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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 Seoul15 Aug 1974178.3 mi348298100.6017.82048 mio.11,486,00034.8
2 Stockholm1 Oct 195065.7 mi10410030.6621.9303 mio.4,612,00034.7
3 Hamburg1 Mar 191262.6 mi978930.7020.9184 mio.2,940,00032.3
4 Lille25 Apr 198328.3 mi626020.4714.174 mio.2,617,00031.0
5 Busan19 Jul 198559.0 mi928830.6719.7257 mio.4,353,00030.7
6 Newcastle7 Aug 198047.5 mi615020.9523.838 mio.799,00030.5
7 Milan1 Nov 196446.4 mi888430.5515.5328 mio.7,074,00029.3
8 Incheon6 Oct 199918.3 mi292910.6318.373 mio.3,982,00029.0
9 Daegu26 Nov 199733.5 mi565520.6116.7110 mio.3,284,00028.0
10 Delhi24 Dec 200259.8 mi838130.7419.9310 mio.5,188,00027.7
11 Cairo27 Sep 198740.7 mi555320.7720.4700 mio.17,195,00027.5
12 Rome10 Feb 195524.2 mi494820.5012.1331 mio.13,656,00024.5
13 London10 Jan 1863253.6 mi268268110.9523.11197 mio.4,721,00024.4
14 Paris19 Jul 1900132.4 mi380300160.448.31473 mio.11,127,00023.8
15 Nagoya15 Nov 195755.3 mi938240.6713.8427 mio.7,720,00023.3
16 Bursa19 Aug 200214.0 mi232310.6114.023.0
17 Shanghai10 Apr 1995207.6 mi230194101.0720.81122 mio.5,405,00023.0
18 Brasilia31 Mar 200126.1 mi232311.1326.116 mio.613,00023.0
19 Tokyo30 Dec 1927189.2 mi290205130.9214.63174 mio.16,772,00022.3
20 Boston1 Sep 189737.6 mi666030.6312.5145 mio.3,856,00022.0
21 Philadelphia4 Mar 190738.5 mi666230.6212.867 mio.1,739,00022.0
22 Miami21 May 198422.4 mi222211.0222.419 mio.849,00022.0
23 Daejeon16 Mar 200614.0 mi222210.6414.029 mio.2,065,00022.0
24 Madrid17 Oct 1919176.5 mi281231130.7613.6686 mio.3,887,00021.6
25 Hiroshima20 Aug 199411.4 mi212110.5411.418 mio.1,574,00021.0
26 Warsaw7 Apr 199514.0 mi212110.6714.0114 mio.8,116,00021.0
27 Kolkata24 Oct 198414.0 mi212110.6714.0100 mio.7,119,00021.0
28 Seville2 Apr 200911.2 mi212110.5311.221.0
29 Brussels20 Sep 197620.0 mi615930.346.7136 mio.6,796,00020.3
30 Gwangju28 Apr 200412.5 mi202010.6212.517 mio.1,361,00020.0
31 Wuppertal1 Mar 19018.3 mi202010.418.320.0
32 Valparaiso23 Nov 200526.7 mi202011.3426.720.0
33 Kuala Lumpur16 Dec 199639.8 mi605630.7113.3109 mio.2,740,00020.0
34 Berlin18 Feb 190291.6 mi195173100.539.2447 mio.4,879,00019.5
35 Atlanta30 Jun 197949.2 mi393821.3024.634 mio.691,00019.5
36 Vienna25 Feb 197843.4 mi968450.528.7498 mio.11,480,00019.2
37 Bilbao11 Nov 199525.2 mi383820.6612.686 mio.3,407,00019.0
38 Singapore7 Nov 198773.9 mi766941.0718.5571 mio.7,727,00019.0
39 Prague9 May 197436.7 mi575430.6812.2597 mio.16,253,00019.0
40 Tama27 Nov 19989.9 mi191910.529.919.0
