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


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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