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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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1London408.0 km10 Jan 1863268268111.5237.124.42,934,000
2New York368.0 km27 Oct 1904468422270.8713.617.34,413,000
3Shanghai334.0 km10 Apr 1995230194101.7233.423.03,359,000
4Tokyo304.5 km30 Dec 1927290205131.4923.422.310,424,000
5Moscow298.8 km15 May 1935180144122.0724.915.08,611,000
6Seoul286.9 km15 Aug 1974348298100.9628.734.87,138,000
7Madrid284.0 km17 Oct 1919281231131.2321.821.62,415,000
8Beijing227.6 km1 Oct 196914712591.8225.316.35,274,000
9Paris213.0 km19 Jul 1900380300160.7113.323.86,915,000
10Mexico City201.7 km5 Sep 1969175147111.3718.315.97,238,000
11Hong Kong188.1 km1 Oct 1979958292.2920.910.66,959,000
12Guangzhou176.1 km28 Jun 1999887952.2335.217.63,414,000
13Washington171.2 km27 Mar 1976908651.9934.218.01,256,000
14Mumbai171.0 km737352.3434.214.6
15San Francisco166.9 km11 Sep 1972434353.8833.48.6599,000
16Chicago166.0 km6 Jun 189215114481.1520.818.91,193,000
17Berlin147.4 km18 Feb 1902195173100.8514.719.53,033,000
18Osaka137.8 km20 May 193313310491.3315.314.86,241,000
19Singapore118.9 km7 Nov 1987766941.7229.719.04,802,000
20Barcelona110.5 km30 Dec 1924152128100.8611.115.23,421,000
21Saint Petersburg110.2 km15 Nov 1955635552.0022.012.67,550,000
22Stockholm105.7 km1 Oct 195010410031.0635.234.72,867,000
23Hamburg100.7 km1 Mar 1912978931.1333.632.31,827,000
24Busan95.0 km19 Jul 1985928831.0831.730.72,705,000
25Munich92.5 km19 Oct 19711009460.9815.416.73,773,000
26Taipei90.6 km28 Mar 1996858081.1311.310.64,967,000
27Delhi89.9 km24 Dec 2002787631.1829.926.03,450,000
28Nagoya89.0 km15 Nov 1957938241.0922.323.34,798,000
29Santiago83.0 km15 Sep 1975938650.9716.618.67,735,000
30Atlanta79.2 km30 Jun 1979393822.0839.619.5429,000
31Newcastle76.5 km7 Aug 1980615021.5338.330.5497,000
32Milan74.6 km1 Nov 1964888430.8924.929.34,397,000
33Saint Louis73.4 km31 Jul 1993373721.9836.718.5
34Tianjin72.0 km28 Mar 2004373721.9536.018.5208,000
35Toronto71.3 km30 Apr 1954746941.0317.818.53,899,000
36Vienna69.8 km25 Feb 1978968450.8314.019.27,135,000
37Vancouver69.5 km3 Jan 1986494731.4823.216.31,065,000
38Montreal69.2 km14 Oct 1966736841.0217.318.33,165,000
39Bucharest67.7 km16 Nov 1979504341.5716.912.51,640,000
40Cairo65.5 km27 Sep 1987555321.2432.827.510,687,000
41Kuala Lumpur64.0 km16 Dec 1996605631.1421.320.01,703,000
42Oslo62.0 km22 May 1966727250.8612.414.41,032,000
43Philadelphia62.0 km4 Mar 1907666231.0020.722.01,081,000
44Sao Paulo61.3 km14 Sep 1974585541.1115.314.511,158,000
45Boston60.5 km1 Sep 1897666031.0120.222.02,397,000
46Caracas60.5 km27 Mar 1983474351.4112.19.48,430,000
47Kiev59.8 km22 Oct 1960464331.3919.915.310,736,000
48Los Angeles59.3 km30 Jan 1993303031.9819.810.0759,000
49Prague59.1 km9 May 1974575431.0919.719.010,102,000
50Yokohama57.6 km16 Dec 1972484531.2819.216.03,438,000
51Daegu53.9 km26 Nov 1997565520.9827.028.02,041,000
52Athens52.0 km1954524831.0817.317.36,250,000
53Tehran50.5 km21 Feb 2000474431.1516.815.76,990,000
