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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 Pittsburgh1.5 km3 Jul 19853311.50.483.0
2 Haifa1.8 km19596611.80.296.0
3 Newark2.2 km26 May 19354412.20.554.0
4 Rouen2.2 km17 Dec 19945512.20.445.0
5 Perugia3.0 km29 Jan 20087713.00.437.0
6 Volgograd3.3 km5 Nov 19842213.31.652.0
7 Catania3.8 km27 Jun 19996613.80.636.0
8 Ludwigshafen4.0 km29 May 1969111100.36
9 Detroit4.8 kmJul 1987131314.80.3713.0
10 Genoa5.2 km13 Jun 19907715.20.747.0
11 Bielefeld5.2 km21 Sep 19717741.30.741.8
12 Gelsenkirchen5.5 km1 Sep 19849915.50.619.0
13 Poznan6.1 km1 Mar 19976616.11.026.0
14 Valencia6.2 km18 Oct 20067716.20.897.02,903,00018 mio.
15 Las Vegas6.2 km15 Jul 20047716.20.897.0
16 Maracaibo6.5 km8 Jun 20096616.51.086.0
17 Kamakura6.6 km3 Mar 19708816.60.828.0
18 Jacksonville6.9 km30 May 19896616.91.156.0
19 Dnepropetrovsk7.1 km29 Dec 19956617.11.186.01,549,00011 mio.
20 Antwerp7.6 km25 Mar 1975111123.80.695.5
21 Adana8.0 km18 Mar 20098818.01.008.0
22 Kazan8.3 km27 Aug 20056618.31.386.0843,0007 mio.
23 Palma de Mallorca8.3 km25 Apr 20079918.30.929.0
24 Buffalo8.4 km18 May 19858818.41.048.0
25 Yekaterinburg8.5 km26 Apr 19917718.51.217.05,412,00046 mio.
26 Kitakyushu8.8 km9 Jan 1985131318.80.6813.0
27 Rennes9.0 km16 Mar 2002151519.00.6015.02,556,00023 mio.
28 Bonn9.0 km22 Mar 1975121219.00.7512.0
29 Mulheim9.0 km3 Nov 1979131224.50.756.5
30 Duesseldorf9.6 km4 Oct 1981141424.80.687.0
31 Turin9.6 km4 Feb 2006141419.60.6914.0
32 Lima10.0 km13 Jan 200366110.01.676.0
33 Samara10.2 km26 Dec 198799110.21.139.01,176,00012 mio.
34 Wuhan10.2 km28 Sep 20041010110.21.0210.0
35 Glasgow10.4 km14 Dec 18961515110.40.6915.01,442,00015 mio.
36 Izmir11.5 km22 May 20001010111.51.1510.02,609,00030 mio.
37 Yerevan12.1 km7 Mar 19811010112.11.2110.01,405,00017 mio.
38 Naha12.8 km10 Aug 20031515112.80.8515.0
39 Edmonton13.1 km22 Apr 19781111113.11.1911.0
40 Wuppertal13.3 km1 Mar 19012020113.30.6720.0
41 Lausanne13.7 km24 May 1991292826.80.4914.5
42 Novosibirsk14.3 km7 Jan 1986131227.21.196.54,895,00070 mio.
43 Duisburg14.3 km11 Jul 1992131327.21.106.5
44 Santo Domingo14.5 km30 Jan 20091616114.50.9116.0
45 Sendai14.8 km15 Jul 19871717114.80.8717.03,919,00058 mio.
46 Istanbul15.0 km16 Sep 20001010115.01.5010.04,533,00068 mio.
47 Chiba15.5 km28 Mar 1988181827.80.869.0
48 Nizhny Novgorod15.5 km20 Nov 1985141327.81.197.02,129,00033 mio.
49 Tama16.0 km27 Nov 19981919116.00.8419.0
50 Changchun17.0 kmOct 20021616117.01.0616.0
51 San Juan17.2 km6 Jun 20051616117.21.0816.0523,0009 mio.
52 Charleroi17.5 km21 Jun 1976202044.40.885.0
53 Kryvyi Rih18.0 km26 Dec 19861212118.01.5012.0
54 Sofia18.0 km28 Jan 19981414118.01.2914.02,833,00051 mio.
55 Seville18.0 km2 Apr 20092121118.00.8621.0
56 Hiroshima18.4 km20 Aug 19942121118.40.8821.0978,00018 mio.
57 Hanover18.6 km28 Sep 1975211736.21.097.0
58 Marseille19.3 km26 Nov 1977262429.60.8013.03,005,00058 mio.
59 Chongqing19.5 km18 Jun 20051818119.51.0818.0
60 Gwangju20.1 km28 Apr 20042020120.11.0120.0846,00017 mio.
61 Essen20.2 km5 Oct 1967272736.70.759.0
62 Frankfurt20.5 km4 Oct 1968312736.80.7610.3
63 Copenhagen21.0 km19 Oct 20022222210.50.9511.01,762,00037 mio.
64 Helsinki21.0 km3 Aug 19821717121.01.2417.02,762,00058 mio.
65 Bochum21.5 km26 May 19792927210.80.8014.5
66 Oporto21.7 km7 Dec 20021514210.91.557.5
67 Nanjing21.7 km27 Aug 20051616121.71.3616.04,700,000102 mio.
