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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 Adana8.0 km18 Mar 20098811.00
2 Amsterdam32.7 km16 Oct 1977333340.9991 mio.2,783,000
3 Ankara23.1 km30 Aug 1996232221.05113 mio.4,892,000
4 Antwerp7.6 km25 Mar 1975111120.69
5 Athens52.0 km1954524831.08325 mio.6,250,000
6 Atlanta79.2 km30 Jun 1979393822.0834 mio.429,000
7 Baku32.9 km6 Nov 1967222121.56176 mio.5,356,000
8 Baltimore24.5 km21 Nov 1983141411.7514 mio.571,000
9 Bangkok46.3 km5 Dec 1999444031.16206 mio.4,449,000
10 Barcelona110.5 km30 Dec 1924152128100.86378 mio.3,421,000
11 Beijing227.6 km1 Oct 196914712591.821200 mio.5,274,000
12 Belo Horizonte28.1 km1 Aug 1986191911.48
13 Berlin147.4 km18 Feb 1902195173100.85447 mio.3,033,000
14 Bielefeld5.2 km21 Sep 19717740.74
15 Bilbao40.6 km11 Nov 1995383821.0786 mio.2,118,000
16 Bochum21.5 km26 May 1979292720.80
17 Bonn9.0 km22 Mar 1975121210.75
18 Boston60.5 km1 Sep 1897666031.01145 mio.2,397,000
19 Brasilia42.0 km31 Mar 2001232311.8316 mio.381,000
20 Brussels32.2 km20 Sep 1976615930.55136 mio.4,224,000
21 Bucharest67.7 km16 Nov 1979504341.57111 mio.1,640,000
22 Budapest33.0 km2 May 1896424030.83297 mio.9,000,000
23 Buenos Aires47.5 km1 Dec 1913766860.70280 mio.5,895,000
24 Buffalo8.4 km18 May 19858811.04
25 Bursa22.5 km19 Aug 2002232310.98
26 Busan95.0 km19 Jul 1985928831.08257 mio.2,705,000
27 Cairo65.5 km27 Sep 1987555321.24700 mio.10,687,000
28 Caracas60.5 km27 Mar 1983504651.32510 mio.8,430,000
29 Catania3.8 km27 Jun 19996610.63
30 Changchun17.0 kmOct 2002161611.06
31 Charleroi17.5 km21 Jun 1976202040.88
32 Chennai27.0 km19 Oct 1997171711.59
33 Chiba15.5 km28 Mar 1988181820.86
34 Chicago166.0 km6 Jun 189215114481.15198 mio.1,193,000
35 Chongqing19.5 km18 Jun 2005181811.08
36 Cleveland31.0 km15 Mar 1955181811.726 mio.194,000
37 Cologne45.0 km11 Oct 19685151150.88
38 Copenhagen21.0 km19 Oct 2002222220.9537 mio.1,762,000
39 Daegu53.9 km26 Nov 1997565520.98110 mio.2,041,000
40 Daejeon22.6 km16 Mar 2006222211.0329 mio.1,283,000
41 Dalian49.0 km1 May 2003121214.08
42 Delhi96.2 km24 Dec 2002838131.19310 mio.3,224,000
43 Detroit4.8 kmJul 1987131310.37
44 Dnepropetrovsk7.1 km29 Dec 19956611.1811 mio.1,549,000
45 Dortmund29.5 km17 May 1976373730.80
46 Dubai39.7 km9 Sep 2009111113.61
47 Duesseldorf9.6 km4 Oct 1981141420.68
48 Duisburg14.3 km11 Jul 1992131321.10
49 Edmonton13.1 km22 Apr 1978111111.19
50 Essen20.2 km5 Oct 1967272730.75
51 Frankfurt20.5 km4 Oct 1968312730.76
52 Fukuoka29.8 km26 Jul 1981353430.88124 mio.4,161,000
53 Gelsenkirchen5.5 km1 Sep 19849910.61
54 Genoa5.2 km13 Jun 19907710.74
55 Glasgow10.4 km14 Dec 1896151510.6915 mio.1,442,000
56 Guadalajara24.0 km1 Sep 1989292820.86
57 Guangzhou148.5 km28 Jun 1999887951.88601 mio.4,047,000
58 Gwangju20.1 km28 Apr 2004202011.0117 mio.846,000
59 Haifa1.8 km19596610.29
60 Hamburg100.7 km1 Mar 1912978931.13184 mio.1,827,000
61 Hanover18.6 km28 Sep 1975211731.09
