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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 Seoul178.3 mi15 Aug 1974348298100.6017.834.811,486,0002048 mio.
2 Stockholm65.7 mi1 Oct 195010410030.6621.934.74,612,000303 mio.
3 Hamburg62.6 mi1 Mar 1912978930.7020.932.32,940,000184 mio.
4 Lille28.3 mi25 Apr 1983626020.4714.131.02,617,00074 mio.
5 Busan59.0 mi19 Jul 1985928830.6719.730.74,353,000257 mio.
6 Newcastle47.5 mi7 Aug 1980615020.9523.830.5799,00038 mio.
7 Milan46.4 mi1 Nov 1964888430.5515.529.37,074,000328 mio.
8 Incheon18.3 mi6 Oct 1999292910.6318.329.03,982,00073 mio.
9 Daegu33.5 mi26 Nov 1997565520.6116.728.03,284,000110 mio.
10 Delhi59.8 mi24 Dec 2002838130.7419.927.75,188,000310 mio.
11 Cairo40.7 mi27 Sep 1987555320.7720.427.517,195,000700 mio.
12 Rome24.2 mi10 Feb 1955494820.5012.124.513,656,000331 mio.
13 London253.6 mi10 Jan 1863268268110.9523.124.44,721,0001197 mio.
14 Paris132.4 mi19 Jul 1900380300160.448.323.811,127,0001473 mio.
15 Nagoya55.3 mi15 Nov 1957938240.6713.823.37,720,000427 mio.
16 Bursa14.0 mi19 Aug 2002232310.6114.023.0
17 Shanghai207.6 mi10 Apr 1995230194101.0720.823.05,405,0001122 mio.
18 Brasilia26.1 mi31 Mar 2001232311.1326.123.0613,00016 mio.
19 Tokyo189.2 mi30 Dec 1927290205130.9214.622.316,772,0003174 mio.
20 Boston37.6 mi1 Sep 1897666030.6312.522.03,856,000145 mio.
21 Philadelphia38.5 mi4 Mar 1907666230.6212.822.01,739,00067 mio.
22 Miami22.4 mi21 May 1984222211.0222.422.0849,00019 mio.
23 Daejeon14.0 mi16 Mar 2006222210.6414.022.02,065,00029 mio.
24 Madrid176.5 mi17 Oct 1919281231130.7613.621.63,887,000686 mio.
25 Hiroshima11.4 mi20 Aug 1994212110.5411.421.01,574,00018 mio.
26 Warsaw14.0 mi7 Apr 1995212110.6714.021.08,116,000114 mio.
27 Kolkata14.0 mi24 Oct 1984212110.6714.021.07,119,000100 mio.
28 Seville11.2 mi2 Apr 2009212110.5311.221.0
29 Brussels20.0 mi20 Sep 1976615930.346.720.36,796,000136 mio.
30 Gwangju12.5 mi28 Apr 2004202010.6212.520.01,361,00017 mio.
31 Wuppertal8.3 mi1 Mar 1901202010.418.320.0
32 Valparaiso26.7 mi23 Nov 2005202011.3426.720.0
33 Kuala Lumpur39.8 mi16 Dec 1996605630.7113.320.02,740,000109 mio.
34 Berlin91.6 mi18 Feb 1902195173100.539.219.54,879,000447 mio.
35 Atlanta49.2 mi30 Jun 1979393821.3024.619.5691,00034 mio.
36 Vienna43.4 mi25 Feb 1978968450.528.719.211,480,000498 mio.
37 Bilbao25.2 mi11 Nov 1995383820.6612.619.03,407,00086 mio.
38 Singapore73.9 mi7 Nov 1987766941.0718.519.07,727,000571 mio.
39 Prague36.7 mi9 May 1974575430.6812.219.016,253,000597 mio.
40 Tama9.9 mi27 Nov 1998191910.529.919.0
