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World Metro Database

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A list like this and the rail systems that appear in it may always be somewhat controversial. One reason is that definitions of what a metro is vary according to who you ask (a popular definition is here). Differences between commuter rail, metros and trams are increasingly fading as new hybrid trains make it easier for metros to include sections on streets or heavy-rail tracks. 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.

Numerical data (except ridership) by Jordi Serradell 09/2010. Ridership data by John Kennes 07/2010. Ticket prices by UBS: Prices and Earnings (PDF, p. 20) 2009. Non-numerical data by Mike Rohde 10/2010.

'Stations*' (with an asterisk) counts each interchange station as one. Daily ridership is annual ridership divided by 365 (for convenience; please note that weekday and weekend ridership may differ significantly and refer to the Annual Ridership column if desired). 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 shown.



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1 ChicagoUSA6 Jun 1892"L"103.2 mi151542,000
2 San FranciscoUSA11 Sep 1972BART103.7 mi43274,000
3 BursaTurkey19 Aug 2002Bursaray14.0 mi23
4 HaifaIsrael1959Carmelit1.1 mi6
5 SydneyAustralia1926Cityrail13.7 mi14
6 PoznanPoland1 Mar 1997Fast Tram3.8 mi6
7 SeattleUSA18 Jul 2009Light Rail13.8 mi12
8 EdmontonCanada22 Apr 1978Light Rail12.7 mi15
9 ChangchunChinaOct 2002LRT10.6 mi16
10 Kuala LumpurMalaysia16 Dec 1996LRT, Monorail39.8 mi60299,000
11 AtlantaUSA30 Jun 1979MARTA49.2 mi3993,200
12 KievUkraine22 Oct 1960Metro37.2 mi461.76 million
13 BakuAzerbaijan6 Nov 1967Metro20.4 mi22482,000
14 AmsterdamNetherlands16 Oct 1977Metro20.3 mi33233,000
15 MeccaSaudi Arabia13 Nov 2010Metro11.2 mi9
16 ValparaisoChile23 Nov 2005Metro26.7 mi20
17 Saint PetersburgRussia15 Nov 1955Metro68.5 mi632.25 million
18 MoscowRussia15 May 1935Metro187.7 mi1826.55 million
19 TbilisiGeorgia11 Jan 1966Metro16.3 mi22252,000
20 ShenyangChina27 Sep 2010Metro17.3 mi22
21 NovosibirskRussia7 Jan 1986Metro8.9 mi13192,000
22 DelhiIndia24 Dec 2002Metro86.2 mi116838,000
23 RotterdamNetherlands10 Feb 1968Metro29.2 mi38238,000
24 MinskBelarus26 Jun 1984Metro18.8 mi25718,000
25 PyongyangNorth Korea6 Sep 1973Metro14.0 mi1695,900
26 BucharestRomania16 Nov 1979Metro42.1 mi50304,000
27 Santo DomingoDominican Republic30 Jan 2009Metro9.0 mi16200,000
28 YerevanArmenia7 Mar 1981Metro7.5 mi1046,600
29 DnepropetrovskUkraine29 Dec 1995Metro4.4 mi638,400
30 KharkovUkraine23 Aug 1975Metro21.9 mi28762,000
31 CopenhagenDenmark19 Oct 2002Metro13.1 mi22126,000
32 WarsawPoland7 Apr 1995Metro14.0 mi21345,000
33 SantiagoChile15 Sep 1975Metro57.4 mi1011.67 million
34 ValenciaVenezuela18 Oct 2006Metro3.9 mi749,300
35 MontrealCanada14 Oct 1966Metro43.0 mi73600,000
36 IzmirTurkey22 May 2000Metro7.1 mi1082,200
37 Mexico CityMexico5 Sep 1969Metro125.4 mi1753.88 million
38 HelsinkiFinland3 Aug 1982Metro13.1 mi17156,000
39 CaracasVenezuela27 Mar 1983Metro37.6 mi501.25 million
40 TokyoJapan30 Dec 1927Metro189.2 mi2908.7 million
41 TashkentUzbekistan6 Nov 1977Metro22.5 mi29195,000
42 Porto AlegreBrazil2 Mar 1985Metro21.0 mi17
43 MadridSpain17 Oct 1919Metro176.5 mi2811.78 million
44 GuangzhouChina28 Jun 1999Metro109.6 mi1111.85 million
