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Nordpil 2010. Ticket prices by UBS (Prices and Earnings , 2009, PDF , p. 20). Gauge, voltage, train width, and non-numerical data by Mike Rohde. Cities found their way into the list according to Metrobits' criteria .
# 1 Tokyo 2011 3,102 million 304.5 km 205 13 8.5 million Japan left Yurikamome Waterfront line, rubber-tyred Yurikamome line Marunouchi, Mita, Namboku, Yurakucho, Yurikamome lines yes yes 2 Seoul 2012 2,518 million 326.5 km 260 9 6.9 million South Korea right lines 2 and 9, planned for all lines by 2010 yes yes 3 Beijing 2012 2,460 million 554.0 km 278 18 6.74 million China right PGDs on lines 5, 13. PSDs on lines 8, 10 yes all lines 4 Moscow 2011 2,389 million 333.6 km 158 12 6.55 million Russia right lines 3, 5 since 2009 5 Shanghai 2012 2,276 million 588.0 km 284 14 6.24 million China right newer line 4 stations and refitted line 1 stations yes 6 Guangzhou 2012 1,825 million 263.5 km 149 9 5 million China right APM line (underground people mover) Zhujiang people mover yes yes yes 7 New York 2012 1,655 million 370.4 km 423 27 4.53 million USA right yes 8 Mexico City 2012 1,609 million 180.0 km 163 12 4.41 million Mexico right yes 9 Paris 2011 1,524 million 219.9 km 303 16 4.18 million France right (metro), left (RER) lines 1, 14, rubber-tyred lines 1, 4, 6, 11, 14 lines 1, 13 (part), 14 lines 1, 2, 5, 9 lines 1, 2, 5, 7bis, 9, 14 10 Hong Kong 2012 1,444 million 178.0 km 84 10 3.96 million Hong Kong S.A.R. left Disneyland Resort Line SI, WI lines, planned all underground stations yes yes 11 London 2011 1,171 million 402.0 km 270 11 3.21 million United Kingdom left Docklands Light Rail Jubilee Line extension Circle, District, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan lines Metropolitan Line, DLR 12 Sao Paulo 2012 877 million 78.4 km 64 6 2.4 million Brazil right line 4 lines 2, 3, 4 (since 2010) all metro lines and regional rail lines 4, 5 13 Cairo 2010 837 million 77.9 km 61 3 2.29 million Egypt left 5 stations 14 Osaka 2010 836 million 137.8 km 104 9 2.29 million Japan left Nanko Port Town Line, rubber-tyred Nanko Port Town Line all stations on the Nanko Port Town Line yes 15 Singapore 2011 794 million 167.4 km 100 5 2.18 million Singapore left North-East Line, Circle Line, Downtown Line, and the 3 rubber-tyred LRT lines LRT lines yes yes yes 16 Saint Petersburg 2011 786 million 113.5 km 59 5 2.15 million Russia right windowless steel doors in ten stations 17 Taipei 2012 652 million 131.3 km 108 5 1.79 million Taiwan right Wenshan (Muzha) VAL line Line 1 PGDs in the busier MRT stations, PSDs in all VAL stations yes yes 18 Santiago 2011 640 million 102.4 km 100 5 1.75 million Chile right yes yes 19 Madrid 2011 635 million 293.0 km 232 13 1.74 million Spain left tests in 2010, plans for 2011 yes yes 20 Delhi 2011 606 million 214.9 km 152 7 1.66 million India left Line 5, Airport Metro Express yes yes 21 Vienna 2010 534 million 79.0 km 94 5 1.46 million Austria right yes yes 22 Prague 2011 530 million 65.1 km 58 3 1.45 million Czech Republic right yes 23 Kiev 2011 519 million 67.6 km 49 3 1.42 million Ukraine right 24 Berlin 2011 505 million 147.4 km 173 10 1.38 million Germany right yes 25 Caracas 2009 485 million 66.5 km 54 6 1.33 million Venezuela yes 26 Tehran 2011 480 million 150.6 km 88 5 1.32 million Iran yes 27 Nagoya 2008 427 million 93.1 km 86 4 1.17 million Japan left Tobu Kyuryo maglev line Tobu Kyuryo maglev line yes yes 28 