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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 km8811.008.08.0
2 AmsterdamMetroNetherlands32.7 km333340.998.28.391 mio.2,783,0002002right
3 AnkaraMetroTurkey23.1 km232221.0511.611.5113 mio.4,892,0002007rightmetro line1997
4 AntwerpPremetroBelgium7.6 km111120.693.85.5
5 AthensMetroGreece52.0 km524831.0817.317.3325 mio.6,250,0002007rightyesyes
6 AtlantaMARTAUSA79.2 km393822.0839.619.534 mio.429,0001994rightyes
7 BakuMetroAzerbaijan32.9 km222121.5616.411.0176 mio.5,356,0002007right
8 BaltimoreMetro SubwayUSA24.5 km141411.7524.514.014 mio.571,0002008rightyes
9 BangkokSkytrain, MRTThailand46.3 km444031.1615.414.7206 mio.4,449,0002007leftGreen line1999Green line, Blue lineyes
10 BarcelonaMetroSpain110.5 km152128100.8611.115.2378 mio.3,421,0002008rightunder construction on lines 5, 11, planned for lines 9, 10yesyes
11 BeijingSubwayChina227.6 km14712591.8225.316.31200 mio.5,274,0002008rightPGDs on underground stations of line 5, PSDs on lines 8, 10recentlyall lines
12 Belo HorizonteMetroBrazil28.1 km191911.4828.119.0right
13 BerlinU-BahnGermany147.4 km195173100.8514.719.5447 mio.3,033,0002008rightyes
14 BielefeldStadtbahnGermany5.2 km7740.741.31.8right
15 BilbaoMetroSpain40.6 km383821.0720.319.086 mio.2,118,0002008leftyesyes
16 BochumStadtbahnGermany21.5 km292720.8010.814.5right
17 BonnStadtbahnGermany9.0 km121210.759.012.0right
18 BostonThe TUSA60.5 km666031.0120.222.0145 mio.2,397,0002007rightyes
19 BrasiliaMetroBrazil42.0 km232311.8342.023.016 mio.381,0002002right
20 BrusselsMetroBelgium32.2 km615930.5510.720.3136 mio.4,224,0002008rightline 1B
21 BucharestMetroRomania67.7 km504341.5716.912.5111 mio.1,640,0001999right
22 BudapestMetroHungary33.0 km424030.8311.014.0297 mio.9,000,0002008right
23 Buenos AiresSubteArgentina47.5 km766860.707.912.7280 mio.5,895,0002008leftyes
24 BuffaloMetro RailUSA8.4 km8811.048.48.0right
25 BursaTurkey22.5 km232310.9822.523.0
26 BusanSubwaySouth Korea95.0 km928831.0831.730.7257 mio.2,705,0002008right
27 CairoMetroEgypt65.5 km555321.2432.827.5700 mio.10,687,0002002left5 stns
28 CaracasMetroVenezuela60.5 km504651.3212.110.0510 mio.8,430,0002008yes
29 CataniaMetroItaly3.8 km6610.633.86.0right
30 ChangchunChina17.0 km161611.0617.016.0right
31 CharleroiBelgium17.5 km202040.884.45.0
32 ChennaiMadrasMRTSIndia27.0 km171711.5927.017.0
33 ChibaMonorailJapan15.5 km181820.867.89.0left
34 Chicago"L"USA166.0 km15114481.1520.818.9198 mio.1,193,0002008rightyes
35 ChongqingMonorailChina19.5 km181811.0819.518.0rightThe three underground stations (Daping, Linjiangmen, and Jiaochangkou) have PSDsyesyes
36 ClevelandRapid TransitUSA31.0 km181811.7231.018.06 mio.194,0002008right
37 CologneStadtbahnGermany45.0 km5151150.883.03.4rightnew light rail trains onlyyes
38 CopenhagenMetroDenmark21.0 km222220.9510.511.037 mio.1,762,0002002rightall metro lines2002all underground stationsall metro and S-Tog trainsyes
39 DaeguTaeguSubwaySouth Korea53.9 km565520.9827.028.0110 mio.2,041,0002008
40 DaejeonTaejonSubwaySouth Korea22.6 km222211.0322.622.029 mio.1,283,0002008
41 DalianMetroChina49.0 km121214.0849.012.0right
42 DelhiMetroIndia96.2 km838131.1932.127.7310 mio.3,224,0002008leftyes
43 DetroitPeople MoverUSA4.8 km131310.374.813.0rightdowntown people mover, LIM technology1987yes
44 DnepropetrovskDnipropetrovskMetroUkraine7.1 km6611.187.16.011 mio.1,549,0002007
45 DortmundStadtbahnGermany29.5 km373730.809.812.3rightyes
