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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).



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1London408.0 km268268111.5237.11197 mio.24.42,934,000
2New York368.0 km468422270.8713.61624 mio.17.34,413,000
3Shanghai334.0 km230194101.7233.41122 mio.23.03,359,000
4Tokyo304.5 km290205131.4923.43174 mio.22.310,424,000
5Moscow298.8 km180144122.0724.92573 mio.15.08,611,000
6Seoul286.9 km348298100.9628.72048 mio.34.87,138,000
7Madrid284.0 km281231131.2321.8686 mio.21.62,415,000
8Beijing227.6 km14712591.8225.31200 mio.16.35,274,000
9Paris213.0 km380300160.7113.31473 mio.23.86,915,000
10Mexico City201.7 km175147111.3718.31460 mio.15.97,238,000
11Hong Kong188.1 km958292.2920.91309 mio.10.66,959,000
12Guangzhou176.1 km887952.2335.2601 mio.17.63,414,000
13Washington171.2 km908651.9934.2215 mio.18.01,256,000
14Mumbai171.0 km737352.3434.214.6
15San Francisco166.9 km434353.8833.4100 mio.8.6599,000
16Chicago166.0 km15114481.1520.8198 mio.18.91,193,000
17Berlin147.4 km195173100.8514.7447 mio.19.53,033,000
18Osaka137.8 km13310491.3315.3860 mio.14.86,241,000
19Singapore118.9 km766941.7229.7571 mio.19.04,802,000
20Barcelona110.5 km152128100.8611.1378 mio.15.23,421,000
21Saint Petersburg110.2 km635552.0022.0832 mio.12.67,550,000
22Stockholm105.7 km10410031.0635.2303 mio.34.72,867,000
23Hamburg100.7 km978931.1333.6184 mio.32.31,827,000
24Busan95.0 km928831.0831.7257 mio.30.72,705,000
25Munich92.5 km1009460.9815.4349 mio.16.73,773,000
26Taipei90.6 km858081.1311.3450 mio.10.64,967,000
27Delhi89.9 km787631.1829.9310 mio.26.03,450,000
28Nagoya89.0 km938241.0922.3427 mio.23.34,798,000
29Santiago83.0 km938650.9716.6642 mio.18.67,735,000
30Atlanta79.2 km393822.0839.634 mio.19.5429,000
31Newcastle76.5 km615021.5338.338 mio.30.5497,000
32Milan74.6 km888430.8924.9328 mio.29.34,397,000
33Saint Louis73.4 km373721.9836.718.5
34Tianjin72.0 km373721.9536.015 mio.18.5208,000
35Toronto71.3 km746941.0317.8278 mio.18.53,899,000
36Vienna69.8 km968450.8314.0498 mio.19.27,135,000
37Vancouver69.5 km494731.4823.274 mio.16.31,065,000
38Montreal69.2 km736841.0217.3219 mio.18.33,165,000
39Bucharest67.7 km504341.5716.9111 mio.12.51,640,000
40Cairo65.5 km555321.2432.8700 mio.27.510,687,000
41Kuala Lumpur64.0 km605631.1421.3109 mio.20.01,703,000
42Oslo62.0 km727250.8612.464 mio.14.41,032,000
43Philadelphia62.0 km666231.0020.767 mio.22.01,081,000
44Sao Paulo61.3 km585541.1115.3684 mio.14.511,158,000
45Boston60.5 km666031.0120.2145 mio.22.02,397,000
46Caracas60.5 km474351.4112.1510 mio.9.48,430,000
47Kiev59.8 km464331.3919.9642 mio.15.310,736,000
48Los Angeles59.3 km303031.9819.845 mio.10.0759,000
49Prague59.1 km575431.0919.7597 mio.19.010,102,000
50Yokohama57.6 km484531.2819.2198 mio.16.03,438,000
