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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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1London10 Jan 1863408.0 km268111.5237.124.42,934,000
2New York27 Oct 1904368.0 km468270.8713.617.34,413,000
3Shanghai10 Apr 1995334.0 km230101.7233.423.03,359,000
4Tokyo30 Dec 1927304.5 km290131.4923.422.310,424,000
5Moscow15 May 1935298.8 km180122.0724.915.08,611,000
6Seoul15 Aug 1974286.9 km348100.9628.734.87,138,000
7Madrid17 Oct 1919284.0 km281131.2321.821.62,415,000
8Beijing1 Oct 1969227.6 km14791.8225.316.35,274,000
9Paris19 Jul 1900213.0 km380160.7113.323.86,915,000
10Mexico City5 Sep 1969201.7 km175111.3718.315.97,238,000
11Hong Kong1 Oct 1979188.1 km9592.2920.910.66,959,000
12Guangzhou28 Jun 1999176.1 km8852.2335.217.63,414,000
13Washington27 Mar 1976171.2 km9051.9934.218.01,256,000
14Mumbai171.0 km7352.3434.214.6
15San Francisco11 Sep 1972166.9 km4353.8833.48.6599,000
16Chicago6 Jun 1892166.0 km15181.1520.818.91,193,000
17Berlin18 Feb 1902147.4 km195100.8514.719.53,033,000
18Osaka20 May 1933137.8 km13391.3315.314.86,241,000
19Singapore7 Nov 1987118.9 km7641.7229.719.04,802,000
20Barcelona30 Dec 1924110.5 km152100.8611.115.23,421,000
21Saint Petersburg15 Nov 1955110.2 km6352.0022.012.67,550,000
22Stockholm1 Oct 1950105.7 km10431.0635.234.72,867,000
23Hamburg1 Mar 1912100.7 km9731.1333.632.31,827,000
24Busan19 Jul 198595.0 km9231.0831.730.72,705,000
25Munich19 Oct 197192.5 km10060.9815.416.73,773,000
26Taipei28 Mar 199690.6 km8581.1311.310.64,967,000
27Delhi24 Dec 200289.9 km7831.1829.926.03,450,000
28Nagoya15 Nov 195789.0 km9341.0922.323.34,798,000
29Santiago15 Sep 197583.0 km9350.9716.618.67,735,000
30Atlanta30 Jun 197979.2 km3922.0839.619.5429,000
31Newcastle7 Aug 198076.5 km6121.5338.330.5497,000
32Milan1 Nov 196474.6 km8830.8924.929.34,397,000
33Saint Louis31 Jul 199373.4 km3721.9836.718.5
34Tianjin28 Mar 200472.0 km3721.9536.018.5208,000
35Toronto30 Apr 195471.3 km7441.0317.818.53,899,000
36Vienna25 Feb 197869.8 km9650.8314.019.27,135,000
37Vancouver3 Jan 198669.5 km4931.4823.216.31,065,000
38Montreal14 Oct 196669.2 km7341.0217.318.33,165,000
39Bucharest16 Nov 197967.7 km5041.5716.912.51,640,000
40Cairo27 Sep 198765.5 km5521.2432.827.510,687,000
41Kuala Lumpur16 Dec 199664.0 km6031.1421.320.01,703,000
42Oslo22 May 196662.0 km7250.8612.414.41,032,000
43Philadelphia4 Mar 190762.0 km6631.0020.722.01,081,000
44Sao Paulo14 Sep 197461.3 km5841.1115.314.511,158,000
45Boston1 Sep 189760.5 km6631.0120.222.02,397,000
46Caracas27 Mar 198360.5 km4751.4112.19.48,430,000
47Kiev22 Oct 196059.8 km4631.3919.915.310,736,000
48Los Angeles30 Jan 199359.3 km3031.9819.810.0759,000
49Prague9 May 197459.1 km5731.0919.719.010,102,000
50Yokohama16 Dec 197257.6 km4831.2819.216.03,438,000
51Daegu26 Nov 199753.9 km5620.9827.028.02,041,000
52Athens195452.0 km5231.0817.317.36,250,000
53Tehran21 Feb 200050.5 km4731.1516.815.76,990,000
