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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 London253.6 mi268268110.9523.124.41197 mio.
2 New York228.7 mi468422270.548.517.31624 mio.
3 Shanghai207.6 mi230194101.0720.823.01122 mio.
4 Tokyo189.2 mi290205130.9214.622.33174 mio.
5 Moscow185.7 mi180144121.2915.515.02573 mio.
6 Seoul178.3 mi348298100.6017.834.82048 mio.
7 Madrid176.5 mi281231130.7613.621.6686 mio.
8 Beijing141.4 mi14712591.1315.716.31200 mio.
9 Paris132.4 mi380300160.448.323.81473 mio.
10 Mexico City125.4 mi175147110.8511.415.91460 mio.
11 Hong Kong116.9 mi958291.4313.010.61309 mio.
12 Washington106.4 mi908651.2421.318.0215 mio.
13 Mumbai106.3 mi737351.4621.314.6
14 San Francisco103.7 mi434352.4120.78.6100 mio.
15 Chicago103.2 mi15114480.7212.918.9198 mio.
16 Guangzhou92.3 mi887951.1718.517.6601 mio.
17 Berlin91.6 mi195173100.539.219.5447 mio.
18 Osaka85.6 mi13310490.829.514.8860 mio.
19 Singapore73.9 mi766941.0718.519.0571 mio.
20 Barcelona68.7 mi152128100.546.915.2378 mio.
21 Saint Petersburg68.5 mi635551.2513.712.6832 mio.
22 Stockholm65.7 mi10410030.6621.934.7303 mio.
23 Hamburg62.6 mi978930.7020.932.3184 mio.
24 Delhi59.8 mi838130.7419.927.7310 mio.
25 Busan59.0 mi928830.6719.730.7257 mio.
26 Munich57.5 mi1009460.619.616.7349 mio.
27 Taipei56.3 mi858080.707.010.6450 mio.
28 Nagoya55.3 mi938240.6713.823.3427 mio.
29 Santiago51.6 mi938650.6010.318.6642 mio.
30 Atlanta49.2 mi393821.3024.619.534 mio.
31 Newcastle47.5 mi615020.9523.830.538 mio.
32 Milan46.4 mi888430.5515.529.3328 mio.
33 Saint Louis45.6 mi373721.2322.818.5
34 Tianjin44.7 mi373721.2122.418.515 mio.
35 Toronto44.3 mi746940.6411.118.5278 mio.
36 Vienna43.4 mi968450.528.719.2498 mio.
37 Vancouver43.2 mi494730.9214.416.374 mio.
38 Montreal43.0 mi736840.6310.818.3219 mio.
39 Bucharest42.1 mi504340.9810.512.5111 mio.
40 Cairo40.7 mi555320.7720.427.5700 mio.
41 Kuala Lumpur39.8 mi605630.7113.320.0109 mio.
42 Oslo38.5 mi727250.547.714.464 mio.
43 Philadelphia38.5 mi666230.6212.822.067 mio.
44 Sao Paulo38.1 mi585540.699.514.5684 mio.
45 Caracas37.6 mi504650.827.510.0510 mio.
46 Boston37.6 mi666030.6312.522.0145 mio.
47 Kiev37.2 mi464330.8612.415.3642 mio.
48 Los Angeles36.9 mi303031.2312.310.045 mio.
49 Prague36.7 mi575430.6812.219.0597 mio.
50 Yokohama35.8 mi484530.8011.916.0198 mio.
51 Daegu33.5 mi565520.6116.728.0110 mio.
52 Athens32.3 mi524830.6710.817.3325 mio.
53 Tehran31.4 mi474430.7110.515.7353 mio.
54 Dalian30.5 mi121212.5430.512.0
55 Sapporo29.8 mi494630.659.916.3209 mio.
56 Buenos Aires29.5 mi766860.434.912.7280 mio.
57 Rotterdam29.2 mi383720.7914.619.085 mio.
58 Bangkok28.8 mi444030.729.614.7206 mio.
59 Manila28.4 mi423930.739.514.0346 mio.
60 Lille28.3 mi626020.4714.131.074 mio.
61 Cologne28.0 mi5151150.551.93.4
62 Valparaiso26.7 mi202011.3426.720.0
63 Kaohsiung26.5 mi373620.7413.318.530 mio.
64 Rio de Janeiro26.1 mi343420.7713.117.0135 mio.
65 Brasilia26.1 mi232311.1326.123.016 mio.
66 Lisbon25.5 mi524640.556.413.0180 mio.
67 Bilbao25.2 mi383820.6612.619.086 mio.
68 Dubai24.7 mi111112.2424.711.0
69 Recife24.7 mi302820.8812.315.0
70 Rome24.2 mi494820.5012.124.5331 mio.
71 Tashkent22.5 mi292630.877.59.771 mio.
72 Miami22.4 mi222211.0222.422.019 mio.
73 Kharkov21.9 mi282530.887.39.3278 mio.
74 Nuremberg21.5 mi464430.497.215.392 mio.
75 Porto Alegre21.0 mi171711.2421.017.0
76 Budapest20.5 mi424030.516.814.0297 mio.
77 Baku20.4 mi222120.9710.211.0176 mio.
78 Amsterdam20.3 mi333340.625.18.391 mio.
79 Brussels20.0 mi615930.346.720.3136 mio.
80 Naples19.8 mi302830.716.610.029 mio.
81 Valencia19.8 mi383730.536.612.7
82 Monterrey19.6 mi323120.639.816.0
