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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 London10 Jan 1863268253.6 mi268110.9523.124.44,721,0001197 mio.
2 New York27 Oct 1904468228.7 mi422270.548.517.37,101,0001624 mio.
3 Shanghai10 Apr 1995230207.6 mi194101.0720.823.05,405,0001122 mio.
4 Tokyo30 Dec 1927290189.2 mi205130.9214.622.316,772,0003174 mio.
5 Moscow15 May 1935180185.7 mi144121.2915.515.013,855,0002573 mio.
6 Seoul15 Aug 1974348178.3 mi298100.6017.834.811,486,0002048 mio.
7 Madrid17 Oct 1919281176.5 mi231130.7613.621.63,887,000686 mio.
8 Beijing1 Oct 1969147141.4 mi12591.1315.716.38,485,0001200 mio.
9 Paris19 Jul 1900380132.4 mi300160.448.323.811,127,0001473 mio.
10 Mexico City5 Sep 1969175125.4 mi147110.8511.415.911,647,0001460 mio.
11 Hong Kong1 Oct 197995116.9 mi8291.4313.010.611,197,0001309 mio.
12 Washington27 Mar 197690106.4 mi8651.2421.318.02,021,000215 mio.
13 Mumbai73106.3 mi7351.4621.314.6
14 San Francisco11 Sep 197243103.7 mi4352.4120.78.6964,000100 mio.
15 Chicago6 Jun 1892151103.2 mi14480.7212.918.91,919,000198 mio.
16 Guangzhou28 Jun 19998892.3 mi7951.1718.517.66,512,000601 mio.
17 Berlin18 Feb 190219591.6 mi173100.539.219.54,879,000447 mio.
18 Osaka20 May 193313385.6 mi10490.829.514.810,042,000860 mio.
19 Singapore7 Nov 19877673.9 mi6941.0718.519.07,727,000571 mio.
20 Barcelona30 Dec 192415268.7 mi128100.546.915.25,504,000378 mio.
21 Saint Petersburg15 Nov 19556368.5 mi5551.2513.712.612,148,000832 mio.
22 Stockholm1 Oct 195010465.7 mi10030.6621.934.74,612,000303 mio.
23 Hamburg1 Mar 19129762.6 mi8930.7020.932.32,940,000184 mio.
24 Delhi24 Dec 20028359.8 mi8130.7419.927.75,188,000310 mio.
25 Busan19 Jul 19859259.0 mi8830.6719.730.74,353,000257 mio.
26 Munich19 Oct 197110057.5 mi9460.619.616.76,071,000349 mio.
27 Taipei28 Mar 19968556.3 mi8080.707.010.67,992,000450 mio.
28 Nagoya15 Nov 19579355.3 mi8240.6713.823.37,720,000427 mio.
29 Santiago15 Sep 19759351.6 mi8650.6010.318.612,446,000642 mio.
30 Atlanta30 Jun 19793949.2 mi3821.3024.619.5691,00034 mio.
31 Newcastle7 Aug 19806147.5 mi5020.9523.830.5799,00038 mio.
32 Milan1 Nov 19648846.4 mi8430.5515.529.37,074,000328 mio.
33 Saint Louis31 Jul 19933745.6 mi3721.2322.818.5
34 Tianjin28 Mar 20043744.7 mi3721.2122.418.5335,00015 mio.
35 Toronto30 Apr 19547444.3 mi6940.6411.118.56,274,000278 mio.
36 Vienna25 Feb 19789643.4 mi8450.528.719.211,480,000498 mio.
37 Vancouver3 Jan 19864943.2 mi4730.9214.416.31,713,00074 mio.
38 Montreal14 Oct 19667343.0 mi6840.6310.818.35,092,000219 mio.
