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World Metro Database

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A list like this one and the metro systems that appear in it may always remain somewhat controversial. One reason is that definitions of what a metro is may vary according to whom you ask (a popular definition is here). Differences between commuter rail, metros and trams are increasingly fading as new hybrid trains allow metros to include sections in streets or shared with heavy rail. In other cases, metros have gradually evolved from former tram or rail lines, so it is sometimes difficult to tell the actual length or date of inauguration of the metro system.

Stations* with an asterisk counts each interchange station as one. Passenger numbers are annual. Ticket prices are for 10 km or 10 stops Price of a single ticket for the public transport network (bus, streetcar or metro) for a journey of approx. 10 km/6 miles or at least 10 stops (2009). Only one logo per city is displayed.



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1 Seoul348286.9 km298100.9628.734.82048 mio.7,138,000
2 Stockholm104105.7 km10031.0635.234.7303 mio.2,867,000
3 Hamburg97100.7 km8931.1333.632.3184 mio.1,827,000
4 Lille6245.5 km6020.7622.831.074 mio.1,626,000
5 Busan9295.0 km8831.0831.730.7257 mio.2,705,000
6 Newcastle6176.5 km5021.5338.330.538 mio.497,000
7 Milan8874.6 km8430.8924.929.3328 mio.4,397,000
8 Incheon2929.5 km2911.0229.529.073 mio.2,475,000
9 Daegu5653.9 km5520.9827.028.0110 mio.2,041,000
10 Delhi8396.2 km8131.1932.127.7310 mio.3,224,000
11 Cairo5565.5 km5321.2432.827.5700 mio.10,687,000
12 Rome4939.0 km4820.8119.524.5331 mio.8,487,000
13 London268408.0 km268111.5237.124.41197 mio.2,934,000
14 Paris380213.0 km300160.7113.323.81473 mio.6,915,000
15 Nagoya9389.0 km8241.0922.323.3427 mio.4,798,000
16 Bursa2322.5 km2310.9822.523.0
17 Shanghai230334.0 km194101.7233.423.01122 mio.3,359,000
18 Brasilia2342.0 km2311.8342.023.016 mio.381,000
19 Tokyo290304.5 km205131.4923.422.33174 mio.10,424,000
20 Boston6660.5 km6031.0120.222.0145 mio.2,397,000
21 Philadelphia6662.0 km6231.0020.722.067 mio.1,081,000
22 Miami2236.0 km2211.6436.022.019 mio.528,000
23 Daejeon2222.6 km2211.0322.622.029 mio.1,283,000
24 Madrid281284.0 km231131.2321.821.6686 mio.2,415,000
25 Hiroshima2118.4 km2110.8818.421.018 mio.978,000
26 Warsaw2122.6 km2111.0822.621.0114 mio.5,044,000
27 Kolkata2122.6 km2111.0822.621.0100 mio.4,425,000
28 Seville2118.0 km2110.8618.021.0
29 Brussels6132.2 km5930.5510.720.3136 mio.4,224,000
30 Gwangju2020.1 km2011.0120.120.017 mio.846,000
31 Wuppertal2013.3 km2010.6713.320.0
32 Valparaiso2043.0 km2012.1543.020.0
33 Kuala Lumpur6064.0 km5631.1421.320.0109 mio.1,703,000
34 Berlin195147.4 km173100.8514.719.5447 mio.3,033,000
35 Atlanta3979.2 km3822.0839.619.534 mio.429,000
36 Vienna9669.8 km8450.8314.019.2498 mio.7,135,000
37 Bilbao3840.6 km3821.0720.319.086 mio.2,118,000
38 Singapore76118.9 km6941.7229.719.0571 mio.4,802,000
39 Prague5759.1 km5431.0919.719.0597 mio.10,102,000
40 Tama1916.0 km1910.8416.019.0
41 Rotterdam3847.0 km3721.2723.519.085 mio.1,809,000
