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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 London26810 Jan 1863253.6 mi268110.9523.124.41197 mio.4,721,000
2 New York46827 Oct 1904228.7 mi422270.548.517.31624 mio.7,101,000
3 Shanghai23010 Apr 1995207.6 mi194101.0720.823.01122 mio.5,405,000
4 Tokyo29030 Dec 1927189.2 mi205130.9214.622.33174 mio.16,772,000
5 Moscow18015 May 1935185.7 mi144121.2915.515.02573 mio.13,855,000
6 Seoul34815 Aug 1974178.3 mi298100.6017.834.82048 mio.11,486,000
7 Madrid28117 Oct 1919176.5 mi231130.7613.621.6686 mio.3,887,000
8 Beijing1471 Oct 1969141.4 mi12591.1315.716.31200 mio.8,485,000
9 Paris38019 Jul 1900132.4 mi300160.448.323.81473 mio.11,127,000
10 Mexico City1755 Sep 1969125.4 mi147110.8511.415.91460 mio.11,647,000
11 Hong Kong951 Oct 1979116.9 mi8291.4313.010.61309 mio.11,197,000
12 Washington9027 Mar 1976106.4 mi8651.2421.318.0215 mio.2,021,000
13 Mumbai73106.3 mi7351.4621.314.6
14 San Francisco4311 Sep 1972103.7 mi4352.4120.78.6100 mio.964,000
15 Chicago1516 Jun 1892103.2 mi14480.7212.918.9198 mio.1,919,000
16 Guangzhou8828 Jun 199992.3 mi7951.1718.517.6601 mio.6,512,000
17 Berlin19518 Feb 190291.6 mi173100.539.219.5447 mio.4,879,000
18 Osaka13320 May 193385.6 mi10490.829.514.8860 mio.10,042,000
19 Singapore767 Nov 198773.9 mi6941.0718.519.0571 mio.7,727,000
20 Barcelona15230 Dec 192468.7 mi128100.546.915.2378 mio.5,504,000
21 Saint Petersburg6315 Nov 195568.5 mi5551.2513.712.6832 mio.12,148,000
22 Stockholm1041 Oct 195065.7 mi10030.6621.934.7303 mio.4,612,000
23 Hamburg971 Mar 191262.6 mi8930.7020.932.3184 mio.2,940,000
24 Delhi8324 Dec 200259.8 mi8130.7419.927.7310 mio.5,188,000
25 Busan9219 Jul 198559.0 mi8830.6719.730.7257 mio.4,353,000
26 Munich10019 Oct 197157.5 mi9460.619.616.7349 mio.6,071,000
27 Taipei8528 Mar 199656.3 mi8080.707.010.6450 mio.7,992,000
28 Nagoya9315 Nov 195755.3 mi8240.6713.823.3427 mio.7,720,000
29 Santiago9315 Sep 197551.6 mi8650.6010.318.6642 mio.12,446,000
30 Atlanta3930 Jun 197949.2 mi3821.3024.619.534 mio.691,000
31 Newcastle617 Aug 198047.5 mi5020.9523.830.538 mio.799,000
32 Milan881 Nov 196446.4 mi8430.5515.529.3328 mio.7,074,000
33 Saint Louis3731 Jul 199345.6 mi3721.2322.818.5
34 Tianjin3728 Mar 200444.7 mi3721.2122.418.515 mio.335,000
35 Toronto7430 Apr 195444.3 mi6940.6411.118.5278 mio.6,274,000
36 Vienna9625 Feb 197843.4 mi8450.528.719.2498 mio.11,480,000
37 Vancouver493 Jan 198643.2 mi4730.9214.416.374 mio.1,713,000
38 Montreal7314 Oct 196643.0 mi6840.6310.818.3219 mio.5,092,000
