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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 1863268268111.5237.124.41197 mio.
2 New York368.0 km27 Oct 1904422468270.8713.617.31624 mio.
3 Shanghai334.0 km10 Apr 1995194230101.7233.423.01122 mio.
4 Tokyo304.5 km30 Dec 1927205290131.4923.422.33174 mio.
5 Moscow298.8 km15 May 1935144180122.0724.915.02573 mio.
6 Seoul286.9 km15 Aug 1974298348100.9628.734.82048 mio.
7 Madrid284.0 km17 Oct 1919231281131.2321.821.6686 mio.
8 Beijing227.6 km1 Oct 196912514791.8225.316.31200 mio.
9 Paris213.0 km19 Jul 1900300380160.7113.323.81473 mio.
10 Mexico City201.7 km5 Sep 1969147175111.3718.315.91460 mio.
11 Hong Kong188.1 km1 Oct 1979829592.2920.910.61309 mio.
12 Washington171.2 km27 Mar 1976869051.9934.218.0215 mio.
13 Mumbai171.0 km737352.3434.214.6
14 San Francisco166.9 km11 Sep 1972434353.8833.48.6100 mio.
15 Chicago166.0 km6 Jun 189214415181.1520.818.9198 mio.
16 Guangzhou148.5 km28 Jun 1999798851.8829.717.6601 mio.
17 Berlin147.4 km18 Feb 1902173195100.8514.719.5447 mio.
18 Osaka137.8 km20 May 193310413391.3315.314.8860 mio.
19 Singapore118.9 km7 Nov 1987697641.7229.719.0571 mio.
20 Barcelona110.5 km30 Dec 1924128152100.8611.115.2378 mio.
21 Saint Petersburg110.2 km15 Nov 1955556352.0022.012.6832 mio.
22 Stockholm105.7 km1 Oct 195010010431.0635.234.7303 mio.
23 Hamburg100.7 km1 Mar 1912899731.1333.632.3184 mio.
24 Delhi96.2 km24 Dec 2002818331.1932.127.7310 mio.
25 Busan95.0 km19 Jul 1985889231.0831.730.7257 mio.
26 Munich92.5 km19 Oct 19719410060.9815.416.7349 mio.
27 Taipei90.6 km28 Mar 1996808581.1311.310.6450 mio.
28 Nagoya89.0 km15 Nov 1957829341.0922.323.3427 mio.
29 Santiago83.0 km15 Sep 1975869350.9716.618.6642 mio.
30 Atlanta79.2 km30 Jun 1979383922.0839.619.534 mio.
31 Newcastle76.5 km7 Aug 1980506121.5338.330.538 mio.
32 Milan74.6 km1 Nov 1964848830.8924.929.3328 mio.
33 Saint Louis73.4 km31 Jul 1993373721.9836.718.5
34 Tianjin72.0 km28 Mar 2004373721.9536.018.515 mio.
35 Toronto71.3 km30 Apr 1954697441.0317.818.5278 mio.
36 Vienna69.8 km25 Feb 1978849650.8314.019.2498 mio.
37 Vancouver69.5 km3 Jan 1986474931.4823.216.374 mio.
38 Montreal69.2 km14 Oct 1966687341.0217.318.3219 mio.
39 Bucharest67.7 km16 Nov 1979435041.5716.912.5111 mio.
40 Cairo65.5 km27 Sep 1987535521.2432.827.5700 mio.
41 Kuala Lumpur64.0 km16 Dec 1996566031.1421.320.0109 mio.
42 Oslo62.0 km22 May 1966727250.8612.414.464 mio.
43 Philadelphia62.0 km4 Mar 1907626631.0020.722.067 mio.
44 Sao Paulo61.3 km14 Sep 1974555841.1115.314.5684 mio.
45 Caracas60.5 km27 Mar 1983465051.3212.110.0510 mio.
46 Boston60.5 km1 Sep 1897606631.0120.222.0145 mio.
47 Kiev59.8 km22 Oct 1960434631.3919.915.3642 mio.
48 Los Angeles59.3 km30 Jan 1993303031.9819.810.045 mio.
49 Prague59.1 km9 May 1974545731.0919.719.0597 mio.
50 Yokohama57.6 km16 Dec 1972454831.2819.216.0198 mio.
51 Daegu53.9 km26 Nov 1997555620.9827.028.0110 mio.
52 Athens52.0 km1954485231.0817.317.3325 mio.
53 Tehran50.5 km21 Feb 2000444731.1516.815.7353 mio.
54 Dalian49.0 km1 May 2003121214.0849.012.0
