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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 1863268253.6 mi268110.9523.124.41197 mio.4,721,000
2New York27 Oct 1904468228.7 mi422270.548.517.31624 mio.7,101,000
3Shanghai10 Apr 1995230207.6 mi194101.0720.823.01122 mio.5,405,000
4Tokyo30 Dec 1927290189.2 mi205130.9214.622.33174 mio.16,772,000
5Moscow15 May 1935180185.7 mi144121.2915.515.02573 mio.13,855,000
6Seoul15 Aug 1974348178.3 mi298100.6017.834.82048 mio.11,486,000
7Madrid17 Oct 1919281176.5 mi231130.7613.621.6686 mio.3,887,000
8Beijing1 Oct 1969147141.4 mi12591.1315.716.31200 mio.8,485,000
9Paris19 Jul 1900380132.4 mi300160.448.323.81473 mio.11,127,000
10Mexico City5 Sep 1969175125.4 mi147110.8511.415.91460 mio.11,647,000
11Hong Kong1 Oct 197995116.9 mi8291.4313.010.61309 mio.11,197,000
12Guangzhou28 Jun 199988109.4 mi7951.3921.917.6601 mio.5,492,000
13Washington27 Mar 197690106.4 mi8651.2421.318.0215 mio.2,021,000
14Mumbai73106.3 mi7351.4621.314.6
15San Francisco11 Sep 197243103.7 mi4352.4120.78.6100 mio.964,000
16Chicago6 Jun 1892151103.2 mi14480.7212.918.9198 mio.1,919,000
17Berlin18 Feb 190219591.6 mi173100.539.219.5447 mio.4,879,000
18Osaka20 May 193313385.6 mi10490.829.514.8860 mio.10,042,000
19Singapore7 Nov 19877673.9 mi6941.0718.519.0571 mio.7,727,000
20Barcelona30 Dec 192415268.7 mi128100.546.915.2378 mio.5,504,000
21Saint Petersburg15 Nov 19556368.5 mi5551.2513.712.6832 mio.12,148,000
22Stockholm1 Oct 195010465.7 mi10030.6621.934.7303 mio.4,612,000
23Hamburg1 Mar 19129762.6 mi8930.7020.932.3184 mio.2,940,000
24Busan19 Jul 19859259.0 mi8830.6719.730.7257 mio.4,353,000
25Munich19 Oct 197110057.5 mi9460.619.616.7349 mio.6,071,000
26Taipei28 Mar 19968556.3 mi8080.707.010.6450 mio.7,992,000
27Delhi24 Dec 20027855.8 mi7630.7318.626.0310 mio.5,551,000
28Nagoya15 Nov 19579355.3 mi8240.6713.823.3427 mio.7,720,000
29Santiago15 Sep 19759351.6 mi8650.6010.318.6642 mio.12,446,000
30Atlanta30 Jun 19793949.2 mi3821.3024.619.534 mio.691,000
31Newcastle7 Aug 19806147.5 mi5020.9523.830.538 mio.799,000
32Milan1 Nov 19648846.4 mi8430.5515.529.3328 mio.7,074,000
33Saint Louis31 Jul 19933745.6 mi3721.2322.818.5
34Tianjin28 Mar 20043744.7 mi3721.2122.418.515 mio.335,000
35Toronto30 Apr 19547444.3 mi6940.6411.118.5278 mio.6,274,000
36Vienna25 Feb 19789643.4 mi8450.528.719.2498 mio.11,480,000
37Vancouver3 Jan 19864943.2 mi4730.9214.416.374 mio.1,713,000
38Montreal14 Oct 19667343.0 mi6840.6310.818.3219 mio.5,092,000
39Bucharest16 Nov 19795042.1 mi4340.9810.512.5111 mio.2,638,000
40Cairo27 Sep 19875540.7 mi5320.7720.427.5700 mio.17,195,000
41Kuala Lumpur16 Dec 19966039.8 mi5630.7113.320.0109 mio.2,740,000
42Oslo22 May 19667238.5 mi7250.547.714.464 mio.1,661,000
43Philadelphia4 Mar 19076638.5 mi6230.6212.822.067 mio.1,739,000
44Sao Paulo14 Sep 19745838.1 mi5540.699.514.5684 mio.17,954,000
45Boston1 Sep 18976637.6 mi6030.6312.522.0145 mio.3,856,000
46Caracas27 Mar 19834737.6 mi4350.877.59.4510 mio.13,563,000
47Kiev22 Oct 19604637.2 mi4330.8612.415.3642 mio.17,274,000
48Los Angeles30 Jan 19933036.9 mi3031.2312.310.045 mio.1,221,000
49Prague9 May 19745736.7 mi5430.6812.219.0597 mio.16,253,000
50Yokohama16 Dec 19724835.8 mi4530.8011.916.0198 mio.5,531,000
51Daegu26 Nov 19975633.5 mi5520.6116.728.0110 mio.3,284,000
