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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 LudwigshafenGermany4.0 km29 May 1969110
2 BielefeldGermany5.2 km21 Sep 1971741.8
3 VolgogradRussia3.3 km5 Nov 1984212.0
4 PittsburghUSA1.5 km3 Jul 1985313.0
5 CologneGermany45.0 km11 Oct 196851153.4
6 NewarkUSA2.2 km26 May 1935414.0
7 SydneyAustralia22.1 km19261434.7
8 RouenFrance2.2 km17 Dec 1994515.0
9 CharleroiBelgium17.5 km21 Jun 19762045.0
10 AntwerpBelgium7.6 km25 Mar 19751125.5
11 MaracaiboVenezuela6.5 km8 Jun 2009616.0
12 JacksonvilleUSA6.9 km30 May 1989616.0
13 DnepropetrovskUkraine7.1 km29 Dec 1995616.0
14 PoznanPoland6.1 km1 Mar 1997616.0
15 KazanRussia8.3 km27 Aug 2005616.0
16 HaifaIsrael1.8 km1959616.0
17 CataniaItaly3.8 km27 Jun 1999616.0
18 LimaPeru10.0 km13 Jan 2003616.0
19 DuisburgGermany14.3 km11 Jul 19921326.5
20 NovosibirskRussia14.3 km7 Jan 19861326.5
21 MulheimGermany9.0 km3 Nov 19791326.5
22 ValenciaVenezuela6.2 km18 Oct 2006717.0
23 PerugiaItaly3.0 km29 Jan 2008717.0
24 HanoverGermany18.6 km28 Sep 19752137.0
25 GenoaItaly5.2 km13 Jun 1990717.0
26 YekaterinburgRussia8.5 km26 Apr 1991717.0
27 Las VegasUSA6.2 km15 Jul 2004717.0
28 DuesseldorfGermany9.6 km4 Oct 19811427.0
29 Nizhny NovgorodRussia15.5 km20 Nov 19851427.0
30 OportoPortugal21.7 km7 Dec 20021527.5
31 AdanaTurkey8.0 km18 Mar 2009818.0
32 KamakuraJapan6.6 km3 Mar 1970818.0
33 BuffaloUSA8.4 km18 May 1985818.0
34 PyongyangNorth Korea22.5 km6 Sep 19731628.0
35 AmsterdamNetherlands32.7 km16 Oct 19773348.3
36 San FranciscoUSA166.9 km11 Sep 19724358.6
37 EssenGermany20.2 km5 Oct 19672739.0
38 ChibaJapan15.5 km28 Mar 19881829.0
39 GelsenkirchenGermany5.5 km1 Sep 1984919.0
40 SamaraRussia10.2 km26 Dec 1987919.0
41 Palma de MallorcaSpain8.3 km25 Apr 2007919.0
42 KharkovUkraine35.3 km23 Aug 19752839.3
43 StuttgartGermany24.0 km10 Jun 19661929.5
44 TashkentUzbekistan36.2 km6 Nov 19772939.7
45 YerevanArmenia12.1 km7 Mar 198110110.0
46 Los AngelesUSA59.3 km30 Jan 199330310.0
47 CaracasVenezuela60.5 km27 Mar 198350510.0
48 IstanbulTurkey15.0 km16 Sep 200010110.0
49 NaplesItaly31.8 km28 Mar 199330310.0
50 The HagueNetherlands27.9 km16 Oct 200430310.0
51 IzmirTurkey11.5 km22 May 200010110.0
52 WuhanChina10.2 km28 Sep 200410110.0
53 FrankfurtGermany20.5 km4 Oct 196831310.3
54 Hong KongChina188.1 km1 Oct 197995910.6
55 TaipeiTaiwan90.6 km28 Mar 199685810.6
56 LyonFrance30.7 km28 Apr 197843410.8
57 CopenhagenDenmark21.0 km19 Oct 200222211.0
58 EdmontonCanada13.1 km22 Apr 197811111.0
59 TbilisiGeorgia26.3 km11 Jan 196622211.0
60 DubaiUnited Arab Emirates39.7 km9 Sep 200911111.0
