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World Metro Database

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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 YokohamaJapan16 Dec 1972Asia35.8 mi48198 mio.
2 YerevanArmenia7 Mar 1981Asia7.5 mi1017 mio.
3 YekaterinburgRussia26 Apr 1991Asia5.3 mi746 mio.
4 WuppertalGermany1 Mar 1901Europe8.3 mi20
5 WuhanChina28 Sep 2004Asia6.3 mi10
6 WashingtonUSA27 Mar 1976America106.4 mi90215 mio.
7 WarsawPoland7 Apr 1995Europe14.0 mi21114 mio.
8 VolgogradRussia5 Nov 1984Europe2.1 mi2
9 ViennaAustria25 Feb 1978Europe43.4 mi96498 mio.
10 VancouverCanada3 Jan 1986America43.2 mi4974 mio.
11 ValparaisoChile23 Nov 2005America26.7 mi20
12 ValenciaVenezuela18 Oct 2006America3.9 mi718 mio.
13 ValenciaSpain3 Oct 1988Europe19.8 mi38
14 TurinItaly4 Feb 2006Europe6.0 mi14
15 ToulouseFrance26 Jun 1993Europe17.1 mi3842 mio.
16 TorontoCanada30 Apr 1954America44.3 mi74278 mio.
17 TokyoJapan30 Dec 1927Asia189.2 mi2903174 mio.
18 TianjinChina28 Mar 2004Asia44.7 mi3715 mio.
19 The HagueNetherlands16 Oct 2004Europe17.3 mi30
20 TehranIran21 Feb 2000Asia31.4 mi47353 mio.
21 TbilisiGeorgia11 Jan 1966Asia16.3 mi2292 mio.
22 TashkentUzbekistan6 Nov 1977Asia22.5 mi2971 mio.
23 TamaJapan27 Nov 1998Asia9.9 mi19
24 TaipeiTaiwan28 Mar 1996Asia56.3 mi85450 mio.
25 SydneyAustralia1926Oceania13.7 mi14
26 StuttgartGermany10 Jun 1966Europe14.9 mi19
27 StockholmSweden1 Oct 1950Europe65.7 mi104303 mio.
28 SofiaBulgaria28 Jan 1998Europe11.2 mi1451 mio.
29 SingaporeSingapore7 Nov 1987Asia73.9 mi76571 mio.
30 ShenzhenChina28 Dec 2004Asia15.7 mi2373 mio.
31 ShenyangChina23 Sep 2009Asia13.8 mi18
32 ShanghaiChina10 Apr 1995Asia207.6 mi2301122 mio.
33 SevilleSpain2 Apr 2009Europe11.2 mi21
34 SeoulSouth Korea15 Aug 1974Asia178.3 mi3482048 mio.
35 SendaiJapan15 Jul 1987Asia9.2 mi1758 mio.
36 SeattleUSA18 Jul 2009America13.8 mi12
37 SapporoJapan16 Dec 1971Asia29.8 mi49209 mio.
38 Sao PauloBrazil14 Sep 1974America38.1 mi58684 mio.
39 Santo DomingoDominican Republic30 Jan 2009America9.0 mi16
40 SantiagoChile15 Sep 1975America51.6 mi93642 mio.
41 San JuanPuerto Rico6 Jun 2005America10.7 mi169 mio.
42 San FranciscoUSA11 Sep 1972America103.7 mi43100 mio.
43 SamaraRussia26 Dec 1987Europe6.3 mi912 mio.
44 Saint PetersburgRussia15 Nov 1955Europe68.5 mi63832 mio.
45 Saint LouisUSA31 Jul 1993America45.6 mi37
46 RouenFrance17 Dec 1994Europe1.4 mi5
47 RotterdamNetherlands10 Feb 1968Europe29.2 mi3885 mio.
48 RomeItaly10 Feb 1955Europe24.2 mi49331 mio.
49 Rio de JaneiroBrazil5 Mar 1979America26.1 mi34135 mio.
50 RennesFrance16 Mar 2002Europe5.6 mi1523 mio.
51 RecifeBrazil11 Mar 1985America24.7 mi30
52 PyongyangNorth Korea6 Sep 1973Asia14.0 mi1635 mio.
53 PragueCzech Republic9 May 1974Europe36.7 mi57597 mio.
54 PoznanPoland1 Mar 1997Europe3.8 mi6
55 Porto AlegreBrazil2 Mar 1985America21.0 mi17
56 PittsburghUSA3 Jul 1985America0.9 mi3
57 PhiladelphiaUSA4 Mar 1907America38.5 mi6667 mio.
