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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 LondonUnited Kingdom253.6 mi10 Jan 18632681197 mio.
2 New YorkUSA228.7 mi27 Oct 19044681624 mio.
3 ShanghaiChina207.6 mi10 Apr 19952301122 mio.
4 TokyoJapan189.2 mi30 Dec 19272903174 mio.
5 MoscowRussia185.7 mi15 May 19351802573 mio.
6 SeoulSouth Korea178.3 mi15 Aug 19743482048 mio.
7 MadridSpain176.5 mi17 Oct 1919281686 mio.
8 BeijingChina141.4 mi1 Oct 19691471200 mio.
9 ParisFrance132.4 mi19 Jul 19003801473 mio.
10 Mexico CityMexico125.4 mi5 Sep 19691751460 mio.
11 Hong KongChina116.9 mi1 Oct 1979951309 mio.
12 WashingtonUSA106.4 mi27 Mar 197690215 mio.
13 MumbaiIndia106.3 mi73
14 San FranciscoUSA103.7 mi11 Sep 197243100 mio.
15 ChicagoUSA103.2 mi6 Jun 1892151198 mio.
16 GuangzhouChina92.3 mi28 Jun 199988601 mio.
17 BerlinGermany91.6 mi18 Feb 1902195447 mio.
18 OsakaJapan85.6 mi20 May 1933133860 mio.
19 SingaporeSingapore73.9 mi7 Nov 198776571 mio.
20 BarcelonaSpain68.7 mi30 Dec 1924152378 mio.
21 Saint PetersburgRussia68.5 mi15 Nov 195563832 mio.
22 StockholmSweden65.7 mi1 Oct 1950104303 mio.
23 HamburgGermany62.6 mi1 Mar 191297184 mio.
24 DelhiIndia59.8 mi24 Dec 200283310 mio.
25 BusanSouth Korea59.0 mi19 Jul 198592257 mio.
26 MunichGermany57.5 mi19 Oct 1971100349 mio.
27 TaipeiTaiwan56.3 mi28 Mar 199685450 mio.
28 NagoyaJapan55.3 mi15 Nov 195793427 mio.
29 SantiagoChile51.6 mi15 Sep 197593642 mio.
30 AtlantaUSA49.2 mi30 Jun 19793934 mio.
31 NewcastleUnited Kingdom47.5 mi7 Aug 19806138 mio.
32 MilanItaly46.4 mi1 Nov 196488328 mio.
33 Saint LouisUSA45.6 mi31 Jul 199337
34 TianjinChina44.7 mi28 Mar 20043715 mio.
35 TorontoCanada44.3 mi30 Apr 195474278 mio.
36 ViennaAustria43.4 mi25 Feb 197896498 mio.
37 VancouverCanada43.2 mi3 Jan 19864974 mio.
38 MontrealCanada43.0 mi14 Oct 196673219 mio.
39 BucharestRomania42.1 mi16 Nov 197950111 mio.
40 CairoEgypt40.7 mi27 Sep 198755700 mio.
41 Kuala LumpurMalaysia39.8 mi16 Dec 199660109 mio.
42 OsloNorway38.5 mi22 May 19667264 mio.
43 PhiladelphiaUSA38.5 mi4 Mar 19076667 mio.
44 Sao PauloBrazil38.1 mi14 Sep 197458684 mio.
45 CaracasVenezuela37.6 mi27 Mar 198350510 mio.
46 BostonUSA37.6 mi1 Sep 189766145 mio.
47 KievUkraine37.2 mi22 Oct 196046642 mio.
48 Los AngelesUSA36.9 mi30 Jan 19933045 mio.
49 PragueCzech Republic36.7 mi9 May 197457597 mio.
50 YokohamaJapan35.8 mi16 Dec 197248198 mio.
51 DaeguSouth Korea33.5 mi26 Nov 199756110 mio.
52 AthensGreece32.3 mi195452325 mio.
53 TehranIran31.4 mi21 Feb 200047353 mio.
54 DalianChina30.5 mi1 May 200312
55 SapporoJapan29.8 mi16 Dec 197149209 mio.
