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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 YokohamaJapanAsiaSubway484531.2819.216.0198 mio.3,438,0002008leftKanazawa Seaside line, LRT, rubber-tyredKanazawa Seaside LRT1989Kanazawa Seaside LRT lineyes
2 YerevanErevanArmeniaAsiaMetro101011.2112.110.017 mio.1,405,0002007right
3 YekaterinburgEkaterinburgRussiaAsiaMetro7711.218.57.046 mio.5,412,0002007right
4 WuppertalGermanyEuropeSchwebebahn202010.6713.320.0right
5 WuhanChinaAsiaMetro101011.0210.210.0right
6 WashingtonUSAAmericaMetrorail908651.9934.218.0215 mio.1,256,0002008rightyes
7 WarsawPolandEuropeMetro212111.0822.621.0114 mio.5,044,0002007right
8 VolgogradStalingradRussiaEuropeMetro2211.653.32.0
9 ViennaAustriaEuropeU-Bahn968450.8314.019.2498 mio.7,135,0002008rightyesyes
10 VancouverCanadaAmericaSky Train494731.4823.216.374 mio.1,065,0002008rightSkytrain, LIM technology, currently the world's longest automated system1986yesyes
11 ValparaisoChileAmericaMetro202012.1543.020.0right
12 ValenciaVenezuelaAmericaMetro7710.896.27.018 mio.2,903,0002008
13 ValenciaSpainEuropeMetro383730.8610.612.7
14 TurinItalyEuropeMetro141410.699.614.0rightVALyes2006VALyesyes
15 ToulouseFranceEuropeMetro383720.7413.819.042 mio.1,527,0002004rightVALyes1993VALyes
16 TorontoCanadaAmericaSubway746941.0317.818.5278 mio.3,899,0002006rightyes
17 TokyoJapanAsiaMetro290205131.4923.422.33174 mio.10,424,0002008leftYurikamome Waterfront line, rubber-tyredYurikamome line1995Marunouchi, Mita, Namboku, Yurikamome linesyesyes
18 TianjinChinaAsiaMetro373721.9536.018.515 mio.208,0001993rightplatform gate doorsyes
19 The HagueNetherlandsEuropeRandstadRail303030.939.310.0right
20 TehranIranAsiaMetro474431.1516.815.7353 mio.6,990,0002007yes
21 TbilisiGeorgiaAsiaMetro222121.2513.111.092 mio.3,498,0002007right
22 TashkentUzbekistanAsiaMetro292631.3912.19.771 mio.1,961,0002007right
23 TamaJapanAsiaMonorail191910.8416.019.0leftyes
24 TaipeiTaiwanAsiaMRT858081.1311.310.6450 mio.4,967,0002008rightMuzha line, VALyes1996Muzha line VAL MRTyesyes
25 SydneyAustraliaOceaniaCityrail141431.587.44.7leftyes
26 StuttgartGermanyEuropeStadtbahn191721.4112.09.5rightyes
27 StockholmSwedenEuropeTunnelbana10410031.0635.234.7303 mio.2,867,0002007left
28 SofiaBulgariaEuropeMetro141411.2918.014.051 mio.2,833,0002008right
29 SingaporeSingaporeAsiaMRT766941.7229.719.0571 mio.4,802,0002007leftNorth-East MTR line and 3 rubber-tyred LRT linesLRT lines2003yesyes
30 ShenzhenChinaAsiaMetro232221.1512.611.573 mio.2,885,0002005rightyesyes
31 ShenyangMukdenChinaAsiaMetro181811.2322.218.0right
32 ShanghaiChinaAsiaMetro230194101.7233.423.01122 mio.3,359,0002008rightnewer line 4 stations and refitted line 1 stationsyes
33 SevilleSevillaSpainEuropeMetro212110.8618.021.0Line 1
34 SeoulSouth KoreaAsiaSubway348298100.9628.734.82048 mio.7,138,0002008rightlines 2 and 9, planned for all lines by 2010yesyes
35 SendaiJapanAsiaSubway171710.8714.817.058 mio.3,919,0002008leftyes
36 SeattleUSAAmericaLight Rail121211.8522.212.0rightyes
37 SapporoJapanAsiaSubway494631.0416.016.3209 mio.4,354,0002008leftyes
38 Sao PauloBrazilAmericaMetro585541.1115.314.5684 mio.11,158,0002008rightlines 4, 5, and regional rail
39 Santo DomingoDominican RepublicAmericaMetro161610.9114.516.0
40 SantiagoSantiago de ChileChileAmericaMetro938650.9716.618.6642 mio.7,735,0002008rightyes
41 San JuanPuerto RicoAmericaTren Urbano161611.0817.216.09 mio.523,0002008
