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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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1ArgentinaAmericaSubte1 Dec 191347.5 km766860.707.9280 mio.5,895,0002008leftyes
2ArmeniaErevanAsiaMetro7 Mar 198112.1 km101011.2112.117 mio.1,405,0002007right
3AustraliaOceaniaCityrail192622.1 km141431.587.4leftyes
4AustriaEuropeU-Bahn25 Feb 197869.8 km968450.8314.0498 mio.7,135,0002008rightyesyes
5AzerbaijanAsiaMetro6 Nov 196732.9 km222121.5616.4176 mio.5,356,0002007right
6BelarusEuropeMetro26 Jun 198430.3 km252421.2615.1262 mio.8,647,0002007right
7BelgiumEuropeMetro20 Sep 197632.2 km615930.5510.7136 mio.4,224,0002008rightline 1B
8BelgiumEurope21 Jun 197617.5 km202040.884.4
9BelgiumEuropePremetro25 Mar 19757.6 km111120.693.8
10BrazilAmericaMetro5 Mar 197942.0 km343421.2421.0135 mio.3,214,0002006rightyes
11BrazilAmericaMetro11 Mar 198539.7 km302821.4219.9right
12BrazilAmericaMetro31 Mar 200142.0 km232311.8342.016 mio.381,0002002right
13BrazilAmericaMetro2 Mar 198533.8 km171711.9933.8right
14BrazilAmericaMetro1 Aug 198628.1 km191911.4828.1right
15BrazilAmericaMetro14 Sep 197461.3 km585541.1115.3684 mio.11,158,0002008rightlines 4, 5, and regional rail
16BulgariaEuropeMetro28 Jan 199818.0 km141411.2918.051 mio.2,833,0002008right
17CanadaMontréalAmericaMetro14 Oct 196669.2 km736841.0217.3219 mio.3,165,0002006rightyes
18CanadaAmericaSubway30 Apr 195471.3 km746941.0317.8278 mio.3,899,0002006rightyes
19CanadaAmericaLight Rail22 Apr 197813.1 km111111.1913.1right
20CanadaAmericaSky Train3 Jan 198669.5 km494731.4823.274 mio.1,065,0002008rightSkytrain, LIM technology, currently the world's longest automated system1986yesyes
21ChileAmericaMetro23 Nov 200543.0 km202012.1543.0right
22ChileSantiago de ChileAmericaMetro15 Sep 197583.0 km938650.9716.6642 mio.7,735,0002008rightyes
23ChinaAsiaMetro28 Dec 200425.3 km232221.1512.673 mio.2,885,0002005rightyesyes
24ChinaAsiaMetro10 Apr 1995334.0 km230194101.7233.41122 mio.3,359,0002008rightnewer line 4 stations and refitted line 1 stationsyes
25ChinaAsiaMTR1 Oct 1979188.1 km958292.2920.91309 mio.6,959,0002008leftDisneyland Resort LineSI, WI lines, planned2005all underground stationsyesyes
26ChinaAsiaSubway1 Oct 1969227.6 km14712591.8225.31200 mio.5,274,0002008rightPGDs on underground stations of line 5, PSDs on lines 8, 10recentlyall lines
27ChinaMukdenAsiaMetro23 Sep 200922.2 km181811.2322.2right
28ChinaCantonAsiaMetro28 Jun 1999148.5 km887951.8829.7601 mio.4,047,0002008rightyesyes
29ChinaAsiaMetro28 Mar 200472.0 km373721.9536.015 mio.208,0001993rightplatform gate doorsyes
30ChinaAsiaMetro1 May 200349.0 km121214.0849.0right
31ChinaAsiaMetro28 Sep 200410.2 km101011.0210.2right
32ChinaAsiaMetro27 Aug 200521.7 km161611.3621.7102 mio.4,700,0002008right
33ChinaAsiaMonorail18 Jun 200519.5 km181811.0819.5rightThe three underground stations (Daping, Linjiangmen, and Jiaochangkou) have PSDsyesyes
