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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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1Seoul15 Aug 1974South Korea286.9 km3481034.82048 mio.
2Stockholm1 Oct 1950Sweden105.7 km104334.7303 mio.
3Hamburg1 Mar 1912Germany100.7 km97332.3184 mio.
4Lille25 Apr 1983France45.5 km62231.074 mio.
5Busan19 Jul 1985South Korea95.0 km92330.7257 mio.
6Newcastle7 Aug 1980United Kingdom76.5 km61230.538 mio.
7Milan1 Nov 1964Italy74.6 km88329.3328 mio.
8Incheon6 Oct 1999South Korea29.5 km29129.073 mio.
9Daegu26 Nov 1997South Korea53.9 km56228.0110 mio.
10Cairo27 Sep 1987Egypt65.5 km55227.5700 mio.
11Delhi24 Dec 2002India89.9 km78326.0310 mio.
12Rome10 Feb 1955Italy39.0 km49224.5331 mio.
13London10 Jan 1863United Kingdom408.0 km2681124.41197 mio.
14Paris19 Jul 1900France213.0 km3801623.81473 mio.
15Nagoya15 Nov 1957Japan89.0 km93423.3427 mio.
16Bursa19 Aug 2002Turkey22.5 km23123.0
17Brasilia31 Mar 2001Brazil42.0 km23123.016 mio.
18Shanghai10 Apr 1995China334.0 km2301023.01122 mio.
19Tokyo30 Dec 1927Japan304.5 km2901322.33174 mio.
20Boston1 Sep 1897USA60.5 km66322.0145 mio.
21Daejeon16 Mar 2006South Korea22.6 km22122.029 mio.
22Miami21 May 1984USA36.0 km22122.019 mio.
23Philadelphia4 Mar 1907USA62.0 km66322.067 mio.
24Madrid17 Oct 1919Spain284.0 km2811321.6686 mio.
25Seville2 Apr 2009Spain18.0 km21121.0
26Kolkata24 Oct 1984India22.6 km21121.0100 mio.
27Warsaw7 Apr 1995Poland22.6 km21121.0114 mio.
28Hiroshima20 Aug 1994Japan18.4 km21121.018 mio.
29Brussels20 Sep 1976Belgium32.2 km61320.3136 mio.
30Valparaiso23 Nov 2005Chile43.0 km20120.0
31Wuppertal1 Mar 1901Germany13.3 km20120.0
32Kuala Lumpur16 Dec 1996Malaysia64.0 km60320.0109 mio.
33Gwangju28 Apr 2004South Korea20.1 km20120.017 mio.
34Atlanta30 Jun 1979USA79.2 km39219.534 mio.
35Berlin18 Feb 1902Germany147.4 km1951019.5447 mio.
36Vienna25 Feb 1978Austria69.8 km96519.2498 mio.
37Prague9 May 1974Czech Republic59.1 km57319.0597 mio.
38Singapore7 Nov 1987Singapore118.9 km76419.0571 mio.
39Toulouse26 Jun 1993France27.5 km38219.042 mio.
40Belo Horizonte1 Aug 1986Brazil28.1 km19119.0
41Rotterdam10 Feb 1968Netherlands47.0 km38219.085 mio.
42Bilbao11 Nov 1995Spain40.6 km38219.086 mio.
43Tama27 Nov 1998Japan16.0 km19119.0
44Chicago6 Jun 1892USA166.0 km151818.9198 mio.
45Santiago15 Sep 1975Chile83.0 km93518.6642 mio.
46Saint Louis31 Jul 1993USA73.4 km37218.5
47Toronto30 Apr 1954Canada71.3 km74418.5278 mio.
48Kaohsiung9 Mar 2008Taiwan42.7 km37218.530 mio.
49Tianjin28 Mar 2004China72.0 km37218.515 mio.
50Montreal14 Oct 1966Canada69.2 km73418.3219 mio.
51Washington27 Mar 1976USA171.2 km90518.0215 mio.
52Chongqing18 Jun 2005China19.5 km18118.0
53Cleveland15 Mar 1955USA31.0 km18118.06 mio.
54Guangzhou28 Jun 1999China176.1 km88517.6601 mio.
55Athens1954Greece52.0 km52317.3325 mio.
56New York27 Oct 1904USA368.0 km4682717.31624 mio.
