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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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1AfricaEgypt27 Sep 198740.7 mi55700 mio.
2AmericaDominican Republic30 Jan 20099.0 mi16
3AmericaVenezuela8 Jun 20094.0 mi6
4AmericaUSA30 May 19894.3 mi6
5AmericaUSA26 May 19351.4 mi4
6AmericaUSA30 Jan 199336.9 mi3045 mio.
7AmericaBrazil5 Mar 197926.1 mi34135 mio.
8AmericaVenezuela18 Oct 20063.9 mi718 mio.
9AmericaCanada14 Oct 196643.0 mi73219 mio.
10AmericaMexico5 Sep 1969125.4 mi1751460 mio.
11AmericaVenezuela27 Mar 198337.6 mi50510 mio.
12AmericaPuerto Rico6 Jun 200510.7 mi169 mio.
13AmericaArgentina1 Dec 191329.5 mi76280 mio.
14AmericaUSA1 Sep 189737.6 mi66145 mio.
15AmericaBrazil11 Mar 198524.7 mi30
16AmericaUSA15 Mar 195519.3 mi186 mio.
17AmericaMexico1 Sep 198914.9 mi29
18AmericaUSA21 Nov 198315.2 mi1414 mio.
19AmericaUSA27 Mar 1976106.4 mi90215 mio.
20AmericaUSA6 Jun 1892103.2 mi151198 mio.
21AmericaChile23 Nov 200526.7 mi20
22AmericaUSA4 Mar 190738.5 mi6667 mio.
23AmericaCanada30 Apr 195444.3 mi74278 mio.
24AmericaUSA21 May 198422.4 mi2219 mio.
25AmericaChile15 Sep 197551.6 mi93642 mio.
26AmericaUSA30 Jun 197949.2 mi3934 mio.
27AmericaCanada22 Apr 19788.1 mi11
28AmericaUSA18 May 19855.2 mi8
29AmericaUSA31 Jul 199345.6 mi37
30AmericaUSAJul 19873.0 mi13
31AmericaUSA27 Oct 1904228.7 mi4681624 mio.
32AmericaBrazil31 Mar 200126.1 mi2316 mio.
33AmericaUSA15 Jul 20043.9 mi7
34AmericaBrazil2 Mar 198521.0 mi17
35AmericaMexico25 Apr 199119.6 mi32
36AmericaUSA18 Jul 200913.8 mi12
37AmericaColombia30 Nov 199517.9 mi26155 mio.
38AmericaUSA11 Sep 1972103.7 mi43100 mio.
39AmericaPeru13 Jan 20036.2 mi6
40AmericaCanada3 Jan 198643.2 mi4974 mio.
41AmericaBrazil1 Aug 198617.5 mi19
42AmericaUSA3 Jul 19850.9 mi3
43AmericaBrazil14 Sep 197438.1 mi58684 mio.
44AsiaJapan20 May 193385.6 mi133860 mio.
45AsiaTurkey19 Aug 200214.0 mi23
46AsiaIran21 Feb 200031.4 mi47353 mio.
47AsiaArmenia7 Mar 19817.5 mi1017 mio.
48AsiaJapan20 Aug 199411.4 mi2118 mio.
49AsiaJapan15 Nov 195755.3 mi93427 mio.
50AsiaChina28 Dec 200415.7 mi2373 mio.
51AsiaSouth Korea28 Apr 200412.5 mi2017 mio.
52AsiaJapan28 Mar 19889.6 mi18
53AsiaJapan15 Jul 19879.2 mi1758 mio.
54AsiaIndia24 Oct 198414.0 mi21100 mio.
55AsiaJapan30 Dec 1927189.2 mi2903174 mio.
56AsiaRussia7 Jan 19868.9 mi1370 mio.
57AsiaUzbekistan6 Nov 197722.5 mi2971 mio.
58AsiaIndia24 Dec 200259.8 mi83310 mio.
