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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 London408.0 km268268111.521197 mio.37.124.42,934,000
2 New York368.0 km468422270.871624 mio.13.617.34,413,000
3 Shanghai334.0 km230194101.721122 mio.33.423.03,359,000
4 Tokyo304.5 km290205131.493174 mio.23.422.310,424,000
5 Moscow298.8 km180144122.072573 mio.24.915.08,611,000
6 Seoul286.9 km348298100.962048 mio.28.734.87,138,000
7 Madrid284.0 km281231131.23686 mio.21.821.62,415,000
8 Beijing227.6 km14712591.821200 mio.25.316.35,274,000
9 Paris213.0 km380300160.711473 mio.13.323.86,915,000
10 Mexico City201.7 km175147111.371460 mio.18.315.97,238,000
11 Hong Kong188.1 km958292.291309 mio.20.910.66,959,000
12 Washington171.2 km908651.99215 mio.34.218.01,256,000
13 Mumbai171.0 km737352.3434.214.6
14 San Francisco166.9 km434353.88100 mio.33.48.6599,000
15 Chicago166.0 km15114481.15198 mio.20.818.91,193,000
16 Guangzhou148.5 km887951.88601 mio.29.717.64,047,000
17 Berlin147.4 km195173100.85447 mio.14.719.53,033,000
18 Osaka137.8 km13310491.33860 mio.15.314.86,241,000
19 Singapore118.9 km766941.72571 mio.29.719.04,802,000
20 Barcelona110.5 km152128100.86378 mio.11.115.23,421,000
21 Saint Petersburg110.2 km635552.00832 mio.22.012.67,550,000
22 Stockholm105.7 km10410031.06303 mio.35.234.72,867,000
23 Hamburg100.7 km978931.13184 mio.33.632.31,827,000
24 Delhi96.2 km838131.19310 mio.32.127.73,224,000
25 Busan95.0 km928831.08257 mio.31.730.72,705,000
26 Munich92.5 km1009460.98349 mio.15.416.73,773,000
27 Taipei90.6 km858081.13450 mio.11.310.64,967,000
28 Nagoya89.0 km938241.09427 mio.22.323.34,798,000
29 Santiago83.0 km938650.97642 mio.16.618.67,735,000
30 Atlanta79.2 km393822.0834 mio.39.619.5429,000
31 Newcastle76.5 km615021.5338 mio.38.330.5497,000
32 Milan74.6 km888430.89328 mio.24.929.34,397,000
33 Saint Louis73.4 km373721.9836.718.5
34 Tianjin72.0 km373721.9515 mio.36.018.5208,000
35 Toronto71.3 km746941.03278 mio.17.818.53,899,000
36 Vienna69.8 km968450.83498 mio.14.019.27,135,000
37 Vancouver69.5 km494731.4874 mio.23.216.31,065,000
38 Montreal69.2 km736841.02219 mio.17.318.33,165,000
39 Bucharest67.7 km504341.57111 mio.16.912.51,640,000
40 Cairo65.5 km555321.24700 mio.32.827.510,687,000
41 Kuala Lumpur64.0 km605631.14109 mio.21.320.01,703,000
42 Oslo62.0 km727250.8664 mio.12.414.41,032,000
43 Philadelphia62.0 km666231.0067 mio.20.722.01,081,000
44 Sao Paulo61.3 km585541.11684 mio.15.314.511,158,000
45 Caracas60.5 km504651.32510 mio.12.110.08,430,000
46 Boston60.5 km666031.01145 mio.20.222.02,397,000
47 Kiev59.8 km464331.39642 mio.19.915.310,736,000
48 Los Angeles59.3 km303031.9845 mio.19.810.0759,000
49 Prague59.1 km575431.09597 mio.19.719.010,102,000
50 Yokohama57.6 km484531.28198 mio.19.216.03,438,000
