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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 TokyoJapan30 Dec 1927189.2 mi2901322.33174 mio.
2 MoscowRussia15 May 1935185.7 mi1801215.02573 mio.
3 SeoulSouth Korea15 Aug 1974178.3 mi3481034.82048 mio.
4 New YorkUSA27 Oct 1904228.7 mi4682717.31624 mio.
5 ParisFrance19 Jul 1900132.4 mi3801623.81473 mio.
6 Mexico CityMexico5 Sep 1969125.4 mi1751115.91460 mio.
7 Hong KongChina1 Oct 1979116.9 mi95910.61309 mio.
8 BeijingChina1 Oct 1969141.4 mi147916.31200 mio.
9 LondonUnited Kingdom10 Jan 1863253.6 mi2681124.41197 mio.
10 ShanghaiChina10 Apr 1995207.6 mi2301023.01122 mio.
11 OsakaJapan20 May 193385.6 mi133914.8860 mio.
12 Saint PetersburgRussia15 Nov 195568.5 mi63512.6832 mio.
13 CairoEgypt27 Sep 198740.7 mi55227.5700 mio.
14 MadridSpain17 Oct 1919176.5 mi2811321.6686 mio.
15 Sao PauloBrazil14 Sep 197438.1 mi58414.5684 mio.
16 SantiagoChile15 Sep 197551.6 mi93518.6642 mio.
17 KievUkraine22 Oct 196037.2 mi46315.3642 mio.
18 GuangzhouChina28 Jun 199992.3 mi88517.6601 mio.
19 PragueCzech Republic9 May 197436.7 mi57319.0597 mio.
20 SingaporeSingapore7 Nov 198773.9 mi76419.0571 mio.
21 CaracasVenezuela27 Mar 198337.6 mi50510.0510 mio.
22 ViennaAustria25 Feb 197843.4 mi96519.2498 mio.
23 TaipeiTaiwan28 Mar 199656.3 mi85810.6450 mio.
24 BerlinGermany18 Feb 190291.6 mi1951019.5447 mio.
25 NagoyaJapan15 Nov 195755.3 mi93423.3427 mio.
26 BarcelonaSpain30 Dec 192468.7 mi1521015.2378 mio.
27 TehranIran21 Feb 200031.4 mi47315.7353 mio.
28 MunichGermany19 Oct 197157.5 mi100616.7349 mio.
29 ManilaPhilippines1 Dec 198428.4 mi42314.0346 mio.
30 RomeItaly10 Feb 195524.2 mi49224.5331 mio.
31 MilanItaly1 Nov 196446.4 mi88329.3328 mio.
32 AthensGreece195432.3 mi52317.3325 mio.
33 DelhiIndia24 Dec 200259.8 mi83327.7310 mio.
34 StockholmSweden1 Oct 195065.7 mi104334.7303 mio.
35 BudapestHungary2 May 189620.5 mi42314.0297 mio.
36 Buenos AiresArgentina1 Dec 191329.5 mi76612.7280 mio.
37 TorontoCanada30 Apr 195444.3 mi74418.5278 mio.
38 KharkovUkraine23 Aug 197521.9 mi2839.3278 mio.
39 MinskBelarus26 Jun 198418.8 mi25212.5262 mio.
40 BusanSouth Korea19 Jul 198559.0 mi92330.7257 mio.
41 MontrealCanada14 Oct 196643.0 mi73418.3219 mio.
42 WashingtonUSA27 Mar 1976106.4 mi90518.0215 mio.
43 SapporoJapan16 Dec 197129.8 mi49316.3209 mio.
44 BangkokThailand5 Dec 199928.8 mi44314.7206 mio.
45 YokohamaJapan16 Dec 197235.8 mi48316.0198 mio.
46 ChicagoUSA6 Jun 1892103.2 mi151818.9198 mio.
47 HamburgGermany1 Mar 191262.6 mi97332.3184 mio.
48 LyonFrance28 Apr 197819.1 mi43410.8182 mio.
49 LisbonPortugal29 Dec 195925.5 mi52413.0180 mio.
50 BakuAzerbaijan6 Nov 196720.4 mi22211.0176 mio.
51 MedellinColombia30 Nov 199517.9 mi26213.0155 mio.
52 BostonUSA1 Sep 189737.6 mi66322.0145 mio.
53 BrusselsBelgium20 Sep 197620.0 mi61320.3136 mio.
54 Rio de JaneiroBrazil5 Mar 197926.1 mi34217.0135 mio.
