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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 km26810 Jan 18632681.5237.124.41197 mio.
2 New York368.0 km46827 Oct 19044220.8713.617.31624 mio.
3 Shanghai334.0 km23010 Apr 19951941.7233.423.01122 mio.
4 Tokyo304.5 km29030 Dec 19272051.4923.422.33174 mio.
5 Moscow298.8 km18015 May 19351442.0724.915.02573 mio.
6 Seoul286.9 km34815 Aug 19742980.9628.734.82048 mio.
7 Madrid284.0 km28117 Oct 19192311.2321.821.6686 mio.
8 Beijing227.6 km1471 Oct 19691251.8225.316.31200 mio.
9 Paris213.0 km38019 Jul 19003000.7113.323.81473 mio.
10 Mexico City201.7 km1755 Sep 19691471.3718.315.91460 mio.
11 Hong Kong188.1 km951 Oct 1979822.2920.910.61309 mio.
12 Washington171.2 km9027 Mar 1976861.9934.218.0215 mio.
13 Mumbai171.0 km73732.3434.214.6
14 San Francisco166.9 km4311 Sep 1972433.8833.48.6100 mio.
15 Chicago166.0 km1516 Jun 18921441.1520.818.9198 mio.
16 Guangzhou148.5 km8828 Jun 1999791.8829.717.6601 mio.
17 Berlin147.4 km19518 Feb 19021730.8514.719.5447 mio.
18 Osaka137.8 km13320 May 19331041.3315.314.8860 mio.
19 Singapore118.9 km767 Nov 1987691.7229.719.0571 mio.
20 Barcelona110.5 km15230 Dec 19241280.8611.115.2378 mio.
21 Saint Petersburg110.2 km6315 Nov 1955552.0022.012.6832 mio.
22 Stockholm105.7 km1041 Oct 19501001.0635.234.7303 mio.
23 Hamburg100.7 km971 Mar 1912891.1333.632.3184 mio.
24 Delhi96.2 km8324 Dec 2002811.1932.127.7310 mio.
25 Busan95.0 km9219 Jul 1985881.0831.730.7257 mio.
26 Munich92.5 km10019 Oct 1971940.9815.416.7349 mio.
27 Taipei90.6 km8528 Mar 1996801.1311.310.6450 mio.
28 Nagoya89.0 km9315 Nov 1957821.0922.323.3427 mio.
29 Santiago83.0 km9315 Sep 1975860.9716.618.6642 mio.
30 Atlanta79.2 km3930 Jun 1979382.0839.619.534 mio.
31 Newcastle76.5 km617 Aug 1980501.5338.330.538 mio.
32 Milan74.6 km881 Nov 1964840.8924.929.3328 mio.
33 Saint Louis73.4 km3731 Jul 1993371.9836.718.5
34 Tianjin72.0 km3728 Mar 2004371.9536.018.515 mio.
35 Toronto71.3 km7430 Apr 1954691.0317.818.5278 mio.
36 Vienna69.8 km9625 Feb 1978840.8314.019.2498 mio.
37 Vancouver69.5 km493 Jan 1986471.4823.216.374 mio.
38 Montreal69.2 km7314 Oct 1966681.0217.318.3219 mio.
39 Bucharest67.7 km5016 Nov 1979431.5716.912.5111 mio.
40 Cairo65.5 km5527 Sep 1987531.2432.827.5700 mio.
41 Kuala Lumpur64.0 km6016 Dec 1996561.1421.320.0109 mio.
42 Oslo62.0 km7222 May 1966720.8612.414.464 mio.
43 Philadelphia62.0 km664 Mar 1907621.0020.722.067 mio.
44 Sao Paulo61.3 km5814 Sep 1974551.1115.314.5684 mio.
45 Caracas60.5 km5027 Mar 1983461.3212.110.0510 mio.
46 Boston60.5 km661 Sep 1897601.0120.222.0145 mio.
47 Kiev59.8 km4622 Oct 1960431.3919.915.3642 mio.
48 Los Angeles59.3 km3030 Jan 1993301.9819.810.045 mio.
49 Prague59.1 km579 May 1974541.0919.719.0597 mio.
50 Yokohama57.6 km4816 Dec 1972451.2819.216.0198 mio.
51 Daegu53.9 km5626 Nov 1997550.9827.028.0110 mio.
52 Athens52.0 km521954481.0817.317.3325 mio.
53 Tehran50.5 km4721 Feb 2000441.1516.815.7353 mio.
54 Dalian49.0 km121 May 2003124.0849.012.0