39 Bucharest16 Nov 19795042.1 mi4340.9810.512.52,638,000111 mio.
40 Cairo27 Sep 19875540.7 mi5320.7720.427.517,195,000700 mio.
41 Kuala Lumpur16 Dec 19966039.8 mi5630.7113.320.02,740,000109 mio.
42 Oslo22 May 19667238.5 mi7250.547.714.41,661,00064 mio.
43 Philadelphia4 Mar 19076638.5 mi6230.6212.822.01,739,00067 mio.
44 Sao Paulo14 Sep 19745838.1 mi5540.699.514.517,954,000684 mio.
45 Caracas27 Mar 19835037.6 mi4650.827.510.013,563,000510 mio.
46 Boston1 Sep 18976637.6 mi6030.6312.522.03,856,000145 mio.
47 Kiev22 Oct 19604637.2 mi4330.8612.415.317,274,000642 mio.
48 Los Angeles30 Jan 19933036.9 mi3031.2312.310.01,221,00045 mio.
49 Prague9 May 19745736.7 mi5430.6812.219.016,253,000597 mio.
50 Yokohama16 Dec 19724835.8 mi4530.8011.916.05,531,000198 mio.
51 Daegu26 Nov 19975633.5 mi5520.6116.728.03,284,000110 mio.
52 Athens19545232.3 mi4830.6710.817.310,056,000325 mio.
53 Tehran21 Feb 20004731.4 mi4430.7110.515.711,247,000353 mio.
54 Dalian1 May 20031230.5 mi1212.5430.512.0
55 Sapporo16 Dec 19714929.8 mi4630.659.916.37,006,000209 mio.
56 Buenos Aires1 Dec 19137629.5 mi6860.434.912.79,485,000280 mio.
57 Rotterdam10 Feb 19683829.2 mi3720.7914.619.02,910,00085 mio.
58 Bangkok5 Dec 19994428.8 mi4030.729.614.77,159,000206 mio.
59 Manila1 Dec 19844228.4 mi3930.739.514.012,182,000346 mio.
60 Lille25 Apr 19836228.3 mi6020.4714.131.02,617,00074 mio.
61 Cologne11 Oct 19685128.0 mi51150.551.93.4
62 Valparaiso23 Nov 20052026.7 mi2011.3426.720.0
63 Kaohsiung9 Mar 20083726.5 mi3620.7413.318.51,130,00030 mio.
64 Rio de Janeiro5 Mar 19793426.1 mi3420.7713.117.05,172,000135 mio.
65 Brasilia31 Mar 20012326.1 mi2311.1326.123.0613,00016 mio.
66 Lisbon29 Dec 19595225.5 mi4640.556.413.07,064,000180 mio.
67 Bilbao11 Nov 19953825.2 mi3820.6612.619.03,407,00086 mio.
68 Dubai9 Sep 20091124.7 mi1112.2424.711.0
69 Recife11 Mar 19853024.7 mi2820.8812.315.0
70 Rome10 Feb 19554924.2 mi4820.5012.124.513,656,000331 mio.
71 Tashkent6 Nov 19772922.5 mi2630.877.59.73,156,00071 mio.
72 Miami21 May 19842222.4 mi2211.0222.422.0849,00019 mio.
73 Kharkov23 Aug 19752821.9 mi2530.887.39.312,671,000278 mio.
74 Nuremberg1 Mar 19724621.5 mi4430.497.215.34,278,00092 mio.
75 Porto Alegre2 Mar 19851721.0 mi1711.2421.017.0
76 Budapest2 May 18964220.5 mi4030.516.814.014,481,000297 mio.
77 Baku6 Nov 19672220.4 mi2120.9710.211.08,618,000176 mio.
78 Amsterdam16 Oct 19773320.3 mi3340.625.18.34,478,00091 mio.
79 Brussels20 Sep 19766120.0 mi5930.346.720.36,796,000136 mio.
80 Naples28 Mar 19933019.8 mi2830.716.610.01,467,00029 mio.
