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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 19272901323.43174 mio.
2 MoscowRussia15 May 19351801224.92573 mio.
3 SeoulSouth Korea15 Aug 19743481028.72048 mio.
4 New YorkUSA27 Oct 19044682713.61624 mio.
5 ParisFrance19 Jul 19003801613.31473 mio.
6 Mexico CityMexico5 Sep 19691751118.31460 mio.
7 Hong KongChina1 Oct 197995920.91309 mio.
8 BeijingChina1 Oct 1969147925.31200 mio.
9 LondonUnited Kingdom10 Jan 18632681137.11197 mio.
10 ShanghaiChina10 Apr 19952301033.41122 mio.
11 OsakaJapan20 May 1933133915.3860 mio.
12 Saint PetersburgRussia15 Nov 195563522.0832 mio.
13 CairoEgypt27 Sep 198755232.8700 mio.
14 MadridSpain17 Oct 19192811321.8686 mio.
15 Sao PauloBrazil14 Sep 197458415.3684 mio.
16 SantiagoChile15 Sep 197593516.6642 mio.
17 KievUkraine22 Oct 196046319.9642 mio.
18 GuangzhouChina28 Jun 199988529.7601 mio.
19 PragueCzech Republic9 May 197457319.7597 mio.
20 SingaporeSingapore7 Nov 198776429.7571 mio.
21 CaracasVenezuela27 Mar 198350512.1510 mio.
22 ViennaAustria25 Feb 197896514.0498 mio.
23 TaipeiTaiwan28 Mar 199685811.3450 mio.
24 BerlinGermany18 Feb 19021951014.7447 mio.
25 NagoyaJapan15 Nov 195793422.3427 mio.
26 BarcelonaSpain30 Dec 19241521011.1378 mio.
27 TehranIran21 Feb 200047316.8353 mio.
28 MunichGermany19 Oct 1971100615.4349 mio.
29 ManilaPhilippines1 Dec 198442315.2346 mio.
30 RomeItaly10 Feb 195549219.5331 mio.
31 MilanItaly1 Nov 196488324.9328 mio.
32 AthensGreece195452317.3325 mio.
33 DelhiIndia24 Dec 200283332.1310 mio.
34 StockholmSweden1 Oct 1950104335.2303 mio.
35 BudapestHungary2 May 189642311.0297 mio.
36 Buenos AiresArgentina1 Dec 19137667.9280 mio.
37 TorontoCanada30 Apr 195474417.8278 mio.
38 KharkovUkraine23 Aug 197528311.8278 mio.
39 MinskBelarus26 Jun 198425215.1262 mio.
40 BusanSouth Korea19 Jul 198592331.7257 mio.
41 MontrealCanada14 Oct 196673417.3219 mio.
42 WashingtonUSA27 Mar 197690534.2215 mio.
43 SapporoJapan16 Dec 197149316.0209 mio.
44 BangkokThailand5 Dec 199944315.4206 mio.
45 YokohamaJapan16 Dec 197248319.2198 mio.
46 ChicagoUSA6 Jun 1892151820.8198 mio.
47 HamburgGermany1 Mar 191297333.6184 mio.
48 LyonFrance28 Apr 19784347.7182 mio.
49 LisbonPortugal29 Dec 195952410.3180 mio.
50 BakuAzerbaijan6 Nov 196722216.4176 mio.
51 MedellinColombia30 Nov 199526214.4155 mio.
52 BostonUSA1 Sep 189766320.2145 mio.
53 BrusselsBelgium20 Sep 197661310.7136 mio.
54 Rio de JaneiroBrazil5 Mar 197934221.0135 mio.
55 KyotoJapan1 Apr 198132215.6126 mio.
56 FukuokaJapan26 Jul 19813539.9124 mio.
57 KobeJapan13 Mar 197726215.3121 mio.
58 WarsawPoland7 Apr 199521122.6114 mio.
59 AnkaraTurkey30 Aug 199623211.6113 mio.
60 BucharestRomania16 Nov 197950416.9111 mio.
61 DaeguSouth Korea26 Nov 199756227.0110 mio.
62 Kuala LumpurMalaysia16 Dec 199660321.3109 mio.
63 NanjingChina27 Aug 200516121.7102 mio.
64 KolkataIndia24 Oct 198421122.6100 mio.
65 San FranciscoUSA11 Sep 197243533.4100 mio.
66 NurembergGermany1 Mar 197246311.592 mio.
67 TbilisiGeorgia11 Jan 196622213.192 mio.
68 AmsterdamNetherlands16 Oct 19773348.291 mio.
69 BilbaoSpain11 Nov 199538220.386 mio.
70 RotterdamNetherlands10 Feb 196838223.585 mio.
71 LilleFrance25 Apr 198362222.874 mio.
72 VancouverCanada3 Jan 198649323.274 mio.
73 ShenzhenChina28 Dec 200423212.673 mio.
74 IncheonSouth Korea6 Oct 199929129.573 mio.
75 TashkentUzbekistan6 Nov 197729312.171 mio.
76 NovosibirskRussia7 Jan 19861327.270 mio.
77 IstanbulTurkey16 Sep 200010115.068 mio.
78 PhiladelphiaUSA4 Mar 190766320.767 mio.
79 OsloNorway22 May 196672512.464 mio.
80 SendaiJapan15 Jul 198717114.858 mio.
81 MarseilleFrance26 Nov 19772629.658 mio.
82 HelsinkiFinland3 Aug 198217121.058 mio.