55 Sapporo48.0 km4916 Dec 1971461.0416.016.3209 mio.
56 Buenos Aires47.5 km761 Dec 1913680.707.912.7280 mio.
57 Rotterdam47.0 km3810 Feb 1968371.2723.519.085 mio.
58 Bangkok46.3 km445 Dec 1999401.1615.414.7206 mio.
59 Manila45.7 km421 Dec 1984391.1715.214.0346 mio.
60 Lille45.5 km6225 Apr 1983600.7622.831.074 mio.
61 Cologne45.0 km5111 Oct 1968510.883.03.4
62 Valparaiso43.0 km2023 Nov 2005202.1543.020.0
63 Kaohsiung42.7 km379 Mar 2008361.1921.418.530 mio.
64 Rio de Janeiro42.0 km345 Mar 1979341.2421.017.0135 mio.
65 Brasilia42.0 km2331 Mar 2001231.8342.023.016 mio.
66 Lisbon41.0 km5229 Dec 1959460.8910.313.0180 mio.
67 Bilbao40.6 km3811 Nov 1995381.0720.319.086 mio.
68 Dubai39.7 km119 Sep 2009113.6139.711.0
69 Recife39.7 km3011 Mar 1985281.4219.915.0
70 Rome39.0 km4910 Feb 1955480.8119.524.5331 mio.
71 Tashkent36.2 km296 Nov 1977261.3912.19.771 mio.
72 Miami36.0 km2221 May 1984221.6436.022.019 mio.
73 Kharkov35.3 km2823 Aug 1975251.4111.89.3278 mio.
74 Nuremberg34.6 km461 Mar 1972440.7911.515.392 mio.
75 Porto Alegre33.8 km172 Mar 1985171.9933.817.0
76 Budapest33.0 km422 May 1896400.8311.014.0297 mio.
77 Baku32.9 km226 Nov 1967211.5616.411.0176 mio.
78 Amsterdam32.7 km3316 Oct 1977330.998.28.391 mio.
79 Brussels32.2 km6120 Sep 1976590.5510.720.3136 mio.
80 Naples31.8 km3028 Mar 1993281.1410.610.029 mio.
81 Valencia31.8 km383 Oct 1988370.8610.612.7
82 Monterrey31.5 km3225 Apr 1991311.0215.816.0
83 Kyoto31.3 km321 Apr 1981311.0115.616.0126 mio.
84 Cleveland31.0 km1815 Mar 1955181.7231.018.06 mio.
85 Lyon30.7 km4328 Apr 1978390.797.710.8182 mio.
86 Kobe30.6 km2613 Mar 1977241.2815.313.0121 mio.
87 Minsk30.3 km2526 Jun 1984241.2615.112.5262 mio.
88 Fukuoka29.8 km3526 Jul 1981340.889.911.7124 mio.
89 Incheon29.5 km296 Oct 1999291.0229.529.073 mio.
90 Dortmund29.5 km3717 May 1976370.809.812.3
91 Medellin28.8 km2630 Nov 1995251.1514.413.0155 mio.
92 Belo Horizonte28.1 km191 Aug 1986191.4828.119.0
93 The Hague27.9 km3016 Oct 2004300.939.310.0
94 Toulouse27.5 km3826 Jun 1993370.7413.819.042 mio.
95 Chennai27.0 km1719 Oct 1997171.5927.017.0
96 Tbilisi26.3 km2211 Jan 1966211.2513.111.092 mio.
97 Shenzhen25.3 km2328 Dec 2004221.1512.611.573 mio.
98 Baltimore24.5 km1421 Nov 1983141.7524.514.014 mio.
99 Guadalajara24.0 km291 Sep 1989280.8612.014.5
100 Stuttgart24.0 km1910 Jun 1966171.4112.09.5
101 Ankara23.1 km2330 Aug 1996221.0511.611.5113 mio.
102 Warsaw22.6 km217 Apr 1995211.0822.621.0114 mio.
103 Kolkata22.6 km2124 Oct 1984211.0822.621.0100 mio.
104 Daejeon22.6 km2216 Mar 2006221.0322.622.029 mio.
105 Bursa22.5 km2319 Aug 2002230.9822.523.0
106 Pyongyang22.5 km166 Sep 1973151.5011.38.035 mio.
107 Shenyang22.2 km1823 Sep 2009181.2322.218.0
108 Seattle22.2 km1218 Jul 2009121.8522.212.0
109 Sydney22.1 km141926141.587.44.7
110 Oporto21.7 km157 Dec 2002141.5510.97.5
111 Nanjing21.7 km1627 Aug 2005161.3621.716.0102 mio.
112 Bochum21.5 km2926 May 1979270.8010.814.5
113 Copenhagen21.0 km2219 Oct 2002220.9510.511.037 mio.
114 Helsinki21.0 km173 Aug 1982171.2421.017.058 mio.