41 Rotterdam29.2 mi10 Feb 1968383720.7914.619.02,910,00085 mio.
42 Belo Horizonte17.5 mi1 Aug 1986191910.9217.519.0
43 Toulouse17.1 mi26 Jun 1993383720.468.519.02,457,00042 mio.
44 Chicago103.2 mi6 Jun 189215114480.7212.918.91,919,000198 mio.
45 Santiago51.6 mi15 Sep 1975938650.6010.318.612,446,000642 mio.
46 Toronto44.3 mi30 Apr 1954746940.6411.118.56,274,000278 mio.
47 Saint Louis45.6 mi31 Jul 1993373721.2322.818.5
48 Tianjin44.7 mi28 Mar 2004373721.2122.418.5335,00015 mio.
49 Kaohsiung26.5 mi9 Mar 2008373620.7413.318.51,130,00030 mio.
50 Montreal43.0 mi14 Oct 1966736840.6310.818.35,092,000219 mio.
51 Cleveland19.3 mi15 Mar 1955181811.0719.318.0311,0006 mio.
52 Washington106.4 mi27 Mar 1976908651.2421.318.02,021,000215 mio.
53 Shenyang13.8 mi23 Sep 2009181810.7713.818.0
54 Chongqing12.1 mi18 Jun 2005181810.6712.118.0
55 Guangzhou92.3 mi28 Jun 1999887951.1718.517.66,512,000601 mio.
56 Athens32.3 mi1954524830.6710.817.310,056,000325 mio.
57 New York228.7 mi27 Oct 1904468422270.548.517.37,101,0001624 mio.
58 Rio de Janeiro26.1 mi5 Mar 1979343420.7713.117.05,172,000135 mio.
59 Sendai9.2 mi15 Jul 1987171710.549.217.06,306,00058 mio.
60 Helsinki13.1 mi3 Aug 1982171710.7713.117.04,444,00058 mio.
61 Porto Alegre21.0 mi2 Mar 1985171711.2421.017.0
62 Chennai16.8 mi19 Oct 1997171710.9916.817.0
63 Munich57.5 mi19 Oct 19711009460.619.616.76,071,000349 mio.
64 Sapporo29.8 mi16 Dec 1971494630.659.916.37,006,000209 mio.
65 Beijing141.4 mi1 Oct 196914712591.1315.716.38,485,0001200 mio.
66 Vancouver43.2 mi3 Jan 1986494730.9214.416.31,713,00074 mio.
67 Santo Domingo9.0 mi30 Jan 2009161610.569.016.0
68 San Juan10.7 mi6 Jun 2005161610.6710.716.0842,0009 mio.
69 Kyoto19.5 mi1 Apr 1981323120.639.716.06,477,000126 mio.
70 Yokohama35.8 mi16 Dec 1972484530.8011.916.05,531,000198 mio.
71 Monterrey19.6 mi25 Apr 1991323120.639.816.0
72 Nanjing13.5 mi27 Aug 2005161610.8413.516.07,563,000102 mio.
73 Changchun10.6 miOct 2002161610.6610.616.0
74 Mexico City125.4 mi5 Sep 1969175147110.8511.415.911,647,0001460 mio.
75 Tehran31.4 mi21 Feb 2000474430.7110.515.711,247,000353 mio.
76 Nuremberg21.5 mi1 Mar 1972464430.497.215.34,278,00092 mio.
77 Kiev37.2 mi22 Oct 1960464330.8612.415.317,274,000642 mio.
78 Barcelona68.7 mi30 Dec 1924152128100.546.915.25,504,000378 mio.
79 Recife24.7 mi11 Mar 1985302820.8812.315.0
80 Naha8.0 mi10 Aug 2003151510.538.015.0
81 Moscow185.7 mi15 May 1935180144121.2915.515.013,855,0002573 mio.
82 Rennes5.6 mi16 Mar 2002151510.375.615.04,112,00023 mio.
