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World Metro Database

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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 Seoul178.3 mi15 Aug 1974348102980.6017.834.82048 mio.11,486,000
2 Stockholm65.7 mi1 Oct 195010431000.6621.934.7303 mio.4,612,000
3 Hamburg62.6 mi1 Mar 1912973890.7020.932.3184 mio.2,940,000
4 Lille28.3 mi25 Apr 1983622600.4714.131.074 mio.2,617,000
5 Busan59.0 mi19 Jul 1985923880.6719.730.7257 mio.4,353,000
6 Newcastle47.5 mi7 Aug 1980612500.9523.830.538 mio.799,000
7 Milan46.4 mi1 Nov 1964883840.5515.529.3328 mio.7,074,000
8 Incheon18.3 mi6 Oct 1999291290.6318.329.073 mio.3,982,000
9 Daegu33.5 mi26 Nov 1997562550.6116.728.0110 mio.3,284,000
10 Delhi59.8 mi24 Dec 2002833810.7419.927.7310 mio.5,188,000
11 Cairo40.7 mi27 Sep 1987552530.7720.427.5700 mio.17,195,000
12 Rome24.2 mi10 Feb 1955492480.5012.124.5331 mio.13,656,000
13 London253.6 mi10 Jan 1863268112680.9523.124.41197 mio.4,721,000
14 Paris132.4 mi19 Jul 1900380163000.448.323.81473 mio.11,127,000
15 Nagoya55.3 mi15 Nov 1957934820.6713.823.3427 mio.7,720,000
16 Bursa14.0 mi19 Aug 2002231230.6114.023.0
17 Shanghai207.6 mi10 Apr 1995230101941.0720.823.01122 mio.5,405,000
18 Brasilia26.1 mi31 Mar 2001231231.1326.123.016 mio.613,000
19 Tokyo189.2 mi30 Dec 1927290132050.9214.622.33174 mio.16,772,000
20 Boston37.6 mi1 Sep 1897663600.6312.522.0145 mio.3,856,000
21 Philadelphia38.5 mi4 Mar 1907663620.6212.822.067 mio.1,739,000
22 Miami22.4 mi21 May 1984221221.0222.422.019 mio.849,000
23 Daejeon14.0 mi16 Mar 2006221220.6414.022.029 mio.2,065,000
24 Madrid176.5 mi17 Oct 1919281132310.7613.621.6686 mio.3,887,000
25 Hiroshima11.4 mi20 Aug 1994211210.5411.421.018 mio.1,574,000
26 Warsaw14.0 mi7 Apr 1995211210.6714.021.0114 mio.8,116,000
27 Kolkata14.0 mi24 Oct 1984211210.6714.021.0100 mio.7,119,000
28 Seville11.2 mi2 Apr 2009211210.5311.221.0
29 Brussels20.0 mi20 Sep 1976613590.346.720.3136 mio.6,796,000
30 Gwangju12.5 mi28 Apr 2004201200.6212.520.017 mio.1,361,000
31 Wuppertal8.3 mi1 Mar 1901201200.418.320.0
32 Valparaiso26.7 mi23 Nov 2005201201.3426.720.0
33 Kuala Lumpur39.8 mi16 Dec 1996603560.7113.320.0109 mio.2,740,000
34 Berlin91.6 mi18 Feb 1902195101730.539.219.5447 mio.4,879,000
35 Atlanta49.2 mi30 Jun 1979392381.3024.619.534 mio.691,000
36 Vienna43.4 mi25 Feb 1978965840.528.719.2498 mio.11,480,000
37 Bilbao25.2 mi11 Nov 1995382380.6612.619.086 mio.3,407,000
38 Singapore73.9 mi7 Nov 1987764691.0718.519.0571 mio.7,727,000
39 Prague36.7 mi9 May 1974573540.6812.219.0597 mio.16,253,000
