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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 18632682681.5237.124.41197 mio.
2 New York368.0 km27 Oct 19044684220.8713.617.31624 mio.
3 Shanghai334.0 km10 Apr 19952301941.7233.423.01122 mio.
4 Tokyo304.5 km30 Dec 19272902051.4923.422.33174 mio.
5 Moscow298.8 km15 May 19351801442.0724.915.02573 mio.
6 Seoul286.9 km15 Aug 19743482980.9628.734.82048 mio.
7 Madrid284.0 km17 Oct 19192812311.2321.821.6686 mio.
8 Beijing227.6 km1 Oct 19691471251.8225.316.31200 mio.
9 Paris213.0 km19 Jul 19003803000.7113.323.81473 mio.
10 Mexico City201.7 km5 Sep 19691751471.3718.315.91460 mio.
11 Hong Kong188.1 km1 Oct 197995822.2920.910.61309 mio.
12 Washington171.2 km27 Mar 197690861.9934.218.0215 mio.
13 Mumbai171.0 km73732.3434.214.6
14 San Francisco166.9 km11 Sep 197243433.8833.48.6100 mio.
15 Chicago166.0 km6 Jun 18921511441.1520.818.9198 mio.
16 Guangzhou148.5 km28 Jun 199988791.8829.717.6601 mio.
17 Berlin147.4 km18 Feb 19021951730.8514.719.5447 mio.
18 Osaka137.8 km20 May 19331331041.3315.314.8860 mio.
19 Singapore118.9 km7 Nov 198776691.7229.719.0571 mio.
20 Barcelona110.5 km30 Dec 19241521280.8611.115.2378 mio.
21 Saint Petersburg110.2 km15 Nov 195563552.0022.012.6832 mio.
22 Stockholm105.7 km1 Oct 19501041001.0635.234.7303 mio.
23 Hamburg100.7 km1 Mar 191297891.1333.632.3184 mio.
24 Delhi96.2 km24 Dec 200283811.1932.127.7310 mio.
25 Busan95.0 km19 Jul 198592881.0831.730.7257 mio.
26 Munich92.5 km19 Oct 1971100940.9815.416.7349 mio.
27 Taipei90.6 km28 Mar 199685801.1311.310.6450 mio.
28 Nagoya89.0 km15 Nov 195793821.0922.323.3427 mio.
29 Santiago83.0 km15 Sep 197593860.9716.618.6642 mio.
30 Atlanta79.2 km30 Jun 197939382.0839.619.534 mio.
31 Newcastle76.5 km7 Aug 198061501.5338.330.538 mio.
32 Milan74.6 km1 Nov 196488840.8924.929.3328 mio.
33 Saint Louis73.4 km31 Jul 199337371.9836.718.5
34 Tianjin72.0 km28 Mar 200437371.9536.018.515 mio.
35 Toronto71.3 km30 Apr 195474691.0317.818.5278 mio.
36 Vienna69.8 km25 Feb 197896840.8314.019.2498 mio.
37 Vancouver69.5 km3 Jan 198649471.4823.216.374 mio.
38 Montreal69.2 km14 Oct 196673681.0217.318.3219 mio.
39 Bucharest67.7 km16 Nov 197950431.5716.912.5111 mio.
40 Cairo65.5 km27 Sep 198755531.2432.827.5700 mio.
41 Kuala Lumpur64.0 km16 Dec 199660561.1421.320.0109 mio.
42 Oslo62.0 km22 May 196672720.8612.414.464 mio.
43 Philadelphia62.0 km4 Mar 190766621.0020.722.067 mio.
44 Sao Paulo61.3 km14 Sep 197458551.1115.314.5684 mio.
45 Caracas60.5 km27 Mar 198350461.3212.110.0510 mio.
46 Boston60.5 km1 Sep 189766601.0120.222.0145 mio.
47 Kiev59.8 km22 Oct 196046431.3919.915.3642 mio.
48 Los Angeles59.3 km30 Jan 199330301.9819.810.045 mio.
49 Prague59.1 km9 May 197457541.0919.719.0597 mio.
50 Yokohama57.6 km16 Dec 197248451.2819.216.0198 mio.
51 Daegu53.9 km26 Nov 199756550.9827.028.0110 mio.
52 Athens52.0 km195452481.0817.317.3325 mio.
53 Tehran50.5 km21 Feb 200047441.1516.815.7353 mio.
54 Dalian49.0 km1 May 200312124.0849.012.0
