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World Metro Database

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A list like this and the rail systems that appear in it may always be somewhat controversial. One reason is that definitions of what a metro is vary according to who you ask (a popular definition is here). Differences between commuter rail, metros and trams are increasingly fading as new hybrid trains make it easier for metros to include sections on streets or heavy-rail tracks. 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.

Numerical data (except ridership) by Jordi Serradell 09/2010. Ridership data by John Kennes 07/2010. Ticket prices by UBS: Prices and Earnings (PDF, p. 20) 2009. Non-numerical data by Mike Rohde 10/2010.

'Stations*' (with an asterisk) counts each interchange station as one. Daily ridership is annual ridership divided by 365 (for convenience; please note that weekday and weekend ridership may differ significantly and refer to the Annual Ridership column if desired). 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 shown.



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1USA New York27 Oct 1904228.7 mi4682717.34.33 million
2France Paris19 Jul 1900132.4 mi3801623.84.05 million
3Germany Cologne11 Oct 196828.0 mi51153.4
4Japan Tokyo30 Dec 1927189.2 mi2901322.38.7 million
5Spain Madrid17 Oct 1919176.5 mi2811321.61.78 million
6Russia Moscow15 May 1935187.7 mi1821215.26.55 million
7China Shanghai10 Apr 1995261.0 mi2781223.23.56 million
8United Kingdom London10 Jan 1863253.6 mi2681124.42.99 million
9Mexico Mexico City5 Sep 1969125.4 mi1751115.93.88 million
10Spain Barcelona30 Dec 192474.2 mi1621114.71.11 million
11South Korea Seoul15 Aug 1974178.3 mi3481034.85.61 million
12Germany Berlin18 Feb 190291.6 mi1951019.51.39 million
13Japan Osaka20 May 193385.6 mi133914.82.36 million
14China Beijing1 Oct 1969141.4 mi147916.33.99 million
15China Hong Kong1 Oct 1979116.9 mi95910.63.62 million
16USA Chicago6 Jun 1892103.2 mi151818.9542,000
17Taiwan Taipei28 Mar 199658.5 mi85810.61.27 million
18Argentina Buenos Aires1 Dec 191329.9 mi77612.8789,000
19Germany Munich19 Oct 197158.5 mi102617.0962,000
20USA Washington27 Mar 1976106.4 mi90518.0611,000
21Brazil Sao Paulo14 Sep 197443.3 mi63512.61.93 million
22Russia Saint Petersburg15 Nov 195568.5 mi63512.62.25 million
23India Mumbai106.3 mi73514.6
24Austria Vienna25 Feb 197846.4 mi102520.41.4 million
25USA San Francisco11 Sep 1972103.7 mi4358.6274,000
26Chile Santiago15 Sep 197557.4 mi101520.21.67 million
27Venezuela Caracas27 Mar 198337.6 mi50510.01.25 million
28China Guangzhou28 Jun 1999109.6 mi111522.21.85 million
29Norway Oslo22 May 196638.5 mi73514.6214,000
30Netherlands Amsterdam16 Oct 197720.3 mi3348.3233,000
31Canada Toronto30 Apr 195444.3 mi74418.5762,000
32Germany Bielefeld21 Sep 19713.2 mi741.8
33Thailand Bangkok5 Dec 199946.6 mi52413.0564,000
34India Delhi24 Dec 200286.2 mi116429.0838,000
35Belgium Charleroi21 Jun 197610.9 mi2045.0
36Romania Bucharest16 Nov 197942.1 mi50412.5304,000
37Singapore Singapore7 Nov 198780.6 mi87421.81.81 million
38Japan Nagoya15 Nov 195755.3 mi93423.31.17 million
