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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 02/2011. Ridership data by John Kennes 07/2010. Ticket prices by UBS (Prices and Earnings, 2009, PDF, p. 20). 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 . Only one logo per city is shown.
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1 | Chicago | USA | "L" | 6 Jun 1892 | 103.2 mi | 542,000 | 151 | 2 | San Francisco | USA | BART | 11 Sep 1972 | 103.7 mi | 293,000 | 44 | 3 | Bursa | Turkey | Bursaray | 19 Aug 2002 | 15.8 mi | | 26 | 4 | Haifa | Israel | Carmelit | 1959 | 1.1 mi | | 6 | 5 | Sydney | Australia | Cityrail | 1926 | 13.7 mi | | 14 | 6 | Poznan | Poland | Fast Tram | 1 Mar 1997 | 3.8 mi | | 6 | 7 | Edmonton | Canada | Light Rail | 22 Apr 1978 | 12.7 mi | | 15 | 8 | Seattle | USA | Light Rail | 18 Jul 2009 | 13.8 mi | | 12 | 9 | Changchun | China | LRT | Oct 2002 | 10.6 mi | | 16 | 10 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | LRT, Monorail | 16 Dec 1996 | 39.8 mi | 299,000 | 60 | 11 | Atlanta | USA | MARTA | 30 Jun 1979 | 49.2 mi | 93,200 | 39 | 12 | Tehran | Iran | Metro | 21 Feb 2000 | 41.0 mi | 1.26 million | 62 | 13 | Prague | Czech Republic | Metro | 9 May 1974 | 36.7 mi | 1.6 million | 57 | 14 | Maracaibo | Venezuela | Metro | 8 Jun 2009 | 4.0 mi | | 6 | 15 | Valparaiso | Chile | Metro | 23 Nov 2005 | 26.7 mi | | 20 | 16 | Saint Petersburg | Russia | Metro | 15 Nov 1955 | 68.5 mi | 2.25 million | 64 | 17 | Moscow | Russia | Metro | 15 May 1935 | 187.7 mi | 6.55 million | 182 | 18 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Metro | 16 Oct 1977 | 20.3 mi | 233,000 | 33 | 19 | Yerevan | Armenia | Metro | 7 Mar 1981 | 7.5 mi | 46,600 | 10 | 20 | Dnepropetrovsk | Ukraine | Metro | 29 Dec 1995 | 4.4 mi | 38,400 | 6 | 21 | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | Metro | 9 Sep 2009 | 43.3 mi | | 45 | 22 | Warsaw | Poland | Metro | 7 Apr 1995 | 14.0 mi | 345,000 | 21 | 23 | Santiago | Chile | Metro | 15 Sep 1975 | 63.6 mi | 1.67 million | 108 | 24 | Kharkov | Ukraine | Metro | 23 Aug 1975 | 23.2 mi | 762,000 | 29 | 25 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Metro | 19 Oct 2002 | 13.1 mi | 126,000 | 22 | 26 | Shenzhen | China | Metro | 28 Dec 2004 | 110.9 mi | 362,000 | 131 | 27 | Lausanne | Switzerland | Metro | 24 May 1991 | 8.5 mi | | 29 | 28 | Bilbao | Spain | Metro | 11 Nov 1995 | 27.0 mi | 238,000 | 40 | 29 | Tbilisi | Georgia | Metro | 11 Jan 1966 | 16.3 mi | 252,000 | 22 | 30 | Valencia | Venezuela | Metro | 18 Oct 2006 | 3.9 mi | 49,300 | 7 | 31 | Montreal | Canada | Metro | 14 Oct 1966 | 43.0 mi | 600,000 | 73 | 32 | Izmir | Turkey | Metro | 22 May 2000 | 7.1 mi | 82,200 | 10 | 33 | Yekaterinburg | Russia | Metro | 26 Apr 1991 | 5.3 mi | 126,000 | 7 | 34 | Barcelona | Spain | Metro | 30 Dec 1924 | 74.2 mi | 1.11 million | 162 | 35 | Xi'an | China | Metro | 16 Sep 2011 | 16.4 mi | | 17 | 36 | Helsinki | Finland | Metro | 3 Aug 1982 | 13.1 mi | 156,000 | 17 | 37 | Caracas | Venezuela | Metro | 27 Mar 1983 | 37.6 mi | 1.25 million | 50 | 38 | Tokyo | Japan | Metro | 30 Dec 1927 | 189.2 mi | 8.7 million | 290 | 39 | Mexico City | Mexico | Metro | 5 Sep 1969 | 125.4 mi | 3.88 million | 175 | 40 | Volgograd | Russia | Metro | 5 Nov 1984 | 2.1 mi | | 2 | 41 | Kazan | Russia | Metro | 27 Aug 2005 | 6.8 mi | 19,200 | 7 | 42 | Athens | Greece | Metro | 1954 | 32.3 mi | 937,000 | 54 | 43 | Adana | Turkey | Metro | 18 Mar 2009 | 8.4 mi | | 13 | 44 | Shenyang | China | Metro | 27 Sep 2010 | 17.3 mi | | 22 | 45 | Novosibirsk | Russia | Metro | 7 Jan 1986 | 10.2 mi | 192,000 | 13 | 46 | Tashkent | Uzbekistan | Metro | 6 Nov 1977 | 22.5 mi | 195,000 | 29 | 47 | Porto Alegre | Brazil | Metro | 2 Mar 1985 | 21.0 mi | | 17 | 48 | Madrid | Spain | Metro | 17 Oct 1919 | 177.9 mi | 1.78 million | 282 | 49 | Guangzhou | China | Metro | 28 Jun 1999 | 144.1 mi | 1.85 million | 146 | 50 | Valencia | Spain | Metro | 3 Oct 1988 | 19.8 mi | | 38 | 51 | Monterrey | Mexico | Metro | 25 Apr 1991 | 19.6 mi | | 32 | 52 | Istanbul | Turkey | Metro | 16 Sep 2000 | 12.4 mi | 186,000 | 13 | 53 | Delhi | India | Metro | 24 Dec 2002 | 120.0 mi | 838,000 | 143 | 54 | Palma de Mallorca | Spain | Metro | 25 Apr 2007 | 5.2 mi | | 9 | 55 | Lisbon | Portugal | Metro | 29 Dec 1959 | 25.5 mi | 488,000 | 52 | 56 | Tianjin | China | Metro | 28 Mar 2004 | 44.7 mi | 41,100 | 37 | 57 | Medellin | Colombia | Metro | 30 Nov 1995 | 17.9 mi | 425,000 | 26 | 58 | Cairo | Egypt | Metro | 27 Sep 1987 | 40.7 mi | 1.92 million | 55 | 59 | Santo Domingo | Dominican Republic | Metro | 30 Jan 2009 | 9.0 mi | 200,000 | 16 | 60 | Dalian | China | Metro | 1 May 2003 | 30.5 mi | | 12 | 61 | Shanghai | China | Metro | 10 Apr 1995 | 262.9 mi | 3.56 million | 279 | 62 | Nizhny Novgorod | Russia | Metro | 20 Nov 1985 | 9.6 mi | 90,400 | 14 | 63 | Oporto | Portugal | Metro | 7 Dec 2002 | 13.5 mi | | 15 | 64 | Guadalajara | Mexico | Metro | 1 Sep 1989 | 14.9 mi | | 29 | 65 | Budapest | Hungary | Metro | 2 May 1896 | 20.5 mi | 814,000 | 42 | 66 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Metro | 10 Feb 1968 | 29.2 mi | 238,000 | 38 | 67 | Minsk | Belarus | Metro | 26 Jun 1984 | 18.8 mi | 718,000 | 25 | 68 | Wuhan | China | Metro | 28 Sep 2004 | 17.4 mi | 35,600 | 27 | 69 | Nanjing | China | Metro | 27 Aug 2005 | 52.6 mi | 400,000 | 57 | 70 | Sofia | Bulgaria | Metro | 28 Jan 1998 | 11.2 mi | 79,500 | 14 | 71 | Pyongyang | North Korea | Metro | 6 Sep 1973 | 14.0 mi | 95,900 | 16 | 72 | Samara | Russia | Metro | 26 Dec 1987 | 6.3 mi | 32,900 | 9 | 73 | Ankara | Turkey | Metro | 30 Aug 1996 | 14.4 mi | 310,000 | 23 | 74 | Chengdu | China | Metro | 27 Sep 2010 | 11.5 mi | | 16 | 75 | Seville | Spain | Metro | 2 Apr 2009 | 11.2 mi | | 21 | 76 | Newcastle | United Kingdom | Metro | 7 Aug 1980 | 47.5 mi | 104,000 | 61 | 77 | Mecca | Saudi Arabia | Metro | 13 Nov 2010 | 11.2 mi | | 9 | 78 | Bucharest | Romania | Metro | 16 Nov 1979 | 43.0 mi | 304,000 | 50 | 79 | Kiev | Ukraine | Metro | 22 Oct 1960 | 39.6 mi | 1.76 million | 49 | 80 | Baku | Azerbaijan | Metro | 6 Nov 1967 | 21.5 mi | 482,000 | 23 | 81 | Los Angeles | USA | Metro Rail | 30 Jan 1993 | 36.9 mi | 129,000 | 30 | 82 | Buffalo | USA | Metro Rail | 18 May 1985 | 5.2 mi | | 8 | 83 | Kolkata | India | Metro Railway | 24 Oct 1984 | 15.5 mi | 474,000 | 23 | 84 | Baltimore | USA | Metro Subway | 21 Nov 1983 | 15.2 mi | 35,600 | 14 | 85 | Saint Louis | USA | Metrolink | 31 Jul 1993 | 45.6 mi | | 37 | 86 | Genoa | Italy | Metropolitana | 13 Jun 1990 | 3.2 mi | | 7 | 87 | Catania | Italy | Metropolitana | 27 Jun 1999 | 2.4 mi | | 6 | 88 | Naples | Italy | Metropolitana | 28 Mar 1993 | 19.8 mi | 79,500 | 30 | 89 | Turin | Italy | Metropolitana | 4 Feb 2006 | 8.3 mi | | 21 | 90 | Rome | Italy | Metropolitana | 10 Feb 1955 | 24.2 mi | 907,000 | 49 | 91 | Milan | Italy | Metropolitana | 1 Nov 1964 | 51.8 mi | 899,000 | 94 | 92 | Miami | USA | Metrorail | 21 May 1984 | 22.4 mi | 49,300 | 22 | 93 | Washington | USA | Metrorail | 27 Mar 1976 | 106.4 mi | 611,000 | 90 | 94 | Kryvyi Rih | Ukraine | Metrotram | 26 Dec 1986 | 11.2 mi | | 12 | 95 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | Metrô | 5 Mar 1979 | 26.1 mi | 370,000 | 34 | 96 | Brasilia | Brazil | Metrô | 31 Mar 2001 | 26.1 mi | 43,800 | 24 | 97 | Recife | Brazil | Metrô | 11 Mar 1985 | 24.7 mi | | 30 | 98 | Belo Horizonte | Brazil | Metrô | 1 Aug 1986 | 17.5 mi | | 19 | 99 | Sao Paulo | Brazil | Metrô | 14 Sep 1974 | 46.2 mi | 1.93 million | 67 | 100 | Brussels | Belgium | Métro | 20 Sep 1976 | 20.0 mi | 364,000 | 61 | 101 | Paris | France | Métro | 19 Jul 1900 | 132.4 mi | 4.05 million | 380 | 102 | Rennes | France | Métro | 16 Mar 2002 | 5.6 mi | 63,000 | 15 | 103 | Rouen | France | Métro | 17 Dec 1994 | 1.4 mi | | 5 | 104 | Lyon | France | Métro | 28 Apr 1978 | 19.1 mi | 499,000 | 43 | 105 | Marseille | France | Métro | 26 Nov 1977 | 13.5 mi | 159,000 | 30 | 106 | Toulouse | France | Métro | 26 Jun 1993 | 17.1 mi | 115,000 | 38 | 107 | Lille | France | Métro | 25 Apr 1983 | 28.3 mi | 203,000 | 62 | 108 | Charleroi | Belgium | Métro Léger | 21 Jun 1976 | 10.9 mi | | 20 | 109 | Perugia | Italy | Minimetro | 29 Jan 2008 | 1.9 mi | | 7 | 110 | Hiroshima | Japan | Monorail | 20 Aug 1994 | 11.4 mi | 49,300 | 21 | 111 | Chiba | Japan | Monorail | 28 Mar 1988 | 9.6 mi | | 18 | 112 | Las Vegas | USA | Monorail | 15 Jul 2004 | 3.9 mi | | 7 | 113 | Tama | Japan | Monorail | 27 Nov 1998 | 9.9 mi | | 19 | 114 | Kitakyushu | Japan | Monorail | 9 Jan 1985 | 5.5 mi | | 13 | 115 | Kamakura | Japan | Monorail | 3 Mar 1970 | 4.1 mi | | 8 | 116 | Chongqing | China | Monorail | 18 Jun 2005 | 22.3 mi | | 28 | 117 | Naha | Japan | Monorail | 10 Aug 2003 | 8.0 mi | | 15 | 118 | Manila | Philippines | MRT | 1 Dec 1984 | 32.0 mi | 948,000 | 44 | 119 | Kaohsiung | Taiwan | MRT | 9 Mar 2008 | 26.5 mi | 82,200 | 37 | 120 | Taipei | Taiwan | MRT | 28 Mar 1996 | 62.6 mi | 1.27 million | 98 | 121 | Singapore | Singapore | MRT | 7 Nov 1987 | 80.6 mi | 1.81 million | 87 | 122 | Chennai | India | MRTS | 19 Oct 1997 | 16.8 mi | | 17 | 123 | Hong Kong | China | MTR | 1 Oct 1979 | 108.8 mi | 3.62 million | 95 | 124 | Detroit | USA | People Mover | Jul 1987 | 3.0 mi | | 13 | 125 | Antwerp | Belgium | Premetro | 25 Mar 1975 | 4.7 mi | | 11 | 126 | The Hague | Netherlands | RandstadRail | 16 Oct 2004 | 17.3 mi | | 30 | 127 | Cleveland | USA | Rapid Transit | 15 Mar 1955 | 19.3 mi | 13,700 | 18 | 128 | Wuppertal | Germany | Schwebebahn | 1 Mar 1901 | 8.3 mi | | 20 | 129 | Vancouver | Canada | SkyTrain | 3 Jan 1986 | 43.2 mi | 203,000 | 49 | 130 | Bangkok | Thailand | Skytrain, MRT | 5 Dec 1999 | 49.8 mi | 564,000 | 57 | 131 | Jacksonville | USA | Skyway | 30 May 1989 | 4.3 mi | | 6 | 132 | Stuttgart | Germany | Stadtbahn | 10 Jun 1966 | 14.9 mi | | 19 | 133 | Gelsenkirchen | Germany | Stadtbahn | 1 Sep 1984 | 3.4 mi | | 9 | 134 | Cologne | Germany | Stadtbahn | 11 Oct 1968 | 28.0 mi | | 51 | 135 | Duisburg | Germany | Stadtbahn | 11 Jul 1992 | 8.9 mi | | 13 | 136 | Bielefeld | Germany | Stadtbahn | 21 Sep 1971 | 3.2 mi | | 7 | 137 | Hanover | Germany | Stadtbahn | 28 Sep 1975 | 11.6 mi | | 21 | 138 | Duesseldorf | Germany | Stadtbahn | 4 Oct 1981 | 6.0 mi | | 14 | 139 | Bonn | Germany | Stadtbahn | 22 Mar 1975 | 5.6 mi | | 12 | 140 | Mulheim | Germany | Stadtbahn | 3 Nov 1979 | 5.6 mi | | 13 | 141 | Dortmund | Germany | Stadtbahn | 17 May 1976 | 18.3 mi | | 37 | 142 | Ludwigshafen | Germany | Stadtbahn | 29 May 1969 | 2.5 mi | | 11 | 143 | Essen | Germany | Stadtbahn | 5 Oct 1967 | 12.6 mi | | 27 | 144 | Bochum | Germany | Stadtbahn | 26 May 1979 | 13.4 mi | | 29 | 