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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 DalianChinaMetroAsia49.0 km121214.0849.012.0right
2 San FranciscoUSABARTAmerica166.9 km434353.8833.48.6100 mio.599,0002007rightyes
3 DubaiUnited Arab EmiratesMetroAsia39.7 km111113.6139.711.0rightmetro2009metro, monorailyesyes
4 MumbaiBombayIndiaSuburban RailwayAsia171.0 km737352.3434.214.6
5 Hong KongChinaMTRAsia188.1 km958292.2920.910.61309 mio.6,959,0002008leftDisneyland Resort LineSI, WI lines, planned2005all underground stationsyesyes
6 ValparaisoChileMetroAmerica43.0 km202012.1543.020.0right
7 AtlantaUSAMARTAAmerica79.2 km393822.0839.619.534 mio.429,0001994rightyes
8 MoscowRussiaMetroEurope298.8 km180144122.0724.915.02573 mio.8,611,0002008right
9 Saint PetersburgLeningradRussiaMetroEurope110.2 km635552.0022.012.6832 mio.7,550,0002007rightwindowless steel doors in ten stations
10 WashingtonUSAMetrorailAmerica171.2 km908651.9934.218.0215 mio.1,256,0002008rightyes
11 Porto AlegreBrazilMetroAmerica33.8 km171711.9933.817.0right
12 Saint LouisUSAMetrolinkAmerica73.4 km373721.9836.718.5right
13 Los AngelesUSAMetro RailAmerica59.3 km303031.9819.810.045 mio.759,0002008rightyes
14 TianjinChinaMetroAsia72.0 km373721.9536.018.515 mio.208,0001993rightplatform gate doorsyes
15 GuangzhouCantonChinaMetroAsia148.5 km887951.8829.717.6601 mio.4,047,0002008rightyesyes
16 SeattleUSALight RailAmerica22.2 km121211.8522.212.0rightyes
17 BrasiliaBrazilMetroAmerica42.0 km232311.8342.023.016 mio.381,0002002right
18 BeijingChinaSubwayAsia227.6 km14712591.8225.316.31200 mio.5,274,0002008rightPGDs on underground stations of line 5, PSDs on lines 8, 10recentlyall lines
19 BaltimoreUSAMetro SubwayAmerica24.5 km141411.7524.514.014 mio.571,0002008rightyes
20 SingaporeSingaporeMRTAsia118.9 km766941.7229.719.0571 mio.4,802,0002007leftNorth-East MTR line and 3 rubber-tyred LRT linesLRT lines2003yesyes
21 ClevelandUSARapid TransitAmerica31.0 km181811.7231.018.06 mio.194,0002008right
22 ShanghaiChinaMetroAsia334.0 km230194101.7233.423.01122 mio.3,359,0002008rightnewer line 4 stations and refitted line 1 stationsyes
23 LimaPeruTren UrbanoAmerica10.0 km6611.6710.06.0
24 VolgogradStalingradRussiaMetroEurope3.3 km2211.653.32.0
25 MiamiUSAMetrorailAmerica36.0 km222211.6436.022.019 mio.528,0002008rightdowntown people mover, rubber-tyredDowntown people mover1986yes
26 ChennaiMadrasIndiaMRTSAsia27.0 km171711.5927.017.0
27 SydneyAustraliaCityrailOceania22.1 km141431.587.44.7leftyes
28 BucharestRomaniaMetroEurope67.7 km504341.5716.912.5111 mio.1,640,0001999right
29 BakuAzerbaijanMetroAsia32.9 km222121.5616.411.0176 mio.5,356,0002007right
30 OportoPortoPortugalMetroEurope21.7 km151421.5510.97.5rightyesyes
31 NewcastleUnited KingdomTyne & Wear MetroEurope76.5 km615021.5338.330.538 mio.497,0002006left
32 LondonUnited KingdomUndergroundEurope408.0 km268268111.5237.124.41197 mio.2,934,0002007leftDocklands Light Rail1987Jubilee Line extensionyes (DLR)
