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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.
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1 | New York | USA | America | 27 Oct 1904 | 368.00 km | 468 | 1635 mio. | 2 | Paris | France | Europe | 19 Jul 1900 | 213.00 km | 380 | 1410 mio. | 3 | Seoul | South Korea | Asia | 15 Aug 1974 | 286.90 km | 348 | 1655 mio. | 4 | Tokyo | Japan | Asia | 30 Dec 1927 | 304.50 km | 290 | 3011 mio. | 5 | Madrid | Spain | Europe | 17 Oct 1919 | 284.00 km | 281 | 690 mio. | 6 | London | United Kingdom | Europe | 10 Jan 1863 | 408.00 km | 268 | 1014 mio. | 7 | Berlin | Germany | Europe | 18 Feb 1902 | 144.10 km | 192 | 466 mio. | 8 | Moscow | Russia | Europe | 15 May 1935 | 292.90 km | 177 | 2529 mio. | 9 | Mexico City | Mexico | America | 5 Sep 1969 | 201.70 km | 175 | 1417 mio. | 10 | Shanghai | China | Asia | 10 Apr 1995 | 232.40 km | 163 | 814 mio. | 11 | Chicago | USA | America | 6 Jun 1892 | 166.00 km | 151 | 187 mio. | 12 | Barcelona | Spain | Europe | 30 Dec 1924 | 106.60 km | 147 | 369 mio. | 13 | Osaka | Japan | Asia | 20 May 1933 | 137.80 km | 133 | 878 mio. | 14 | Beijing | China | Asia | 1 Oct 1969 | 198.95 km | 123 | 765 mio. | 15 | Stockholm | Sweden | Europe | 1 Oct 1950 | 105.70 km | 104 | 297 mio. | 16 | Munich | Germany | Europe | 19 Oct 1971 | 92.50 km | 100 | 330 mio. | 17 | Hamburg | Germany | Europe | 1 Mar 1912 | 100.70 km | 97 | 180 mio. | 18 | Vienna | Austria | Europe | 25 Feb 1978 | 69.80 km | 96 | 477 mio. | 19 | Hong Kong | China | Asia | 1 Oct 1979 | 174.00 km | 94 | 867 mio. | 20 | Nagoya | Japan | Asia | 15 Nov 1957 | 89.00 km | 93 | 405 mio. | 21 | Busan | South Korea | Asia | 19 Jul 1985 | 95.00 km | 92 | 264 mio. | 22 | Santiago | Chile | America | 15 Sep 1975 | 83.00 km | 92 | 600 mio. | 23 | Washington | USA | America | 27 Mar 1976 | 171.20 km | 90 | 210 mio. | 24 | Milan | Italy | Europe | 1 Nov 1964 | 74.60 km | 88 | 318 mio. | 25 | Taipei | Taiwan | Asia | 28 Mar 1996 | 90.60 km | 85 | 416 mio. | 26 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | America | 1 Dec 1913 | 47.50 km | 76 | 264 mio. | 27 | Singapore | Singapore | Asia | 7 Nov 1987 | 118.90 km | 76 | 524 mio. | 28 | Toronto | Canada | America | 30 Apr 1954 | 71.30 km | 74 | 278 mio. | 29 | Montreal | Canada | America | 14 Oct 1966 | 69.20 km | 73 | 219 mio. | 30 | Mumbai | India | Asia | 16 Apr 1853 | 171.00 km | 73 | | 31 | Oslo | Norway | Europe | 22 May 1966 | 62.00 km | 72 | 64 mio. | 32 | Delhi | India | Asia | 24 Dec 2002 | 76.50 km | 68 | 169 mio. | 33 | Philadelphia | USA | America | 4 Mar 1907 | 62.00 km | 66 | 95 mio. | 34 | Boston | USA | America | 1 Sep 1897 | 60.50 km | 66 | 128 mio. | 35 | Guangzhou | China | Asia | 28 Jun 1999 | 116.00 km | 62 | 134 mio. | 36 | Lille | France | Europe | 25 Apr 1983 | 45.50 km | 62 | 74 mio. | 37 | Newcastle | United Kingdom | Europe | 7 Aug 1980 | 76.50 km | 61 | 38 mio. | 38 | Brussels | Belgium | Europe | 20 Sep 1976 | 32.20 km | 61 | 113 mio. | 39 | Saint Petersburg | Russia | Europe | 15 Nov 1955 | 105.50 km | 60 | 828 mio. | 40 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Asia | 16 Dec 1996 | 64.00 km | 60 | 84 mio. | 41 | Sao Paulo | Brazil | America | 14 Sep 1974 | 61.30 km | 58 | 564 mio. | 42 | Prague | Czech Republic | Europe | 9 May 1974 | 59.10 km | 57 | 537 mio. | 43 | Daegu | South Korea | Asia | 26 Nov 1997 | 53.90 km | 56 | 51 mio. | 44 | Cairo | Egypt | Africa | 27 Sep 1987 | 65.50 km | 55 | 600 mio. | 45 | Athens | Greece | Europe | 1954 | 52.00 km | 51 | 284 mio. | 46 | Cologne | Germany | Europe | 11 Oct 1968 | 45.00 km | 51 | | 47 | Bucharest | Romania | Europe | 16 Nov 1979 | 67.70 km | 50 | 111 mio. | 48 | Lisbon | Portugal | Europe | 29 Dec 1959 | 37.70 km | 50 | 184 mio. | 49 | Rome | Italy | Europe | 10 Feb 1955 | 39.00 km | 49 | 272 mio. | 50 | Sapporo | Japan | Asia | 16 Dec 1971 | 48.00 km | 49 | 252 mio. | 51 | Yokohama | Japan | Asia | 16 Dec 1972 | 57.60 km | 48 | 150 mio. | 52 | Caracas | Venezuela | America | 27 Mar 1983 | 60.50 km | 47 | 276 mio. | 53 | Tehran | Iran | Asia | 21 Feb 2000 | 50.50 km | 47 | 250 mio. | 54 | Kiev | Ukraine | Europe | 22 Oct 1960 | 59.80 km | 46 | 642 mio. | 55 | Nuremberg | Germany | Europe | 1 Mar 1972 | 34.60 km | 46 | 92 mio. | 56 | Bangkok | Thailand | Asia | 5 Dec 1999 | 46.30 km | 44 | 206 mio. | 57 | San Francisco | USA | America | 11 Sep 1972 | 166.90 km | 43 | 97 mio. | 58 | Lyon | France | Europe | 28 Apr 1978 | 30.70 km | 43 | 182 mio. | 59 | Manila | Philippines | Asia | 1 Dec 1984 | 45.70 km | 42 | 315 mio. | 60 | Budapest | Hungary | Europe | 2 May 1896 | 33.00 km | 42 | 280 mio. | 61 | Atlanta | USA | America | 30 Jun 1979 | 79.20 km | 39 | 31 mio. | 62 | Valencia | Spain | Europe | 3 Oct 1988 | 31.80 km | 38 | | 63 | Toulouse | France | Europe | 26 Jun 1993 | 27.50 km | 38 | 42 mio. | 64 | Bilbao | Spain | Europe | 11 Nov 1995 | 40.61 km | 38 | 86 mio. | 65 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Europe | 10 Feb 1968 | 47.00 km | 38 | 85 mio. | 66 | Kaohsiung | Taiwan | Asia | 9 Mar 2008 | 42.70 km | 37 | | 67 | Dortmund | Germany | Europe | 17 May 1976 | 29.45 km | 37 | | 68 | Saint Louis | USA | America | 31 Jul 1993 | 73.40 km | 37 | | 69 | Tianjin | China | Asia | 28 Mar 2004 | 71.98 km | 37 | 15 mio. | 70 | Fukuoka | Japan | Asia | 26 Jul 1981 | 29.80 km | 35 | 106 mio. | 71 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | America | 5 Mar 1979 | 36.53 km | 34 | 135 mio. | 72 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Europe | 16 Oct 1977 | 32.70 km | 33 | 91 mio. | 73 | Vancouver | Canada | America | 3 Jan 1986 | 50.00 km | 33 | 69 mio. | 74 | Kyoto | Japan | Asia | 1 Apr 1981 | 31.30 km | 32 | 111 mio. | 75 | Monterrey | Mexico | America | 25 Apr 1991 | 31.50 km | 32 | | 76 | Frankfurt | Germany | Europe | 4 Oct 1968 | 20.50 km | 31 | | 77 | The Hague | Netherlands | Europe | 16 Oct 2004 | 27.90 km | 30 | | 78 | Recife | Brazil | America | 11 Mar 1985 | 39.70 km | 30 | | 79 | Los Angeles | USA | America | 30 Jan 1993 | 59.30 km | 30 | 41 mio. | 80 | Naples | Italy | Europe | 28 Mar 1993 | 31.80 km | 30 | 29 mio. | 81 | Guadalajara | Mexico | America | 1 Sep 1989 | 24.00 km | 29 | | 82 | Lausanne | Switzerland | Europe | 24 May 1991 | 13.70 km | 29 | | 83 | Incheon | South Korea | Asia | 6 Oct 1999 | 29.50 km | 29 | 119 mio. | 84 | Tashkent | Uzbekistan | Asia | 6 Nov 1977 | 36.20 km | 29 | 69 mio. | 