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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 London408.0 km10 Jan 1863268268111.5237.124.42,934,0002.75 EUR
2 New York368.0 km27 Oct 1904468422270.8713.617.34,413,0001.53 EUR
3 Shanghai334.0 km10 Apr 1995230194101.7233.423.03,359,0000.34 EUR
4 Tokyo304.5 km30 Dec 1927290205131.4923.422.310,424,0001.57 EUR
5 Moscow298.8 km15 May 1935180144122.0724.915.08,611,0000.50 EUR
6 Seoul286.9 km15 Aug 1974348298100.9628.734.87,138,0000.54 EUR
7 Madrid284.0 km17 Oct 1919281231131.2321.821.62,415,0001.00 EUR
8 Beijing227.6 km1 Oct 196914712591.8225.316.35,274,0000.15 EUR
9 Paris213.0 km19 Jul 1900380300160.7113.323.86,915,0001.57 EUR
10 Mexico City201.7 km5 Sep 1969175147111.3718.315.97,238,0000.14 EUR
11 Hong Kong188.1 km1 Oct 1979958292.2920.910.66,959,0000.91 EUR
12 Washington171.2 km27 Mar 1976908651.9934.218.01,256,000
13 Mumbai171.0 km737352.3434.214.60.17 EUR
14 San Francisco166.9 km11 Sep 1972434353.8833.48.6599,000
15 Chicago166.0 km6 Jun 189215114481.1520.818.91,193,0001.58 EUR
16 Guangzhou148.5 km28 Jun 1999887951.8829.717.64,047,000
17 Berlin147.4 km18 Feb 1902195173100.8514.719.53,033,0002.10 EUR
18 Osaka137.8 km20 May 193313310491.3315.314.86,241,000
19 Singapore118.9 km7 Nov 1987766941.7229.719.04,802,0000.97 EUR
20 Barcelona110.5 km30 Dec 1924152128100.8611.115.23,421,0001.35 EUR
21 Saint Petersburg110.2 km15 Nov 1955635552.0022.012.67,550,000
22 Stockholm105.7 km1 Oct 195010410031.0635.234.72,867,0003.73 EUR
23 Hamburg100.7 km1 Mar 1912978931.1333.632.31,827,000
24 Delhi96.2 km24 Dec 2002838131.1932.127.73,224,0000.12 EUR
25 Busan95.0 km19 Jul 1985928831.0831.730.72,705,000
26 Munich92.5 km19 Oct 19711009460.9815.416.73,773,0002.30 EUR
27 Taipei90.6 km28 Mar 1996858081.1311.310.64,967,0000.60 EUR
28 Nagoya89.0 km15 Nov 1957938241.0922.323.34,798,000
29 Santiago83.0 km15 Sep 1975938650.9716.618.67,735,0000.55 EUR
30 Atlanta79.2 km30 Jun 1979393822.0839.619.5429,000
31 Newcastle76.5 km7 Aug 1980615021.5338.330.5497,000
32 Milan74.6 km1 Nov 1964888430.8924.929.34,397,0001.00 EUR
33 Saint Louis73.4 km31 Jul 1993373721.9836.718.5
34 Tianjin72.0 km28 Mar 2004373721.9536.018.5208,000
35 Toronto71.3 km30 Apr 1954746941.0317.818.53,899,0001.67 EUR
36 Vienna69.8 km25 Feb 1978968450.8314.019.27,135,0001.70 EUR
37 Vancouver69.5 km3 Jan 1986494731.4823.216.31,065,000
38 Montreal69.2 km14 Oct 1966736841.0217.318.33,165,0001.67 EUR
39 Bucharest67.7 km16 Nov 1979504341.5716.912.51,640,0000.40 EUR
40 Cairo65.5 km27 Sep 1987555321.2432.827.510,687,0000.14 EUR
41 Kuala Lumpur64.0 km16 Dec 1996605631.1421.320.01,703,0000.37 EUR
42 Oslo62.0 km22 May 1966727250.8612.414.41,032,0002.67 EUR
43 Philadelphia62.0 km4 Mar 1907666231.0020.722.01,081,000
44 Sao Paulo61.3 km14 Sep 1974585541.1115.314.511,158,0000.76 EUR
45 Caracas60.5 km27 Mar 1983504651.3212.110.08,430,0000.31 EUR
46 Boston60.5 km1 Sep 1897666031.0120.222.02,397,000
47 Kiev59.8 km22 Oct 1960464331.3919.915.310,736,0000.27 EUR
48 Los Angeles59.3 km30 Jan 1993303031.9819.810.0759,0001.91 EUR
49 Prague59.1 km9 May 1974575431.0919.719.010,102,0000.65 EUR
50 Yokohama57.6 km16 Dec 1972484531.2819.216.03,438,000
51 Daegu53.9 km26 Nov 1997565520.9827.028.02,041,000