58 PerugiaItaly29 Jan 2008Europe1.9 mi7
59 ParisFrance19 Jul 1900Europe132.4 mi3801473 mio.
60 Palma de MallorcaSpain25 Apr 2007Europe5.2 mi9
61 OsloNorway22 May 1966Europe38.5 mi7264 mio.
62 OsakaJapan20 May 1933Asia85.6 mi133860 mio.
63 OportoPortugal7 Dec 2002Europe13.5 mi15
64 NurembergGermany1 Mar 1972Europe21.5 mi4692 mio.
65 NovosibirskRussia7 Jan 1986Asia8.9 mi1370 mio.
66 Nizhny NovgorodRussia20 Nov 1985Europe9.6 mi1433 mio.
67 NewcastleUnited Kingdom7 Aug 1980Europe47.5 mi6138 mio.
68 NewarkUSA26 May 1935America1.4 mi4
69 New YorkUSA27 Oct 1904America228.7 mi4681624 mio.
70 NaplesItaly28 Mar 1993Europe19.8 mi3029 mio.
71 NanjingChina27 Aug 2005Asia13.5 mi16102 mio.
72 NahaJapan10 Aug 2003Asia8.0 mi15
73 NagoyaJapan15 Nov 1957Asia55.3 mi93427 mio.
74 MunichGermany19 Oct 1971Europe57.5 mi100349 mio.
75 MumbaiIndiaAsia106.3 mi73
76 MulheimGermany3 Nov 1979Europe5.6 mi13
77 MoscowRussia15 May 1935Europe185.7 mi1802573 mio.
78 MontrealCanada14 Oct 1966America43.0 mi73219 mio.
79 MonterreyMexico25 Apr 1991America19.6 mi32
80 MinskBelarus26 Jun 1984Europe18.8 mi25262 mio.
81 MilanItaly1 Nov 1964Europe46.4 mi88328 mio.
82 MiamiUSA21 May 1984America22.4 mi2219 mio.
83 Mexico CityMexico5 Sep 1969America125.4 mi1751460 mio.
84 MedellinColombia30 Nov 1995America17.9 mi26155 mio.
85 MarseilleFrance26 Nov 1977Europe12.0 mi2658 mio.
86 MaracaiboVenezuela8 Jun 2009America4.0 mi6
87 ManilaPhilippines1 Dec 1984Asia28.4 mi42346 mio.
88 MadridSpain17 Oct 1919Europe176.5 mi281686 mio.
89 LyonFrance28 Apr 1978Europe19.1 mi43182 mio.
90 LudwigshafenGermany29 May 1969Europe2.5 mi11
91 Los AngelesUSA30 Jan 1993America36.9 mi3045 mio.
92 LondonUnited Kingdom10 Jan 1863Europe253.6 mi2681197 mio.
93 LisbonPortugal29 Dec 1959Europe25.5 mi52180 mio.
94 LimaPeru13 Jan 2003America6.2 mi6
95 LilleFrance25 Apr 1983Europe28.3 mi6274 mio.
96 LausanneSwitzerland24 May 1991Europe8.5 mi29
97 Las VegasUSA15 Jul 2004America3.9 mi7
98 KyotoJapan1 Apr 1981Asia19.5 mi32126 mio.
99 Kuala LumpurMalaysia16 Dec 1996Asia39.8 mi60109 mio.
100 Kryvyi RihUkraine26 Dec 1986Europe11.2 mi12
101 KolkataIndia24 Oct 1984Asia14.0 mi21100 mio.
102 KobeJapan13 Mar 1977Asia19.0 mi26121 mio.
103 KitakyushuJapan9 Jan 1985Asia5.5 mi13
104 KievUkraine22 Oct 1960Europe37.2 mi46642 mio.
105 KharkovUkraine23 Aug 1975Europe21.9 mi28278 mio.
106 KazanRussia27 Aug 2005Europe5.2 mi67 mio.
107 KaohsiungTaiwan9 Mar 2008Asia26.5 mi3730 mio.
108 KamakuraJapan3 Mar 1970Asia4.1 mi8
109 JacksonvilleUSA30 May 1989America4.3 mi6
110 IzmirTurkey22 May 2000Asia7.1 mi1030 mio.
111 IstanbulTurkey16 Sep 2000Europe9.3 mi1068 mio.
112 IncheonSouth Korea6 Oct 1999Asia18.3 mi2973 mio.
113 Hong KongChina1 Oct 1979Asia116.9 mi951309 mio.
114 HiroshimaJapan20 Aug 1994Asia11.4 mi2118 mio.
115 HelsinkiFinland3 Aug 1982Europe13.1 mi1758 mio.
116 HanoverGermany28 Sep 1975Europe11.6 mi21
117 HamburgGermany1 Mar 1912Europe62.6 mi97184 mio.