81 Valencia3 Oct 19883819.8 mi3730.536.612.7
82 Monterrey25 Apr 19913219.6 mi3120.639.816.0
83 Kyoto1 Apr 19813219.5 mi3120.639.716.06,477,000126 mio.
84 Cleveland15 Mar 19551819.3 mi1811.0719.318.0311,0006 mio.
85 Lyon28 Apr 19784319.1 mi3940.494.810.89,539,000182 mio.
86 Kobe13 Mar 19772619.0 mi2420.799.513.06,362,000121 mio.
87 Minsk26 Jun 19842518.8 mi2420.789.412.513,913,000262 mio.
88 Fukuoka26 Jul 19813518.5 mi3430.546.211.76,695,000124 mio.
89 Incheon6 Oct 19992918.3 mi2910.6318.329.03,982,00073 mio.
90 Dortmund17 May 19763718.3 mi3730.496.112.3
91 Medellin30 Nov 19952617.9 mi2520.728.913.08,660,000155 mio.
92 Belo Horizonte1 Aug 19861917.5 mi1910.9217.519.0
93 The Hague16 Oct 20043017.3 mi3030.585.810.0
94 Toulouse26 Jun 19933817.1 mi3720.468.519.02,457,00042 mio.
95 Chennai19 Oct 19971716.8 mi1710.9916.817.0
96 Tbilisi11 Jan 19662216.3 mi2120.788.211.05,628,00092 mio.
97 Shenzhen28 Dec 20042315.7 mi2220.717.911.54,643,00073 mio.
98 Baltimore21 Nov 19831415.2 mi1411.0915.214.0919,00014 mio.
99 Guadalajara1 Sep 19892914.9 mi2820.537.514.5
100 Stuttgart10 Jun 19661914.9 mi1720.887.59.5
101 Ankara30 Aug 19962314.4 mi2220.657.211.57,871,000113 mio.
102 Warsaw7 Apr 19952114.0 mi2110.6714.021.08,116,000114 mio.
103 Kolkata24 Oct 19842114.0 mi2110.6714.021.07,119,000100 mio.
104 Daejeon16 Mar 20062214.0 mi2210.6414.022.02,065,00029 mio.
105 Bursa19 Aug 20022314.0 mi2310.6114.023.0
106 Pyongyang6 Sep 19731614.0 mi1520.937.08.02,503,00035 mio.
107 Shenyang23 Sep 20091813.8 mi1810.7713.818.0
108 Seattle18 Jul 20091213.8 mi1211.1513.812.0
109 Sydney19261413.7 mi1430.984.64.7
110 Oporto7 Dec 20021513.5 mi1420.966.77.5
111 Nanjing27 Aug 20051613.5 mi1610.8413.516.07,563,000102 mio.
112 Bochum26 May 19792913.4 mi2720.506.714.5
113 Copenhagen19 Oct 20022213.1 mi2220.596.511.02,835,00037 mio.
114 Helsinki3 Aug 19821713.1 mi1710.7713.117.04,444,00058 mio.
115 Frankfurt4 Oct 19683112.7 mi2730.474.210.3
116 Essen5 Oct 19672712.6 mi2730.474.29.0
117 Gwangju28 Apr 20042012.5 mi2010.6212.520.01,361,00017 mio.
118 Chongqing18 Jun 20051812.1 mi1810.6712.118.0
119 Marseille26 Nov 19772612.0 mi2420.506.013.04,835,00058 mio.
120 Hanover28 Sep 19752111.6 mi1730.683.97.0
121 Hiroshima20 Aug 19942111.4 mi2110.5411.421.01,574,00018 mio.
122 Kryvyi Rih26 Dec 19861211.2 mi1210.9311.212.0
123 Sofia28 Jan 19981411.2 mi1410.8011.214.04,559,00051 mio.
124 Seville2 Apr 20092111.2 mi2110.5311.221.0
125 Charleroi21 Jun 19762010.9 mi2040.542.75.0
126 San Juan6 Jun 20051610.7 mi1610.6710.716.0842,0009 mio.