Barcelona 2011 389 million 139.4 km 147 11 1.07 million Spain right lines L9, L10, L11 lines L9, L10, L11 yes yes 29 Munich 2010 360 million 94.2 km 96 6 986,000 Germany right yes 30 Manila 2008 346 million 51.5 km 41 3 948,000 Philippines right yes yes 31 Nanjing 2011 344 million 142.3 km 91 4 942,000 China right Line 2 yes yes 32 Athens 2008 342 million 60.3 km 61 3 937,000 Greece right yes yes 33 Rome 2008 331 million 61.0 km 73 3 907,000 Italy left yes yes 34 Milan 2007 328 million 96.9 km 105 4 899,000 Italy right line M5 line M5 yes yes 35 Busan 2012 320 million 133.4 km 120 5 877,000 South Korea right Line 4 Line 4 line 3 36 Stockholm 2011 309 million 105.7 km 100 3 847,000 Sweden left 37 Buenos Aires 2011 308 million 53.9 km 73 6 844,000 Argentina left yes 38 Budapest 2011 302 million 33.0 km 40 3 827,000 Hungary right 39 Minsk 2012 281 million 37.2 km 28 2 770,000 Belarus right 40 Toronto 2006 278 million 71.3 km 69 4 762,000 Canada right yes 41 Lyon 2009 257 million 31.8 km 40 4 704,000 France left line D/Maggaly, rubber-tyred, no PSDs yes 42 Kharkov 2011 250 million 37.4 km 26 3 685,000 Ukraine right 43 Bangkok 2011 245 million 86.4 km 55 4 671,000 Thailand left Green line Green line, Blue line yes 44 Chicago 2011 222 million 166.0 km 145 8 608,000 USA right yes 45 Montreal 2006 219 million 69.2 km 68 4 600,000 Canada right yes 46 Washington 2012 218 million 189.9 km 91 6 597,000 USA right yes 47 Rio de Janeiro 2010 212 million 42.0 km 36 2 581,000 Brazil right yes 48 Sapporo 2008 209 million 48.0 km 46 3 573,000 Japan left yes yes 49 Hamburg 2011 199 million 104.7 km 91 4 545,000 Germany right DT5 type train sets DT5 type train sets 50 Yokohama 2008 198 million 57.6 km 45 3 542,000 Japan left Kanazawa Seaside line, LRT, rubber-tyred Kanazawa Seaside LRT Kanazawa Seaside LRT line yes 51 Baku 2011 183 million 36.6 km 23 3 501,000 Azerbaijan right 52 Lisbon 2010 183 million 44.3 km 50 4 501,000 Portugal left yes 53 Kolkata 2009 173 million 29.7 km 24 1 474,000 India right 54 Bucharest 2011 171 million 69.3 km 45 4 468,000 Romania right 55 Medellin 2011 170 million 28.8 km 25 2 466,000 Colombia 56 Boston 2010 147 million 60.5 km 60 3 403,000 USA right yes 57 Warsaw 2011 140 million 28.7 km 27 2 384,000 Poland right 58 Monterrey 2009 138 million 31.5 km 31 2 378,000 Mexico right yes 59 Brussels 2009 133 million 32.2 km 59 3 364,000 Belgium right (left on lines 1 and 6 between Midi and Roi Baudouin) line 1 60 Shenzhen 2009 132 million 230.3 km 133 6 362,000 China right yes yes yes 61 Daegu 2012 127 million 81.2 km 86 3 348,000 South Korea lines 1, 2 62 Kyoto 2008 126 million 31.3 km 31 2 345,000 Japan left Tozai line yes 63 Fukuoka 2007 124 million 29.8 km 34 3 340,000 Japan left yes yes 64 Kobe 2008 121 million 30.6 km 24 2 332,000 Japan left Port Liner and Rokko Liner, rubber-tyred Port Liner and Rokko Liner Port Liner and Rokko Liner yes 65 Vancouver 2011 120 million 69.5 km 47 3 329,000 Canada right Skytrain, LIM technology, currently the world's longest automated system yes yes 66 Nuremberg 2011 118 million 36.0 km 44 3 323,000 Germany right lines U2, U3, no PSDs, sharing tracks with driver-operated trains yes 67 Ankara 2007 113 million 55.1 km 44 4 310,000 Turkey right metro line yes yes 68 San Francisco 2012 111 million 166.9 km 44 5 304,000 USA right yes Wide sliding doors between cars since the 1970s 69 Dubai 2012 109 million 69.7 km 45 2 299,000 United Arab Emirates right metro metro, monorail yes