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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 AdanaTurkey8.0 km8811.008.0
2 AmsterdamNetherlandsMetro32.7 km333340.998.291 mio.2,783,0002002right
3 AnkaraTurkeyMetro23.1 km232221.0511.6113 mio.4,892,0002007rightmetro line1997
4 AntwerpBelgiumPremetro7.6 km111120.693.8
5 AthensGreeceMetro52.0 km524831.0817.3325 mio.6,250,0002007rightyesyes
6 AtlantaUSAMARTA79.2 km393822.0839.634 mio.429,0001994rightyes
7 BakuAzerbaijanMetro32.9 km222121.5616.4176 mio.5,356,0002007right
8 BaltimoreUSAMetro Subway24.5 km141411.7524.514 mio.571,0002008rightyes
9 BangkokThailandSkytrain, MRT46.3 km444031.1615.4206 mio.4,449,0002007leftGreen line1999Green line, Blue lineyes
10 BarcelonaSpainMetro110.5 km152128100.8611.1378 mio.3,421,0002008rightunder construction on lines 5, 11, planned for lines 9, 10yesyes
11 BeijingChinaSubway227.6 km14712591.8225.31200 mio.5,274,0002008rightPGDs on underground stations of line 5, PSDs on lines 8, 10recentlyall lines
12 Belo HorizonteBrazilMetro28.1 km191911.4828.1right
13 BerlinGermanyU-Bahn147.4 km195173100.8514.7447 mio.3,033,0002008rightyes
14 BielefeldGermanyStadtbahn5.2 km7740.741.3right
15 BilbaoSpainMetro40.6 km383821.0720.386 mio.2,118,0002008leftyesyes
16 BochumGermanyStadtbahn21.5 km292720.8010.8right
17 BonnGermanyStadtbahn9.0 km121210.759.0right
18 BostonUSAThe T60.5 km666031.0120.2145 mio.2,397,0002007rightyes
19 BrasiliaBrazilMetro42.0 km232311.8342.016 mio.381,0002002right
20 BrusselsBelgiumMetro32.2 km615930.5510.7136 mio.4,224,0002008rightline 1B
21 BucharestRomaniaMetro67.7 km504341.5716.9111 mio.1,640,0001999right
22 BudapestHungaryMetro33.0 km424030.8311.0297 mio.9,000,0002008right
23 Buenos AiresArgentinaSubte47.5 km766860.707.9280 mio.5,895,0002008leftyes
24 BuffaloUSAMetro Rail8.4 km8811.048.4right
25 BursaTurkey22.5 km232310.9822.5
26 BusanSouth KoreaSubway95.0 km928831.0831.7257 mio.2,705,0002008right
27 CairoEgyptMetro65.5 km555321.2432.8700 mio.10,687,0002002left5 stns
28 CaracasVenezuelaMetro60.5 km504651.3212.1510 mio.8,430,0002008yes
29 CataniaItalyMetro3.8 km6610.633.8right
30 ChangchunChina17.0 km161611.0617.0right
31 CharleroiBelgium17.5 km202040.884.4
32 ChennaiMadrasIndiaMRTS27.0 km171711.5927.0
33 ChibaJapanMonorail15.5 km181820.867.8left
34 ChicagoUSA"L"166.0 km15114481.1520.8198 mio.1,193,0002008rightyes
35 ChongqingChinaMonorail19.5 km181811.0819.5rightThe three underground stations (Daping, Linjiangmen, and Jiaochangkou) have PSDsyesyes
36 ClevelandUSARapid Transit31.0 km181811.7231.06 mio.194,0002008right
37 CologneGermanyStadtbahn45.0 km5151150.883.0rightnew light rail trains onlyyes
38 CopenhagenDenmarkMetro21.0 km222220.9510.537 mio.1,762,0002002rightall metro lines2002all underground stationsall metro and S-Tog trainsyes
39 DaeguTaeguSouth KoreaSubway53.9 km565520.9827.0110 mio.2,041,0002008
40 DaejeonTaejonSouth KoreaSubway22.6 km222211.0322.629 mio.1,283,0002008
41 DalianChinaMetro49.0 km121214.0849.0right
42 DelhiIndiaMetro96.2 km838131.1932.1310 mio.3,224,0002008leftyes
43 DetroitUSAPeople Mover4.8 km131310.374.8rightdowntown people mover, LIM technology1987yes
44 DnepropetrovskDnipropetrovskUkraineMetro7.1 km6611.187.111 mio.1,549,0002007
45 DortmundGermanyStadtbahn29.5 km373730.809.8rightyes