34ChinaAsiaOct 200217.0 km161611.0617.0right
35ColombiaMedellínAmericaMetro30 Nov 199528.8 km262521.1514.4155 mio.5,382,0002008
36Czech RepublicEuropeMetro9 May 197459.1 km575431.0919.7597 mio.10,102,0002008rightyes
37DenmarkEuropeMetro19 Oct 200221.0 km222220.9510.537 mio.1,762,0002002rightall metro lines2002all underground stationsall metro and S-Tog trainsyes
38Dominican RepublicAmericaMetro30 Jan 200914.5 km161610.9114.5
39EgyptAfricaMetro27 Sep 198765.5 km555321.2432.8700 mio.10,687,0002002left5 stns
40FinlandEuropeMetro3 Aug 198221.0 km171711.2421.058 mio.2,762,0002008rightyes
41FranceEuropeMetro19 Jul 1900213.0 km380300160.7113.31473 mio.6,915,0002008right (metro), left (RER)line 14/Météor, rubber-tyredlines 1, 4, 6, 11, 141998all stations on line 14, under construction on line 13lines 1, 14
42FranceEuropeMetro17 Dec 19942.2 km5510.442.2
43FranceEuropeMetro26 Nov 197719.3 km262420.809.658 mio.3,005,0002004rightyes
44FranceEuropeMetro25 Apr 198345.5 km626020.7622.874 mio.1,626,0002004rightVALyes1983VAL, all stationsyes
45FranceEuropeMetro16 Mar 20029.0 km151510.609.023 mio.2,556,0002004rightVALyes2002VALyes
46FranceEuropeMetro28 Apr 197830.7 km433940.797.7182 mio.5,928,0002004leftline D/Maggaly, rubber-tyred, no PSDsyes1991
47FranceEuropeMetro26 Jun 199327.5 km383720.7413.842 mio.1,527,0002004rightVALyes1993VALyes
48GeorgiaAsiaMetro11 Jan 196626.3 km222121.2513.192 mio.3,498,0002007right
49GermanyEuropeStadtbahn5 Oct 196720.2 km272730.756.7rightyes
50GermanyEuropeStadtbahn1 Sep 19845.5 km9910.615.5right
51GermanyEuropeStadtbahn11 Jul 199214.3 km131321.107.2rightyes
52GermanyEuropeSchwebebahn1 Mar 190113.3 km202010.6713.3right
53GermanyEuropeStadtbahn28 Sep 197518.6 km211731.096.2rightyes
54GermanyEuropeU-Bahn18 Feb 1902147.4 km195173100.8514.7447 mio.3,033,0002008rightyes
55GermanyEuropeU-Bahn4 Oct 196820.5 km312730.766.8rightyes
56GermanyEuropeStadtbahn17 May 197629.5 km373730.809.8rightyes
57GermanyEuropeStadtbahn29 May 19694.0 km111100.36right
58GermanyEuropeStadtbahn26 May 197921.5 km292720.8010.8right
59GermanyEuropeU-Bahn1 Mar 197234.6 km464430.7911.592 mio.2,659,0001997rightlines U2, U3, no PSDs, sharing tracks with driver-operated trains2008yes
60GermanyEuropeStadtbahn10 Jun 196624.0 km191721.4112.0rightyes
61GermanyEuropeU-Bahn19 Oct 197192.5 km1009460.9815.4349 mio.3,773,0002008rightyes
62GermanyEuropeStadtbahn11 Oct 196845.0 km5151150.883.0rightnew light rail trains onlyyes
63GermanyEuropeStadtbahn21 Sep 19715.2 km7740.741.3right
64GermanyDüsseldorfEuropeStadtbahn4 Oct 19819.6 km141420.684.8rightyes
65GermanyEuropeStadtbahn22 Mar 19759.0 km121210.759.0right
66GermanyEuropeU-Bahn1 Mar 1912100.7 km978931.1333.6184 mio.1,827,0002007right
67GermanyMülheimEuropeStadtbahn3 Nov 19799.0 km131220.754.5right
68GreeceEuropeMetro195452.0 km524831.0817.3325 mio.6,250,0002007rightyesyes
69HungaryEuropeMetro2 May 189633.0 km424030.8311.0297 mio.9,000,0002008right
70IndiaCalcuttaAsiaMetro Railway24 Oct 198422.6 km212111.0822.6100 mio.4,425,0002000right