54Dalian1 May 200349.0 km1214.0849.012.0
55Sapporo16 Dec 197148.0 km4931.0416.016.34,354,000
56Buenos Aires1 Dec 191347.5 km7660.707.912.75,895,000
57Rotterdam10 Feb 196847.0 km3821.2723.519.01,809,000
58Bangkok5 Dec 199946.3 km4431.1615.414.74,449,000
59Manila1 Dec 198445.7 km4231.1715.214.07,571,000
60Lille25 Apr 198345.5 km6220.7622.831.01,626,000
61Cologne11 Oct 196845.0 km51150.883.03.4
62Valparaiso23 Nov 200543.0 km2012.1543.020.0
63Kaohsiung9 Mar 200842.7 km3721.1921.418.5703,000
64Brasilia31 Mar 200142.0 km2311.8342.023.0381,000
65Rio de Janeiro5 Mar 197942.0 km3421.2421.017.03,214,000
66Lisbon29 Dec 195941.0 km5240.8910.313.04,390,000
67Bilbao11 Nov 199540.6 km3821.0720.319.02,118,000
68Dubai9 Sep 200939.7 km1013.9739.710.0
69Recife11 Mar 198539.7 km3021.4219.915.0
70Rome10 Feb 195539.0 km4920.8119.524.58,487,000
71Tashkent6 Nov 197736.2 km2931.3912.19.71,961,000
72Miami21 May 198436.0 km2211.6436.022.0528,000
73Kharkov23 Aug 197535.3 km2831.4111.89.37,875,000
74Nuremberg1 Mar 197234.6 km4630.7911.515.32,659,000
75Porto Alegre2 Mar 198533.8 km1711.9933.817.0
76Budapest2 May 189633.0 km4230.8311.014.09,000,000
77Amsterdam16 Oct 197732.7 km3340.998.28.32,783,000
78Brussels20 Sep 197632.2 km6130.5510.720.34,224,000
79Naples28 Mar 199331.8 km3031.1410.610.0912,000
80Valencia3 Oct 198831.8 km3830.8610.612.7
81Baku6 Nov 196731.7 km2121.5915.910.55,552,000
82Monterrey25 Apr 199131.5 km3221.0215.816.0
83Kyoto1 Apr 198131.3 km3221.0115.616.04,026,000
84Cleveland15 Mar 195531.0 km1811.7231.018.0194,000
85Lyon28 Apr 197830.7 km4340.797.710.85,928,000
86Kobe13 Mar 197730.6 km2621.2815.313.03,954,000
87Minsk26 Jun 198430.3 km2521.2615.112.58,647,000
88Fukuoka26 Jul 198129.8 km3530.889.911.74,161,000
89Incheon6 Oct 199929.5 km2911.0229.529.02,475,000
90Dortmund17 May 197629.5 km3730.809.812.3
91Medellin30 Nov 199528.8 km2621.1514.413.05,382,000
92Belo Horizonte1 Aug 198628.1 km1911.4828.119.0
93The Hague16 Oct 200427.9 km3030.939.310.0
94Toulouse26 Jun 199327.5 km3820.7413.819.01,527,000
95Chennai19 Oct 199727.0 km1711.5927.017.0
96Tbilisi11 Jan 196626.3 km2221.2513.111.03,498,000
97Shenzhen28 Dec 200425.3 km2321.1512.611.52,885,000
98Baltimore21 Nov 198324.5 km1411.7524.514.0571,000
99Stuttgart10 Jun 196624.0 km1921.4112.09.5
100Guadalajara1 Sep 198924.0 km2920.8612.014.5
101Ankara30 Aug 199623.1 km2321.0511.611.54,892,000
102Kolkata24 Oct 198422.6 km2111.0822.621.04,425,000
103Daejeon16 Mar 200622.6 km2211.0322.622.01,283,000
104Warsaw7 Apr 199522.6 km2111.0822.621.05,044,000
105Bursa19 Aug 200222.5 km2310.9822.523.0
106Pyongyang6 Sep 197322.5 km1621.5011.38.01,556,000
107Seattle18 Jul 200922.2 km1211.8522.212.0
108Sydney192622.1 km1431.587.44.7
109Nanjing27 Aug 200521.7 km1611.3621.716.04,700,000
110Oporto7 Dec 200221.7 km1521.5510.97.5
111Bochum26 May 197921.5 km2920.8010.814.5
112Helsinki3 Aug 198221.0 km1711.2421.017.02,762,000
113Copenhagen19 Oct 200221.0 km2220.9510.511.01,762,000