68 Sydney22.1 km1926141437.41.584.7
69 Shenyang22.2 km23 Sep 20091818122.21.2318.0
70 Seattle22.2 km18 Jul 20091212122.21.8512.0
71 Bursa22.5 km19 Aug 20022323122.50.9823.0
72 Pyongyang22.5 km6 Sep 19731615211.31.508.01,556,00035 mio.
73 Warsaw22.6 km7 Apr 19952121122.61.0821.05,044,000114 mio.
74 Kolkata22.6 km24 Oct 19842121122.61.0821.04,425,000100 mio.
75 Daejeon22.6 km16 Mar 20062222122.61.0322.01,283,00029 mio.
76 Ankara23.1 km30 Aug 19962322211.61.0511.54,892,000113 mio.
77 Guadalajara24.0 km1 Sep 19892928212.00.8614.5
78 Stuttgart24.0 km10 Jun 19661917212.01.419.5
79 Baltimore24.5 km21 Nov 19831414124.51.7514.0571,00014 mio.
80 Shenzhen25.3 km28 Dec 20042322212.61.1511.52,885,00073 mio.
81 Tbilisi26.3 km11 Jan 19662221213.11.2511.03,498,00092 mio.
82 Chennai27.0 km19 Oct 19971717127.01.5917.0
83 Toulouse27.5 km26 Jun 19933837213.80.7419.01,527,00042 mio.
84 The Hague27.9 km16 Oct 2004303039.30.9310.0
85 Belo Horizonte28.1 km1 Aug 19861919128.11.4819.0
86 Medellin28.8 km30 Nov 19952625214.41.1513.05,382,000155 mio.
87 Dortmund29.5 km17 May 1976373739.80.8012.3
88 Incheon29.5 km6 Oct 19992929129.51.0229.02,475,00073 mio.
89 Fukuoka29.8 km26 Jul 1981353439.90.8811.74,161,000124 mio.
90 Minsk30.3 km26 Jun 19842524215.11.2612.58,647,000262 mio.
91 Kobe30.6 km13 Mar 19772624215.31.2813.03,954,000121 mio.
92 Lyon30.7 km28 Apr 1978433947.70.7910.85,928,000182 mio.
93 Cleveland31.0 km15 Mar 19551818131.01.7218.0194,0006 mio.
94 Kyoto31.3 km1 Apr 19813231215.61.0116.04,026,000126 mio.
95 Monterrey31.5 km25 Apr 19913231215.81.0216.0
96 Naples31.8 km28 Mar 19933028310.61.1410.0912,00029 mio.
97 Valencia31.8 km3 Oct 19883837310.60.8612.7
98 Brussels32.2 km20 Sep 19766159310.70.5520.34,224,000136 mio.
99 Amsterdam32.7 km16 Oct 1977333348.20.998.32,783,00091 mio.
100 Baku32.9 km6 Nov 19672221216.41.5611.05,356,000176 mio.
101 Budapest33.0 km2 May 18964240311.00.8314.09,000,000297 mio.
102 Porto Alegre33.8 km2 Mar 19851717133.81.9917.0
103 Nuremberg34.6 km1 Mar 19724644311.50.7915.32,659,00092 mio.
104 Kharkov35.3 km23 Aug 19752825311.81.419.37,875,000278 mio.
105 Miami36.0 km21 May 19842222136.01.6422.0528,00019 mio.
106 Tashkent36.2 km6 Nov 19772926312.11.399.71,961,00071 mio.
107 Rome39.0 km10 Feb 19554948219.50.8124.58,487,000331 mio.
108 Recife39.7 km11 Mar 19853028219.91.4215.0
109 Dubai39.7 km9 Sep 20091111139.73.6111.0
110 Bilbao40.6 km11 Nov 19953838220.31.0719.02,118,00086 mio.
111 Lisbon41.0 km29 Dec 19595246410.30.8913.04,390,000180 mio.
112 Rio de Janeiro42.0 km5 Mar 19793434221.01.2417.03,214,000135 mio.
113 Brasilia42.0 km31 Mar 20012323142.01.8323.0381,00016 mio.
114 Kaohsiung42.7 km9 Mar 20083736221.41.1918.5703,00030 mio.
115 Valparaiso43.0 km23 Nov 20052020143.02.1520.0
116 Cologne45.0 km11 Oct 19685151153.00.883.4
117 Lille45.5 km25 Apr 19836260222.80.7631.01,626,00074 mio.
118 Manila45.7 km1 Dec 19844239315.21.1714.07,571,000346 mio.
119 Bangkok46.3 km5 Dec 19994440315.41.1614.74,449,000206 mio.
120 Rotterdam47.0 km10 Feb 19683837223.51.2719.01,809,00085 mio.
121 Buenos Aires47.5 km1 Dec 1913766867.90.7012.75,895,000280 mio.
122 Sapporo48.0 km16 Dec 19714946316.01.0416.34,354,000209 mio.
123 Dalian49.0 km1 May 20031212149.04.0812.0
124 Tehran50.5 km21 Feb 20004744316.81.1515.76,990,000353 mio.
125 Athens52.0 km19545248317.31.0817.36,250,000325 mio.
126 Daegu53.9 km26 Nov 19975655227.00.9828.02,041,000110 mio.
