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