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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 1863268268408.0 km111.5237.124.42,934,0001197 mio.
2 New York27 Oct 1904468422368.0 km270.8713.617.34,413,0001624 mio.
3 Shanghai10 Apr 1995230194334.0 km101.7233.423.03,359,0001122 mio.
4 Tokyo30 Dec 1927290205304.5 km131.4923.422.310,424,0003174 mio.
5 Moscow15 May 1935180144298.8 km122.0724.915.08,611,0002573 mio.
6 Seoul15 Aug 1974348298286.9 km100.9628.734.87,138,0002048 mio.
7 Madrid17 Oct 1919281231284.0 km131.2321.821.62,415,000686 mio.
8 Beijing1 Oct 1969147125227.6 km91.8225.316.35,274,0001200 mio.
9 Paris19 Jul 1900380300213.0 km160.7113.323.86,915,0001473 mio.
10 Mexico City5 Sep 1969175147201.7 km111.3718.315.97,238,0001460 mio.
11 Hong Kong1 Oct 19799582188.1 km92.2920.910.66,959,0001309 mio.
12 Washington27 Mar 19769086171.2 km51.9934.218.01,256,000215 mio.
13 Mumbai7373171.0 km52.3434.214.6
14 San Francisco11 Sep 19724343166.9 km53.8833.48.6599,000100 mio.
15 Chicago6 Jun 1892151144166.0 km81.1520.818.91,193,000198 mio.
16 Guangzhou28 Jun 19998879148.5 km51.8829.717.64,047,000601 mio.
17 Berlin18 Feb 1902195173147.4 km100.8514.719.53,033,000447 mio.
18 Osaka20 May 1933133104137.8 km91.3315.314.86,241,000860 mio.
19 Singapore7 Nov 19877669118.9 km41.7229.719.04,802,000571 mio.
20 Barcelona30 Dec 1924152128110.5 km100.8611.115.23,421,000378 mio.
21 Saint Petersburg15 Nov 19556355110.2 km52.0022.012.67,550,000832 mio.
22 Stockholm1 Oct 1950104100105.7 km31.0635.234.72,867,000303 mio.
23 Hamburg1 Mar 19129789100.7 km31.1333.632.31,827,000184 mio.
24 Delhi24 Dec 2002838196.2 km31.1932.127.73,224,000310 mio.
25 Busan19 Jul 1985928895.0 km31.0831.730.72,705,000257 mio.
26 Munich19 Oct 19711009492.5 km60.9815.416.73,773,000349 mio.
27 Taipei28 Mar 1996858090.6 km81.1311.310.64,967,000450 mio.
28 Nagoya15 Nov 1957938289.0 km41.0922.323.34,798,000427 mio.
29 Santiago15 Sep 1975938683.0 km50.9716.618.67,735,000642 mio.
30 Atlanta30 Jun 1979393879.2 km22.0839.619.5429,00034 mio.
31 Newcastle7 Aug 1980615076.5 km21.5338.330.5497,00038 mio.
32 Milan1 Nov 1964888474.6 km30.8924.929.34,397,000328 mio.
33 Saint Louis31 Jul 1993373773.4 km21.9836.718.5
34 Tianjin28 Mar 2004373772.0 km21.9536.018.5208,00015 mio.
35 Toronto30 Apr 1954746971.3 km41.0317.818.53,899,000278 mio.
36 Vienna25 Feb 1978968469.8 km50.8314.019.27,135,000498 mio.
37 Vancouver3 Jan 1986494769.5 km31.4823.216.31,065,00074 mio.
38 Montreal14 Oct 1966736869.2 km41.0217.318.33,165,000219 mio.
39 Bucharest16 Nov 1979504367.7 km41.5716.912.51,640,000111 mio.
40 Cairo27 Sep 1987555365.5 km21.2432.827.510,687,000700 mio.
41 Kuala Lumpur16 Dec 1996605664.0 km31.1421.320.01,703,000109 mio.
42 Oslo22 May 1966727262.0 km50.8612.414.41,032,00064 mio.
43 Philadelphia4 Mar 1907666262.0 km31.0020.722.01,081,00067 mio.
44 Sao Paulo14 Sep 1974585561.3 km41.1115.314.511,158,000684 mio.
45 Caracas27 Mar 1983504660.5 km51.3212.110.08,430,000510 mio.
46 Boston1 Sep 1897666060.5 km31.0120.222.02,397,000145 mio.
47 Kiev22 Oct 1960464359.8 km31.3919.915.310,736,000642 mio.
48 Los Angeles30 Jan 1993303059.3 km31.9819.810.0759,00045 mio.
49 Prague9 May 1974575459.1 km31.0919.719.010,102,000597 mio.
50 Yokohama16 Dec 1972484557.6 km31.2819.216.03,438,000198 mio.
51 Daegu26 Nov 1997565553.9 km20.9827.028.02,041,000110 mio.
52 Athens1954524852.0 km31.0817.317.36,250,000325 mio.
