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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 London408.0 km10 Jan 1863268112681.5237.124.42,934,000
2 New York368.0 km27 Oct 1904468274220.8713.617.34,413,000
3 Shanghai334.0 km10 Apr 1995230101941.7233.423.03,359,000
4 Tokyo304.5 km30 Dec 1927290132051.4923.422.310,424,000
5 Moscow298.8 km15 May 1935180121442.0724.915.08,611,000
6 Seoul286.9 km15 Aug 1974348102980.9628.734.87,138,000
7 Madrid284.0 km17 Oct 1919281132311.2321.821.62,415,000
8 Beijing227.6 km1 Oct 196914791251.8225.316.35,274,000
9 Paris213.0 km19 Jul 1900380163000.7113.323.86,915,000
10 Mexico City201.7 km5 Sep 1969175111471.3718.315.97,238,000
11 Hong Kong188.1 km1 Oct 1979959822.2920.910.66,959,000
12 Washington171.2 km27 Mar 1976905861.9934.218.01,256,000
13 Mumbai171.0 km735732.3434.214.6
14 San Francisco166.9 km11 Sep 1972435433.8833.48.6599,000
15 Chicago166.0 km6 Jun 189215181441.1520.818.91,193,000
16 Guangzhou148.5 km28 Jun 1999885791.8829.717.64,047,000
17 Berlin147.4 km18 Feb 1902195101730.8514.719.53,033,000
18 Osaka137.8 km20 May 193313391041.3315.314.86,241,000
19 Singapore118.9 km7 Nov 1987764691.7229.719.04,802,000
20 Barcelona110.5 km30 Dec 1924152101280.8611.115.23,421,000
21 Saint Petersburg110.2 km15 Nov 1955635552.0022.012.67,550,000
22 Stockholm105.7 km1 Oct 195010431001.0635.234.72,867,000
23 Hamburg100.7 km1 Mar 1912973891.1333.632.31,827,000
24 Delhi96.2 km24 Dec 2002833811.1932.127.73,224,000
25 Busan95.0 km19 Jul 1985923881.0831.730.72,705,000
26 Munich92.5 km19 Oct 19711006940.9815.416.73,773,000
27 Taipei90.6 km28 Mar 1996858801.1311.310.64,967,000
28 Nagoya89.0 km15 Nov 1957934821.0922.323.34,798,000
29 Santiago83.0 km15 Sep 1975935860.9716.618.67,735,000
30 Atlanta79.2 km30 Jun 1979392382.0839.619.5429,000
31 Newcastle76.5 km7 Aug 1980612501.5338.330.5497,000
32 Milan74.6 km1 Nov 1964883840.8924.929.34,397,000
33 Saint Louis73.4 km31 Jul 1993372371.9836.718.5
34 Tianjin72.0 km28 Mar 2004372371.9536.018.5208,000
35 Toronto71.3 km30 Apr 1954744691.0317.818.53,899,000
36 Vienna69.8 km25 Feb 1978965840.8314.019.27,135,000
37 Vancouver69.5 km3 Jan 1986493471.4823.216.31,065,000
38 Montreal69.2 km14 Oct 1966734681.0217.318.33,165,000
39 Bucharest67.7 km16 Nov 1979504431.5716.912.51,640,000
40 Cairo65.5 km27 Sep 1987552531.2432.827.510,687,000
41 Kuala Lumpur64.0 km16 Dec 1996603561.1421.320.01,703,000
42 Oslo62.0 km22 May 1966725720.8612.414.41,032,000
43 Philadelphia62.0 km4 Mar 1907663621.0020.722.01,081,000
44 Sao Paulo61.3 km14 Sep 1974584551.1115.314.511,158,000
45 Caracas60.5 km27 Mar 1983505461.3212.110.08,430,000
46 Boston60.5 km1 Sep 1897663601.0120.222.02,397,000
47 Kiev59.8 km22 Oct 1960463431.3919.915.310,736,000
48 Los Angeles59.3 km30 Jan 1993303301.9819.810.0759,000
49 Prague59.1 km9 May 1974573541.0919.719.010,102,000
50 Yokohama57.6 km16 Dec 1972483451.2819.216.03,438,000
51 Daegu53.9 km26 Nov 1997562550.9827.028.02,041,000
52 Athens52.0 km1954523481.0817.317.36,250,000
53 Tehran50.5 km21 Feb 2000473441.1516.815.76,990,000
54 Dalian49.0 km1 May 2003121124.0849.012.0
