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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).



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1London253.6 mi10 Jan 1863268268110.9523.124.41197 mio.4,721,000
2New York228.7 mi27 Oct 1904468422270.548.517.31624 mio.7,101,000
3Shanghai207.6 mi10 Apr 1995230194101.0720.823.01122 mio.5,405,000
4Tokyo189.2 mi30 Dec 1927290205130.9214.622.33174 mio.16,772,000
5Moscow185.7 mi15 May 1935180144121.2915.515.02573 mio.13,855,000
6Seoul178.3 mi15 Aug 1974348298100.6017.834.82048 mio.11,486,000
7Madrid176.5 mi17 Oct 1919281231130.7613.621.6686 mio.3,887,000
8Beijing141.4 mi1 Oct 196914712591.1315.716.31200 mio.8,485,000
9Paris132.4 mi19 Jul 1900380300160.448.323.81473 mio.11,127,000
10Mexico City125.4 mi5 Sep 1969175147110.8511.415.91460 mio.11,647,000
11Hong Kong116.9 mi1 Oct 1979958291.4313.010.61309 mio.11,197,000
12Guangzhou109.4 mi28 Jun 1999887951.3921.917.6601 mio.5,492,000
13Washington106.4 mi27 Mar 1976908651.2421.318.0215 mio.2,021,000
14Mumbai106.3 mi737351.4621.314.6
15San Francisco103.7 mi11 Sep 1972434352.4120.78.6100 mio.964,000
16Chicago103.2 mi6 Jun 189215114480.7212.918.9198 mio.1,919,000
17Berlin91.6 mi18 Feb 1902195173100.539.219.5447 mio.4,879,000
18Osaka85.6 mi20 May 193313310490.829.514.8860 mio.10,042,000
19Singapore73.9 mi7 Nov 1987766941.0718.519.0571 mio.7,727,000
20Barcelona68.7 mi30 Dec 1924152128100.546.915.2378 mio.5,504,000
21Saint Petersburg68.5 mi15 Nov 1955635551.2513.712.6832 mio.12,148,000
22Stockholm65.7 mi1 Oct 195010410030.6621.934.7303 mio.4,612,000
23Hamburg62.6 mi1 Mar 1912978930.7020.932.3184 mio.2,940,000
24Busan59.0 mi19 Jul 1985928830.6719.730.7257 mio.4,353,000
25Munich57.5 mi19 Oct 19711009460.619.616.7349 mio.6,071,000
26Taipei56.3 mi28 Mar 1996858080.707.010.6450 mio.7,992,000
27Delhi55.8 mi24 Dec 2002787630.7318.626.0310 mio.5,551,000
28Nagoya55.3 mi15 Nov 1957938240.6713.823.3427 mio.7,720,000
29Santiago51.6 mi15 Sep 1975938650.6010.318.6642 mio.12,446,000
30Atlanta49.2 mi30 Jun 1979393821.3024.619.534 mio.691,000
31Newcastle47.5 mi7 Aug 1980615020.9523.830.538 mio.799,000
32Milan46.4 mi1 Nov 1964888430.5515.529.3328 mio.7,074,000
33Saint Louis45.6 mi31 Jul 1993373721.2322.818.5
34Tianjin44.7 mi28 Mar 2004373721.2122.418.515 mio.335,000
35Toronto44.3 mi30 Apr 1954746940.6411.118.5278 mio.6,274,000
36Vienna43.4 mi25 Feb 1978968450.528.719.2498 mio.11,480,000
37Vancouver43.2 mi3 Jan 1986494730.9214.416.374 mio.1,713,000
38Montreal43.0 mi14 Oct 1966736840.6310.818.3219 mio.5,092,000