54Dalian49.0 km1 May 2003121214.0849.012.0
55Sapporo48.0 km16 Dec 1971494631.0416.016.34,354,000
56Buenos Aires47.5 km1 Dec 1913766860.707.912.75,895,000
57Rotterdam47.0 km10 Feb 1968383721.2723.519.01,809,000
58Bangkok46.3 km5 Dec 1999444031.1615.414.74,449,000
59Manila45.7 km1 Dec 1984423931.1715.214.07,571,000
60Lille45.5 km25 Apr 1983626020.7622.831.01,626,000
61Cologne45.0 km11 Oct 19685151150.883.03.4
62Valparaiso43.0 km23 Nov 2005202012.1543.020.0
63Kaohsiung42.7 km9 Mar 2008373621.1921.418.5703,000
64Brasilia42.0 km31 Mar 2001232311.8342.023.0381,000
65Rio de Janeiro42.0 km5 Mar 1979343421.2421.017.03,214,000
66Lisbon41.0 km29 Dec 1959524640.8910.313.04,390,000
67Bilbao40.6 km11 Nov 1995383821.0720.319.02,118,000
68Dubai39.7 km9 Sep 2009101013.9739.710.0
69Recife39.7 km11 Mar 1985302821.4219.915.0
70Rome39.0 km10 Feb 1955494820.8119.524.58,487,000
71Tashkent36.2 km6 Nov 1977292631.3912.19.71,961,000
72Miami36.0 km21 May 1984222211.6436.022.0528,000
73Kharkov35.3 km23 Aug 1975282531.4111.89.37,875,000
74Nuremberg34.6 km1 Mar 1972464430.7911.515.32,659,000
75Porto Alegre33.8 km2 Mar 1985171711.9933.817.0
76Budapest33.0 km2 May 1896424030.8311.014.09,000,000
77Amsterdam32.7 km16 Oct 1977333340.998.28.32,783,000
78Brussels32.2 km20 Sep 1976615930.5510.720.34,224,000
79Naples31.8 km28 Mar 1993302831.1410.610.0912,000
80Valencia31.8 km3 Oct 1988383730.8610.612.7
81Baku31.7 km6 Nov 1967212021.5915.910.55,552,000
82Monterrey31.5 km25 Apr 1991323121.0215.816.0
83Kyoto31.3 km1 Apr 1981323121.0115.616.04,026,000
84Cleveland31.0 km15 Mar 1955181811.7231.018.0194,000
85Lyon30.7 km28 Apr 1978433940.797.710.85,928,000
86Kobe30.6 km13 Mar 1977262421.2815.313.03,954,000
87Minsk30.3 km26 Jun 1984252421.2615.112.58,647,000
88Fukuoka29.8 km26 Jul 1981353430.889.911.74,161,000
89Incheon29.5 km6 Oct 1999292911.0229.529.02,475,000
90Dortmund29.5 km17 May 1976373730.809.812.3
91Medellin28.8 km30 Nov 1995262521.1514.413.05,382,000
92Belo Horizonte28.1 km1 Aug 1986191911.4828.119.0
93The Hague27.9 km16 Oct 2004303030.939.310.0
94Toulouse27.5 km26 Jun 1993383720.7413.819.01,527,000
95Chennai27.0 km19 Oct 1997171711.5927.017.0
96Tbilisi26.3 km11 Jan 1966222121.2513.111.03,498,000
97Shenzhen25.3 km28 Dec 2004232221.1512.611.52,885,000
98Baltimore24.5 km21 Nov 1983141411.7524.514.0571,000
99Stuttgart24.0 km10 Jun 1966191721.4112.09.5
100Guadalajara24.0 km1 Sep 1989292820.8612.014.5
101Ankara23.1 km30 Aug 1996232221.0511.611.54,892,000
102Kolkata22.6 km24 Oct 1984212111.0822.621.04,425,000
103Daejeon22.6 km16 Mar 2006222211.0322.622.01,283,000
104Warsaw22.6 km7 Apr 1995212111.0822.621.05,044,000
105Bursa22.5 km19 Aug 2002232310.9822.523.0
106Pyongyang22.5 km6 Sep 1973161521.5011.38.01,556,000
107Seattle22.2 km18 Jul 2009121211.8522.212.0
108Sydney22.1 km1926141431.587.44.7
109Nanjing21.7 km27 Aug 2005161611.3621.716.04,700,000
110Oporto21.7 km7 Dec 2002151421.5510.97.5
111Bochum21.5 km26 May 1979292720.8010.814.5
112Helsinki21.0 km3 Aug 1982171711.2421.017.02,762,000
113Copenhagen21.0 km19 Oct 2002222220.9510.511.01,762,000