39Canada Montreal14 Oct 196643.0 mi73418.3600,000
40Portugal Lisbon29 Dec 195925.5 mi52413.0488,000
41France Lyon28 Apr 197819.1 mi43410.8499,000
42Ukraine Kiev22 Oct 196037.2 mi46315.31.76 million
43Philippines Manila1 Dec 198432.0 mi43314.3948,000
44Italy Naples28 Mar 199319.8 mi30310.079,500
45Germany Hamburg1 Mar 191262.6 mi97332.3518,000
46South Korea Busan19 Jul 198559.0 mi92330.7704,000
47Netherlands The Hague16 Oct 200417.3 mi30310.0
48Germany Essen5 Oct 196712.6 mi2739.0
49Ukraine Kharkov23 Aug 197521.9 mi2839.3762,000
50Uzbekistan Tashkent6 Nov 197722.5 mi2939.7195,000
51Sweden Stockholm1 Oct 195065.7 mi104334.7841,000
52Japan Fukuoka26 Jul 198118.5 mi35311.7340,000
53USA Boston1 Sep 189737.6 mi66322.0400,000
54Japan Sapporo16 Dec 197129.8 mi49316.3573,000
55Canada Vancouver3 Jan 198643.2 mi49316.3203,000
56Italy Milan1 Nov 196446.4 mi88329.3899,000
57Iran Tehran21 Feb 200041.0 mi55318.31.26 million
58Czech Republic Prague9 May 197436.7 mi57319.01.6 million
59Belgium Brussels20 Sep 197620.0 mi61320.3364,000
60Australia Sydney192613.7 mi1434.7
61USA Philadelphia4 Mar 190738.5 mi66322.0192,000
62USA Los Angeles30 Jan 199336.9 mi30310.0129,000
63Germany Nuremberg1 Mar 197221.5 mi46315.3315,000
64Greece Athens195432.3 mi53317.7937,000
65Spain Valencia3 Oct 198819.8 mi38312.7
66Germany Hanover28 Sep 197511.6 mi2137.0
67Hungary Budapest2 May 189620.5 mi42314.0814,000
68Germany Frankfurt4 Oct 196812.7 mi31310.3
69Germany Dortmund17 May 197618.3 mi37312.3
70Japan Yokohama16 Dec 197235.8 mi48316.0542,000
71Malaysia Kuala Lumpur16 Dec 199639.8 mi60320.0299,000
72South Korea Daegu26 Nov 199733.5 mi56228.0301,000
73Azerbaijan Baku6 Nov 196720.4 mi22211.0482,000
74Brazil Rio de Janeiro5 Mar 197926.1 mi34217.0370,000
75Georgia Tbilisi11 Jan 196616.3 mi22211.0252,000
76Germany Stuttgart10 Jun 196614.9 mi1929.5
77Germany Duisburg11 Jul 19928.9 mi1326.5
78Russia Novosibirsk7 Jan 19868.9 mi1326.5192,000
79Japan Kobe13 Mar 197719.0 mi26213.0332,000
80Taiwan Kaohsiung9 Mar 200826.5 mi37218.582,200
81Belgium Antwerp25 Mar 19754.7 mi1125.5
82Netherlands Rotterdam10 Feb 196829.2 mi38219.0238,000
83Belarus Minsk26 Jun 198418.8 mi25212.5718,000
84North Korea Pyongyang6 Sep 197314.0 mi1628.095,900
85France Marseille26 Nov 197713.5 mi30215.0159,000
86France Lille25 Apr 198328.3 mi62231.0203,000
87Germany Bochum26 May 197913.4 mi29214.5
88Denmark Copenhagen19 Oct 200213.1 mi22211.0126,000
89USA Atlanta30 Jun 197949.2 mi39219.593,200
90Japan Chiba28 Mar 19889.6 mi1829.0
91USA Saint Louis31 Jul 199345.6 mi37218.5
92Japan Kyoto1 Apr 198119.5 mi32216.0345,000
93Germany Duesseldorf4 Oct 19816.0 mi1427.0
94Russia Nizhny Novgorod20 Nov 19859.6 mi1427.090,400
95China Nanjing27 Aug 200552.6 mi57228.5400,000
96Turkey Ankara30 Aug 199614.4 mi23211.5310,000
97Germany Mulheim3 Nov 19795.6 mi1326.5
98France Toulouse26 Jun 199317.1 mi38219.0115,000
99Italy Rome10 Feb 195524.2 mi49224.5907,000
100Switzerland Lausanne24 May 19918.5 mi29214.5
101Spain Bilbao11 Nov 199525.2 mi38219.0238,000
102China Shenzhen28 Dec 200415.7 mi23211.5362,000
103Mexico Monterrey25 Apr 199119.6 mi32216.0
104Brazil Recife11 Mar 198524.7 mi30215.0
105Colombia Medellin30 Nov 199517.9 mi26213.0425,000