41 Rotterdam10 Feb 196829.2 mi383720.7914.685 mio.2,910,00019.0
42 Belo Horizonte1 Aug 198617.5 mi191910.9217.519.0
43 Toulouse26 Jun 199317.1 mi383720.468.542 mio.2,457,00019.0
44 Chicago6 Jun 1892103.2 mi15114480.7212.9198 mio.1,919,00018.9
45 Santiago15 Sep 197551.6 mi938650.6010.3642 mio.12,446,00018.6
46 Toronto30 Apr 195444.3 mi746940.6411.1278 mio.6,274,00018.5
47 Saint Louis31 Jul 199345.6 mi373721.2322.818.5
48 Tianjin28 Mar 200444.7 mi373721.2122.415 mio.335,00018.5
49 Kaohsiung9 Mar 200826.5 mi373620.7413.330 mio.1,130,00018.5
50 Montreal14 Oct 196643.0 mi736840.6310.8219 mio.5,092,00018.3
51 Cleveland15 Mar 195519.3 mi181811.0719.36 mio.311,00018.0
52 Washington27 Mar 1976106.4 mi908651.2421.3215 mio.2,021,00018.0
53 Shenyang23 Sep 200913.8 mi181810.7713.818.0
54 Chongqing18 Jun 200512.1 mi181810.6712.118.0
55 Guangzhou28 Jun 199992.3 mi887951.1718.5601 mio.6,512,00017.6
56 Athens195432.3 mi524830.6710.8325 mio.10,056,00017.3
57 New York27 Oct 1904228.7 mi468422270.548.51624 mio.7,101,00017.3
58 Rio de Janeiro5 Mar 197926.1 mi343420.7713.1135 mio.5,172,00017.0
59 Sendai15 Jul 19879.2 mi171710.549.258 mio.6,306,00017.0
60 Helsinki3 Aug 198213.1 mi171710.7713.158 mio.4,444,00017.0
61 Porto Alegre2 Mar 198521.0 mi171711.2421.017.0
62 Chennai19 Oct 199716.8 mi171710.9916.817.0
63 Munich19 Oct 197157.5 mi1009460.619.6349 mio.6,071,00016.7
64 Sapporo16 Dec 197129.8 mi494630.659.9209 mio.7,006,00016.3
65 Beijing1 Oct 1969141.4 mi14712591.1315.71200 mio.8,485,00016.3
66 Vancouver3 Jan 198643.2 mi494730.9214.474 mio.1,713,00016.3
67 Santo Domingo30 Jan 20099.0 mi161610.569.016.0
68 San Juan6 Jun 200510.7 mi161610.6710.79 mio.842,00016.0
69 Kyoto1 Apr 198119.5 mi323120.639.7126 mio.6,477,00016.0
70 Yokohama16 Dec 197235.8 mi484530.8011.9198 mio.5,531,00016.0
71 Monterrey25 Apr 199119.6 mi323120.639.816.0
72 Nanjing27 Aug 200513.5 mi161610.8413.5102 mio.7,563,00016.0
73 ChangchunOct 200210.6 mi161610.6610.616.0
74 Mexico City5 Sep 1969125.4 mi175147110.8511.41460 mio.11,647,00015.9
75 Tehran21 Feb 200031.4 mi474430.7110.5353 mio.11,247,00015.7
76 Nuremberg1 Mar 197221.5 mi464430.497.292 mio.4,278,00015.3
77 Kiev22 Oct 196037.2 mi464330.8612.4642 mio.17,274,00015.3
78 Barcelona30 Dec 192468.7 mi152128100.546.9378 mio.5,504,00015.2
79 Recife11 Mar 198524.7 mi302820.8812.315.0
80 Naha10 Aug 20038.0 mi151510.538.015.0
81 Moscow15 May 1935185.7 mi180144121.2915.52573 mio.13,855,00015.0
82 Rennes16 Mar 20025.6 mi151510.375.623 mio.4,112,00015.0