yes 70 Kuala Lumpur 2008 109 million 100.1 km 79 3 299,000 Malaysia left LRT KLIA line to airport, Kelana Jaya line's underground stations yes 71 Philadelphia 2011 107 million 62.0 km 62 3 293,000 USA right yes 72 Chengdu 2012 103 million 88.2 km 67 3 282,000 China right yes yes 73 Toulouse 2011 103 million 27.5 km 37 2 282,000 France right VAL yes VAL yes 74 Lille 2009 96 million 45.5 km 60 2 263,000 France right VAL yes VAL, all stations yes 75 Bilbao 2011 90 million 43.4 km 41 2 247,000 Spain left yes yes 76 Incheon 2012 89 million 29.5 km 29 1 244,000 South Korea yes 77 Tbilisi 2008 88 million 26.3 km 21 2 241,000 Georgia right 78 Rotterdam 2008 87 million 47.0 km 37 2 238,000 Netherlands right 79 Amsterdam 2009 85 million 32.7 km 33 4 233,000 Netherlands right M5 type train sets M5 type train sets 80 Istanbul 2011 78 million 90.0 km 67 5 214,000 Turkey right Seyrantepe station on line M2 some lines some lines 81 Novosibirsk 2011 76 million 16.4 km 12 2 208,000 Russia right 82 Oslo 2010 76 million 62.0 km 77 5 208,000 Norway right yes 83 Marseille 2011 75 million 21.8 km 28 2 205,000 France right yes 84 Wuhan 2011 73 million 128.3 km 100 4 200,000 China right 85 Tashkent 2010 65 million 36.2 km 26 3 178,000 Uzbekistan right 86 Tianjin 2010 64 million 136.5 km 83 4 175,000 China right platform gate doors yes 87 Izmir 2011 63 million 20.1 km 17 1 173,000 Turkey 88 Helsinki 2011 62 million 21.0 km 17 1 170,000 Finland right yes 89 Xian 2012 59 million 51.9 km 39 2 162,000 China yes 90 Sendai 2008 58 million 28.7 km 29 2 159,000 Japan left yes 91 Brasilia 2009 55 million 42.0 km 24 1 151,000 Brazil right 92 Copenhagen 2011 54 million 21.0 km 22 2 148,000 Denmark right all metro lines all underground stations all metro and S-Tog trains yes 93 Kaohsiung 2012 52 million 45.0 km 37 2 142,000 Taiwan MRT 94 Rennes 2011 47 million 9.0 km 15 1 129,000 France right VAL yes VAL yes 95 Los Angeles 2011 46 million 59.3 km 30 3 126,000 USA right yes 96 Dalian 2012 44 million 141.0 km 55 4 121,000 China right 97 Daejeon 2011 38 million 22.6 km 22 1 104,000 South Korea yes 98 Newcastle 2011 38 million 76.5 km 50 2 104,000 United Kingdom left 99 Yekaterinburg 2011 38 million 12.7 km 9 1 104,000 Russia right 100 Pyongyang 2009 36 million 22.5 km 15 2 98,600 North Korea 101 Naples 2011 35 million 34.8 km 29 3 95,900 Italy left 102 Atlanta 2007 34 million 79.2 km 38 2 93,200 USA right yes 103 Turin 2011 33 million 13.4 km 21 1 90,400 Italy right VAL yes VAL yes yes 104 Santo Domingo 2011 29 million 24.8 km 29 2 79,500 Dominican Republic yes 105 Sofia 2009 29 million 36.2 km 33 2 79,500 Bulgaria right 106 Kazan 2012 27 million 15.8 km 10 1 74,000 Russia right 107 Nizhny Novgorod 2010 27 million 18.9 km 14 2 74,000 Russia right 108 Valencia 2010 21 million 7.7 km 9 1 57,500 Venezuela 109 Baltimore 2011 18 million 24.5 km 14 1 49,300 USA right yes 110 Gwangju 2011 18 million 20.1 km 20 1 49,300 South Korea yes 111 Hiroshima 2005 18 million 18.4 km 22 1 49,300 Japan left yes 112 Miami 2011 18 million 39.8 km 23 1 49,300 USA right downtown people mover, rubber-tyred Downtown people mover yes 113 Yerevan 2011 17 million 12.1 km 10 1 46,600 Armenia right 114 Samara 2011 16 million 11.6 km 10 1 43,800 Russia right 115 Glasgow 2011 13 million 10.4 km 15 1 35,600 United Kingdom left 116 San Juan 2011 11 million 17.2 km 16 1 30,100 Puerto Rico 117 Dnepropetrovsk 2010 9 million 7.1 km 6 1 24,700 Ukraine 118 Almaty 2012 7 million 10.3 km 9 1 19,200 