55 Sapporo48.0 km16 Dec 1971464931.0416.016.3209 mio.
56 Buenos Aires47.5 km1 Dec 1913687660.707.912.7280 mio.
57 Rotterdam47.0 km10 Feb 1968373821.2723.519.085 mio.
58 Bangkok46.3 km5 Dec 1999404431.1615.414.7206 mio.
59 Manila45.7 km1 Dec 1984394231.1715.214.0346 mio.
60 Lille45.5 km25 Apr 1983606220.7622.831.074 mio.
61 Cologne45.0 km11 Oct 19685151150.883.03.4
62 Valparaiso43.0 km23 Nov 2005202012.1543.020.0
63 Kaohsiung42.7 km9 Mar 2008363721.1921.418.530 mio.
64 Rio de Janeiro42.0 km5 Mar 1979343421.2421.017.0135 mio.
65 Brasilia42.0 km31 Mar 2001232311.8342.023.016 mio.
66 Lisbon41.0 km29 Dec 1959465240.8910.313.0180 mio.
67 Bilbao40.6 km11 Nov 1995383821.0720.319.086 mio.
68 Dubai39.7 km9 Sep 2009111113.6139.711.0
69 Recife39.7 km11 Mar 1985283021.4219.915.0
70 Rome39.0 km10 Feb 1955484920.8119.524.5331 mio.
71 Tashkent36.2 km6 Nov 1977262931.3912.19.771 mio.
72 Miami36.0 km21 May 1984222211.6436.022.019 mio.
73 Kharkov35.3 km23 Aug 1975252831.4111.89.3278 mio.
74 Nuremberg34.6 km1 Mar 1972444630.7911.515.392 mio.
75 Porto Alegre33.8 km2 Mar 1985171711.9933.817.0
76 Budapest33.0 km2 May 1896404230.8311.014.0297 mio.
77 Baku32.9 km6 Nov 1967212221.5616.411.0176 mio.
78 Amsterdam32.7 km16 Oct 1977333340.998.28.391 mio.
79 Brussels32.2 km20 Sep 1976596130.5510.720.3136 mio.
80 Naples31.8 km28 Mar 1993283031.1410.610.029 mio.
81 Valencia31.8 km3 Oct 1988373830.8610.612.7
82 Monterrey31.5 km25 Apr 1991313221.0215.816.0
83 Kyoto31.3 km1 Apr 1981313221.0115.616.0126 mio.
84 Cleveland31.0 km15 Mar 1955181811.7231.018.06 mio.
85 Lyon30.7 km28 Apr 1978394340.797.710.8182 mio.
86 Kobe30.6 km13 Mar 1977242621.2815.313.0121 mio.
87 Minsk30.3 km26 Jun 1984242521.2615.112.5262 mio.
88 Fukuoka29.8 km26 Jul 1981343530.889.911.7124 mio.
89 Incheon29.5 km6 Oct 1999292911.0229.529.073 mio.
90 Dortmund29.5 km17 May 1976373730.809.812.3
91 Medellin28.8 km30 Nov 1995252621.1514.413.0155 mio.
92 Belo Horizonte28.1 km1 Aug 1986191911.4828.119.0
93 The Hague27.9 km16 Oct 2004303030.939.310.0
94 Toulouse27.5 km26 Jun 1993373820.7413.819.042 mio.
95 Chennai27.0 km19 Oct 1997171711.5927.017.0
96 Tbilisi26.3 km11 Jan 1966212221.2513.111.092 mio.
97 Shenzhen25.3 km28 Dec 2004222321.1512.611.573 mio.
98 Baltimore24.5 km21 Nov 1983141411.7524.514.014 mio.
99 Guadalajara24.0 km1 Sep 1989282920.8612.014.5
100 Stuttgart24.0 km10 Jun 1966171921.4112.09.5
101 Ankara23.1 km30 Aug 1996222321.0511.611.5113 mio.
102 Warsaw22.6 km7 Apr 1995212111.0822.621.0114 mio.
103 Kolkata22.6 km24 Oct 1984212111.0822.621.0100 mio.
104 Daejeon22.6 km16 Mar 2006222211.0322.622.029 mio.
105 Bursa22.5 km19 Aug 2002232310.9822.523.0
106 Pyongyang22.5 km6 Sep 1973151621.5011.38.035 mio.
107 Shenyang22.2 km23 Sep 2009181811.2322.218.0
108 Seattle22.2 km18 Jul 2009121211.8522.212.0
109 Sydney22.1 km1926141431.587.44.7
110 Oporto21.7 km7 Dec 2002141521.5510.97.5
111 Nanjing21.7 km27 Aug 2005161611.3621.716.0102 mio.
112 Bochum21.5 km26 May 1979272920.8010.814.5
113 Copenhagen21.0 km19 Oct 2002222220.9510.511.037 mio.
114 Helsinki21.0 km3 Aug 1982171711.2421.017.058 mio.
