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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 km26826810 Jan 18631137.11.5224.41197 mio.2,934,000
2 New York368.0 km46842227 Oct 19042713.60.8717.31624 mio.4,413,000
3 Shanghai334.0 km23019410 Apr 19951033.41.7223.01122 mio.3,359,000
4 Tokyo304.5 km29020530 Dec 19271323.41.4922.33174 mio.10,424,000
5 Moscow298.8 km18014415 May 19351224.92.0715.02573 mio.8,611,000
6 Seoul286.9 km34829815 Aug 19741028.70.9634.82048 mio.7,138,000
7 Madrid284.0 km28123117 Oct 19191321.81.2321.6686 mio.2,415,000
8 Beijing227.6 km1471251 Oct 1969925.31.8216.31200 mio.5,274,000
9 Paris213.0 km38030019 Jul 19001613.30.7123.81473 mio.6,915,000
10 Mexico City201.7 km1751475 Sep 19691118.31.3715.91460 mio.7,238,000
11 Hong Kong188.1 km95821 Oct 1979920.92.2910.61309 mio.6,959,000
12 Washington171.2 km908627 Mar 1976534.21.9918.0215 mio.1,256,000
13 Mumbai171.0 km7373534.22.3414.6
14 San Francisco166.9 km434311 Sep 1972533.43.888.6100 mio.599,000
15 Chicago166.0 km1511446 Jun 1892820.81.1518.9198 mio.1,193,000
16 Guangzhou148.5 km887928 Jun 1999529.71.8817.6601 mio.4,047,000
17 Berlin147.4 km19517318 Feb 19021014.70.8519.5447 mio.3,033,000
18 Osaka137.8 km13310420 May 1933915.31.3314.8860 mio.6,241,000
19 Singapore118.9 km76697 Nov 1987429.71.7219.0571 mio.4,802,000
20 Barcelona110.5 km15212830 Dec 19241011.10.8615.2378 mio.3,421,000
21 Saint Petersburg110.2 km635515 Nov 1955522.02.0012.6832 mio.7,550,000
22 Stockholm105.7 km1041001 Oct 1950335.21.0634.7303 mio.2,867,000
23 Hamburg100.7 km97891 Mar 1912333.61.1332.3184 mio.1,827,000
24 Delhi96.2 km838124 Dec 2002332.11.1927.7310 mio.3,224,000
25 Busan95.0 km928819 Jul 1985331.71.0830.7257 mio.2,705,000
26 Munich92.5 km1009419 Oct 1971615.40.9816.7349 mio.3,773,000
27 Taipei90.6 km858028 Mar 1996811.31.1310.6450 mio.4,967,000
28 Nagoya89.0 km938215 Nov 1957422.31.0923.3427 mio.4,798,000
29 Santiago83.0 km938615 Sep 1975516.60.9718.6642 mio.7,735,000
30 Atlanta79.2 km393830 Jun 1979239.62.0819.534 mio.429,000
31 Newcastle76.5 km61507 Aug 1980238.31.5330.538 mio.497,000
32 Milan74.6 km88841 Nov 1964324.90.8929.3328 mio.4,397,000
33 Saint Louis73.4 km373731 Jul 1993236.71.9818.5
34 Tianjin72.0 km373728 Mar 2004236.01.9518.515 mio.208,000
35 Toronto71.3 km746930 Apr 1954417.81.0318.5278 mio.3,899,000
36 Vienna69.8 km968425 Feb 1978514.00.8319.2498 mio.7,135,000
37 Vancouver69.5 km49473 Jan 1986323.21.4816.374 mio.1,065,000
38 Montreal69.2 km736814 Oct 1966417.31.0218.3219 mio.3,165,000
39 Bucharest67.7 km504316 Nov 1979416.91.5712.5111 mio.1,640,000
40 Cairo65.5 km555327 Sep 1987232.81.2427.5700 mio.10,687,000
41 Kuala Lumpur64.0 km605616 Dec 1996321.31.1420.0109 mio.1,703,000
42 Oslo62.0 km727222 May 1966512.40.8614.464 mio.1,032,000
43 Philadelphia62.0 km66624 Mar 1907320.71.0022.067 mio.1,081,000
44 Sao Paulo61.3 km585514 Sep 1974415.31.1114.5684 mio.11,158,000
45 Caracas60.5 km504627 Mar 1983512.11.3210.0510 mio.8,430,000
46 Boston60.5 km66601 Sep 1897320.21.0122.0145 mio.2,397,000
47 Kiev59.8 km464322 Oct 1960319.91.3915.3642 mio.10,736,000
48 Los Angeles59.3 km303030 Jan 1993319.81.9810.045 mio.759,000
49 Prague59.1 km57549 May 1974319.71.0919.0597 mio.10,102,000
50 Yokohama57.6 km484516 Dec 1972319.21.2816.0198 mio.3,438,000
51 Daegu53.9 km565526 Nov 1997227.00.9828.0110 mio.2,041,000
52 Athens52.0 km52481954317.31.0817.3325 mio.6,250,000