145 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | Subte | 1 Dec 1913 | 29.9 mi | 789,000 | 77 | 146 | Mumbai | India | Suburban Railway | | 106.3 mi | | 73 | 147 | Seoul | South Korea | Subway | 15 Aug 1974 | 178.3 mi | 5.61 million | 348 | 148 | Newark | USA | Subway | 26 May 1935 | 1.4 mi | | 4 | 149 | Beijing | China | Subway | 1 Oct 1969 | 209.4 mi | 3.99 million | 196 | 150 | Philadelphia | USA | Subway | 4 Mar 1907 | 38.5 mi | 192,000 | 66 | 151 | Toronto | Canada | Subway | 30 Apr 1954 | 44.3 mi | 762,000 | 74 | 152 | Nagoya | Japan | Subway | 15 Nov 1957 | 57.9 mi | 1.17 million | 97 | 153 | Gwangju | South Korea | Subway | 28 Apr 2004 | 12.5 mi | 46,600 | 20 | 154 | Sendai | Japan | Subway | 15 Jul 1987 | 9.2 mi | 159,000 | 17 | 155 | New York | USA | Subway | 27 Oct 1904 | 228.7 mi | 4.33 million | 468 | 156 | Kobe | Japan | Subway | 13 Mar 1977 | 19.0 mi | 332,000 | 26 | 157 | Fukuoka | Japan | Subway | 26 Jul 1981 | 18.5 mi | 340,000 | 35 | 158 | Kyoto | Japan | Subway | 1 Apr 1981 | 19.5 mi | 345,000 | 32 | 159 | Incheon | South Korea | Subway | 6 Oct 1999 | 18.3 mi | 200,000 | 29 | 160 | Sapporo | Japan | Subway | 16 Dec 1971 | 29.8 mi | 573,000 | 49 | 161 | Daejeon | South Korea | Subway | 16 Mar 2006 | 14.0 mi | 79,500 | 22 | 162 | Busan | South Korea | Subway | 19 Jul 1985 | 81.9 mi | 704,000 | 127 | 163 | Yokohama | Japan | Subway | 16 Dec 1972 | 35.8 mi | 542,000 | 48 | 164 | Glasgow | United Kingdom | Subway | 14 Dec 1896 | 6.5 mi | 41,100 | 15 | 165 | Daegu | South Korea | Subway | 26 Nov 1997 | 33.5 mi | 301,000 | 56 | 166 | Osaka | Japan | Subway | 20 May 1933 | 85.6 mi | 2.36 million | 133 | 167 | Oslo | Norway | T-Bane | 22 May 1966 | 38.5 mi | 214,000 | 73 | 168 | Boston | USA | The T | 1 Sep 1897 | 37.6 mi | 400,000 | 66 | 169 | Pittsburgh | USA | The T | 3 Jul 1985 | 1.8 mi | | 3 | 170 | San Juan | Puerto Rico | Tren Urbano | 6 Jun 2005 | 10.7 mi | 24,700 | 16 | 171 | Lima | Peru | Tren Urbano | 13 Jan 2003 | 6.2 mi | | 6 | 172 | Stockholm | Sweden | Tunnelbana | 1 Oct 1950 | 65.7 mi | 841,000 | 104 | 173 | Nuremberg | Germany | U-Bahn | 1 Mar 1972 | 21.5 mi | 315,000 | 46 | 174 | Munich | Germany | U-Bahn | 19 Oct 1971 | 58.5 mi | 962,000 | 102 | 175 | Vienna | Austria | U-Bahn | 25 Feb 1978 | 46.4 mi | 1.4 million | 102 | 176 | Berlin | Germany | U-Bahn | 18 Feb 1902 | 91.6 mi | 1.39 million | 195 | 177 | Frankfurt | Germany | U-Bahn | 4 Oct 1968 | 12.7 mi | | 31 | 178 | Hamburg | Germany | U-Bahn | 1 Mar 1912 | 62.6 mi | 518,000 | 97 | 179 | London | United Kingdom | Underground | 10 Jan 1863 | 249.8 mi | 2.99 million | 270 |
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