39 Bucharest5016 Nov 197942.1 mi4340.9810.512.5111 mio.2,638,000
40 Cairo5527 Sep 198740.7 mi5320.7720.427.5700 mio.17,195,000
41 Kuala Lumpur6016 Dec 199639.8 mi5630.7113.320.0109 mio.2,740,000
42 Oslo7222 May 196638.5 mi7250.547.714.464 mio.1,661,000
43 Philadelphia664 Mar 190738.5 mi6230.6212.822.067 mio.1,739,000
44 Sao Paulo5814 Sep 197438.1 mi5540.699.514.5684 mio.17,954,000
45 Caracas5027 Mar 198337.6 mi4650.827.510.0510 mio.13,563,000
46 Boston661 Sep 189737.6 mi6030.6312.522.0145 mio.3,856,000
47 Kiev4622 Oct 196037.2 mi4330.8612.415.3642 mio.17,274,000
48 Los Angeles3030 Jan 199336.9 mi3031.2312.310.045 mio.1,221,000
49 Prague579 May 197436.7 mi5430.6812.219.0597 mio.16,253,000
50 Yokohama4816 Dec 197235.8 mi4530.8011.916.0198 mio.5,531,000
51 Daegu5626 Nov 199733.5 mi5520.6116.728.0110 mio.3,284,000
52 Athens52195432.3 mi4830.6710.817.3325 mio.10,056,000
53 Tehran4721 Feb 200031.4 mi4430.7110.515.7353 mio.11,247,000
54 Dalian121 May 200330.5 mi1212.5430.512.0
55 Sapporo4916 Dec 197129.8 mi4630.659.916.3209 mio.7,006,000
56 Buenos Aires761 Dec 191329.5 mi6860.434.912.7280 mio.9,485,000
57 Rotterdam3810 Feb 196829.2 mi3720.7914.619.085 mio.2,910,000
58 Bangkok445 Dec 199928.8 mi4030.729.614.7206 mio.7,159,000
59 Manila421 Dec 198428.4 mi3930.739.514.0346 mio.12,182,000
60 Lille6225 Apr 198328.3 mi6020.4714.131.074 mio.2,617,000
61 Cologne5111 Oct 196828.0 mi51150.551.93.4
62 Valparaiso2023 Nov 200526.7 mi2011.3426.720.0
63 Kaohsiung379 Mar 200826.5 mi3620.7413.318.530 mio.1,130,000
64 Rio de Janeiro345 Mar 197926.1 mi3420.7713.117.0135 mio.5,172,000
65 Brasilia2331 Mar 200126.1 mi2311.1326.123.016 mio.613,000
66 Lisbon5229 Dec 195925.5 mi4640.556.413.0180 mio.7,064,000
67 Bilbao3811 Nov 199525.2 mi3820.6612.619.086 mio.3,407,000
68 Dubai119 Sep 200924.7 mi1112.2424.711.0
69 Recife3011 Mar 198524.7 mi2820.8812.315.0
70 Rome4910 Feb 195524.2 mi4820.5012.124.5331 mio.13,656,000
71 Tashkent296 Nov 197722.5 mi2630.877.59.771 mio.3,156,000
72 Miami2221 May 198422.4 mi2211.0222.422.019 mio.849,000
73 Kharkov2823 Aug 197521.9 mi2530.887.39.3278 mio.12,671,000
74 Nuremberg461 Mar 197221.5 mi4430.497.215.392 mio.4,278,000
75 Porto Alegre172 Mar 198521.0 mi1711.2421.017.0
76 Budapest422 May 189620.5 mi4030.516.814.0297 mio.14,481,000
77 Baku226 Nov 196720.4 mi2120.9710.211.0176 mio.8,618,000
78 Amsterdam3316 Oct 197720.3 mi3340.625.18.391 mio.4,478,000
79 Brussels6120 Sep 197620.0 mi5930.346.720.3136 mio.6,796,000
80 Naples3028 Mar 199319.8 mi2830.716.610.029 mio.1,467,000