45 Palma de MallorcaSpain25 Apr 2007Metro5.2 mi9
46 LisbonPortugal29 Dec 1959Metro25.5 mi52488,000
47 DubaiUnited Arab Emirates9 Sep 2009Metro32.4 mi26
48 DalianChina1 May 2003Metro30.5 mi12
49 ShanghaiChina10 Apr 1995Metro261.0 mi2783.56 million
50 Nizhny NovgorodRussia20 Nov 1985Metro9.6 mi1490,400
51 NanjingChina27 Aug 2005Metro52.6 mi57400,000
52 WuhanChina28 Sep 2004Metro17.4 mi2735,600
53 AnkaraTurkey30 Aug 1996Metro14.4 mi23310,000
54 SamaraRussia26 Dec 1987Metro6.3 mi932,900
55 TehranIran21 Feb 2000Metro41.0 mi551.26 million
56 PragueCzech Republic9 May 1974Metro36.7 mi571.6 million
57 MaracaiboVenezuela8 Jun 2009Metro4.0 mi6
58 LausanneSwitzerland24 May 1991Metro8.5 mi29
59 BilbaoSpain11 Nov 1995Metro25.2 mi38238,000
60 ChengduChina27 Sep 2010Metro11.5 mi16
61 ShenzhenChina28 Dec 2004Metro15.7 mi23362,000
62 BarcelonaSpain30 Dec 1924Metro74.2 mi1621.11 million
63 YekaterinburgRussia26 Apr 1991Metro5.3 mi7126,000
64 KazanRussia27 Aug 2005Metro5.2 mi619,200
65 AthensGreece1954Metro32.3 mi53937,000
66 VolgogradRussia5 Nov 1984Metro2.1 mi2
67 ValenciaSpain3 Oct 1988Metro19.8 mi38
68 MonterreyMexico25 Apr 1991Metro19.6 mi32
69 IstanbulTurkey16 Sep 2000Metro9.3 mi10186,000
70 MedellinColombia30 Nov 1995Metro17.9 mi26425,000
71 CairoEgypt27 Sep 1987Metro40.7 mi551.92 million
72 TianjinChina28 Mar 2004Metro44.7 mi3741,100
73 BudapestHungary2 May 1896Metro20.5 mi42814,000
74 OportoPortugal7 Dec 2002Metro13.5 mi15
75 GuadalajaraMexico1 Sep 1989Metro14.9 mi29
76 AdanaTurkey18 Mar 2009Metro5.0 mi8
77 SofiaBulgaria28 Jan 1998Metro11.2 mi1479,500
78 SevilleSpain2 Apr 2009Metro11.2 mi21
79 NewcastleUnited Kingdom7 Aug 1980Metro47.5 mi61104,000
80 BuffaloUSA18 May 1985Metro Rail5.2 mi8
81 Los AngelesUSA30 Jan 1993Metro Rail36.9 mi30129,000
82 KolkataIndia24 Oct 1984Metro Railway14.0 mi23474,000
83 BaltimoreUSA21 Nov 1983Metro Subway15.2 mi1435,600
84 Saint LouisUSA31 Jul 1993Metrolink45.6 mi37
85 CataniaItaly27 Jun 1999Metropolitana2.4 mi6
86 NaplesItaly28 Mar 1993Metropolitana19.8 mi3079,500
87 TurinItaly4 Feb 2006Metropolitana6.0 mi14
88 RomeItaly10 Feb 1955Metropolitana24.2 mi49907,000
89 MilanItaly1 Nov 1964Metropolitana46.4 mi88899,000
90 GenoaItaly13 Jun 1990Metropolitana3.2 mi7
91 WashingtonUSA27 Mar 1976Metrorail106.4 mi90611,000
92 MiamiUSA21 May 1984Metrorail22.4 mi2249,300
93 Kryvyi RihUkraine26 Dec 1986Metrotram11.2 mi12
94 Sao PauloBrazil14 Sep 1974Metrô43.3 mi631.93 million
95 Rio de JaneiroBrazil5 Mar 1979Metrô26.1 mi34370,000
96 BrasiliaBrazil31 Mar 2001Metrô26.1 mi2443,800
97 RecifeBrazil11 Mar 1985Metrô24.7 mi30
98 Belo HorizonteBrazil1 Aug 1986Metrô17.5 mi19
99 ParisFrance19 Jul 1900Métro132.4 mi3804.05 million
100 MarseilleFrance26 Nov 1977Métro13.5 mi30159,000
101 LilleFrance25 Apr 1983Métro28.3 mi62203,000
102 RennesFrance16 Mar 2002Métro5.6 mi1563,000
103 ToulouseFrance26 Jun 1993Métro17.1 mi38115,000
104 BrusselsBelgium20 Sep 1976Métro20.0 mi61364,000
105 RouenFrance17 Dec 1994Métro1.4 mi5
106 LyonFrance28 Apr 1978Métro19.1 mi43499,000
107 CharleroiBelgium21 Jun 1976Métro Léger10.9 mi20
108 PerugiaItaly29 Jan 2008Minimetro1.9 mi7
109 NahaJapan10 Aug 2003Monorail8.0 mi15
110 HiroshimaJapan20 Aug 1994Monorail11.4 mi2149,300
111 Las VegasUSA15 Jul 2004Monorail3.9 mi7
112 ChibaJapan28 Mar 1988Monorail9.6 mi18
113 KitakyushuJapan9 Jan 1985Monorail5.5 mi13