42 Belo Horizonte1928.1 km1911.4828.119.0
43 Toulouse3827.5 km3720.7413.819.042 mio.1,527,000
44 Chicago151166.0 km14481.1520.818.9198 mio.1,193,000
45 Santiago9383.0 km8650.9716.618.6642 mio.7,735,000
46 Toronto7471.3 km6941.0317.818.5278 mio.3,899,000
47 Saint Louis3773.4 km3721.9836.718.5
48 Tianjin3772.0 km3721.9536.018.515 mio.208,000
49 Kaohsiung3742.7 km3621.1921.418.530 mio.703,000
50 Montreal7369.2 km6841.0217.318.3219 mio.3,165,000
51 Cleveland1831.0 km1811.7231.018.06 mio.194,000
52 Washington90171.2 km8651.9934.218.0215 mio.1,256,000
53 Shenyang1822.2 km1811.2322.218.0
54 Chongqing1819.5 km1811.0819.518.0
55 Guangzhou88148.5 km7951.8829.717.6601 mio.4,047,000
56 Athens5252.0 km4831.0817.317.3325 mio.6,250,000
57 New York468368.0 km422270.8713.617.31624 mio.4,413,000
58 Rio de Janeiro3442.0 km3421.2421.017.0135 mio.3,214,000
59 Sendai1714.8 km1710.8714.817.058 mio.3,919,000
60 Helsinki1721.0 km1711.2421.017.058 mio.2,762,000
61 Porto Alegre1733.8 km1711.9933.817.0
62 Chennai1727.0 km1711.5927.017.0
63 Munich10092.5 km9460.9815.416.7349 mio.3,773,000
64 Sapporo4948.0 km4631.0416.016.3209 mio.4,354,000
65 Beijing147227.6 km12591.8225.316.31200 mio.5,274,000
66 Vancouver4969.5 km4731.4823.216.374 mio.1,065,000
67 Santo Domingo1614.5 km1610.9114.516.0
68 San Juan1617.2 km1611.0817.216.09 mio.523,000
69 Kyoto3231.3 km3121.0115.616.0126 mio.4,026,000
70 Yokohama4857.6 km4531.2819.216.0198 mio.3,438,000
71 Monterrey3231.5 km3121.0215.816.0
72 Nanjing1621.7 km1611.3621.716.0102 mio.4,700,000
73 Changchun1617.0 km1611.0617.016.0
74 Mexico City175201.7 km147111.3718.315.91460 mio.7,238,000
75 Tehran4750.5 km4431.1516.815.7353 mio.6,990,000
76 Nuremberg4634.6 km4430.7911.515.392 mio.2,659,000
77 Kiev4659.8 km4331.3919.915.3642 mio.10,736,000
78 Barcelona152110.5 km128100.8611.115.2378 mio.3,421,000
79 Recife3039.7 km2821.4219.915.0
80 Naha1512.8 km1510.8512.815.0
81 Moscow180298.8 km144122.0724.915.02573 mio.8,611,000
82 Rennes159.0 km1510.609.015.023 mio.2,556,000
83 Glasgow1510.4 km1510.6910.415.015 mio.1,442,000
84 Osaka133137.8 km10491.3315.314.8860 mio.6,241,000
85 Bangkok4446.3 km4031.1615.414.7206 mio.4,449,000
86 Mumbai73171.0 km7352.3434.214.6
87 Lausanne2913.7 km2820.496.814.5
88 Guadalajara2924.0 km2820.8612.014.5
89 Bochum2921.5 km2720.8010.814.5
90 Sao Paulo5861.3 km5541.1115.314.5684 mio.11,158,000
91 Oslo7262.0 km7250.8612.414.464 mio.1,032,000
92 Turin149.6 km1410.699.614.0
93 Baltimore1424.5 km1411.7524.514.014 mio.571,000
94 Manila4245.7 km3931.1715.214.0346 mio.7,571,000
95 Budapest4233.0 km4030.8311.014.0297 mio.9,000,000
96 Sofia1418.0 km1411.2918.014.051 mio.2,833,000
97 Lisbon5241.0 km4640.8910.313.0180 mio.4,390,000
98 Kitakyushu138.8 km1310.688.813.0
99 Marseille2619.3 km2420.809.613.058 mio.3,005,000
100 Detroit134.8 km1310.374.813.0
101 Kobe2630.6 km2421.2815.313.0121 mio.3,954,000
102 Medellin2628.8 km2521.1514.413.0155 mio.5,382,000
103 Buenos Aires7647.5 km6860.707.912.7280 mio.5,895,000
104 Valencia3831.8 km3730.8610.612.7
105 Saint Petersburg63110.2 km5552.0022.012.6832 mio.7,550,000
106 Minsk2530.3 km2421.2615.112.5262 mio.8,647,000