39Bucharest42.1 mi16 Nov 1979504340.9810.512.5111 mio.2,638,000
40Cairo40.7 mi27 Sep 1987555320.7720.427.5700 mio.17,195,000
41Kuala Lumpur39.8 mi16 Dec 1996605630.7113.320.0109 mio.2,740,000
42Oslo38.5 mi22 May 1966727250.547.714.464 mio.1,661,000
43Philadelphia38.5 mi4 Mar 1907666230.6212.822.067 mio.1,739,000
44Sao Paulo38.1 mi14 Sep 1974585540.699.514.5684 mio.17,954,000
45Boston37.6 mi1 Sep 1897666030.6312.522.0145 mio.3,856,000
46Caracas37.6 mi27 Mar 1983474350.877.59.4510 mio.13,563,000
47Kiev37.2 mi22 Oct 1960464330.8612.415.3642 mio.17,274,000
48Los Angeles36.9 mi30 Jan 1993303031.2312.310.045 mio.1,221,000
49Prague36.7 mi9 May 1974575430.6812.219.0597 mio.16,253,000
50Yokohama35.8 mi16 Dec 1972484530.8011.916.0198 mio.5,531,000
51Daegu33.5 mi26 Nov 1997565520.6116.728.0110 mio.3,284,000
52Athens32.3 mi1954524830.6710.817.3325 mio.10,056,000
53Tehran31.4 mi21 Feb 2000474430.7110.515.7353 mio.11,247,000
54Dalian30.5 mi1 May 2003121212.5430.512.0
55Sapporo29.8 mi16 Dec 1971494630.659.916.3209 mio.7,006,000
56Buenos Aires29.5 mi1 Dec 1913766860.434.912.7280 mio.9,485,000
57Rotterdam29.2 mi10 Feb 1968383720.7914.619.085 mio.2,910,000
58Bangkok28.8 mi5 Dec 1999444030.729.614.7206 mio.7,159,000
59Manila28.4 mi1 Dec 1984423930.739.514.0346 mio.12,182,000
60Lille28.3 mi25 Apr 1983626020.4714.131.074 mio.2,617,000
61Cologne28.0 mi11 Oct 19685151150.551.93.4
62Valparaiso26.7 mi23 Nov 2005202011.3426.720.0
63Kaohsiung26.5 mi9 Mar 2008373620.7413.318.530 mio.1,130,000
64Brasilia26.1 mi31 Mar 2001232311.1326.123.016 mio.613,000
65Rio de Janeiro26.1 mi5 Mar 1979343420.7713.117.0135 mio.5,172,000
66Lisbon25.5 mi29 Dec 1959524640.556.413.0180 mio.7,064,000
67Bilbao25.2 mi11 Nov 1995383820.6612.619.086 mio.3,407,000
68Dubai24.7 mi9 Sep 2009101012.4724.710.0
69Recife24.7 mi11 Mar 1985302820.8812.315.0
70Rome24.2 mi10 Feb 1955494820.5012.124.5331 mio.13,656,000
71Tashkent22.5 mi6 Nov 1977292630.877.59.771 mio.3,156,000
72Miami22.4 mi21 May 1984222211.0222.422.019 mio.849,000
73Kharkov21.9 mi23 Aug 1975282530.887.39.3278 mio.12,671,000
74Nuremberg21.5 mi1 Mar 1972464430.497.215.392 mio.4,278,000
75Porto Alegre21.0 mi2 Mar 1985171711.2421.017.0
76Budapest20.5 mi2 May 1896424030.516.814.0297 mio.14,481,000
77Amsterdam20.3 mi16 Oct 1977333340.625.18.391 mio.4,478,000
78Brussels20.0 mi20 Sep 1976615930.346.720.3136 mio.6,796,000
79Naples19.8 mi28 Mar 1993302830.716.610.029 mio.1,467,000
80Valencia19.8 mi3 Oct 1988383730.536.612.7
81Baku19.7 mi6 Nov 1967212020.999.910.5176 mio.8,933,000