114Frankfurt4 Oct 196820.5 km3130.766.810.3
115Essen5 Oct 196720.2 km2730.756.79.0
116Gwangju28 Apr 200420.1 km2011.0120.120.0846,000
117Chongqing18 Jun 200519.5 km1811.0819.518.0
118Marseille26 Nov 197719.3 km2620.809.613.03,005,000
119Hanover28 Sep 197518.6 km2131.096.27.0
120Hiroshima20 Aug 199418.4 km2110.8818.421.0978,000
121Seville2 Apr 200918.0 km2110.8618.021.0
122Sofia28 Jan 199818.0 km1411.2918.014.02,833,000
123Kryvyi Rih26 Dec 198618.0 km1211.5018.012.0
124Charleroi21 Jun 197617.5 km2040.884.45.0
125San Juan6 Jun 200517.2 km1611.0817.216.0523,000
126ChangchunOct 200217.0 km1611.0617.016.0
127Tama27 Nov 199816.0 km1910.8416.019.0
128Chiba28 Mar 198815.5 km1820.867.89.0
129Nizhny Novgorod20 Nov 198515.5 km1421.197.87.02,129,000
130Istanbul16 Sep 200015.0 km1011.5015.010.04,533,000
131Sendai15 Jul 198714.8 km1710.8714.817.03,919,000
132Santo Domingo30 Jan 200914.5 km1610.9114.516.0
133Duisburg11 Jul 199214.3 km1321.107.26.5
134Novosibirsk7 Jan 198614.3 km1321.197.26.54,895,000
135Lausanne24 May 199113.7 km2920.496.814.5
136Wuppertal1 Mar 190113.3 km2010.6713.320.0
137Edmonton22 Apr 197813.1 km1111.1913.111.0
138Naha10 Aug 200312.8 km1510.8512.815.0
139Yerevan7 Mar 198112.1 km1011.2112.110.01,405,000
140Izmir22 May 200011.5 km1011.1511.510.02,609,000
141Glasgow14 Dec 189610.4 km1510.6910.415.01,442,000
142Samara26 Dec 198710.2 km911.1310.29.01,176,000
143Wuhan28 Sep 200410.2 km1011.0210.210.0
144Lima13 Jan 200310.0 km611.6710.06.0
145Turin4 Feb 20069.6 km1410.699.614.0
146Duesseldorf4 Oct 19819.6 km1420.684.87.0
147Mulheim3 Nov 19799.0 km1320.754.56.5
148Rennes16 Mar 20029.0 km1510.609.015.02,556,000
149Algiers20099.0 km1010.909.010.0
150Bonn22 Mar 19759.0 km1210.759.012.0
151Kitakyushu9 Jan 19858.8 km1310.688.813.0
152Yekaterinburg26 Apr 19918.5 km711.218.57.05,412,000
153Buffalo18 May 19858.4 km811.048.48.0
154Palma de Mallorca25 Apr 20078.3 km910.928.39.0
155Kazan27 Aug 20058.3 km611.388.36.0843,000
156Adana18 Mar 20098.0 km811.008.08.0
157Antwerp25 Mar 19757.6 km1120.693.85.5
158Dnepropetrovsk29 Dec 19957.1 km611.187.16.01,549,000
159Jacksonville30 May 19896.9 km611.156.96.0
160Kamakura3 Mar 19706.6 km810.826.68.0
161Maracaibo8 Jun 20096.5 km611.086.56.0
162Las Vegas15 Jul 20046.2 km710.896.27.0
163Valencia18 Oct 20066.2 km710.896.27.02,903,000
164Poznan1 Mar 19976.1 km611.026.16.0
165Gelsenkirchen1 Sep 19845.5 km910.615.59.0
166Bielefeld21 Sep 19715.2 km740.741.31.8
167Genoa13 Jun 19905.2 km710.745.27.0
168DetroitJul 19874.8 km1310.374.813.0
169Ludwigshafen29 May 19694.0 km1100.36
170Catania27 Jun 19993.8 km610.633.86.0
171Volgograd5 Nov 19843.3 km211.653.32.0
172Perugia29 Jan 20083.0 km710.433.07.0
173Rouen17 Dec 19942.2 km510.442.25.0
174Newark26 May 19352.2 km410.552.24.0
175Haifa19591.8 km610.291.86.0
176Pittsburgh3 Jul 19851.5 km310.481.53.0


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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