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


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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