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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 1863253.6 mi268112680.9523.124.41197 mio.4,721,000
2New York27 Oct 1904228.7 mi468274220.548.517.31624 mio.7,101,000
3Shanghai10 Apr 1995207.6 mi230101941.0720.823.01122 mio.5,405,000
4Tokyo30 Dec 1927189.2 mi290132050.9214.622.33174 mio.16,772,000
5Moscow15 May 1935185.7 mi180121441.2915.515.02573 mio.13,855,000
6Seoul15 Aug 1974178.3 mi348102980.6017.834.82048 mio.11,486,000
7Madrid17 Oct 1919176.5 mi281132310.7613.621.6686 mio.3,887,000
8Beijing1 Oct 1969141.4 mi14791251.1315.716.31200 mio.8,485,000
9Paris19 Jul 1900132.4 mi380163000.448.323.81473 mio.11,127,000
10Mexico City5 Sep 1969125.4 mi175111470.8511.415.91460 mio.11,647,000
11Hong Kong1 Oct 1979116.9 mi959821.4313.010.61309 mio.11,197,000
12Guangzhou28 Jun 1999109.4 mi885791.3921.917.6601 mio.5,492,000
13Washington27 Mar 1976106.4 mi905861.2421.318.0215 mio.2,021,000
14Mumbai106.3 mi735731.4621.314.6
15San Francisco11 Sep 1972103.7 mi435432.4120.78.6100 mio.964,000
16Chicago6 Jun 1892103.2 mi15181440.7212.918.9198 mio.1,919,000
17Berlin18 Feb 190291.6 mi195101730.539.219.5447 mio.4,879,000
18Osaka20 May 193385.6 mi13391040.829.514.8860 mio.10,042,000
19Singapore7 Nov 198773.9 mi764691.0718.519.0571 mio.7,727,000
20Barcelona30 Dec 192468.7 mi152101280.546.915.2378 mio.5,504,000
21Saint Petersburg15 Nov 195568.5 mi635551.2513.712.6832 mio.12,148,000
22Stockholm1 Oct 195065.7 mi10431000.6621.934.7303 mio.4,612,000
23Hamburg1 Mar 191262.6 mi973890.7020.932.3184 mio.2,940,000
24Busan19 Jul 198559.0 mi923880.6719.730.7257 mio.4,353,000
25Munich19 Oct 197157.5 mi1006940.619.616.7349 mio.6,071,000
26Taipei28 Mar 199656.3 mi858800.707.010.6450 mio.7,992,000
27Delhi24 Dec 200255.8 mi783760.7318.626.0310 mio.5,551,000
28Nagoya15 Nov 195755.3 mi934820.6713.823.3427 mio.7,720,000
29Santiago15 Sep 197551.6 mi935860.6010.318.6642 mio.12,446,000
30Atlanta30 Jun 197949.2 mi392381.3024.619.534 mio.691,000
31Newcastle7 Aug 198047.5 mi612500.9523.830.538 mio.799,000
32Milan1 Nov 196446.4 mi883840.5515.529.3328 mio.7,074,000
33Saint Louis31 Jul 199345.6 mi372371.2322.818.5
34Tianjin28 Mar 200444.7 mi372371.2122.418.515 mio.335,000
35Toronto30 Apr 195444.3 mi744690.6411.118.5278 mio.6,274,000
36Vienna25 Feb 197843.4 mi965840.528.719.2498 mio.11,480,000
37Vancouver3 Jan 198643.2 mi493470.9214.416.374 mio.1,713,000
38Montreal14 Oct 196643.0 mi734680.6310.818.3219 mio.5,092,000
39Bucharest16 Nov 197942.1 mi504430.9810.512.5111 mio.2,638,000
40Cairo27 Sep 198740.7 mi552530.7720.427.5700 mio.17,195,000
41Kuala Lumpur16 Dec 199639.8 mi603560.7113.320.0109 mio.2,740,000
42Oslo22 May 196638.5 mi725720.547.714.464 mio.1,661,000
43Philadelphia4 Mar 190738.5 mi663620.6212.822.067 mio.1,739,000
44Sao Paulo14 Sep 197438.1 mi584550.699.514.5684 mio.17,954,000
45Boston1 Sep 189737.6 mi663600.6312.522.0145 mio.3,856,000
46Caracas27 Mar 198337.6 mi475430.877.59.4510 mio.13,563,000
47Kiev22 Oct 196037.2 mi463430.8612.415.3642 mio.17,274,000
48Los Angeles30 Jan 199336.9 mi303301.2312.310.045 mio.1,221,000
49Prague9 May 197436.7 mi573540.6812.219.0597 mio.16,253,000
50Yokohama16 Dec 197235.8 mi483450.8011.916.0198 mio.5,531,000
51Daegu26 Nov 199733.5 mi562550.6116.728.0110 mio.3,284,000
