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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 London253.6 mi10 Jan 1863268268110.9523.11197 mio.24.44,721,000
2 New York228.7 mi27 Oct 1904468422270.548.51624 mio.17.37,101,000
3 Shanghai207.6 mi10 Apr 1995230194101.0720.81122 mio.23.05,405,000
4 Tokyo189.2 mi30 Dec 1927290205130.9214.63174 mio.22.316,772,000
5 Moscow185.7 mi15 May 1935180144121.2915.52573 mio.15.013,855,000
6 Seoul178.3 mi15 Aug 1974348298100.6017.82048 mio.34.811,486,000
7 Madrid176.5 mi17 Oct 1919281231130.7613.6686 mio.21.63,887,000
8 Beijing141.4 mi1 Oct 196914712591.1315.71200 mio.16.38,485,000
9 Paris132.4 mi19 Jul 1900380300160.448.31473 mio.23.811,127,000
10 Mexico City125.4 mi5 Sep 1969175147110.8511.41460 mio.15.911,647,000
11 Hong Kong116.9 mi1 Oct 1979958291.4313.01309 mio.10.611,197,000
12 Washington106.4 mi27 Mar 1976908651.2421.3215 mio.18.02,021,000
13 Mumbai106.3 mi737351.4621.314.6
14 San Francisco103.7 mi11 Sep 1972434352.4120.7100 mio.8.6964,000
15 Chicago103.2 mi6 Jun 189215114480.7212.9198 mio.18.91,919,000
16 Guangzhou92.3 mi28 Jun 1999887951.1718.5601 mio.17.66,512,000
17 Berlin91.6 mi18 Feb 1902195173100.539.2447 mio.19.54,879,000
18 Osaka85.6 mi20 May 193313310490.829.5860 mio.14.810,042,000
19 Singapore73.9 mi7 Nov 1987766941.0718.5571 mio.19.07,727,000
20 Barcelona68.7 mi30 Dec 1924152128100.546.9378 mio.15.25,504,000
21 Saint Petersburg68.5 mi15 Nov 1955635551.2513.7832 mio.12.612,148,000
22 Stockholm65.7 mi1 Oct 195010410030.6621.9303 mio.34.74,612,000
23 Hamburg62.6 mi1 Mar 1912978930.7020.9184 mio.32.32,940,000
24 Delhi59.8 mi24 Dec 2002838130.7419.9310 mio.27.75,188,000
25 Busan59.0 mi19 Jul 1985928830.6719.7257 mio.30.74,353,000
26 Munich57.5 mi19 Oct 19711009460.619.6349 mio.16.76,071,000
27 Taipei56.3 mi28 Mar 1996858080.707.0450 mio.10.67,992,000
28 Nagoya55.3 mi15 Nov 1957938240.6713.8427 mio.23.37,720,000
29 Santiago51.6 mi15 Sep 1975938650.6010.3642 mio.18.612,446,000
30 Atlanta49.2 mi30 Jun 1979393821.3024.634 mio.19.5691,000
31 Newcastle47.5 mi7 Aug 1980615020.9523.838 mio.30.5799,000
32 Milan46.4 mi1 Nov 1964888430.5515.5328 mio.29.37,074,000
33 Saint Louis45.6 mi31 Jul 1993373721.2322.818.5
34 Tianjin44.7 mi28 Mar 2004373721.2122.415 mio.18.5335,000
35 Toronto44.3 mi30 Apr 1954746940.6411.1278 mio.18.56,274,000
36 Vienna43.4 mi25 Feb 1978968450.528.7498 mio.19.211,480,000
37 Vancouver43.2 mi3 Jan 1986494730.9214.474 mio.16.31,713,000
38 Montreal43.0 mi14 Oct 1966736840.6310.8219 mio.18.35,092,000