55 Sapporo48.0 km16 Dec 1971493461.0416.016.34,354,000
56 Buenos Aires47.5 km1 Dec 1913766680.707.912.75,895,000
57 Rotterdam47.0 km10 Feb 1968382371.2723.519.01,809,000
58 Bangkok46.3 km5 Dec 1999443401.1615.414.74,449,000
59 Manila45.7 km1 Dec 1984423391.1715.214.07,571,000
60 Lille45.5 km25 Apr 1983622600.7622.831.01,626,000
61 Cologne45.0 km11 Oct 19685115510.883.03.4
62 Valparaiso43.0 km23 Nov 2005201202.1543.020.0
63 Kaohsiung42.7 km9 Mar 2008372361.1921.418.5703,000
64 Rio de Janeiro42.0 km5 Mar 1979342341.2421.017.03,214,000
65 Brasilia42.0 km31 Mar 2001231231.8342.023.0381,000
66 Lisbon41.0 km29 Dec 1959524460.8910.313.04,390,000
67 Bilbao40.6 km11 Nov 1995382381.0720.319.02,118,000
68 Dubai39.7 km9 Sep 2009111113.6139.711.0
69 Recife39.7 km11 Mar 1985302281.4219.915.0
70 Rome39.0 km10 Feb 1955492480.8119.524.58,487,000
71 Tashkent36.2 km6 Nov 1977293261.3912.19.71,961,000
72 Miami36.0 km21 May 1984221221.6436.022.0528,000
73 Kharkov35.3 km23 Aug 1975283251.4111.89.37,875,000
74 Nuremberg34.6 km1 Mar 1972463440.7911.515.32,659,000
75 Porto Alegre33.8 km2 Mar 1985171171.9933.817.0
76 Budapest33.0 km2 May 1896423400.8311.014.09,000,000
77 Baku32.9 km6 Nov 1967222211.5616.411.05,356,000
78 Amsterdam32.7 km16 Oct 1977334330.998.28.32,783,000
79 Brussels32.2 km20 Sep 1976613590.5510.720.34,224,000
80 Naples31.8 km28 Mar 1993303281.1410.610.0912,000
81 Valencia31.8 km3 Oct 1988383370.8610.612.7
82 Monterrey31.5 km25 Apr 1991322311.0215.816.0
83 Kyoto31.3 km1 Apr 1981322311.0115.616.04,026,000
84 Cleveland31.0 km15 Mar 1955181181.7231.018.0194,000
85 Lyon30.7 km28 Apr 1978434390.797.710.85,928,000
86 Kobe30.6 km13 Mar 1977262241.2815.313.03,954,000
87 Minsk30.3 km26 Jun 1984252241.2615.112.58,647,000
88 Fukuoka29.8 km26 Jul 1981353340.889.911.74,161,000
89 Incheon29.5 km6 Oct 1999291291.0229.529.02,475,000
90 Dortmund29.5 km17 May 1976373370.809.812.3
91 Medellin28.8 km30 Nov 1995262251.1514.413.05,382,000
92 Belo Horizonte28.1 km1 Aug 1986191191.4828.119.0
93 The Hague27.9 km16 Oct 2004303300.939.310.0
94 Toulouse27.5 km26 Jun 1993382370.7413.819.01,527,000
95 Chennai27.0 km19 Oct 1997171171.5927.017.0
96 Tbilisi26.3 km11 Jan 1966222211.2513.111.03,498,000
97 Shenzhen25.3 km28 Dec 2004232221.1512.611.52,885,000
98 Baltimore24.5 km21 Nov 1983141141.7524.514.0571,000
99 Guadalajara24.0 km1 Sep 1989292280.8612.014.5
100 Stuttgart24.0 km10 Jun 1966192171.4112.09.5
101 Ankara23.1 km30 Aug 1996232221.0511.611.54,892,000
102 Warsaw22.6 km7 Apr 1995211211.0822.621.05,044,000
103 Kolkata22.6 km24 Oct 1984211211.0822.621.04,425,000
104 Daejeon22.6 km16 Mar 2006221221.0322.622.01,283,000
105 Bursa22.5 km19 Aug 2002231230.9822.523.0
106 Pyongyang22.5 km6 Sep 1973162151.5011.38.01,556,000
107 Shenyang22.2 km23 Sep 2009181181.2322.218.0
108 Seattle22.2 km18 Jul 2009121121.8522.212.0
109 Sydney22.1 km1926143141.587.44.7
110 Oporto21.7 km7 Dec 2002152141.5510.97.5
111 Nanjing21.7 km27 Aug 2005161161.3621.716.04,700,000
112 Bochum21.5 km26 May 1979292270.8010.814.5
113 Copenhagen21.0 km19 Oct 2002222220.9510.511.01,762,000