59AsiaIndia106.3 mi73
60AsiaJapan1 Apr 198119.5 mi32126 mio.
61AsiaChina10 Apr 1995207.6 mi2301122 mio.
62AsiaJapan16 Dec 197129.8 mi49209 mio.
63AsiaJapan9 Jan 19855.5 mi13
64AsiaTurkey18 Mar 20095.0 mi8
65AsiaSouth Korea19 Jul 198559.0 mi92257 mio.
66AsiaJapan3 Mar 19704.1 mi8
67AsiaTurkey30 Aug 199614.4 mi23113 mio.
68AsiaJapan16 Dec 197235.8 mi48198 mio.
69AsiaTaiwan28 Mar 199656.3 mi85450 mio.
70AsiaChina1 Oct 1979116.9 mi951309 mio.
71AsiaJapan10 Aug 20038.0 mi15
72AsiaSouth Korea26 Nov 199733.5 mi56110 mio.
73AsiaSingapore7 Nov 198773.9 mi76571 mio.
74AsiaIsrael19591.1 mi6
75AsiaChina1 Oct 1969141.4 mi1471200 mio.
76AsiaSouth Korea15 Aug 1974178.3 mi3482048 mio.
77AsiaPhilippines1 Dec 198428.4 mi42346 mio.
78AsiaGeorgia11 Jan 196616.3 mi2292 mio.
79AsiaTurkey22 May 20007.1 mi1030 mio.
80AsiaRussia26 Apr 19915.3 mi746 mio.
81AsiaChina23 Sep 200913.8 mi18
82AsiaChina28 Jun 199992.3 mi88601 mio.
83AsiaIndia19 Oct 199716.8 mi17
84AsiaThailand5 Dec 199928.8 mi44206 mio.
85AsiaJapan13 Mar 197719.0 mi26121 mio.
86AsiaUnited Arab Emirates9 Sep 200924.7 mi11
87AsiaJapan26 Jul 198118.5 mi35124 mio.
88AsiaChina28 Mar 200444.7 mi3715 mio.
89AsiaTaiwan9 Mar 200826.5 mi3730 mio.
90AsiaChina1 May 200330.5 mi12
91AsiaJapan27 Nov 19989.9 mi19
92AsiaSouth Korea6 Oct 199918.3 mi2973 mio.
93AsiaChina28 Sep 20046.3 mi10
94AsiaChina27 Aug 200513.5 mi16102 mio.
95AsiaSouth Korea16 Mar 200614.0 mi2229 mio.
96AsiaNorth Korea6 Sep 197314.0 mi1635 mio.
97AsiaChina18 Jun 200512.1 mi18
98AsiaMalaysia16 Dec 199639.8 mi60109 mio.
99AsiaChinaOct 200210.6 mi16
100AsiaAzerbaijan6 Nov 196720.4 mi22176 mio.
101EuropeGermany5 Oct 196712.6 mi27
102EuropeNetherlands16 Oct 197720.3 mi3391 mio.
103EuropeRussia15 Nov 195568.5 mi63832 mio.
104EuropeUkraine29 Dec 19954.4 mi611 mio.
105EuropeBelgium20 Sep 197620.0 mi61136 mio.
106EuropeDenmark19 Oct 200213.1 mi2237 mio.
107EuropePoland7 Apr 199514.0 mi21114 mio.
108EuropeSwitzerland24 May 19918.5 mi29
109EuropeSpain11 Nov 199525.2 mi3886 mio.
110EuropePoland1 Mar 19973.8 mi6
111EuropeSpain30 Dec 192468.7 mi152378 mio.
112EuropeFrance19 Jul 1900132.4 mi3801473 mio.
113EuropeGermany1 Sep 19843.4 mi9
114EuropeRussia27 Aug 20055.2 mi67 mio.
115EuropeGreece195432.3 mi52325 mio.
