008MRT2 stations not opened
72 KazanRussiaEuropeMetro27 Aug 20055.2 mi6610.865.26.019,2003,7207 million2007rightAccording to Mr. Yuri Popov
73 KharkovKharkivUkraineEuropeMetro23 Aug 197521.9 mi282530.887.39.3762,00034,700278 million2007rightAccording to Mr. Yuri Popov
74 KievKyivUkraineEuropeMetro22 Oct 196037.2 mi464330.8612.415.31.76 million47,300642 million20070.27 EURright
75 KitakyushuJapanAsiaMonorail9 Jan 19855.5 mi131310.425.513.0leftyes
76 KobeJapanAsiaSubway13 Mar 197719.0 mi262420.799.513.0332,00017,400121 million2008leftPort Liner and Rokko Liner, rubber-tyredPort Liner and Rokko Liner1981Port Liner and Rokko LineryesAccording to Mr. Osamu Abe. Portliner, Rokko lines not included (15 st)
77 KolkataCalcuttaIndiaAsiaMetro Railway24 Oct 198414.0 mi232310.6114.023.0474,00033,700173 million2009right
78 Kryvyi RihKrivoy RogUkraineEuropeMetrotram26 Dec 198611.2 mi121210.9311.212.0
79 Kuala LumpurMalaysiaAsiaLRT, Monorail16 Dec 199639.8 mi605630.7113.320.0299,0007,510109 million20080.37 EURleftLRT1996KLIA line to airport, Kelana Jaya line's underground stationsyes
80 KyotoJapanAsiaSubway1 Apr 198119.5 mi323120.639.716.0345,00017,700126 million2008leftTozai lineyes
81 Las VegasUSAAmericaMonorail15 Jul 20043.9 mi7710.553.97.0rightmonorail2004Hotels monorails not included
82 LausanneSwitzerlandEuropeMetro24 May 19918.5 mi292820.304.314.5line m2line m22008yesOnly m2 is a full metro (27.10.2008: 5.9 km, 14 sta). Line m1: 3 underground stations
83 LilleFranceEuropeMétro25 Apr 198328.3 mi626020.4714.131.0203,0007,17074 million2004rightVALyes1983VAL, all stationsyes
84 LimaPeruAmericaTren Urbano13 Jan 20036.2 mi6611.046.26.00.29 EUR
85 LisbonPortugalEuropeMetro29 Dec 195925.5 mi524640.556.413.0488,00019,100178 million20080.80 EURleftyes
86 LondonUnited KingdomEuropeUnderground10 Jan 1863253.6 mi268268110.9523.124.42.99 million11,8001,090 million20082.75 EURleftDocklands Light Rail1987Jubilee Line extensionyes (DLR)DLR not included (31.4 km, 39 stations). East London Line removed (will be assigned to Overground). Overground: 86 km, 55 st.
87 Los AngelesUSAAmericaMetro Rail30 Jan 199336.9 mi303031.2312.310.0129,0003,49047 million20091.91 EURrightyesRed, Purple and Green lines
88 LudwigshafenGermanyEuropeStadtbahn29 May 19692.5 mi111100.23rightFull metro section length unknown.
89 LyonFranceEuropeMétro28 Apr 197819.1 mi433940.494.810.8499,00026,100182 million20041.60 EURleftline D/Maggaly, rubber-tyred, no PSDsyes1991
90 MadridSpainEuropeMetro17 Oct 1919176.5 mi281231130.7613.621.61.78 million10,100650 million20091.00 EURlefttests in 2010, plans for 2011yesyesML1, ML2, ML3 not included (27.8 km, 37 st.; Embajadores=Acacias)
91 ManilaPhilippinesAsiaMRT1 Dec 198432.0 mi434030.8010.714.3948,00029,600346 million20080.18 EURyesyes
92 MaracaiboVenezuelaAmericaMetro8 Jun 20094.0 mi6610.674.06.0yes
93 MarseilleFranceEuropeMétro26 Nov 197713.5 mi302820.486.815.0159,00011,70058 million2004rightyes
94 MeccaSaudi ArabiaAsiaMetro13 Nov 201011.2 mi9911.2511.29.0rightyesyes
95 MedellinMedellínColombiaAmericaMetro30 Nov 199517.9 mi262520.728.913.0425,00023,700155 million2008Metro Cable not included, 4 stations
96 Mexico CityMexicoAmericaMetro5 Sep 1969125.4 mi175147110.8511.415.93.88 million30,9001,415 million20090.14 EURrightyes
97 MiamiUSAAmericaMetrorail21 May 198422.4 mi222211.0222.422.049,3002,20018 million20091.66 EURrightdowntown people mover, rubber-tyredDowntown people mover1986yesMetromover not included (20 stations, 7 km)
98 MilanItalyEuropeMetropolitana1 Nov 196446.4 mi888430.5515.529.3899,00019,400328 million20071.00 EURrightyesyesmetroitaliane.it
99 MinskBelarusEuropeMetro26 Jun 198418.8 mi252420.789.412.5718,00038,100262 million2007rightAccording to Mr. Yuri Popov
100 MonterreyMexicoAmericaMetro25 Apr 199119.6 mi323120.639.816.0rightyes
101 MontrealMontréalCanadaAmericaMetro14 Oct 196643.0 mi736840.6310.818.3600,00014,000219 million20061.67 EURrightyes
102 MoscowRussiaEuropeMetro15 May 1935187.7 mi182146121.2915.615.26.55 million34,9002,392 million20090.50 EURrightlines 3, 5 since 2009Monorail (6 stations, 4.7 km) not included.