81 Valencia383 Oct 198819.8 mi3730.536.612.7
82 Monterrey3225 Apr 199119.6 mi3120.639.816.0
83 Kyoto321 Apr 198119.5 mi3120.639.716.0126 mio.6,477,000
84 Cleveland1815 Mar 195519.3 mi1811.0719.318.06 mio.311,000
85 Lyon4328 Apr 197819.1 mi3940.494.810.8182 mio.9,539,000
86 Kobe2613 Mar 197719.0 mi2420.799.513.0121 mio.6,362,000
87 Minsk2526 Jun 198418.8 mi2420.789.412.5262 mio.13,913,000
88 Fukuoka3526 Jul 198118.5 mi3430.546.211.7124 mio.6,695,000
89 Incheon296 Oct 199918.3 mi2910.6318.329.073 mio.3,982,000
90 Dortmund3717 May 197618.3 mi3730.496.112.3
91 Medellin2630 Nov 199517.9 mi2520.728.913.0155 mio.8,660,000
92 Belo Horizonte191 Aug 198617.5 mi1910.9217.519.0
93 The Hague3016 Oct 200417.3 mi3030.585.810.0
94 Toulouse3826 Jun 199317.1 mi3720.468.519.042 mio.2,457,000
95 Chennai1719 Oct 199716.8 mi1710.9916.817.0
96 Tbilisi2211 Jan 196616.3 mi2120.788.211.092 mio.5,628,000
97 Shenzhen2328 Dec 200415.7 mi2220.717.911.573 mio.4,643,000
98 Baltimore1421 Nov 198315.2 mi1411.0915.214.014 mio.919,000
99 Guadalajara291 Sep 198914.9 mi2820.537.514.5
100 Stuttgart1910 Jun 196614.9 mi1720.887.59.5
101 Ankara2330 Aug 199614.4 mi2220.657.211.5113 mio.7,871,000
102 Warsaw217 Apr 199514.0 mi2110.6714.021.0114 mio.8,116,000
103 Kolkata2124 Oct 198414.0 mi2110.6714.021.0100 mio.7,119,000
104 Daejeon2216 Mar 200614.0 mi2210.6414.022.029 mio.2,065,000
105 Bursa2319 Aug 200214.0 mi2310.6114.023.0
106 Pyongyang166 Sep 197314.0 mi1520.937.08.035 mio.2,503,000
107 Shenyang1823 Sep 200913.8 mi1810.7713.818.0
108 Seattle1218 Jul 200913.8 mi1211.1513.812.0
109 Sydney14192613.7 mi1430.984.64.7
110 Oporto157 Dec 200213.5 mi1420.966.77.5
111 Nanjing1627 Aug 200513.5 mi1610.8413.516.0102 mio.7,563,000
112 Bochum2926 May 197913.4 mi2720.506.714.5
113 Copenhagen2219 Oct 200213.1 mi2220.596.511.037 mio.2,835,000
114 Helsinki173 Aug 198213.1 mi1710.7713.117.058 mio.4,444,000
115 Frankfurt314 Oct 196812.7 mi2730.474.210.3
116 Essen275 Oct 196712.6 mi2730.474.29.0
117 Gwangju2028 Apr 200412.5 mi2010.6212.520.017 mio.1,361,000
118 Chongqing1818 Jun 200512.1 mi1810.6712.118.0
119 Marseille2626 Nov 197712.0 mi2420.506.013.058 mio.4,835,000
120 Hanover2128 Sep 197511.6 mi1730.683.97.0
121 Hiroshima2120 Aug 199411.4 mi2110.5411.421.018 mio.1,574,000
122 Kryvyi Rih1226 Dec 198611.2 mi1210.9311.212.0
123 Sofia1428 Jan 199811.2 mi1410.8011.214.051 mio.4,559,000
124 Seville212 Apr 200911.2 mi2110.5311.221.0
125 Charleroi2021 Jun 197610.9 mi2040.542.75.0
126 San Juan166 Jun 200510.7 mi1610.6710.716.09 mio.842,000
