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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 Dalian1 May 200349.0 km121214.0812.049.0
2 San Francisco11 Sep 1972166.9 km434353.888.633.4599,000100 mio.
3 Dubai9 Sep 200939.7 km111113.6111.039.7
4 Mumbai171.0 km737352.3414.634.20.17 EUR
5 Hong Kong1 Oct 1979188.1 km958292.2910.620.96,959,0001309 mio.0.91 EUR
6 Valparaiso23 Nov 200543.0 km202012.1520.043.0
7 Atlanta30 Jun 197979.2 km393822.0819.539.6429,00034 mio.
8 Moscow15 May 1935298.8 km180144122.0715.024.98,611,0002573 mio.0.50 EUR
9 Saint Petersburg15 Nov 1955110.2 km635552.0012.622.07,550,000832 mio.
10 Washington27 Mar 1976171.2 km908651.9918.034.21,256,000215 mio.
11 Porto Alegre2 Mar 198533.8 km171711.9917.033.8
12 Saint Louis31 Jul 199373.4 km373721.9818.536.7
13 Los Angeles30 Jan 199359.3 km303031.9810.019.8759,00045 mio.1.91 EUR
14 Tianjin28 Mar 200472.0 km373721.9518.536.0208,00015 mio.
15 Guangzhou28 Jun 1999148.5 km887951.8817.629.74,047,000601 mio.
16 Seattle18 Jul 200922.2 km121211.8512.022.2
17 Brasilia31 Mar 200142.0 km232311.8323.042.0381,00016 mio.
18 Beijing1 Oct 1969227.6 km14712591.8216.325.35,274,0001200 mio.0.15 EUR
19 Baltimore21 Nov 198324.5 km141411.7514.024.5571,00014 mio.
20 Singapore7 Nov 1987118.9 km766941.7219.029.74,802,000571 mio.0.97 EUR
21 Cleveland15 Mar 195531.0 km181811.7218.031.0194,0006 mio.
22 Shanghai10 Apr 1995334.0 km230194101.7223.033.43,359,0001122 mio.0.34 EUR
23 Lima13 Jan 200310.0 km6611.676.010.00.29 EUR
24 Volgograd5 Nov 19843.3 km2211.652.03.3
25 Miami21 May 198436.0 km222211.6422.036.0528,00019 mio.1.66 EUR
26 Chennai19 Oct 199727.0 km171711.5917.027.0
27 Sydney192622.1 km141431.584.77.42.92 EUR
28 Bucharest16 Nov 197967.7 km504341.5712.516.91,640,000111 mio.0.40 EUR
29 Baku6 Nov 196732.9 km222121.5611.016.45,356,000176 mio.
30 Oporto7 Dec 200221.7 km151421.557.510.9
31 Newcastle7 Aug 198076.5 km615021.5330.538.3497,00038 mio.
32 London10 Jan 1863408.0 km268268111.5224.437.12,934,0001197 mio.2.75 EUR
33 Istanbul16 Sep 200015.0 km101011.5010.015.04,533,00068 mio.0.63 EUR
34 Kryvyi Rih26 Dec 198618.0 km121211.5012.018.0
35 Pyongyang6 Sep 197322.5 km161521.508.011.31,556,00035 mio.
36 Tokyo30 Dec 1927304.5 km290205131.4922.323.410,424,0003174 mio.1.57 EUR
37 Belo Horizonte1 Aug 198628.1 km191911.4819.028.1
38 Vancouver3 Jan 198669.5 km494731.4816.323.21,065,00074 mio.
39 Recife11 Mar 198539.7 km302821.4215.019.9
40 Kharkov23 Aug 197535.3 km282531.419.311.87,875,000278 mio.
41 Stuttgart10 Jun 196624.0 km191721.419.512.0
42 Tashkent6 Nov 197736.2 km292631.399.712.11,961,00071 mio.
43 Kiev22 Oct 196059.8 km464331.3915.319.910,736,000642 mio.0.27 EUR
