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World Metro Database

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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 London10 Jan 1863253.6 mi268112680.9523.124.41197 mio.
2 New York27 Oct 1904228.7 mi468274220.548.517.31624 mio.
3 Shanghai10 Apr 1995207.6 mi230101941.0720.823.01122 mio.
4 Tokyo30 Dec 1927189.2 mi290132050.9214.622.33174 mio.
5 Moscow15 May 1935185.7 mi180121441.2915.515.02573 mio.
6 Seoul15 Aug 1974178.3 mi348102980.6017.834.82048 mio.
7 Madrid17 Oct 1919176.5 mi281132310.7613.621.6686 mio.
8 Beijing1 Oct 1969141.4 mi14791251.1315.716.31200 mio.
9 Paris19 Jul 1900132.4 mi380163000.448.323.81473 mio.
10 Mexico City5 Sep 1969125.4 mi175111470.8511.415.91460 mio.
11 Hong Kong1 Oct 1979116.9 mi959821.4313.010.61309 mio.
12 Washington27 Mar 1976106.4 mi905861.2421.318.0215 mio.
13 Mumbai106.3 mi735731.4621.314.6
14 San Francisco11 Sep 1972103.7 mi435432.4120.78.6100 mio.
15 Chicago6 Jun 1892103.2 mi15181440.7212.918.9198 mio.
16 Guangzhou28 Jun 199992.3 mi885791.1718.517.6601 mio.
17 Berlin18 Feb 190291.6 mi195101730.539.219.5447 mio.
18 Osaka20 May 193385.6 mi13391040.829.514.8860 mio.
19 Singapore7 Nov 198773.9 mi764691.0718.519.0571 mio.
20 Barcelona30 Dec 192468.7 mi152101280.546.915.2378 mio.
21 Saint Petersburg15 Nov 195568.5 mi635551.2513.712.6832 mio.
22 Stockholm1 Oct 195065.7 mi10431000.6621.934.7303 mio.
23 Hamburg1 Mar 191262.6 mi973890.7020.932.3184 mio.
24 Delhi24 Dec 200259.8 mi833810.7419.927.7310 mio.
25 Busan19 Jul 198559.0 mi923880.6719.730.7257 mio.
26 Munich19 Oct 197157.5 mi1006940.619.616.7349 mio.
27 Taipei28 Mar 199656.3 mi858800.707.010.6450 mio.
28 Nagoya15 Nov 195755.3 mi934820.6713.823.3427 mio.
29 Santiago15 Sep 197551.6 mi935860.6010.318.6642 mio.
30 Atlanta30 Jun 197949.2 mi392381.3024.619.534 mio.
31 Newcastle7 Aug 198047.5 mi612500.9523.830.538 mio.
32 Milan1 Nov 196446.4 mi883840.5515.529.3328 mio.
33 Saint Louis31 Jul 199345.6 mi372371.2322.818.5
34 Tianjin28 Mar 200444.7 mi372371.2122.418.515 mio.
35 Toronto30 Apr 195444.3 mi744690.6411.118.5278 mio.
36 Vienna25 Feb 197843.4 mi965840.528.719.2498 mio.
37 Vancouver3 Jan 198643.2 mi493470.9214.416.374 mio.
38 Montreal14 Oct 196643.0 mi734680.6310.818.3219 mio.
39 Bucharest16 Nov 197942.1 mi504430.9810.512.5111 mio.
40 Cairo27 Sep 198740.7 mi552530.7720.427.5700 mio.
41 Kuala Lumpur16 Dec 199639.8 mi603560.7113.320.0109 mio.
42 Oslo22 May 196638.5 mi725720.547.714.464 mio.
43 Philadelphia4 Mar 190738.5 mi663620.6212.822.067 mio.
44 Sao Paulo14 Sep 197438.1 mi584550.699.514.5684 mio.
45 Caracas27 Mar 198337.6 mi505460.827.510.0510 mio.
46 Boston1 Sep 189737.6 mi663600.6312.522.0145 mio.
47 Kiev22 Oct 196037.2 mi463430.8612.415.3642 mio.
48 Los Angeles30 Jan 199336.9 mi303301.2312.310.045 mio.
49 Prague9 May 197436.7 mi573540.6812.219.0597 mio.
50 Yokohama16 Dec 197235.8 mi483450.8011.916.0198 mio.
51 Daegu26 Nov 199733.5 mi562550.6116.728.0110 mio.
52 Athens195432.3 mi523480.6710.817.3325 mio.
53 Tehran21 Feb 200031.4 mi473440.7110.515.7353 mio.