33 IstanbulTurkeyMetroEurope15.0 km101011.5015.010.068 mio.4,533,0002008right
34 Kryvyi RihKrivoy RogUkraineMetrotramEurope18.0 km121211.5018.012.0
35 PyongyangNorth KoreaMetroAsia22.5 km161521.5011.38.035 mio.1,556,0002006
36 TokyoJapanMetroAsia304.5 km290205131.4923.422.33174 mio.10,424,0002008leftYurikamome Waterfront line, rubber-tyredYurikamome line1995Marunouchi, Mita, Namboku, Yurikamome linesyesyes
37 Belo HorizonteBrazilMetroAmerica28.1 km191911.4828.119.0right
38 VancouverCanadaSky TrainAmerica69.5 km494731.4823.216.374 mio.1,065,0002008rightSkytrain, LIM technology, currently the world's longest automated system1986yesyes
39 RecifeBrazilMetroAmerica39.7 km302821.4219.915.0right
40 KharkovKharkivUkraineMetroEurope35.3 km282531.4111.89.3278 mio.7,875,0002007right
41 StuttgartGermanyStadtbahnEurope24.0 km191721.4112.09.5rightyes
42 TashkentUzbekistanMetroAsia36.2 km292631.3912.19.771 mio.1,961,0002007right
43 KievKyivUkraineMetroEurope59.8 km464331.3919.915.3642 mio.10,736,0002007right
44 KazanRussiaMetroEurope8.3 km6611.388.36.07 mio.843,0002007right
45 Mexico CityMexicoMetroAmerica201.7 km175147111.3718.315.91460 mio.7,238,0002008rightyes
46 NanjingChinaMetroAsia21.7 km161611.3621.716.0102 mio.4,700,0002008right
47 OsakaJapanSubwayAsia137.8 km13310491.3315.314.8860 mio.6,241,0002008leftNanko Port Town Line, rubber-tyredNanko Port Town Line1981all stations on the Nanko Port Town Lineyes
48 CaracasVenezuelaMetroAmerica60.5 km504651.3212.110.0510 mio.8,430,0002008yes
49 SofiaBulgariaMetroEurope18.0 km141411.2918.014.051 mio.2,833,0002008right
50 YokohamaJapanSubwayAsia57.6 km484531.2819.216.0198 mio.3,438,0002008leftKanazawa Seaside line, LRT, rubber-tyredKanazawa Seaside LRT1989Kanazawa Seaside LRT lineyes
51 KobeJapanSubwayAsia30.6 km262421.2815.313.0121 mio.3,954,0002008leftPort Liner and Rokko Liner, rubber-tyredPort Liner and Rokko Liner1981Port Liner and Rokko Lineryes
52 RotterdamNetherlandsMetroEurope47.0 km383721.2723.519.085 mio.1,809,0002006right
53 MinskBelarusMetroEurope30.3 km252421.2615.112.5262 mio.8,647,0002007right
54 TbilisiGeorgiaMetroAsia26.3 km222121.2513.111.092 mio.3,498,0002007right
55 CairoEgyptMetroAfrica65.5 km555321.2432.827.5700 mio.10,687,0002002left5 stns
56 Rio de JaneiroBrazilMetroAmerica42.0 km343421.2421.017.0135 mio.3,214,0002006rightyes
57 HelsinkiFinlandMetroEurope21.0 km171711.2421.017.058 mio.2,762,0002008rightyes
58 ShenyangMukdenChinaMetroAsia22.2 km181811.2322.218.0right
59 MadridSpainMetroEurope284.0 km281231131.2321.821.6686 mio.2,415,0002008leftyesyes
60 YekaterinburgEkaterinburgRussiaMetroAsia8.5 km7711.218.57.046 mio.5,412,0002007right
61 YerevanErevanArmeniaMetroAsia12.1 km101011.2112.110.017 mio.1,405,0002007right
62 Nizhny NovgorodGorkyRussiaMetroEurope15.5 km141321.197.87.033 mio.2,129,0002007right
63 NovosibirskRussiaMetroAsia14.3 km131221.197.26.570 mio.4,895,0002007right
64 EdmontonCanadaLight RailAmerica13.1 km111111.1913.111.0right
65 DelhiIndiaMetroAsia96.2 km838131.1932.127.7310 mio.3,224,0002008leftyes