51 Daegu53.9 km565520.98110 mio.27.028.02,041,000
52 Athens52.0 km524831.08325 mio.17.317.36,250,000
53 Tehran50.5 km474431.15353 mio.16.815.76,990,000
54 Dalian49.0 km121214.0849.012.0
55 Sapporo48.0 km494631.04209 mio.16.016.34,354,000
56 Buenos Aires47.5 km766860.70280 mio.7.912.75,895,000
57 Rotterdam47.0 km383721.2785 mio.23.519.01,809,000
58 Bangkok46.3 km444031.16206 mio.15.414.74,449,000
59 Manila45.7 km423931.17346 mio.15.214.07,571,000
60 Lille45.5 km626020.7674 mio.22.831.01,626,000
61 Cologne45.0 km5151150.883.03.4
62 Valparaiso43.0 km202012.1543.020.0
63 Kaohsiung42.7 km373621.1930 mio.21.418.5703,000
64 Rio de Janeiro42.0 km343421.24135 mio.21.017.03,214,000
65 Brasilia42.0 km232311.8316 mio.42.023.0381,000
66 Lisbon41.0 km524640.89180 mio.10.313.04,390,000
67 Bilbao40.6 km383821.0786 mio.20.319.02,118,000
68 Dubai39.7 km111113.6139.711.0
69 Recife39.7 km302821.4219.915.0
70 Rome39.0 km494820.81331 mio.19.524.58,487,000
71 Tashkent36.2 km292631.3971 mio.12.19.71,961,000
72 Miami36.0 km222211.6419 mio.36.022.0528,000
73 Kharkov35.3 km282531.41278 mio.11.89.37,875,000
74 Nuremberg34.6 km464430.7992 mio.11.515.32,659,000
75 Porto Alegre33.8 km171711.9933.817.0
76 Budapest33.0 km424030.83297 mio.11.014.09,000,000
77 Baku32.9 km222121.56176 mio.16.411.05,356,000
78 Amsterdam32.7 km333340.9991 mio.8.28.32,783,000
79 Brussels32.2 km615930.55136 mio.10.720.34,224,000
80 Naples31.8 km302831.1429 mio.10.610.0912,000
81 Valencia31.8 km383730.8610.612.7
82 Monterrey31.5 km323121.0215.816.0
83 Kyoto31.3 km323121.01126 mio.15.616.04,026,000
84 Cleveland31.0 km181811.726 mio.31.018.0194,000
85 Lyon30.7 km433940.79182 mio.7.710.85,928,000
86 Kobe30.6 km262421.28121 mio.15.313.03,954,000
87 Minsk30.3 km252421.26262 mio.15.112.58,647,000
88 Fukuoka29.8 km353430.88124 mio.9.911.74,161,000
89 Incheon29.5 km292911.0273 mio.29.529.02,475,000
90 Dortmund29.5 km373730.809.812.3
91 Medellin28.8 km262521.15155 mio.14.413.05,382,000
92 Belo Horizonte28.1 km191911.4828.119.0
93 The Hague27.9 km303030.939.310.0
94 Toulouse27.5 km383720.7442 mio.13.819.01,527,000
95 Chennai27.0 km171711.5927.017.0
96 Tbilisi26.3 km222121.2592 mio.13.111.03,498,000
97 Shenzhen25.3 km232221.1573 mio.12.611.52,885,000
98 Baltimore24.5 km141411.7514 mio.24.514.0571,000
99 Guadalajara24.0 km292820.8612.014.5
100 Stuttgart24.0 km191721.4112.09.5
101 Ankara23.1 km232221.05113 mio.11.611.54,892,000
102 Warsaw22.6 km212111.08114 mio.22.621.05,044,000
103 Kolkata22.6 km212111.08100 mio.22.621.04,425,000
104 Daejeon22.6 km222211.0329 mio.22.622.01,283,000
105 Bursa22.5 km232310.9822.523.0
106 Pyongyang22.5 km161521.5035 mio.11.38.01,556,000
107 Shenyang22.2 km181811.2322.218.0
108 Seattle22.2 km121211.8522.212.0
109 Sydney22.1 km141431.587.44.7