42 San FranciscoUSAAmericaBART434353.8833.48.6100 mio.599,0002007rightyes
43 SamaraRussiaEuropeMetro9911.1310.29.012 mio.1,176,0002007right
44 Saint PetersburgLeningradRussiaEuropeMetro635552.0022.012.6832 mio.7,550,0002007rightwindowless steel doors in ten stations
45 Saint LouisUSAAmericaMetrolink373721.9836.718.5right
46 RouenFranceEuropeMetro5510.442.25.0
47 RotterdamNetherlandsEuropeMetro383721.2723.519.085 mio.1,809,0002006right
48 RomeItalyEuropeMetro494820.8119.524.5331 mio.8,487,0002008leftyesyes
49 Rio de JaneiroBrazilAmericaMetro343421.2421.017.0135 mio.3,214,0002006rightyes
50 RennesFranceEuropeMetro151510.609.015.023 mio.2,556,0002004rightVALyes2002VALyes
51 RecifeBrazilAmericaMetro302821.4219.915.0right
52 PyongyangNorth KoreaAsiaMetro161521.5011.38.035 mio.1,556,0002006
53 PragueCzech RepublicEuropeMetro575431.0919.719.0597 mio.10,102,0002008rightyes
54 PoznanPolandEurope6611.026.16.0
55 Porto AlegreBrazilAmericaMetro171711.9933.817.0right
56 PittsburghUSAAmericaThe T3310.481.53.0right
57 PhiladelphiaUSAAmericaSubway666231.0020.722.067 mio.1,081,0002008rightyes
58 PerugiaItalyEuropeMinimetro7710.433.07.0
59 ParisFranceEuropeMetro380300160.7113.323.81473 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
60 Palma de MallorcaSpainEuropeMetro9910.928.39.0
61 OsloNorwayEuropeT-Bane727250.8612.414.464 mio.1,032,0002005rightyes
62 OsakaJapanAsiaSubway13310491.3315.314.8860 mio.6,241,0002008leftNanko Port Town Line, rubber-tyredNanko Port Town Line1981all stations on the Nanko Port Town Lineyes
63 OportoPortoPortugalEuropeMetro151421.5510.97.5rightyesyes
64 NurembergGermanyEuropeU-Bahn464430.7911.515.392 mio.2,659,0001997rightlines U2, U3, no PSDs, sharing tracks with driver-operated trains2008yes
65 NovosibirskRussiaAsiaMetro131221.197.26.570 mio.4,895,0002007right
66 Nizhny NovgorodGorkyRussiaEuropeMetro141321.197.87.033 mio.2,129,0002007right
67 NewcastleUnited KingdomEuropeTyne & Wear Metro615021.5338.330.538 mio.497,0002006left
68 NewarkUSAAmericaSubway4410.552.24.0right
69 New YorkNew York CityUSAAmericaSubway468422270.8713.617.31624 mio.4,413,0002008rightplanned for new Second Avenue Lineyes
70 NaplesItalyEuropeMetro302831.1410.610.029 mio.912,0002006left
71 NanjingChinaAsiaMetro161611.3621.716.0102 mio.4,700,0002008right
72 NahaJapanAsiaMonorail151510.8512.815.0left
73 NagoyaJapanAsiaSubway938241.0922.323.3427 mio.4,798,0002008leftTobu Kyuryo maglev line2005Tobu Kyuryo maglev lineyes
74 MunichGermanyEuropeU-Bahn1009460.9815.416.7349 mio.3,773,0002008rightyes
75 MumbaiBombayIndiaAsiaSuburban Railway737352.3434.214.6
76 MulheimMülheimGermanyEuropeStadtbahn131220.754.56.5right
77 MoscowRussiaEuropeMetro180144122.0724.915.02573 mio.8,611,0002008right
78 MontrealMontréalCanadaAmericaMetro736841.0217.318.3219 mio.3,165,0002006rightyes
79 MonterreyMexicoAmericaMetro323121.0215.816.0rightyes
80 MinskBelarusEuropeMetro252421.2615.112.5262 mio.8,647,0002007right
81 MilanItalyEuropeMetro888430.8924.929.3328 mio.4,397,0002007rightyesyes
82 MiamiUSAAmericaMetrorail222211.6436.022.019 mio.528,0002008rightdowntown people mover, rubber-tyredDowntown people mover1986yes
83 Mexico CityMexicoAmericaMetro175147111.3718.315.91460 mio.7,238,0002008rightyes
84 MedellinMedellínColombiaAmericaMetro262521.1514.413.0155 mio.5,382,0002008
85 MarseilleFranceEuropeMetro262420.809.613.058 mio.3,005,0002004rightyes
86 MaracaiboVenezuelaAmericaMetro6611.086.56.0yes