52Athens19545232.3 mi4830.6710.817.3325 mio.10,056,000
53Tehran21 Feb 20004731.4 mi4430.7110.515.7353 mio.11,247,000
54Dalian1 May 20031230.5 mi1212.5430.512.0
55Sapporo16 Dec 19714929.8 mi4630.659.916.3209 mio.7,006,000
56Buenos Aires1 Dec 19137629.5 mi6860.434.912.7280 mio.9,485,000
57Rotterdam10 Feb 19683829.2 mi3720.7914.619.085 mio.2,910,000
58Bangkok5 Dec 19994428.8 mi4030.729.614.7206 mio.7,159,000
59Manila1 Dec 19844228.4 mi3930.739.514.0346 mio.12,182,000
60Lille25 Apr 19836228.3 mi6020.4714.131.074 mio.2,617,000
61Cologne11 Oct 19685128.0 mi51150.551.93.4
62Valparaiso23 Nov 20052026.7 mi2011.3426.720.0
63Kaohsiung9 Mar 20083726.5 mi3620.7413.318.530 mio.1,130,000
64Brasilia31 Mar 20012326.1 mi2311.1326.123.016 mio.613,000
65Rio de Janeiro5 Mar 19793426.1 mi3420.7713.117.0135 mio.5,172,000
66Lisbon29 Dec 19595225.5 mi4640.556.413.0180 mio.7,064,000
67Bilbao11 Nov 19953825.2 mi3820.6612.619.086 mio.3,407,000
68Dubai9 Sep 20091024.7 mi1012.4724.710.0
69Recife11 Mar 19853024.7 mi2820.8812.315.0
70Rome10 Feb 19554924.2 mi4820.5012.124.5331 mio.13,656,000
71Tashkent6 Nov 19772922.5 mi2630.877.59.771 mio.3,156,000
72Miami21 May 19842222.4 mi2211.0222.422.019 mio.849,000
73Kharkov23 Aug 19752821.9 mi2530.887.39.3278 mio.12,671,000
74Nuremberg1 Mar 19724621.5 mi4430.497.215.392 mio.4,278,000
75Porto Alegre2 Mar 19851721.0 mi1711.2421.017.0
76Budapest2 May 18964220.5 mi4030.516.814.0297 mio.14,481,000
77Amsterdam16 Oct 19773320.3 mi3340.625.18.391 mio.4,478,000
78Brussels20 Sep 19766120.0 mi5930.346.720.3136 mio.6,796,000
79Naples28 Mar 19933019.8 mi2830.716.610.029 mio.1,467,000
80Valencia3 Oct 19883819.8 mi3730.536.612.7
81Baku6 Nov 19672119.7 mi2020.999.910.5176 mio.8,933,000
82Monterrey25 Apr 19913219.6 mi3120.639.816.0
83Kyoto1 Apr 19813219.5 mi3120.639.716.0126 mio.6,477,000
84Cleveland15 Mar 19551819.3 mi1811.0719.318.06 mio.311,000
85Lyon28 Apr 19784319.1 mi3940.494.810.8182 mio.9,539,000
86Kobe13 Mar 19772619.0 mi2420.799.513.0121 mio.6,362,000
87Minsk26 Jun 19842518.8 mi2420.789.412.5262 mio.13,913,000
88Fukuoka26 Jul 19813518.5 mi3430.546.211.7124 mio.6,695,000
89Incheon6 Oct 19992918.3 mi2910.6318.329.073 mio.3,982,000
90Dortmund17 May 19763718.3 mi3730.496.112.3
91Medellin30 Nov 19952617.9 mi2520.728.913.0155 mio.8,660,000
92Belo Horizonte1 Aug 19861917.5 mi1910.9217.519.0
93The Hague16 Oct 20043017.3 mi3030.585.810.0
94Toulouse26 Jun 19933817.1 mi3720.468.519.042 mio.2,457,000
95Chennai19 Oct 19971716.8 mi1710.9916.817.0
96Tbilisi11 Jan 19662216.3 mi2120.788.211.092 mio.5,628,000
97Shenzhen28 Dec 20042315.7 mi2220.717.911.573 mio.4,643,000
98Baltimore21 Nov 19831415.2 mi1411.0915.214.014 mio.919,000
99Stuttgart10 Jun 19661914.9 mi1720.887.59.5
100Guadalajara1 Sep 19892914.9 mi2820.537.514.5
101Ankara30 Aug 19962314.4 mi2220.657.211.5113 mio.7,871,000
102Kolkata24 Oct 19842114.0 mi2110.6714.021.0100 mio.7,119,000
103Daejeon16 Mar 20062214.0 mi2210.6414.022.029 mio.2,065,000
104Warsaw7 Apr 19952114.0 mi2110.6714.021.0114 mio.8,116,000
105Bursa19 Aug 20022314.0 mi2310.6114.023.0
106Pyongyang6 Sep 19731614.0 mi1520.937.08.035 mio.2,503,000
107Seattle18 Jul 20091213.8 mi1211.1513.812.0
108Sydney19261413.7 mi1430.984.64.7
109Nanjing27 Aug 20051613.5 mi1610.8413.516.0102 mio.7,563,000
110Oporto7 Dec 20021513.5 mi1420.966.77.5