53 Tehran50.5 km474421 Feb 2000316.81.1515.7353 mio.6,990,000
54 Dalian49.0 km12121 May 2003149.04.0812.0
55 Sapporo48.0 km494616 Dec 1971316.01.0416.3209 mio.4,354,000
56 Buenos Aires47.5 km76681 Dec 191367.90.7012.7280 mio.5,895,000
57 Rotterdam47.0 km383710 Feb 1968223.51.2719.085 mio.1,809,000
58 Bangkok46.3 km44405 Dec 1999315.41.1614.7206 mio.4,449,000
59 Manila45.7 km42391 Dec 1984315.21.1714.0346 mio.7,571,000
60 Lille45.5 km626025 Apr 1983222.80.7631.074 mio.1,626,000
61 Cologne45.0 km515111 Oct 1968153.00.883.4
62 Valparaiso43.0 km202023 Nov 2005143.02.1520.0
63 Kaohsiung42.7 km37369 Mar 2008221.41.1918.530 mio.703,000
64 Rio de Janeiro42.0 km34345 Mar 1979221.01.2417.0135 mio.3,214,000
65 Brasilia42.0 km232331 Mar 2001142.01.8323.016 mio.381,000
66 Lisbon41.0 km524629 Dec 1959410.30.8913.0180 mio.4,390,000
67 Bilbao40.6 km383811 Nov 1995220.31.0719.086 mio.2,118,000
68 Dubai39.7 km11119 Sep 2009139.73.6111.0
69 Recife39.7 km302811 Mar 1985219.91.4215.0
70 Rome39.0 km494810 Feb 1955219.50.8124.5331 mio.8,487,000
71 Tashkent36.2 km29266 Nov 1977312.11.399.771 mio.1,961,000
72 Miami36.0 km222221 May 1984136.01.6422.019 mio.528,000
73 Kharkov35.3 km282523 Aug 1975311.81.419.3278 mio.7,875,000
74 Nuremberg34.6 km46441 Mar 1972311.50.7915.392 mio.2,659,000
75 Porto Alegre33.8 km17172 Mar 1985133.81.9917.0
76 Budapest33.0 km42402 May 1896311.00.8314.0297 mio.9,000,000
77 Baku32.9 km22216 Nov 1967216.41.5611.0176 mio.5,356,000
78 Amsterdam32.7 km333316 Oct 197748.20.998.391 mio.2,783,000
79 Brussels32.2 km615920 Sep 1976310.70.5520.3136 mio.4,224,000
80 Naples31.8 km302828 Mar 1993310.61.1410.029 mio.912,000
81 Valencia31.8 km38373 Oct 1988310.60.8612.7
82 Monterrey31.5 km323125 Apr 1991215.81.0216.0
83 Kyoto31.3 km32311 Apr 1981215.61.0116.0126 mio.4,026,000
84 Cleveland31.0 km181815 Mar 1955131.01.7218.06 mio.194,000
85 Lyon30.7 km433928 Apr 197847.70.7910.8182 mio.5,928,000
86 Kobe30.6 km262413 Mar 1977215.31.2813.0121 mio.3,954,000
87 Minsk30.3 km252426 Jun 1984215.11.2612.5262 mio.8,647,000
88 Fukuoka29.8 km353426 Jul 198139.90.8811.7124 mio.4,161,000
89 Incheon29.5 km29296 Oct 1999129.51.0229.073 mio.2,475,000
90 Dortmund29.5 km373717 May 197639.80.8012.3
91 Medellin28.8 km262530 Nov 1995214.41.1513.0155 mio.5,382,000
92 Belo Horizonte28.1 km19191 Aug 1986128.11.4819.0
93 The Hague27.9 km303016 Oct 200439.30.9310.0
94 Toulouse27.5 km383726 Jun 1993213.80.7419.042 mio.1,527,000
95 Chennai27.0 km171719 Oct 1997127.01.5917.0
96 Tbilisi26.3 km222111 Jan 1966213.11.2511.092 mio.3,498,000
97 Shenzhen25.3 km232228 Dec 2004212.61.1511.573 mio.2,885,000
98 Baltimore24.5 km141421 Nov 1983124.51.7514.014 mio.571,000
99 Guadalajara24.0 km29281 Sep 1989212.00.8614.5
100 Stuttgart24.0 km191710 Jun 1966212.01.419.5
101 Ankara23.1 km232230 Aug 1996211.61.0511.5113 mio.4,892,000
102 Warsaw22.6 km21217 Apr 1995122.61.0821.0114 mio.5,044,000
103 Kolkata22.6 km212124 Oct 1984122.61.0821.0100 mio.4,425,000
104 Daejeon22.6 km222216 Mar 2006122.61.0322.029 mio.1,283,000
105 Bursa22.5 km232319 Aug 2002122.50.9823.0
106 Pyongyang22.5 km16156 Sep 1973211.31.508.035 mio.1,556,000
107 Shenyang22.2 km181823 Sep 2009122.21.2318.0
108 Seattle22.2 km121218 Jul 2009122.21.8512.0
109 Sydney22.1 km1414192637.41.584.7
110 Oporto21.7 km15147 Dec 2002210.91.557.5
111 Nanjing21.7 km161627 Aug 2005121.71.3616.0102 mio.4,700,000