127 Changchun16Oct 200210.6 mi1610.6610.616.0
128 Tama1927 Nov 19989.9 mi1910.529.919.0
129 Chiba1828 Mar 19889.6 mi1820.544.89.0
130 Nizhny Novgorod1420 Nov 19859.6 mi1320.744.87.033 mio.3,426,000
131 Istanbul1016 Sep 20009.3 mi1010.939.310.068 mio.7,294,000
132 Sendai1715 Jul 19879.2 mi1710.549.217.058 mio.6,306,000
133 Santo Domingo1630 Jan 20099.0 mi1610.569.016.0
134 Duisburg1311 Jul 19928.9 mi1320.694.56.5
135 Novosibirsk137 Jan 19868.9 mi1220.744.46.570 mio.7,876,000
136 Lausanne2924 May 19918.5 mi2820.304.314.5
137 Wuppertal201 Mar 19018.3 mi2010.418.320.0
138 Edmonton1122 Apr 19788.1 mi1110.748.111.0
139 Naha1510 Aug 20038.0 mi1510.538.015.0
140 Yerevan107 Mar 19817.5 mi1010.757.510.017 mio.2,261,000
141 Izmir1022 May 20007.1 mi1010.717.110.030 mio.4,197,000
142 Glasgow1514 Dec 18966.5 mi1510.436.515.015 mio.2,321,000
143 Samara926 Dec 19876.3 mi910.706.39.012 mio.1,893,000
144 Wuhan1028 Sep 20046.3 mi1010.636.310.0
145 Lima613 Jan 20036.2 mi611.046.26.0
146 Turin144 Feb 20066.0 mi1410.436.014.0
147 Duesseldorf144 Oct 19816.0 mi1420.433.07.0
148 Mulheim133 Nov 19795.6 mi1220.472.86.5
149 Rennes1516 Mar 20025.6 mi1510.375.615.023 mio.4,112,000
150 Bonn1222 Mar 19755.6 mi1210.475.612.0
151 Kitakyushu139 Jan 19855.5 mi1310.425.513.0
152 Yekaterinburg726 Apr 19915.3 mi710.755.37.046 mio.8,708,000
153 Buffalo818 May 19855.2 mi810.655.28.0
154 Kazan627 Aug 20055.2 mi610.865.26.07 mio.1,357,000
155 Palma de Mallorca925 Apr 20075.2 mi910.575.29.0
156 Adana818 Mar 20095.0 mi810.625.08.0
157 Antwerp1125 Mar 19754.7 mi1120.432.45.5
158 Dnepropetrovsk629 Dec 19954.4 mi610.744.46.011 mio.2,493,000
159 Jacksonville630 May 19894.3 mi610.714.36.0
160 Kamakura83 Mar 19704.1 mi810.514.18.0
161 Maracaibo68 Jun 20094.0 mi610.674.06.0
162 Valencia718 Oct 20063.9 mi710.553.97.018 mio.4,671,000
163 Las Vegas715 Jul 20043.9 mi710.553.97.0
164 Poznan61 Mar 19973.8 mi610.633.86.0
165 Gelsenkirchen91 Sep 19843.4 mi910.383.49.0
166 Genoa713 Jun 19903.2 mi710.463.27.0
167 Bielefeld721 Sep 19713.2 mi740.460.81.8
168 Detroit13Jul 19873.0 mi1310.233.013.0
169 Ludwigshafen1129 May 19692.5 mi1100.23
170 Catania627 Jun 19992.4 mi610.392.46.0
171 Volgograd25 Nov 19842.1 mi211.032.12.0
172 Perugia729 Jan 20081.9 mi710.271.97.0
173 Newark426 May 19351.4 mi410.341.44.0
174 Rouen517 Dec 19941.4 mi510.271.45.0
175 Haifa619591.1 mi610.181.16.0
176 Pittsburgh33 Jul 19850.9 mi310.300.93.0


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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