44 Kazan27 Aug 20058.3 km6611.386.08.3843,0007 mio.
45 Mexico City5 Sep 1969201.7 km175147111.3715.918.37,238,0001460 mio.0.14 EUR
46 Nanjing27 Aug 200521.7 km161611.3616.021.74,700,000102 mio.
47 Osaka20 May 1933137.8 km13310491.3314.815.36,241,000860 mio.
48 Caracas27 Mar 198360.5 km504651.3210.012.18,430,000510 mio.0.31 EUR
49 Sofia28 Jan 199818.0 km141411.2914.018.02,833,00051 mio.0.51 EUR
50 Yokohama16 Dec 197257.6 km484531.2816.019.23,438,000198 mio.
51 Kobe13 Mar 197730.6 km262421.2813.015.33,954,000121 mio.
52 Rotterdam10 Feb 196847.0 km383721.2719.023.51,809,00085 mio.
53 Minsk26 Jun 198430.3 km252421.2612.515.18,647,000262 mio.
54 Tbilisi11 Jan 196626.3 km222121.2511.013.13,498,00092 mio.
55 Cairo27 Sep 198765.5 km555321.2427.532.810,687,000700 mio.0.14 EUR
56 Rio de Janeiro5 Mar 197942.0 km343421.2417.021.03,214,000135 mio.0.77 EUR
57 Helsinki3 Aug 198221.0 km171711.2417.021.02,762,00058 mio.2.10 EUR
58 Shenyang23 Sep 200922.2 km181811.2318.022.2
59 Madrid17 Oct 1919284.0 km281231131.2321.621.82,415,000686 mio.1.00 EUR
60 Yekaterinburg26 Apr 19918.5 km7711.217.08.55,412,00046 mio.
61 Yerevan7 Mar 198112.1 km101011.2110.012.11,405,00017 mio.
62 Nizhny Novgorod20 Nov 198515.5 km141321.197.07.82,129,00033 mio.
63 Novosibirsk7 Jan 198614.3 km131221.196.57.24,895,00070 mio.
64 Edmonton22 Apr 197813.1 km111111.1911.013.1
65 Delhi24 Dec 200296.2 km838131.1927.732.13,224,000310 mio.0.12 EUR
66 Kaohsiung9 Mar 200842.7 km373621.1918.521.4703,00030 mio.
67 Dnepropetrovsk29 Dec 19957.1 km6611.186.07.11,549,00011 mio.
68 Manila1 Dec 198445.7 km423931.1714.015.27,571,000346 mio.0.18 EUR
69 Bangkok5 Dec 199946.3 km444031.1614.715.44,449,000206 mio.0.64 EUR
70 Chicago6 Jun 1892166.0 km15114481.1518.920.81,193,000198 mio.1.58 EUR
71 Medellin30 Nov 199528.8 km262521.1513.014.45,382,000155 mio.
72 Jacksonville30 May 19896.9 km6611.156.06.9
73 Izmir22 May 200011.5 km101011.1510.011.52,609,00030 mio.
74 Shenzhen28 Dec 200425.3 km232221.1511.512.62,885,00073 mio.
75 Tehran21 Feb 200050.5 km474431.1515.716.86,990,000353 mio.
76 Kuala Lumpur16 Dec 199664.0 km605631.1420.021.31,703,000109 mio.0.37 EUR
77 Naples28 Mar 199331.8 km302831.1410.010.6912,00029 mio.
78 Samara26 Dec 198710.2 km9911.139.010.21,176,00012 mio.
79 Taipei28 Mar 199690.6 km858081.1310.611.34,967,000450 mio.0.60 EUR
80 Hamburg1 Mar 1912100.7 km978931.1332.333.61,827,000184 mio.
81 Sao Paulo14 Sep 197461.3 km585541.1114.515.311,158,000684 mio.0.76 EUR
82 Duisburg11 Jul 199214.3 km131321.106.57.2
83 Prague9 May 197459.1 km575431.0919.019.710,102,000597 mio.0.65 EUR
84 Hanover28 Sep 197518.6 km211731.097.06.2
