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