53 Tehran21 Feb 2000474450.5 km31.1516.815.76,990,000353 mio.
54 Dalian1 May 2003121249.0 km14.0849.012.0
55 Sapporo16 Dec 1971494648.0 km31.0416.016.34,354,000209 mio.
56 Buenos Aires1 Dec 1913766847.5 km60.707.912.75,895,000280 mio.
57 Rotterdam10 Feb 1968383747.0 km21.2723.519.01,809,00085 mio.
58 Bangkok5 Dec 1999444046.3 km31.1615.414.74,449,000206 mio.
59 Manila1 Dec 1984423945.7 km31.1715.214.07,571,000346 mio.
60 Lille25 Apr 1983626045.5 km20.7622.831.01,626,00074 mio.
61 Cologne11 Oct 1968515145.0 km150.883.03.4
62 Valparaiso23 Nov 2005202043.0 km12.1543.020.0
63 Kaohsiung9 Mar 2008373642.7 km21.1921.418.5703,00030 mio.
64 Rio de Janeiro5 Mar 1979343442.0 km21.2421.017.03,214,000135 mio.
65 Brasilia31 Mar 2001232342.0 km11.8342.023.0381,00016 mio.
66 Lisbon29 Dec 1959524641.0 km40.8910.313.04,390,000180 mio.
67 Bilbao11 Nov 1995383840.6 km21.0720.319.02,118,00086 mio.
68 Dubai9 Sep 2009111139.7 km13.6139.711.0
69 Recife11 Mar 1985302839.7 km21.4219.915.0
70 Rome10 Feb 1955494839.0 km20.8119.524.58,487,000331 mio.
71 Tashkent6 Nov 1977292636.2 km31.3912.19.71,961,00071 mio.
72 Miami21 May 1984222236.0 km11.6436.022.0528,00019 mio.
73 Kharkov23 Aug 1975282535.3 km31.4111.89.37,875,000278 mio.
74 Nuremberg1 Mar 1972464434.6 km30.7911.515.32,659,00092 mio.
75 Porto Alegre2 Mar 1985171733.8 km11.9933.817.0
76 Budapest2 May 1896424033.0 km30.8311.014.09,000,000297 mio.
77 Baku6 Nov 1967222132.9 km21.5616.411.05,356,000176 mio.
78 Amsterdam16 Oct 1977333332.7 km40.998.28.32,783,00091 mio.
79 Brussels20 Sep 1976615932.2 km30.5510.720.34,224,000136 mio.
80 Naples28 Mar 1993302831.8 km31.1410.610.0912,00029 mio.
81 Valencia3 Oct 1988383731.8 km30.8610.612.7
82 Monterrey25 Apr 1991323131.5 km21.0215.816.0
83 Kyoto1 Apr 1981323131.3 km21.0115.616.04,026,000126 mio.
84 Cleveland15 Mar 1955181831.0 km11.7231.018.0194,0006 mio.
85 Lyon28 Apr 1978433930.7 km40.797.710.85,928,000182 mio.
86 Kobe13 Mar 1977262430.6 km21.2815.313.03,954,000121 mio.
87 Minsk26 Jun 1984252430.3 km21.2615.112.58,647,000262 mio.
88 Fukuoka26 Jul 1981353429.8 km30.889.911.74,161,000124 mio.
89 Incheon6 Oct 1999292929.5 km11.0229.529.02,475,00073 mio.
90 Dortmund17 May 1976373729.5 km30.809.812.3
91 Medellin30 Nov 1995262528.8 km21.1514.413.05,382,000155 mio.
92 Belo Horizonte1 Aug 1986191928.1 km11.4828.119.0
93 The Hague16 Oct 2004303027.9 km30.939.310.0
94 Toulouse26 Jun 1993383727.5 km20.7413.819.01,527,00042 mio.
95 Chennai19 Oct 1997171727.0 km11.5927.017.0
96 Tbilisi11 Jan 1966222126.3 km21.2513.111.03,498,00092 mio.
97 Shenzhen28 Dec 2004232225.3 km21.1512.611.52,885,00073 mio.
98 Baltimore21 Nov 1983141424.5 km11.7524.514.0571,00014 mio.
99 Guadalajara1 Sep 1989292824.0 km20.8612.014.5
100 Stuttgart10 Jun 1966191724.0 km21.4112.09.5
101 Ankara30 Aug 1996232223.1 km21.0511.611.54,892,000113 mio.
102 Warsaw7 Apr 1995212122.6 km11.0822.621.05,044,000114 mio.
103 Kolkata24 Oct 1984212122.6 km11.0822.621.04,425,000100 mio.
104 Daejeon16 Mar 2006222222.6 km11.0322.622.01,283,00029 mio.
105 Bursa19 Aug 2002232322.5 km10.9822.523.0
106 Pyongyang6 Sep 1973161522.5 km21.5011.38.01,556,00035 mio.
107 Shenyang23 Sep 2009181822.2 km11.2322.218.0
108 Seattle18 Jul 2009121222.2 km11.8522.212.0
109 Sydney1926141422.1 km31.587.44.7
110 Oporto7 Dec 2002151421.7 km21.5510.97.5
111 Nanjing27 Aug 2005161621.7 km11.3621.716.04,700,000102 mio.
