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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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1New York27 Oct 1904368.0 km468422270.8713.617.31624 mio.
2Paris19 Jul 1900213.0 km380300160.7113.323.81473 mio.
3Cologne11 Oct 196845.0 km5151150.883.03.4
4Madrid17 Oct 1919284.0 km281231131.2321.821.6686 mio.
5Tokyo30 Dec 1927304.5 km290205131.4923.422.33174 mio.
6Moscow15 May 1935298.8 km180144122.0724.915.02573 mio.
7Mexico City5 Sep 1969201.7 km175147111.3718.315.91460 mio.
8London10 Jan 1863408.0 km268268111.5237.124.41197 mio.
9Barcelona30 Dec 1924110.5 km152128100.8611.115.2378 mio.
10Berlin18 Feb 1902147.4 km195173100.8514.719.5447 mio.
11Shanghai10 Apr 1995334.0 km230194101.7233.423.01122 mio.
12Seoul15 Aug 1974286.9 km348298100.9628.734.82048 mio.
13Osaka20 May 1933137.8 km13310491.3315.314.8860 mio.
14Hong Kong1 Oct 1979188.1 km958292.2920.910.61309 mio.
15Beijing1 Oct 1969227.6 km14712591.8225.316.31200 mio.
16Chicago6 Jun 1892166.0 km15114481.1520.818.9198 mio.
17Taipei28 Mar 199690.6 km858081.1311.310.6450 mio.
18Buenos Aires1 Dec 191347.5 km766860.707.912.7280 mio.
19Munich19 Oct 197192.5 km1009460.9815.416.7349 mio.
20Saint Petersburg15 Nov 1955110.2 km635552.0022.012.6832 mio.
21Washington27 Mar 1976171.2 km908651.9934.218.0215 mio.
22Guangzhou28 Jun 1999176.1 km887952.2335.217.6601 mio.
23Caracas27 Mar 198360.5 km474351.4112.19.4510 mio.
24Oslo22 May 196662.0 km727250.8612.414.464 mio.
25Santiago15 Sep 197583.0 km938650.9716.618.6642 mio.
26Mumbai171.0 km737352.3434.214.6
27Vienna25 Feb 197869.8 km968450.8314.019.2498 mio.
28San Francisco11 Sep 1972166.9 km434353.8833.48.6100 mio.
29Amsterdam16 Oct 197732.7 km333340.998.28.391 mio.
30Lisbon29 Dec 195941.0 km524640.8910.313.0180 mio.
31Singapore7 Nov 1987118.9 km766941.7229.719.0571 mio.
32Sao Paulo14 Sep 197461.3 km585541.1115.314.5684 mio.
33Bielefeld21 Sep 19715.2 km7740.741.31.8
34Bucharest16 Nov 197967.7 km504341.5716.912.5111 mio.
35Montreal14 Oct 196669.2 km736841.0217.318.3219 mio.
36Charleroi21 Jun 197617.5 km202040.884.45.0
37Lyon28 Apr 197830.7 km433940.797.710.8182 mio.
38Nagoya15 Nov 195789.0 km938241.0922.323.3427 mio.
39Toronto30 Apr 195471.3 km746941.0317.818.5278 mio.
40Fukuoka26 Jul 198129.8 km353430.889.911.7124 mio.
41Boston1 Sep 189760.5 km666031.0120.222.0145 mio.
42Stockholm1 Oct 1950105.7 km10410031.0635.234.7303 mio.
43Tehran21 Feb 200050.5 km474431.1516.815.7353 mio.
44Delhi24 Dec 200289.9 km787631.1829.926.0310 mio.
45Naples28 Mar 199331.8 km302831.1410.610.029 mio.
46Prague9 May 197459.1 km575431.0919.719.0597 mio.
47Bangkok5 Dec 199946.3 km444031.1615.414.7206 mio.
48Valencia3 Oct 198831.8 km383730.8610.612.7
49Essen5 Oct 196720.2 km272730.756.79.0
50Tashkent6 Nov 197736.2 km292631.3912.19.771 mio.
51Kiev22 Oct 196059.8 km464331.3919.915.3642 mio.
52Milan1 Nov 196474.6 km888430.8924.929.3328 mio.
53Athens195452.0 km524831.0817.317.3325 mio.
54Yokohama16 Dec 197257.6 km484531.2819.216.0198 mio.
55Kuala Lumpur16 Dec 199664.0 km605631.1421.320.0109 mio.