56 Buenos AiresArgentina29.5 mi1 Dec 191376280 mio.
57 RotterdamNetherlands29.2 mi10 Feb 19683885 mio.
58 BangkokThailand28.8 mi5 Dec 199944206 mio.
59 ManilaPhilippines28.4 mi1 Dec 198442346 mio.
60 LilleFrance28.3 mi25 Apr 19836274 mio.
61 CologneGermany28.0 mi11 Oct 196851
62 ValparaisoChile26.7 mi23 Nov 200520
63 KaohsiungTaiwan26.5 mi9 Mar 20083730 mio.
64 Rio de JaneiroBrazil26.1 mi5 Mar 197934135 mio.
65 BrasiliaBrazil26.1 mi31 Mar 20012316 mio.
66 LisbonPortugal25.5 mi29 Dec 195952180 mio.
67 BilbaoSpain25.2 mi11 Nov 19953886 mio.
68 DubaiUnited Arab Emirates24.7 mi9 Sep 200911
69 RecifeBrazil24.7 mi11 Mar 198530
70 RomeItaly24.2 mi10 Feb 195549331 mio.
71 TashkentUzbekistan22.5 mi6 Nov 19772971 mio.
72 MiamiUSA22.4 mi21 May 19842219 mio.
73 KharkovUkraine21.9 mi23 Aug 197528278 mio.
74 NurembergGermany21.5 mi1 Mar 19724692 mio.
75 Porto AlegreBrazil21.0 mi2 Mar 198517
76 BudapestHungary20.5 mi2 May 189642297 mio.
77 BakuAzerbaijan20.4 mi6 Nov 196722176 mio.
78 AmsterdamNetherlands20.3 mi16 Oct 19773391 mio.
79 BrusselsBelgium20.0 mi20 Sep 197661136 mio.
80 NaplesItaly19.8 mi28 Mar 19933029 mio.
81 ValenciaSpain19.8 mi3 Oct 198838
82 MonterreyMexico19.6 mi25 Apr 199132
83 KyotoJapan19.5 mi1 Apr 198132126 mio.
84 ClevelandUSA19.3 mi15 Mar 1955186 mio.
85 LyonFrance19.1 mi28 Apr 197843182 mio.
86 KobeJapan19.0 mi13 Mar 197726121 mio.
87 MinskBelarus18.8 mi26 Jun 198425262 mio.
88 FukuokaJapan18.5 mi26 Jul 198135124 mio.
89 IncheonSouth Korea18.3 mi6 Oct 19992973 mio.
90 DortmundGermany18.3 mi17 May 197637
91 MedellinColombia17.9 mi30 Nov 199526155 mio.
92 Belo HorizonteBrazil17.5 mi1 Aug 198619
93 The HagueNetherlands17.3 mi16 Oct 200430
94 ToulouseFrance17.1 mi26 Jun 19933842 mio.
95 ChennaiIndia16.8 mi19 Oct 199717
96 TbilisiGeorgia16.3 mi11 Jan 19662292 mio.
97 ShenzhenChina15.7 mi28 Dec 20042373 mio.
98 BaltimoreUSA15.2 mi21 Nov 19831414 mio.
99 GuadalajaraMexico14.9 mi1 Sep 198929
100 StuttgartGermany14.9 mi10 Jun 196619
101 AnkaraTurkey14.4 mi30 Aug 199623113 mio.
102 WarsawPoland14.0 mi7 Apr 199521114 mio.
103 KolkataIndia14.0 mi24 Oct 198421100 mio.
104 DaejeonSouth Korea14.0 mi16 Mar 20062229 mio.
105 BursaTurkey14.0 mi19 Aug 200223
106 PyongyangNorth Korea14.0 mi6 Sep 19731635 mio.
107 ShenyangChina13.8 mi23 Sep 200918
108 SeattleUSA13.8 mi18 Jul 200912
109 SydneyAustralia13.7 mi192614
110 OportoPortugal13.5 mi7 Dec 200215
111 NanjingChina13.5 mi27 Aug 200516102 mio.
112 BochumGermany13.4 mi26 May 197929
113 CopenhagenDenmark13.1 mi19 Oct 20022237 mio.
114 HelsinkiFinland13.1 mi3 Aug 19821758 mio.