71IndiaAsiaMetro24 Dec 200296.2 km838131.1932.1310 mio.3,224,0002008leftyes
72IndiaBombayAsiaSuburban Railway171.0 km737352.3434.2
73IndiaMadrasAsiaMRTS19 Oct 199727.0 km171711.5927.0
74IranAsiaMetro21 Feb 200050.5 km474431.1516.8353 mio.6,990,0002007yes
75IsraelAsiaCarmelit19591.8 km6610.291.8
76ItalyEuropeMinimetro29 Jan 20083.0 km7710.433.0
77ItalyEuropeMetro28 Mar 199331.8 km302831.1410.629 mio.912,0002006left
78ItalyEuropeMetro4 Feb 20069.6 km141410.699.6rightVALyes2006VALyesyes
79ItalyEuropeMetro10 Feb 195539.0 km494820.8119.5331 mio.8,487,0002008leftyesyes
80ItalyEuropeMetro13 Jun 19905.2 km7710.745.2rightyes
81ItalyEuropeMetro27 Jun 19993.8 km6610.633.8right
82ItalyEuropeMetro1 Nov 196474.6 km888430.8924.9328 mio.4,397,0002007rightyesyes
83JapanAsiaSubway20 May 1933137.8 km13310491.3315.3860 mio.6,241,0002008leftNanko Port Town Line, rubber-tyredNanko Port Town Line1981all stations on the Nanko Port Town Lineyes
84JapanAsiaMonorail20 Aug 199418.4 km212110.8818.418 mio.978,0002005left
85JapanAsiaSubway15 Nov 195789.0 km938241.0922.3427 mio.4,798,0002008leftTobu Kyuryo maglev line2005Tobu Kyuryo maglev lineyes
86JapanAsiaMonorail28 Mar 198815.5 km181820.867.8left
87JapanAsiaSubway15 Jul 198714.8 km171710.8714.858 mio.3,919,0002008leftyes
88JapanAsiaMetro30 Dec 1927304.5 km290205131.4923.43174 mio.10,424,0002008leftYurikamome Waterfront line, rubber-tyredYurikamome line1995Marunouchi, Mita, Namboku, Yurikamome linesyesyes
89JapanAsiaSubway1 Apr 198131.3 km323121.0115.6126 mio.4,026,0002008leftTozai lineyes
90JapanAsiaSubway16 Dec 197148.0 km494631.0416.0209 mio.4,354,0002008leftyes
91JapanAsiaMonorail9 Jan 19858.8 km131310.688.8leftyes
92JapanAsiaMonorail3 Mar 19706.6 km8810.826.6left
93JapanAsiaSubway16 Dec 197257.6 km484531.2819.2198 mio.3,438,0002008leftKanazawa Seaside line, LRT, rubber-tyredKanazawa Seaside LRT1989Kanazawa Seaside LRT lineyes
94JapanAsiaMonorail10 Aug 200312.8 km151510.8512.8left
95JapanAsiaSubway13 Mar 197730.6 km262421.2815.3121 mio.3,954,0002008leftPort Liner and Rokko Liner, rubber-tyredPort Liner and Rokko Liner1981Port Liner and Rokko Lineryes
96JapanAsiaSubway26 Jul 198129.8 km353430.889.9124 mio.4,161,0002007leftyes
97JapanAsiaMonorail27 Nov 199816.0 km191910.8416.0leftyes
98MalaysiaAsia16 Dec 199664.0 km605631.1421.3109 mio.1,703,0002008leftLRT1996KLIA line to airport, Kelana Jaya line's underground stationsyes
99MexicoAmericaMetro5 Sep 1969201.7 km175147111.3718.31460 mio.7,238,0002008rightyes
100MexicoAmericaMetro1 Sep 198924.0 km292820.8612.0right
101MexicoAmericaMetro25 Apr 199131.5 km323121.0215.8rightyes
102NetherlandsEuropeMetro16 Oct 197732.7 km333340.998.291 mio.2,783,0002002right
103NetherlandsEuropeRandstadRail16 Oct 200427.9 km303030.939.3right
104NetherlandsEuropeMetro10 Feb 196847.0 km383721.2723.585 mio.1,809,0002006right
105North KoreaAsiaMetro6 Sep 197322.5 km161521.5011.335 mio.1,556,0002006