83 Kyoto19.5 mi323120.639.716.0126 mio.
84 Cleveland19.3 mi181811.0719.318.06 mio.
85 Lyon19.1 mi433940.494.810.8182 mio.
86 Kobe19.0 mi262420.799.513.0121 mio.
87 Minsk18.8 mi252420.789.412.5262 mio.
88 Fukuoka18.5 mi353430.546.211.7124 mio.
89 Incheon18.3 mi292910.6318.329.073 mio.
90 Dortmund18.3 mi373730.496.112.3
91 Medellin17.9 mi262520.728.913.0155 mio.
92 Belo Horizonte17.5 mi191910.9217.519.0
93 The Hague17.3 mi303030.585.810.0
94 Toulouse17.1 mi383720.468.519.042 mio.
95 Chennai16.8 mi171710.9916.817.0
96 Tbilisi16.3 mi222120.788.211.092 mio.
97 Shenzhen15.7 mi232220.717.911.573 mio.
98 Baltimore15.2 mi141411.0915.214.014 mio.
99 Guadalajara14.9 mi292820.537.514.5
100 Stuttgart14.9 mi191720.887.59.5
101 Ankara14.4 mi232220.657.211.5113 mio.
102 Warsaw14.0 mi212110.6714.021.0114 mio.
103 Kolkata14.0 mi212110.6714.021.0100 mio.
104 Daejeon14.0 mi222210.6414.022.029 mio.
105 Bursa14.0 mi232310.6114.023.0
106 Pyongyang14.0 mi161520.937.08.035 mio.
107 Shenyang13.8 mi181810.7713.818.0
108 Seattle13.8 mi121211.1513.812.0
109 Sydney13.7 mi141430.984.64.7
110 Oporto13.5 mi151420.966.77.5
111 Nanjing13.5 mi161610.8413.516.0102 mio.
112 Bochum13.4 mi292720.506.714.5
113 Copenhagen13.1 mi222220.596.511.037 mio.
114 Helsinki13.1 mi171710.7713.117.058 mio.
115 Frankfurt12.7 mi312730.474.210.3
116 Essen12.6 mi272730.474.29.0
117 Gwangju12.5 mi202010.6212.520.017 mio.
118 Chongqing12.1 mi181810.6712.118.0
119 Marseille12.0 mi262420.506.013.058 mio.
120 Hanover11.6 mi211730.683.97.0
121 Hiroshima11.4 mi212110.5411.421.018 mio.
122 Kryvyi Rih11.2 mi121210.9311.212.0
123 Sofia11.2 mi141410.8011.214.051 mio.
124 Seville11.2 mi212110.5311.221.0
125 Charleroi10.9 mi202040.542.75.0
126 San Juan10.7 mi161610.6710.716.09 mio.
127 Changchun10.6 mi161610.6610.616.0
128 Tama9.9 mi191910.529.919.0
129 Chiba9.6 mi181820.544.89.0
130 Nizhny Novgorod9.6 mi141320.744.87.033 mio.
131 Istanbul9.3 mi101010.939.310.068 mio.
132 Sendai9.2 mi171710.549.217.058 mio.
133 Santo Domingo9.0 mi161610.569.016.0
134 Duisburg8.9 mi131320.694.56.5
135 Novosibirsk8.9 mi131220.744.46.570 mio.
136 Lausanne8.5 mi292820.304.314.5
137 Wuppertal8.3 mi202010.418.320.0
138 Edmonton8.1 mi111110.748.111.0
139 Naha8.0 mi151510.538.015.0
140 Yerevan7.5 mi101010.757.510.017 mio.
141 Izmir7.1 mi101010.717.110.030 mio.
142 Glasgow6.5 mi151510.436.515.015 mio.
143 Samara6.3 mi9910.706.39.012 mio.
144 Wuhan6.3 mi101010.636.310.0
145 Lima6.2 mi6611.046.26.0
146 Turin6.0 mi141410.436.014.0
147 Duesseldorf6.0 mi141420.433.07.0
148 Mulheim5.6 mi131220.472.86.5
149 Rennes5.6 mi151510.375.615.023 mio.
150 Bonn5.6 mi121210.475.612.0
151 Kitakyushu5.5 mi131310.425.513.0
152 Yekaterinburg5.3 mi7710.755.37.046 mio.
153 Buffalo5.2 mi8810.655.28.0
154 Kazan5.2 mi6610.865.26.07 mio.
155 Palma de Mallorca5.2 mi9910.575.29.0
156 Adana5.0 mi8810.625.08.0
157 Antwerp4.7 mi111120.432.45.5
158 Dnepropetrovsk4.4 mi6610.744.46.011 mio.
159 Jacksonville4.3 mi6610.714.36.0
160 Kamakura4.1 mi8810.514.18.0
161 Maracaibo4.0 mi6610.674.06.0
162 Valencia3.9 mi7710.553.97.018 mio.
163 Las Vegas3.9 mi7710.553.97.0
164 Poznan3.8 mi6610.633.86.0
165 Gelsenkirchen3.4 mi9910.383.49.0
166 Genoa3.2 mi7710.463.27.0
167 Bielefeld3.2 mi7740.460.81.8
168 Detroit3.0 mi131310.233.013.0
169 Ludwigshafen2.5 mi111100.23
170 Catania2.4 mi6610.392.46.0
171 Volgograd2.1 mi2211.032.12.0
172 Perugia1.9 mi7710.271.97.0
173 Newark1.4 mi4410.341.44.0
174 Rouen1.4 mi5510.271.45.0
175 Haifa1.1 mi6610.181.16.0
176 Pittsburgh0.9 mi3310.300.93.0


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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