55 Sapporo48.0 km16 Dec 197149461.0416.016.3209 mio.
56 Buenos Aires47.5 km1 Dec 191376680.707.912.7280 mio.
57 Rotterdam47.0 km10 Feb 196838371.2723.519.085 mio.
58 Bangkok46.3 km5 Dec 199944401.1615.414.7206 mio.
59 Manila45.7 km1 Dec 198442391.1715.214.0346 mio.
60 Lille45.5 km25 Apr 198362600.7622.831.074 mio.
61 Cologne45.0 km11 Oct 196851510.883.03.4
62 Valparaiso43.0 km23 Nov 200520202.1543.020.0
63 Kaohsiung42.7 km9 Mar 200837361.1921.418.530 mio.
64 Rio de Janeiro42.0 km5 Mar 197934341.2421.017.0135 mio.
65 Brasilia42.0 km31 Mar 200123231.8342.023.016 mio.
66 Lisbon41.0 km29 Dec 195952460.8910.313.0180 mio.
67 Bilbao40.6 km11 Nov 199538381.0720.319.086 mio.
68 Dubai39.7 km9 Sep 200911113.6139.711.0
69 Recife39.7 km11 Mar 198530281.4219.915.0
70 Rome39.0 km10 Feb 195549480.8119.524.5331 mio.
71 Tashkent36.2 km6 Nov 197729261.3912.19.771 mio.
72 Miami36.0 km21 May 198422221.6436.022.019 mio.
73 Kharkov35.3 km23 Aug 197528251.4111.89.3278 mio.
74 Nuremberg34.6 km1 Mar 197246440.7911.515.392 mio.
75 Porto Alegre33.8 km2 Mar 198517171.9933.817.0
76 Budapest33.0 km2 May 189642400.8311.014.0297 mio.
77 Baku32.9 km6 Nov 196722211.5616.411.0176 mio.
78 Amsterdam32.7 km16 Oct 197733330.998.28.391 mio.
79 Brussels32.2 km20 Sep 197661590.5510.720.3136 mio.
80 Naples31.8 km28 Mar 199330281.1410.610.029 mio.
81 Valencia31.8 km3 Oct 198838370.8610.612.7
82 Monterrey31.5 km25 Apr 199132311.0215.816.0
83 Kyoto31.3 km1 Apr 198132311.0115.616.0126 mio.
84 Cleveland31.0 km15 Mar 195518181.7231.018.06 mio.
85 Lyon30.7 km28 Apr 197843390.797.710.8182 mio.
86 Kobe30.6 km13 Mar 197726241.2815.313.0121 mio.
87 Minsk30.3 km26 Jun 198425241.2615.112.5262 mio.
88 Fukuoka29.8 km26 Jul 198135340.889.911.7124 mio.
89 Incheon29.5 km6 Oct 199929291.0229.529.073 mio.
90 Dortmund29.5 km17 May 197637370.809.812.3
91 Medellin28.8 km30 Nov 199526251.1514.413.0155 mio.
92 Belo Horizonte28.1 km1 Aug 198619191.4828.119.0
93 The Hague27.9 km16 Oct 200430300.939.310.0
94 Toulouse27.5 km26 Jun 199338370.7413.819.042 mio.
95 Chennai27.0 km19 Oct 199717171.5927.017.0
96 Tbilisi26.3 km11 Jan 196622211.2513.111.092 mio.
97 Shenzhen25.3 km28 Dec 200423221.1512.611.573 mio.
98 Baltimore24.5 km21 Nov 198314141.7524.514.014 mio.
99 Guadalajara24.0 km1 Sep 198929280.8612.014.5
100 Stuttgart24.0 km10 Jun 196619171.4112.09.5
101 Ankara23.1 km30 Aug 199623221.0511.611.5113 mio.
102 Warsaw22.6 km7 Apr 199521211.0822.621.0114 mio.
103 Kolkata22.6 km24 Oct 198421211.0822.621.0100 mio.
104 Daejeon22.6 km16 Mar 200622221.0322.622.029 mio.
105 Bursa22.5 km19 Aug 200223230.9822.523.0
106 Pyongyang22.5 km6 Sep 197316151.5011.38.035 mio.
107 Shenyang22.2 km23 Sep 200918181.2322.218.0
108 Seattle22.2 km18 Jul 200912121.8522.212.0
109 Sydney22.1 km192614141.587.44.7
110 Oporto21.7 km7 Dec 200215141.5510.97.5
111 Nanjing21.7 km27 Aug 200516161.3621.716.0102 mio.
112 Bochum21.5 km26 May 197929270.8010.814.5
113 Copenhagen21.0 km19 Oct 200222220.9510.511.037 mio.
114 Helsinki21.0 km3 Aug 198217171.2421.017.058 mio.