85 | Bochum | Germany | Europe | 26 May 1979 | 21.53 km | 29 | | 86 | Kharkov | Ukraine | Europe | 23 Aug 1975 | 35.30 km | 28 | 290 mio. | 87 | Essen | Germany | Europe | 5 Oct 1967 | 20.22 km | 27 | | 88 | Medellin | Colombia | America | 30 Nov 1995 | 28.80 km | 26 | 140 mio. | 89 | Kobe | Japan | Asia | 13 Mar 1977 | 30.60 km | 26 | 92 mio. | 90 | Marseille | France | Europe | 26 Nov 1977 | 19.30 km | 26 | 58 mio. | 91 | Minsk | Belarus | Europe | 26 Jun 1984 | 30.30 km | 25 | 264 mio. | 92 | Bursa | Turkey | Asia | 19 Aug 2002 | 22.50 km | 23 | | 93 | Brasilia | Brazil | America | 31 Mar 2001 | 42.00 km | 23 | 16 mio. | 94 | Ankara | Turkey | Asia | 30 Aug 1996 | 23.10 km | 23 | 108 mio. | 95 | Miami | USA | America | 21 May 1984 | 36.00 km | 22 | 17 mio. | 96 | Tbilisi | Georgia | Asia | 11 Jan 1966 | 26.30 km | 22 | 112 mio. | 97 | Daejeon | South Korea | Asia | 16 Mar 2006 | 22.60 km | 22 | | 98 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Europe | 19 Oct 2002 | 21.00 km | 22 | 37 mio. | 99 | Seville | Spain | Europe | 2 Apr 2009 | 18.00 km | 22 | | 100 | Baku | Azerbaijan | Asia | 6 Nov 1967 | 31.70 km | 21 | 161 mio. | 101 | Hiroshima | Japan | Asia | 20 Aug 1994 | 18.40 km | 21 | 18 mio. | 102 | Hanover | Germany | Europe | 28 Sep 1975 | 18.60 km | 21 | | 103 | Warsaw | Poland | Europe | 7 Apr 1995 | 22.60 km | 21 | 106 mio. | 104 | Valparaiso | Chile | America | 23 Nov 2005 | 43.00 km | 20 | | 105 | Charleroi | Belgium | Europe | 21 Jun 1976 | 17.50 km | 20 | | 106 | Gwangju | South Korea | Asia | 28 Apr 2004 | 20.10 km | 20 | | 107 | Wuppertal | Germany | Europe | 1 Mar 1901 | 13.30 km | 20 | | 108 | Tama | Japan | Asia | 27 Nov 1998 | 16.00 km | 19 | | 109 | Stuttgart | Germany | Europe | 10 Jun 1966 | 24.00 km | 19 | | 110 | Shenzhen | China | Asia | 28 Dec 2004 | 21.50 km | 19 | 73 mio. | 111 | Belo Horizonte | Brazil | America | 1 Aug 1986 | 28.13 km | 19 | | 112 | Chongqing | China | Asia | 18 Jun 2005 | 19.50 km | 18 | | 113 | Chiba | Japan | Asia | 28 Mar 1988 | 15.50 km | 18 | | 114 | Cleveland | USA | America | 15 Mar 1955 | 31.00 km | 18 | 5 mio. | 115 | Helsinki | Finland | Europe | 3 Aug 1982 | 21.00 km | 17 | 57 mio. | 116 | Chennai | India | Asia | 19 Oct 1997 | 27.00 km | 17 | | 117 | Porto Alegre | Brazil | America | 2 Mar 1985 | 33.80 km | 17 | | 118 | Sendai | Japan | Asia | 15 Jul 1987 | 14.80 km | 17 | 57 mio. | 119 | Kolkata | India | Asia | 24 Oct 1984 | 16.50 km | 17 | 100 mio. | 120 | Pyongyang | North Korea | Asia | 6 Sep 1973 | 22.50 km | 16 | 35 mio. | 121 | Santo Domingo | Dominican Republic | America | 30 Jan 2009 | 14.50 km | 16 | | 122 | Nanjing | China | Asia | 27 Aug 2005 | 21.70 km | 16 | | 123 | San Juan | Puerto Rico | America | 6 Jun 2005 | 17.20 km | 16 | | 124 | Changchun | China | Asia | Oct 2002 | 17.00 km | 16 | | 125 | Rennes | France | Europe | 16 Mar 2002 | 9.00 km | 15 | 23 mio. | 126 | Oporto | Portugal | Europe | 7 Dec 2002 | 21.70 km | 15 | | 127 | Glasgow | United Kingdom | Europe | 14 Dec 1896 | 10.40 km | 15 | 13 mio. | 128 | Naha | Japan | Asia | 10 Aug 2003 | 12.80 km | 15 | | 129 | Sydney | Australia | Oceania | 1926 | 22.06 km | 14 | | 130 | Turin | Italy | Europe | 4 Feb 2006 | 9.60 km | 