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World Metro Database

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A list like this and the rail systems that appear in it may always be somewhat controversial. One reason is that definitions of what a metro is vary according to who you ask (a popular definition is here). Differences between commuter rail, metros and trams are increasingly fading as new hybrid trains make it easier for metros to include sections on streets or heavy-rail tracks. 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.

Numerical data (except ridership) by Jordi Serradell 09/2010. Ridership data by John Kennes 07/2010. Ticket prices by UBS: Prices and Earnings (PDF, p. 20) 2009. Non-numerical data by Mike Rohde 10/2010.

'Stations*' (with an asterisk) counts each interchange station as one. Daily ridership is annual ridership divided by 365 (for convenience; please note that weekday and weekend ridership may differ significantly and refer to the Annual Ridership column if desired). 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 shown.



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1 New York27 Oct 1904USA228.7 mi4682717.34.33 million
2 Paris19 Jul 1900France132.4 mi3801623.84.05 million
3 Cologne11 Oct 1968Germany28.0 mi51153.4
4 Tokyo30 Dec 1927Japan189.2 mi2901322.38.7 million
5 Madrid17 Oct 1919Spain176.5 mi2811321.61.78 million
6 Moscow15 May 1935Russia187.7 mi1821215.26.55 million
7 Shanghai10 Apr 1995China261.0 mi2781223.23.56 million
8 London10 Jan 1863United Kingdom253.6 mi2681124.42.99 million
9 Mexico City5 Sep 1969Mexico125.4 mi1751115.93.88 million
10 Barcelona30 Dec 1924Spain74.2 mi1621114.71.11 million
11 Seoul15 Aug 1974South Korea178.3 mi3481034.85.61 million
12 Berlin18 Feb 1902Germany91.6 mi1951019.51.39 million
13 Osaka20 May 1933Japan85.6 mi133914.82.36 million
14 Beijing1 Oct 1969China141.4 mi147916.33.99 million
15 Hong Kong1 Oct 1979China116.9 mi95910.63.62 million
16 Chicago6 Jun 1892USA103.2 mi151818.9542,000
17 Taipei28 Mar 1996Taiwan58.5 mi85810.61.27 million
18 Buenos Aires1 Dec 1913Argentina29.9 mi77612.8789,000
19 Munich19 Oct 1971Germany58.5 mi102617.0962,000
20 Washington27 Mar 1976USA106.4 mi90518.0611,000
21 Sao Paulo14 Sep 1974Brazil43.3 mi63512.61.93 million
22 Saint Petersburg15 Nov 1955Russia68.5 mi63512.62.25 million
23 MumbaiIndia106.3 mi73514.6
24 Vienna25 Feb 1978Austria46.4 mi102520.41.4 million
25 San Francisco11 Sep 1972USA103.7 mi4358.6274,000
26 Santiago15 Sep 1975Chile57.4 mi101520.21.67 million
27 Caracas27 Mar 1983Venezuela37.6 mi50510.01.25 million
28 Guangzhou28 Jun 1999China109.6 mi111522.21.85 million
29 Oslo22 May 1966Norway38.5 mi73514.6214,000
30 Amsterdam16 Oct 1977Netherlands20.3 mi3348.3233,000
31 Toronto30 Apr 1954Canada44.3 mi74418.5762,000
32 Bielefeld21 Sep 1971Germany3.2 mi741.8
33 Bangkok5 Dec 1999Thailand46.6 mi52413.0564,000
34 Delhi24 Dec 2002India86.2 mi116429.0838,000
35 Charleroi21 Jun 1976Belgium10.9 mi2045.0
36 Bucharest16 Nov 1979Romania42.1 mi50412.5304,000
37 Singapore7 Nov 1987Singapore80.6 mi87421.81.81 million
38 Nagoya15 Nov 1957Japan55.3 mi93423.31.17 million
39 Montreal14 Oct 1966Canada43.0 mi73418.3600,000
40 Lisbon29 Dec 1959Portugal25.5 mi52413.0488,000
