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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 London408.0 km10 Jan 18632682681137.11.5224.41197 mio.2,934,000
2 New York368.0 km27 Oct 19044224682713.60.8717.31624 mio.4,413,000
3 Shanghai334.0 km10 Apr 19951942301033.41.7223.01122 mio.3,359,000
4 Tokyo304.5 km30 Dec 19272052901323.41.4922.33174 mio.10,424,000
5 Moscow298.8 km15 May 19351441801224.92.0715.02573 mio.8,611,000
6 Seoul286.9 km15 Aug 19742983481028.70.9634.82048 mio.7,138,000
7 Madrid284.0 km17 Oct 19192312811321.81.2321.6686 mio.2,415,000
8 Beijing227.6 km1 Oct 1969125147925.31.8216.31200 mio.5,274,000
9 Paris213.0 km19 Jul 19003003801613.30.7123.81473 mio.6,915,000
10 Mexico City201.7 km5 Sep 19691471751118.31.3715.91460 mio.7,238,000
11 Hong Kong188.1 km1 Oct 19798295920.92.2910.61309 mio.6,959,000
12 Washington171.2 km27 Mar 19768690534.21.9918.0215 mio.1,256,000
13 Mumbai171.0 km7373534.22.3414.6
14 San Francisco166.9 km11 Sep 19724343533.43.888.6100 mio.599,000
15 Chicago166.0 km6 Jun 1892144151820.81.1518.9198 mio.1,193,000
16 Guangzhou148.5 km28 Jun 19997988529.71.8817.6601 mio.4,047,000
17 Berlin147.4 km18 Feb 19021731951014.70.8519.5447 mio.3,033,000
18 Osaka137.8 km20 May 1933104133915.31.3314.8860 mio.6,241,000
19 Singapore118.9 km7 Nov 19876976429.71.7219.0571 mio.4,802,000
20 Barcelona110.5 km30 Dec 19241281521011.10.8615.2378 mio.3,421,000
21 Saint Petersburg110.2 km15 Nov 19555563522.02.0012.6832 mio.7,550,000
22 Stockholm105.7 km1 Oct 1950100104335.21.0634.7303 mio.2,867,000
23 Hamburg100.7 km1 Mar 19128997333.61.1332.3184 mio.1,827,000
24 Delhi96.2 km24 Dec 20028183332.11.1927.7310 mio.3,224,000
25 Busan95.0 km19 Jul 19858892331.71.0830.7257 mio.2,705,000
26 Munich92.5 km19 Oct 197194100615.40.9816.7349 mio.3,773,000
27 Taipei90.6 km28 Mar 19968085811.31.1310.6450 mio.4,967,000
28 Nagoya89.0 km15 Nov 19578293422.31.0923.3427 mio.4,798,000
29 Santiago83.0 km15 Sep 19758693516.60.9718.6642 mio.7,735,000
30 Atlanta79.2 km30 Jun 19793839239.62.0819.534 mio.429,000
31 Newcastle76.5 km7 Aug 19805061238.31.5330.538 mio.497,000
32 Milan74.6 km1 Nov 19648488324.90.8929.3328 mio.4,397,000
33 Saint Louis73.4 km31 Jul 19933737236.71.9818.5
34 Tianjin72.0 km28 Mar 20043737236.01.9518.515 mio.208,000
35 Toronto71.3 km30 Apr 19546974417.81.0318.5278 mio.3,899,000
36 Vienna69.8 km25 Feb 19788496514.00.8319.2498 mio.7,135,000
37 Vancouver69.5 km3 Jan 19864749323.21.4816.374 mio.1,065,000
38 Montreal69.2 km14 Oct 19666873417.31.0218.3219 mio.3,165,000