57Chennai19 Oct 1997India27.0 km17117.0
58Porto Alegre2 Mar 1985Brazil33.8 km17117.0
59Helsinki3 Aug 1982Finland21.0 km17117.058 mio.
60Sendai15 Jul 1987Japan14.8 km17117.058 mio.
61Rio de Janeiro5 Mar 1979Brazil42.0 km34217.0135 mio.
62Munich19 Oct 1971Germany92.5 km100616.7349 mio.
63Vancouver3 Jan 1986Canada69.5 km49316.374 mio.
64Sapporo16 Dec 1971Japan48.0 km49316.3209 mio.
65Beijing1 Oct 1969China227.6 km147916.31200 mio.
66Monterrey25 Apr 1991Mexico31.5 km32216.0
67ChangchunOct 2002China17.0 km16116.0
68San Juan6 Jun 2005Puerto Rico17.2 km16116.09 mio.
69Yokohama16 Dec 1972Japan57.6 km48316.0198 mio.
70Nanjing27 Aug 2005China21.7 km16116.0102 mio.
71Santo Domingo30 Jan 2009Dominican Republic14.5 km16116.0
72Kyoto1 Apr 1981Japan31.3 km32216.0126 mio.
73Mexico City5 Sep 1969Mexico201.7 km1751115.91460 mio.
74Tehran21 Feb 2000Iran50.5 km47315.7353 mio.
75Kiev22 Oct 1960Ukraine59.8 km46315.3642 mio.
76Nuremberg1 Mar 1972Germany34.6 km46315.392 mio.
77Barcelona30 Dec 1924Spain110.5 km1521015.2378 mio.
78Moscow15 May 1935Russia298.8 km1801215.02573 mio.
79Naha10 Aug 2003Japan12.8 km15115.0
80Glasgow14 Dec 1896United Kingdom10.4 km15115.015 mio.
81Rennes16 Mar 2002France9.0 km15115.023 mio.
82Recife11 Mar 1985Brazil39.7 km30215.0
83Osaka20 May 1933Japan137.8 km133914.8860 mio.
84Bangkok5 Dec 1999Thailand46.3 km44314.7206 mio.
85MumbaiIndia171.0 km73514.6
86Bochum26 May 1979Germany21.5 km29214.5
87Sao Paulo14 Sep 1974Brazil61.3 km58414.5684 mio.
88Lausanne24 May 1991Switzerland13.7 km29214.5
89Guadalajara1 Sep 1989Mexico24.0 km29214.5
90Oslo22 May 1966Norway62.0 km72514.464 mio.
91Sofia28 Jan 1998Bulgaria18.0 km14114.051 mio.
92Baltimore21 Nov 1983USA24.5 km14114.014 mio.
93Manila1 Dec 1984Philippines45.7 km42314.0346 mio.
94Turin4 Feb 2006Italy9.6 km14114.0
95Budapest2 May 1896Hungary33.0 km42314.0297 mio.
96Lisbon29 Dec 1959Portugal41.0 km52413.0180 mio.
97Kobe13 Mar 1977Japan30.6 km26213.0121 mio.
98Marseille26 Nov 1977France19.3 km26213.058 mio.
99DetroitJul 1987USA4.8 km13113.0
100Kitakyushu9 Jan 1985Japan8.8 km13113.0
101Medellin30 Nov 1995Colombia28.8 km26213.0155 mio.
102Valencia3 Oct 1988Spain31.8 km38312.7
103Buenos Aires1 Dec 1913Argentina47.5 km76612.7280 mio.
104Saint Petersburg15 Nov 1955Russia110.2 km63512.6832 mio.
105Bucharest16 Nov 1979Romania67.7 km50412.5111 mio.
106Minsk26 Jun 1984Belarus30.3 km25212.5262 mio.
107Dortmund17 May 1976Germany29.5 km37312.3
108Seattle18 Jul 2009USA22.2 km12112.0
109Bonn22 Mar 1975Germany9.0 km12112.0
110Dalian1 May 2003China49.0 km12112.0
111Kryvyi Rih26 Dec 1986Ukraine18.0 km12112.0
112Fukuoka26 Jul 1981Japan29.8 km35311.7124 mio.
113Ankara30 Aug 1996Turkey23.1 km23211.5113 mio.
114Shenzhen28 Dec 2004China25.3 km23211.573 mio.
115Tbilisi11 Jan 1966Georgia26.3 km22211.092 mio.