52 Athens52.0 km1954524831.0817.317.36,250,0001.00 EUR
53 Tehran50.5 km21 Feb 2000474431.1516.815.76,990,000
54 Dalian49.0 km1 May 2003121214.0849.012.0
55 Sapporo48.0 km16 Dec 1971494631.0416.016.34,354,000
56 Buenos Aires47.5 km1 Dec 1913766860.707.912.75,895,0000.24 EUR
57 Rotterdam47.0 km10 Feb 1968383721.2723.519.01,809,000
58 Bangkok46.3 km5 Dec 1999444031.1615.414.74,449,0000.64 EUR
59 Manila45.7 km1 Dec 1984423931.1715.214.07,571,0000.18 EUR
60 Lille45.5 km25 Apr 1983626020.7622.831.01,626,000
61 Cologne45.0 km11 Oct 19685151150.883.03.4
62 Valparaiso43.0 km23 Nov 2005202012.1543.020.0
63 Kaohsiung42.7 km9 Mar 2008373621.1921.418.5703,000
64 Rio de Janeiro42.0 km5 Mar 1979343421.2421.017.03,214,0000.77 EUR
65 Brasilia42.0 km31 Mar 2001232311.8342.023.0381,000
66 Lisbon41.0 km29 Dec 1959524640.8910.313.04,390,0000.80 EUR
67 Bilbao40.6 km11 Nov 1995383821.0720.319.02,118,000
68 Dubai39.7 km9 Sep 2009111113.6139.711.0
69 Recife39.7 km11 Mar 1985302821.4219.915.0
70 Rome39.0 km10 Feb 1955494820.8119.524.58,487,0001.00 EUR
71 Tashkent36.2 km6 Nov 1977292631.3912.19.71,961,000
72 Miami36.0 km21 May 1984222211.6436.022.0528,0001.66 EUR
73 Kharkov35.3 km23 Aug 1975282531.4111.89.37,875,000
74 Nuremberg34.6 km1 Mar 1972464430.7911.515.32,659,000
75 Porto Alegre33.8 km2 Mar 1985171711.9933.817.0
76 Budapest33.0 km2 May 1896424030.8311.014.09,000,0000.95 EUR
77 Baku32.9 km6 Nov 1967222121.5616.411.05,356,000
78 Amsterdam32.7 km16 Oct 1977333340.998.28.32,783,0002.09 EUR
79 Brussels32.2 km20 Sep 1976615930.5510.720.34,224,0001.53 EUR
80 Naples31.8 km28 Mar 1993302831.1410.610.0912,000
81 Valencia31.8 km3 Oct 1988383730.8610.612.7
82 Monterrey31.5 km25 Apr 1991323121.0215.816.0
83 Kyoto31.3 km1 Apr 1981323121.0115.616.04,026,000
84 Cleveland31.0 km15 Mar 1955181811.7231.018.0194,000
85 Lyon30.7 km28 Apr 1978433940.797.710.85,928,0001.60 EUR
86 Kobe30.6 km13 Mar 1977262421.2815.313.03,954,000
87 Minsk30.3 km26 Jun 1984252421.2615.112.58,647,000
88 Fukuoka29.8 km26 Jul 1981353430.889.911.74,161,000
89 Incheon29.5 km6 Oct 1999292911.0229.529.02,475,000
90 Dortmund29.5 km17 May 1976373730.809.812.3
91 Medellin28.8 km30 Nov 1995262521.1514.413.05,382,000
92 Belo Horizonte28.1 km1 Aug 1986191911.4828.119.0
93 The Hague27.9 km16 Oct 2004303030.939.310.0
94 Toulouse27.5 km26 Jun 1993383720.7413.819.01,527,000
95 Chennai27.0 km19 Oct 1997171711.5927.017.0
96 Tbilisi26.3 km11 Jan 1966222121.2513.111.03,498,000
97 Shenzhen25.3 km28 Dec 2004232221.1512.611.52,885,000
98 Baltimore24.5 km21 Nov 1983141411.7524.514.0571,000
99 Guadalajara24.0 km1 Sep 1989292820.8612.014.5
100 Stuttgart24.0 km10 Jun 1966191721.4112.09.5
101 Ankara23.1 km30 Aug 1996232221.0511.611.54,892,000
102 Warsaw22.6 km7 Apr 1995212111.0822.621.05,044,0000.47 EUR
103 Kolkata22.6 km24 Oct 1984212111.0822.621.04,425,000
104 Daejeon22.6 km16 Mar 2006222211.0322.622.01,283,000
105 Bursa22.5 km19 Aug 2002232310.9822.523.0
106 Pyongyang22.5 km6 Sep 1973161521.5011.38.01,556,000
107 Shenyang22.2 km23 Sep 2009181811.2322.218.0
108 Seattle22.2 km18 Jul 2009121211.8522.212.0
109 Sydney22.1 km1926141431.587.44.72.92 EUR
110 Oporto21.7 km7 Dec 2002151421.5510.97.5
111 Nanjing21.7 km27 Aug 2005161611.3621.716.04,700,000
112 Bochum21.5 km26 May 1979292720.8010.814.5