83 Glasgow14 Dec 18966.5 mi151510.436.515 mio.2,321,00015.0
84 Osaka20 May 193385.6 mi13310490.829.5860 mio.10,042,00014.8
85 Bangkok5 Dec 199928.8 mi444030.729.6206 mio.7,159,00014.7
86 Mumbai106.3 mi737351.4621.314.6
87 Lausanne24 May 19918.5 mi292820.304.314.5
88 Guadalajara1 Sep 198914.9 mi292820.537.514.5
89 Bochum26 May 197913.4 mi292720.506.714.5
90 Sao Paulo14 Sep 197438.1 mi585540.699.5684 mio.17,954,00014.5
91 Oslo22 May 196638.5 mi727250.547.764 mio.1,661,00014.4
92 Turin4 Feb 20066.0 mi141410.436.014.0
93 Baltimore21 Nov 198315.2 mi141411.0915.214 mio.919,00014.0
94 Manila1 Dec 198428.4 mi423930.739.5346 mio.12,182,00014.0
95 Budapest2 May 189620.5 mi424030.516.8297 mio.14,481,00014.0
96 Sofia28 Jan 199811.2 mi141410.8011.251 mio.4,559,00014.0
97 Lisbon29 Dec 195925.5 mi524640.556.4180 mio.7,064,00013.0
98 Kitakyushu9 Jan 19855.5 mi131310.425.513.0
99 Marseille26 Nov 197712.0 mi262420.506.058 mio.4,835,00013.0
100 DetroitJul 19873.0 mi131310.233.013.0
101 Kobe13 Mar 197719.0 mi262420.799.5121 mio.6,362,00013.0
102 Medellin30 Nov 199517.9 mi262520.728.9155 mio.8,660,00013.0
103 Buenos Aires1 Dec 191329.5 mi766860.434.9280 mio.9,485,00012.7
104 Valencia3 Oct 198819.8 mi383730.536.612.7
105 Saint Petersburg15 Nov 195568.5 mi635551.2513.7832 mio.12,148,00012.6
106 Minsk26 Jun 198418.8 mi252420.789.4262 mio.13,913,00012.5
107 Bucharest16 Nov 197942.1 mi504340.9810.5111 mio.2,638,00012.5
108 Dortmund17 May 197618.3 mi373730.496.112.3
109 Kryvyi Rih26 Dec 198611.2 mi121210.9311.212.0
110 Seattle18 Jul 200913.8 mi121211.1513.812.0
111 Dalian1 May 200330.5 mi121212.5430.512.0
112 Bonn22 Mar 19755.6 mi121210.475.612.0
113 Fukuoka26 Jul 198118.5 mi353430.546.2124 mio.6,695,00011.7
114 Shenzhen28 Dec 200415.7 mi232220.717.973 mio.4,643,00011.5
115 Ankara30 Aug 199614.4 mi232220.657.2113 mio.7,871,00011.5
116 Copenhagen19 Oct 200213.1 mi222220.596.537 mio.2,835,00011.0
117 Edmonton22 Apr 19788.1 mi111110.748.111.0
118 Tbilisi11 Jan 196616.3 mi222120.788.292 mio.5,628,00011.0
119 Dubai9 Sep 200924.7 mi111112.2424.711.0
120 Baku6 Nov 196720.4 mi222120.9710.2176 mio.8,618,00011.0
121 Lyon28 Apr 197819.1 mi433940.494.8182 mio.9,539,00010.8
122 Taipei28 Mar 199656.3 mi858080.707.0450 mio.7,992,00010.6
123 Hong Kong1 Oct 1979116.9 mi958291.4313.01309 mio.11,197,00010.6
124 Frankfurt4 Oct 196812.7 mi312730.474.210.3
125 Yerevan7 Mar 19817.5 mi101010.757.517 mio.2,261,00010.0
126 Los Angeles30 Jan 199336.9 mi303031.2312.345 mio.1,221,00010.0
127 Caracas27 Mar 198337.6 mi504650.827.5510 mio.13,563,00010.0