116EuropeGermany11 Jul 19928.9 mi13
117EuropeItaly29 Jan 20081.9 mi7
118EuropeSpain17 Oct 1919176.5 mi281686 mio.
119EuropeTurkey16 Sep 20009.3 mi1068 mio.
120EuropeFrance17 Dec 19941.4 mi5
121EuropeGermany1 Mar 19018.3 mi20
122EuropeItaly28 Mar 199319.8 mi3029 mio.
123EuropeSweden1 Oct 195065.7 mi104303 mio.
124EuropePortugal29 Dec 195925.5 mi52180 mio.
125EuropeGermany28 Sep 197511.6 mi21
126EuropeAustria25 Feb 197843.4 mi96498 mio.
127EuropeGermany18 Feb 190291.6 mi195447 mio.
128EuropePortugal7 Dec 200213.5 mi15
129EuropeBelgium21 Jun 197610.9 mi20
130EuropeItaly4 Feb 20066.0 mi14
131EuropeBelarus26 Jun 198418.8 mi25262 mio.
132EuropeNorway22 May 196638.5 mi7264 mio.
133EuropeGermany4 Oct 196812.7 mi31
134EuropeFrance26 Nov 197712.0 mi2658 mio.
135EuropeNetherlands16 Oct 200417.3 mi30
136EuropeRussia26 Dec 19876.3 mi912 mio.
137EuropeGermany17 May 197618.3 mi37
138EuropeUnited Kingdom7 Aug 198047.5 mi6138 mio.
139EuropeRomania16 Nov 197942.1 mi50111 mio.
140EuropeGermany29 May 19692.5 mi11
141EuropeItaly10 Feb 195524.2 mi49331 mio.
142EuropeFrance25 Apr 198328.3 mi6274 mio.
143EuropeGermany26 May 197913.4 mi29
144EuropeCzech Republic9 May 197436.7 mi57597 mio.
145EuropeRussia15 May 1935185.7 mi1802573 mio.
146EuropeUkraine26 Dec 198611.2 mi12
147EuropeItaly13 Jun 19903.2 mi7
148EuropeItaly27 Jun 19992.4 mi6
149EuropeUkraine23 Aug 197521.9 mi28278 mio.
150EuropeGermany1 Mar 197221.5 mi4692 mio.
151EuropeGermany10 Jun 196614.9 mi19
152EuropeUnited Kingdom10 Jan 1863253.6 mi2681197 mio.
153EuropeFrance16 Mar 20025.6 mi1523 mio.
154EuropeFinland3 Aug 198213.1 mi1758 mio.
155EuropeGermany19 Oct 197157.5 mi100349 mio.
156EuropeGermany11 Oct 196828.0 mi51
157EuropeRussia5 Nov 19842.1 mi2
158EuropeGermany21 Sep 19713.2 mi7
159EuropeSpain3 Oct 198819.8 mi38
160EuropeSpain25 Apr 20075.2 mi9
161EuropeBelgium25 Mar 19754.7 mi11
162EuropeGermany4 Oct 19816.0 mi14
163EuropeRussia20 Nov 19859.6 mi1433 mio.
164EuropeHungary2 May 189620.5 mi42297 mio.
165EuropeFrance28 Apr 197819.1 mi43182 mio.
166EuropeNetherlands10 Feb 196829.2 mi3885 mio.
167EuropeBulgaria28 Jan 199811.2 mi1451 mio.
168EuropeGermany22 Mar 19755.6 mi12
169EuropeGermany1 Mar 191262.6 mi97184 mio.
170EuropeGermany3 Nov 19795.6 mi13
171EuropeSpain2 Apr 200911.2 mi21
172EuropeUnited Kingdom14 Dec 18966.5 mi1515 mio.
173EuropeFrance26 Jun 199317.1 mi3842 mio.
174EuropeItaly1 Nov 196446.4 mi88328 mio.
175EuropeUkraine22 Oct 196037.2 mi46642 mio.
176OceaniaAustralia192613.7 mi14


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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