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World Metro Database

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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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1Sao Paulo14 Sep 1974585541.1115.314.5684 mio.11,158,000
2Kiev22 Oct 1960464331.3919.915.3642 mio.10,736,000
3Cairo27 Sep 1987555321.2432.827.5700 mio.10,687,000
4Tokyo30 Dec 1927290205131.4923.422.33174 mio.10,424,000
5Prague9 May 1974575431.0919.719.0597 mio.10,102,000
6Budapest2 May 1896424030.8311.014.0297 mio.9,000,000
7Minsk26 Jun 1984252421.2615.112.5262 mio.8,647,000
8Moscow15 May 1935180144122.0724.915.02573 mio.8,611,000
9Rome10 Feb 1955494820.8119.524.5331 mio.8,487,000
10Caracas27 Mar 1983474351.4112.19.4510 mio.8,430,000
11Kharkov23 Aug 1975282531.4111.89.3278 mio.7,875,000
12Santiago15 Sep 1975938650.9716.618.6642 mio.7,735,000
13Manila1 Dec 1984423931.1715.214.0346 mio.7,571,000
14Saint Petersburg15 Nov 1955635552.0022.012.6832 mio.7,550,000
15Mexico City5 Sep 1969175147111.3718.315.91460 mio.7,238,000
16Seoul15 Aug 1974348298100.9628.734.82048 mio.7,138,000
17Vienna25 Feb 1978968450.8314.019.2498 mio.7,135,000
18Tehran21 Feb 2000474431.1516.815.7353 mio.6,990,000
19Hong Kong1 Oct 1979958292.2920.910.61309 mio.6,959,000
20Paris19 Jul 1900380300160.7113.323.81473 mio.6,915,000
21Athens1954524831.0817.317.3325 mio.6,250,000
22Osaka20 May 193313310491.3315.314.8860 mio.6,241,000
23Lyon28 Apr 1978433940.797.710.8182 mio.5,928,000
24Buenos Aires1 Dec 1913766860.707.912.7280 mio.5,895,000
25Baku6 Nov 1967212021.5915.910.5176 mio.5,552,000
26Yekaterinburg26 Apr 19917711.218.57.046 mio.5,412,000
27Medellin30 Nov 1995262521.1514.413.0155 mio.5,382,000
28Beijing1 Oct 196914712591.8225.316.31200 mio.5,274,000
29Warsaw7 Apr 1995212111.0822.621.0114 mio.5,044,000
30Taipei28 Mar 1996858081.1311.310.6450 mio.4,967,000
31Novosibirsk7 Jan 1986131221.197.26.570 mio.4,895,000
32Ankara30 Aug 1996232221.0511.611.5113 mio.4,892,000
33Singapore7 Nov 1987766941.7229.719.0571 mio.4,802,000
34Nagoya15 Nov 1957938241.0922.323.3427 mio.4,798,000
35Nanjing27 Aug 2005161611.3621.716.0102 mio.4,700,000
36Istanbul16 Sep 2000101011.5015.010.068 mio.4,533,000
37Bangkok5 Dec 1999444031.1615.414.7206 mio.4,449,000
38Kolkata24 Oct 1984212111.0822.621.0100 mio.4,425,000
39New York27 Oct 1904468422270.8713.617.31624 mio.4,413,000
40Milan1 Nov 1964888430.8924.929.3328 mio.4,397,000
41Lisbon29 Dec 1959524640.8910.313.0180 mio.4,390,000
42Sapporo16 Dec 1971494631.0416.016.3209 mio.4,354,000
43Brussels20 Sep 1976615930.5510.720.3136 mio.4,224,000
44Fukuoka26 Jul 1981353430.889.911.7124 mio.4,161,000
45Kyoto1 Apr 1981323121.0115.616.0126 mio.4,026,000
46Kobe13 Mar 1977262421.2815.313.0121 mio.3,954,000
47Sendai15 Jul 1987171710.8714.817.058 mio.3,919,000
48Toronto30 Apr 1954746941.0317.818.5278 mio.3,899,000
49Munich19 Oct 19711009460.9815.416.7349 mio.3,773,000
