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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 km268268111.5237.124.42,934,0001197 mio.
2New York368.0 km468422270.8713.617.34,413,0001624 mio.
3Shanghai334.0 km230194101.7233.423.03,359,0001122 mio.
4Tokyo304.5 km290205131.4923.422.310,424,0003174 mio.
5Moscow298.8 km180144122.0724.915.08,611,0002573 mio.
6Seoul286.9 km348298100.9628.734.87,138,0002048 mio.
7Madrid284.0 km281231131.2321.821.62,415,000686 mio.
8Beijing227.6 km14712591.8225.316.35,274,0001200 mio.
9Paris213.0 km380300160.7113.323.86,915,0001473 mio.
10Mexico City201.7 km175147111.3718.315.97,238,0001460 mio.
11Hong Kong188.1 km958292.2920.910.66,959,0001309 mio.
12Guangzhou176.1 km887952.2335.217.63,414,000601 mio.
13Washington171.2 km908651.9934.218.01,256,000215 mio.
14Mumbai171.0 km737352.3434.214.6
15San Francisco166.9 km434353.8833.48.6599,000100 mio.
16Chicago166.0 km15114481.1520.818.91,193,000198 mio.
17Berlin147.4 km195173100.8514.719.53,033,000447 mio.
18Osaka137.8 km13310491.3315.314.86,241,000860 mio.
19Singapore118.9 km766941.7229.719.04,802,000571 mio.
20Barcelona110.5 km152128100.8611.115.23,421,000378 mio.
21Saint Petersburg110.2 km635552.0022.012.67,550,000832 mio.
22Stockholm105.7 km10410031.0635.234.72,867,000303 mio.
23Hamburg100.7 km978931.1333.632.31,827,000184 mio.
24Busan95.0 km928831.0831.730.72,705,000257 mio.
25Munich92.5 km1009460.9815.416.73,773,000349 mio.
26Taipei90.6 km858081.1311.310.64,967,000450 mio.
27Delhi89.9 km787631.1829.926.03,450,000310 mio.
28Nagoya89.0 km938241.0922.323.34,798,000427 mio.
29Santiago83.0 km938650.9716.618.67,735,000642 mio.
30Atlanta79.2 km393822.0839.619.5429,00034 mio.
31Newcastle76.5 km615021.5338.330.5497,00038 mio.
32Milan74.6 km888430.8924.929.34,397,000328 mio.
33Saint Louis73.4 km373721.9836.718.5
34Tianjin72.0 km373721.9536.018.5208,00015 mio.
35Toronto71.3 km746941.0317.818.53,899,000278 mio.
36Vienna69.8 km968450.8314.019.27,135,000498 mio.
37Vancouver69.5 km494731.4823.216.31,065,00074 mio.
38Montreal69.2 km736841.0217.318.33,165,000219 mio.
39Bucharest67.7 km504341.5716.912.51,640,000111 mio.
40Cairo65.5 km555321.2432.827.510,687,000700 mio.
41Kuala Lumpur64.0 km605631.1421.320.01,703,000109 mio.
42Oslo62.0 km727250.8612.414.41,032,00064 mio.
43Philadelphia62.0 km666231.0020.722.01,081,00067 mio.
44Sao Paulo61.3 km585541.1115.314.511,158,000684 mio.
45Boston60.5 km666031.0120.222.02,397,000145 mio.
46Caracas60.5 km474351.4112.19.48,430,000510 mio.
47Kiev59.8 km464331.3919.915.310,736,000642 mio.
48Los Angeles59.3 km303031.9819.810.0759,00045 mio.
49Prague59.1 km575431.0919.719.010,102,000597 mio.
50Yokohama57.6 km484531.2819.216.03,438,000198 mio.
51Daegu53.9 km565520.9827.028.02,041,000110 mio.
52Athens52.0 km524831.0817.317.36,250,000325 mio.
53Tehran50.5 km474431.1516.815.76,990,000353 mio.
54Dalian49.0 km121214.0849.012.0
55Sapporo48.0 km494631.0416.016.34,354,000209 mio.
56Buenos Aires47.5 km766860.707.912.75,895,000280 mio.
57Rotterdam47.0 km383721.2723.519.01,809,00085 mio.
58Bangkok46.3 km444031.1615.414.74,449,000206 mio.
59Manila45.7 km423931.1715.214.07,571,000346 mio.
60Lille45.5 km626020.7622.831.01,626,00074 mio.
61Cologne45.0 km5151150.883.03.4
62Valparaiso43.0 km202012.1543.020.0
63Kaohsiung42.7 km373621.1921.418.5703,00030 mio.
64Brasilia42.0 km232311.8342.023.0381,00016 mio.
65Rio de Janeiro42.0 km343421.2421.017.03,214,000135 mio.
66Lisbon41.0 km524640.8910.313.04,390,000180 mio.
67Bilbao40.6 km383821.0720.319.02,118,00086 mio.
68Dubai39.7 km101013.9739.710.0
69Recife39.7 km302821.4219.915.0
70Rome39.0 km494820.8119.524.58,487,000331 mio.