61 BakuAzerbaijan32.9 km6 Nov 196722211.0
62 ShenzhenChina25.3 km28 Dec 200423211.5
63 AnkaraTurkey23.1 km30 Aug 199623211.5
64 FukuokaJapan29.8 km26 Jul 198135311.7
65 Kryvyi RihUkraine18.0 km26 Dec 198612112.0
66 SeattleUSA22.2 km18 Jul 200912112.0
67 DalianChina49.0 km1 May 200312112.0
68 BonnGermany9.0 km22 Mar 197512112.0
69 DortmundGermany29.5 km17 May 197637312.3
70 MinskBelarus30.3 km26 Jun 198425212.5
71 BucharestRomania67.7 km16 Nov 197950412.5
72 Saint PetersburgRussia110.2 km15 Nov 195563512.6
73 Buenos AiresArgentina47.5 km1 Dec 191376612.7
74 ValenciaSpain31.8 km3 Oct 198838312.7
75 LisbonPortugal41.0 km29 Dec 195952413.0
76 KitakyushuJapan8.8 km9 Jan 198513113.0
77 MarseilleFrance19.3 km26 Nov 197726213.0
78 DetroitUSA4.8 kmJul 198713113.0
79 KobeJapan30.6 km13 Mar 197726213.0
80 MedellinColombia28.8 km30 Nov 199526213.0
81 TurinItaly9.6 km4 Feb 200614114.0
82 BaltimoreUSA24.5 km21 Nov 198314114.0
83 ManilaPhilippines45.7 km1 Dec 198442314.0
84 BudapestHungary33.0 km2 May 189642314.0
85 SofiaBulgaria18.0 km28 Jan 199814114.0
86 OsloNorway62.0 km22 May 196672514.4
87 LausanneSwitzerland13.7 km24 May 199129214.5
88 GuadalajaraMexico24.0 km1 Sep 198929214.5
89 BochumGermany21.5 km26 May 197929214.5
90 Sao PauloBrazil61.3 km14 Sep 197458414.5
91 MumbaiIndia171.0 km73514.6
92 BangkokThailand46.3 km5 Dec 199944314.7
93 OsakaJapan137.8 km20 May 1933133914.8
94 RecifeBrazil39.7 km11 Mar 198530215.0
95 NahaJapan12.8 km10 Aug 200315115.0
96 MoscowRussia298.8 km15 May 19351801215.0
97 RennesFrance9.0 km16 Mar 200215115.0
98 GlasgowUnited Kingdom10.4 km14 Dec 189615115.0
99 BarcelonaSpain110.5 km30 Dec 19241521015.2
100 NurembergGermany34.6 km1 Mar 197246315.3
101 KievUkraine59.8 km22 Oct 196046315.3
102 TehranIran50.5 km21 Feb 200047315.7
103 Mexico CityMexico201.7 km5 Sep 19691751115.9
104 Santo DomingoDominican Republic14.5 km30 Jan 200916116.0
105 San JuanPuerto Rico17.2 km6 Jun 200516116.0
106 KyotoJapan31.3 km1 Apr 198132216.0
107 YokohamaJapan57.6 km16 Dec 197248316.0
108 MonterreyMexico31.5 km25 Apr 199132216.0
109 NanjingChina21.7 km27 Aug 200516116.0
110 ChangchunChina17.0 kmOct 200216116.0
111 SapporoJapan48.0 km16 Dec 197149316.3
112 BeijingChina227.6 km1 Oct 1969147916.3
113 VancouverCanada69.5 km3 Jan 198649316.3
114 MunichGermany92.5 km19 Oct 1971100616.7
115 Rio de JaneiroBrazil42.0 km5 Mar 197934217.0
116 SendaiJapan14.8 km15 Jul 198717117.0
117 HelsinkiFinland21.0 km3 Aug 198217117.0
118 Porto AlegreBrazil33.8 km2 Mar 198517117.0
119 ChennaiIndia27.0 km19 Oct 199717117.0
120 AthensGreece52.0 km195452317.3