127 ChangchunOct 20021610.6 mi1610.6610.616.0
128 Tama27 Nov 1998199.9 mi1910.529.919.0
129 Chiba28 Mar 1988189.6 mi1820.544.89.0
130 Nizhny Novgorod20 Nov 1985149.6 mi1320.744.87.03,426,00033 mio.
131 Istanbul16 Sep 2000109.3 mi1010.939.310.07,294,00068 mio.
132 Sendai15 Jul 1987179.2 mi1710.549.217.06,306,00058 mio.
133 Santo Domingo30 Jan 2009169.0 mi1610.569.016.0
134 Duisburg11 Jul 1992138.9 mi1320.694.56.5
135 Novosibirsk7 Jan 1986138.9 mi1220.744.46.57,876,00070 mio.
136 Lausanne24 May 1991298.5 mi2820.304.314.5
137 Wuppertal1 Mar 1901208.3 mi2010.418.320.0
138 Edmonton22 Apr 1978118.1 mi1110.748.111.0
139 Naha10 Aug 2003158.0 mi1510.538.015.0
140 Yerevan7 Mar 1981107.5 mi1010.757.510.02,261,00017 mio.
141 Izmir22 May 2000107.1 mi1010.717.110.04,197,00030 mio.
142 Glasgow14 Dec 1896156.5 mi1510.436.515.02,321,00015 mio.
143 Samara26 Dec 198796.3 mi910.706.39.01,893,00012 mio.
144 Wuhan28 Sep 2004106.3 mi1010.636.310.0
145 Lima13 Jan 200366.2 mi611.046.26.0
146 Turin4 Feb 2006146.0 mi1410.436.014.0
147 Duesseldorf4 Oct 1981146.0 mi1420.433.07.0
148 Mulheim3 Nov 1979135.6 mi1220.472.86.5
149 Rennes16 Mar 2002155.6 mi1510.375.615.04,112,00023 mio.
150 Bonn22 Mar 1975125.6 mi1210.475.612.0
151 Kitakyushu9 Jan 1985135.5 mi1310.425.513.0
152 Yekaterinburg26 Apr 199175.3 mi710.755.37.08,708,00046 mio.
153 Buffalo18 May 198585.2 mi810.655.28.0
154 Kazan27 Aug 200565.2 mi610.865.26.01,357,0007 mio.
155 Palma de Mallorca25 Apr 200795.2 mi910.575.29.0
156 Adana18 Mar 200985.0 mi810.625.08.0
157 Antwerp25 Mar 1975114.7 mi1120.432.45.5
158 Dnepropetrovsk29 Dec 199564.4 mi610.744.46.02,493,00011 mio.
159 Jacksonville30 May 198964.3 mi610.714.36.0
160 Kamakura3 Mar 197084.1 mi810.514.18.0
161 Maracaibo8 Jun 200964.0 mi610.674.06.0
162 Valencia18 Oct 200673.9 mi710.553.97.04,671,00018 mio.
163 Las Vegas15 Jul 200473.9 mi710.553.97.0
164 Poznan1 Mar 199763.8 mi610.633.86.0
165 Gelsenkirchen1 Sep 198493.4 mi910.383.49.0
166 Genoa13 Jun 199073.2 mi710.463.27.0
167 Bielefeld21 Sep 197173.2 mi740.460.81.8
168 DetroitJul 1987133.0 mi1310.233.013.0
169 Ludwigshafen29 May 1969112.5 mi1100.23
170 Catania27 Jun 199962.4 mi610.392.46.0
171 Volgograd5 Nov 198422.1 mi211.032.12.0
172 Perugia29 Jan 200871.9 mi710.271.97.0
173 Newark26 May 193541.4 mi410.341.44.0
174 Rouen17 Dec 199451.4 mi510.271.45.0
175 Haifa195961.1 mi610.181.16.0
176 Pittsburgh3 Jul 198530.9 mi310.300.93.0


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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