50Tbilisi11 Jan 1966222121.2513.111.092 mio.3,498,000
51Delhi24 Dec 2002787631.1829.926.0310 mio.3,450,000
52Yokohama16 Dec 1972484531.2819.216.0198 mio.3,438,000
53Barcelona30 Dec 1924152128100.8611.115.2378 mio.3,421,000
54Guangzhou28 Jun 1999887952.2335.217.6601 mio.3,414,000
55Shanghai10 Apr 1995230194101.7233.423.01122 mio.3,359,000
56Rio de Janeiro5 Mar 1979343421.2421.017.0135 mio.3,214,000
57Montreal14 Oct 1966736841.0217.318.3219 mio.3,165,000
58Berlin18 Feb 1902195173100.8514.719.5447 mio.3,033,000
59Marseille26 Nov 1977262420.809.613.058 mio.3,005,000
60London10 Jan 1863268268111.5237.124.41197 mio.2,934,000
61Valencia18 Oct 20067710.896.27.018 mio.2,903,000
62Shenzhen28 Dec 2004232221.1512.611.573 mio.2,885,000
63Stockholm1 Oct 195010410031.0635.234.7303 mio.2,867,000
64Sofia28 Jan 1998141411.2918.014.051 mio.2,833,000
65Amsterdam16 Oct 1977333340.998.28.391 mio.2,783,000
66Helsinki3 Aug 1982171711.2421.017.058 mio.2,762,000
67Busan19 Jul 1985928831.0831.730.7257 mio.2,705,000
68Nuremberg1 Mar 1972464430.7911.515.392 mio.2,659,000
69Izmir22 May 2000101011.1511.510.030 mio.2,609,000
70Rennes16 Mar 2002151510.609.015.023 mio.2,556,000
71Incheon6 Oct 1999292911.0229.529.073 mio.2,475,000
72Madrid17 Oct 1919281231131.2321.821.6686 mio.2,415,000
73Boston1 Sep 1897666031.0120.222.0145 mio.2,397,000
74Nizhny Novgorod20 Nov 1985141321.197.87.033 mio.2,129,000
75Bilbao11 Nov 1995383821.0720.319.086 mio.2,118,000
76Daegu26 Nov 1997565520.9827.028.0110 mio.2,041,000
77Tashkent6 Nov 1977292631.3912.19.771 mio.1,961,000
78Hamburg1 Mar 1912978931.1333.632.3184 mio.1,827,000
79Rotterdam10 Feb 1968383721.2723.519.085 mio.1,809,000
80Copenhagen19 Oct 2002222220.9510.511.037 mio.1,762,000
81Kuala Lumpur16 Dec 1996605631.1421.320.0109 mio.1,703,000
82Bucharest16 Nov 1979504341.5716.912.5111 mio.1,640,000
83Lille25 Apr 1983626020.7622.831.074 mio.1,626,000
84Pyongyang6 Sep 1973161521.5011.38.035 mio.1,556,000
85Dnepropetrovsk29 Dec 19956611.187.16.011 mio.1,549,000
86Toulouse26 Jun 1993383720.7413.819.042 mio.1,527,000
87Glasgow14 Dec 1896151510.6910.415.015 mio.1,442,000
88Yerevan7 Mar 1981101011.2112.110.017 mio.1,405,000
89Daejeon16 Mar 2006222211.0322.622.029 mio.1,283,000
90Washington27 Mar 1976908651.9934.218.0215 mio.1,256,000
91Chicago6 Jun 189215114481.1520.818.9198 mio.1,193,000
92Samara26 Dec 19879911.1310.29.012 mio.1,176,000
93Philadelphia4 Mar 1907666231.0020.722.067 mio.1,081,000
94Vancouver3 Jan 1986494731.4823.216.374 mio.1,065,000
95Oslo22 May 1966727250.8612.414.464 mio.1,032,000
96Hiroshima20 Aug 1994212110.8818.421.018 mio.978,000
97Naples28 Mar 1993302831.1410.610.029 mio.912,000
98Gwangju28 Apr 2004202011.0120.120.017 mio.846,000
99Kazan27 Aug 20056611.388.36.07 mio.843,000
100Los Angeles30 Jan 1993303031.9819.810.045 mio.759,000
101Kaohsiung9 Mar 2008373621.1921.418.530 mio.703,000
102San Francisco11 Sep 1972434353.8833.48.6100 mio.599,000
103Baltimore21 Nov 1983141411.7524.514.014 mio.571,000