46 DubaiMetroUnited Arab Emirates39.7 km111113.6139.711.0rightmetro2009metro, monorailyesyes
47 DuesseldorfDüsseldorfStadtbahnGermany9.6 km141420.684.87.0rightyes
48 DuisburgStadtbahnGermany14.3 km131321.107.26.5rightyes
49 EdmontonLight RailCanada13.1 km111111.1913.111.0right
50 EssenStadtbahnGermany20.2 km272730.756.79.0rightyes
51 FrankfurtU-BahnGermany20.5 km312730.766.810.3rightyes
52 FukuokaSubwayJapan29.8 km353430.889.911.7124 mio.4,161,0002007leftyes
53 GelsenkirchenStadtbahnGermany5.5 km9910.615.59.0right
54 GenoaMetroItaly5.2 km7710.745.27.0rightyes
55 GlasgowSubwayUnited Kingdom10.4 km151510.6910.415.015 mio.1,442,0002008left
56 GuadalajaraMetroMexico24.0 km292820.8612.014.5right
57 GuangzhouCantonMetroChina148.5 km887951.8829.717.6601 mio.4,047,0002008rightyesyes
58 GwangjuSubwaySouth Korea20.1 km202011.0120.120.017 mio.846,0002008
59 HaifaCarmelitIsrael1.8 km6610.291.86.0
60 HamburgU-BahnGermany100.7 km978931.1333.632.3184 mio.1,827,0002007right
61 HanoverStadtbahnGermany18.6 km211731.096.27.0rightyes
62 HelsinkiMetroFinland21.0 km171711.2421.017.058 mio.2,762,0002008rightyes
63 HiroshimaMonorailJapan18.4 km212110.8818.421.018 mio.978,0002005left
64 Hong KongMTRChina188.1 km958292.2920.910.61309 mio.6,959,0002008leftDisneyland Resort LineSI, WI lines, planned2005all underground stationsyesyes
65 IncheonInchonSubwaySouth Korea29.5 km292911.0229.529.073 mio.2,475,0002008
66 IstanbulMetroTurkey15.0 km101011.5015.010.068 mio.4,533,0002008right
67 IzmirMetroTurkey11.5 km101011.1511.510.030 mio.2,609,0002005
68 JacksonvilleSkywayUSA6.9 km6611.156.96.0rightdowntown monorail people mover1989
69 KamakuraMonorailJapan6.6 km8810.826.68.0left
70 KaohsiungMRTTaiwan42.7 km373621.1921.418.530 mio.703,0002008MRT
71 KazanMetroRussia8.3 km6611.388.36.07 mio.843,0002007right
72 KharkovKharkivMetroUkraine35.3 km282531.4111.89.3278 mio.7,875,0002007right
73 KievKyivMetroUkraine59.8 km464331.3919.915.3642 mio.10,736,0002007right
74 KitakyushuMonorailJapan8.8 km131310.688.813.0leftyes
75 KobeSubwayJapan30.6 km262421.2815.313.0121 mio.3,954,0002008leftPort Liner and Rokko Liner, rubber-tyredPort Liner and Rokko Liner1981Port Liner and Rokko Lineryes
76 KolkataCalcuttaMetro RailwayIndia22.6 km212111.0822.621.0100 mio.4,425,0002000right
77 Kryvyi RihKrivoy RogMetrotramUkraine18.0 km121211.5018.012.0
78 Kuala LumpurMalaysia64.0 km605631.1421.320.0109 mio.1,703,0002008leftLRT1996KLIA line to airport, Kelana Jaya line's underground stationsyes
79 KyotoSubwayJapan31.3 km323121.0115.616.0126 mio.4,026,0002008leftTozai lineyes
80 Las VegasMonorailUSA6.2 km7710.896.27.0rightmonorail2004
81 LausanneMetroSwitzerland13.7 km292820.496.814.5line m2line m22008yes
82 LilleMetroFrance45.5 km626020.7622.831.074 mio.1,626,0002004rightVALyes1983VAL, all stationsyes
83 LimaTren UrbanoPeru10.0 km6611.6710.06.0
84 LisbonMetroPortugal41.0 km524640.8910.313.0180 mio.4,390,0002007leftyes
85 LondonUndergroundUnited Kingdom408.0 km268268111.5237.124.41197 mio.2,934,0002007leftDocklands Light Rail1987Jubilee Line extensionyes (DLR)
86 Los AngelesMetro RailUSA59.3 km303031.9819.810.045 mio.759,0002008rightyes
87 LudwigshafenStadtbahnGermany4.0 km111100.36right
88 LyonMetroFrance30.7 km433940.797.710.8182 mio.5,928,0002004leftline D/Maggaly, rubber-tyred, no PSDsyes1991
89 MadridMetroSpain284.0 km281231131.2321.821.6686 mio.2,415,0002008leftyesyes
90 ManilaMRTPhilippines45.7 km423931.1715.214.0346 mio.7,571,0002008yesyes