116Edmonton22 Apr 1978Canada13.1 km11111.0
117Copenhagen19 Oct 2002Denmark21.0 km22211.037 mio.
118Lyon28 Apr 1978France30.7 km43410.8182 mio.
119Taipei28 Mar 1996Taiwan90.6 km85810.6450 mio.
120Hong Kong1 Oct 1979China188.1 km95910.61309 mio.
121Baku6 Nov 1967Azerbaijan31.7 km21210.5176 mio.
122Frankfurt4 Oct 1968Germany20.5 km31310.3
123Naples28 Mar 1993Italy31.8 km30310.029 mio.
124Istanbul16 Sep 2000Turkey15.0 km10110.068 mio.
125Algiers2009Algeria9.0 km10110.0
126The Hague16 Oct 2004Netherlands27.9 km30310.0
127Dubai9 Sep 2009United Arab Emirates39.7 km10110.0
128Izmir22 May 2000Turkey11.5 km10110.030 mio.
129Wuhan28 Sep 2004China10.2 km10110.0
130Los Angeles30 Jan 1993USA59.3 km30310.045 mio.
131Yerevan7 Mar 1981Armenia12.1 km10110.017 mio.
132Tashkent6 Nov 1977Uzbekistan36.2 km2939.771 mio.
133Stuttgart10 Jun 1966Germany24.0 km1929.5
134Caracas27 Mar 1983Venezuela60.5 km4759.4510 mio.
135Kharkov23 Aug 1975Ukraine35.3 km2839.3278 mio.
136Palma de Mallorca25 Apr 2007Spain8.3 km919.0
137Essen5 Oct 1967Germany20.2 km2739.0
138Gelsenkirchen1 Sep 1984Germany5.5 km919.0
139Samara26 Dec 1987Russia10.2 km919.012 mio.
140Chiba28 Mar 1988Japan15.5 km1829.0
141San Francisco11 Sep 1972USA166.9 km4358.6100 mio.
142Amsterdam16 Oct 1977Netherlands32.7 km3348.391 mio.
143Adana18 Mar 2009Turkey8.0 km818.0
144Kamakura3 Mar 1970Japan6.6 km818.0
145Pyongyang6 Sep 1973North Korea22.5 km1628.035 mio.
146Buffalo18 May 1985USA8.4 km818.0
147Oporto7 Dec 2002Portugal21.7 km1527.5
148Perugia29 Jan 2008Italy3.0 km717.0
149Las Vegas15 Jul 2004USA6.2 km717.0
150Yekaterinburg26 Apr 1991Russia8.5 km717.046 mio.
151Valencia18 Oct 2006Venezuela6.2 km717.018 mio.
152Duesseldorf4 Oct 1981Germany9.6 km1427.0
153Nizhny Novgorod20 Nov 1985Russia15.5 km1427.033 mio.
154Genoa13 Jun 1990Italy5.2 km717.0
155Hanover28 Sep 1975Germany18.6 km2137.0
156Duisburg11 Jul 1992Germany14.3 km1326.5
157Novosibirsk7 Jan 1986Russia14.3 km1326.570 mio.
158Mulheim3 Nov 1979Germany9.0 km1326.5
159Jacksonville30 May 1989USA6.9 km616.0
160Haifa1959Israel1.8 km616.0
161Maracaibo8 Jun 2009Venezuela6.5 km616.0
162Kazan27 Aug 2005Russia8.3 km616.07 mio.
163Lima13 Jan 2003Peru10.0 km616.0
164Poznan1 Mar 1997Poland6.1 km616.0
165Catania27 Jun 1999Italy3.8 km616.0
166Dnepropetrovsk29 Dec 1995Ukraine7.1 km616.011 mio.
167Antwerp25 Mar 1975Belgium7.6 km1125.5
168Rouen17 Dec 1994France2.2 km515.0
169Charleroi21 Jun 1976Belgium17.5 km2045.0
170Sydney1926Australia22.1 km1434.7
171Newark26 May 1935USA2.2 km414.0
172Cologne11 Oct 1968Germany45.0 km51153.4
173Pittsburgh3 Jul 1985USA1.5 km313.0
174Volgograd5 Nov 1984Russia3.3 km212.0
175Bielefeld21 Sep 1971Germany5.2 km741.8
176Ludwigshafen29 May 1969Germany4.0 km110


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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