39 Bucharest67.7 km16 Nov 19794350416.91.5712.5111 mio.1,640,000
40 Cairo65.5 km27 Sep 19875355232.81.2427.5700 mio.10,687,000
41 Kuala Lumpur64.0 km16 Dec 19965660321.31.1420.0109 mio.1,703,000
42 Oslo62.0 km22 May 19667272512.40.8614.464 mio.1,032,000
43 Philadelphia62.0 km4 Mar 19076266320.71.0022.067 mio.1,081,000
44 Sao Paulo61.3 km14 Sep 19745558415.31.1114.5684 mio.11,158,000
45 Caracas60.5 km27 Mar 19834650512.11.3210.0510 mio.8,430,000
46 Boston60.5 km1 Sep 18976066320.21.0122.0145 mio.2,397,000
47 Kiev59.8 km22 Oct 19604346319.91.3915.3642 mio.10,736,000
48 Los Angeles59.3 km30 Jan 19933030319.81.9810.045 mio.759,000
49 Prague59.1 km9 May 19745457319.71.0919.0597 mio.10,102,000
50 Yokohama57.6 km16 Dec 19724548319.21.2816.0198 mio.3,438,000
51 Daegu53.9 km26 Nov 19975556227.00.9828.0110 mio.2,041,000
52 Athens52.0 km19544852317.31.0817.3325 mio.6,250,000
53 Tehran50.5 km21 Feb 20004447316.81.1515.7353 mio.6,990,000
54 Dalian49.0 km1 May 20031212149.04.0812.0
55 Sapporo48.0 km16 Dec 19714649316.01.0416.3209 mio.4,354,000
56 Buenos Aires47.5 km1 Dec 1913687667.90.7012.7280 mio.5,895,000
57 Rotterdam47.0 km10 Feb 19683738223.51.2719.085 mio.1,809,000
58 Bangkok46.3 km5 Dec 19994044315.41.1614.7206 mio.4,449,000
59 Manila45.7 km1 Dec 19843942315.21.1714.0346 mio.7,571,000
60 Lille45.5 km25 Apr 19836062222.80.7631.074 mio.1,626,000
61 Cologne45.0 km11 Oct 19685151153.00.883.4
62 Valparaiso43.0 km23 Nov 20052020143.02.1520.0
63 Kaohsiung42.7 km9 Mar 20083637221.41.1918.530 mio.703,000
64 Rio de Janeiro42.0 km5 Mar 19793434221.01.2417.0135 mio.3,214,000
65 Brasilia42.0 km31 Mar 20012323142.01.8323.016 mio.381,000
66 Lisbon41.0 km29 Dec 19594652410.30.8913.0180 mio.4,390,000
67 Bilbao40.6 km11 Nov 19953838220.31.0719.086 mio.2,118,000
68 Dubai39.7 km9 Sep 20091111139.73.6111.0
69 Recife39.7 km11 Mar 19852830219.91.4215.0
70 Rome39.0 km10 Feb 19554849219.50.8124.5331 mio.8,487,000
71 Tashkent36.2 km6 Nov 19772629312.11.399.771 mio.1,961,000
72 Miami36.0 km21 May 19842222136.01.6422.019 mio.528,000
73 Kharkov35.3 km23 Aug 19752528311.81.419.3278 mio.7,875,000
74 Nuremberg34.6 km1 Mar 19724446311.50.7915.392 mio.2,659,000
75 Porto Alegre33.8 km2 Mar 19851717133.81.9917.0
76 Budapest33.0 km2 May 18964042311.00.8314.0297 mio.9,000,000
77 Baku32.9 km6 Nov 19672122216.41.5611.0176 mio.5,356,000
78 Amsterdam32.7 km16 Oct 1977333348.20.998.391 mio.2,783,000
79 Brussels32.2 km20 Sep 19765961310.70.5520.3136 mio.4,224,000
80 Naples31.8 km28 Mar 19932830310.61.1410.029 mio.912,000