103 MulheimMülheimGermanyEuropeStadtbahn3 Nov 19795.6 mi131220.472.86.5rightRhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn Album 1
104 MumbaiBombayIndiaAsiaSuburban Railway106.3 mi737351.4621.314.60.17 EURIn fact, 4 suburban railway lines with metro frequency
105 MunichGermanyEuropeU-Bahn19 Oct 197158.5 mi1029660.619.817.0962,00016,400351 million20092.30 EURrightyes
106 NagoyaJapanAsiaSubway15 Nov 195755.3 mi938240.6713.823.31.17 million21,100427 million2008leftTobu Kyuryo maglev line2005Tobu Kyuryo maglev lineyes3 stations +
107 NahaJapanAsiaMonorail10 Aug 20038.0 mi151510.538.015.0left
108 NanjingChinaAsiaMetro27 Aug 200552.6 mi575520.9626.328.5400,0007,600146 million2009right
109 NaplesItalyEuropeMetropolitana28 Mar 199319.8 mi302830.716.610.079,5004,02029 million2006leftM3 and M4 not included (M3: 12.3 km, 12 sta. M4: 8.3 km, 8 sta.)
110 New YorkNew York CityUSAAmericaSubway27 Oct 1904228.7 mi468422270.548.517.34.33 million18,9001,580 million20091.53 EURrightplanned for new Second Avenue LineyesAccording to official website. PATH not included (22.2 km, 13 stations). SIR not included
111 NewarkUSAAmericaSubway26 May 19351.4 mi4410.341.44.0right4 underground stations
112 NewcastleUnited KingdomEuropeMetro7 Aug 198047.5 mi615020.9523.830.5104,0002,19038 million2006left
113 Nizhny NovgorodGorkyRussiaEuropeMetro20 Nov 19859.6 mi141320.744.87.090,4009,39033 million2007rightAccording to Mr. Yuri Popov
114 NovosibirskRussiaAsiaMetro7 Jan 19868.9 mi131220.744.46.5192,00021,60070 million2007rightAccording to Mr. Yuri Popov
115 NurembergGermanyEuropeU-Bahn1 Mar 197221.5 mi464430.497.215.3315,00014,700115 million2007rightlines U2, U3, no PSDs, sharing tracks with driver-operated trains2008yes
116 OportoPortoPortugalEuropeMetro7 Dec 200213.5 mi151420.966.77.5rightyesyesFull metro section length unknown.14 underground stations & 6,3 km in tunnel in downtown
117 OsakaJapanAsiaSubway20 May 193385.6 mi13310490.829.514.82.36 million27,500860 million2008leftNanko Port Town Line, rubber-tyredNanko Port Town Line1981all stations on the Nanko Port Town LineyesMonorail not included (23.8 km, 18 st). OTS + new tram included
118 OsloNorwayEuropeT-Bane22 May 196638.5 mi737350.537.714.6214,0005,55078 million20082.67 EURrightyesAccording to Metros in Skandinavien (R.Schwandl). Only metro section. Total system: 84,2 km, 90 stations.