39 Bucharest42.1 mi16 Nov 1979504340.9810.5111 mio.12.52,638,000
40 Cairo40.7 mi27 Sep 1987555320.7720.4700 mio.27.517,195,000
41 Kuala Lumpur39.8 mi16 Dec 1996605630.7113.3109 mio.20.02,740,000
42 Oslo38.5 mi22 May 1966727250.547.764 mio.14.41,661,000
43 Philadelphia38.5 mi4 Mar 1907666230.6212.867 mio.22.01,739,000
44 Sao Paulo38.1 mi14 Sep 1974585540.699.5684 mio.14.517,954,000
45 Caracas37.6 mi27 Mar 1983504650.827.5510 mio.10.013,563,000
46 Boston37.6 mi1 Sep 1897666030.6312.5145 mio.22.03,856,000
47 Kiev37.2 mi22 Oct 1960464330.8612.4642 mio.15.317,274,000
48 Los Angeles36.9 mi30 Jan 1993303031.2312.345 mio.10.01,221,000
49 Prague36.7 mi9 May 1974575430.6812.2597 mio.19.016,253,000
50 Yokohama35.8 mi16 Dec 1972484530.8011.9198 mio.16.05,531,000
51 Daegu33.5 mi26 Nov 1997565520.6116.7110 mio.28.03,284,000
52 Athens32.3 mi1954524830.6710.8325 mio.17.310,056,000
53 Tehran31.4 mi21 Feb 2000474430.7110.5353 mio.15.711,247,000
54 Dalian30.5 mi1 May 2003121212.5430.512.0
55 Sapporo29.8 mi16 Dec 1971494630.659.9209 mio.16.37,006,000
56 Buenos Aires29.5 mi1 Dec 1913766860.434.9280 mio.12.79,485,000
57 Rotterdam29.2 mi10 Feb 1968383720.7914.685 mio.19.02,910,000
58 Bangkok28.8 mi5 Dec 1999444030.729.6206 mio.14.77,159,000
59 Manila28.4 mi1 Dec 1984423930.739.5346 mio.14.012,182,000
60 Lille28.3 mi25 Apr 1983626020.4714.174 mio.31.02,617,000
61 Cologne28.0 mi11 Oct 19685151150.551.93.4
62 Valparaiso26.7 mi23 Nov 2005202011.3426.720.0
63 Kaohsiung26.5 mi9 Mar 2008373620.7413.330 mio.18.51,130,000
64 Rio de Janeiro26.1 mi5 Mar 1979343420.7713.1135 mio.17.05,172,000
65 Brasilia26.1 mi31 Mar 2001232311.1326.116 mio.23.0613,000
66 Lisbon25.5 mi29 Dec 1959524640.556.4180 mio.13.07,064,000
67 Bilbao25.2 mi11 Nov 1995383820.6612.686 mio.19.03,407,000
68 Dubai24.7 mi9 Sep 2009111112.2424.711.0
69 Recife24.7 mi11 Mar 1985302820.8812.315.0
70 Rome24.2 mi10 Feb 1955494820.5012.1331 mio.24.513,656,000
71 Tashkent22.5 mi6 Nov 1977292630.877.571 mio.9.73,156,000
72 Miami22.4 mi21 May 1984222211.0222.419 mio.22.0849,000
73 Kharkov21.9 mi23 Aug 1975282530.887.3278 mio.9.312,671,000
74 Nuremberg21.5 mi1 Mar 1972464430.497.292 mio.15.34,278,000
75 Porto Alegre21.0 mi2 Mar 1985171711.2421.017.0
76 Budapest20.5 mi2 May 1896424030.516.8297 mio.14.014,481,000
77 Baku20.4 mi6 Nov 1967222120.9710.2176 mio.11.08,618,000
78 Amsterdam20.3 mi16 Oct 1977333340.625.191 mio.8.34,478,000
79 Brussels20.0 mi20 Sep 1976615930.346.7136 mio.20.36,796,000
80 Naples19.8 mi28 Mar 1993302830.716.629 mio.10.01,467,000