91 MaracaiboMetroVenezuela6.5 km6611.086.56.0yes
92 MarseilleMetroFrance19.3 km262420.809.613.058 mio.3,005,0002004rightyes
93 MedellinMedellínMetroColombia28.8 km262521.1514.413.0155 mio.5,382,0002008
94 Mexico CityMetroMexico201.7 km175147111.3718.315.91460 mio.7,238,0002008rightyes
95 MiamiMetrorailUSA36.0 km222211.6436.022.019 mio.528,0002008rightdowntown people mover, rubber-tyredDowntown people mover1986yes
96 MilanMetroItaly74.6 km888430.8924.929.3328 mio.4,397,0002007rightyesyes
97 MinskMetroBelarus30.3 km252421.2615.112.5262 mio.8,647,0002007right
98 MonterreyMetroMexico31.5 km323121.0215.816.0rightyes
99 MontrealMontréalMetroCanada69.2 km736841.0217.318.3219 mio.3,165,0002006rightyes
100 MoscowMetroRussia298.8 km180144122.0724.915.02573 mio.8,611,0002008right
101 MulheimMülheimStadtbahnGermany9.0 km131220.754.56.5right
102 MumbaiBombaySuburban RailwayIndia171.0 km737352.3434.214.6
103 MunichU-BahnGermany92.5 km1009460.9815.416.7349 mio.3,773,0002008rightyes
104 NagoyaSubwayJapan89.0 km938241.0922.323.3427 mio.4,798,0002008leftTobu Kyuryo maglev line2005Tobu Kyuryo maglev lineyes
105 NahaMonorailJapan12.8 km151510.8512.815.0left
106 NanjingMetroChina21.7 km161611.3621.716.0102 mio.4,700,0002008right
107 NaplesMetroItaly31.8 km302831.1410.610.029 mio.912,0002006left
108 New YorkNew York CitySubwayUSA368.0 km468422270.8713.617.31624 mio.4,413,0002008rightplanned for new Second Avenue Lineyes
109 NewarkSubwayUSA2.2 km4410.552.24.0right
110 NewcastleTyne & Wear MetroUnited Kingdom76.5 km615021.5338.330.538 mio.497,0002006left
111 Nizhny NovgorodGorkyMetroRussia15.5 km141321.197.87.033 mio.2,129,0002007right
112 NovosibirskMetroRussia14.3 km131221.197.26.570 mio.4,895,0002007right
113 NurembergU-BahnGermany34.6 km464430.7911.515.392 mio.2,659,0001997rightlines U2, U3, no PSDs, sharing tracks with driver-operated trains2008yes
114 OportoPortoMetroPortugal21.7 km151421.5510.97.5rightyesyes
115 OsakaSubwayJapan137.8 km13310491.3315.314.8860 mio.6,241,0002008leftNanko Port Town Line, rubber-tyredNanko Port Town Line1981all stations on the Nanko Port Town Lineyes
116 OsloT-BaneNorway62.0 km727250.8612.414.464 mio.1,032,0002005rightyes
117 Palma de MallorcaMetroSpain8.3 km9910.928.39.0
118 ParisMetroFrance213.0 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
119 PerugiaMinimetroItaly3.0 km7710.433.07.0
120 PhiladelphiaSubwayUSA62.0 km666231.0020.722.067 mio.1,081,0002008rightyes
121 PittsburghThe TUSA1.5 km3310.481.53.0right
122 Porto AlegreMetroBrazil33.8 km171711.9933.817.0right
123 PoznanPoland6.1 km6611.026.16.0
124 PragueMetroCzech Republic59.1 km575431.0919.719.0597 mio.10,102,0002008rightyes
125 PyongyangMetroNorth Korea22.5 km161521.5011.38.035 mio.1,556,0002006
126 RecifeMetroBrazil39.7 km302821.4219.915.0right
127 RennesMetroFrance9.0 km151510.609.015.023 mio.2,556,0002004rightVALyes2002VALyes
128 Rio de JaneiroMetroBrazil42.0 km343421.2421.017.0135 mio.3,214,0002006rightyes
129 RomeMetroItaly39.0 km494820.8119.524.5331 mio.8,487,0002008leftyesyes
130 RotterdamMetroNetherlands47.0 km383721.2723.519.085 mio.1,809,0002006right
131 RouenMetroFrance2.2 km5510.442.25.0
132 Saint LouisMetrolinkUSA73.4 km373721.9836.718.5right
133 Saint PetersburgLeningradMetroRussia110.2 km635552.0022.012.6832 mio.7,550,0002007rightwindowless steel doors in ten stations
134 SamaraMetroRussia10.2 km9911.1310.29.012 mio.1,176,0002007right
135 San FranciscoBARTUSA166.9 km434353.8833.48.6100 mio.599,0002007rightyes