52Athens195432.3 mi523480.6710.817.3325 mio.10,056,000
53Tehran21 Feb 200031.4 mi473440.7110.515.7353 mio.11,247,000
54Dalian1 May 200330.5 mi121122.5430.512.0
55Sapporo16 Dec 197129.8 mi493460.659.916.3209 mio.7,006,000
56Buenos Aires1 Dec 191329.5 mi766680.434.912.7280 mio.9,485,000
57Rotterdam10 Feb 196829.2 mi382370.7914.619.085 mio.2,910,000
58Bangkok5 Dec 199928.8 mi443400.729.614.7206 mio.7,159,000
59Manila1 Dec 198428.4 mi423390.739.514.0346 mio.12,182,000
60Lille25 Apr 198328.3 mi622600.4714.131.074 mio.2,617,000
61Cologne11 Oct 196828.0 mi5115510.551.93.4
62Valparaiso23 Nov 200526.7 mi201201.3426.720.0
63Kaohsiung9 Mar 200826.5 mi372360.7413.318.530 mio.1,130,000
64Brasilia31 Mar 200126.1 mi231231.1326.123.016 mio.613,000
65Rio de Janeiro5 Mar 197926.1 mi342340.7713.117.0135 mio.5,172,000
66Lisbon29 Dec 195925.5 mi524460.556.413.0180 mio.7,064,000
67Bilbao11 Nov 199525.2 mi382380.6612.619.086 mio.3,407,000
68Dubai9 Sep 200924.7 mi101102.4724.710.0
69Recife11 Mar 198524.7 mi302280.8812.315.0
70Rome10 Feb 195524.2 mi492480.5012.124.5331 mio.13,656,000
71Tashkent6 Nov 197722.5 mi293260.877.59.771 mio.3,156,000
72Miami21 May 198422.4 mi221221.0222.422.019 mio.849,000
73Kharkov23 Aug 197521.9 mi283250.887.39.3278 mio.12,671,000
74Nuremberg1 Mar 197221.5 mi463440.497.215.392 mio.4,278,000
75Porto Alegre2 Mar 198521.0 mi171171.2421.017.0
76Budapest2 May 189620.5 mi423400.516.814.0297 mio.14,481,000
77Amsterdam16 Oct 197720.3 mi334330.625.18.391 mio.4,478,000
78Brussels20 Sep 197620.0 mi613590.346.720.3136 mio.6,796,000
79Naples28 Mar 199319.8 mi303280.716.610.029 mio.1,467,000
80Valencia3 Oct 198819.8 mi383370.536.612.7
81Baku6 Nov 196719.7 mi212200.999.910.5176 mio.8,933,000
82Monterrey25 Apr 199119.6 mi322310.639.816.0
83Kyoto1 Apr 198119.5 mi322310.639.716.0126 mio.6,477,000
84Cleveland15 Mar 195519.3 mi181181.0719.318.06 mio.311,000
85Lyon28 Apr 197819.1 mi434390.494.810.8182 mio.9,539,000
86Kobe13 Mar 197719.0 mi262240.799.513.0121 mio.6,362,000
87Minsk26 Jun 198418.8 mi252240.789.412.5262 mio.13,913,000
88Fukuoka26 Jul 198118.5 mi353340.546.211.7124 mio.6,695,000
89Incheon6 Oct 199918.3 mi291290.6318.329.073 mio.3,982,000
90Dortmund17 May 197618.3 mi373370.496.112.3
91Medellin30 Nov 199517.9 mi262250.728.913.0155 mio.8,660,000
92Belo Horizonte1 Aug 198617.5 mi191190.9217.519.0
93The Hague16 Oct 200417.3 mi303300.585.810.0
94Toulouse26 Jun 199317.1 mi382370.468.519.042 mio.2,457,000
95Chennai19 Oct 199716.8 mi171170.9916.817.0
96Tbilisi11 Jan 196616.3 mi222210.788.211.092 mio.5,628,000
97Shenzhen28 Dec 200415.7 mi232220.717.911.573 mio.4,643,000
98Baltimore21 Nov 198315.2 mi141141.0915.214.014 mio.919,000
99Stuttgart10 Jun 196614.9 mi192170.887.59.5
100Guadalajara1 Sep 198914.9 mi292280.537.514.5
101Ankara30 Aug 199614.4 mi232220.657.211.5113 mio.7,871,000
102Kolkata24 Oct 198414.0 mi211210.6714.021.0100 mio.7,119,000
103Daejeon16 Mar 200614.0 mi221220.6414.022.029 mio.2,065,000
104Warsaw7 Apr 199514.0 mi211210.6714.021.0114 mio.8,116,000
105Bursa19 Aug 200214.0 mi231230.6114.023.0
106Pyongyang6 Sep 197314.0 mi162150.937.08.035 mio.2,503,000
107Seattle18 Jul 200913.8 mi121121.1513.812.0
108Sydney192613.7 mi143140.984.64.7
109Nanjing27 Aug 200513.5 mi161160.8413.516.0102 mio.7,563,000
110Oporto7 Dec 200213.5 mi152140.966.77.5