81 Valencia19.8 mi3 Oct 1988383730.536.612.7
82 Monterrey19.6 mi25 Apr 1991323120.639.816.0
83 Kyoto19.5 mi1 Apr 1981323120.639.7126 mio.16.06,477,000
84 Cleveland19.3 mi15 Mar 1955181811.0719.36 mio.18.0311,000
85 Lyon19.1 mi28 Apr 1978433940.494.8182 mio.10.89,539,000
86 Kobe19.0 mi13 Mar 1977262420.799.5121 mio.13.06,362,000
87 Minsk18.8 mi26 Jun 1984252420.789.4262 mio.12.513,913,000
88 Fukuoka18.5 mi26 Jul 1981353430.546.2124 mio.11.76,695,000
89 Incheon18.3 mi6 Oct 1999292910.6318.373 mio.29.03,982,000
90 Dortmund18.3 mi17 May 1976373730.496.112.3
91 Medellin17.9 mi30 Nov 1995262520.728.9155 mio.13.08,660,000
92 Belo Horizonte17.5 mi1 Aug 1986191910.9217.519.0
93 The Hague17.3 mi16 Oct 2004303030.585.810.0
94 Toulouse17.1 mi26 Jun 1993383720.468.542 mio.19.02,457,000
95 Chennai16.8 mi19 Oct 1997171710.9916.817.0
96 Tbilisi16.3 mi11 Jan 1966222120.788.292 mio.11.05,628,000
97 Shenzhen15.7 mi28 Dec 2004232220.717.973 mio.11.54,643,000
98 Baltimore15.2 mi21 Nov 1983141411.0915.214 mio.14.0919,000
99 Guadalajara14.9 mi1 Sep 1989292820.537.514.5
100 Stuttgart14.9 mi10 Jun 1966191720.887.59.5
101 Ankara14.4 mi30 Aug 1996232220.657.2113 mio.11.57,871,000
102 Warsaw14.0 mi7 Apr 1995212110.6714.0114 mio.21.08,116,000
103 Kolkata14.0 mi24 Oct 1984212110.6714.0100 mio.21.07,119,000
104 Daejeon14.0 mi16 Mar 2006222210.6414.029 mio.22.02,065,000
105 Bursa14.0 mi19 Aug 2002232310.6114.023.0
106 Pyongyang14.0 mi6 Sep 1973161520.937.035 mio.8.02,503,000
107 Shenyang13.8 mi23 Sep 2009181810.7713.818.0
108 Seattle13.8 mi18 Jul 2009121211.1513.812.0
109 Sydney13.7 mi1926141430.984.64.7
110 Oporto13.5 mi7 Dec 2002151420.966.77.5
111 Nanjing13.5 mi27 Aug 2005161610.8413.5102 mio.16.07,563,000
112 Bochum13.4 mi26 May 1979292720.506.714.5
113 Copenhagen13.1 mi19 Oct 2002222220.596.537 mio.11.02,835,000
114 Helsinki13.1 mi3 Aug 1982171710.7713.158 mio.17.04,444,000
115 Frankfurt12.7 mi4 Oct 1968312730.474.210.3
116 Essen12.6 mi5 Oct 1967272730.474.29.0
117 Gwangju12.5 mi28 Apr 2004202010.6212.517 mio.20.01,361,000
118 Chongqing12.1 mi18 Jun 2005181810.6712.118.0
119 Marseille12.0 mi26 Nov 1977262420.506.058 mio.13.04,835,000
120 Hanover11.6 mi28 Sep 1975211730.683.97.0
121 Hiroshima11.4 mi20 Aug 1994212110.5411.418 mio.21.01,574,000
122 Kryvyi Rih11.2 mi26 Dec 1986121210.9311.212.0
123 Sofia11.2 mi28 Jan 1998141410.8011.251 mio.14.04,559,000
124 Seville11.2 mi2 Apr 2009212110.5311.221.0
125 Charleroi10.9 mi21 Jun 1976202040.542.75.0
126 San Juan10.7 mi6 Jun 2005161610.6710.79 mio.16.0842,000