112 Bochum26 May 1979292721.5 km20.8010.814.5
113 Copenhagen19 Oct 2002222221.0 km20.9510.511.01,762,00037 mio.
114 Helsinki3 Aug 1982171721.0 km11.2421.017.02,762,00058 mio.
115 Frankfurt4 Oct 1968312720.5 km30.766.810.3
116 Essen5 Oct 1967272720.2 km30.756.79.0
117 Gwangju28 Apr 2004202020.1 km11.0120.120.0846,00017 mio.
118 Chongqing18 Jun 2005181819.5 km11.0819.518.0
119 Marseille26 Nov 1977262419.3 km20.809.613.03,005,00058 mio.
120 Hanover28 Sep 1975211718.6 km31.096.27.0
121 Hiroshima20 Aug 1994212118.4 km10.8818.421.0978,00018 mio.
122 Kryvyi Rih26 Dec 1986121218.0 km11.5018.012.0
123 Sofia28 Jan 1998141418.0 km11.2918.014.02,833,00051 mio.
124 Seville2 Apr 2009212118.0 km10.8618.021.0
125 Charleroi21 Jun 1976202017.5 km40.884.45.0
126 San Juan6 Jun 2005161617.2 km11.0817.216.0523,0009 mio.
127 ChangchunOct 2002161617.0 km11.0617.016.0
128 Tama27 Nov 1998191916.0 km10.8416.019.0
129 Chiba28 Mar 1988181815.5 km20.867.89.0
130 Nizhny Novgorod20 Nov 1985141315.5 km21.197.87.02,129,00033 mio.
131 Istanbul16 Sep 2000101015.0 km11.5015.010.04,533,00068 mio.
132 Sendai15 Jul 1987171714.8 km10.8714.817.03,919,00058 mio.
133 Santo Domingo30 Jan 2009161614.5 km10.9114.516.0
134 Duisburg11 Jul 1992131314.3 km21.107.26.5
135 Novosibirsk7 Jan 1986131214.3 km21.197.26.54,895,00070 mio.
136 Lausanne24 May 1991292813.7 km20.496.814.5
137 Wuppertal1 Mar 1901202013.3 km10.6713.320.0
138 Edmonton22 Apr 1978111113.1 km11.1913.111.0
139 Naha10 Aug 2003151512.8 km10.8512.815.0
140 Yerevan7 Mar 1981101012.1 km11.2112.110.01,405,00017 mio.
141 Izmir22 May 2000101011.5 km11.1511.510.02,609,00030 mio.
142 Glasgow14 Dec 1896151510.4 km10.6910.415.01,442,00015 mio.
143 Samara26 Dec 19879910.2 km11.1310.29.01,176,00012 mio.
144 Wuhan28 Sep 2004101010.2 km11.0210.210.0
145 Lima13 Jan 20036610.0 km11.6710.06.0
146 Turin4 Feb 200614149.6 km10.699.614.0
147 Duesseldorf4 Oct 198114149.6 km20.684.87.0
148 Mulheim3 Nov 197913129.0 km20.754.56.5
149 Rennes16 Mar 200215159.0 km10.609.015.02,556,00023 mio.
150 Bonn22 Mar 197512129.0 km10.759.012.0
151 Kitakyushu9 Jan 198513138.8 km10.688.813.0
152 Yekaterinburg26 Apr 1991778.5 km11.218.57.05,412,00046 mio.
153 Buffalo18 May 1985888.4 km11.048.48.0
154 Kazan27 Aug 2005668.3 km11.388.36.0843,0007 mio.
155 Palma de Mallorca25 Apr 2007998.3 km10.928.39.0
156 Adana18 Mar 2009888.0 km11.008.08.0
157 Antwerp25 Mar 197511117.6 km20.693.85.5
158 Dnepropetrovsk29 Dec 1995667.1 km11.187.16.01,549,00011 mio.
159 Jacksonville30 May 1989666.9 km11.156.96.0
160 Kamakura3 Mar 1970886.6 km10.826.68.0
161 Maracaibo8 Jun 2009666.5 km11.086.56.0
162 Valencia18 Oct 2006776.2 km10.896.27.02,903,00018 mio.
163 Las Vegas15 Jul 2004776.2 km10.896.27.0
164 Poznan1 Mar 1997666.1 km11.026.16.0
165 Gelsenkirchen1 Sep 1984995.5 km10.615.59.0
166 Genoa13 Jun 1990775.2 km10.745.27.0
167 Bielefeld21 Sep 1971775.2 km40.741.31.8
168 DetroitJul 198713134.8 km10.374.813.0
169 Ludwigshafen29 May 196911114.0 km00.36
170 Catania27 Jun 1999663.8 km10.633.86.0
171 Volgograd5 Nov 1984223.3 km11.653.32.0
172 Perugia29 Jan 2008773.0 km10.433.07.0
173 Newark26 May 1935442.2 km10.552.24.0
174 Rouen17 Dec 1994552.2 km10.442.25.0
175 Haifa1959661.8 km10.291.86.0
176 Pittsburgh3 Jul 1985331.5 km10.481.53.0


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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