83 SofiaBulgaria28 Jan 199814118.051 mio.
84 YekaterinburgRussia26 Apr 1991718.546 mio.
85 Los AngelesUSA30 Jan 199330319.845 mio.
86 ToulouseFrance26 Jun 199338213.842 mio.
87 NewcastleUnited Kingdom7 Aug 198061238.338 mio.
88 CopenhagenDenmark19 Oct 200222210.537 mio.
89 PyongyangNorth Korea6 Sep 197316211.335 mio.
90 AtlantaUSA30 Jun 197939239.634 mio.
91 Nizhny NovgorodRussia20 Nov 19851427.833 mio.
92 IzmirTurkey22 May 200010111.530 mio.
93 KaohsiungTaiwan9 Mar 200837221.430 mio.
94 NaplesItaly28 Mar 199330310.629 mio.
95 DaejeonSouth Korea16 Mar 200622122.629 mio.
96 RennesFrance16 Mar 20021519.023 mio.
97 MiamiUSA21 May 198422136.019 mio.
98 HiroshimaJapan20 Aug 199421118.418 mio.
99 ValenciaVenezuela18 Oct 2006716.218 mio.
100 YerevanArmenia7 Mar 198110112.117 mio.
101 GwangjuSouth Korea28 Apr 200420120.117 mio.
102 BrasiliaBrazil31 Mar 200123142.016 mio.
103 TianjinChina28 Mar 200437236.015 mio.
104 GlasgowUnited Kingdom14 Dec 189615110.415 mio.
105 BaltimoreUSA21 Nov 198314124.514 mio.
106 SamaraRussia26 Dec 19879110.212 mio.
107 DnepropetrovskUkraine29 Dec 1995617.111 mio.
108 San JuanPuerto Rico6 Jun 200516117.29 mio.
109 KazanRussia27 Aug 2005618.37 mio.
110 ClevelandUSA15 Mar 195518131.06 mio.
111 Santo DomingoDominican Republic30 Jan 200916114.5
112 EssenGermany5 Oct 19672736.7
113 MaracaiboVenezuela8 Jun 2009616.5
114 BursaTurkey19 Aug 200223122.5
115 JacksonvilleUSA30 May 1989616.9
116 NewarkUSA26 May 1935412.2
117 SydneyAustralia19261437.4
118 LausanneSwitzerland24 May 19912926.8
119 PoznanPoland1 Mar 1997616.1
120 ChibaJapan28 Mar 19881827.8
121 GelsenkirchenGermany1 Sep 1984915.5
122 DuisburgGermany11 Jul 19921327.2
123 PerugiaItaly29 Jan 2008713.0
124 RouenFrance17 Dec 1994512.2
125 WuppertalGermany1 Mar 190120113.3
126 RecifeBrazil11 Mar 198530219.9
127 HanoverGermany28 Sep 19752136.2
128 MumbaiIndia73534.2
129 OportoPortugal7 Dec 200215210.9
130 GuadalajaraMexico1 Sep 198929212.0
131 CharleroiBelgium21 Jun 19762044.4
132 TurinItaly4 Feb 20061419.6
133 KitakyushuJapan9 Jan 19851318.8
134 FrankfurtGermany4 Oct 19683136.8
135 AdanaTurkey18 Mar 2009818.0
136 The HagueNetherlands16 Oct 20043039.3
137 KamakuraJapan3 Mar 1970816.6
138 DortmundGermany17 May 19763739.8
139 LudwigshafenGermany29 May 1969110
140 NahaJapan10 Aug 200315112.8
141 BochumGermany26 May 197929210.8
142 HaifaIsrael1959611.8
143 ValparaisoChile23 Nov 200520143.0
144 Kryvyi RihUkraine26 Dec 198612118.0
145 GenoaItaly13 Jun 1990715.2
146 CataniaItaly27 Jun 1999613.8
147 EdmontonCanada22 Apr 197811113.1
148 BuffaloUSA18 May 1985818.4
149 Saint LouisUSA31 Jul 199337236.7
150 DetroitUSAJul 19871314.8
151 StuttgartGermany10 Jun 196619212.0
152 VolgogradRussia5 Nov 1984213.3
153 CologneGermany11 Oct 196851153.0
154 ShenyangChina23 Sep 200918122.2
155 Las VegasUSA15 Jul 2004716.2
156 BielefeldGermany21 Sep 1971741.3
157 Porto AlegreBrazil2 Mar 198517133.8
158 MonterreyMexico25 Apr 199132215.8
159 ChennaiIndia19 Oct 199717127.0
160 ValenciaSpain3 Oct 198838310.6
161 SeattleUSA18 Jul 200912122.2
162 DubaiUnited Arab Emirates9 Sep 200911139.7
163 Palma de MallorcaSpain25 Apr 2007918.3
164 AntwerpBelgium25 Mar 19751123.8
165 DuesseldorfGermany4 Oct 19811424.8
166 DalianChina1 May 200312149.0
167 TamaJapan27 Nov 199819116.0
168 WuhanChina28 Sep 200410110.2
169 BonnGermany22 Mar 19751219.0
170 LimaPeru13 Jan 20036110.0
171 MulheimGermany3 Nov 19791324.5
172 ChongqingChina18 Jun 200518119.5
173 SevilleSpain2 Apr 200921118.0
174 Belo HorizonteBrazil1 Aug 198619128.1
175 PittsburghUSA3 Jul 1985311.5
176 ChangchunChinaOct 200216117.0


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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