115 Frankfurt20.5 km314 Oct 1968270.766.810.3
116 Essen20.2 km275 Oct 1967270.756.79.0
117 Gwangju20.1 km2028 Apr 2004201.0120.120.017 mio.
118 Chongqing19.5 km1818 Jun 2005181.0819.518.0
119 Marseille19.3 km2626 Nov 1977240.809.613.058 mio.
120 Hanover18.6 km2128 Sep 1975171.096.27.0
121 Hiroshima18.4 km2120 Aug 1994210.8818.421.018 mio.
122 Kryvyi Rih18.0 km1226 Dec 1986121.5018.012.0
123 Sofia18.0 km1428 Jan 1998141.2918.014.051 mio.
124 Seville18.0 km212 Apr 2009210.8618.021.0
125 Charleroi17.5 km2021 Jun 1976200.884.45.0
126 San Juan17.2 km166 Jun 2005161.0817.216.09 mio.
127 Changchun17.0 km16Oct 2002161.0617.016.0
128 Tama16.0 km1927 Nov 1998190.8416.019.0
129 Chiba15.5 km1828 Mar 1988180.867.89.0
130 Nizhny Novgorod15.5 km1420 Nov 1985131.197.87.033 mio.
131 Istanbul15.0 km1016 Sep 2000101.5015.010.068 mio.
132 Sendai14.8 km1715 Jul 1987170.8714.817.058 mio.
133 Santo Domingo14.5 km1630 Jan 2009160.9114.516.0
134 Duisburg14.3 km1311 Jul 1992131.107.26.5
135 Novosibirsk14.3 km137 Jan 1986121.197.26.570 mio.
136 Lausanne13.7 km2924 May 1991280.496.814.5
137 Wuppertal13.3 km201 Mar 1901200.6713.320.0
138 Edmonton13.1 km1122 Apr 1978111.1913.111.0
139 Naha12.8 km1510 Aug 2003150.8512.815.0
140 Yerevan12.1 km107 Mar 1981101.2112.110.017 mio.
141 Izmir11.5 km1022 May 2000101.1511.510.030 mio.
142 Glasgow10.4 km1514 Dec 1896150.6910.415.015 mio.
143 Samara10.2 km926 Dec 198791.1310.29.012 mio.
144 Wuhan10.2 km1028 Sep 2004101.0210.210.0
145 Lima10.0 km613 Jan 200361.6710.06.0
146 Turin9.6 km144 Feb 2006140.699.614.0
147 Duesseldorf9.6 km144 Oct 1981140.684.87.0
148 Mulheim9.0 km133 Nov 1979120.754.56.5
149 Rennes9.0 km1516 Mar 2002150.609.015.023 mio.
150 Bonn9.0 km1222 Mar 1975120.759.012.0
151 Kitakyushu8.8 km139 Jan 1985130.688.813.0
152 Yekaterinburg8.5 km726 Apr 199171.218.57.046 mio.
153 Buffalo8.4 km818 May 198581.048.48.0
154 Kazan8.3 km627 Aug 200561.388.36.07 mio.
155 Palma de Mallorca8.3 km925 Apr 200790.928.39.0
156 Adana8.0 km818 Mar 200981.008.08.0
157 Antwerp7.6 km1125 Mar 1975110.693.85.5
158 Dnepropetrovsk7.1 km629 Dec 199561.187.16.011 mio.
159 Jacksonville6.9 km630 May 198961.156.96.0
160 Kamakura6.6 km83 Mar 197080.826.68.0
161 Maracaibo6.5 km68 Jun 200961.086.56.0
162 Valencia6.2 km718 Oct 200670.896.27.018 mio.
163 Las Vegas6.2 km715 Jul 200470.896.27.0
164 Poznan6.1 km61 Mar 199761.026.16.0
165 Gelsenkirchen5.5 km91 Sep 198490.615.59.0
166 Genoa5.2 km713 Jun 199070.745.27.0
167 Bielefeld5.2 km721 Sep 197170.741.31.8
168 Detroit4.8 km13Jul 1987130.374.813.0
169 Ludwigshafen4.0 km1129 May 1969110.36
170 Catania3.8 km627 Jun 199960.633.86.0
171 Volgograd3.3 km25 Nov 198421.653.32.0
172 Perugia3.0 km729 Jan 200870.433.07.0
173 Newark2.2 km426 May 193540.552.24.0
174 Rouen2.2 km517 Dec 199450.442.25.0
175 Haifa1.8 km6195960.291.86.0
176 Pittsburgh1.5 km33 Jul 198530.481.53.0


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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