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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 YokohamaAsia16 Dec 197235.8 mi48198 mio.
2 YerevanAsia7 Mar 19817.5 mi1017 mio.
3 YekaterinburgAsia26 Apr 19915.3 mi746 mio.
4 WuppertalEurope1 Mar 19018.3 mi20
5 WuhanAsia28 Sep 20046.3 mi10
6 WashingtonAmerica27 Mar 1976106.4 mi90215 mio.
7 WarsawEurope7 Apr 199514.0 mi21114 mio.
8 VolgogradEurope5 Nov 19842.1 mi2
9 ViennaEurope25 Feb 197843.4 mi96498 mio.
10 VancouverAmerica3 Jan 198643.2 mi4974 mio.
11 ValparaisoAmerica23 Nov 200526.7 mi20
12 ValenciaAmerica18 Oct 20063.9 mi718 mio.
13 ValenciaEurope3 Oct 198819.8 mi38
14 TurinEurope4 Feb 20066.0 mi14
15 ToulouseEurope26 Jun 199317.1 mi3842 mio.
16 TorontoAmerica30 Apr 195444.3 mi74278 mio.
17 TokyoAsia30 Dec 1927189.2 mi2903174 mio.
18 TianjinAsia28 Mar 200444.7 mi3715 mio.
19 The HagueEurope16 Oct 200417.3 mi30
20 TehranAsia21 Feb 200031.4 mi47353 mio.
21 TbilisiAsia11 Jan 196616.3 mi2292 mio.
22 TashkentAsia6 Nov 197722.5 mi2971 mio.
23 TamaAsia27 Nov 19989.9 mi19
24 TaipeiAsia28 Mar 199656.3 mi85450 mio.
25 SydneyOceania192613.7 mi14
26 StuttgartEurope10 Jun 196614.9 mi19
27 StockholmEurope1 Oct 195065.7 mi104303 mio.
28 SofiaEurope28 Jan 199811.2 mi1451 mio.
29 SingaporeAsia7 Nov 198773.9 mi76571 mio.
30 ShenzhenAsia28 Dec 200415.7 mi2373 mio.
31 ShenyangAsia23 Sep 200913.8 mi18
32 ShanghaiAsia10 Apr 1995207.6 mi2301122 mio.
33 SevilleEurope2 Apr 200911.2 mi21
34 SeoulAsia15 Aug 1974178.3 mi3482048 mio.
35 SendaiAsia15 Jul 19879.2 mi1758 mio.
36 SeattleAmerica18 Jul 200913.8 mi12
37 SapporoAsia16 Dec 197129.8 mi49209 mio.
38 Sao PauloAmerica14 Sep 197438.1 mi58684 mio.
39 Santo DomingoAmerica30 Jan 20099.0 mi16
40 SantiagoAmerica15 Sep 197551.6 mi93642 mio.
41 San JuanAmerica6 Jun 200510.7 mi169 mio.
42 San FranciscoAmerica11 Sep 1972103.7 mi43100 mio.
43 SamaraEurope26 Dec 19876.3 mi912 mio.
44 Saint PetersburgEurope15 Nov 195568.5 mi63832 mio.
45 Saint LouisAmerica31 Jul 199345.6 mi37
46 RouenEurope17 Dec 19941.4 mi5
47 RotterdamEurope10 Feb 196829.2 mi3885 mio.
48 RomeEurope10 Feb 195524.2 mi49331 mio.
49 Rio de JaneiroAmerica5 Mar 197926.1 mi34135 mio.
50 RennesEurope16 Mar 20025.6 mi1523 mio.
51 RecifeAmerica11 Mar 198524.7 mi30
52 PyongyangAsia6 Sep 197314.0 mi1635 mio.
53 PragueEurope9 May 197436.7 mi57597 mio.
54 PoznanEurope1 Mar 19973.8 mi6
55 Porto AlegreAmerica2 Mar 198521.0 mi17
56 PittsburghAmerica3 Jul 19850.9 mi3
57 PhiladelphiaAmerica4 Mar 190738.5 mi6667 mio.
58 PerugiaEurope29 Jan 20081.9 mi7