51Daegu53.9 km565520.9827.0110 mio.28.02,041,000
52Athens52.0 km524831.0817.3325 mio.17.36,250,000
53Tehran50.5 km474431.1516.8353 mio.15.76,990,000
54Dalian49.0 km121214.0849.012.0
55Sapporo48.0 km494631.0416.0209 mio.16.34,354,000
56Buenos Aires47.5 km766860.707.9280 mio.12.75,895,000
57Rotterdam47.0 km383721.2723.585 mio.19.01,809,000
58Bangkok46.3 km444031.1615.4206 mio.14.74,449,000
59Manila45.7 km423931.1715.2346 mio.14.07,571,000
60Lille45.5 km626020.7622.874 mio.31.01,626,000
61Cologne45.0 km5151150.883.03.4
62Valparaiso43.0 km202012.1543.020.0
63Kaohsiung42.7 km373621.1921.430 mio.18.5703,000
64Brasilia42.0 km232311.8342.016 mio.23.0381,000
65Rio de Janeiro42.0 km343421.2421.0135 mio.17.03,214,000
66Lisbon41.0 km524640.8910.3180 mio.13.04,390,000
67Bilbao40.6 km383821.0720.386 mio.19.02,118,000
68Dubai39.7 km101013.9739.710.0
69Recife39.7 km302821.4219.915.0
70Rome39.0 km494820.8119.5331 mio.24.58,487,000
71Tashkent36.2 km292631.3912.171 mio.9.71,961,000
72Miami36.0 km222211.6436.019 mio.22.0528,000
73Kharkov35.3 km282531.4111.8278 mio.9.37,875,000
74Nuremberg34.6 km464430.7911.592 mio.15.32,659,000
75Porto Alegre33.8 km171711.9933.817.0
76Budapest33.0 km424030.8311.0297 mio.14.09,000,000
77Amsterdam32.7 km333340.998.291 mio.8.32,783,000
78Brussels32.2 km615930.5510.7136 mio.20.34,224,000
79Naples31.8 km302831.1410.629 mio.10.0912,000
80Valencia31.8 km383730.8610.612.7
81Baku31.7 km212021.5915.9176 mio.10.55,552,000
82Monterrey31.5 km323121.0215.816.0
83Kyoto31.3 km323121.0115.6126 mio.16.04,026,000
84Cleveland31.0 km181811.7231.06 mio.18.0194,000
85Lyon30.7 km433940.797.7182 mio.10.85,928,000
86Kobe30.6 km262421.2815.3121 mio.13.03,954,000
87Minsk30.3 km252421.2615.1262 mio.12.58,647,000
88Fukuoka29.8 km353430.889.9124 mio.11.74,161,000
89Incheon29.5 km292911.0229.573 mio.29.02,475,000
90Dortmund29.5 km373730.809.812.3
91Medellin28.8 km262521.1514.4155 mio.13.05,382,000
92Belo Horizonte28.1 km191911.4828.119.0
93The Hague27.9 km303030.939.310.0
94Toulouse27.5 km383720.7413.842 mio.19.01,527,000
95Chennai27.0 km171711.5927.017.0
96Tbilisi26.3 km222121.2513.192 mio.11.03,498,000
97Shenzhen25.3 km232221.1512.673 mio.11.52,885,000
98Baltimore24.5 km141411.7524.514 mio.14.0571,000
99Stuttgart24.0 km191721.4112.09.5
100Guadalajara24.0 km292820.8612.014.5
101Ankara23.1 km232221.0511.6113 mio.11.54,892,000
102Kolkata22.6 km212111.0822.6100 mio.21.04,425,000
103Daejeon22.6 km222211.0322.629 mio.22.01,283,000
104Warsaw22.6 km212111.0822.6114 mio.21.05,044,000
105Bursa22.5 km232310.9822.523.0
106Pyongyang22.5 km161521.5011.335 mio.8.01,556,000
107Seattle22.2 km121211.8522.212.0
108Sydney22.1 km141431.587.44.7
109Nanjing21.7 km161611.3621.7102 mio.16.04,700,000
110Oporto21.7 km151421.5510.97.5
111Bochum21.5 km292720.8010.814.5