62 Helsinki21.0 km3 Aug 1982171711.2458 mio.2,762,000
63 Hiroshima18.4 km20 Aug 1994212110.8818 mio.978,000
64 Hong Kong188.1 km1 Oct 1979958292.291309 mio.6,959,000
65 Incheon29.5 km6 Oct 1999292911.0273 mio.2,475,000
66 Istanbul15.0 km16 Sep 2000101011.5068 mio.4,533,000
67 Izmir11.5 km22 May 2000101011.1530 mio.2,609,000
68 Jacksonville6.9 km30 May 19896611.15
69 Kamakura6.6 km3 Mar 19708810.82
70 Kaohsiung42.7 km9 Mar 2008373621.1930 mio.703,000
71 Kazan8.3 km27 Aug 20056611.387 mio.843,000
72 Kharkov35.3 km23 Aug 1975282531.41278 mio.7,875,000
73 Kiev59.8 km22 Oct 1960464331.39642 mio.10,736,000
74 Kitakyushu8.8 km9 Jan 1985131310.68
75 Kobe30.6 km13 Mar 1977262421.28121 mio.3,954,000
76 Kolkata22.6 km24 Oct 1984212111.08100 mio.4,425,000
77 Kryvyi Rih18.0 km26 Dec 1986121211.50
78 Kuala Lumpur64.0 km16 Dec 1996605631.14109 mio.1,703,000
79 Kyoto31.3 km1 Apr 1981323121.01126 mio.4,026,000
80 Las Vegas6.2 km15 Jul 20047710.89
81 Lausanne13.7 km24 May 1991292820.49
82 Lille45.5 km25 Apr 1983626020.7674 mio.1,626,000
83 Lima10.0 km13 Jan 20036611.67
84 Lisbon41.0 km29 Dec 1959524640.89180 mio.4,390,000
85 London408.0 km10 Jan 1863268268111.521197 mio.2,934,000
86 Los Angeles59.3 km30 Jan 1993303031.9845 mio.759,000
87 Ludwigshafen4.0 km29 May 1969111100.36
88 Lyon30.7 km28 Apr 1978433940.79182 mio.5,928,000
89 Madrid284.0 km17 Oct 1919281231131.23686 mio.2,415,000
90 Manila45.7 km1 Dec 1984423931.17346 mio.7,571,000
91 Maracaibo6.5 km8 Jun 20096611.08
92 Marseille19.3 km26 Nov 1977262420.8058 mio.3,005,000
93 Medellin28.8 km30 Nov 1995262521.15155 mio.5,382,000
94 Mexico City201.7 km5 Sep 1969175147111.371460 mio.7,238,000
95 Miami36.0 km21 May 1984222211.6419 mio.528,000
96 Milan74.6 km1 Nov 1964888430.89328 mio.4,397,000
97 Minsk30.3 km26 Jun 1984252421.26262 mio.8,647,000
98 Monterrey31.5 km25 Apr 1991323121.02
99 Montreal69.2 km14 Oct 1966736841.02219 mio.3,165,000
100 Moscow298.8 km15 May 1935180144122.072573 mio.8,611,000
101 Mulheim9.0 km3 Nov 1979131220.75
102 Mumbai171.0 km737352.34
103 Munich92.5 km19 Oct 19711009460.98349 mio.3,773,000
104 Nagoya89.0 km15 Nov 1957938241.09427 mio.4,798,000
105 Naha12.8 km10 Aug 2003151510.85
106 Nanjing21.7 km27 Aug 2005161611.36102 mio.4,700,000
107 Naples31.8 km28 Mar 1993302831.1429 mio.912,000
108 New York368.0 km27 Oct 1904468422270.871624 mio.4,413,000
109 Newark2.2 km26 May 19354410.55
110 Newcastle76.5 km7 Aug 1980615021.5338 mio.497,000
111 Nizhny Novgorod15.5 km20 Nov 1985141321.1933 mio.2,129,000
112 Novosibirsk14.3 km7 Jan 1986131221.1970 mio.4,895,000
113 Nuremberg34.6 km1 Mar 1972464430.7992 mio.2,659,000
114 Oporto21.7 km7 Dec 2002151421.55
115 Osaka137.8 km20 May 193313310491.33860 mio.6,241,000
116 Oslo62.0 km22 May 1966727250.8664 mio.1,032,000
117 Palma de Mallorca8.3 km25 Apr 20079910.92
118 Paris213.0 km19 Jul 1900380300160.711473 mio.6,915,000
119 Perugia3.0 km29 Jan 20087710.43
120 Philadelphia62.0 km4 Mar 1907666231.0067 mio.1,081,000