66 KaohsiungTaiwanMRTAsia42.7 km373621.1921.418.530 mio.703,0002008MRT
67 DnepropetrovskDnipropetrovskUkraineMetroEurope7.1 km6611.187.16.011 mio.1,549,0002007
68 ManilaPhilippinesMRTAsia45.7 km423931.1715.214.0346 mio.7,571,0002008yesyes
69 BangkokThailandSkytrain, MRTAsia46.3 km444031.1615.414.7206 mio.4,449,0002007leftGreen line1999Green line, Blue lineyes
70 ChicagoUSA"L"America166.0 km15114481.1520.818.9198 mio.1,193,0002008rightyes
71 MedellinMedellínColombiaMetroAmerica28.8 km262521.1514.413.0155 mio.5,382,0002008
72 JacksonvilleUSASkywayAmerica6.9 km6611.156.96.0rightdowntown monorail people mover1989
73 IzmirTurkeyMetroAsia11.5 km101011.1511.510.030 mio.2,609,0002005
74 ShenzhenChinaMetroAsia25.3 km232221.1512.611.573 mio.2,885,0002005rightyesyes
75 TehranIranMetroAsia50.5 km474431.1516.815.7353 mio.6,990,0002007yes
76 Kuala LumpurMalaysiaAsia64.0 km605631.1421.320.0109 mio.1,703,0002008leftLRT1996KLIA line to airport, Kelana Jaya line's underground stationsyes
77 NaplesItalyMetroEurope31.8 km302831.1410.610.029 mio.912,0002006left
78 SamaraRussiaMetroEurope10.2 km9911.1310.29.012 mio.1,176,0002007right
79 TaipeiTaiwanMRTAsia90.6 km858081.1311.310.6450 mio.4,967,0002008rightMuzha line, VALyes1996Muzha line VAL MRTyesyes
80 HamburgGermanyU-BahnEurope100.7 km978931.1333.632.3184 mio.1,827,0002007right
81 Sao PauloBrazilMetroAmerica61.3 km585541.1115.314.5684 mio.11,158,0002008rightlines 4, 5, and regional rail
82 DuisburgGermanyStadtbahnEurope14.3 km131321.107.26.5rightyes
83 PragueCzech RepublicMetroEurope59.1 km575431.0919.719.0597 mio.10,102,0002008rightyes
84 HanoverGermanyStadtbahnEurope18.6 km211731.096.27.0rightyes
85 NagoyaJapanSubwayAsia89.0 km938241.0922.323.3427 mio.4,798,0002008leftTobu Kyuryo maglev line2005Tobu Kyuryo maglev lineyes
86 MaracaiboVenezuelaMetroAmerica6.5 km6611.086.56.0yes
87 AthensGreeceMetroEurope52.0 km524831.0817.317.3325 mio.6,250,0002007rightyesyes
88 ChongqingChinaMonorailAsia19.5 km181811.0819.518.0rightThe three underground stations (Daping, Linjiangmen, and Jiaochangkou) have PSDsyesyes
89 BusanSouth KoreaSubwayAsia95.0 km928831.0831.730.7257 mio.2,705,0002008right
90 WarsawPolandMetroEurope22.6 km212111.0822.621.0114 mio.5,044,0002007right
91 KolkataCalcuttaIndiaMetro RailwayAsia22.6 km212111.0822.621.0100 mio.4,425,0002000right
92 San JuanPuerto RicoTren UrbanoAmerica17.2 km161611.0817.216.09 mio.523,0002008
93 BilbaoSpainMetroEurope40.6 km383821.0720.319.086 mio.2,118,0002008leftyesyes
94 ChangchunChinaAsia17.0 km161611.0617.016.0right
95 StockholmSwedenTunnelbanaEurope105.7 km10410031.0635.234.7303 mio.2,867,0002007left
96 AnkaraTurkeyMetroAsia23.1 km232221.0511.611.5113 mio.4,892,0002007rightmetro line1997
97 BuffaloUSAMetro RailAmerica8.4 km8811.048.48.0right
98 SapporoJapanSubwayAsia48.0 km494631.0416.016.3209 mio.4,354,0002008leftyes
99 TorontoCanadaSubwayAmerica71.3 km746941.0317.818.5278 mio.3,899,0002006rightyes