113 Copenhagen21.0 km19 Oct 2002222220.9510.511.01,762,0002.81 EUR
114 Helsinki21.0 km3 Aug 1982171711.2421.017.02,762,0002.10 EUR
115 Frankfurt20.5 km4 Oct 1968312730.766.810.32.30 EUR
116 Essen20.2 km5 Oct 1967272730.756.79.0
117 Gwangju20.1 km28 Apr 2004202011.0120.120.0846,000
118 Chongqing19.5 km18 Jun 2005181811.0819.518.0
119 Marseille19.3 km26 Nov 1977262420.809.613.03,005,000
120 Hanover18.6 km28 Sep 1975211731.096.27.0
121 Hiroshima18.4 km20 Aug 1994212110.8818.421.0978,000
122 Kryvyi Rih18.0 km26 Dec 1986121211.5018.012.0
123 Sofia18.0 km28 Jan 1998141411.2918.014.02,833,0000.51 EUR
124 Seville18.0 km2 Apr 2009212110.8618.021.0
125 Charleroi17.5 km21 Jun 1976202040.884.45.0
126 San Juan17.2 km6 Jun 2005161611.0817.216.0523,000
127 Changchun17.0 kmOct 2002161611.0617.016.0
128 Tama16.0 km27 Nov 1998191910.8416.019.0
129 Chiba15.5 km28 Mar 1988181820.867.89.0
130 Nizhny Novgorod15.5 km20 Nov 1985141321.197.87.02,129,000
131 Istanbul15.0 km16 Sep 2000101011.5015.010.04,533,0000.63 EUR
132 Sendai14.8 km15 Jul 1987171710.8714.817.03,919,000
133 Santo Domingo14.5 km30 Jan 2009161610.9114.516.0
134 Duisburg14.3 km11 Jul 1992131321.107.26.5
135 Novosibirsk14.3 km7 Jan 1986131221.197.26.54,895,000
136 Lausanne13.7 km24 May 1991292820.496.814.5
137 Wuppertal13.3 km1 Mar 1901202010.6713.320.0
138 Edmonton13.1 km22 Apr 1978111111.1913.111.0
139 Naha12.8 km10 Aug 2003151510.8512.815.0
140 Yerevan12.1 km7 Mar 1981101011.2112.110.01,405,000
141 Izmir11.5 km22 May 2000101011.1511.510.02,609,000
142 Glasgow10.4 km14 Dec 1896151510.6910.415.01,442,000
143 Samara10.2 km26 Dec 19879911.1310.29.01,176,000
144 Wuhan10.2 km28 Sep 2004101011.0210.210.0
145 Lima10.0 km13 Jan 20036611.6710.06.00.29 EUR
146 Turin9.6 km4 Feb 2006141410.699.614.0
147 Duesseldorf9.6 km4 Oct 1981141420.684.87.0
148 Mulheim9.0 km3 Nov 1979131220.754.56.5
149 Rennes9.0 km16 Mar 2002151510.609.015.02,556,000
150 Bonn9.0 km22 Mar 1975121210.759.012.0
151 Kitakyushu8.8 km9 Jan 1985131310.688.813.0
152 Yekaterinburg8.5 km26 Apr 19917711.218.57.05,412,000
153 Buffalo8.4 km18 May 19858811.048.48.0
154 Kazan8.3 km27 Aug 20056611.388.36.0843,000
155 Palma de Mallorca8.3 km25 Apr 20079910.928.39.0
156 Adana8.0 km18 Mar 20098811.008.08.0
157 Antwerp7.6 km25 Mar 1975111120.693.85.5
158 Dnepropetrovsk7.1 km29 Dec 19956611.187.16.01,549,000
159 Jacksonville6.9 km30 May 19896611.156.96.0
160 Kamakura6.6 km3 Mar 19708810.826.68.0
161 Maracaibo6.5 km8 Jun 20096611.086.56.0
162 Valencia6.2 km18 Oct 20067710.896.27.02,903,000
163 Las Vegas6.2 km15 Jul 20047710.896.27.0
164 Poznan6.1 km1 Mar 19976611.026.16.0
165 Gelsenkirchen5.5 km1 Sep 19849910.615.59.0
166 Genoa5.2 km13 Jun 19907710.745.27.0
167 Bielefeld5.2 km21 Sep 19717740.741.31.8
168 Detroit4.8 kmJul 1987131310.374.813.0
169 Ludwigshafen4.0 km29 May 1969111100.36
170 Catania3.8 km27 Jun 19996610.633.86.0
171 Volgograd3.3 km5 Nov 19842211.653.32.0
172 Perugia3.0 km29 Jan 20087710.433.07.0
173 Newark2.2 km26 May 19354410.552.24.0
174 Rouen2.2 km17 Dec 19945510.442.25.0
175 Haifa1.8 km19596610.291.86.0
176 Pittsburgh1.5 km3 Jul 19853310.481.53.0


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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