81 Valencia31.8 km3 Oct 19883738310.60.8612.7
82 Monterrey31.5 km25 Apr 19913132215.81.0216.0
83 Kyoto31.3 km1 Apr 19813132215.61.0116.0126 mio.4,026,000
84 Cleveland31.0 km15 Mar 19551818131.01.7218.06 mio.194,000
85 Lyon30.7 km28 Apr 1978394347.70.7910.8182 mio.5,928,000
86 Kobe30.6 km13 Mar 19772426215.31.2813.0121 mio.3,954,000
87 Minsk30.3 km26 Jun 19842425215.11.2612.5262 mio.8,647,000
88 Fukuoka29.8 km26 Jul 1981343539.90.8811.7124 mio.4,161,000
89 Incheon29.5 km6 Oct 19992929129.51.0229.073 mio.2,475,000
90 Dortmund29.5 km17 May 1976373739.80.8012.3
91 Medellin28.8 km30 Nov 19952526214.41.1513.0155 mio.5,382,000
92 Belo Horizonte28.1 km1 Aug 19861919128.11.4819.0
93 The Hague27.9 km16 Oct 2004303039.30.9310.0
94 Toulouse27.5 km26 Jun 19933738213.80.7419.042 mio.1,527,000
95 Chennai27.0 km19 Oct 19971717127.01.5917.0
96 Tbilisi26.3 km11 Jan 19662122213.11.2511.092 mio.3,498,000
97 Shenzhen25.3 km28 Dec 20042223212.61.1511.573 mio.2,885,000
98 Baltimore24.5 km21 Nov 19831414124.51.7514.014 mio.571,000
99 Guadalajara24.0 km1 Sep 19892829212.00.8614.5
100 Stuttgart24.0 km10 Jun 19661719212.01.419.5
101 Ankara23.1 km30 Aug 19962223211.61.0511.5113 mio.4,892,000
102 Warsaw22.6 km7 Apr 19952121122.61.0821.0114 mio.5,044,000
103 Kolkata22.6 km24 Oct 19842121122.61.0821.0100 mio.4,425,000
104 Daejeon22.6 km16 Mar 20062222122.61.0322.029 mio.1,283,000
105 Bursa22.5 km19 Aug 20022323122.50.9823.0
106 Pyongyang22.5 km6 Sep 19731516211.31.508.035 mio.1,556,000
107 Shenyang22.2 km23 Sep 20091818122.21.2318.0
108 Seattle22.2 km18 Jul 20091212122.21.8512.0
109 Sydney22.1 km1926141437.41.584.7
110 Oporto21.7 km7 Dec 20021415210.91.557.5
111 Nanjing21.7 km27 Aug 20051616121.71.3616.0102 mio.4,700,000
112 Bochum21.5 km26 May 19792729210.80.8014.5
113 Copenhagen21.0 km19 Oct 20022222210.50.9511.037 mio.1,762,000
114 Helsinki21.0 km3 Aug 19821717121.01.2417.058 mio.2,762,000
115 Frankfurt20.5 km4 Oct 1968273136.80.7610.3
116 Essen20.2 km5 Oct 1967272736.70.759.0
117 Gwangju20.1 km28 Apr 20042020120.11.0120.017 mio.846,000
118 Chongqing19.5 km18 Jun 20051818119.51.0818.0
119 Marseille19.3 km26 Nov 1977242629.60.8013.058 mio.3,005,000
120 Hanover18.6 km28 Sep 1975172136.21.097.0
121 Hiroshima18.4 km20 Aug 19942121118.40.8821.018 mio.978,000
122 Kryvyi Rih18.0 km26 Dec 19861212118.01.5012.0
123 Sofia18.0 km28 Jan 19981414118.01.2914.051 mio.2,833,000
124 Seville18.0 km2 Apr 20092121118.00.8621.0
125 Charleroi17.5 km21 Jun 1976202044.40.885.0
126 San Juan17.2 km6 Jun 20051616117.21.0816.09 mio.523,000