119 Palma de MallorcaSpainEuropeMetro25 Apr 20075.2 mi9910.575.29.0
120 ParisFranceEuropeMétro19 Jul 1900132.4 mi380300160.448.323.84.05 million30,6001,479 million20091.57 EURright (metro), left (RER)line 14/Météor, rubber-tyredlines 1, 4, 6, 11, 141998all stations on line 14, under construction on line 13lines 1, 14
121 PerugiaItalyEuropeMinimetro29 Jan 20081.9 mi7710.271.97.0'Minimetro'2008
122 PhiladelphiaUSAAmericaSubway4 Mar 190738.5 mi666230.6212.822.0192,0004,98070 million2009rightyesPATCO line included. Subway trolley not (10 stations)
123 PittsburghUSAAmericaThe T3 Jul 19850.9 mi3310.300.93.0rightFull metro section length unknown (all lines: 40 km)
124 Porto AlegreBrazilAmericaMetro2 Mar 198521.0 mi171711.2421.017.0rightAccording to official website
125 PoznanPolandEuropeFast Tram1 Mar 19973.8 mi6610.633.86.0Rapid Tram
126 PragueCzech RepublicEuropeMetro9 May 197436.7 mi575430.6812.219.01.6 million43,600585 million20090.65 EURrightyes
127 PyongyangNorth KoreaAsiaMetro6 Sep 197314.0 mi161520.937.08.095,9006,86035 million2006
128 RecifeBrazilAmericaMetrô11 Mar 198524.7 mi302820.8812.315.0rightAccording to official website
129 RennesFranceEuropeMétro16 Mar 20025.6 mi151510.375.615.063,00011,30023 million2004rightVALyes2002VALyes
130 Rio de JaneiroBrazilAmericaMetrô5 Mar 197926.1 mi343420.7713.117.0370,00014,200135 million20060.77 EURrightyes
131 RomeItalyEuropeMetropolitana10 Feb 195524.2 mi494820.5012.124.5907,00037,400331 million20081.00 EURleftyesyesmetroitaliane.it
132 RotterdamNetherlandsEuropeMetro10 Feb 196829.2 mi383720.7914.619.0238,0008,16087 million2008rightOnly metro section. Sneltram: 8.4 km, 11 stations. 'Metros in Holland'
133 RouenFranceEuropeMétro17 Dec 19941.4 mi5510.271.45.05 underground stations
134 Saint LouisUSAAmericaMetrolink31 Jul 199345.6 mi373721.2322.818.5right
135 Saint PetersburgLeningradRussiaEuropeMetro15 Nov 195568.5 mi635551.2513.712.62.25 million32,900822 million2009rightwindowless steel doors in ten stationsAccording to Mr. Yuri Popov
136 SamaraRussiaEuropeMetro26 Dec 19876.3 mi9910.706.39.032,9005,19012 million2007rightAccording to Mr. Yuri Popov
137 San FranciscoUSAAmericaBART11 Sep 1972103.7 mi434352.4120.78.6274,0002,640100 million2007rightyesMUNI not included (8 underground stations)
138 San JuanPuerto RicoAmericaTren Urbano6 Jun 200510.7 mi161610.6710.716.024,7002,3109 million2009
139 SantiagoSantiago de ChileChileAmericaMetro15 Sep 197557.4 mi1019350.6211.520.21.67 million29,000608 million20090.55 EURrightyesyes
140 Santo DomingoDominican RepublicAmericaMetro30 Jan 20099.0 mi161610.569.016.0200,00022,20073 million2009yes
141 Sao PauloSão PauloBrazilAmericaMetrô14 Sep 197443.3 mi635950.738.712.61.93 million44,700706 million20090.76 EURrightline 42010lines 2, 3, 4 (since 2010)all metro lines and regional raillines 4, 5According to official website. C Line: 26 km + 16 st. E Line: 22km + 7 st)
142 SapporoJapanAsiaSubway16 Dec 197129.8 mi494630.659.916.3573,00019,200209 million2008leftyesAccording to Mr. Osamu Abe
143 SeattleUSAAmericaLight Rail18 Jul 200913.8 mi121211.1513.812.0rightyesDowntown tunnel section considered as a full metro
144 SendaiJapanAsiaSubway15 Jul 19879.2 mi171710.549.217.0159,00017,30058 million2008leftyesAccording to Mr. Osamu Abe
145 SeoulSouth KoreaAsiaSubway15 Aug 1974178.3 mi348298100.6017.834.85.61 million31,5002,048 million20090.54 EURrightlines 2 and 9, planned for all lines by 2010yesyesLength unknown.10 lines with Bundang and New Korail Line
146 SevilleSevillaSpainEuropeMetro2 Apr 200911.2 mi212110.5311.221.0Line 1
147 ShanghaiChinaAsiaMetro10 Apr 1995261.0 mi278235121.1121.823.23.56 million13,6001,300 million20090.34 EURrightnewer line 4 stations and refitted line 1 stationsyesMaglev and Bund tunnel not included. From Wikipedia. 411,90 km ?