83 Glasgow6.5 mi14 Dec 1896151510.436.515.02,321,00015 mio.
84 Osaka85.6 mi20 May 193313310490.829.514.810,042,000860 mio.
85 Bangkok28.8 mi5 Dec 1999444030.729.614.77,159,000206 mio.
86 Mumbai106.3 mi737351.4621.314.6
87 Lausanne8.5 mi24 May 1991292820.304.314.5
88 Guadalajara14.9 mi1 Sep 1989292820.537.514.5
89 Bochum13.4 mi26 May 1979292720.506.714.5
90 Sao Paulo38.1 mi14 Sep 1974585540.699.514.517,954,000684 mio.
91 Oslo38.5 mi22 May 1966727250.547.714.41,661,00064 mio.
92 Turin6.0 mi4 Feb 2006141410.436.014.0
93 Baltimore15.2 mi21 Nov 1983141411.0915.214.0919,00014 mio.
94 Manila28.4 mi1 Dec 1984423930.739.514.012,182,000346 mio.
95 Budapest20.5 mi2 May 1896424030.516.814.014,481,000297 mio.
96 Sofia11.2 mi28 Jan 1998141410.8011.214.04,559,00051 mio.
97 Lisbon25.5 mi29 Dec 1959524640.556.413.07,064,000180 mio.
98 Kitakyushu5.5 mi9 Jan 1985131310.425.513.0
99 Marseille12.0 mi26 Nov 1977262420.506.013.04,835,00058 mio.
100 Detroit3.0 miJul 1987131310.233.013.0
101 Kobe19.0 mi13 Mar 1977262420.799.513.06,362,000121 mio.
102 Medellin17.9 mi30 Nov 1995262520.728.913.08,660,000155 mio.
103 Buenos Aires29.5 mi1 Dec 1913766860.434.912.79,485,000280 mio.
104 Valencia19.8 mi3 Oct 1988383730.536.612.7
105 Saint Petersburg68.5 mi15 Nov 1955635551.2513.712.612,148,000832 mio.
106 Minsk18.8 mi26 Jun 1984252420.789.412.513,913,000262 mio.
107 Bucharest42.1 mi16 Nov 1979504340.9810.512.52,638,000111 mio.
108 Dortmund18.3 mi17 May 1976373730.496.112.3
109 Kryvyi Rih11.2 mi26 Dec 1986121210.9311.212.0
110 Seattle13.8 mi18 Jul 2009121211.1513.812.0
111 Dalian30.5 mi1 May 2003121212.5430.512.0
112 Bonn5.6 mi22 Mar 1975121210.475.612.0
113 Fukuoka18.5 mi26 Jul 1981353430.546.211.76,695,000124 mio.
114 Shenzhen15.7 mi28 Dec 2004232220.717.911.54,643,00073 mio.
115 Ankara14.4 mi30 Aug 1996232220.657.211.57,871,000113 mio.
116 Copenhagen13.1 mi19 Oct 2002222220.596.511.02,835,00037 mio.
117 Edmonton8.1 mi22 Apr 1978111110.748.111.0
118 Tbilisi16.3 mi11 Jan 1966222120.788.211.05,628,00092 mio.
119 Dubai24.7 mi9 Sep 2009111112.2424.711.0
120 Baku20.4 mi6 Nov 1967222120.9710.211.08,618,000176 mio.
121 Lyon19.1 mi28 Apr 1978433940.494.810.89,539,000182 mio.
122 Taipei56.3 mi28 Mar 1996858080.707.010.67,992,000450 mio.
123 Hong Kong116.9 mi1 Oct 1979958291.4313.010.611,197,0001309 mio.
124 Frankfurt12.7 mi4 Oct 1968312730.474.210.3
125 Yerevan7.5 mi7 Mar 1981101010.757.510.02,261,00017 mio.
126 Los Angeles36.9 mi30 Jan 1993303031.2312.310.01,221,00045 mio.
127 Caracas37.6 mi27 Mar 1983504650.827.510.013,563,000510 mio.