41 Lyon28 Apr 1978France19.1 mi43410.8499,000
42 Kiev22 Oct 1960Ukraine37.2 mi46315.31.76 million
43 Manila1 Dec 1984Philippines32.0 mi43314.3948,000
44 Naples28 Mar 1993Italy19.8 mi30310.079,500
45 Hamburg1 Mar 1912Germany62.6 mi97332.3518,000
46 Busan19 Jul 1985South Korea59.0 mi92330.7704,000
47 The Hague16 Oct 2004Netherlands17.3 mi30310.0
48 Essen5 Oct 1967Germany12.6 mi2739.0
49 Kharkov23 Aug 1975Ukraine21.9 mi2839.3762,000
50 Tashkent6 Nov 1977Uzbekistan22.5 mi2939.7195,000
51 Stockholm1 Oct 1950Sweden65.7 mi104334.7841,000
52 Fukuoka26 Jul 1981Japan18.5 mi35311.7340,000
53 Boston1 Sep 1897USA37.6 mi66322.0400,000
54 Sapporo16 Dec 1971Japan29.8 mi49316.3573,000
55 Vancouver3 Jan 1986Canada43.2 mi49316.3203,000
56 Milan1 Nov 1964Italy46.4 mi88329.3899,000
57 Tehran21 Feb 2000Iran41.0 mi55318.31.26 million
58 Prague9 May 1974Czech Republic36.7 mi57319.01.6 million
59 Brussels20 Sep 1976Belgium20.0 mi61320.3364,000
60 Sydney1926Australia13.7 mi1434.7
61 Philadelphia4 Mar 1907USA38.5 mi66322.0192,000
62 Los Angeles30 Jan 1993USA36.9 mi30310.0129,000
63 Nuremberg1 Mar 1972Germany21.5 mi46315.3315,000
64 Athens1954Greece32.3 mi53317.7937,000
65 Valencia3 Oct 1988Spain19.8 mi38312.7
66 Hanover28 Sep 1975Germany11.6 mi2137.0
67 Budapest2 May 1896Hungary20.5 mi42314.0814,000
68 Frankfurt4 Oct 1968Germany12.7 mi31310.3
69 Dortmund17 May 1976Germany18.3 mi37312.3
70 Yokohama16 Dec 1972Japan35.8 mi48316.0542,000
71 Kuala Lumpur16 Dec 1996Malaysia39.8 mi60320.0299,000
72 Daegu26 Nov 1997South Korea33.5 mi56228.0301,000
73 Baku6 Nov 1967Azerbaijan20.4 mi22211.0482,000
74 Rio de Janeiro5 Mar 1979Brazil26.1 mi34217.0370,000
75 Tbilisi11 Jan 1966Georgia16.3 mi22211.0252,000
76 Stuttgart10 Jun 1966Germany14.9 mi1929.5
77 Duisburg11 Jul 1992Germany8.9 mi1326.5
78 Novosibirsk7 Jan 1986Russia8.9 mi1326.5192,000
79 Kobe13 Mar 1977Japan19.0 mi26213.0332,000
80 Kaohsiung9 Mar 2008Taiwan26.5 mi37218.582,200
81 Antwerp25 Mar 1975Belgium4.7 mi1125.5
82 Rotterdam10 Feb 1968Netherlands29.2 mi38219.0238,000
83 Minsk26 Jun 1984Belarus18.8 mi25212.5718,000
84 Pyongyang6 Sep 1973North Korea14.0 mi1628.095,900
85 Marseille26 Nov 1977France13.5 mi30215.0159,000
86 Lille25 Apr 1983France28.3 mi62231.0203,000
87 Bochum26 May 1979Germany13.4 mi29214.5
88 Copenhagen19 Oct 2002Denmark13.1 mi22211.0126,000
89 Atlanta30 Jun 1979USA49.2 mi39219.593,200
90 Chiba28 Mar 1988Japan9.6 mi1829.0
91 Saint Louis31 Jul 1993USA45.6 mi37218.5
92 Kyoto1 Apr 1981Japan19.5 mi32216.0345,000
93 Duesseldorf4 Oct 1981Germany6.0 mi1427.0
94 Nizhny Novgorod20 Nov 1985Russia9.6 mi1427.090,400
95 Nanjing27 Aug 2005China52.6 mi57228.5400,000
96 Ankara30 Aug 1996Turkey14.4 mi23211.5310,000
97 Mulheim3 Nov 1979Germany5.6 mi1326.5
98 Toulouse26 Jun 1993France17.1 mi38219.0115,000
99 Rome10 Feb 1955Italy24.2 mi49224.5907,000
100 Lausanne24 May 1991Switzerland8.5 mi29214.5
101 Bilbao11 Nov 1995Spain25.2 mi38219.0238,000
102 Shenzhen28 Dec 2004China15.7 mi23211.5362,000
103 Monterrey25 Apr 1991Mexico19.6 mi32216.0
104 Recife11 Mar 1985Brazil24.7 mi30215.0
105 Medellin30 Nov 1995Colombia17.9 mi26213.0425,000
106 Cairo27 Sep 1987Egypt40.7 mi55227.51.92 million
107 Tianjin28 Mar 2004China44.7 mi37218.541,100