114 KamakuraJapan3 Mar 1970Monorail4.1 mi8
115 ChongqingChina18 Jun 2005Monorail12.1 mi18
116 TamaJapan27 Nov 1998Monorail9.9 mi19
117 ManilaPhilippines1 Dec 1984MRT32.0 mi43948,000
118 KaohsiungTaiwan9 Mar 2008MRT26.5 mi3782,200
119 TaipeiTaiwan28 Mar 1996MRT58.5 mi851.27 million
120 SingaporeSingapore7 Nov 1987MRT80.6 mi871.81 million
121 ChennaiIndia19 Oct 1997MRTS16.8 mi17
122 Hong KongChina1 Oct 1979MTR116.9 mi953.62 million
123 DetroitUSAJul 1987People Mover3.0 mi13
124 AntwerpBelgium25 Mar 1975Premetro4.7 mi11
125 The HagueNetherlands16 Oct 2004RandstadRail17.3 mi30
126 ClevelandUSA15 Mar 1955Rapid Transit19.3 mi1813,700
127 WuppertalGermany1 Mar 1901Schwebebahn8.3 mi20
128 VancouverCanada3 Jan 1986SkyTrain43.2 mi49203,000
129 BangkokThailand5 Dec 1999Skytrain, MRT46.6 mi52564,000
130 JacksonvilleUSA30 May 1989Skyway4.3 mi6
131 StuttgartGermany10 Jun 1966Stadtbahn14.9 mi19
132 GelsenkirchenGermany1 Sep 1984Stadtbahn3.4 mi9
133 DuisburgGermany11 Jul 1992Stadtbahn8.9 mi13
134 BielefeldGermany21 Sep 1971Stadtbahn3.2 mi7
135 LudwigshafenGermany29 May 1969Stadtbahn2.5 mi11
136 EssenGermany5 Oct 1967Stadtbahn12.6 mi27
137 BochumGermany26 May 1979Stadtbahn13.4 mi29
138 DuesseldorfGermany4 Oct 1981Stadtbahn6.0 mi14
139 MulheimGermany3 Nov 1979Stadtbahn5.6 mi13
140 CologneGermany11 Oct 1968Stadtbahn28.0 mi51
141 HanoverGermany28 Sep 1975Stadtbahn11.6 mi21
142 BonnGermany22 Mar 1975Stadtbahn5.6 mi12
143 DortmundGermany17 May 1976Stadtbahn18.3 mi37
144 Buenos AiresArgentina1 Dec 1913Subte29.9 mi77789,000
145 MumbaiIndiaSuburban Railway106.3 mi73
146 DaeguSouth Korea26 Nov 1997Subway33.5 mi56301,000
147 TorontoCanada30 Apr 1954Subway44.3 mi74762,000
148 GwangjuSouth Korea28 Apr 2004Subway12.5 mi2046,600
149 KobeJapan13 Mar 1977Subway19.0 mi26332,000
150 IncheonSouth Korea6 Oct 1999Subway18.3 mi29200,000
151 BusanSouth Korea19 Jul 1985Subway59.0 mi92704,000
152 GlasgowUnited Kingdom14 Dec 1896Subway6.5 mi1541,100
153 OsakaJapan20 May 1933Subway85.6 mi1332.36 million
154 BeijingChina1 Oct 1969Subway141.4 mi1473.99 million
155 SeoulSouth Korea15 Aug 1974Subway178.3 mi3485.61 million
156 NewarkUSA26 May 1935Subway1.4 mi4
157 NagoyaJapan15 Nov 1957Subway55.3 mi931.17 million
158 FukuokaJapan26 Jul 1981Subway18.5 mi35340,000
159 KyotoJapan1 Apr 1981Subway19.5 mi32345,000
160 SapporoJapan16 Dec 1971Subway29.8 mi49573,000
161 DaejeonSouth Korea16 Mar 2006Subway14.0 mi2279,500
162 PhiladelphiaUSA4 Mar 1907Subway38.5 mi66192,000
163 SendaiJapan15 Jul 1987Subway9.2 mi17159,000
164 New YorkUSA27 Oct 1904Subway228.7 mi4684.33 million
165 YokohamaJapan16 Dec 1972Subway35.8 mi48542,000
166 OsloNorway22 May 1966T-Bane38.5 mi73214,000
167 PittsburghUSA3 Jul 1985The T0.9 mi3
168 BostonUSA1 Sep 1897The T37.6 mi66400,000
169 San JuanPuerto Rico6 Jun 2005Tren Urbano10.7 mi1624,700
170 LimaPeru13 Jan 2003Tren Urbano6.2 mi6
171 StockholmSweden1 Oct 1950Tunnelbana65.7 mi104841,000
172 ViennaAustria25 Feb 1978U-Bahn46.4 mi1021.4 million
173 HamburgGermany1 Mar 1912U-Bahn62.6 mi97518,000
174 BerlinGermany18 Feb 1902U-Bahn91.6 mi1951.39 million
175 NurembergGermany1 Mar 1972U-Bahn21.5 mi46315,000
176 MunichGermany19 Oct 1971U-Bahn58.5 mi102962,000
177 FrankfurtGermany4 Oct 1968U-Bahn12.7 mi31
178 LondonUnited Kingdom10 Jan 1863Underground253.6 mi2682.99 million





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