85 Nagoya15 Nov 195789.0 km938241.0923.322.34,798,000427 mio.
86 Maracaibo8 Jun 20096.5 km6611.086.06.5
87 Athens195452.0 km524831.0817.317.36,250,000325 mio.1.00 EUR
88 Chongqing18 Jun 200519.5 km181811.0818.019.5
89 Busan19 Jul 198595.0 km928831.0830.731.72,705,000257 mio.
90 Warsaw7 Apr 199522.6 km212111.0821.022.65,044,000114 mio.0.47 EUR
91 Kolkata24 Oct 198422.6 km212111.0821.022.64,425,000100 mio.
92 San Juan6 Jun 200517.2 km161611.0816.017.2523,0009 mio.
93 Bilbao11 Nov 199540.6 km383821.0719.020.32,118,00086 mio.
94 ChangchunOct 200217.0 km161611.0616.017.0
95 Stockholm1 Oct 1950105.7 km10410031.0634.735.22,867,000303 mio.3.73 EUR
96 Ankara30 Aug 199623.1 km232221.0511.511.64,892,000113 mio.
97 Buffalo18 May 19858.4 km8811.048.08.4
98 Sapporo16 Dec 197148.0 km494631.0416.316.04,354,000209 mio.
99 Toronto30 Apr 195471.3 km746941.0318.517.83,899,000278 mio.1.67 EUR
100 Daejeon16 Mar 200622.6 km222211.0322.022.61,283,00029 mio.
101 Wuhan28 Sep 200410.2 km101011.0210.010.2
102 Montreal14 Oct 196669.2 km736841.0218.317.33,165,000219 mio.1.67 EUR
103 Incheon6 Oct 199929.5 km292911.0229.029.52,475,00073 mio.
104 Poznan1 Mar 19976.1 km6611.026.06.1
105 Monterrey25 Apr 199131.5 km323121.0216.015.8
106 Kyoto1 Apr 198131.3 km323121.0116.015.64,026,000126 mio.
107 Boston1 Sep 189760.5 km666031.0122.020.22,397,000145 mio.
108 Gwangju28 Apr 200420.1 km202011.0120.020.1846,00017 mio.
109 Adana18 Mar 20098.0 km8811.008.08.0
110 Philadelphia4 Mar 190762.0 km666231.0022.020.71,081,00067 mio.
111 Amsterdam16 Oct 197732.7 km333340.998.38.22,783,00091 mio.2.09 EUR
112 Munich19 Oct 197192.5 km1009460.9816.715.43,773,000349 mio.2.30 EUR
113 Daegu26 Nov 199753.9 km565520.9828.027.02,041,000110 mio.
114 Bursa19 Aug 200222.5 km232310.9823.022.5
115 Santiago15 Sep 197583.0 km938650.9718.616.67,735,000642 mio.0.55 EUR
116 Seoul15 Aug 1974286.9 km348298100.9634.828.77,138,0002048 mio.0.54 EUR
117 Copenhagen19 Oct 200221.0 km222220.9511.010.51,762,00037 mio.2.81 EUR
118 The Hague16 Oct 200427.9 km303030.9310.09.3
119 Palma de Mallorca25 Apr 20078.3 km9910.929.08.3
120 Santo Domingo30 Jan 200914.5 km161610.9116.014.5
121 Lisbon29 Dec 195941.0 km524640.8913.010.34,390,000180 mio.0.80 EUR
122 Milan1 Nov 196474.6 km888430.8929.324.94,397,000328 mio.1.00 EUR
123 Valencia18 Oct 20066.2 km7710.897.06.22,903,00018 mio.
124 Las Vegas15 Jul 20046.2 km7710.897.06.2
125 Cologne11 Oct 196845.0 km5151150.883.43.0
126 Fukuoka26 Jul 198129.8 km353430.8811.79.94,161,000124 mio.
127 Hiroshima20 Aug 199418.4 km212110.8821.018.4978,00018 mio.
128 Charleroi21 Jun 197617.5 km202040.885.04.4
129 New York27 Oct 1904368.0 km468422270.8717.313.64,413,0001624 mio.1.53 EUR