121 New YorkUSA368.0 km27 Oct 19044682717.3
122 GuangzhouChina148.5 km28 Jun 199988517.6
123 ClevelandUSA31.0 km15 Mar 195518118.0
124 WashingtonUSA171.2 km27 Mar 197690518.0
125 ShenyangChina22.2 km23 Sep 200918118.0
126 ChongqingChina19.5 km18 Jun 200518118.0
127 MontrealCanada69.2 km14 Oct 196673418.3
128 TorontoCanada71.3 km30 Apr 195474418.5
129 Saint LouisUSA73.4 km31 Jul 199337218.5
130 TianjinChina72.0 km28 Mar 200437218.5
131 KaohsiungTaiwan42.7 km9 Mar 200837218.5
132 SantiagoChile83.0 km15 Sep 197593518.6
133 ChicagoUSA166.0 km6 Jun 1892151818.9
134 BilbaoSpain40.6 km11 Nov 199538219.0
135 SingaporeSingapore118.9 km7 Nov 198776419.0
136 PragueCzech Republic59.1 km9 May 197457319.0
137 TamaJapan16.0 km27 Nov 199819119.0
138 RotterdamNetherlands47.0 km10 Feb 196838219.0
139 Belo HorizonteBrazil28.1 km1 Aug 198619119.0
140 ToulouseFrance27.5 km26 Jun 199338219.0
141 ViennaAustria69.8 km25 Feb 197896519.2
142 BerlinGermany147.4 km18 Feb 19021951019.5
143 AtlantaUSA79.2 km30 Jun 197939219.5
144 GwangjuSouth Korea20.1 km28 Apr 200420120.0
145 WuppertalGermany13.3 km1 Mar 190120120.0
146 ValparaisoChile43.0 km23 Nov 200520120.0
147 Kuala LumpurMalaysia64.0 km16 Dec 199660320.0
148 BrusselsBelgium32.2 km20 Sep 197661320.3
149 HiroshimaJapan18.4 km20 Aug 199421121.0
150 WarsawPoland22.6 km7 Apr 199521121.0
151 KolkataIndia22.6 km24 Oct 198421121.0
152 SevilleSpain18.0 km2 Apr 200921121.0
153 MadridSpain284.0 km17 Oct 19192811321.6
154 BostonUSA60.5 km1 Sep 189766322.0
155 PhiladelphiaUSA62.0 km4 Mar 190766322.0
156 MiamiUSA36.0 km21 May 198422122.0
157 DaejeonSouth Korea22.6 km16 Mar 200622122.0
158 TokyoJapan304.5 km30 Dec 19272901322.3
159 BursaTurkey22.5 km19 Aug 200223123.0
160 ShanghaiChina334.0 km10 Apr 19952301023.0
161 BrasiliaBrazil42.0 km31 Mar 200123123.0
162 NagoyaJapan89.0 km15 Nov 195793423.3
163 ParisFrance213.0 km19 Jul 19003801623.8
164 LondonUnited Kingdom408.0 km10 Jan 18632681124.4
165 RomeItaly39.0 km10 Feb 195549224.5
166 CairoEgypt65.5 km27 Sep 198755227.5
167 DelhiIndia96.2 km24 Dec 200283327.7
168 DaeguSouth Korea53.9 km26 Nov 199756228.0
169 IncheonSouth Korea29.5 km6 Oct 199929129.0
170 MilanItaly74.6 km1 Nov 196488329.3
171 NewcastleUnited Kingdom76.5 km7 Aug 198061230.5
172 BusanSouth Korea95.0 km19 Jul 198592330.7
173 LilleFrance45.5 km25 Apr 198362231.0
174 HamburgGermany100.7 km1 Mar 191297332.3
175 StockholmSweden105.7 km1 Oct 1950104334.7
176 SeoulSouth Korea286.9 km15 Aug 19743481034.8


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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