Kazakhstan 119 Cleveland 2011 6 million 31.0 km 18 1 16,400 USA right 120 Adana 13.5 km 13 1 Turkey 121 Algiers 13.5 km 14 1 Algeria yes yes 122 Antwerp 7.6 km 11 2 Belgium 123 Bangalore 29.2 km 30 2 India 124 Belo Horizonte 28.1 km 19 1 Brazil right 125 Bielefeld 5.2 km 7 4 Germany right 126 Bochum 21.5 km 27 2 Germany right 127 Bonn 9.0 km 12 1 Germany right 128 Brescia 13.1 km 17 1 Italy metro 129 Buffalo 8.4 km 8 1 USA right 130 Bursa 31.5 km 31 2 Turkey 131 Catania 3.8 km 6 1 Italy right 132 Changchun 17.0 km 16 1 China right 133 Changsha 50.2 km 42 2 China 134 Charleroi 17.5 km 23 4 Belgium 135 Chennai 37.0 km 24 2 India 136 Chiba 15.5 km 18 2 Japan left 137 Chongqing 203.0 km 111 4 China right The three underground stations (Daping, Linjiangmen, and Jiaochangkou) have PSDs yes yes 138 Cologne 47.4 km 55 15 Germany right new light rail trains only yes 139 Detroit 4.8 km 13 1 USA right downtown people mover, LIM technology yes 140 Dongguan 38.8 km 15 1 China 141 Dortmund 29.5 km 37 3 Germany right H-Bahn yes 142 Duesseldorf 13.0 km 19 2 Germany right yes 143 Duisburg 14.3 km 13 2 Germany right yes 144 Edmonton 20.4 km 15 1 Canada right 145 Esfahan 11.2 km 10 1 Iran 146 Essen 20.2 km 27 3 Germany right yes 147 Frankfurt 20.5 km 27 3 Germany right yes 148 Fuzhou 9.7 km 9 1 China 149 Gelsenkirchen 5.5 km 9 1 Germany right 150 Genoa 7.1 km 8 1 Italy right yes 151 Guadalajara 24.0 km 28 2 Mexico right 152 Haifa 1.8 km 6 1 Israel 153 Hangzhou 81.5 km 53 3 China 154 Hanover 18.6 km 17 3 Germany right yes 155 Harbin 17.5 km 18 1 China 156 Jacksonville 6.9 km 6 1 USA right downtown monorail people mover 157 Jaipur 9.6 km 9 1 India 158 Kamakura 6.6 km 8 1 Japan left 159 Kitakyushu 8.8 km 13 1 Japan left yes 160 Kryvyi Rih 18.0 km 12 1 Ukraine 161 Kunming 58.5 km 33 3 China yes 162 Las Vegas 6.2 km 7 1 USA right monorail yes 163 Lausanne 13.7 km 28 2 Switzerland line m2 line m2 Line m2 yes 164 Lima 34.4 km 26 1 Peru 165 Ludwigshafen 4.0 km 11 0 Germany right 166 Malaga 12.0 km 16 2 Spain 167 Maracaibo 6.5 km 6 1 Venezuela yes 168 Mashhad 23.5 km 24 1 Iran 169 Mecca 18.1 km 9 1 Saudi Arabia right yes yes yes 170 Muelheim 9.0 km 12 2 Germany right 171 Mumbai 171.0 km 73 5 India 172 Naha 12.8 km 15 1 Japan left 173 Nanchang 28.7 km 24 1 China 174 Nanning 11.2 km 10 1 China 175 Newark 2.2 km 4 1 USA right 176 Ningbo 74.5 km 50 2 China Line 1 177 Oporto 21.7 km 15 2 Portugal right yes yes 178 Palma de Mallorca 8.3 km 9 1 Spain 179 Panama City 13.7 km 13 1 Panama 180 Perugia 3.0 km 7 1 Italy Minimetro 181 Pittsburgh 4.8 km 6 1 USA right 182 Porto Alegre 33.8 km 17 1 Brazil right 183 Poznan 6.1 km 6 1 Poland 184 Qingdao 12.0 km 10 1 China 185 Recife 39.7 km 28 2 Brazil right 186 Rouen 2.2 km 5 1 France 187 Saint Louis 73.4 km 37 2 USA right 188 Salvador 11.9 km 8 1 Brazil yes 189 Seattle 27.2 km 15 1 USA right yes 190 Seville 18.0 km 21 1 Spain Line 1 191 Shenyang 49.5 km 40 2 China right yes 192 Shiraz 10.5 km 6 1 Iran 193 Stuttgart 24.0 km 17 2 Germany right yes yes 194 Suzhou 25.7 km 24 1 China right yes 195 Sydney 22.1 km 14 3 Australia left yes 196 Tabriz 7.0 km 6 1 Iran 197 Tama 16.0 km 19 1 Japan left yes 198 The Hague 27.9 km 30 3 Netherlands right 199 Valencia 31.8 km 37 3 Spain right yes yes 200 Valparaiso 43.0 km 20 1 Chile right 201 Volgograd 6.8 km 6 1 Russia 202 Wuppertal 13.3 km 20 1 Germany right 203 Wuxi 56.1 km 45 2 China 204 Zhengzhou 25.4 km 20 1 China
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