87 ManilaPhilippinesAsiaMRT423931.1715.214.0346 mio.7,571,0002008yesyes
88 MadridSpainEuropeMetro281231131.2321.821.6686 mio.2,415,0002008leftyesyes
89 LyonFranceEuropeMetro433940.797.710.8182 mio.5,928,0002004leftline D/Maggaly, rubber-tyred, no PSDsyes1991
90 LudwigshafenGermanyEuropeStadtbahn111100.36right
91 Los AngelesUSAAmericaMetro Rail303031.9819.810.045 mio.759,0002008rightyes
92 LondonUnited KingdomEuropeUnderground268268111.5237.124.41197 mio.2,934,0002007leftDocklands Light Rail1987Jubilee Line extensionyes (DLR)
93 LisbonPortugalEuropeMetro524640.8910.313.0180 mio.4,390,0002007leftyes
94 LimaPeruAmericaTren Urbano6611.6710.06.0
95 LilleFranceEuropeMetro626020.7622.831.074 mio.1,626,0002004rightVALyes1983VAL, all stationsyes
96 LausanneSwitzerlandEuropeMetro292820.496.814.5line m2line m22008yes
97 Las VegasUSAAmericaMonorail7710.896.27.0rightmonorail2004
98 KyotoJapanAsiaSubway323121.0115.616.0126 mio.4,026,0002008leftTozai lineyes
99 Kuala LumpurMalaysiaAsia605631.1421.320.0109 mio.1,703,0002008leftLRT1996KLIA line to airport, Kelana Jaya line's underground stationsyes
100 Kryvyi RihKrivoy RogUkraineEuropeMetrotram121211.5018.012.0
101 KolkataCalcuttaIndiaAsiaMetro Railway212111.0822.621.0100 mio.4,425,0002000right
102 KobeJapanAsiaSubway262421.2815.313.0121 mio.3,954,0002008leftPort Liner and Rokko Liner, rubber-tyredPort Liner and Rokko Liner1981Port Liner and Rokko Lineryes
103 KitakyushuJapanAsiaMonorail131310.688.813.0leftyes
104 KievKyivUkraineEuropeMetro464331.3919.915.3642 mio.10,736,0002007right
105 KharkovKharkivUkraineEuropeMetro282531.4111.89.3278 mio.7,875,0002007right
106 KazanRussiaEuropeMetro6611.388.36.07 mio.843,0002007right
107 KaohsiungTaiwanAsiaMRT373621.1921.418.530 mio.703,0002008MRT
108 KamakuraJapanAsiaMonorail8810.826.68.0left
109 JacksonvilleUSAAmericaSkyway6611.156.96.0rightdowntown monorail people mover1989
110 IzmirTurkeyAsiaMetro101011.1511.510.030 mio.2,609,0002005
111 IstanbulTurkeyEuropeMetro101011.5015.010.068 mio.4,533,0002008right
112 IncheonInchonSouth KoreaAsiaSubway292911.0229.529.073 mio.2,475,0002008
113 Hong KongChinaAsiaMTR958292.2920.910.61309 mio.6,959,0002008leftDisneyland Resort LineSI, WI lines, planned2005all underground stationsyesyes
114 HiroshimaJapanAsiaMonorail212110.8818.421.018 mio.978,0002005left
115 HelsinkiFinlandEuropeMetro171711.2421.017.058 mio.2,762,0002008rightyes
116 HanoverGermanyEuropeStadtbahn211731.096.27.0rightyes
117 HamburgGermanyEuropeU-Bahn978931.1333.632.3184 mio.1,827,0002007right
118 HaifaIsraelAsiaCarmelit6610.291.86.0
119 GwangjuSouth KoreaAsiaSubway202011.0120.120.017 mio.846,0002008
120 GuangzhouCantonChinaAsiaMetro887951.8829.717.6601 mio.4,047,0002008rightyesyes
121 GuadalajaraMexicoAmericaMetro292820.8612.014.5right
122 GlasgowUnited KingdomEuropeSubway151510.6910.415.015 mio.1,442,0002008left
123 GenoaItalyEuropeMetro7710.745.27.0rightyes
124 GelsenkirchenGermanyEuropeStadtbahn9910.615.59.0right
125 FukuokaJapanAsiaSubway353430.889.911.7124 mio.4,161,0002007leftyes
126 FrankfurtGermanyEuropeU-Bahn312730.766.810.3rightyes
127 EssenGermanyEuropeStadtbahn272730.756.79.0rightyes
128 EdmontonCanadaAmericaLight Rail111111.1913.111.0right
129 DuisburgGermanyEuropeStadtbahn131321.107.26.5rightyes
130 DuesseldorfDüsseldorfGermanyEuropeStadtbahn141420.684.87.0rightyes
131 DubaiUnited Arab EmiratesAsiaMetro111113.6139.711.0rightmetro2009metro, monorailyesyes