54 Dalian1 May 200330.5 mi121122.5430.512.0
55 Sapporo16 Dec 197129.8 mi493460.659.916.3209 mio.
56 Buenos Aires1 Dec 191329.5 mi766680.434.912.7280 mio.
57 Rotterdam10 Feb 196829.2 mi382370.7914.619.085 mio.
58 Bangkok5 Dec 199928.8 mi443400.729.614.7206 mio.
59 Manila1 Dec 198428.4 mi423390.739.514.0346 mio.
60 Lille25 Apr 198328.3 mi622600.4714.131.074 mio.
61 Cologne11 Oct 196828.0 mi5115510.551.93.4
62 Valparaiso23 Nov 200526.7 mi201201.3426.720.0
63 Kaohsiung9 Mar 200826.5 mi372360.7413.318.530 mio.
64 Rio de Janeiro5 Mar 197926.1 mi342340.7713.117.0135 mio.
65 Brasilia31 Mar 200126.1 mi231231.1326.123.016 mio.
66 Lisbon29 Dec 195925.5 mi524460.556.413.0180 mio.
67 Bilbao11 Nov 199525.2 mi382380.6612.619.086 mio.
68 Dubai9 Sep 200924.7 mi111112.2424.711.0
69 Recife11 Mar 198524.7 mi302280.8812.315.0
70 Rome10 Feb 195524.2 mi492480.5012.124.5331 mio.
71 Tashkent6 Nov 197722.5 mi293260.877.59.771 mio.
72 Miami21 May 198422.4 mi221221.0222.422.019 mio.
73 Kharkov23 Aug 197521.9 mi283250.887.39.3278 mio.
74 Nuremberg1 Mar 197221.5 mi463440.497.215.392 mio.
75 Porto Alegre2 Mar 198521.0 mi171171.2421.017.0
76 Budapest2 May 189620.5 mi423400.516.814.0297 mio.
77 Baku6 Nov 196720.4 mi222210.9710.211.0176 mio.
78 Amsterdam16 Oct 197720.3 mi334330.625.18.391 mio.
79 Brussels20 Sep 197620.0 mi613590.346.720.3136 mio.
80 Naples28 Mar 199319.8 mi303280.716.610.029 mio.
81 Valencia3 Oct 198819.8 mi383370.536.612.7
82 Monterrey25 Apr 199119.6 mi322310.639.816.0
83 Kyoto1 Apr 198119.5 mi322310.639.716.0126 mio.
84 Cleveland15 Mar 195519.3 mi181181.0719.318.06 mio.
85 Lyon28 Apr 197819.1 mi434390.494.810.8182 mio.
86 Kobe13 Mar 197719.0 mi262240.799.513.0121 mio.
87 Minsk26 Jun 198418.8 mi252240.789.412.5262 mio.
88 Fukuoka26 Jul 198118.5 mi353340.546.211.7124 mio.
89 Incheon6 Oct 199918.3 mi291290.6318.329.073 mio.
90 Dortmund17 May 197618.3 mi373370.496.112.3
91 Medellin30 Nov 199517.9 mi262250.728.913.0155 mio.
92 Belo Horizonte1 Aug 198617.5 mi191190.9217.519.0
93 The Hague16 Oct 200417.3 mi303300.585.810.0
94 Toulouse26 Jun 199317.1 mi382370.468.519.042 mio.
95 Chennai19 Oct 199716.8 mi171170.9916.817.0
96 Tbilisi11 Jan 196616.3 mi222210.788.211.092 mio.
97 Shenzhen28 Dec 200415.7 mi232220.717.911.573 mio.
98 Baltimore21 Nov 198315.2 mi141141.0915.214.014 mio.
99 Guadalajara1 Sep 198914.9 mi292280.537.514.5
100 Stuttgart10 Jun 196614.9 mi192170.887.59.5
101 Ankara30 Aug 199614.4 mi232220.657.211.5113 mio.
102 Warsaw7 Apr 199514.0 mi211210.6714.021.0114 mio.
103 Kolkata24 Oct 198414.0 mi211210.6714.021.0100 mio.
104 Daejeon16 Mar 200614.0 mi221220.6414.022.029 mio.
105 Bursa19 Aug 200214.0 mi231230.6114.023.0
106 Pyongyang6 Sep 197314.0 mi162150.937.08.035 mio.
107 Shenyang23 Sep 200913.8 mi181180.7713.818.0
108 Seattle18 Jul 200913.8 mi121121.1513.812.0
109 Sydney192613.7 mi143140.984.64.7
110 Oporto7 Dec 200213.5 mi152140.966.77.5
111 Nanjing27 Aug 200513.5 mi161160.8413.516.0102 mio.
112 Bochum26 May 197913.4 mi292270.506.714.5
113 Copenhagen19 Oct 200213.1 mi222220.596.511.037 mio.