40 Tama9.9 mi27 Nov 1998191190.529.919.0
41 Rotterdam29.2 mi10 Feb 1968382370.7914.619.085 mio.2,910,000
42 Belo Horizonte17.5 mi1 Aug 1986191190.9217.519.0
43 Toulouse17.1 mi26 Jun 1993382370.468.519.042 mio.2,457,000
44 Chicago103.2 mi6 Jun 189215181440.7212.918.9198 mio.1,919,000
45 Santiago51.6 mi15 Sep 1975935860.6010.318.6642 mio.12,446,000
46 Toronto44.3 mi30 Apr 1954744690.6411.118.5278 mio.6,274,000
47 Saint Louis45.6 mi31 Jul 1993372371.2322.818.5
48 Tianjin44.7 mi28 Mar 2004372371.2122.418.515 mio.335,000
49 Kaohsiung26.5 mi9 Mar 2008372360.7413.318.530 mio.1,130,000
50 Montreal43.0 mi14 Oct 1966734680.6310.818.3219 mio.5,092,000
51 Cleveland19.3 mi15 Mar 1955181181.0719.318.06 mio.311,000
52 Washington106.4 mi27 Mar 1976905861.2421.318.0215 mio.2,021,000
53 Shenyang13.8 mi23 Sep 2009181180.7713.818.0
54 Chongqing12.1 mi18 Jun 2005181180.6712.118.0
55 Guangzhou92.3 mi28 Jun 1999885791.1718.517.6601 mio.6,512,000
56 Athens32.3 mi1954523480.6710.817.3325 mio.10,056,000
57 New York228.7 mi27 Oct 1904468274220.548.517.31624 mio.7,101,000
58 Rio de Janeiro26.1 mi5 Mar 1979342340.7713.117.0135 mio.5,172,000
59 Sendai9.2 mi15 Jul 1987171170.549.217.058 mio.6,306,000
60 Helsinki13.1 mi3 Aug 1982171170.7713.117.058 mio.4,444,000
61 Porto Alegre21.0 mi2 Mar 1985171171.2421.017.0
62 Chennai16.8 mi19 Oct 1997171170.9916.817.0
63 Munich57.5 mi19 Oct 19711006940.619.616.7349 mio.6,071,000
64 Sapporo29.8 mi16 Dec 1971493460.659.916.3209 mio.7,006,000
65 Beijing141.4 mi1 Oct 196914791251.1315.716.31200 mio.8,485,000
66 Vancouver43.2 mi3 Jan 1986493470.9214.416.374 mio.1,713,000
67 Santo Domingo9.0 mi30 Jan 2009161160.569.016.0
68 San Juan10.7 mi6 Jun 2005161160.6710.716.09 mio.842,000
69 Kyoto19.5 mi1 Apr 1981322310.639.716.0126 mio.6,477,000
70 Yokohama35.8 mi16 Dec 1972483450.8011.916.0198 mio.5,531,000
71 Monterrey19.6 mi25 Apr 1991322310.639.816.0
72 Nanjing13.5 mi27 Aug 2005161160.8413.516.0102 mio.7,563,000
73 Changchun10.6 miOct 2002161160.6610.616.0
74 Mexico City125.4 mi5 Sep 1969175111470.8511.415.91460 mio.11,647,000
75 Tehran31.4 mi21 Feb 2000473440.7110.515.7353 mio.11,247,000
76 Nuremberg21.5 mi1 Mar 1972463440.497.215.392 mio.4,278,000
77 Kiev37.2 mi22 Oct 1960463430.8612.415.3642 mio.17,274,000
78 Barcelona68.7 mi30 Dec 1924152101280.546.915.2378 mio.5,504,000
79 Recife24.7 mi11 Mar 1985302280.8812.315.0
80 Naha8.0 mi10 Aug 2003151150.538.015.0
81 Moscow185.7 mi15 May 1935180121441.2915.515.02573 mio.13,855,000
82 Rennes5.6 mi16 Mar 2002151150.375.615.023 mio.4,112,000
