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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 SeoulSouth KoreaAsiaSubway15 Aug 1974348298100.9628.734.87,138,0002008rightlines 2 and 9, planned for all lines by 2010yesyes
2 StockholmSwedenEuropeTunnelbana1 Oct 195010410031.0635.234.72,867,0002007left
3 HamburgGermanyEuropeU-Bahn1 Mar 1912978931.1333.632.31,827,0002007right
4 LilleFranceEuropeMetro25 Apr 1983626020.7622.831.01,626,0002004rightVALyes1983VAL, all stationsyes
5 BusanSouth KoreaAsiaSubway19 Jul 1985928831.0831.730.72,705,0002008right
6 NewcastleUnited KingdomEuropeTyne & Wear Metro7 Aug 1980615021.5338.330.5497,0002006left
7 MilanItalyEuropeMetro1 Nov 1964888430.8924.929.34,397,0002007rightyesyes
8 IncheonInchonSouth KoreaAsiaSubway6 Oct 1999292911.0229.529.02,475,0002008
9 DaeguTaeguSouth KoreaAsiaSubway26 Nov 1997565520.9827.028.02,041,0002008
10 DelhiIndiaAsiaMetro24 Dec 2002838131.1932.127.73,224,0002008leftyes
11 CairoEgyptAfricaMetro27 Sep 1987555321.2432.827.510,687,0002002left5 stns
12 RomeItalyEuropeMetro10 Feb 1955494820.8119.524.58,487,0002008leftyesyes
13 LondonUnited KingdomEuropeUnderground10 Jan 1863268268111.5237.124.42,934,0002007leftDocklands Light Rail1987Jubilee Line extensionyes (DLR)
14 ParisFranceEuropeMetro19 Jul 1900380300160.7113.323.86,915,0002008right (metro), left (RER)line 14/Météor, rubber-tyredlines 1, 4, 6, 11, 141998all stations on line 14, under construction on line 13lines 1, 14
15 NagoyaJapanAsiaSubway15 Nov 1957938241.0922.323.34,798,0002008leftTobu Kyuryo maglev line2005Tobu Kyuryo maglev lineyes
16 BursaTurkeyAsia19 Aug 2002232310.9822.523.0
17 ShanghaiChinaAsiaMetro10 Apr 1995230194101.7233.423.03,359,0002008rightnewer line 4 stations and refitted line 1 stationsyes
18 BrasiliaBrazilAmericaMetro31 Mar 2001232311.8342.023.0381,0002002right
19 TokyoJapanAsiaMetro30 Dec 1927290205131.4923.422.310,424,0002008leftYurikamome Waterfront line, rubber-tyredYurikamome line1995Marunouchi, Mita, Namboku, Yurikamome linesyesyes
20 BostonUSAAmericaThe T1 Sep 1897666031.0120.222.02,397,0002007rightyes
21 PhiladelphiaUSAAmericaSubway4 Mar 1907666231.0020.722.01,081,0002008rightyes
22 MiamiUSAAmericaMetrorail21 May 1984222211.6436.022.0528,0002008rightdowntown people mover, rubber-tyredDowntown people mover1986yes
23 DaejeonTaejonSouth KoreaAsiaSubway16 Mar 2006222211.0322.622.01,283,0002008
24 MadridSpainEuropeMetro17 Oct 1919281231131.2321.821.62,415,0002008leftyesyes
25 HiroshimaJapanAsiaMonorail20 Aug 1994212110.8818.421.0978,0002005left
26 WarsawPolandEuropeMetro7 Apr 1995212111.0822.621.05,044,0002007right
27 KolkataCalcuttaIndiaAsiaMetro Railway24 Oct 1984212111.0822.621.04,425,0002000right
28 SevilleSevillaSpainEuropeMetro2 Apr 2009212110.8618.021.0Line 1
29 BrusselsBelgiumEuropeMetro20 Sep 1976615930.5510.720.34,224,0002008rightline 1B
30 GwangjuSouth KoreaAsiaSubway28 Apr 2004202011.0120.120.0846,0002008
31 WuppertalGermanyEuropeSchwebebahn1 Mar 1901202010.6713.320.0right
