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