100 DaejeonTaejonSouth KoreaSubwayAsia22.6 km222211.0322.622.029 mio.1,283,0002008
101 WuhanChinaMetroAsia10.2 km101011.0210.210.0right
102 MontrealMontréalCanadaMetroAmerica69.2 km736841.0217.318.3219 mio.3,165,0002006rightyes
103 IncheonInchonSouth KoreaSubwayAsia29.5 km292911.0229.529.073 mio.2,475,0002008
104 PoznanPolandEurope6.1 km6611.026.16.0
105 MonterreyMexicoMetroAmerica31.5 km323121.0215.816.0rightyes
106 KyotoJapanSubwayAsia31.3 km323121.0115.616.0126 mio.4,026,0002008leftTozai lineyes
107 BostonUSAThe TAmerica60.5 km666031.0120.222.0145 mio.2,397,0002007rightyes
108 GwangjuSouth KoreaSubwayAsia20.1 km202011.0120.120.017 mio.846,0002008
109 AdanaTurkeyAsia8.0 km8811.008.08.0
110 PhiladelphiaUSASubwayAmerica62.0 km666231.0020.722.067 mio.1,081,0002008rightyes
111 AmsterdamNetherlandsMetroEurope32.7 km333340.998.28.391 mio.2,783,0002002right
112 MunichGermanyU-BahnEurope92.5 km1009460.9815.416.7349 mio.3,773,0002008rightyes
113 DaeguTaeguSouth KoreaSubwayAsia53.9 km565520.9827.028.0110 mio.2,041,0002008
114 BursaTurkeyAsia22.5 km232310.9822.523.0
115 SantiagoSantiago de ChileChileMetroAmerica83.0 km938650.9716.618.6642 mio.7,735,0002008rightyes
116 SeoulSouth KoreaSubwayAsia286.9 km348298100.9628.734.82048 mio.7,138,0002008rightlines 2 and 9, planned for all lines by 2010yesyes
117 CopenhagenDenmarkMetroEurope21.0 km222220.9510.511.037 mio.1,762,0002002rightall metro lines2002all underground stationsall metro and S-Tog trainsyes
118 The HagueNetherlandsRandstadRailEurope27.9 km303030.939.310.0right
119 Palma de MallorcaSpainMetroEurope8.3 km9910.928.39.0
120 Santo DomingoDominican RepublicMetroAmerica14.5 km161610.9114.516.0
121 LisbonPortugalMetroEurope41.0 km524640.8910.313.0180 mio.4,390,0002007leftyes
122 MilanItalyMetroEurope74.6 km888430.8924.929.3328 mio.4,397,0002007rightyesyes
123 ValenciaVenezuelaMetroAmerica6.2 km7710.896.27.018 mio.2,903,0002008
124 Las VegasUSAMonorailAmerica6.2 km7710.896.27.0rightmonorail2004
125 CologneGermanyStadtbahnEurope45.0 km5151150.883.03.4rightnew light rail trains onlyyes
126 FukuokaJapanSubwayAsia29.8 km353430.889.911.7124 mio.4,161,0002007leftyes
127 HiroshimaJapanMonorailAsia18.4 km212110.8818.421.018 mio.978,0002005left
128 CharleroiBelgiumEurope17.5 km202040.884.45.0
129 New YorkNew York CityUSASubwayAmerica368.0 km468422270.8713.617.31624 mio.4,413,0002008rightplanned for new Second Avenue Lineyes
130 SendaiJapanSubwayAsia14.8 km171710.8714.817.058 mio.3,919,0002008leftyes
131 BarcelonaSpainMetroEurope110.5 km152128100.8611.115.2378 mio.3,421,0002008rightunder construction on lines 5, 11, planned for lines 9, 10yesyes
132 ChibaJapanMonorailAsia15.5 km181820.867.89.0left
133 OsloNorwayT-BaneEurope62.0 km727250.8612.414.464 mio.1,032,0002005rightyes
134 ValenciaSpainMetroEurope31.8 km383730.8610.612.7
135 GuadalajaraMexicoMetroAmerica24.0 km292820.8612.014.5right
136 SevilleSevillaSpainMetroEurope18.0 km212110.8618.021.0Line 1
137 NahaJapanMonorailAsia12.8 km151510.8512.815.0left