118 HaifaIsrael1959Asia1.1 mi6
119 GwangjuSouth Korea28 Apr 2004Asia12.5 mi2017 mio.
120 GuangzhouChina28 Jun 1999Asia92.3 mi88601 mio.
121 GuadalajaraMexico1 Sep 1989America14.9 mi29
122 GlasgowUnited Kingdom14 Dec 1896Europe6.5 mi1515 mio.
123 GenoaItaly13 Jun 1990Europe3.2 mi7
124 GelsenkirchenGermany1 Sep 1984Europe3.4 mi9
125 FukuokaJapan26 Jul 1981Asia18.5 mi35124 mio.
126 FrankfurtGermany4 Oct 1968Europe12.7 mi31
127 EssenGermany5 Oct 1967Europe12.6 mi27
128 EdmontonCanada22 Apr 1978America8.1 mi11
129 DuisburgGermany11 Jul 1992Europe8.9 mi13
130 DuesseldorfGermany4 Oct 1981Europe6.0 mi14
131 DubaiUnited Arab Emirates9 Sep 2009Asia24.7 mi11
132 DortmundGermany17 May 1976Europe18.3 mi37
133 DnepropetrovskUkraine29 Dec 1995Europe4.4 mi611 mio.
134 DetroitUSAJul 1987America3.0 mi13
135 DelhiIndia24 Dec 2002Asia59.8 mi83310 mio.
136 DalianChina1 May 2003Asia30.5 mi12
137 DaejeonSouth Korea16 Mar 2006Asia14.0 mi2229 mio.
138 DaeguSouth Korea26 Nov 1997Asia33.5 mi56110 mio.
139 CopenhagenDenmark19 Oct 2002Europe13.1 mi2237 mio.
140 CologneGermany11 Oct 1968Europe28.0 mi51
141 ClevelandUSA15 Mar 1955America19.3 mi186 mio.
142 ChongqingChina18 Jun 2005Asia12.1 mi18
143 ChicagoUSA6 Jun 1892America103.2 mi151198 mio.
144 ChibaJapan28 Mar 1988Asia9.6 mi18
145 ChennaiIndia19 Oct 1997Asia16.8 mi17
146 CharleroiBelgium21 Jun 1976Europe10.9 mi20
147 ChangchunChinaOct 2002Asia10.6 mi16
148 CataniaItaly27 Jun 1999Europe2.4 mi6
149 CaracasVenezuela27 Mar 1983America37.6 mi50510 mio.
150 CairoEgypt27 Sep 1987Africa40.7 mi55700 mio.
151 BusanSouth Korea19 Jul 1985Asia59.0 mi92257 mio.
152 BursaTurkey19 Aug 2002Asia14.0 mi23
153 BuffaloUSA18 May 1985America5.2 mi8
154 Buenos AiresArgentina1 Dec 1913America29.5 mi76280 mio.
155 BudapestHungary2 May 1896Europe20.5 mi42297 mio.
156 BucharestRomania16 Nov 1979Europe42.1 mi50111 mio.
157 BrusselsBelgium20 Sep 1976Europe20.0 mi61136 mio.
158 BrasiliaBrazil31 Mar 2001America26.1 mi2316 mio.
159 BostonUSA1 Sep 1897America37.6 mi66145 mio.
160 BonnGermany22 Mar 1975Europe5.6 mi12
161 BochumGermany26 May 1979Europe13.4 mi29
162 BilbaoSpain11 Nov 1995Europe25.2 mi3886 mio.
163 BielefeldGermany21 Sep 1971Europe3.2 mi7
164 BerlinGermany18 Feb 1902Europe91.6 mi195447 mio.
165 Belo HorizonteBrazil1 Aug 1986America17.5 mi19
166 BeijingChina1 Oct 1969Asia141.4 mi1471200 mio.
167 BarcelonaSpain30 Dec 1924Europe68.7 mi152378 mio.
168 BangkokThailand5 Dec 1999Asia28.8 mi44206 mio.
169 BaltimoreUSA21 Nov 1983America15.2 mi1414 mio.
170 BakuAzerbaijan6 Nov 1967Asia20.4 mi22176 mio.
171 AtlantaUSA30 Jun 1979America49.2 mi3934 mio.
172 AthensGreece1954Europe32.3 mi52325 mio.
173 AntwerpBelgium25 Mar 1975Europe4.7 mi11
174 AnkaraTurkey30 Aug 1996Asia14.4 mi23113 mio.
175 AmsterdamNetherlands16 Oct 1977Europe20.3 mi3391 mio.
176 AdanaTurkey18 Mar 2009Asia5.0 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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