56Dortmund17 May 197629.5 km373730.809.812.3
57Vancouver3 Jan 198669.5 km494731.4823.216.374 mio.
58Busan19 Jul 198595.0 km928831.0831.730.7257 mio.
59The Hague16 Oct 200427.9 km303030.939.310.0
60Hamburg1 Mar 1912100.7 km978931.1333.632.3184 mio.
61Frankfurt4 Oct 196820.5 km312730.766.810.3
62Sapporo16 Dec 197148.0 km494631.0416.016.3209 mio.
63Manila1 Dec 198445.7 km423931.1715.214.0346 mio.
64Nuremberg1 Mar 197234.6 km464430.7911.515.392 mio.
65Budapest2 May 189633.0 km424030.8311.014.0297 mio.
66Kharkov23 Aug 197535.3 km282531.4111.89.3278 mio.
67Sydney192622.1 km141431.587.44.7
68Philadelphia4 Mar 190762.0 km666231.0020.722.067 mio.
69Brussels20 Sep 197632.2 km615930.5510.720.3136 mio.
70Los Angeles30 Jan 199359.3 km303031.9819.810.045 mio.
71Hanover28 Sep 197518.6 km211731.096.27.0
72Kobe13 Mar 197730.6 km262421.2815.313.0121 mio.
73Bochum26 May 197921.5 km292720.8010.814.5
74Lille25 Apr 198345.5 km626020.7622.831.074 mio.
75Monterrey25 Apr 199131.5 km323121.0215.816.0
76Daegu26 Nov 199753.9 km565520.9827.028.0110 mio.
77Baku6 Nov 196731.7 km212021.5915.910.5176 mio.
78Novosibirsk7 Jan 198614.3 km131221.197.26.570 mio.
79Rome10 Feb 195539.0 km494820.8119.524.5331 mio.
80Toulouse26 Jun 199327.5 km383720.7413.819.042 mio.
81Duisburg11 Jul 199214.3 km131321.107.26.5
82Newcastle7 Aug 198076.5 km615021.5338.330.538 mio.
83Stuttgart10 Jun 196624.0 km191721.4112.09.5
84Mulheim3 Nov 19799.0 km131220.754.56.5
85Ankara30 Aug 199623.1 km232221.0511.611.5113 mio.
86Pyongyang6 Sep 197322.5 km161521.5011.38.035 mio.
87Marseille26 Nov 197719.3 km262420.809.613.058 mio.
88Saint Louis31 Jul 199373.4 km373721.9836.718.5
89Chiba28 Mar 198815.5 km181820.867.89.0
90Tbilisi11 Jan 196626.3 km222121.2513.111.092 mio.
91Rotterdam10 Feb 196847.0 km383721.2723.519.085 mio.
92Bilbao11 Nov 199540.6 km383821.0720.319.086 mio.
93Lausanne24 May 199113.7 km292820.496.814.5
94Shenzhen28 Dec 200425.3 km232221.1512.611.573 mio.
95Minsk26 Jun 198430.3 km252421.2615.112.5262 mio.
96Copenhagen19 Oct 200221.0 km222220.9510.511.037 mio.
97Guadalajara1 Sep 198924.0 km292820.8612.014.5
98Oporto7 Dec 200221.7 km151421.5510.97.5
99Atlanta30 Jun 197979.2 km393822.0839.619.534 mio.
100Rio de Janeiro5 Mar 197942.0 km343421.2421.017.0135 mio.
101Kyoto1 Apr 198131.3 km323121.0115.616.0126 mio.
102Duesseldorf4 Oct 19819.6 km141420.684.87.0
103Nizhny Novgorod20 Nov 198515.5 km141321.197.87.033 mio.
104Antwerp25 Mar 19757.6 km111120.693.85.5
105Kaohsiung9 Mar 200842.7 km373621.1921.418.530 mio.
106Recife11 Mar 198539.7 km302821.4219.915.0
107Cairo27 Sep 198765.5 km555321.2432.827.5700 mio.
108Medellin30 Nov 199528.8 km262521.1514.413.0155 mio.
109Tianjin28 Mar 200472.0 km373721.9536.018.515 mio.
110Valparaiso23 Nov 200543.0 km202012.1543.020.0
111Palma de Mallorca25 Apr 20078.3 km9910.928.39.0
112Jacksonville30 May 19896.9 km6611.156.96.0
113Seattle18 Jul 200922.2 km121211.8522.212.0
114Bursa19 Aug 200222.5 km232310.9822.523.0
115Maracaibo8 Jun 20096.5 km6611.086.56.0
116Wuppertal1 Mar 190113.3 km202010.6713.320.0
117Haifa19591.8 km6610.291.86.0
118Adana18 Mar 20098.0 km8811.008.08.0
119Istanbul16 Sep 200015.0 km101011.5015.010.068 mio.