106NorwayEuropeT-Bane22 May 196662.0 km727250.8612.464 mio.1,032,0002005rightyes
107PeruAmericaTren Urbano13 Jan 200310.0 km6611.6710.0
108PhilippinesAsiaMRT1 Dec 198445.7 km423931.1715.2346 mio.7,571,0002008yesyes
109PolandEuropeMetro7 Apr 199522.6 km212111.0822.6114 mio.5,044,0002007right
110PolandEurope1 Mar 19976.1 km6611.026.1
111PortugalEuropeMetro29 Dec 195941.0 km524640.8910.3180 mio.4,390,0002007leftyes
112PortugalPortoEuropeMetro7 Dec 200221.7 km151421.5510.9rightyesyes
113Puerto RicoAmericaTren Urbano6 Jun 200517.2 km161611.0817.29 mio.523,0002008
114RomaniaEuropeMetro16 Nov 197967.7 km504341.5716.9111 mio.1,640,0001999right
115RussiaLeningradEuropeMetro15 Nov 1955110.2 km635552.0022.0832 mio.7,550,0002007rightwindowless steel doors in ten stations
116RussiaEuropeMetro27 Aug 20058.3 km6611.388.37 mio.843,0002007right
117RussiaAsiaMetro7 Jan 198614.3 km131221.197.270 mio.4,895,0002007right
118RussiaEuropeMetro26 Dec 198710.2 km9911.1310.212 mio.1,176,0002007right
119RussiaEuropeMetro15 May 1935298.8 km180144122.0724.92573 mio.8,611,0002008right
120RussiaEkaterinburgAsiaMetro26 Apr 19918.5 km7711.218.546 mio.5,412,0002007right
121RussiaStalingradEuropeMetro5 Nov 19843.3 km2211.653.3
122RussiaGorkyEuropeMetro20 Nov 198515.5 km141321.197.833 mio.2,129,0002007right
123SingaporeAsiaMRT7 Nov 1987118.9 km766941.7229.7571 mio.4,802,0002007leftNorth-East MTR line and 3 rubber-tyred LRT linesLRT lines2003yesyes
124South KoreaAsiaSubway28 Apr 200420.1 km202011.0120.117 mio.846,0002008
125South KoreaAsiaSubway19 Jul 198595.0 km928831.0831.7257 mio.2,705,0002008right
126South KoreaTaeguAsiaSubway26 Nov 199753.9 km565520.9827.0110 mio.2,041,0002008
127South KoreaAsiaSubway15 Aug 1974286.9 km348298100.9628.72048 mio.7,138,0002008rightlines 2 and 9, planned for all lines by 2010yesyes
128South KoreaInchonAsiaSubway6 Oct 199929.5 km292911.0229.573 mio.2,475,0002008
129South KoreaTaejonAsiaSubway16 Mar 200622.6 km222211.0322.629 mio.1,283,0002008
130SpainEuropeMetro11 Nov 199540.6 km383821.0720.386 mio.2,118,0002008leftyesyes
131SpainEuropeMetro30 Dec 1924110.5 km152128100.8611.1378 mio.3,421,0002008rightunder construction on lines 5, 11, planned for lines 9, 10yesyes
132SpainEuropeMetro17 Oct 1919284.0 km281231131.2321.8686 mio.2,415,0002008leftyesyes
133SpainEuropeMetro3 Oct 198831.8 km383730.8610.6
134SpainEuropeMetro25 Apr 20078.3 km9910.928.3
135SpainSevillaEuropeMetro2 Apr 200918.0 km212110.8618.0Line 1
136SwedenEuropeTunnelbana1 Oct 1950105.7 km10410031.0635.2303 mio.2,867,0002007left
137SwitzerlandEuropeMetro24 May 199113.7 km292820.496.8line m2line m22008yes
138TaiwanAsiaMRT28 Mar 199690.6 km858081.1311.3450 mio.4,967,0002008rightMuzha line, VALyes1996Muzha line VAL MRTyesyes
139TaiwanAsiaMRT9 Mar 200842.7 km373621.1921.430 mio.703,0002008MRT
140ThailandAsiaSkytrain, MRT5 Dec 199946.3 km444031.1615.4206 mio.4,449,0002007leftGreen line1999Green line, Blue lineyes
141TurkeyAsia19 Aug 200222.5 km232310.9822.5