127 Yokohama57.6 km16 Dec 19724845319.21.2816.03,438,000198 mio.
128 Prague59.1 km9 May 19745754319.71.0919.010,102,000597 mio.
129 Los Angeles59.3 km30 Jan 19933030319.81.9810.0759,00045 mio.
130 Kiev59.8 km22 Oct 19604643319.91.3915.310,736,000642 mio.
131 Caracas60.5 km27 Mar 19835046512.11.3210.08,430,000510 mio.
132 Boston60.5 km1 Sep 18976660320.21.0122.02,397,000145 mio.
133 Sao Paulo61.3 km14 Sep 19745855415.31.1114.511,158,000684 mio.
134 Oslo62.0 km22 May 19667272512.40.8614.41,032,00064 mio.
135 Philadelphia62.0 km4 Mar 19076662320.71.0022.01,081,00067 mio.
136 Kuala Lumpur64.0 km16 Dec 19966056321.31.1420.01,703,000109 mio.
137 Cairo65.5 km27 Sep 19875553232.81.2427.510,687,000700 mio.
138 Bucharest67.7 km16 Nov 19795043416.91.5712.51,640,000111 mio.
139 Montreal69.2 km14 Oct 19667368417.31.0218.33,165,000219 mio.
140 Vancouver69.5 km3 Jan 19864947323.21.4816.31,065,00074 mio.
141 Vienna69.8 km25 Feb 19789684514.00.8319.27,135,000498 mio.
142 Toronto71.3 km30 Apr 19547469417.81.0318.53,899,000278 mio.
143 Tianjin72.0 km28 Mar 20043737236.01.9518.5208,00015 mio.
144 Saint Louis73.4 km31 Jul 19933737236.71.9818.5
145 Milan74.6 km1 Nov 19648884324.90.8929.34,397,000328 mio.
146 Newcastle76.5 km7 Aug 19806150238.31.5330.5497,00038 mio.
147 Atlanta79.2 km30 Jun 19793938239.62.0819.5429,00034 mio.
148 Santiago83.0 km15 Sep 19759386516.60.9718.67,735,000642 mio.
149 Nagoya89.0 km15 Nov 19579382422.31.0923.34,798,000427 mio.
150 Taipei90.6 km28 Mar 19968580811.31.1310.64,967,000450 mio.
151 Munich92.5 km19 Oct 197110094615.40.9816.73,773,000349 mio.
152 Busan95.0 km19 Jul 19859288331.71.0830.72,705,000257 mio.
153 Delhi96.2 km24 Dec 20028381332.11.1927.73,224,000310 mio.
154 Hamburg100.7 km1 Mar 19129789333.61.1332.31,827,000184 mio.
155 Stockholm105.7 km1 Oct 1950104100335.21.0634.72,867,000303 mio.
156 Saint Petersburg110.2 km15 Nov 19556355522.02.0012.67,550,000832 mio.
157 Barcelona110.5 km30 Dec 19241521281011.10.8615.23,421,000378 mio.
158 Singapore118.9 km7 Nov 19877669429.71.7219.04,802,000571 mio.
159 Osaka137.8 km20 May 1933133104915.31.3314.86,241,000860 mio.
160 Berlin147.4 km18 Feb 19021951731014.70.8519.53,033,000447 mio.
161 Guangzhou148.5 km28 Jun 19998879529.71.8817.64,047,000601 mio.
162 Chicago166.0 km6 Jun 1892151144820.81.1518.91,193,000198 mio.
163 San Francisco166.9 km11 Sep 19724343533.43.888.6599,000100 mio.
164 Mumbai171.0 km7373534.22.3414.6
165 Washington171.2 km27 Mar 19769086534.21.9918.01,256,000215 mio.
166 Hong Kong188.1 km1 Oct 19799582920.92.2910.66,959,0001309 mio.
167 Mexico City201.7 km5 Sep 19691751471118.31.3715.97,238,0001460 mio.
168 Paris213.0 km19 Jul 19003803001613.30.7123.86,915,0001473 mio.
169 Beijing227.6 km1 Oct 1969147125925.31.8216.35,274,0001200 mio.
170 Madrid284.0 km17 Oct 19192812311321.81.2321.62,415,000686 mio.
171 Seoul286.9 km15 Aug 19743482981028.70.9634.87,138,0002048 mio.
172 Moscow298.8 km15 May 19351801441224.92.0715.08,611,0002573 mio.
173 Tokyo304.5 km30 Dec 19272902051323.41.4922.310,424,0003174 mio.
174 Shanghai334.0 km10 Apr 19952301941033.41.7223.03,359,0001122 mio.
175 New York368.0 km27 Oct 19044684222713.60.8717.34,413,0001624 mio.
176 London408.0 km10 Jan 18632682681137.11.5224.42,934,0001197 mio.


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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