127 Changchun17.0 kmOct 20021616117.01.0616.0
128 Tama16.0 km27 Nov 19981919116.00.8419.0
129 Chiba15.5 km28 Mar 1988181827.80.869.0
130 Nizhny Novgorod15.5 km20 Nov 1985131427.81.197.033 mio.2,129,000
131 Istanbul15.0 km16 Sep 20001010115.01.5010.068 mio.4,533,000
132 Sendai14.8 km15 Jul 19871717114.80.8717.058 mio.3,919,000
133 Santo Domingo14.5 km30 Jan 20091616114.50.9116.0
134 Duisburg14.3 km11 Jul 1992131327.21.106.5
135 Novosibirsk14.3 km7 Jan 1986121327.21.196.570 mio.4,895,000
136 Lausanne13.7 km24 May 1991282926.80.4914.5
137 Wuppertal13.3 km1 Mar 19012020113.30.6720.0
138 Edmonton13.1 km22 Apr 19781111113.11.1911.0
139 Naha12.8 km10 Aug 20031515112.80.8515.0
140 Yerevan12.1 km7 Mar 19811010112.11.2110.017 mio.1,405,000
141 Izmir11.5 km22 May 20001010111.51.1510.030 mio.2,609,000
142 Glasgow10.4 km14 Dec 18961515110.40.6915.015 mio.1,442,000
143 Samara10.2 km26 Dec 198799110.21.139.012 mio.1,176,000
144 Wuhan10.2 km28 Sep 20041010110.21.0210.0
145 Lima10.0 km13 Jan 200366110.01.676.0
146 Turin9.6 km4 Feb 2006141419.60.6914.0
147 Duesseldorf9.6 km4 Oct 1981141424.80.687.0
148 Mulheim9.0 km3 Nov 1979121324.50.756.5
149 Rennes9.0 km16 Mar 2002151519.00.6015.023 mio.2,556,000
150 Bonn9.0 km22 Mar 1975121219.00.7512.0
151 Kitakyushu8.8 km9 Jan 1985131318.80.6813.0
152 Yekaterinburg8.5 km26 Apr 19917718.51.217.046 mio.5,412,000
153 Buffalo8.4 km18 May 19858818.41.048.0
154 Kazan8.3 km27 Aug 20056618.31.386.07 mio.843,000
155 Palma de Mallorca8.3 km25 Apr 20079918.30.929.0
156 Adana8.0 km18 Mar 20098818.01.008.0
157 Antwerp7.6 km25 Mar 1975111123.80.695.5
158 Dnepropetrovsk7.1 km29 Dec 19956617.11.186.011 mio.1,549,000
159 Jacksonville6.9 km30 May 19896616.91.156.0
160 Kamakura6.6 km3 Mar 19708816.60.828.0
161 Maracaibo6.5 km8 Jun 20096616.51.086.0
162 Valencia6.2 km18 Oct 20067716.20.897.018 mio.2,903,000
163 Las Vegas6.2 km15 Jul 20047716.20.897.0
164 Poznan6.1 km1 Mar 19976616.11.026.0
165 Gelsenkirchen5.5 km1 Sep 19849915.50.619.0
166 Genoa5.2 km13 Jun 19907715.20.747.0
167 Bielefeld5.2 km21 Sep 19717741.30.741.8
168 Detroit4.8 kmJul 1987131314.80.3713.0
169 Ludwigshafen4.0 km29 May 1969111100.36
170 Catania3.8 km27 Jun 19996613.80.636.0
171 Volgograd3.3 km5 Nov 19842213.31.652.0
172 Perugia3.0 km29 Jan 20087713.00.437.0
173 Newark2.2 km26 May 19354412.20.554.0
174 Rouen2.2 km17 Dec 19945512.20.445.0
175 Haifa1.8 km19596611.80.296.0
176 Pittsburgh1.5 km3 Jul 19853311.50.483.0


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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