112 Bochum21.5 km292726 May 1979210.80.8014.5
113 Copenhagen21.0 km222219 Oct 2002210.50.9511.037 mio.1,762,000
114 Helsinki21.0 km17173 Aug 1982121.01.2417.058 mio.2,762,000
115 Frankfurt20.5 km31274 Oct 196836.80.7610.3
116 Essen20.2 km27275 Oct 196736.70.759.0
117 Gwangju20.1 km202028 Apr 2004120.11.0120.017 mio.846,000
118 Chongqing19.5 km181818 Jun 2005119.51.0818.0
119 Marseille19.3 km262426 Nov 197729.60.8013.058 mio.3,005,000
120 Hanover18.6 km211728 Sep 197536.21.097.0
121 Hiroshima18.4 km212120 Aug 1994118.40.8821.018 mio.978,000
122 Kryvyi Rih18.0 km121226 Dec 1986118.01.5012.0
123 Sofia18.0 km141428 Jan 1998118.01.2914.051 mio.2,833,000
124 Seville18.0 km21212 Apr 2009118.00.8621.0
125 Charleroi17.5 km202021 Jun 197644.40.885.0
126 San Juan17.2 km16166 Jun 2005117.21.0816.09 mio.523,000
127 Changchun17.0 km1616Oct 2002117.01.0616.0
128 Tama16.0 km191927 Nov 1998116.00.8419.0
129 Chiba15.5 km181828 Mar 198827.80.869.0
130 Nizhny Novgorod15.5 km141320 Nov 198527.81.197.033 mio.2,129,000
131 Istanbul15.0 km101016 Sep 2000115.01.5010.068 mio.4,533,000
132 Sendai14.8 km171715 Jul 1987114.80.8717.058 mio.3,919,000
133 Santo Domingo14.5 km161630 Jan 2009114.50.9116.0
134 Duisburg14.3 km131311 Jul 199227.21.106.5
135 Novosibirsk14.3 km13127 Jan 198627.21.196.570 mio.4,895,000
136 Lausanne13.7 km292824 May 199126.80.4914.5
137 Wuppertal13.3 km20201 Mar 1901113.30.6720.0
138 Edmonton13.1 km111122 Apr 1978113.11.1911.0
139 Naha12.8 km151510 Aug 2003112.80.8515.0
140 Yerevan12.1 km10107 Mar 1981112.11.2110.017 mio.1,405,000
141 Izmir11.5 km101022 May 2000111.51.1510.030 mio.2,609,000
142 Glasgow10.4 km151514 Dec 1896110.40.6915.015 mio.1,442,000
143 Samara10.2 km9926 Dec 1987110.21.139.012 mio.1,176,000
144 Wuhan10.2 km101028 Sep 2004110.21.0210.0
145 Lima10.0 km6613 Jan 2003110.01.676.0
146 Turin9.6 km14144 Feb 200619.60.6914.0
147 Duesseldorf9.6 km14144 Oct 198124.80.687.0
148 Mulheim9.0 km13123 Nov 197924.50.756.5
149 Rennes9.0 km151516 Mar 200219.00.6015.023 mio.2,556,000
150 Bonn9.0 km121222 Mar 197519.00.7512.0
151 Kitakyushu8.8 km13139 Jan 198518.80.6813.0
152 Yekaterinburg8.5 km7726 Apr 199118.51.217.046 mio.5,412,000
153 Buffalo8.4 km8818 May 198518.41.048.0
154 Kazan8.3 km6627 Aug 200518.31.386.07 mio.843,000
155 Palma de Mallorca8.3 km9925 Apr 200718.30.929.0
156 Adana8.0 km8818 Mar 200918.01.008.0
157 Antwerp7.6 km111125 Mar 197523.80.695.5
158 Dnepropetrovsk7.1 km6629 Dec 199517.11.186.011 mio.1,549,000
159 Jacksonville6.9 km6630 May 198916.91.156.0
160 Kamakura6.6 km883 Mar 197016.60.828.0
161 Maracaibo6.5 km668 Jun 200916.51.086.0
162 Valencia6.2 km7718 Oct 200616.20.897.018 mio.2,903,000
163 Las Vegas6.2 km7715 Jul 200416.20.897.0
164 Poznan6.1 km661 Mar 199716.11.026.0
165 Gelsenkirchen5.5 km991 Sep 198415.50.619.0
166 Genoa5.2 km7713 Jun 199015.20.747.0
167 Bielefeld5.2 km7721 Sep 197141.30.741.8
168 Detroit4.8 km1313Jul 198714.80.3713.0
169 Ludwigshafen4.0 km111129 May 196900.36
170 Catania3.8 km6627 Jun 199913.80.636.0
171 Volgograd3.3 km225 Nov 198413.31.652.0
172 Perugia3.0 km7729 Jan 200813.00.437.0
173 Newark2.2 km4426 May 193512.20.554.0
174 Rouen2.2 km5517 Dec 199412.20.445.0
175 Haifa1.8 km66195911.80.296.0
176 Pittsburgh1.5 km333 Jul 198511.50.483.0


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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