120Rouen17 Dec 19942.2 km5510.442.25.0
121Chennai19 Oct 199727.0 km171711.5927.017.0
122Naha10 Aug 200312.8 km151510.8512.815.0
123Porto Alegre2 Mar 198533.8 km171711.9933.817.0
124Perugia29 Jan 20083.0 km7710.433.07.0
125Las Vegas15 Jul 20046.2 km7710.896.27.0
126ChangchunOct 200217.0 km161611.0617.016.0
127Volgograd5 Nov 19843.3 km2211.653.32.0
128Glasgow14 Dec 189610.4 km151510.6910.415.015 mio.
129Pittsburgh3 Jul 19851.5 km3310.481.53.0
130Kazan27 Aug 20058.3 km6611.388.36.07 mio.
131San Juan6 Jun 200517.2 km161611.0817.216.09 mio.
132Helsinki3 Aug 198221.0 km171711.2421.017.058 mio.
133Rennes16 Mar 20029.0 km151510.609.015.023 mio.
134Belo Horizonte1 Aug 198628.1 km191911.4828.119.0
135Seville2 Apr 200918.0 km212110.8618.021.0
136Chongqing18 Jun 200519.5 km181811.0819.518.0
137Gelsenkirchen1 Sep 19845.5 km9910.615.59.0
138Algiers20099.0 km101010.909.010.0
139Kamakura3 Mar 19706.6 km8810.826.68.0
140Samara26 Dec 198710.2 km9911.1310.29.012 mio.
141Brasilia31 Mar 200142.0 km232311.8342.023.016 mio.
142Kolkata24 Oct 198422.6 km212111.0822.621.0100 mio.
143Sendai15 Jul 198714.8 km171710.8714.817.058 mio.
144DetroitJul 19874.8 km131310.374.813.0
145Yekaterinburg26 Apr 19918.5 km7711.218.57.046 mio.
146Valencia18 Oct 20066.2 km7710.896.27.018 mio.
147Dubai9 Sep 200939.7 km101013.9739.710.0
148Izmir22 May 200011.5 km101011.1511.510.030 mio.
149Bonn22 Mar 19759.0 km121210.759.012.0
150Lima13 Jan 200310.0 km6611.6710.06.0
151Sofia28 Jan 199818.0 km141411.2918.014.051 mio.
152Kitakyushu9 Jan 19858.8 km131310.688.813.0
153Buffalo18 May 19858.4 km8811.048.48.0
154Daejeon16 Mar 200622.6 km222211.0322.622.029 mio.
155Nanjing27 Aug 200521.7 km161611.3621.716.0102 mio.
156Wuhan28 Sep 200410.2 km101011.0210.210.0
157Gwangju28 Apr 200420.1 km202011.0120.120.017 mio.
158Poznan1 Mar 19976.1 km6611.026.16.0
159Baltimore21 Nov 198324.5 km141411.7524.514.014 mio.
160Edmonton22 Apr 197813.1 km111111.1913.111.0
161Santo Domingo30 Jan 200914.5 km161610.9114.516.0
162Incheon6 Oct 199929.5 km292911.0229.529.073 mio.
163Turin4 Feb 20069.6 km141410.699.614.0
164Tama27 Nov 199816.0 km191910.8416.019.0
165Warsaw7 Apr 199522.6 km212111.0822.621.0114 mio.
166Dalian1 May 200349.0 km121214.0849.012.0
167Hiroshima20 Aug 199418.4 km212110.8818.421.018 mio.
168Catania27 Jun 19993.8 km6610.633.86.0
169Miami21 May 198436.0 km222211.6436.022.019 mio.
170Cleveland15 Mar 195531.0 km181811.7231.018.06 mio.
171Genoa13 Jun 19905.2 km7710.745.27.0
172Kryvyi Rih26 Dec 198618.0 km121211.5018.012.0
173Dnepropetrovsk29 Dec 19957.1 km6611.187.16.011 mio.
174Newark26 May 19352.2 km4410.552.24.0
175Yerevan7 Mar 198112.1 km101011.2112.110.017 mio.
176Ludwigshafen29 May 19694.0 km111100.36


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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