83 Glasgow6.5 mi14 Dec 1896151150.436.515.015 mio.2,321,000
84 Osaka85.6 mi20 May 193313391040.829.514.8860 mio.10,042,000
85 Bangkok28.8 mi5 Dec 1999443400.729.614.7206 mio.7,159,000
86 Mumbai106.3 mi735731.4621.314.6
87 Lausanne8.5 mi24 May 1991292280.304.314.5
88 Guadalajara14.9 mi1 Sep 1989292280.537.514.5
89 Bochum13.4 mi26 May 1979292270.506.714.5
90 Sao Paulo38.1 mi14 Sep 1974584550.699.514.5684 mio.17,954,000
91 Oslo38.5 mi22 May 1966725720.547.714.464 mio.1,661,000
92 Turin6.0 mi4 Feb 2006141140.436.014.0
93 Baltimore15.2 mi21 Nov 1983141141.0915.214.014 mio.919,000
94 Manila28.4 mi1 Dec 1984423390.739.514.0346 mio.12,182,000
95 Budapest20.5 mi2 May 1896423400.516.814.0297 mio.14,481,000
96 Sofia11.2 mi28 Jan 1998141140.8011.214.051 mio.4,559,000
97 Lisbon25.5 mi29 Dec 1959524460.556.413.0180 mio.7,064,000
98 Kitakyushu5.5 mi9 Jan 1985131130.425.513.0
99 Marseille12.0 mi26 Nov 1977262240.506.013.058 mio.4,835,000
100 Detroit3.0 miJul 1987131130.233.013.0
101 Kobe19.0 mi13 Mar 1977262240.799.513.0121 mio.6,362,000
102 Medellin17.9 mi30 Nov 1995262250.728.913.0155 mio.8,660,000
103 Buenos Aires29.5 mi1 Dec 1913766680.434.912.7280 mio.9,485,000
104 Valencia19.8 mi3 Oct 1988383370.536.612.7
105 Saint Petersburg68.5 mi15 Nov 1955635551.2513.712.6832 mio.12,148,000
106 Minsk18.8 mi26 Jun 1984252240.789.412.5262 mio.13,913,000
107 Bucharest42.1 mi16 Nov 1979504430.9810.512.5111 mio.2,638,000
108 Dortmund18.3 mi17 May 1976373370.496.112.3
109 Kryvyi Rih11.2 mi26 Dec 1986121120.9311.212.0
110 Seattle13.8 mi18 Jul 2009121121.1513.812.0
111 Dalian30.5 mi1 May 2003121122.5430.512.0
112 Bonn5.6 mi22 Mar 1975121120.475.612.0
113 Fukuoka18.5 mi26 Jul 1981353340.546.211.7124 mio.6,695,000
114 Shenzhen15.7 mi28 Dec 2004232220.717.911.573 mio.4,643,000
115 Ankara14.4 mi30 Aug 1996232220.657.211.5113 mio.7,871,000
116 Copenhagen13.1 mi19 Oct 2002222220.596.511.037 mio.2,835,000
117 Edmonton8.1 mi22 Apr 1978111110.748.111.0
118 Tbilisi16.3 mi11 Jan 1966222210.788.211.092 mio.5,628,000
119 Dubai24.7 mi9 Sep 2009111112.2424.711.0
120 Baku20.4 mi6 Nov 1967222210.9710.211.0176 mio.8,618,000
121 Lyon19.1 mi28 Apr 1978434390.494.810.8182 mio.9,539,000
122 Taipei56.3 mi28 Mar 1996858800.707.010.6450 mio.7,992,000
123 Hong Kong116.9 mi1 Oct 1979959821.4313.010.61309 mio.11,197,000
124 Frankfurt12.7 mi4 Oct 1968313270.474.210.3
125 Yerevan7.5 mi7 Mar 1981101100.757.510.017 mio.2,261,000
126 Los Angeles36.9 mi30 Jan 1993303301.2312.310.045 mio.1,221,000
127 Caracas37.6 mi27 Mar 1983505460.827.510.0510 mio.13,563,000