138 BerlinGermanyU-BahnEurope147.4 km195173100.8514.719.5447 mio.3,033,0002008rightyes
139 TamaJapanMonorailAsia16.0 km191910.8416.019.0leftyes
140 ViennaAustriaU-BahnEurope69.8 km968450.8314.019.2498 mio.7,135,0002008rightyesyes
141 BudapestHungaryMetroEurope33.0 km424030.8311.014.0297 mio.9,000,0002008right
142 KamakuraJapanMonorailAsia6.6 km8810.826.68.0left
143 RomeItalyMetroEurope39.0 km494820.8119.524.5331 mio.8,487,0002008leftyesyes
144 MarseilleFranceMetroEurope19.3 km262420.809.613.058 mio.3,005,0002004rightyes
145 BochumGermanyStadtbahnEurope21.5 km292720.8010.814.5right
146 DortmundGermanyStadtbahnEurope29.5 km373730.809.812.3rightyes
147 LyonFranceMetroEurope30.7 km433940.797.710.8182 mio.5,928,0002004leftline D/Maggaly, rubber-tyred, no PSDsyes1991
148 NurembergGermanyU-BahnEurope34.6 km464430.7911.515.392 mio.2,659,0001997rightlines U2, U3, no PSDs, sharing tracks with driver-operated trains2008yes
149 FrankfurtGermanyU-BahnEurope20.5 km312730.766.810.3rightyes
150 LilleFranceMetroEurope45.5 km626020.7622.831.074 mio.1,626,0002004rightVALyes1983VAL, all stationsyes
151 MulheimMülheimGermanyStadtbahnEurope9.0 km131220.754.56.5right
152 BonnGermanyStadtbahnEurope9.0 km121210.759.012.0right
153 EssenGermanyStadtbahnEurope20.2 km272730.756.79.0rightyes
154 ToulouseFranceMetroEurope27.5 km383720.7413.819.042 mio.1,527,0002004rightVALyes1993VALyes
155 GenoaItalyMetroEurope5.2 km7710.745.27.0rightyes
156 BielefeldGermanyStadtbahnEurope5.2 km7740.741.31.8right
157 ParisFranceMetroEurope213.0 km380300160.7113.323.81473 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 AiresArgentinaSubteAmerica47.5 km766860.707.912.7280 mio.5,895,0002008leftyes
159 GlasgowUnited KingdomSubwayEurope10.4 km151510.6910.415.015 mio.1,442,0002008left
160 AntwerpBelgiumPremetroEurope7.6 km111120.693.85.5
161 TurinItalyMetroEurope9.6 km141410.699.614.0rightVALyes2006VALyesyes
162 DuesseldorfDüsseldorfGermanyStadtbahnEurope9.6 km141420.684.87.0rightyes
163 KitakyushuJapanMonorailAsia8.8 km131310.688.813.0leftyes
164 WuppertalGermanySchwebebahnEurope13.3 km202010.6713.320.0right
165 CataniaItalyMetroEurope3.8 km6610.633.86.0right
166 GelsenkirchenGermanyStadtbahnEurope5.5 km9910.615.59.0right
167 RennesFranceMetroEurope9.0 km151510.609.015.023 mio.2,556,0002004rightVALyes2002VALyes
168 NewarkUSASubwayAmerica2.2 km4410.552.24.0right
169 BrusselsBelgiumMetroEurope32.2 km615930.5510.720.3136 mio.4,224,0002008rightline 1B
170 LausanneSwitzerlandMetroEurope13.7 km292820.496.814.5line m2line m22008yes
171 PittsburghUSAThe TAmerica1.5 km3310.481.53.0right
172 RouenFranceMetroEurope2.2 km5510.442.25.0
173 PerugiaItalyMinimetroEurope3.0 km7710.433.07.0
174 DetroitUSAPeople MoverAmerica4.8 km131310.374.813.0rightdowntown people mover, LIM technology1987yes
175 LudwigshafenGermanyStadtbahnEurope4.0 km111100.36right
176 HaifaIsraelCarmelitAsia1.8 km6610.291.86.0


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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