136 San JuanTren UrbanoPuerto Rico17.2 km161611.0817.216.09 mio.523,0002008
137 SantiagoSantiago de ChileMetroChile83.0 km938650.9716.618.6642 mio.7,735,0002008rightyes
138 Santo DomingoMetroDominican Republic14.5 km161610.9114.516.0
139 Sao PauloMetroBrazil61.3 km585541.1115.314.5684 mio.11,158,0002008rightlines 4, 5, and regional rail
140 SapporoSubwayJapan48.0 km494631.0416.016.3209 mio.4,354,0002008leftyes
141 SeattleLight RailUSA22.2 km121211.8522.212.0rightyes
142 SendaiSubwayJapan14.8 km171710.8714.817.058 mio.3,919,0002008leftyes
143 SeoulSubwaySouth Korea286.9 km348298100.9628.734.82048 mio.7,138,0002008rightlines 2 and 9, planned for all lines by 2010yesyes
144 SevilleSevillaMetroSpain18.0 km212110.8618.021.0Line 1
145 ShanghaiMetroChina334.0 km230194101.7233.423.01122 mio.3,359,0002008rightnewer line 4 stations and refitted line 1 stationsyes
146 ShenyangMukdenMetroChina22.2 km181811.2322.218.0right
147 ShenzhenMetroChina25.3 km232221.1512.611.573 mio.2,885,0002005rightyesyes
148 SingaporeMRTSingapore118.9 km766941.7229.719.0571 mio.4,802,0002007leftNorth-East MTR line and 3 rubber-tyred LRT linesLRT lines2003yesyes
149 SofiaMetroBulgaria18.0 km141411.2918.014.051 mio.2,833,0002008right
150 StockholmTunnelbanaSweden105.7 km10410031.0635.234.7303 mio.2,867,0002007left
151 StuttgartStadtbahnGermany24.0 km191721.4112.09.5rightyes
152 SydneyCityrailAustralia22.1 km141431.587.44.7leftyes
153 TaipeiMRTTaiwan90.6 km858081.1311.310.6450 mio.4,967,0002008rightMuzha line, VALyes1996Muzha line VAL MRTyesyes
154 TamaMonorailJapan16.0 km191910.8416.019.0leftyes
155 TashkentMetroUzbekistan36.2 km292631.3912.19.771 mio.1,961,0002007right
156 TbilisiMetroGeorgia26.3 km222121.2513.111.092 mio.3,498,0002007right
157 TehranMetroIran50.5 km474431.1516.815.7353 mio.6,990,0002007yes
158 The HagueRandstadRailNetherlands27.9 km303030.939.310.0right
159 TianjinMetroChina72.0 km373721.9536.018.515 mio.208,0001993rightplatform gate doorsyes
160 TokyoMetroJapan304.5 km290205131.4923.422.33174 mio.10,424,0002008leftYurikamome Waterfront line, rubber-tyredYurikamome line1995Marunouchi, Mita, Namboku, Yurikamome linesyesyes
161 TorontoSubwayCanada71.3 km746941.0317.818.5278 mio.3,899,0002006rightyes
162 ToulouseMetroFrance27.5 km383720.7413.819.042 mio.1,527,0002004rightVALyes1993VALyes
163 TurinMetroItaly9.6 km141410.699.614.0rightVALyes2006VALyesyes
164 ValenciaMetroVenezuela6.2 km7710.896.27.018 mio.2,903,0002008
165 ValenciaMetroSpain31.8 km383730.8610.612.7
166 ValparaisoMetroChile43.0 km202012.1543.020.0right
167 VancouverSky TrainCanada69.5 km494731.4823.216.374 mio.1,065,0002008rightSkytrain, LIM technology, currently the world's longest automated system1986yesyes
168 ViennaU-BahnAustria69.8 km968450.8314.019.2498 mio.7,135,0002008rightyesyes
169 VolgogradStalingradMetroRussia3.3 km2211.653.32.0
170 WarsawMetroPoland22.6 km212111.0822.621.0114 mio.5,044,0002007right
171 WashingtonMetrorailUSA171.2 km908651.9934.218.0215 mio.1,256,0002008rightyes
172 WuhanMetroChina10.2 km101011.0210.210.0right
173 WuppertalSchwebebahnGermany13.3 km202010.6713.320.0right
174 YekaterinburgEkaterinburgMetroRussia8.5 km7711.218.57.046 mio.5,412,0002007right
175 YerevanErevanMetroArmenia12.1 km101011.2112.110.017 mio.1,405,0002007right
176 YokohamaSubwayJapan57.6 km484531.2819.216.0198 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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