114 Helsinki21.0 km3 Aug 1982171171.2421.017.02,762,000
115 Frankfurt20.5 km4 Oct 1968313270.766.810.3
116 Essen20.2 km5 Oct 1967273270.756.79.0
117 Gwangju20.1 km28 Apr 2004201201.0120.120.0846,000
118 Chongqing19.5 km18 Jun 2005181181.0819.518.0
119 Marseille19.3 km26 Nov 1977262240.809.613.03,005,000
120 Hanover18.6 km28 Sep 1975213171.096.27.0
121 Hiroshima18.4 km20 Aug 1994211210.8818.421.0978,000
122 Kryvyi Rih18.0 km26 Dec 1986121121.5018.012.0
123 Sofia18.0 km28 Jan 1998141141.2918.014.02,833,000
124 Seville18.0 km2 Apr 2009211210.8618.021.0
125 Charleroi17.5 km21 Jun 1976204200.884.45.0
126 San Juan17.2 km6 Jun 2005161161.0817.216.0523,000
127 Changchun17.0 kmOct 2002161161.0617.016.0
128 Tama16.0 km27 Nov 1998191190.8416.019.0
129 Chiba15.5 km28 Mar 1988182180.867.89.0
130 Nizhny Novgorod15.5 km20 Nov 1985142131.197.87.02,129,000
131 Istanbul15.0 km16 Sep 2000101101.5015.010.04,533,000
132 Sendai14.8 km15 Jul 1987171170.8714.817.03,919,000
133 Santo Domingo14.5 km30 Jan 2009161160.9114.516.0
134 Duisburg14.3 km11 Jul 1992132131.107.26.5
135 Novosibirsk14.3 km7 Jan 1986132121.197.26.54,895,000
136 Lausanne13.7 km24 May 1991292280.496.814.5
137 Wuppertal13.3 km1 Mar 1901201200.6713.320.0
138 Edmonton13.1 km22 Apr 1978111111.1913.111.0
139 Naha12.8 km10 Aug 2003151150.8512.815.0
140 Yerevan12.1 km7 Mar 1981101101.2112.110.01,405,000
141 Izmir11.5 km22 May 2000101101.1511.510.02,609,000
142 Glasgow10.4 km14 Dec 1896151150.6910.415.01,442,000
143 Samara10.2 km26 Dec 19879191.1310.29.01,176,000
144 Wuhan10.2 km28 Sep 2004101101.0210.210.0
145 Lima10.0 km13 Jan 20036161.6710.06.0
146 Turin9.6 km4 Feb 2006141140.699.614.0
147 Duesseldorf9.6 km4 Oct 1981142140.684.87.0
148 Mulheim9.0 km3 Nov 1979132120.754.56.5
149 Rennes9.0 km16 Mar 2002151150.609.015.02,556,000
150 Bonn9.0 km22 Mar 1975121120.759.012.0
151 Kitakyushu8.8 km9 Jan 1985131130.688.813.0
152 Yekaterinburg8.5 km26 Apr 19917171.218.57.05,412,000
153 Buffalo8.4 km18 May 19858181.048.48.0
154 Kazan8.3 km27 Aug 20056161.388.36.0843,000
155 Palma de Mallorca8.3 km25 Apr 20079190.928.39.0
156 Adana8.0 km18 Mar 20098181.008.08.0
157 Antwerp7.6 km25 Mar 1975112110.693.85.5
158 Dnepropetrovsk7.1 km29 Dec 19956161.187.16.01,549,000
159 Jacksonville6.9 km30 May 19896161.156.96.0
160 Kamakura6.6 km3 Mar 19708180.826.68.0
161 Maracaibo6.5 km8 Jun 20096161.086.56.0
162 Valencia6.2 km18 Oct 20067170.896.27.02,903,000
163 Las Vegas6.2 km15 Jul 20047170.896.27.0
164 Poznan6.1 km1 Mar 19976161.026.16.0
165 Gelsenkirchen5.5 km1 Sep 19849190.615.59.0
166 Genoa5.2 km13 Jun 19907170.745.27.0
167 Bielefeld5.2 km21 Sep 19717470.741.31.8
168 Detroit4.8 kmJul 1987131130.374.813.0
169 Ludwigshafen4.0 km29 May 1969110110.36
170 Catania3.8 km27 Jun 19996160.633.86.0
171 Volgograd3.3 km5 Nov 19842121.653.32.0
172 Perugia3.0 km29 Jan 20087170.433.07.0
173 Newark2.2 km26 May 19354140.552.24.0
174 Rouen2.2 km17 Dec 19945150.442.25.0
175 Haifa1.8 km19596160.291.86.0
176 Pittsburgh1.5 km3 Jul 19853130.481.53.0


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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