132 DortmundGermanyEuropeStadtbahn373730.809.812.3rightyes
133 DnepropetrovskDnipropetrovskUkraineEuropeMetro6611.187.16.011 mio.1,549,0002007
134 DetroitUSAAmericaPeople Mover131310.374.813.0rightdowntown people mover, LIM technology1987yes
135 DelhiIndiaAsiaMetro838131.1932.127.7310 mio.3,224,0002008leftyes
136 DalianChinaAsiaMetro121214.0849.012.0right
137 DaejeonTaejonSouth KoreaAsiaSubway222211.0322.622.029 mio.1,283,0002008
138 DaeguTaeguSouth KoreaAsiaSubway565520.9827.028.0110 mio.2,041,0002008
139 CopenhagenDenmarkEuropeMetro222220.9510.511.037 mio.1,762,0002002rightall metro lines2002all underground stationsall metro and S-Tog trainsyes
140 CologneGermanyEuropeStadtbahn5151150.883.03.4rightnew light rail trains onlyyes
141 ClevelandUSAAmericaRapid Transit181811.7231.018.06 mio.194,0002008right
142 ChongqingChinaAsiaMonorail181811.0819.518.0rightThe three underground stations (Daping, Linjiangmen, and Jiaochangkou) have PSDsyesyes
143 ChicagoUSAAmerica"L"15114481.1520.818.9198 mio.1,193,0002008rightyes
144 ChibaJapanAsiaMonorail181820.867.89.0left
145 ChennaiMadrasIndiaAsiaMRTS171711.5927.017.0
146 CharleroiBelgiumEurope202040.884.45.0
147 ChangchunChinaAsia161611.0617.016.0right
148 CataniaItalyEuropeMetro6610.633.86.0right
149 CaracasVenezuelaAmericaMetro504651.3212.110.0510 mio.8,430,0002008yes
150 CairoEgyptAfricaMetro555321.2432.827.5700 mio.10,687,0002002left5 stns
151 BusanSouth KoreaAsiaSubway928831.0831.730.7257 mio.2,705,0002008right
152 BursaTurkeyAsia232310.9822.523.0
153 BuffaloUSAAmericaMetro Rail8811.048.48.0right
154 Buenos AiresArgentinaAmericaSubte766860.707.912.7280 mio.5,895,0002008leftyes
155 BudapestHungaryEuropeMetro424030.8311.014.0297 mio.9,000,0002008right
156 BucharestRomaniaEuropeMetro504341.5716.912.5111 mio.1,640,0001999right
157 BrusselsBelgiumEuropeMetro615930.5510.720.3136 mio.4,224,0002008rightline 1B
158 BrasiliaBrazilAmericaMetro232311.8342.023.016 mio.381,0002002right
159 BostonUSAAmericaThe T666031.0120.222.0145 mio.2,397,0002007rightyes
160 BonnGermanyEuropeStadtbahn121210.759.012.0right
161 BochumGermanyEuropeStadtbahn292720.8010.814.5right
162 BilbaoSpainEuropeMetro383821.0720.319.086 mio.2,118,0002008leftyesyes
163 BielefeldGermanyEuropeStadtbahn7740.741.31.8right
164 BerlinGermanyEuropeU-Bahn195173100.8514.719.5447 mio.3,033,0002008rightyes
165 Belo HorizonteBrazilAmericaMetro191911.4828.119.0right
166 BeijingChinaAsiaSubway14712591.8225.316.31200 mio.5,274,0002008rightPGDs on underground stations of line 5, PSDs on lines 8, 10recentlyall lines
167 BarcelonaSpainEuropeMetro152128100.8611.115.2378 mio.3,421,0002008rightunder construction on lines 5, 11, planned for lines 9, 10yesyes
168 BangkokThailandAsiaSkytrain, MRT444031.1615.414.7206 mio.4,449,0002007leftGreen line1999Green line, Blue lineyes
169 BaltimoreUSAAmericaMetro Subway141411.7524.514.014 mio.571,0002008rightyes
170 BakuAzerbaijanAsiaMetro222121.5616.411.0176 mio.5,356,0002007right
171 AtlantaUSAAmericaMARTA393822.0839.619.534 mio.429,0001994rightyes
172 AthensGreeceEuropeMetro524831.0817.317.3325 mio.6,250,0002007rightyesyes
173 AntwerpBelgiumEuropePremetro111120.693.85.5
174 AnkaraTurkeyAsiaMetro232221.0511.611.5113 mio.4,892,0002007rightmetro line1997
175 AmsterdamNetherlandsEuropeMetro333340.998.28.391 mio.2,783,0002002right
176 AdanaTurkeyAsia8811.008.08.0


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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