115 Frankfurt20.5 km4 Oct 1968273130.766.810.3
116 Essen20.2 km5 Oct 1967272730.756.79.0
117 Gwangju20.1 km28 Apr 2004202011.0120.120.017 mio.
118 Chongqing19.5 km18 Jun 2005181811.0819.518.0
119 Marseille19.3 km26 Nov 1977242620.809.613.058 mio.
120 Hanover18.6 km28 Sep 1975172131.096.27.0
121 Hiroshima18.4 km20 Aug 1994212110.8818.421.018 mio.
122 Kryvyi Rih18.0 km26 Dec 1986121211.5018.012.0
123 Sofia18.0 km28 Jan 1998141411.2918.014.051 mio.
124 Seville18.0 km2 Apr 2009212110.8618.021.0
125 Charleroi17.5 km21 Jun 1976202040.884.45.0
126 San Juan17.2 km6 Jun 2005161611.0817.216.09 mio.
127 Changchun17.0 kmOct 2002161611.0617.016.0
128 Tama16.0 km27 Nov 1998191910.8416.019.0
129 Chiba15.5 km28 Mar 1988181820.867.89.0
130 Nizhny Novgorod15.5 km20 Nov 1985131421.197.87.033 mio.
131 Istanbul15.0 km16 Sep 2000101011.5015.010.068 mio.
132 Sendai14.8 km15 Jul 1987171710.8714.817.058 mio.
133 Santo Domingo14.5 km30 Jan 2009161610.9114.516.0
134 Duisburg14.3 km11 Jul 1992131321.107.26.5
135 Novosibirsk14.3 km7 Jan 1986121321.197.26.570 mio.
136 Lausanne13.7 km24 May 1991282920.496.814.5
137 Wuppertal13.3 km1 Mar 1901202010.6713.320.0
138 Edmonton13.1 km22 Apr 1978111111.1913.111.0
139 Naha12.8 km10 Aug 2003151510.8512.815.0
140 Yerevan12.1 km7 Mar 1981101011.2112.110.017 mio.
141 Izmir11.5 km22 May 2000101011.1511.510.030 mio.
142 Glasgow10.4 km14 Dec 1896151510.6910.415.015 mio.
143 Samara10.2 km26 Dec 19879911.1310.29.012 mio.
144 Wuhan10.2 km28 Sep 2004101011.0210.210.0
145 Lima10.0 km13 Jan 20036611.6710.06.0
146 Turin9.6 km4 Feb 2006141410.699.614.0
147 Duesseldorf9.6 km4 Oct 1981141420.684.87.0
148 Mulheim9.0 km3 Nov 1979121320.754.56.5
149 Rennes9.0 km16 Mar 2002151510.609.015.023 mio.
150 Bonn9.0 km22 Mar 1975121210.759.012.0
151 Kitakyushu8.8 km9 Jan 1985131310.688.813.0
152 Yekaterinburg8.5 km26 Apr 19917711.218.57.046 mio.
153 Buffalo8.4 km18 May 19858811.048.48.0
154 Kazan8.3 km27 Aug 20056611.388.36.07 mio.
155 Palma de Mallorca8.3 km25 Apr 20079910.928.39.0
156 Adana8.0 km18 Mar 20098811.008.08.0
157 Antwerp7.6 km25 Mar 1975111120.693.85.5
158 Dnepropetrovsk7.1 km29 Dec 19956611.187.16.011 mio.
159 Jacksonville6.9 km30 May 19896611.156.96.0
160 Kamakura6.6 km3 Mar 19708810.826.68.0
161 Maracaibo6.5 km8 Jun 20096611.086.56.0
162 Valencia6.2 km18 Oct 20067710.896.27.018 mio.
163 Las Vegas6.2 km15 Jul 20047710.896.27.0
164 Poznan6.1 km1 Mar 19976611.026.16.0
165 Gelsenkirchen5.5 km1 Sep 19849910.615.59.0
166 Genoa5.2 km13 Jun 19907710.745.27.0
167 Bielefeld5.2 km21 Sep 19717740.741.31.8
168 Detroit4.8 kmJul 1987131310.374.813.0
169 Ludwigshafen4.0 km29 May 1969111100.36
170 Catania3.8 km27 Jun 19996610.633.86.0
171 Volgograd3.3 km5 Nov 19842211.653.32.0
172 Perugia3.0 km29 Jan 20087710.433.07.0
173 Newark2.2 km26 May 19354410.552.24.0
174 Rouen2.2 km17 Dec 19945510.442.25.0
175 Haifa1.8 km19596610.291.86.0
176 Pittsburgh1.5 km3 Jul 19853310.481.53.0


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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