127 Changchun10.6 miOct 2002161610.6610.616.0
128 Tama9.9 mi27 Nov 1998191910.529.919.0
129 Chiba9.6 mi28 Mar 1988181820.544.89.0
130 Nizhny Novgorod9.6 mi20 Nov 1985141320.744.833 mio.7.03,426,000
131 Istanbul9.3 mi16 Sep 2000101010.939.368 mio.10.07,294,000
132 Sendai9.2 mi15 Jul 1987171710.549.258 mio.17.06,306,000
133 Santo Domingo9.0 mi30 Jan 2009161610.569.016.0
134 Duisburg8.9 mi11 Jul 1992131320.694.56.5
135 Novosibirsk8.9 mi7 Jan 1986131220.744.470 mio.6.57,876,000
136 Lausanne8.5 mi24 May 1991292820.304.314.5
137 Wuppertal8.3 mi1 Mar 1901202010.418.320.0
138 Edmonton8.1 mi22 Apr 1978111110.748.111.0
139 Naha8.0 mi10 Aug 2003151510.538.015.0
140 Yerevan7.5 mi7 Mar 1981101010.757.517 mio.10.02,261,000
141 Izmir7.1 mi22 May 2000101010.717.130 mio.10.04,197,000
142 Glasgow6.5 mi14 Dec 1896151510.436.515 mio.15.02,321,000
143 Samara6.3 mi26 Dec 19879910.706.312 mio.9.01,893,000
144 Wuhan6.3 mi28 Sep 2004101010.636.310.0
145 Lima6.2 mi13 Jan 20036611.046.26.0
146 Turin6.0 mi4 Feb 2006141410.436.014.0
147 Duesseldorf6.0 mi4 Oct 1981141420.433.07.0
148 Mulheim5.6 mi3 Nov 1979131220.472.86.5
149 Rennes5.6 mi16 Mar 2002151510.375.623 mio.15.04,112,000
150 Bonn5.6 mi22 Mar 1975121210.475.612.0
151 Kitakyushu5.5 mi9 Jan 1985131310.425.513.0
152 Yekaterinburg5.3 mi26 Apr 19917710.755.346 mio.7.08,708,000
153 Buffalo5.2 mi18 May 19858810.655.28.0
154 Kazan5.2 mi27 Aug 20056610.865.27 mio.6.01,357,000
155 Palma de Mallorca5.2 mi25 Apr 20079910.575.29.0
156 Adana5.0 mi18 Mar 20098810.625.08.0
157 Antwerp4.7 mi25 Mar 1975111120.432.45.5
158 Dnepropetrovsk4.4 mi29 Dec 19956610.744.411 mio.6.02,493,000
159 Jacksonville4.3 mi30 May 19896610.714.36.0
160 Kamakura4.1 mi3 Mar 19708810.514.18.0
161 Maracaibo4.0 mi8 Jun 20096610.674.06.0
162 Valencia3.9 mi18 Oct 20067710.553.918 mio.7.04,671,000
163 Las Vegas3.9 mi15 Jul 20047710.553.97.0
164 Poznan3.8 mi1 Mar 19976610.633.86.0
165 Gelsenkirchen3.4 mi1 Sep 19849910.383.49.0
166 Genoa3.2 mi13 Jun 19907710.463.27.0
167 Bielefeld3.2 mi21 Sep 19717740.460.81.8
168 Detroit3.0 miJul 1987131310.233.013.0
169 Ludwigshafen2.5 mi29 May 1969111100.23
170 Catania2.4 mi27 Jun 19996610.392.46.0
171 Volgograd2.1 mi5 Nov 19842211.032.12.0
172 Perugia1.9 mi29 Jan 20087710.271.97.0
173 Newark1.4 mi26 May 19354410.341.44.0
174 Rouen1.4 mi17 Dec 19945510.271.45.0
175 Haifa1.1 mi19596610.181.16.0
176 Pittsburgh0.9 mi3 Jul 19853310.300.93.0


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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