107 Bucharest5067.7 km4341.5716.912.5111 mio.1,640,000
108 Dortmund3729.5 km3730.809.812.3
109 Kryvyi Rih1218.0 km1211.5018.012.0
110 Seattle1222.2 km1211.8522.212.0
111 Dalian1249.0 km1214.0849.012.0
112 Bonn129.0 km1210.759.012.0
113 Fukuoka3529.8 km3430.889.911.7124 mio.4,161,000
114 Shenzhen2325.3 km2221.1512.611.573 mio.2,885,000
115 Ankara2323.1 km2221.0511.611.5113 mio.4,892,000
116 Copenhagen2221.0 km2220.9510.511.037 mio.1,762,000
117 Edmonton1113.1 km1111.1913.111.0
118 Tbilisi2226.3 km2121.2513.111.092 mio.3,498,000
119 Dubai1139.7 km1113.6139.711.0
120 Baku2232.9 km2121.5616.411.0176 mio.5,356,000
121 Lyon4330.7 km3940.797.710.8182 mio.5,928,000
122 Taipei8590.6 km8081.1311.310.6450 mio.4,967,000
123 Hong Kong95188.1 km8292.2920.910.61309 mio.6,959,000
124 Frankfurt3120.5 km2730.766.810.3
125 Yerevan1012.1 km1011.2112.110.017 mio.1,405,000
126 Los Angeles3059.3 km3031.9819.810.045 mio.759,000
127 Caracas5060.5 km4651.3212.110.0510 mio.8,430,000
128 Istanbul1015.0 km1011.5015.010.068 mio.4,533,000
129 Naples3031.8 km2831.1410.610.029 mio.912,000
130 The Hague3027.9 km3030.939.310.0
131 Izmir1011.5 km1011.1511.510.030 mio.2,609,000
132 Wuhan1010.2 km1011.0210.210.0
133 Tashkent2936.2 km2631.3912.19.771 mio.1,961,000
134 Stuttgart1924.0 km1721.4112.09.5
135 Kharkov2835.3 km2531.4111.89.3278 mio.7,875,000
136 Essen2720.2 km2730.756.79.0
137 Chiba1815.5 km1820.867.89.0
138 Gelsenkirchen95.5 km910.615.59.0
139 Samara910.2 km911.1310.29.012 mio.1,176,000
140 Palma de Mallorca98.3 km910.928.39.0
141 San Francisco43166.9 km4353.8833.48.6100 mio.599,000
142 Amsterdam3332.7 km3340.998.28.391 mio.2,783,000
143 Adana88.0 km811.008.08.0
144 Kamakura86.6 km810.826.68.0
145 Buffalo88.4 km811.048.48.0
146 Pyongyang1622.5 km1521.5011.38.035 mio.1,556,000
147 Oporto1521.7 km1421.5510.97.5
148 Valencia76.2 km710.896.27.018 mio.2,903,000
149 Perugia73.0 km710.433.07.0
150 Hanover2118.6 km1731.096.27.0
151 Genoa75.2 km710.745.27.0
152 Yekaterinburg78.5 km711.218.57.046 mio.5,412,000
153 Las Vegas76.2 km710.896.27.0
154 Duesseldorf149.6 km1420.684.87.0
155 Nizhny Novgorod1415.5 km1321.197.87.033 mio.2,129,000
156 Duisburg1314.3 km1321.107.26.5
157 Novosibirsk1314.3 km1221.197.26.570 mio.4,895,000
158 Mulheim139.0 km1220.754.56.5
159 Maracaibo66.5 km611.086.56.0
160 Jacksonville66.9 km611.156.96.0
161 Dnepropetrovsk67.1 km611.187.16.011 mio.1,549,000
162 Poznan66.1 km611.026.16.0
163 Kazan68.3 km611.388.36.07 mio.843,000
164 Haifa61.8 km610.291.86.0
165 Catania63.8 km610.633.86.0
166 Lima610.0 km611.6710.06.0
167 Antwerp117.6 km1120.693.85.5
168 Rouen52.2 km510.442.25.0
169 Charleroi2017.5 km2040.884.45.0
170 Sydney1422.1 km1431.587.44.7
171 Newark42.2 km410.552.24.0
172 Cologne5145.0 km51150.883.03.4
173 Pittsburgh31.5 km310.481.53.0
174 Volgograd23.3 km211.653.32.0
175 Bielefeld75.2 km740.741.31.8
176 Ludwigshafen114.0 km1100.36


Numerical data (except ridership) by Jordi Serradell 1/2010. Ridership data by John Kennes 10/2009. Ticket prices by UBS: Prices and Earnings (PDF, p. 20) 2009. Non-numerical data by Mike Rohde 1/2010.




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