110 Oporto21.7 km151421.5510.97.5
111 Nanjing21.7 km161611.36102 mio.21.716.04,700,000
112 Bochum21.5 km292720.8010.814.5
113 Copenhagen21.0 km222220.9537 mio.10.511.01,762,000
114 Helsinki21.0 km171711.2458 mio.21.017.02,762,000
115 Frankfurt20.5 km312730.766.810.3
116 Essen20.2 km272730.756.79.0
117 Gwangju20.1 km202011.0117 mio.20.120.0846,000
118 Chongqing19.5 km181811.0819.518.0
119 Marseille19.3 km262420.8058 mio.9.613.03,005,000
120 Hanover18.6 km211731.096.27.0
121 Hiroshima18.4 km212110.8818 mio.18.421.0978,000
122 Kryvyi Rih18.0 km121211.5018.012.0
123 Sofia18.0 km141411.2951 mio.18.014.02,833,000
124 Seville18.0 km212110.8618.021.0
125 Charleroi17.5 km202040.884.45.0
126 San Juan17.2 km161611.089 mio.17.216.0523,000
127 Changchun17.0 km161611.0617.016.0
128 Tama16.0 km191910.8416.019.0
129 Chiba15.5 km181820.867.89.0
130 Nizhny Novgorod15.5 km141321.1933 mio.7.87.02,129,000
131 Istanbul15.0 km101011.5068 mio.15.010.04,533,000
132 Sendai14.8 km171710.8758 mio.14.817.03,919,000
133 Santo Domingo14.5 km161610.9114.516.0
134 Duisburg14.3 km131321.107.26.5
135 Novosibirsk14.3 km131221.1970 mio.7.26.54,895,000
136 Lausanne13.7 km292820.496.814.5
137 Wuppertal13.3 km202010.6713.320.0
138 Edmonton13.1 km111111.1913.111.0
139 Naha12.8 km151510.8512.815.0
140 Yerevan12.1 km101011.2117 mio.12.110.01,405,000
141 Izmir11.5 km101011.1530 mio.11.510.02,609,000
142 Glasgow10.4 km151510.6915 mio.10.415.01,442,000
143 Samara10.2 km9911.1312 mio.10.29.01,176,000
144 Wuhan10.2 km101011.0210.210.0
145 Lima10.0 km6611.6710.06.0
146 Turin9.6 km141410.699.614.0
147 Duesseldorf9.6 km141420.684.87.0
148 Mulheim9.0 km131220.754.56.5
149 Rennes9.0 km151510.6023 mio.9.015.02,556,000
150 Bonn9.0 km121210.759.012.0
151 Kitakyushu8.8 km131310.688.813.0
152 Yekaterinburg8.5 km7711.2146 mio.8.57.05,412,000
153 Buffalo8.4 km8811.048.48.0
154 Kazan8.3 km6611.387 mio.8.36.0843,000
155 Palma de Mallorca8.3 km9910.928.39.0
156 Adana8.0 km8811.008.08.0
157 Antwerp7.6 km111120.693.85.5
158 Dnepropetrovsk7.1 km6611.1811 mio.7.16.01,549,000
159 Jacksonville6.9 km6611.156.96.0
160 Kamakura6.6 km8810.826.68.0
161 Maracaibo6.5 km6611.086.56.0
162 Valencia6.2 km7710.8918 mio.6.27.02,903,000
163 Las Vegas6.2 km7710.896.27.0
164 Poznan6.1 km6611.026.16.0
165 Gelsenkirchen5.5 km9910.615.59.0
166 Genoa5.2 km7710.745.27.0
167 Bielefeld5.2 km7740.741.31.8
168 Detroit4.8 km131310.374.813.0
169 Ludwigshafen4.0 km111100.36
170 Catania3.8 km6610.633.86.0
171 Volgograd3.3 km2211.653.32.0
172 Perugia3.0 km7710.433.07.0
173 Newark2.2 km4410.552.24.0
174 Rouen2.2 km5510.442.25.0
175 Haifa1.8 km6610.291.86.0
176 Pittsburgh1.5 km3310.481.53.0


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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