32 ValparaisoChileAmericaMetro23 Nov 2005202012.1543.020.0right
33 Kuala LumpurMalaysiaAsia16 Dec 1996605631.1421.320.01,703,0002008leftLRT1996KLIA line to airport, Kelana Jaya line's underground stationsyes
34 BerlinGermanyEuropeU-Bahn18 Feb 1902195173100.8514.719.53,033,0002008rightyes
35 AtlantaUSAAmericaMARTA30 Jun 1979393822.0839.619.5429,0001994rightyes
36 ViennaAustriaEuropeU-Bahn25 Feb 1978968450.8314.019.27,135,0002008rightyesyes
37 BilbaoSpainEuropeMetro11 Nov 1995383821.0720.319.02,118,0002008leftyesyes
38 SingaporeSingaporeAsiaMRT7 Nov 1987766941.7229.719.04,802,0002007leftNorth-East MTR line and 3 rubber-tyred LRT linesLRT lines2003yesyes
39 PragueCzech RepublicEuropeMetro9 May 1974575431.0919.719.010,102,0002008rightyes
40 TamaJapanAsiaMonorail27 Nov 1998191910.8416.019.0leftyes
41 RotterdamNetherlandsEuropeMetro10 Feb 1968383721.2723.519.01,809,0002006right
42 Belo HorizonteBrazilAmericaMetro1 Aug 1986191911.4828.119.0right
43 ToulouseFranceEuropeMetro26 Jun 1993383720.7413.819.01,527,0002004rightVALyes1993VALyes
44 ChicagoUSAAmerica"L"6 Jun 189215114481.1520.818.91,193,0002008rightyes
45 SantiagoSantiago de ChileChileAmericaMetro15 Sep 1975938650.9716.618.67,735,0002008rightyes
46 TorontoCanadaAmericaSubway30 Apr 1954746941.0317.818.53,899,0002006rightyes
47 Saint LouisUSAAmericaMetrolink31 Jul 1993373721.9836.718.5right
48 TianjinChinaAsiaMetro28 Mar 2004373721.9536.018.5208,0001993rightplatform gate doorsyes
49 KaohsiungTaiwanAsiaMRT9 Mar 2008373621.1921.418.5703,0002008MRT
50 MontrealMontréalCanadaAmericaMetro14 Oct 1966736841.0217.318.33,165,0002006rightyes
51 ClevelandUSAAmericaRapid Transit15 Mar 1955181811.7231.018.0194,0002008right
52 WashingtonUSAAmericaMetrorail27 Mar 1976908651.9934.218.01,256,0002008rightyes
53 ShenyangMukdenChinaAsiaMetro23 Sep 2009181811.2322.218.0right
54 ChongqingChinaAsiaMonorail18 Jun 2005181811.0819.518.0rightThe three underground stations (Daping, Linjiangmen, and Jiaochangkou) have PSDsyesyes
55 GuangzhouCantonChinaAsiaMetro28 Jun 1999887951.8829.717.64,047,0002008rightyesyes
56 AthensGreeceEuropeMetro1954524831.0817.317.36,250,0002007rightyesyes
57 New YorkNew York CityUSAAmericaSubway27 Oct 1904468422270.8713.617.34,413,0002008rightplanned for new Second Avenue Lineyes
58 Rio de JaneiroBrazilAmericaMetro5 Mar 1979343421.2421.017.03,214,0002006rightyes
59 SendaiJapanAsiaSubway15 Jul 1987171710.8714.817.03,919,0002008leftyes
60 HelsinkiFinlandEuropeMetro3 Aug 1982171711.2421.017.02,762,0002008rightyes
61 Porto AlegreBrazilAmericaMetro2 Mar 1985171711.9933.817.0right
62 ChennaiMadrasIndiaAsiaMRTS19 Oct 1997171711.5927.017.0
63 MunichGermanyEuropeU-Bahn19 Oct 19711009460.9815.416.73,773,0002008rightyes
64 SapporoJapanAsiaSubway16 Dec 1971494631.0416.016.34,354,0002008leftyes
65 BeijingChinaAsiaSubway1 Oct 196914712591.8225.316.35,274,0002008rightPGDs on underground stations of line 5, PSDs on lines 8, 10recentlyall lines