71Tashkent36.2 km292631.3912.19.71,961,00071 mio.
72Miami36.0 km222211.6436.022.0528,00019 mio.
73Kharkov35.3 km282531.4111.89.37,875,000278 mio.
74Nuremberg34.6 km464430.7911.515.32,659,00092 mio.
75Porto Alegre33.8 km171711.9933.817.0
76Budapest33.0 km424030.8311.014.09,000,000297 mio.
77Amsterdam32.7 km333340.998.28.32,783,00091 mio.
78Brussels32.2 km615930.5510.720.34,224,000136 mio.
79Naples31.8 km302831.1410.610.0912,00029 mio.
80Valencia31.8 km383730.8610.612.7
81Baku31.7 km212021.5915.910.55,552,000176 mio.
82Monterrey31.5 km323121.0215.816.0
83Kyoto31.3 km323121.0115.616.04,026,000126 mio.
84Cleveland31.0 km181811.7231.018.0194,0006 mio.
85Lyon30.7 km433940.797.710.85,928,000182 mio.
86Kobe30.6 km262421.2815.313.03,954,000121 mio.
87Minsk30.3 km252421.2615.112.58,647,000262 mio.
88Fukuoka29.8 km353430.889.911.74,161,000124 mio.
89Incheon29.5 km292911.0229.529.02,475,00073 mio.
90Dortmund29.5 km373730.809.812.3
91Medellin28.8 km262521.1514.413.05,382,000155 mio.
92Belo Horizonte28.1 km191911.4828.119.0
93The Hague27.9 km303030.939.310.0
94Toulouse27.5 km383720.7413.819.01,527,00042 mio.
95Chennai27.0 km171711.5927.017.0
96Tbilisi26.3 km222121.2513.111.03,498,00092 mio.
97Shenzhen25.3 km232221.1512.611.52,885,00073 mio.
98Baltimore24.5 km141411.7524.514.0571,00014 mio.
99Stuttgart24.0 km191721.4112.09.5
100Guadalajara24.0 km292820.8612.014.5
101Ankara23.1 km232221.0511.611.54,892,000113 mio.
102Kolkata22.6 km212111.0822.621.04,425,000100 mio.
103Daejeon22.6 km222211.0322.622.01,283,00029 mio.
104Warsaw22.6 km212111.0822.621.05,044,000114 mio.
105Bursa22.5 km232310.9822.523.0
106Pyongyang22.5 km161521.5011.38.01,556,00035 mio.
107Seattle22.2 km121211.8522.212.0
108Sydney22.1 km141431.587.44.7
109Nanjing21.7 km161611.3621.716.04,700,000102 mio.
110Oporto21.7 km151421.5510.97.5
111Bochum21.5 km292720.8010.814.5
112Helsinki21.0 km171711.2421.017.02,762,00058 mio.
113Copenhagen21.0 km222220.9510.511.01,762,00037 mio.
114Frankfurt20.5 km312730.766.810.3
115Essen20.2 km272730.756.79.0
116Gwangju20.1 km202011.0120.120.0846,00017 mio.
117Chongqing19.5 km181811.0819.518.0
118Marseille19.3 km262420.809.613.03,005,00058 mio.
119Hanover18.6 km211731.096.27.0
120Hiroshima18.4 km212110.8818.421.0978,00018 mio.
121Seville18.0 km212110.8618.021.0
122Sofia18.0 km141411.2918.014.02,833,00051 mio.
123Kryvyi Rih18.0 km121211.5018.012.0
124Charleroi17.5 km202040.884.45.0
125San Juan17.2 km161611.0817.216.0523,0009 mio.
126Changchun17.0 km161611.0617.016.0
127Tama16.0 km191910.8416.019.0
128Chiba15.5 km181820.867.89.0
129Nizhny Novgorod15.5 km141321.197.87.02,129,00033 mio.
130Istanbul15.0 km101011.5015.010.04,533,00068 mio.
131Sendai14.8 km171710.8714.817.03,919,00058 mio.
132Santo Domingo14.5 km161610.9114.516.0
133Duisburg14.3 km131321.107.26.5
134Novosibirsk14.3 km131221.197.26.54,895,00070 mio.
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 km101011.2112.110.01,405,00017 mio.
140Izmir11.5 km101011.1511.510.02,609,00030 mio.
141Glasgow10.4 km151510.6910.415.01,442,00015 mio.
142Samara10.2 km9911.1310.29.01,176,00012 mio.
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 km151510.609.015.02,556,00023 mio.
149Algiers9.0 km101010.909.010.0
150Bonn9.0 km121210.759.012.0
151Kitakyushu8.8 km131310.688.813.0
152Yekaterinburg8.5 km7711.218.57.05,412,00046 mio.
153Buffalo8.4 km8811.048.48.0
154Palma de Mallorca8.3 km9910.928.39.0
155Kazan8.3 km6611.388.36.0843,0007 mio.
156Adana8.0 km8811.008.08.0
157Antwerp7.6 km111120.693.85.5
158Dnepropetrovsk7.1 km6611.187.16.01,549,00011 mio.
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 km7710.896.27.02,903,00018 mio.
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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