111Bochum26 May 19792913.4 mi2720.506.714.5
112Helsinki3 Aug 19821713.1 mi1710.7713.117.058 mio.4,444,000
113Copenhagen19 Oct 20022213.1 mi2220.596.511.037 mio.2,835,000
114Frankfurt4 Oct 19683112.7 mi2730.474.210.3
115Essen5 Oct 19672712.6 mi2730.474.29.0
116Gwangju28 Apr 20042012.5 mi2010.6212.520.017 mio.1,361,000
117Chongqing18 Jun 20051812.1 mi1810.6712.118.0
118Marseille26 Nov 19772612.0 mi2420.506.013.058 mio.4,835,000
119Hanover28 Sep 19752111.6 mi1730.683.97.0
120Hiroshima20 Aug 19942111.4 mi2110.5411.421.018 mio.1,574,000
121Seville2 Apr 20092111.2 mi2110.5311.221.0
122Sofia28 Jan 19981411.2 mi1410.8011.214.051 mio.4,559,000
123Kryvyi Rih26 Dec 19861211.2 mi1210.9311.212.0
124Charleroi21 Jun 19762010.9 mi2040.542.75.0
125San Juan6 Jun 20051610.7 mi1610.6710.716.09 mio.842,000
126ChangchunOct 20021610.6 mi1610.6610.616.0
127Tama27 Nov 1998199.9 mi1910.529.919.0
128Chiba28 Mar 1988189.6 mi1820.544.89.0
129Nizhny Novgorod20 Nov 1985149.6 mi1320.744.87.033 mio.3,426,000
130Istanbul16 Sep 2000109.3 mi1010.939.310.068 mio.7,294,000
131Sendai15 Jul 1987179.2 mi1710.549.217.058 mio.6,306,000
132Santo Domingo30 Jan 2009169.0 mi1610.569.016.0
133Duisburg11 Jul 1992138.9 mi1320.694.56.5
134Novosibirsk7 Jan 1986138.9 mi1220.744.46.570 mio.7,876,000
135Lausanne24 May 1991298.5 mi2820.304.314.5
136Wuppertal1 Mar 1901208.3 mi2010.418.320.0
137Edmonton22 Apr 1978118.1 mi1110.748.111.0
138Naha10 Aug 2003158.0 mi1510.538.015.0
139Yerevan7 Mar 1981107.5 mi1010.757.510.017 mio.2,261,000
140Izmir22 May 2000107.1 mi1010.717.110.030 mio.4,197,000
141Glasgow14 Dec 1896156.5 mi1510.436.515.015 mio.2,321,000
142Samara26 Dec 198796.3 mi910.706.39.012 mio.1,893,000
143Wuhan28 Sep 2004106.3 mi1010.636.310.0
144Lima13 Jan 200366.2 mi611.046.26.0
145Turin4 Feb 2006146.0 mi1410.436.014.0
146Duesseldorf4 Oct 1981146.0 mi1420.433.07.0
147Mulheim3 Nov 1979135.6 mi1220.472.86.5
148Rennes16 Mar 2002155.6 mi1510.375.615.023 mio.4,112,000
149Algiers2009105.6 mi1010.565.610.0
150Bonn22 Mar 1975125.6 mi1210.475.612.0
151Kitakyushu9 Jan 1985135.5 mi1310.425.513.0
152Yekaterinburg26 Apr 199175.3 mi710.755.37.046 mio.8,708,000
153Buffalo18 May 198585.2 mi810.655.28.0
154Palma de Mallorca25 Apr 200795.2 mi910.575.29.0
155Kazan27 Aug 200565.2 mi610.865.26.07 mio.1,357,000
156Adana18 Mar 200985.0 mi810.625.08.0
157Antwerp25 Mar 1975114.7 mi1120.432.45.5
158Dnepropetrovsk29 Dec 199564.4 mi610.744.46.011 mio.2,493,000
159Jacksonville30 May 198964.3 mi610.714.36.0
160Kamakura3 Mar 197084.1 mi810.514.18.0
161Maracaibo8 Jun 200964.0 mi610.674.06.0
162Las Vegas15 Jul 200473.9 mi710.553.97.0
163Valencia18 Oct 200673.9 mi710.553.97.018 mio.4,671,000
164Poznan1 Mar 199763.8 mi610.633.86.0
165Gelsenkirchen1 Sep 198493.4 mi910.383.49.0
166Bielefeld21 Sep 197173.2 mi740.460.81.8
167Genoa13 Jun 199073.2 mi710.463.27.0
168DetroitJul 1987133.0 mi1310.233.013.0
169Ludwigshafen29 May 1969112.5 mi1100.23
170Catania27 Jun 199962.4 mi610.392.46.0
171Volgograd5 Nov 198422.1 mi211.032.12.0
172Perugia29 Jan 200871.9 mi710.271.97.0
173Rouen17 Dec 199451.4 mi510.271.45.0
174Newark26 May 193541.4 mi410.341.44.0
175Haifa195961.1 mi610.181.16.0
176Pittsburgh3 Jul 198530.9 mi310.300.93.0


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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