46 DubaiUnited Arab EmiratesMetro39.7 km111113.6139.7rightmetro2009metro, monorailyesyes
47 DuesseldorfDüsseldorfGermanyStadtbahn9.6 km141420.684.8rightyes
48 DuisburgGermanyStadtbahn14.3 km131321.107.2rightyes
49 EdmontonCanadaLight Rail13.1 km111111.1913.1right
50 EssenGermanyStadtbahn20.2 km272730.756.7rightyes
51 FrankfurtGermanyU-Bahn20.5 km312730.766.8rightyes
52 FukuokaJapanSubway29.8 km353430.889.9124 mio.4,161,0002007leftyes
53 GelsenkirchenGermanyStadtbahn5.5 km9910.615.5right
54 GenoaItalyMetro5.2 km7710.745.2rightyes
55 GlasgowUnited KingdomSubway10.4 km151510.6910.415 mio.1,442,0002008left
56 GuadalajaraMexicoMetro24.0 km292820.8612.0right
57 GuangzhouCantonChinaMetro148.5 km887951.8829.7601 mio.4,047,0002008rightyesyes
58 GwangjuSouth KoreaSubway20.1 km202011.0120.117 mio.846,0002008
59 HaifaIsraelCarmelit1.8 km6610.291.8
60 HamburgGermanyU-Bahn100.7 km978931.1333.6184 mio.1,827,0002007right
61 HanoverGermanyStadtbahn18.6 km211731.096.2rightyes
62 HelsinkiFinlandMetro21.0 km171711.2421.058 mio.2,762,0002008rightyes
63 HiroshimaJapanMonorail18.4 km212110.8818.418 mio.978,0002005left
64 Hong KongChinaMTR188.1 km958292.2920.91309 mio.6,959,0002008leftDisneyland Resort LineSI, WI lines, planned2005all underground stationsyesyes
65 IncheonInchonSouth KoreaSubway29.5 km292911.0229.573 mio.2,475,0002008
66 IstanbulTurkeyMetro15.0 km101011.5015.068 mio.4,533,0002008right
67 IzmirTurkeyMetro11.5 km101011.1511.530 mio.2,609,0002005
68 JacksonvilleUSASkyway6.9 km6611.156.9rightdowntown monorail people mover1989
69 KamakuraJapanMonorail6.6 km8810.826.6left
70 KaohsiungTaiwanMRT42.7 km373621.1921.430 mio.703,0002008MRT
71 KazanRussiaMetro8.3 km6611.388.37 mio.843,0002007right
72 KharkovKharkivUkraineMetro35.3 km282531.4111.8278 mio.7,875,0002007right
73 KievKyivUkraineMetro59.8 km464331.3919.9642 mio.10,736,0002007right
74 KitakyushuJapanMonorail8.8 km131310.688.8leftyes
75 KobeJapanSubway30.6 km262421.2815.3121 mio.3,954,0002008leftPort Liner and Rokko Liner, rubber-tyredPort Liner and Rokko Liner1981Port Liner and Rokko Lineryes
76 KolkataCalcuttaIndiaMetro Railway22.6 km212111.0822.6100 mio.4,425,0002000right
77 Kryvyi RihKrivoy RogUkraineMetrotram18.0 km121211.5018.0
78 Kuala LumpurMalaysia64.0 km605631.1421.3109 mio.1,703,0002008leftLRT1996KLIA line to airport, Kelana Jaya line's underground stationsyes
79 KyotoJapanSubway31.3 km323121.0115.6126 mio.4,026,0002008leftTozai lineyes
80 Las VegasUSAMonorail6.2 km7710.896.2rightmonorail2004
81 LausanneSwitzerlandMetro13.7 km292820.496.8line m2line m22008yes
82 LilleFranceMetro45.5 km626020.7622.874 mio.1,626,0002004rightVALyes1983VAL, all stationsyes
83 LimaPeruTren Urbano10.0 km6611.6710.0
84 LisbonPortugalMetro41.0 km524640.8910.3180 mio.4,390,0002007leftyes
85 LondonUnited KingdomUnderground408.0 km268268111.5237.11197 mio.2,934,0002007leftDocklands Light Rail1987Jubilee Line extensionyes (DLR)
86 Los AngelesUSAMetro Rail59.3 km303031.9819.845 mio.759,0002008rightyes
87 LudwigshafenGermanyStadtbahn4.0 km111100.36right
88 LyonFranceMetro30.7 km433940.797.7182 mio.5,928,0002004leftline D/Maggaly, rubber-tyred, no PSDsyes1991
89 MadridSpainMetro284.0 km281231131.2321.8686 mio.2,415,0002008leftyesyes
90 ManilaPhilippinesMRT45.7 km423931.1715.2346 mio.7,571,0002008yesyes
91 MaracaiboVenezuelaMetro6.5 km6611.086.5yes