59 ParisEurope19 Jul 1900132.4 mi3801473 mio.
60 Palma de MallorcaEurope25 Apr 20075.2 mi9
61 OsloEurope22 May 196638.5 mi7264 mio.
62 OsakaAsia20 May 193385.6 mi133860 mio.
63 OportoEurope7 Dec 200213.5 mi15
64 NurembergEurope1 Mar 197221.5 mi4692 mio.
65 NovosibirskAsia7 Jan 19868.9 mi1370 mio.
66 Nizhny NovgorodEurope20 Nov 19859.6 mi1433 mio.
67 NewcastleEurope7 Aug 198047.5 mi6138 mio.
68 NewarkAmerica26 May 19351.4 mi4
69 New YorkAmerica27 Oct 1904228.7 mi4681624 mio.
70 NaplesEurope28 Mar 199319.8 mi3029 mio.
71 NanjingAsia27 Aug 200513.5 mi16102 mio.
72 NahaAsia10 Aug 20038.0 mi15
73 NagoyaAsia15 Nov 195755.3 mi93427 mio.
74 MunichEurope19 Oct 197157.5 mi100349 mio.
75 MumbaiAsia106.3 mi73
76 MulheimEurope3 Nov 19795.6 mi13
77 MoscowEurope15 May 1935185.7 mi1802573 mio.
78 MontrealAmerica14 Oct 196643.0 mi73219 mio.
79 MonterreyAmerica25 Apr 199119.6 mi32
80 MinskEurope26 Jun 198418.8 mi25262 mio.
81 MilanEurope1 Nov 196446.4 mi88328 mio.
82 MiamiAmerica21 May 198422.4 mi2219 mio.
83 Mexico CityAmerica5 Sep 1969125.4 mi1751460 mio.
84 MedellinAmerica30 Nov 199517.9 mi26155 mio.
85 MarseilleEurope26 Nov 197712.0 mi2658 mio.
86 MaracaiboAmerica8 Jun 20094.0 mi6
87 ManilaAsia1 Dec 198428.4 mi42346 mio.
88 MadridEurope17 Oct 1919176.5 mi281686 mio.
89 LyonEurope28 Apr 197819.1 mi43182 mio.
90 LudwigshafenEurope29 May 19692.5 mi11
91 Los AngelesAmerica30 Jan 199336.9 mi3045 mio.
92 LondonEurope10 Jan 1863253.6 mi2681197 mio.
93 LisbonEurope29 Dec 195925.5 mi52180 mio.
94 LimaAmerica13 Jan 20036.2 mi6
95 LilleEurope25 Apr 198328.3 mi6274 mio.
96 LausanneEurope24 May 19918.5 mi29
97 Las VegasAmerica15 Jul 20043.9 mi7
98 KyotoAsia1 Apr 198119.5 mi32126 mio.
99 Kuala LumpurAsia16 Dec 199639.8 mi60109 mio.
100 Kryvyi RihEurope26 Dec 198611.2 mi12
101 KolkataAsia24 Oct 198414.0 mi21100 mio.
102 KobeAsia13 Mar 197719.0 mi26121 mio.
103 KitakyushuAsia9 Jan 19855.5 mi13
104 KievEurope22 Oct 196037.2 mi46642 mio.
105 KharkovEurope23 Aug 197521.9 mi28278 mio.
106 KazanEurope27 Aug 20055.2 mi67 mio.
107 KaohsiungAsia9 Mar 200826.5 mi3730 mio.
108 KamakuraAsia3 Mar 19704.1 mi8
109 JacksonvilleAmerica30 May 19894.3 mi6
110 IzmirAsia22 May 20007.1 mi1030 mio.
111 IstanbulEurope16 Sep 20009.3 mi1068 mio.
112 IncheonAsia6 Oct 199918.3 mi2973 mio.
113 Hong KongAsia1 Oct 1979116.9 mi951309 mio.
114 HiroshimaAsia20 Aug 199411.4 mi2118 mio.
115 HelsinkiEurope3 Aug 198213.1 mi1758 mio.
116 HanoverEurope28 Sep 197511.6 mi21
117 HamburgEurope1 Mar 191262.6 mi97184 mio.
118 HaifaAsia19591.1 mi6