115 FrankfurtGermany12.7 mi4 Oct 196831
116 EssenGermany12.6 mi5 Oct 196727
117 GwangjuSouth Korea12.5 mi28 Apr 20042017 mio.
118 ChongqingChina12.1 mi18 Jun 200518
119 MarseilleFrance12.0 mi26 Nov 19772658 mio.
120 HanoverGermany11.6 mi28 Sep 197521
121 HiroshimaJapan11.4 mi20 Aug 19942118 mio.
122 Kryvyi RihUkraine11.2 mi26 Dec 198612
123 SofiaBulgaria11.2 mi28 Jan 19981451 mio.
124 SevilleSpain11.2 mi2 Apr 200921
125 CharleroiBelgium10.9 mi21 Jun 197620
126 San JuanPuerto Rico10.7 mi6 Jun 2005169 mio.
127 ChangchunChina10.6 miOct 200216
128 TamaJapan9.9 mi27 Nov 199819
129 ChibaJapan9.6 mi28 Mar 198818
130 Nizhny NovgorodRussia9.6 mi20 Nov 19851433 mio.
131 IstanbulTurkey9.3 mi16 Sep 20001068 mio.
132 SendaiJapan9.2 mi15 Jul 19871758 mio.
133 Santo DomingoDominican Republic9.0 mi30 Jan 200916
134 DuisburgGermany8.9 mi11 Jul 199213
135 NovosibirskRussia8.9 mi7 Jan 19861370 mio.
136 LausanneSwitzerland8.5 mi24 May 199129
137 WuppertalGermany8.3 mi1 Mar 190120
138 EdmontonCanada8.1 mi22 Apr 197811
139 NahaJapan8.0 mi10 Aug 200315
140 YerevanArmenia7.5 mi7 Mar 19811017 mio.
141 IzmirTurkey7.1 mi22 May 20001030 mio.
142 GlasgowUnited Kingdom6.5 mi14 Dec 18961515 mio.
143 SamaraRussia6.3 mi26 Dec 1987912 mio.
144 WuhanChina6.3 mi28 Sep 200410
145 LimaPeru6.2 mi13 Jan 20036
146 TurinItaly6.0 mi4 Feb 200614
147 DuesseldorfGermany6.0 mi4 Oct 198114
148 MulheimGermany5.6 mi3 Nov 197913
149 RennesFrance5.6 mi16 Mar 20021523 mio.
150 BonnGermany5.6 mi22 Mar 197512
151 KitakyushuJapan5.5 mi9 Jan 198513
152 YekaterinburgRussia5.3 mi26 Apr 1991746 mio.
153 BuffaloUSA5.2 mi18 May 19858
154 KazanRussia5.2 mi27 Aug 200567 mio.
155 Palma de MallorcaSpain5.2 mi25 Apr 20079
156 AdanaTurkey5.0 mi18 Mar 20098
157 AntwerpBelgium4.7 mi25 Mar 197511
158 DnepropetrovskUkraine4.4 mi29 Dec 1995611 mio.
159 JacksonvilleUSA4.3 mi30 May 19896
160 KamakuraJapan4.1 mi3 Mar 19708
161 MaracaiboVenezuela4.0 mi8 Jun 20096
162 ValenciaVenezuela3.9 mi18 Oct 2006718 mio.
163 Las VegasUSA3.9 mi15 Jul 20047
164 PoznanPoland3.8 mi1 Mar 19976
165 GelsenkirchenGermany3.4 mi1 Sep 19849
166 GenoaItaly3.2 mi13 Jun 19907
167 BielefeldGermany3.2 mi21 Sep 19717
168 DetroitUSA3.0 miJul 198713
169 LudwigshafenGermany2.5 mi29 May 196911
170 CataniaItaly2.4 mi27 Jun 19996
171 VolgogradRussia2.1 mi5 Nov 19842
172 PerugiaItaly1.9 mi29 Jan 20087
173 NewarkUSA1.4 mi26 May 19354
174 RouenFrance1.4 mi17 Dec 19945
175 HaifaIsrael1.1 mi19596
176 PittsburghUSA0.9 mi3 Jul 19853


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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