66 VancouverCanadaAmericaSky Train3 Jan 1986494731.4823.216.31,065,0002008rightSkytrain, LIM technology, currently the world's longest automated system1986yesyes
67 Santo DomingoDominican RepublicAmericaMetro30 Jan 2009161610.9114.516.0
68 San JuanPuerto RicoAmericaTren Urbano6 Jun 2005161611.0817.216.0523,0002008
69 KyotoJapanAsiaSubway1 Apr 1981323121.0115.616.04,026,0002008leftTozai lineyes
70 YokohamaJapanAsiaSubway16 Dec 1972484531.2819.216.03,438,0002008leftKanazawa Seaside line, LRT, rubber-tyredKanazawa Seaside LRT1989Kanazawa Seaside LRT lineyes
71 MonterreyMexicoAmericaMetro25 Apr 1991323121.0215.816.0rightyes
72 NanjingChinaAsiaMetro27 Aug 2005161611.3621.716.04,700,0002008right
73 ChangchunChinaAsiaOct 2002161611.0617.016.0right
74 Mexico CityMexicoAmericaMetro5 Sep 1969175147111.3718.315.97,238,0002008rightyes
75 TehranIranAsiaMetro21 Feb 2000474431.1516.815.76,990,0002007yes
76 NurembergGermanyEuropeU-Bahn1 Mar 1972464430.7911.515.32,659,0001997rightlines U2, U3, no PSDs, sharing tracks with driver-operated trains2008yes
77 KievKyivUkraineEuropeMetro22 Oct 1960464331.3919.915.310,736,0002007right
78 BarcelonaSpainEuropeMetro30 Dec 1924152128100.8611.115.23,421,0002008rightunder construction on lines 5, 11, planned for lines 9, 10yesyes
79 RecifeBrazilAmericaMetro11 Mar 1985302821.4219.915.0right
80 NahaJapanAsiaMonorail10 Aug 2003151510.8512.815.0left
81 MoscowRussiaEuropeMetro15 May 1935180144122.0724.915.08,611,0002008right
82 RennesFranceEuropeMetro16 Mar 2002151510.609.015.02,556,0002004rightVALyes2002VALyes
83 GlasgowUnited KingdomEuropeSubway14 Dec 1896151510.6910.415.01,442,0002008left
84 OsakaJapanAsiaSubway20 May 193313310491.3315.314.86,241,0002008leftNanko Port Town Line, rubber-tyredNanko Port Town Line1981all stations on the Nanko Port Town Lineyes
85 BangkokThailandAsiaSkytrain, MRT5 Dec 1999444031.1615.414.74,449,0002007leftGreen line1999Green line, Blue lineyes
86 MumbaiBombayIndiaAsiaSuburban Railway737352.3434.214.6
87 LausanneSwitzerlandEuropeMetro24 May 1991292820.496.814.5line m2line m22008yes
88 GuadalajaraMexicoAmericaMetro1 Sep 1989292820.8612.014.5right
89 BochumGermanyEuropeStadtbahn26 May 1979292720.8010.814.5right
90 Sao PauloBrazilAmericaMetro14 Sep 1974585541.1115.314.511,158,0002008rightlines 4, 5, and regional rail
91 OsloNorwayEuropeT-Bane22 May 1966727250.8612.414.41,032,0002005rightyes
92 TurinItalyEuropeMetro4 Feb 2006141410.699.614.0rightVALyes2006VALyesyes
93 BaltimoreUSAAmericaMetro Subway21 Nov 1983141411.7524.514.0571,0002008rightyes
94 ManilaPhilippinesAsiaMRT1 Dec 1984423931.1715.214.07,571,0002008yesyes
95 BudapestHungaryEuropeMetro2 May 1896424030.8311.014.09,000,0002008right
96 SofiaBulgariaEuropeMetro28 Jan 1998141411.2918.014.02,833,0002008right
97 LisbonPortugalEuropeMetro29 Dec 1959524640.8910.313.04,390,0002007leftyes
98 KitakyushuJapanAsiaMonorail9 Jan 1985131310.688.813.0leftyes
99 MarseilleFranceEuropeMetro26 Nov 1977262420.809.613.03,005,0002004rightyes