121 Pittsburgh1.5 km3 Jul 19853310.48
122 Porto Alegre33.8 km2 Mar 1985171711.99
123 Poznan6.1 km1 Mar 19976611.02
124 Prague59.1 km9 May 1974575431.09597 mio.10,102,000
125 Pyongyang22.5 km6 Sep 1973161521.5035 mio.1,556,000
126 Recife39.7 km11 Mar 1985302821.42
127 Rennes9.0 km16 Mar 2002151510.6023 mio.2,556,000
128 Rio de Janeiro42.0 km5 Mar 1979343421.24135 mio.3,214,000
129 Rome39.0 km10 Feb 1955494820.81331 mio.8,487,000
130 Rotterdam47.0 km10 Feb 1968383721.2785 mio.1,809,000
131 Rouen2.2 km17 Dec 19945510.44
132 Saint Louis73.4 km31 Jul 1993373721.98
133 Saint Petersburg110.2 km15 Nov 1955635552.00832 mio.7,550,000
134 Samara10.2 km26 Dec 19879911.1312 mio.1,176,000
135 San Francisco166.9 km11 Sep 1972434353.88100 mio.599,000
136 San Juan17.2 km6 Jun 2005161611.089 mio.523,000
137 Santiago83.0 km15 Sep 1975938650.97642 mio.7,735,000
138 Santo Domingo14.5 km30 Jan 2009161610.91
139 Sao Paulo61.3 km14 Sep 1974585541.11684 mio.11,158,000
140 Sapporo48.0 km16 Dec 1971494631.04209 mio.4,354,000
141 Seattle22.2 km18 Jul 2009121211.85
142 Sendai14.8 km15 Jul 1987171710.8758 mio.3,919,000
143 Seoul286.9 km15 Aug 1974348298100.962048 mio.7,138,000
144 Seville18.0 km2 Apr 2009212110.86
145 Shanghai334.0 km10 Apr 1995230194101.721122 mio.3,359,000
146 Shenyang22.2 km23 Sep 2009181811.23
147 Shenzhen25.3 km28 Dec 2004232221.1573 mio.2,885,000
148 Singapore118.9 km7 Nov 1987766941.72571 mio.4,802,000
149 Sofia18.0 km28 Jan 1998141411.2951 mio.2,833,000
150 Stockholm105.7 km1 Oct 195010410031.06303 mio.2,867,000
151 Stuttgart24.0 km10 Jun 1966191721.41
152 Sydney22.1 km1926141431.58
153 Taipei90.6 km28 Mar 1996858081.13450 mio.4,967,000
154 Tama16.0 km27 Nov 1998191910.84
155 Tashkent36.2 km6 Nov 1977292631.3971 mio.1,961,000
156 Tbilisi26.3 km11 Jan 1966222121.2592 mio.3,498,000
157 Tehran50.5 km21 Feb 2000474431.15353 mio.6,990,000
158 The Hague27.9 km16 Oct 2004303030.93
159 Tianjin72.0 km28 Mar 2004373721.9515 mio.208,000
160 Tokyo304.5 km30 Dec 1927290205131.493174 mio.10,424,000
161 Toronto71.3 km30 Apr 1954746941.03278 mio.3,899,000
162 Toulouse27.5 km26 Jun 1993383720.7442 mio.1,527,000
163 Turin9.6 km4 Feb 2006141410.69
164 Valencia6.2 km18 Oct 20067710.8918 mio.2,903,000
165 Valencia31.8 km3 Oct 1988383730.86
166 Valparaiso43.0 km23 Nov 2005202012.15
167 Vancouver69.5 km3 Jan 1986494731.4874 mio.1,065,000
168 Vienna69.8 km25 Feb 1978968450.83498 mio.7,135,000
169 Volgograd3.3 km5 Nov 19842211.65
170 Warsaw22.6 km7 Apr 1995212111.08114 mio.5,044,000
171 Washington171.2 km27 Mar 1976908651.99215 mio.1,256,000
172 Wuhan10.2 km28 Sep 2004101011.02
173 Wuppertal13.3 km1 Mar 1901202010.67
174 Yekaterinburg8.5 km26 Apr 19917711.2146 mio.5,412,000
175 Yerevan12.1 km7 Mar 1981101011.2117 mio.1,405,000
176 Yokohama57.6 km16 Dec 1972484531.28198 mio.3,438,000


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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