142TurkeyEuropeMetro16 Sep 200015.0 km101011.5015.068 mio.4,533,0002008right
143TurkeyAsia18 Mar 20098.0 km8811.008.0
144TurkeyAsiaMetro30 Aug 199623.1 km232221.0511.6113 mio.4,892,0002007rightmetro line1997
145TurkeyAsiaMetro22 May 200011.5 km101011.1511.530 mio.2,609,0002005
146UkraineDnipropetrovskEuropeMetro29 Dec 19957.1 km6611.187.111 mio.1,549,0002007
147UkraineKrivoy RogEuropeMetrotram26 Dec 198618.0 km121211.5018.0
148UkraineKharkivEuropeMetro23 Aug 197535.3 km282531.4111.8278 mio.7,875,0002007right
149UkraineKyivEuropeMetro22 Oct 196059.8 km464331.3919.9642 mio.10,736,0002007right
150United Arab EmiratesAsiaMetro9 Sep 200939.7 km111113.6139.7rightmetro2009metro, monorailyesyes
151United KingdomEuropeTyne & Wear Metro7 Aug 198076.5 km615021.5338.338 mio.497,0002006left
152United KingdomEuropeUnderground10 Jan 1863408.0 km268268111.5237.11197 mio.2,934,0002007leftDocklands Light Rail1987Jubilee Line extensionyes (DLR)
153United KingdomEuropeSubway14 Dec 189610.4 km151510.6910.415 mio.1,442,0002008left
154USAAmericaSkyway30 May 19896.9 km6611.156.9rightdowntown monorail people mover1989
155USAAmericaSubway26 May 19352.2 km4410.552.2right
156USAAmericaMetro Rail30 Jan 199359.3 km303031.9819.845 mio.759,0002008rightyes
157USAAmericaThe T1 Sep 189760.5 km666031.0120.2145 mio.2,397,0002007rightyes
158USAAmericaRapid Transit15 Mar 195531.0 km181811.7231.06 mio.194,0002008right
159USAAmericaMetro Subway21 Nov 198324.5 km141411.7524.514 mio.571,0002008rightyes
160USAAmericaMetrorail27 Mar 1976171.2 km908651.9934.2215 mio.1,256,0002008rightyes
161USAAmerica"L"6 Jun 1892166.0 km15114481.1520.8198 mio.1,193,0002008rightyes
162USAAmericaSubway4 Mar 190762.0 km666231.0020.767 mio.1,081,0002008rightyes
163USAAmericaMetrorail21 May 198436.0 km222211.6436.019 mio.528,0002008rightdowntown people mover, rubber-tyredDowntown people mover1986yes
164USAAmericaMARTA30 Jun 197979.2 km393822.0839.634 mio.429,0001994rightyes
165USAAmericaMetro Rail18 May 19858.4 km8811.048.4right
166USAAmericaMetrolink31 Jul 199373.4 km373721.9836.7right
167USAAmericaPeople MoverJul 19874.8 km131310.374.8rightdowntown people mover, LIM technology1987yes
168USANew York CityAmericaSubway27 Oct 1904368.0 km468422270.8713.61624 mio.4,413,0002008rightplanned for new Second Avenue Lineyes
169USAAmericaMonorail15 Jul 20046.2 km7710.896.2rightmonorail2004
170USAAmericaLight Rail18 Jul 200922.2 km121211.8522.2rightyes
171USAAmericaBART11 Sep 1972166.9 km434353.8833.4100 mio.599,0002007rightyes
172USAAmericaThe T3 Jul 19851.5 km3310.481.5right
173UzbekistanAsiaMetro6 Nov 197736.2 km292631.3912.171 mio.1,961,0002007right
174VenezuelaAmericaMetro8 Jun 20096.5 km6611.086.5yes
175VenezuelaAmericaMetro18 Oct 20066.2 km7710.896.218 mio.2,903,0002008
176VenezuelaAmericaMetro27 Mar 198360.5 km504651.3212.1510 mio.8,430,0002008yes


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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