104Miami21 May 1984222211.6436.022.019 mio.528,000
105San Juan6 Jun 2005161611.0817.216.09 mio.523,000
106Newcastle7 Aug 1980615021.5338.330.538 mio.497,000
107Atlanta30 Jun 1979393822.0839.619.534 mio.429,000
108Brasilia31 Mar 2001232311.8342.023.016 mio.381,000
109Tianjin28 Mar 2004373721.9536.018.515 mio.208,000
110Cleveland15 Mar 1955181811.7231.018.06 mio.194,000
111Valparaiso23 Nov 2005202012.1543.020.0
112Palma de Mallorca25 Apr 20079910.928.39.0
113Jacksonville30 May 19896611.156.96.0
114Seattle18 Jul 2009121211.8522.212.0
115Bursa19 Aug 2002232310.9822.523.0
116Maracaibo8 Jun 20096611.086.56.0
117Wuppertal1 Mar 1901202010.6713.320.0
118Haifa19596610.291.86.0
119Valencia3 Oct 1988383730.8610.612.7
120Essen5 Oct 1967272730.756.79.0
121Adana18 Mar 20098811.008.08.0
122Rouen17 Dec 19945510.442.25.0
123Bochum26 May 1979292720.8010.814.5
124Chennai19 Oct 1997171711.5927.017.0
125Monterrey25 Apr 1991323121.0215.816.0
126Naha10 Aug 2003151510.8512.815.0
127Porto Alegre2 Mar 1985171711.9933.817.0
128Perugia29 Jan 20087710.433.07.0
129Bielefeld21 Sep 19717740.741.31.8
130Las Vegas15 Jul 20047710.896.27.0
131ChangchunOct 2002161611.0617.016.0
132Duisburg11 Jul 1992131321.107.26.5
133Ludwigshafen29 May 1969111100.36
134Cologne11 Oct 19685151150.883.03.4
135Volgograd5 Nov 19842211.653.32.0
136Pittsburgh3 Jul 19853310.481.53.0
137Belo Horizonte1 Aug 1986191911.4828.119.0
138Seville2 Apr 2009212110.8618.021.0
139Dortmund17 May 1976373730.809.812.3
140Stuttgart10 Jun 1966191721.4112.09.5
141Chongqing18 Jun 2005181811.0819.518.0
142Mulheim3 Nov 1979131220.754.56.5
143Gelsenkirchen1 Sep 19849910.615.59.0
144Algiers2009101010.909.010.0
145Kamakura3 Mar 19708810.826.68.0
146The Hague16 Oct 2004303030.939.310.0
147DetroitJul 1987131310.374.813.0
148Frankfurt4 Oct 1968312730.766.810.3
149Dubai9 Sep 2009101013.9739.710.0
150Saint Louis31 Jul 1993373721.9836.718.5
151Bonn22 Mar 1975121210.759.012.0
152Lima13 Jan 20036611.6710.06.0
153Chiba28 Mar 1988181820.867.89.0
154Kitakyushu9 Jan 1985131310.688.813.0
155Buffalo18 May 19858811.048.48.0
156Wuhan28 Sep 2004101011.0210.210.0
157Poznan1 Mar 19976611.026.16.0
158Edmonton22 Apr 1978111111.1913.111.0
159Santo Domingo30 Jan 2009161610.9114.516.0
160Lausanne24 May 1991292820.496.814.5
161Charleroi21 Jun 1976202040.884.45.0
162Turin4 Feb 2006141410.699.614.0
163Tama27 Nov 1998191910.8416.019.0
164Guadalajara1 Sep 1989292820.8612.014.5
165Oporto7 Dec 2002151421.5510.97.5
166Dalian1 May 2003121214.0849.012.0
167Catania27 Jun 19996610.633.86.0
168Duesseldorf4 Oct 1981141420.684.87.0
169Sydney1926141431.587.44.7
170Mumbai737352.3434.214.6
171Genoa13 Jun 19907710.745.27.0
172Antwerp25 Mar 1975111120.693.85.5
173Recife11 Mar 1985302821.4219.915.0
174Kryvyi Rih26 Dec 1986121211.5018.012.0
175Newark26 May 19354410.552.24.0
176Hanover28 Sep 1975211731.096.27.0


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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