114 Helsinki3 Aug 198213.1 mi171170.7713.117.058 mio.
115 Frankfurt4 Oct 196812.7 mi313270.474.210.3
116 Essen5 Oct 196712.6 mi273270.474.29.0
117 Gwangju28 Apr 200412.5 mi201200.6212.520.017 mio.
118 Chongqing18 Jun 200512.1 mi181180.6712.118.0
119 Marseille26 Nov 197712.0 mi262240.506.013.058 mio.
120 Hanover28 Sep 197511.6 mi213170.683.97.0
121 Hiroshima20 Aug 199411.4 mi211210.5411.421.018 mio.
122 Kryvyi Rih26 Dec 198611.2 mi121120.9311.212.0
123 Sofia28 Jan 199811.2 mi141140.8011.214.051 mio.
124 Seville2 Apr 200911.2 mi211210.5311.221.0
125 Charleroi21 Jun 197610.9 mi204200.542.75.0
126 San Juan6 Jun 200510.7 mi161160.6710.716.09 mio.
127 ChangchunOct 200210.6 mi161160.6610.616.0
128 Tama27 Nov 19989.9 mi191190.529.919.0
129 Chiba28 Mar 19889.6 mi182180.544.89.0
130 Nizhny Novgorod20 Nov 19859.6 mi142130.744.87.033 mio.
131 Istanbul16 Sep 20009.3 mi101100.939.310.068 mio.
132 Sendai15 Jul 19879.2 mi171170.549.217.058 mio.
133 Santo Domingo30 Jan 20099.0 mi161160.569.016.0
134 Duisburg11 Jul 19928.9 mi132130.694.56.5
135 Novosibirsk7 Jan 19868.9 mi132120.744.46.570 mio.
136 Lausanne24 May 19918.5 mi292280.304.314.5
137 Wuppertal1 Mar 19018.3 mi201200.418.320.0
138 Edmonton22 Apr 19788.1 mi111110.748.111.0
139 Naha10 Aug 20038.0 mi151150.538.015.0
140 Yerevan7 Mar 19817.5 mi101100.757.510.017 mio.
141 Izmir22 May 20007.1 mi101100.717.110.030 mio.
142 Glasgow14 Dec 18966.5 mi151150.436.515.015 mio.
143 Samara26 Dec 19876.3 mi9190.706.39.012 mio.
144 Wuhan28 Sep 20046.3 mi101100.636.310.0
145 Lima13 Jan 20036.2 mi6161.046.26.0
146 Turin4 Feb 20066.0 mi141140.436.014.0
147 Duesseldorf4 Oct 19816.0 mi142140.433.07.0
148 Mulheim3 Nov 19795.6 mi132120.472.86.5
149 Rennes16 Mar 20025.6 mi151150.375.615.023 mio.
150 Bonn22 Mar 19755.6 mi121120.475.612.0
151 Kitakyushu9 Jan 19855.5 mi131130.425.513.0
152 Yekaterinburg26 Apr 19915.3 mi7170.755.37.046 mio.
153 Buffalo18 May 19855.2 mi8180.655.28.0
154 Kazan27 Aug 20055.2 mi6160.865.26.07 mio.
155 Palma de Mallorca25 Apr 20075.2 mi9190.575.29.0
156 Adana18 Mar 20095.0 mi8180.625.08.0
157 Antwerp25 Mar 19754.7 mi112110.432.45.5
158 Dnepropetrovsk29 Dec 19954.4 mi6160.744.46.011 mio.
159 Jacksonville30 May 19894.3 mi6160.714.36.0
160 Kamakura3 Mar 19704.1 mi8180.514.18.0
161 Maracaibo8 Jun 20094.0 mi6160.674.06.0
162 Valencia18 Oct 20063.9 mi7170.553.97.018 mio.
163 Las Vegas15 Jul 20043.9 mi7170.553.97.0
164 Poznan1 Mar 19973.8 mi6160.633.86.0
165 Gelsenkirchen1 Sep 19843.4 mi9190.383.49.0
166 Genoa13 Jun 19903.2 mi7170.463.27.0
167 Bielefeld21 Sep 19713.2 mi7470.460.81.8
168 DetroitJul 19873.0 mi131130.233.013.0
169 Ludwigshafen29 May 19692.5 mi110110.23
170 Catania27 Jun 19992.4 mi6160.392.46.0
171 Volgograd5 Nov 19842.1 mi2121.032.12.0
172 Perugia29 Jan 20081.9 mi7170.271.97.0
173 Newark26 May 19351.4 mi4140.341.44.0
174 Rouen17 Dec 19941.4 mi5150.271.45.0
175 Haifa19591.1 mi6160.181.16.0
176 Pittsburgh3 Jul 19850.9 mi3130.300.93.0


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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