100 DetroitUSAAmericaPeople MoverJul 1987131310.374.813.0rightdowntown people mover, LIM technology1987yes
101 KobeJapanAsiaSubway13 Mar 1977262421.2815.313.03,954,0002008leftPort Liner and Rokko Liner, rubber-tyredPort Liner and Rokko Liner1981Port Liner and Rokko Lineryes
102 MedellinMedellínColombiaAmericaMetro30 Nov 1995262521.1514.413.05,382,0002008
103 Buenos AiresArgentinaAmericaSubte1 Dec 1913766860.707.912.75,895,0002008leftyes
104 ValenciaSpainEuropeMetro3 Oct 1988383730.8610.612.7
105 Saint PetersburgLeningradRussiaEuropeMetro15 Nov 1955635552.0022.012.67,550,0002007rightwindowless steel doors in ten stations
106 MinskBelarusEuropeMetro26 Jun 1984252421.2615.112.58,647,0002007right
107 BucharestRomaniaEuropeMetro16 Nov 1979504341.5716.912.51,640,0001999right
108 DortmundGermanyEuropeStadtbahn17 May 1976373730.809.812.3rightyes
109 Kryvyi RihKrivoy RogUkraineEuropeMetrotram26 Dec 1986121211.5018.012.0
110 SeattleUSAAmericaLight Rail18 Jul 2009121211.8522.212.0rightyes
111 DalianChinaAsiaMetro1 May 2003121214.0849.012.0right
112 BonnGermanyEuropeStadtbahn22 Mar 1975121210.759.012.0right
113 FukuokaJapanAsiaSubway26 Jul 1981353430.889.911.74,161,0002007leftyes
114 ShenzhenChinaAsiaMetro28 Dec 2004232221.1512.611.52,885,0002005rightyesyes
115 AnkaraTurkeyAsiaMetro30 Aug 1996232221.0511.611.54,892,0002007rightmetro line1997
116 CopenhagenDenmarkEuropeMetro19 Oct 2002222220.9510.511.01,762,0002002rightall metro lines2002all underground stationsall metro and S-Tog trainsyes
117 EdmontonCanadaAmericaLight Rail22 Apr 1978111111.1913.111.0right
118 TbilisiGeorgiaAsiaMetro11 Jan 1966222121.2513.111.03,498,0002007right
119 DubaiUnited Arab EmiratesAsiaMetro9 Sep 2009111113.6139.711.0rightmetro2009metro, monorailyesyes
120 BakuAzerbaijanAsiaMetro6 Nov 1967222121.5616.411.05,356,0002007right
121 LyonFranceEuropeMetro28 Apr 1978433940.797.710.85,928,0002004leftline D/Maggaly, rubber-tyred, no PSDsyes1991
122 TaipeiTaiwanAsiaMRT28 Mar 1996858081.1311.310.64,967,0002008rightMuzha line, VALyes1996Muzha line VAL MRTyesyes
123 Hong KongChinaAsiaMTR1 Oct 1979958292.2920.910.66,959,0002008leftDisneyland Resort LineSI, WI lines, planned2005all underground stationsyesyes
124 FrankfurtGermanyEuropeU-Bahn4 Oct 1968312730.766.810.3rightyes
125 YerevanErevanArmeniaAsiaMetro7 Mar 1981101011.2112.110.01,405,0002007right
126 Los AngelesUSAAmericaMetro Rail30 Jan 1993303031.9819.810.0759,0002008rightyes
127 CaracasVenezuelaAmericaMetro27 Mar 1983504651.3212.110.08,430,0002008yes
128 IstanbulTurkeyEuropeMetro16 Sep 2000101011.5015.010.04,533,0002008right
129 NaplesItalyEuropeMetro28 Mar 1993302831.1410.610.0912,0002006left
130 The HagueNetherlandsEuropeRandstadRail16 Oct 2004303030.939.310.0right
131 IzmirTurkeyAsiaMetro22 May 2000101011.1511.510.02,609,0002005
132 WuhanChinaAsiaMetro28 Sep 2004101011.0210.210.0right
133 TashkentUzbekistanAsiaMetro6 Nov 1977292631.3912.19.71,961,0002007right