128 Istanbul16 Sep 20009.3 mi101010.939.368 mio.7,294,00010.0
129 Naples28 Mar 199319.8 mi302830.716.629 mio.1,467,00010.0
130 The Hague16 Oct 200417.3 mi303030.585.810.0
131 Izmir22 May 20007.1 mi101010.717.130 mio.4,197,00010.0
132 Wuhan28 Sep 20046.3 mi101010.636.310.0
133 Tashkent6 Nov 197722.5 mi292630.877.571 mio.3,156,0009.7
134 Stuttgart10 Jun 196614.9 mi191720.887.59.5
135 Kharkov23 Aug 197521.9 mi282530.887.3278 mio.12,671,0009.3
136 Essen5 Oct 196712.6 mi272730.474.29.0
137 Chiba28 Mar 19889.6 mi181820.544.89.0
138 Gelsenkirchen1 Sep 19843.4 mi9910.383.49.0
139 Samara26 Dec 19876.3 mi9910.706.312 mio.1,893,0009.0
140 Palma de Mallorca25 Apr 20075.2 mi9910.575.29.0
141 San Francisco11 Sep 1972103.7 mi434352.4120.7100 mio.964,0008.6
142 Amsterdam16 Oct 197720.3 mi333340.625.191 mio.4,478,0008.3
143 Adana18 Mar 20095.0 mi8810.625.08.0
144 Kamakura3 Mar 19704.1 mi8810.514.18.0
145 Buffalo18 May 19855.2 mi8810.655.28.0
146 Pyongyang6 Sep 197314.0 mi161520.937.035 mio.2,503,0008.0
147 Oporto7 Dec 200213.5 mi151420.966.77.5
148 Valencia18 Oct 20063.9 mi7710.553.918 mio.4,671,0007.0
149 Perugia29 Jan 20081.9 mi7710.271.97.0
150 Hanover28 Sep 197511.6 mi211730.683.97.0
151 Genoa13 Jun 19903.2 mi7710.463.27.0
152 Yekaterinburg26 Apr 19915.3 mi7710.755.346 mio.8,708,0007.0
153 Las Vegas15 Jul 20043.9 mi7710.553.97.0
154 Duesseldorf4 Oct 19816.0 mi141420.433.07.0
155 Nizhny Novgorod20 Nov 19859.6 mi141320.744.833 mio.3,426,0007.0
156 Novosibirsk7 Jan 19868.9 mi131220.744.470 mio.7,876,0006.5
157 Duisburg11 Jul 19928.9 mi131320.694.56.5
158 Mulheim3 Nov 19795.6 mi131220.472.86.5
159 Maracaibo8 Jun 20094.0 mi6610.674.06.0
160 Jacksonville30 May 19894.3 mi6610.714.36.0
161 Dnepropetrovsk29 Dec 19954.4 mi6610.744.411 mio.2,493,0006.0
162 Poznan1 Mar 19973.8 mi6610.633.86.0
163 Kazan27 Aug 20055.2 mi6610.865.27 mio.1,357,0006.0
164 Haifa19591.1 mi6610.181.16.0
165 Catania27 Jun 19992.4 mi6610.392.46.0
166 Lima13 Jan 20036.2 mi6611.046.26.0
167 Antwerp25 Mar 19754.7 mi111120.432.45.5
168 Rouen17 Dec 19941.4 mi5510.271.45.0
169 Charleroi21 Jun 197610.9 mi202040.542.75.0
170 Sydney192613.7 mi141430.984.64.7
171 Newark26 May 19351.4 mi4410.341.44.0
172 Cologne11 Oct 196828.0 mi5151150.551.93.4
173 Pittsburgh3 Jul 19850.9 mi3310.300.93.0
174 Volgograd5 Nov 19842.1 mi2211.032.12.0
175 Bielefeld21 Sep 19713.2 mi7740.460.81.8
176 Ludwigshafen29 May 19692.5 mi111100.23


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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