128 Istanbul9.3 mi16 Sep 2000101010.939.310.07,294,00068 mio.
129 Naples19.8 mi28 Mar 1993302830.716.610.01,467,00029 mio.
130 The Hague17.3 mi16 Oct 2004303030.585.810.0
131 Izmir7.1 mi22 May 2000101010.717.110.04,197,00030 mio.
132 Wuhan6.3 mi28 Sep 2004101010.636.310.0
133 Tashkent22.5 mi6 Nov 1977292630.877.59.73,156,00071 mio.
134 Stuttgart14.9 mi10 Jun 1966191720.887.59.5
135 Kharkov21.9 mi23 Aug 1975282530.887.39.312,671,000278 mio.
136 Essen12.6 mi5 Oct 1967272730.474.29.0
137 Chiba9.6 mi28 Mar 1988181820.544.89.0
138 Gelsenkirchen3.4 mi1 Sep 19849910.383.49.0
139 Samara6.3 mi26 Dec 19879910.706.39.01,893,00012 mio.
140 Palma de Mallorca5.2 mi25 Apr 20079910.575.29.0
141 San Francisco103.7 mi11 Sep 1972434352.4120.78.6964,000100 mio.
142 Amsterdam20.3 mi16 Oct 1977333340.625.18.34,478,00091 mio.
143 Adana5.0 mi18 Mar 20098810.625.08.0
144 Kamakura4.1 mi3 Mar 19708810.514.18.0
145 Buffalo5.2 mi18 May 19858810.655.28.0
146 Pyongyang14.0 mi6 Sep 1973161520.937.08.02,503,00035 mio.
147 Oporto13.5 mi7 Dec 2002151420.966.77.5
148 Valencia3.9 mi18 Oct 20067710.553.97.04,671,00018 mio.
149 Perugia1.9 mi29 Jan 20087710.271.97.0
150 Hanover11.6 mi28 Sep 1975211730.683.97.0
151 Genoa3.2 mi13 Jun 19907710.463.27.0
152 Yekaterinburg5.3 mi26 Apr 19917710.755.37.08,708,00046 mio.
153 Las Vegas3.9 mi15 Jul 20047710.553.97.0
154 Nizhny Novgorod9.6 mi20 Nov 1985141320.744.87.03,426,00033 mio.
155 Duesseldorf6.0 mi4 Oct 1981141420.433.07.0
156 Novosibirsk8.9 mi7 Jan 1986131220.744.46.57,876,00070 mio.
157 Duisburg8.9 mi11 Jul 1992131320.694.56.5
158 Mulheim5.6 mi3 Nov 1979131220.472.86.5
159 Maracaibo4.0 mi8 Jun 20096610.674.06.0
160 Jacksonville4.3 mi30 May 19896610.714.36.0
161 Dnepropetrovsk4.4 mi29 Dec 19956610.744.46.02,493,00011 mio.
162 Poznan3.8 mi1 Mar 19976610.633.86.0
163 Kazan5.2 mi27 Aug 20056610.865.26.01,357,0007 mio.
164 Haifa1.1 mi19596610.181.16.0
165 Catania2.4 mi27 Jun 19996610.392.46.0
166 Lima6.2 mi13 Jan 20036611.046.26.0
167 Antwerp4.7 mi25 Mar 1975111120.432.45.5
168 Rouen1.4 mi17 Dec 19945510.271.45.0
169 Charleroi10.9 mi21 Jun 1976202040.542.75.0
170 Sydney13.7 mi1926141430.984.64.7
171 Newark1.4 mi26 May 19354410.341.44.0
172 Cologne28.0 mi11 Oct 19685151150.551.93.4
173 Pittsburgh0.9 mi3 Jul 19853310.300.93.0
174 Volgograd2.1 mi5 Nov 19842211.032.12.0
175 Bielefeld3.2 mi21 Sep 19717740.460.81.8
176 Ludwigshafen2.5 mi29 May 1969111100.23


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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