112Helsinki21.0 km171711.2421.058 mio.17.02,762,000
113Copenhagen21.0 km222220.9510.537 mio.11.01,762,000
114Frankfurt20.5 km312730.766.810.3
115Essen20.2 km272730.756.79.0
116Gwangju20.1 km202011.0120.117 mio.20.0846,000
117Chongqing19.5 km181811.0819.518.0
118Marseille19.3 km262420.809.658 mio.13.03,005,000
119Hanover18.6 km211731.096.27.0
120Hiroshima18.4 km212110.8818.418 mio.21.0978,000
121Seville18.0 km212110.8618.021.0
122Sofia18.0 km141411.2918.051 mio.14.02,833,000
123Kryvyi Rih18.0 km121211.5018.012.0
124Charleroi17.5 km202040.884.45.0
125San Juan17.2 km161611.0817.29 mio.16.0523,000
126Changchun17.0 km161611.0617.016.0
127Tama16.0 km191910.8416.019.0
128Chiba15.5 km181820.867.89.0
129Nizhny Novgorod15.5 km141321.197.833 mio.7.02,129,000
130Istanbul15.0 km101011.5015.068 mio.10.04,533,000
131Sendai14.8 km171710.8714.858 mio.17.03,919,000
132Santo Domingo14.5 km161610.9114.516.0
133Duisburg14.3 km131321.107.26.5
134Novosibirsk14.3 km131221.197.270 mio.6.54,895,000
135Lausanne13.7 km292820.496.814.5
136Wuppertal13.3 km202010.6713.320.0
137Edmonton13.1 km111111.1913.111.0
138Naha12.8 km151510.8512.815.0
139Yerevan12.1 km101011.2112.117 mio.10.01,405,000
140Izmir11.5 km101011.1511.530 mio.10.02,609,000
141Glasgow10.4 km151510.6910.415 mio.15.01,442,000
142Samara10.2 km9911.1310.212 mio.9.01,176,000
143Wuhan10.2 km101011.0210.210.0
144Lima10.0 km6611.6710.06.0
145Turin9.6 km141410.699.614.0
146Duesseldorf9.6 km141420.684.87.0
147Mulheim9.0 km131220.754.56.5
148Rennes9.0 km151510.609.023 mio.15.02,556,000
149Algiers9.0 km101010.909.010.0
150Bonn9.0 km121210.759.012.0
151Kitakyushu8.8 km131310.688.813.0
152Yekaterinburg8.5 km7711.218.546 mio.7.05,412,000
153Buffalo8.4 km8811.048.48.0
154Palma de Mallorca8.3 km9910.928.39.0
155Kazan8.3 km6611.388.37 mio.6.0843,000
156Adana8.0 km8811.008.08.0
157Antwerp7.6 km111120.693.85.5
158Dnepropetrovsk7.1 km6611.187.111 mio.6.01,549,000
159Jacksonville6.9 km6611.156.96.0
160Kamakura6.6 km8810.826.68.0
161Maracaibo6.5 km6611.086.56.0
162Las Vegas6.2 km7710.896.27.0
163Valencia6.2 km7710.896.218 mio.7.02,903,000
164Poznan6.1 km6611.026.16.0
165Gelsenkirchen5.5 km9910.615.59.0
166Bielefeld5.2 km7740.741.31.8
167Genoa5.2 km7710.745.27.0
168Detroit4.8 km131310.374.813.0
169Ludwigshafen4.0 km111100.36
170Catania3.8 km6610.633.86.0
171Volgograd3.3 km2211.653.32.0
172Perugia3.0 km7710.433.07.0
173Rouen2.2 km5510.442.25.0
174Newark2.2 km4410.552.24.0
175Haifa1.8 km6610.291.86.0
176Pittsburgh1.5 km3310.481.53.0


Numerical data (except ridership) by Jordi Serradell 8/2009. Ridership data by John Kennes 7/2008. Ticket prices by UBS: Prices and Earnings (PDF, p. 20) 2009. Non-numerical data by Mike Rohde 8/2009.






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