92 MarseilleFranceMetro19.3 km262420.809.658 mio.3,005,0002004rightyes
93 MedellinMedellínColombiaMetro28.8 km262521.1514.4155 mio.5,382,0002008
94 Mexico CityMexicoMetro201.7 km175147111.3718.31460 mio.7,238,0002008rightyes
95 MiamiUSAMetrorail36.0 km222211.6436.019 mio.528,0002008rightdowntown people mover, rubber-tyredDowntown people mover1986yes
96 MilanItalyMetro74.6 km888430.8924.9328 mio.4,397,0002007rightyesyes
97 MinskBelarusMetro30.3 km252421.2615.1262 mio.8,647,0002007right
98 MonterreyMexicoMetro31.5 km323121.0215.8rightyes
99 MontrealMontréalCanadaMetro69.2 km736841.0217.3219 mio.3,165,0002006rightyes
100 MoscowRussiaMetro298.8 km180144122.0724.92573 mio.8,611,0002008right
101 MulheimMülheimGermanyStadtbahn9.0 km131220.754.5right
102 MumbaiBombayIndiaSuburban Railway171.0 km737352.3434.2
103 MunichGermanyU-Bahn92.5 km1009460.9815.4349 mio.3,773,0002008rightyes
104 NagoyaJapanSubway89.0 km938241.0922.3427 mio.4,798,0002008leftTobu Kyuryo maglev line2005Tobu Kyuryo maglev lineyes
105 NahaJapanMonorail12.8 km151510.8512.8left
106 NanjingChinaMetro21.7 km161611.3621.7102 mio.4,700,0002008right
107 NaplesItalyMetro31.8 km302831.1410.629 mio.912,0002006left
108 New YorkNew York CityUSASubway368.0 km468422270.8713.61624 mio.4,413,0002008rightplanned for new Second Avenue Lineyes
109 NewarkUSASubway2.2 km4410.552.2right
110 NewcastleUnited KingdomTyne & Wear Metro76.5 km615021.5338.338 mio.497,0002006left
111 Nizhny NovgorodGorkyRussiaMetro15.5 km141321.197.833 mio.2,129,0002007right
112 NovosibirskRussiaMetro14.3 km131221.197.270 mio.4,895,0002007right
113 NurembergGermanyU-Bahn34.6 km464430.7911.592 mio.2,659,0001997rightlines U2, U3, no PSDs, sharing tracks with driver-operated trains2008yes
114 OportoPortoPortugalMetro21.7 km151421.5510.9rightyesyes
115 OsakaJapanSubway137.8 km13310491.3315.3860 mio.6,241,0002008leftNanko Port Town Line, rubber-tyredNanko Port Town Line1981all stations on the Nanko Port Town Lineyes
116 OsloNorwayT-Bane62.0 km727250.8612.464 mio.1,032,0002005rightyes
117 Palma de MallorcaSpainMetro8.3 km9910.928.3
118 ParisFranceMetro213.0 km380300160.7113.31473 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
119 PerugiaItalyMinimetro3.0 km7710.433.0
120 PhiladelphiaUSASubway62.0 km666231.0020.767 mio.1,081,0002008rightyes
121 PittsburghUSAThe T1.5 km3310.481.5right
122 Porto AlegreBrazilMetro33.8 km171711.9933.8right
123 PoznanPoland6.1 km6611.026.1
124 PragueCzech RepublicMetro59.1 km575431.0919.7597 mio.10,102,0002008rightyes
125 PyongyangNorth KoreaMetro22.5 km161521.5011.335 mio.1,556,0002006
126 RecifeBrazilMetro39.7 km302821.4219.9right
127 RennesFranceMetro9.0 km151510.609.023 mio.2,556,0002004rightVALyes2002VALyes
128 Rio de JaneiroBrazilMetro42.0 km343421.2421.0135 mio.3,214,0002006rightyes
129 RomeItalyMetro39.0 km494820.8119.5331 mio.8,487,0002008leftyesyes
130 RotterdamNetherlandsMetro47.0 km383721.2723.585 mio.1,809,0002006right
131 RouenFranceMetro2.2 km5510.442.2
132 Saint LouisUSAMetrolink73.4 km373721.9836.7right
133 Saint PetersburgLeningradRussiaMetro110.2 km635552.0022.0832 mio.7,550,0002007rightwindowless steel doors in ten stations
134 SamaraRussiaMetro10.2 km9911.1310.212 mio.1,176,0002007right
135 San FranciscoUSABART166.9 km434353.8833.4100 mio.599,0002007rightyes
136 San JuanPuerto RicoTren Urbano17.2 km161611.0817.29 mio.523,0002008