82Monterrey19.6 mi25 Apr 1991323120.639.816.0
83Kyoto19.5 mi1 Apr 1981323120.639.716.0126 mio.6,477,000
84Cleveland19.3 mi15 Mar 1955181811.0719.318.06 mio.311,000
85Lyon19.1 mi28 Apr 1978433940.494.810.8182 mio.9,539,000
86Kobe19.0 mi13 Mar 1977262420.799.513.0121 mio.6,362,000
87Minsk18.8 mi26 Jun 1984252420.789.412.5262 mio.13,913,000
88Fukuoka18.5 mi26 Jul 1981353430.546.211.7124 mio.6,695,000
89Incheon18.3 mi6 Oct 1999292910.6318.329.073 mio.3,982,000
90Dortmund18.3 mi17 May 1976373730.496.112.3
91Medellin17.9 mi30 Nov 1995262520.728.913.0155 mio.8,660,000
92Belo Horizonte17.5 mi1 Aug 1986191910.9217.519.0
93The Hague17.3 mi16 Oct 2004303030.585.810.0
94Toulouse17.1 mi26 Jun 1993383720.468.519.042 mio.2,457,000
95Chennai16.8 mi19 Oct 1997171710.9916.817.0
96Tbilisi16.3 mi11 Jan 1966222120.788.211.092 mio.5,628,000
97Shenzhen15.7 mi28 Dec 2004232220.717.911.573 mio.4,643,000
98Baltimore15.2 mi21 Nov 1983141411.0915.214.014 mio.919,000
99Stuttgart14.9 mi10 Jun 1966191720.887.59.5
100Guadalajara14.9 mi1 Sep 1989292820.537.514.5
101Ankara14.4 mi30 Aug 1996232220.657.211.5113 mio.7,871,000
102Kolkata14.0 mi24 Oct 1984212110.6714.021.0100 mio.7,119,000
103Daejeon14.0 mi16 Mar 2006222210.6414.022.029 mio.2,065,000
104Warsaw14.0 mi7 Apr 1995212110.6714.021.0114 mio.8,116,000
105Bursa14.0 mi19 Aug 2002232310.6114.023.0
106Pyongyang14.0 mi6 Sep 1973161520.937.08.035 mio.2,503,000
107Seattle13.8 mi18 Jul 2009121211.1513.812.0
108Sydney13.7 mi1926141430.984.64.7
109Nanjing13.5 mi27 Aug 2005161610.8413.516.0102 mio.7,563,000
110Oporto13.5 mi7 Dec 2002151420.966.77.5
111Bochum13.4 mi26 May 1979292720.506.714.5
112Helsinki13.1 mi3 Aug 1982171710.7713.117.058 mio.4,444,000
113Copenhagen13.1 mi19 Oct 2002222220.596.511.037 mio.2,835,000
114Frankfurt12.7 mi4 Oct 1968312730.474.210.3
115Essen12.6 mi5 Oct 1967272730.474.29.0
116Gwangju12.5 mi28 Apr 2004202010.6212.520.017 mio.1,361,000
117Chongqing12.1 mi18 Jun 2005181810.6712.118.0
118Marseille12.0 mi26 Nov 1977262420.506.013.058 mio.4,835,000
119Hanover11.6 mi28 Sep 1975211730.683.97.0
120Hiroshima11.4 mi20 Aug 1994212110.5411.421.018 mio.1,574,000
121Seville11.2 mi2 Apr 2009212110.5311.221.0
122Sofia11.2 mi28 Jan 1998141410.8011.214.051 mio.4,559,000
123Kryvyi Rih11.2 mi26 Dec 1986121210.9311.212.0
124Charleroi10.9 mi21 Jun 1976202040.542.75.0
125San Juan10.7 mi6 Jun 2005161610.6710.716.09 mio.842,000
126Changchun10.6 miOct 2002161610.6610.616.0
127Tama9.9 mi27 Nov 1998191910.529.919.0
128Chiba9.6 mi28 Mar 1988181820.544.89.0