134 StuttgartGermanyEuropeStadtbahn10 Jun 1966191721.4112.09.5rightyes
135 KharkovKharkivUkraineEuropeMetro23 Aug 1975282531.4111.89.37,875,0002007right
136 EssenGermanyEuropeStadtbahn5 Oct 1967272730.756.79.0rightyes
137 ChibaJapanAsiaMonorail28 Mar 1988181820.867.89.0left
138 GelsenkirchenGermanyEuropeStadtbahn1 Sep 19849910.615.59.0right
139 SamaraRussiaEuropeMetro26 Dec 19879911.1310.29.01,176,0002007right
140 Palma de MallorcaSpainEuropeMetro25 Apr 20079910.928.39.0
141 San FranciscoUSAAmericaBART11 Sep 1972434353.8833.48.6599,0002007rightyes
142 AmsterdamNetherlandsEuropeMetro16 Oct 1977333340.998.28.32,783,0002002right
143 AdanaTurkeyAsia18 Mar 20098811.008.08.0
144 KamakuraJapanAsiaMonorail3 Mar 19708810.826.68.0left
145 BuffaloUSAAmericaMetro Rail18 May 19858811.048.48.0right
146 PyongyangNorth KoreaAsiaMetro6 Sep 1973161521.5011.38.01,556,0002006
147 OportoPortoPortugalEuropeMetro7 Dec 2002151421.5510.97.5rightyesyes
148 ValenciaVenezuelaAmericaMetro18 Oct 20067710.896.27.02,903,0002008
149 PerugiaItalyEuropeMinimetro29 Jan 20087710.433.07.0
150 HanoverGermanyEuropeStadtbahn28 Sep 1975211731.096.27.0rightyes
151 GenoaItalyEuropeMetro13 Jun 19907710.745.27.0rightyes
152 YekaterinburgEkaterinburgRussiaAsiaMetro26 Apr 19917711.218.57.05,412,0002007right
153 Las VegasUSAAmericaMonorail15 Jul 20047710.896.27.0rightmonorail2004
154 DuesseldorfDüsseldorfGermanyEuropeStadtbahn4 Oct 1981141420.684.87.0rightyes
155 Nizhny NovgorodGorkyRussiaEuropeMetro20 Nov 1985141321.197.87.02,129,0002007right
156 DuisburgGermanyEuropeStadtbahn11 Jul 1992131321.107.26.5rightyes
157 NovosibirskRussiaAsiaMetro7 Jan 1986131221.197.26.54,895,0002007right
158 MulheimMülheimGermanyEuropeStadtbahn3 Nov 1979131220.754.56.5right
159 MaracaiboVenezuelaAmericaMetro8 Jun 20096611.086.56.0yes
160 JacksonvilleUSAAmericaSkyway30 May 19896611.156.96.0rightdowntown monorail people mover1989
161 DnepropetrovskDnipropetrovskUkraineEuropeMetro29 Dec 19956611.187.16.01,549,0002007
162 PoznanPolandEurope1 Mar 19976611.026.16.0
163 KazanRussiaEuropeMetro27 Aug 20056611.388.36.0843,0002007right
164 HaifaIsraelAsiaCarmelit19596610.291.86.0
165 CataniaItalyEuropeMetro27 Jun 19996610.633.86.0right
166 LimaPeruAmericaTren Urbano13 Jan 20036611.6710.06.0
167 AntwerpBelgiumEuropePremetro25 Mar 1975111120.693.85.5
168 RouenFranceEuropeMetro17 Dec 19945510.442.25.0
169 CharleroiBelgiumEurope21 Jun 1976202040.884.45.0
170 SydneyAustraliaOceaniaCityrail1926141431.587.44.7leftyes
171 NewarkUSAAmericaSubway26 May 19354410.552.24.0right
172 CologneGermanyEuropeStadtbahn11 Oct 19685151150.883.03.4rightnew light rail trains onlyyes
173 PittsburghUSAAmericaThe T3 Jul 19853310.481.53.0right
174 VolgogradStalingradRussiaEuropeMetro5 Nov 19842211.653.32.0
175 BielefeldGermanyEuropeStadtbahn21 Sep 19717740.741.31.8right
176 LudwigshafenGermanyEuropeStadtbahn29 May 1969111100.36right


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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