148 ShenyangMukdenChinaAsiaMetro27 Sep 201017.3 mi222210.7917.322.0right
149 ShenzhenChinaAsiaMetro28 Dec 200415.7 mi232220.717.911.5362,00023,000132 million2009rightyesyes
150 SingaporeSingaporeAsiaMRT7 Nov 198780.6 mi877841.0320.221.81.81 million22,400660 million20090.97 EURleftNorth-East Line, Circle Line and the 3 rubber-tyred LRT linesLRT lines2003yesyes
151 SofiaBulgariaEuropeMetro28 Jan 199811.2 mi141410.8011.214.079,5007,10029 million20090.51 EURright
152 StockholmSwedenEuropeTunnelbana1 Oct 195065.7 mi10410030.6621.934.7841,00012,800307 million20083.73 EURleftAccording to official website. 7 operational lines
153 StuttgartGermanyEuropeStadtbahn10 Jun 196614.9 mi191720.887.59.5rightyesyes24 km underground. (Schnellbahnen in Deutschland)
154 SydneyAustraliaOceaniaCityrail192613.7 mi141430.984.64.72.92 EURleftyesOnly underground stations in downtown. Monorail: 3.6 km, 8 stations
155 TaipeiTaiwanAsiaMRT28 Mar 199658.5 mi858080.737.310.61.27 million21,600462 million20090.60 EURrightWenshan (Muzha) VAL lineyes1996PGDs in the busier MRT stations, PSDs in all VAL stationsyesyes
156 TamaJapanAsiaMonorail27 Nov 19989.9 mi191910.529.919.0leftyes
157 TashkentUzbekistanAsiaMetro6 Nov 197722.5 mi292630.877.59.7195,0008,65071 million2007rightAccording to Mr. Yuri Popov
158 TbilisiGeorgiaAsiaMetro11 Jan 196616.3 mi222120.788.211.0252,00015,40092 million2007rightAccording to Mr. Yuri Popov
159 TehranIranAsiaMetro21 Feb 200041.0 mi555230.7913.718.31.26 million30,700459 million2009yesLine 5 to Karaj not included (42 km, 11 stations)
160 The HagueNetherlandsEuropeRandstadRail16 Oct 200417.3 mi303030.585.810.0rightFull metro section length unknown (47 km?)
161 TianjinChinaAsiaMetro28 Mar 200444.7 mi373721.2122.418.541,10091815 million1993rightplatform gate doorsyesBinhai Line and metro line included. (10-08-1980: 7.4 km, 7 stations)
162 TokyoJapanAsiaMetro30 Dec 1927189.2 mi290205130.9214.622.38.7 million45,9003,174 million20081.57 EURleftYurikamome Waterfront line, rubber-tyredYurikamome line1995Marunouchi, Mita, Namboku, Yurikamome linesyesyesAccording to Mr. Osamu Abe. Saitama, Yurikamone, Monorail, Yamanote, Chuo, Rinkai not incl.
163 TorontoCanadaAmericaSubway30 Apr 195444.3 mi746940.6411.118.5762,00017,200278 million20061.67 EURrightyes
164 ToulouseFranceEuropeMétro26 Jun 199317.1 mi383720.468.519.0115,0006,73042 million2004rightVALyes1993VALyes
165 TurinItalyEuropeMetropolitana4 Feb 20066.0 mi141410.436.014.0rightVALyes2006VALyesyes
166 ValenciaVenezuelaAmericaMetro18 Oct 20063.9 mi7710.553.97.049,30012,80018 million2008
167 ValenciaSpainEuropeMetro3 Oct 198819.8 mi383730.536.612.7rightyesyesFull metro section length unknown.
168 ValparaisoChileAmericaMetro23 Nov 200526.7 mi202011.3426.720.0right
169 VancouverCanadaAmericaSkyTrain3 Jan 198643.2 mi494730.9214.416.3203,0004,69074 million2008rightSkytrain, LIM technology, currently the world's longest automated system1986yesyes
170 ViennaAustriaEuropeU-Bahn25 Feb 197846.4 mi1029050.529.320.41.4 million30,100510 million20091.70 EURrightyesyesAccording to official website. Premetro tunnel not included
171 VolgogradStalingradRussiaEuropeMetro5 Nov 19842.1 mi2211.032.12.0Total system: 18 stations, 13.5 km
172 WarsawPolandEuropeMetro7 Apr 199514.0 mi212110.6714.021.0345,00024,600126 million20080.47 EURright
173 WashingtonUSAAmericaMetrorail27 Mar 1976106.4 mi908651.2421.318.0611,0005,740223 million2009rightyes
174 WuhanChinaAsiaMetro28 Sep 200417.4 mi272710.6417.427.035,6002,05013 million2009right
175 WuppertalGermanyEuropeSchwebebahn1 Mar 19018.3 mi202010.418.320.0right
176 YekaterinburgEkaterinburgRussiaAsiaMetro26 Apr 19915.3 mi7710.755.37.0126,00023,90046 million2007rightAccording to Mr. Yuri Popov
177 YerevanErevanArmeniaAsiaMetro7 Mar 19817.5 mi101010.757.510.046,6006,19017 million2007rightAccording to Mr. Yuri Popov
178 YokohamaJapanAsiaSubway16 Dec 197235.8 mi484530.8011.916.0542,00015,200198 million2008leftKanazawa Seaside line, LRT, rubber-tyredKanazawa Seaside LRT1989Kanazawa Seaside LRT lineyesKanazawa Line not included (10.6 km)





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