129Nizhny Novgorod9.6 mi20 Nov 1985141320.744.87.033 mio.3,426,000
130Istanbul9.3 mi16 Sep 2000101010.939.310.068 mio.7,294,000
131Sendai9.2 mi15 Jul 1987171710.549.217.058 mio.6,306,000
132Santo Domingo9.0 mi30 Jan 2009161610.569.016.0
133Duisburg8.9 mi11 Jul 1992131320.694.56.5
134Novosibirsk8.9 mi7 Jan 1986131220.744.46.570 mio.7,876,000
135Lausanne8.5 mi24 May 1991292820.304.314.5
136Wuppertal8.3 mi1 Mar 1901202010.418.320.0
137Edmonton8.1 mi22 Apr 1978111110.748.111.0
138Naha8.0 mi10 Aug 2003151510.538.015.0
139Yerevan7.5 mi7 Mar 1981101010.757.510.017 mio.2,261,000
140Izmir7.1 mi22 May 2000101010.717.110.030 mio.4,197,000
141Glasgow6.5 mi14 Dec 1896151510.436.515.015 mio.2,321,000
142Samara6.3 mi26 Dec 19879910.706.39.012 mio.1,893,000
143Wuhan6.3 mi28 Sep 2004101010.636.310.0
144Lima6.2 mi13 Jan 20036611.046.26.0
145Turin6.0 mi4 Feb 2006141410.436.014.0
146Duesseldorf6.0 mi4 Oct 1981141420.433.07.0
147Mulheim5.6 mi3 Nov 1979131220.472.86.5
148Rennes5.6 mi16 Mar 2002151510.375.615.023 mio.4,112,000
149Algiers5.6 mi2009101010.565.610.0
150Bonn5.6 mi22 Mar 1975121210.475.612.0
151Kitakyushu5.5 mi9 Jan 1985131310.425.513.0
152Yekaterinburg5.3 mi26 Apr 19917710.755.37.046 mio.8,708,000
153Buffalo5.2 mi18 May 19858810.655.28.0
154Palma de Mallorca5.2 mi25 Apr 20079910.575.29.0
155Kazan5.2 mi27 Aug 20056610.865.26.07 mio.1,357,000
156Adana5.0 mi18 Mar 20098810.625.08.0
157Antwerp4.7 mi25 Mar 1975111120.432.45.5
158Dnepropetrovsk4.4 mi29 Dec 19956610.744.46.011 mio.2,493,000
159Jacksonville4.3 mi30 May 19896610.714.36.0
160Kamakura4.1 mi3 Mar 19708810.514.18.0
161Maracaibo4.0 mi8 Jun 20096610.674.06.0
162Las Vegas3.9 mi15 Jul 20047710.553.97.0
163Valencia3.9 mi18 Oct 20067710.553.97.018 mio.4,671,000
164Poznan3.8 mi1 Mar 19976610.633.86.0
165Gelsenkirchen3.4 mi1 Sep 19849910.383.49.0
166Bielefeld3.2 mi21 Sep 19717740.460.81.8
167Genoa3.2 mi13 Jun 19907710.463.27.0
168Detroit3.0 miJul 1987131310.233.013.0
169Ludwigshafen2.5 mi29 May 1969111100.23
170Catania2.4 mi27 Jun 19996610.392.46.0
171Volgograd2.1 mi5 Nov 19842211.032.12.0
172Perugia1.9 mi29 Jan 20087710.271.97.0
173Rouen1.4 mi17 Dec 19945510.271.45.0
174Newark1.4 mi26 May 19354410.341.44.0
175Haifa1.1 mi19596610.181.16.0
176Pittsburgh0.9 mi3 Jul 19853310.300.93.0


Numerical data (except ridership) by Jordi Serradell 8/2009. Ridership data by John Kennes 7/2008. Ticket prices by UBS: Prices and Earnings (PDF, p. 20) 2009. Non-numerical data by Mike Rohde 8/2009.






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