114Frankfurt20.5 km4 Oct 1968312730.766.810.3
115Essen20.2 km5 Oct 1967272730.756.79.0
116Gwangju20.1 km28 Apr 2004202011.0120.120.0846,000
117Chongqing19.5 km18 Jun 2005181811.0819.518.0
118Marseille19.3 km26 Nov 1977262420.809.613.03,005,000
119Hanover18.6 km28 Sep 1975211731.096.27.0
120Hiroshima18.4 km20 Aug 1994212110.8818.421.0978,000
121Seville18.0 km2 Apr 2009212110.8618.021.0
122Sofia18.0 km28 Jan 1998141411.2918.014.02,833,000
123Kryvyi Rih18.0 km26 Dec 1986121211.5018.012.0
124Charleroi17.5 km21 Jun 1976202040.884.45.0
125San Juan17.2 km6 Jun 2005161611.0817.216.0523,000
126Changchun17.0 kmOct 2002161611.0617.016.0
127Tama16.0 km27 Nov 1998191910.8416.019.0
128Chiba15.5 km28 Mar 1988181820.867.89.0
129Nizhny Novgorod15.5 km20 Nov 1985141321.197.87.02,129,000
130Istanbul15.0 km16 Sep 2000101011.5015.010.04,533,000
131Sendai14.8 km15 Jul 1987171710.8714.817.03,919,000
132Santo Domingo14.5 km30 Jan 2009161610.9114.516.0
133Duisburg14.3 km11 Jul 1992131321.107.26.5
134Novosibirsk14.3 km7 Jan 1986131221.197.26.54,895,000
135Lausanne13.7 km24 May 1991292820.496.814.5
136Wuppertal13.3 km1 Mar 1901202010.6713.320.0
137Edmonton13.1 km22 Apr 1978111111.1913.111.0
138Naha12.8 km10 Aug 2003151510.8512.815.0
139Yerevan12.1 km7 Mar 1981101011.2112.110.01,405,000
140Izmir11.5 km22 May 2000101011.1511.510.02,609,000
141Glasgow10.4 km14 Dec 1896151510.6910.415.01,442,000
142Samara10.2 km26 Dec 19879911.1310.29.01,176,000
143Wuhan10.2 km28 Sep 2004101011.0210.210.0
144Lima10.0 km13 Jan 20036611.6710.06.0
145Turin9.6 km4 Feb 2006141410.699.614.0
146Duesseldorf9.6 km4 Oct 1981141420.684.87.0
147Mulheim9.0 km3 Nov 1979131220.754.56.5
148Rennes9.0 km16 Mar 2002151510.609.015.02,556,000
149Algiers9.0 km2009101010.909.010.0
150Bonn9.0 km22 Mar 1975121210.759.012.0
151Kitakyushu8.8 km9 Jan 1985131310.688.813.0
152Yekaterinburg8.5 km26 Apr 19917711.218.57.05,412,000
153Buffalo8.4 km18 May 19858811.048.48.0
154Palma de Mallorca8.3 km25 Apr 20079910.928.39.0
155Kazan8.3 km27 Aug 20056611.388.36.0843,000
156Adana8.0 km18 Mar 20098811.008.08.0
157Antwerp7.6 km25 Mar 1975111120.693.85.5
158Dnepropetrovsk7.1 km29 Dec 19956611.187.16.01,549,000
159Jacksonville6.9 km30 May 19896611.156.96.0
160Kamakura6.6 km3 Mar 19708810.826.68.0
161Maracaibo6.5 km8 Jun 20096611.086.56.0
162Las Vegas6.2 km15 Jul 20047710.896.27.0
163Valencia6.2 km18 Oct 20067710.896.27.02,903,000
164Poznan6.1 km1 Mar 19976611.026.16.0
165Gelsenkirchen5.5 km1 Sep 19849910.615.59.0
166Bielefeld5.2 km21 Sep 19717740.741.31.8
167Genoa5.2 km13 Jun 19907710.745.27.0
168Detroit4.8 kmJul 1987131310.374.813.0
169Ludwigshafen4.0 km29 May 1969111100.36
170Catania3.8 km27 Jun 19996610.633.86.0
171Volgograd3.3 km5 Nov 19842211.653.32.0
172Perugia3.0 km29 Jan 20087710.433.07.0
173Rouen2.2 km17 Dec 19945510.442.25.0
174Newark2.2 km26 May 19354410.552.24.0
175Haifa1.8 km19596610.291.86.0
176Pittsburgh1.5 km3 Jul 19853310.481.53.0


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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