137 SantiagoSantiago de ChileChileMetro83.0 km938650.9716.6642 mio.7,735,0002008rightyes
138 Santo DomingoDominican RepublicMetro14.5 km161610.9114.5
139 Sao PauloBrazilMetro61.3 km585541.1115.3684 mio.11,158,0002008rightlines 4, 5, and regional rail
140 SapporoJapanSubway48.0 km494631.0416.0209 mio.4,354,0002008leftyes
141 SeattleUSALight Rail22.2 km121211.8522.2rightyes
142 SendaiJapanSubway14.8 km171710.8714.858 mio.3,919,0002008leftyes
143 SeoulSouth KoreaSubway286.9 km348298100.9628.72048 mio.7,138,0002008rightlines 2 and 9, planned for all lines by 2010yesyes
144 SevilleSevillaSpainMetro18.0 km212110.8618.0Line 1
145 ShanghaiChinaMetro334.0 km230194101.7233.41122 mio.3,359,0002008rightnewer line 4 stations and refitted line 1 stationsyes
146 ShenyangMukdenChinaMetro22.2 km181811.2322.2right
147 ShenzhenChinaMetro25.3 km232221.1512.673 mio.2,885,0002005rightyesyes
148 SingaporeSingaporeMRT118.9 km766941.7229.7571 mio.4,802,0002007leftNorth-East MTR line and 3 rubber-tyred LRT linesLRT lines2003yesyes
149 SofiaBulgariaMetro18.0 km141411.2918.051 mio.2,833,0002008right
150 StockholmSwedenTunnelbana105.7 km10410031.0635.2303 mio.2,867,0002007left
151 StuttgartGermanyStadtbahn24.0 km191721.4112.0rightyes
152 SydneyAustraliaCityrail22.1 km141431.587.4leftyes
153 TaipeiTaiwanMRT90.6 km858081.1311.3450 mio.4,967,0002008rightMuzha line, VALyes1996Muzha line VAL MRTyesyes
154 TamaJapanMonorail16.0 km191910.8416.0leftyes
155 TashkentUzbekistanMetro36.2 km292631.3912.171 mio.1,961,0002007right
156 TbilisiGeorgiaMetro26.3 km222121.2513.192 mio.3,498,0002007right
157 TehranIranMetro50.5 km474431.1516.8353 mio.6,990,0002007yes
158 The HagueNetherlandsRandstadRail27.9 km303030.939.3right
159 TianjinChinaMetro72.0 km373721.9536.015 mio.208,0001993rightplatform gate doorsyes
160 TokyoJapanMetro304.5 km290205131.4923.43174 mio.10,424,0002008leftYurikamome Waterfront line, rubber-tyredYurikamome line1995Marunouchi, Mita, Namboku, Yurikamome linesyesyes
161 TorontoCanadaSubway71.3 km746941.0317.8278 mio.3,899,0002006rightyes
162 ToulouseFranceMetro27.5 km383720.7413.842 mio.1,527,0002004rightVALyes1993VALyes
163 TurinItalyMetro9.6 km141410.699.6rightVALyes2006VALyesyes
164 ValenciaVenezuelaMetro6.2 km7710.896.218 mio.2,903,0002008
165 ValenciaSpainMetro31.8 km383730.8610.6
166 ValparaisoChileMetro43.0 km202012.1543.0right
167 VancouverCanadaSky Train69.5 km494731.4823.274 mio.1,065,0002008rightSkytrain, LIM technology, currently the world's longest automated system1986yesyes
168 ViennaAustriaU-Bahn69.8 km968450.8314.0498 mio.7,135,0002008rightyesyes
169 VolgogradStalingradRussiaMetro3.3 km2211.653.3
170 WarsawPolandMetro22.6 km212111.0822.6114 mio.5,044,0002007right
171 WashingtonUSAMetrorail171.2 km908651.9934.2215 mio.1,256,0002008rightyes
172 WuhanChinaMetro10.2 km101011.0210.2right
173 WuppertalGermanySchwebebahn13.3 km202010.6713.3right
174 YekaterinburgEkaterinburgRussiaMetro8.5 km7711.218.546 mio.5,412,0002007right
175 YerevanErevanArmeniaMetro12.1 km101011.2112.117 mio.1,405,0002007right
176 YokohamaJapanSubway57.6 km484531.2819.2198 mio.3,438,0002008leftKanazawa Seaside line, LRT, rubber-tyredKanazawa Seaside LRT1989Kanazawa Seaside LRT lineyes


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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