128 Istanbul9.3 mi16 Sep 2000101100.939.310.068 mio.7,294,000
129 Naples19.8 mi28 Mar 1993303280.716.610.029 mio.1,467,000
130 The Hague17.3 mi16 Oct 2004303300.585.810.0
131 Izmir7.1 mi22 May 2000101100.717.110.030 mio.4,197,000
132 Wuhan6.3 mi28 Sep 2004101100.636.310.0
133 Tashkent22.5 mi6 Nov 1977293260.877.59.771 mio.3,156,000
134 Stuttgart14.9 mi10 Jun 1966192170.887.59.5
135 Kharkov21.9 mi23 Aug 1975283250.887.39.3278 mio.12,671,000
136 Essen12.6 mi5 Oct 1967273270.474.29.0
137 Chiba9.6 mi28 Mar 1988182180.544.89.0
138 Gelsenkirchen3.4 mi1 Sep 19849190.383.49.0
139 Samara6.3 mi26 Dec 19879190.706.39.012 mio.1,893,000
140 Palma de Mallorca5.2 mi25 Apr 20079190.575.29.0
141 San Francisco103.7 mi11 Sep 1972435432.4120.78.6100 mio.964,000
142 Amsterdam20.3 mi16 Oct 1977334330.625.18.391 mio.4,478,000
143 Adana5.0 mi18 Mar 20098180.625.08.0
144 Kamakura4.1 mi3 Mar 19708180.514.18.0
145 Buffalo5.2 mi18 May 19858180.655.28.0
146 Pyongyang14.0 mi6 Sep 1973162150.937.08.035 mio.2,503,000
147 Oporto13.5 mi7 Dec 2002152140.966.77.5
148 Valencia3.9 mi18 Oct 20067170.553.97.018 mio.4,671,000
149 Perugia1.9 mi29 Jan 20087170.271.97.0
150 Hanover11.6 mi28 Sep 1975213170.683.97.0
151 Genoa3.2 mi13 Jun 19907170.463.27.0
152 Yekaterinburg5.3 mi26 Apr 19917170.755.37.046 mio.8,708,000
153 Las Vegas3.9 mi15 Jul 20047170.553.97.0
154 Nizhny Novgorod9.6 mi20 Nov 1985142130.744.87.033 mio.3,426,000
155 Duesseldorf6.0 mi4 Oct 1981142140.433.07.0
156 Novosibirsk8.9 mi7 Jan 1986132120.744.46.570 mio.7,876,000
157 Duisburg8.9 mi11 Jul 1992132130.694.56.5
158 Mulheim5.6 mi3 Nov 1979132120.472.86.5
159 Maracaibo4.0 mi8 Jun 20096160.674.06.0
160 Jacksonville4.3 mi30 May 19896160.714.36.0
161 Dnepropetrovsk4.4 mi29 Dec 19956160.744.46.011 mio.2,493,000
162 Poznan3.8 mi1 Mar 19976160.633.86.0
163 Kazan5.2 mi27 Aug 20056160.865.26.07 mio.1,357,000
164 Haifa1.1 mi19596160.181.16.0
165 Catania2.4 mi27 Jun 19996160.392.46.0
166 Lima6.2 mi13 Jan 20036161.046.26.0
167 Antwerp4.7 mi25 Mar 1975112110.432.45.5
168 Rouen1.4 mi17 Dec 19945150.271.45.0
169 Charleroi10.9 mi21 Jun 1976204200.542.75.0
170 Sydney13.7 mi1926143140.984.64.7
171 Newark1.4 mi26 May 19354140.341.44.0
172 Cologne28.0 mi11 Oct 19685115510.551.93.4
173 Pittsburgh0.9 mi3 Jul 19853130.300.93.0
174 Volgograd2.1 mi5 Nov 19842121.032.12.0
175 Bielefeld3.2 mi21 Sep 19717470.460.81.8
176 Ludwigshafen2.5 mi29 May 1969110110.23


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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