119 GwangjuAsia28 Apr 200412.5 mi2017 mio.
120 GuangzhouAsia28 Jun 199992.3 mi88601 mio.
121 GuadalajaraAmerica1 Sep 198914.9 mi29
122 GlasgowEurope14 Dec 18966.5 mi1515 mio.
123 GenoaEurope13 Jun 19903.2 mi7
124 GelsenkirchenEurope1 Sep 19843.4 mi9
125 FukuokaAsia26 Jul 198118.5 mi35124 mio.
126 FrankfurtEurope4 Oct 196812.7 mi31
127 EssenEurope5 Oct 196712.6 mi27
128 EdmontonAmerica22 Apr 19788.1 mi11
129 DuisburgEurope11 Jul 19928.9 mi13
130 DuesseldorfEurope4 Oct 19816.0 mi14
131 DubaiAsia9 Sep 200924.7 mi11
132 DortmundEurope17 May 197618.3 mi37
133 DnepropetrovskEurope29 Dec 19954.4 mi611 mio.
134 DetroitAmericaJul 19873.0 mi13
135 DelhiAsia24 Dec 200259.8 mi83310 mio.
136 DalianAsia1 May 200330.5 mi12
137 DaejeonAsia16 Mar 200614.0 mi2229 mio.
138 DaeguAsia26 Nov 199733.5 mi56110 mio.
139 CopenhagenEurope19 Oct 200213.1 mi2237 mio.
140 CologneEurope11 Oct 196828.0 mi51
141 ClevelandAmerica15 Mar 195519.3 mi186 mio.
142 ChongqingAsia18 Jun 200512.1 mi18
143 ChicagoAmerica6 Jun 1892103.2 mi151198 mio.
144 ChibaAsia28 Mar 19889.6 mi18
145 ChennaiAsia19 Oct 199716.8 mi17
146 CharleroiEurope21 Jun 197610.9 mi20
147 ChangchunAsiaOct 200210.6 mi16
148 CataniaEurope27 Jun 19992.4 mi6
149 CaracasAmerica27 Mar 198337.6 mi50510 mio.
150 CairoAfrica27 Sep 198740.7 mi55700 mio.
151 BusanAsia19 Jul 198559.0 mi92257 mio.
152 BursaAsia19 Aug 200214.0 mi23
153 BuffaloAmerica18 May 19855.2 mi8
154 Buenos AiresAmerica1 Dec 191329.5 mi76280 mio.
155 BudapestEurope2 May 189620.5 mi42297 mio.
156 BucharestEurope16 Nov 197942.1 mi50111 mio.
157 BrusselsEurope20 Sep 197620.0 mi61136 mio.
158 BrasiliaAmerica31 Mar 200126.1 mi2316 mio.
159 BostonAmerica1 Sep 189737.6 mi66145 mio.
160 BonnEurope22 Mar 19755.6 mi12
161 BochumEurope26 May 197913.4 mi29
162 BilbaoEurope11 Nov 199525.2 mi3886 mio.
163 BielefeldEurope21 Sep 19713.2 mi7
164 BerlinEurope18 Feb 190291.6 mi195447 mio.
165 Belo HorizonteAmerica1 Aug 198617.5 mi19
166 BeijingAsia1 Oct 1969141.4 mi1471200 mio.
167 BarcelonaEurope30 Dec 192468.7 mi152378 mio.
168 BangkokAsia5 Dec 199928.8 mi44206 mio.
169 BaltimoreAmerica21 Nov 198315.2 mi1414 mio.
170 BakuAsia6 Nov 196720.4 mi22176 mio.
171 AtlantaAmerica30 Jun 197949.2 mi3934 mio.
172 AthensEurope195432.3 mi52325 mio.
173 AntwerpEurope25 Mar 19754.7 mi11
174 AnkaraAsia30 Aug 199614.4 mi23113 mio.
175 AmsterdamEurope16 Oct 197720.3 mi3391 mio.
176 AdanaAsia18 Mar 20095.0 mi8


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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