108 Guadalajara1 Sep 1989Mexico14.9 mi29214.5
109 Oporto7 Dec 2002Portugal13.5 mi1527.5
110 Newcastle7 Aug 1980United Kingdom47.5 mi61230.5104,000
111 Naha10 Aug 2003Japan8.0 mi15115.0
112 Jacksonville30 May 1989USA4.3 mi616.0
113 Mecca13 Nov 2010Saudi Arabia11.2 mi919.0
114 Valparaiso23 Nov 2005Chile26.7 mi20120.0
115 Miami21 May 1984USA22.4 mi22122.049,300
116 Hiroshima20 Aug 1994Japan11.4 mi21121.049,300
117 Catania27 Jun 1999Italy2.4 mi616.0
118 Gwangju28 Apr 2004South Korea12.5 mi20120.046,600
119 Buffalo18 May 1985USA5.2 mi818.0
120 Poznan1 Mar 1997Poland3.8 mi616.0
121 Gelsenkirchen1 Sep 1984Germany3.4 mi919.0
122 Brasilia31 Mar 2001Brazil26.1 mi24124.043,800
123 Las Vegas15 Jul 2004USA3.9 mi717.0
124 Perugia29 Jan 2008Italy1.9 mi717.0
125 Shenyang27 Sep 2010China17.3 mi22122.0
126 Wuppertal1 Mar 1901Germany8.3 mi20120.0
127 Seattle18 Jul 2009USA13.8 mi12112.0
128 Cleveland15 Mar 1955USA19.3 mi18118.013,700
129 Turin4 Feb 2006Italy6.0 mi14114.0
130 Incheon6 Oct 1999South Korea18.3 mi29129.0200,000
131 Pittsburgh3 Jul 1985USA0.9 mi313.0
132 Glasgow14 Dec 1896United Kingdom6.5 mi15115.041,100
133 Santo Domingo30 Jan 2009Dominican Republic9.0 mi16116.0200,000
134 Dnepropetrovsk29 Dec 1995Ukraine4.4 mi616.038,400
135 Yerevan7 Mar 1981Armenia7.5 mi10110.046,600
136 Newark26 May 1935USA1.4 mi414.0
137 Kryvyi Rih26 Dec 1986Ukraine11.2 mi12112.0
138 Warsaw7 Apr 1995Poland14.0 mi21121.0345,000
139 Valencia18 Oct 2006Venezuela3.9 mi717.049,300
140 Izmir22 May 2000Turkey7.1 mi10110.082,200
141 Rennes16 Mar 2002France5.6 mi15115.063,000
142 Helsinki3 Aug 1982Finland13.1 mi17117.0156,000
143 Porto Alegre2 Mar 1985Brazil21.0 mi17117.0
144 Palma de Mallorca25 Apr 2007Spain5.2 mi919.0
145 Dubai9 Sep 2009United Arab Emirates32.4 mi26126.0
146 Dalian1 May 2003China30.5 mi12112.0
147 Wuhan28 Sep 2004China17.4 mi27127.035,600
148 Kitakyushu9 Jan 1985Japan5.5 mi13113.0
149 Daejeon16 Mar 2006South Korea14.0 mi22122.079,500
150 Baltimore21 Nov 1983USA15.2 mi14114.035,600
151 Kamakura3 Mar 1970Japan4.1 mi818.0
152 Chongqing18 Jun 2005China12.1 mi18118.0
153 Samara26 Dec 1987Russia6.3 mi919.032,900
154 ChangchunOct 2002China10.6 mi16116.0
155 Maracaibo8 Jun 2009Venezuela4.0 mi616.0
156 Haifa1959Israel1.1 mi616.0
157 Bursa19 Aug 2002Turkey14.0 mi23123.0
158 Genoa13 Jun 1990Italy3.2 mi717.0
159 Edmonton22 Apr 1978Canada12.7 mi15115.0
160 Chengdu27 Sep 2010China11.5 mi16116.0
161 Yekaterinburg26 Apr 1991Russia5.3 mi717.0126,000
162 Sendai15 Jul 1987Japan9.2 mi17117.0159,000
163 Kolkata24 Oct 1984India14.0 mi23123.0474,000
164 DetroitJul 1987USA3.0 mi13113.0
165 Kazan27 Aug 2005Russia5.2 mi616.019,200
166 Volgograd5 Nov 1984Russia2.1 mi212.0
167 San Juan6 Jun 2005Puerto Rico10.7 mi16116.024,700
168 Chennai19 Oct 1997India16.8 mi17117.0
169 Rouen17 Dec 1994France1.4 mi515.0
170 Istanbul16 Sep 2000Turkey9.3 mi10110.0186,000
171 Tama27 Nov 1998Japan9.9 mi19119.0
172 Sofia28 Jan 1998Bulgaria11.2 mi14114.079,500
173 Lima13 Jan 2003Peru6.2 mi616.0
174 Bonn22 Mar 1975Germany5.6 mi12112.0
175 Adana18 Mar 2009Turkey5.0 mi818.0
176 Belo Horizonte1 Aug 1986Brazil17.5 mi19119.0
177 Seville2 Apr 2009Spain11.2 mi21121.0
178 Ludwigshafen29 May 1969Germany2.5 mi110





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