55 KyotoJapan1 Apr 198119.5 mi32216.0126 mio.
56 FukuokaJapan26 Jul 198118.5 mi35311.7124 mio.
57 KobeJapan13 Mar 197719.0 mi26213.0121 mio.
58 WarsawPoland7 Apr 199514.0 mi21121.0114 mio.
59 AnkaraTurkey30 Aug 199614.4 mi23211.5113 mio.
60 BucharestRomania16 Nov 197942.1 mi50412.5111 mio.
61 DaeguSouth Korea26 Nov 199733.5 mi56228.0110 mio.
62 Kuala LumpurMalaysia16 Dec 199639.8 mi60320.0109 mio.
63 NanjingChina27 Aug 200513.5 mi16116.0102 mio.
64 KolkataIndia24 Oct 198414.0 mi21121.0100 mio.
65 San FranciscoUSA11 Sep 1972103.7 mi4358.6100 mio.
66 NurembergGermany1 Mar 197221.5 mi46315.392 mio.
67 TbilisiGeorgia11 Jan 196616.3 mi22211.092 mio.
68 AmsterdamNetherlands16 Oct 197720.3 mi3348.391 mio.
69 BilbaoSpain11 Nov 199525.2 mi38219.086 mio.
70 RotterdamNetherlands10 Feb 196829.2 mi38219.085 mio.
71 LilleFrance25 Apr 198328.3 mi62231.074 mio.
72 VancouverCanada3 Jan 198643.2 mi49316.374 mio.
73 ShenzhenChina28 Dec 200415.7 mi23211.573 mio.
74 IncheonSouth Korea6 Oct 199918.3 mi29129.073 mio.
75 TashkentUzbekistan6 Nov 197722.5 mi2939.771 mio.
76 NovosibirskRussia7 Jan 19868.9 mi1326.570 mio.
77 IstanbulTurkey16 Sep 20009.3 mi10110.068 mio.
78 PhiladelphiaUSA4 Mar 190738.5 mi66322.067 mio.
79 OsloNorway22 May 196638.5 mi72514.464 mio.
80 SendaiJapan15 Jul 19879.2 mi17117.058 mio.
81 MarseilleFrance26 Nov 197712.0 mi26213.058 mio.
82 HelsinkiFinland3 Aug 198213.1 mi17117.058 mio.
83 SofiaBulgaria28 Jan 199811.2 mi14114.051 mio.
84 YekaterinburgRussia26 Apr 19915.3 mi717.046 mio.
85 Los AngelesUSA30 Jan 199336.9 mi30310.045 mio.
86 ToulouseFrance26 Jun 199317.1 mi38219.042 mio.
87 NewcastleUnited Kingdom7 Aug 198047.5 mi61230.538 mio.
88 CopenhagenDenmark19 Oct 200213.1 mi22211.037 mio.
89 PyongyangNorth Korea6 Sep 197314.0 mi1628.035 mio.
90 AtlantaUSA30 Jun 197949.2 mi39219.534 mio.
91 Nizhny NovgorodRussia20 Nov 19859.6 mi1427.033 mio.
92 IzmirTurkey22 May 20007.1 mi10110.030 mio.
93 KaohsiungTaiwan9 Mar 200826.5 mi37218.530 mio.
94 NaplesItaly28 Mar 199319.8 mi30310.029 mio.
95 DaejeonSouth Korea16 Mar 200614.0 mi22122.029 mio.
96 RennesFrance16 Mar 20025.6 mi15115.023 mio.
97 MiamiUSA21 May 198422.4 mi22122.019 mio.
98 HiroshimaJapan20 Aug 199411.4 mi21121.018 mio.
99 ValenciaVenezuela18 Oct 20063.9 mi717.018 mio.
100 YerevanArmenia7 Mar 19817.5 mi10110.017 mio.
101 GwangjuSouth Korea28 Apr 200412.5 mi20120.017 mio.
102 BrasiliaBrazil31 Mar 200126.1 mi23123.016 mio.
103 TianjinChina28 Mar 200444.7 mi37218.515 mio.
104 GlasgowUnited Kingdom14 Dec 18966.5 mi15115.015 mio.
105 BaltimoreUSA21 Nov 198315.2 mi14114.014 mio.
106 SamaraRussia26 Dec 19876.3 mi919.012 mio.
107 DnepropetrovskUkraine29 Dec 19954.4 mi616.011 mio.
108 San JuanPuerto Rico6 Jun 200510.7 mi16116.09 mio.
109 KazanRussia27 Aug 20055.2 mi616.07 mio.
110 ClevelandUSA15 Mar 195519.3 mi18118.06 mio.
111 Santo DomingoDominican Republic30 Jan 20099.0 mi16116.0