14 | | 131 | Nizhny Novgorod | Russia | Europe | 20 Nov 1985 | 15.50 km | 14 | 33 mio. | 132 | Duesseldorf | Germany | Europe | 4 Oct 1981 | 9.58 km | 14 | | 133 | Baltimore | USA | America | 21 Nov 1983 | 24.50 km | 14 | 13 mio. | 134 | Mulheim | Germany | Europe | 3 Nov 1979 | 9.01 km | 13 | | 135 | Novosibirsk | Russia | Asia | 7 Jan 1986 | 14.30 km | 13 | 67 mio. | 136 | Duisburg | Germany | Europe | 11 Jul 1992 | 14.34 km | 13 | | 137 | Detroit | USA | America | Jul 1987 | 4.80 km | 13 | | 138 | Sofia | Bulgaria | Europe | 28 Jan 1998 | 15.60 km | 13 | 29 mio. | 139 | Kitakyushu | Japan | Asia | 9 Jan 1985 | 8.80 km | 13 | | 140 | Bonn | Germany | Europe | 22 Mar 1975 | 9.00 km | 12 | | 141 | Dalian | China | Asia | 1 May 2003 | 49.00 km | 12 | | 142 | Kryvy Rih | Ukraine | Europe | 26 Dec 1986 | 18.00 km | 12 | | 143 | Seattle | USA | America | 18 Jul 2009 | 22.20 km | 12 | | 144 | Antwerp | Belgium | Europe | 25 Mar 1975 | 7.60 km | 11 | | 145 | Ludwigshafen | Germany | Europe | 29 May 1969 | 4.00 km | 11 | | 146 | Edmonton | Canada | America | 22 Apr 1978 | 13.10 km | 11 | | 147 | Istanbul | Turkey | Europe | 16 Sep 2000 | 15.00 km | 10 | 39 mio. | 148 | Yerevan | Armenia | Asia | 7 Mar 1981 | 12.10 km | 10 | 15 mio. | 149 | Izmir | Turkey | Asia | 22 May 2000 | 11.50 km | 10 | 30 mio. | 150 | Wuhan | China | Asia | 28 Sep 2004 | 10.20 km | 10 | | 151 | Palma de Mallorca | Spain | Europe | 25 Apr 2007 | 8.30 km | 9 | | 152 | Samara | Russia | Europe | 26 Dec 1987 | 10.20 km | 9 | 12 mio. | 153 | Gelsenkirchen | Germany | Europe | 1 Sep 1984 | 5.52 km | 9 | | 154 | Kamakura | Japan | Asia | 3 Mar 1970 | 6.60 km | 8 | | 155 | Buffalo | USA | America | 18 May 1985 | 8.36 km | 8 | | 156 | Adana | Turkey | Asia | 18 Mar 2009 | 8.00 km | 8 | | 157 | Genoa | Italy | Europe | 13 Jun 1990 | 5.20 km | 7 | | 158 | Valencia | Venezuela | America | 18 Oct 2006 | 6.20 km | 7 | | 159 | Bielefeld | Germany | Europe | 21 Sep 1971 | 5.20 km | 7 | | 160 | Las Vegas | USA | America | 15 Jul 2004 | 6.20 km | 7 | | 161 | Perugia | Italy | Europe | 29 Jan 2008 | 3.00 km | 7 | | 162 | Yekaterinburg | Russia | Asia | 26 Apr 1991 | 8.50 km | 7 | 45 mio. | 163 | Jacksonville | USA | America | 30 May 1989 | 6.90 km | 6 | | 164 | Catania | Italy | Europe | 27 Jun 1999 | 3.80 km | 6 | | 165 | Maracaibo | Venezuela | America | 8 Jun 2009 | 6.50 km | 6 | | 166 | Poznan | Poland | Europe | 1 Mar 1997 | 6.10 km | 6 | | 167 | Lima | Peru | America | 13 Jan 2003 | 10.00 km | 6 | | 168 | Kazan | Russia | Europe | 27 Aug 2005 | 8.30 km | 6 | 6 mio. | 169 | Haifa | Israel | Asia | 1959 | 1.75 km | 6 | | 170 | Dnepropetrovsk | Ukraine | Europe | 29 Dec 1995 | 7.10 km | 6 | 12 mio. | 171 | Rouen | France | Europe | 17 Dec 1994 | 2.20 km | 5 | | 172 | Newark | USA | America | 26 May 1935 | 2.20 km | 4 | | 173 | Pittsburgh | USA | America | 3 Jul 1985 | 0.00 | 3 | | 174 | Volgograd | Russia | Europe | 5 Nov 1984 | 3.30 km | 2 | |
Numerical data (except ridership) by Jordi Serradell 8/2009. Ridership data by John Kennes 7/2008. Ticket prices (for 10 km/10 stops ) by UBS: Prices and Earnings (PDF, p. 20) 2009. Non-numerical data by Mike Rohde 8/2009.
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