111Bochum26 May 197913.4 mi292270.506.714.5
112Helsinki3 Aug 198213.1 mi171170.7713.117.058 mio.4,444,000
113Copenhagen19 Oct 200213.1 mi222220.596.511.037 mio.2,835,000
114Frankfurt4 Oct 196812.7 mi313270.474.210.3
115Essen5 Oct 196712.6 mi273270.474.29.0
116Gwangju28 Apr 200412.5 mi201200.6212.520.017 mio.1,361,000
117Chongqing18 Jun 200512.1 mi181180.6712.118.0
118Marseille26 Nov 197712.0 mi262240.506.013.058 mio.4,835,000
119Hanover28 Sep 197511.6 mi213170.683.97.0
120Hiroshima20 Aug 199411.4 mi211210.5411.421.018 mio.1,574,000
121Seville2 Apr 200911.2 mi211210.5311.221.0
122Sofia28 Jan 199811.2 mi141140.8011.214.051 mio.4,559,000
123Kryvyi Rih26 Dec 198611.2 mi121120.9311.212.0
124Charleroi21 Jun 197610.9 mi204200.542.75.0
125San Juan6 Jun 200510.7 mi161160.6710.716.09 mio.842,000
126ChangchunOct 200210.6 mi161160.6610.616.0
127Tama27 Nov 19989.9 mi191190.529.919.0
128Chiba28 Mar 19889.6 mi182180.544.89.0
129Nizhny Novgorod20 Nov 19859.6 mi142130.744.87.033 mio.3,426,000
130Istanbul16 Sep 20009.3 mi101100.939.310.068 mio.7,294,000
131Sendai15 Jul 19879.2 mi171170.549.217.058 mio.6,306,000
132Santo Domingo30 Jan 20099.0 mi161160.569.016.0
133Duisburg11 Jul 19928.9 mi132130.694.56.5
134Novosibirsk7 Jan 19868.9 mi132120.744.46.570 mio.7,876,000
135Lausanne24 May 19918.5 mi292280.304.314.5
136Wuppertal1 Mar 19018.3 mi201200.418.320.0
137Edmonton22 Apr 19788.1 mi111110.748.111.0
138Naha10 Aug 20038.0 mi151150.538.015.0
139Yerevan7 Mar 19817.5 mi101100.757.510.017 mio.2,261,000
140Izmir22 May 20007.1 mi101100.717.110.030 mio.4,197,000
141Glasgow14 Dec 18966.5 mi151150.436.515.015 mio.2,321,000
142Samara26 Dec 19876.3 mi9190.706.39.012 mio.1,893,000
143Wuhan28 Sep 20046.3 mi101100.636.310.0
144Lima13 Jan 20036.2 mi6161.046.26.0
145Turin4 Feb 20066.0 mi141140.436.014.0
146Duesseldorf4 Oct 19816.0 mi142140.433.07.0
147Mulheim3 Nov 19795.6 mi132120.472.86.5
148Rennes16 Mar 20025.6 mi151150.375.615.023 mio.4,112,000
149Algiers20095.6 mi101100.565.610.0
150Bonn22 Mar 19755.6 mi121120.475.612.0
151Kitakyushu9 Jan 19855.5 mi131130.425.513.0
152Yekaterinburg26 Apr 19915.3 mi7170.755.37.046 mio.8,708,000
153Buffalo18 May 19855.2 mi8180.655.28.0
154Palma de Mallorca25 Apr 20075.2 mi9190.575.29.0
155Kazan27 Aug 20055.2 mi6160.865.26.07 mio.1,357,000
156Adana18 Mar 20095.0 mi8180.625.08.0
157Antwerp25 Mar 19754.7 mi112110.432.45.5
158Dnepropetrovsk29 Dec 19954.4 mi6160.744.46.011 mio.2,493,000
159Jacksonville30 May 19894.3 mi6160.714.36.0
160Kamakura3 Mar 19704.1 mi8180.514.18.0
161Maracaibo8 Jun 20094.0 mi6160.674.06.0
162Las Vegas15 Jul 20043.9 mi7170.553.97.0
163Valencia18 Oct 20063.9 mi7170.553.97.018 mio.4,671,000
164Poznan1 Mar 19973.8 mi6160.633.86.0
165Gelsenkirchen1 Sep 19843.4 mi9190.383.49.0
166Bielefeld21 Sep 19713.2 mi7470.460.81.8
167Genoa13 Jun 19903.2 mi7170.463.27.0
168DetroitJul 19873.0 mi131130.233.013.0
169Ludwigshafen29 May 19692.5 mi110110.23
170Catania27 Jun 19992.4 mi6160.392.46.0
171Volgograd5 Nov 19842.1 mi2121.032.12.0
172Perugia29 Jan 20081.9 mi7170.271.97.0
173Rouen17 Dec 19941.4 mi5150.271.45.0
174Newark26 May 19351.4 mi4140.341.44.0
175Haifa19591.1 mi6160.181.16.0
176Pittsburgh3 Jul 19850.9 mi3130.300.93.0


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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