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