115 Frankfurt20.5 km4 Oct 196831270.766.810.3
116 Essen20.2 km5 Oct 196727270.756.79.0
117 Gwangju20.1 km28 Apr 200420201.0120.120.017 mio.
118 Chongqing19.5 km18 Jun 200518181.0819.518.0
119 Marseille19.3 km26 Nov 197726240.809.613.058 mio.
120 Hanover18.6 km28 Sep 197521171.096.27.0
121 Hiroshima18.4 km20 Aug 199421210.8818.421.018 mio.
122 Kryvyi Rih18.0 km26 Dec 198612121.5018.012.0
123 Sofia18.0 km28 Jan 199814141.2918.014.051 mio.
124 Seville18.0 km2 Apr 200921210.8618.021.0
125 Charleroi17.5 km21 Jun 197620200.884.45.0
126 San Juan17.2 km6 Jun 200516161.0817.216.09 mio.
127 Changchun17.0 kmOct 200216161.0617.016.0
128 Tama16.0 km27 Nov 199819190.8416.019.0
129 Chiba15.5 km28 Mar 198818180.867.89.0
130 Nizhny Novgorod15.5 km20 Nov 198514131.197.87.033 mio.
131 Istanbul15.0 km16 Sep 200010101.5015.010.068 mio.
132 Sendai14.8 km15 Jul 198717170.8714.817.058 mio.
133 Santo Domingo14.5 km30 Jan 200916160.9114.516.0
134 Duisburg14.3 km11 Jul 199213131.107.26.5
135 Novosibirsk14.3 km7 Jan 198613121.197.26.570 mio.
136 Lausanne13.7 km24 May 199129280.496.814.5
137 Wuppertal13.3 km1 Mar 190120200.6713.320.0
138 Edmonton13.1 km22 Apr 197811111.1913.111.0
139 Naha12.8 km10 Aug 200315150.8512.815.0
140 Yerevan12.1 km7 Mar 198110101.2112.110.017 mio.
141 Izmir11.5 km22 May 200010101.1511.510.030 mio.
142 Glasgow10.4 km14 Dec 189615150.6910.415.015 mio.
143 Samara10.2 km26 Dec 1987991.1310.29.012 mio.
144 Wuhan10.2 km28 Sep 200410101.0210.210.0
145 Lima10.0 km13 Jan 2003661.6710.06.0
146 Turin9.6 km4 Feb 200614140.699.614.0
147 Duesseldorf9.6 km4 Oct 198114140.684.87.0
148 Mulheim9.0 km3 Nov 197913120.754.56.5
149 Rennes9.0 km16 Mar 200215150.609.015.023 mio.
150 Bonn9.0 km22 Mar 197512120.759.012.0
151 Kitakyushu8.8 km9 Jan 198513130.688.813.0
152 Yekaterinburg8.5 km26 Apr 1991771.218.57.046 mio.
153 Buffalo8.4 km18 May 1985881.048.48.0
154 Kazan8.3 km27 Aug 2005661.388.36.07 mio.
155 Palma de Mallorca8.3 km25 Apr 2007990.928.39.0
156 Adana8.0 km18 Mar 2009881.008.08.0
157 Antwerp7.6 km25 Mar 197511110.693.85.5
158 Dnepropetrovsk7.1 km29 Dec 1995661.187.16.011 mio.
159 Jacksonville6.9 km30 May 1989661.156.96.0
160 Kamakura6.6 km3 Mar 1970880.826.68.0
161 Maracaibo6.5 km8 Jun 2009661.086.56.0
162 Valencia6.2 km18 Oct 2006770.896.27.018 mio.
163 Las Vegas6.2 km15 Jul 2004770.896.27.0
164 Poznan6.1 km1 Mar 1997661.026.16.0
165 Gelsenkirchen5.5 km1 Sep 1984990.615.59.0
166 Genoa5.2 km13 Jun 1990770.745.27.0
167 Bielefeld5.2 km21 Sep 1971770.741.31.8
168 Detroit4.8 kmJul 198713130.374.813.0
169 Ludwigshafen4.0 km29 May 196911110.36
170 Catania3.8 km27 Jun 1999660.633.86.0
171 Volgograd3.3 km5 Nov 1984221.653.32.0
172 Perugia3.0 km29 Jan 2008770.433.07.0
173 Newark2.2 km26 May 1935440.552.24.0
174 Rouen2.2 km17 Dec 1994550.442.25.0
175 Haifa1.8 km1959660.291.86.0
176 Pittsburgh1.5 km3 Jul 1985330.481.53.0


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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