130 Sendai15 Jul 198714.8 km171710.8717.014.83,919,00058 mio.
131 Barcelona30 Dec 1924110.5 km152128100.8615.211.13,421,000378 mio.1.35 EUR
132 Chiba28 Mar 198815.5 km181820.869.07.8
133 Oslo22 May 196662.0 km727250.8614.412.41,032,00064 mio.2.67 EUR
134 Valencia3 Oct 198831.8 km383730.8612.710.6
135 Guadalajara1 Sep 198924.0 km292820.8614.512.0
136 Seville2 Apr 200918.0 km212110.8621.018.0
137 Naha10 Aug 200312.8 km151510.8515.012.8
138 Berlin18 Feb 1902147.4 km195173100.8519.514.73,033,000447 mio.2.10 EUR
139 Tama27 Nov 199816.0 km191910.8419.016.0
140 Vienna25 Feb 197869.8 km968450.8319.214.07,135,000498 mio.1.70 EUR
141 Budapest2 May 189633.0 km424030.8314.011.09,000,000297 mio.0.95 EUR
142 Kamakura3 Mar 19706.6 km8810.828.06.6
143 Rome10 Feb 195539.0 km494820.8124.519.58,487,000331 mio.1.00 EUR
144 Marseille26 Nov 197719.3 km262420.8013.09.63,005,00058 mio.
145 Bochum26 May 197921.5 km292720.8014.510.8
146 Dortmund17 May 197629.5 km373730.8012.39.8
147 Lyon28 Apr 197830.7 km433940.7910.87.75,928,000182 mio.1.60 EUR
148 Nuremberg1 Mar 197234.6 km464430.7915.311.52,659,00092 mio.
149 Frankfurt4 Oct 196820.5 km312730.7610.36.82.30 EUR
150 Lille25 Apr 198345.5 km626020.7631.022.81,626,00074 mio.
151 Mulheim3 Nov 19799.0 km131220.756.54.5
152 Bonn22 Mar 19759.0 km121210.7512.09.0
153 Essen5 Oct 196720.2 km272730.759.06.7
154 Toulouse26 Jun 199327.5 km383720.7419.013.81,527,00042 mio.
155 Genoa13 Jun 19905.2 km7710.747.05.2
156 Bielefeld21 Sep 19715.2 km7740.741.81.3
157 Paris19 Jul 1900213.0 km380300160.7123.813.36,915,0001473 mio.1.57 EUR
158 Buenos Aires1 Dec 191347.5 km766860.7012.77.95,895,000280 mio.0.24 EUR
159 Glasgow14 Dec 189610.4 km151510.6915.010.41,442,00015 mio.
160 Antwerp25 Mar 19757.6 km111120.695.53.8
161 Turin4 Feb 20069.6 km141410.6914.09.6
162 Duesseldorf4 Oct 19819.6 km141420.687.04.8
163 Kitakyushu9 Jan 19858.8 km131310.6813.08.8
164 Wuppertal1 Mar 190113.3 km202010.6720.013.3
165 Catania27 Jun 19993.8 km6610.636.03.8
166 Gelsenkirchen1 Sep 19845.5 km9910.619.05.5
167 Rennes16 Mar 20029.0 km151510.6015.09.02,556,00023 mio.
168 Newark26 May 19352.2 km4410.554.02.2
169 Brussels20 Sep 197632.2 km615930.5520.310.74,224,000136 mio.1.53 EUR
170 Lausanne24 May 199113.7 km292820.4914.56.8
171 Pittsburgh3 Jul 19851.5 km3310.483.01.5
172 Rouen17 Dec 19942.2 km5510.445.02.2
173 Perugia29 Jan 20083.0 km7710.437.03.0
174 DetroitJul 19874.8 km131310.3713.04.8
175 Ludwigshafen29 May 19694.0 km111100.36
176 Haifa19591.8 km6610.296.01.8


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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