112 EssenGermany5 Oct 196712.6 mi2739.0
113 MaracaiboVenezuela8 Jun 20094.0 mi616.0
114 BursaTurkey19 Aug 200214.0 mi23123.0
115 JacksonvilleUSA30 May 19894.3 mi616.0
116 NewarkUSA26 May 19351.4 mi414.0
117 SydneyAustralia192613.7 mi1434.7
118 LausanneSwitzerland24 May 19918.5 mi29214.5
119 PoznanPoland1 Mar 19973.8 mi616.0
120 ChibaJapan28 Mar 19889.6 mi1829.0
121 GelsenkirchenGermany1 Sep 19843.4 mi919.0
122 DuisburgGermany11 Jul 19928.9 mi1326.5
123 PerugiaItaly29 Jan 20081.9 mi717.0
124 RouenFrance17 Dec 19941.4 mi515.0
125 WuppertalGermany1 Mar 19018.3 mi20120.0
126 RecifeBrazil11 Mar 198524.7 mi30215.0
127 HanoverGermany28 Sep 197511.6 mi2137.0
128 MumbaiIndia106.3 mi73514.6
129 OportoPortugal7 Dec 200213.5 mi1527.5
130 GuadalajaraMexico1 Sep 198914.9 mi29214.5
131 CharleroiBelgium21 Jun 197610.9 mi2045.0
132 TurinItaly4 Feb 20066.0 mi14114.0
133 KitakyushuJapan9 Jan 19855.5 mi13113.0
134 FrankfurtGermany4 Oct 196812.7 mi31310.3
135 AdanaTurkey18 Mar 20095.0 mi818.0
136 The HagueNetherlands16 Oct 200417.3 mi30310.0
137 KamakuraJapan3 Mar 19704.1 mi818.0
138 DortmundGermany17 May 197618.3 mi37312.3
139 LudwigshafenGermany29 May 19692.5 mi110
140 NahaJapan10 Aug 20038.0 mi15115.0
141 BochumGermany26 May 197913.4 mi29214.5
142 HaifaIsrael19591.1 mi616.0
143 ValparaisoChile23 Nov 200526.7 mi20120.0
144 Kryvyi RihUkraine26 Dec 198611.2 mi12112.0
145 GenoaItaly13 Jun 19903.2 mi717.0
146 CataniaItaly27 Jun 19992.4 mi616.0
147 EdmontonCanada22 Apr 19788.1 mi11111.0
148 BuffaloUSA18 May 19855.2 mi818.0
149 Saint LouisUSA31 Jul 199345.6 mi37218.5
150 DetroitUSAJul 19873.0 mi13113.0
151 StuttgartGermany10 Jun 196614.9 mi1929.5
152 VolgogradRussia5 Nov 19842.1 mi212.0
153 CologneGermany11 Oct 196828.0 mi51153.4
154 ShenyangChina23 Sep 200913.8 mi18118.0
155 Las VegasUSA15 Jul 20043.9 mi717.0
156 BielefeldGermany21 Sep 19713.2 mi741.8
157 Porto AlegreBrazil2 Mar 198521.0 mi17117.0
158 MonterreyMexico25 Apr 199119.6 mi32216.0
159 ChennaiIndia19 Oct 199716.8 mi17117.0
160 ValenciaSpain3 Oct 198819.8 mi38312.7
161 SeattleUSA18 Jul 200913.8 mi12112.0
162 DubaiUnited Arab Emirates9 Sep 200924.7 mi11111.0
163 Palma de MallorcaSpain25 Apr 20075.2 mi919.0
164 AntwerpBelgium25 Mar 19754.7 mi1125.5
165 DuesseldorfGermany4 Oct 19816.0 mi1427.0
166 DalianChina1 May 200330.5 mi12112.0
167 TamaJapan27 Nov 19989.9 mi19119.0
168 WuhanChina28 Sep 20046.3 mi10110.0
169 BonnGermany22 Mar 19755.6 mi12112.0
170 LimaPeru13 Jan 20036.2 mi616.0
171 MulheimGermany3 Nov 19795.6 mi1326.5
172 ChongqingChina18 Jun 200512.1 mi18118.0
173 SevilleSpain2 Apr 200911.2 mi21121.0
174 Belo HorizonteBrazil1 Aug 198617.5 mi19119.0
175 PittsburghUSA3 Jul 19850.9 mi313.0
176 ChangchunChinaOct 200210.6 mi16116.0


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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