106Egypt Cairo27 Sep 198740.7 mi55227.51.92 million
107China Tianjin28 Mar 200444.7 mi37218.541,100
108Mexico Guadalajara1 Sep 198914.9 mi29214.5
109Portugal Oporto7 Dec 200213.5 mi1527.5
110United Kingdom Newcastle7 Aug 198047.5 mi61230.5104,000
111Japan Naha10 Aug 20038.0 mi15115.0
112USA Jacksonville30 May 19894.3 mi616.0
113Saudi Arabia Mecca13 Nov 201011.2 mi919.0
114Chile Valparaiso23 Nov 200526.7 mi20120.0
115USA Miami21 May 198422.4 mi22122.049,300
116Japan Hiroshima20 Aug 199411.4 mi21121.049,300
117Italy Catania27 Jun 19992.4 mi616.0
118South Korea Gwangju28 Apr 200412.5 mi20120.046,600
119USA Buffalo18 May 19855.2 mi818.0
120Poland Poznan1 Mar 19973.8 mi616.0
121Germany Gelsenkirchen1 Sep 19843.4 mi919.0
122Brazil Brasilia31 Mar 200126.1 mi24124.043,800
123USA Las Vegas15 Jul 20043.9 mi717.0
124Italy Perugia29 Jan 20081.9 mi717.0
125China Shenyang27 Sep 201017.3 mi22122.0
126Germany Wuppertal1 Mar 19018.3 mi20120.0
127USA Seattle18 Jul 200913.8 mi12112.0
128USA Cleveland15 Mar 195519.3 mi18118.013,700
129Italy Turin4 Feb 20066.0 mi14114.0
130South Korea Incheon6 Oct 199918.3 mi29129.0200,000
131USA Pittsburgh3 Jul 19850.9 mi313.0
132United Kingdom Glasgow14 Dec 18966.5 mi15115.041,100
133Dominican Republic Santo Domingo30 Jan 20099.0 mi16116.0200,000
134Ukraine Dnepropetrovsk29 Dec 19954.4 mi616.038,400
135Armenia Yerevan7 Mar 19817.5 mi10110.046,600
136USA Newark26 May 19351.4 mi414.0
137Ukraine Kryvyi Rih26 Dec 198611.2 mi12112.0
138Poland Warsaw7 Apr 199514.0 mi21121.0345,000
139Venezuela Valencia18 Oct 20063.9 mi717.049,300
140Turkey Izmir22 May 20007.1 mi10110.082,200
141France Rennes16 Mar 20025.6 mi15115.063,000
142Finland Helsinki3 Aug 198213.1 mi17117.0156,000
143Brazil Porto Alegre2 Mar 198521.0 mi17117.0
144Spain Palma de Mallorca25 Apr 20075.2 mi919.0
145United Arab Emirates Dubai9 Sep 200932.4 mi26126.0
146China Dalian1 May 200330.5 mi12112.0
147China Wuhan28 Sep 200417.4 mi27127.035,600
148Japan Kitakyushu9 Jan 19855.5 mi13113.0
149South Korea Daejeon16 Mar 200614.0 mi22122.079,500
150USA Baltimore21 Nov 198315.2 mi14114.035,600
151Japan Kamakura3 Mar 19704.1 mi818.0
152China Chongqing18 Jun 200512.1 mi18118.0
153Russia Samara26 Dec 19876.3 mi919.032,900
154China ChangchunOct 200210.6 mi16116.0
155Venezuela Maracaibo8 Jun 20094.0 mi616.0
156Israel Haifa19591.1 mi616.0
157Turkey Bursa19 Aug 200214.0 mi23123.0
158Italy Genoa13 Jun 19903.2 mi717.0
159Canada Edmonton22 Apr 197812.7 mi15115.0
160China Chengdu27 Sep 201011.5 mi16116.0
161Russia Yekaterinburg26 Apr 19915.3 mi717.0126,000
162Japan Sendai15 Jul 19879.2 mi17117.0159,000
163India Kolkata24 Oct 198414.0 mi23123.0474,000
164USA DetroitJul 19873.0 mi13113.0
165Russia Kazan27 Aug 20055.2 mi616.019,200
166Russia Volgograd5 Nov 19842.1 mi212.0
167Puerto Rico San Juan6 Jun 200510.7 mi16116.024,700
168India Chennai19 Oct 199716.8 mi17117.0
169France Rouen17 Dec 19941.4 mi515.0
170Turkey Istanbul16 Sep 20009.3 mi10110.0186,000
171Japan Tama27 Nov 19989.9 mi19119.0
172Bulgaria Sofia28 Jan 199811.2 mi14114.079,500
173Peru Lima13 Jan 20036.2 mi616.0
174Germany Bonn22 Mar 19755.6 mi12112.0
175Turkey Adana18 Mar 20095.0 mi818.0
176Brazil Belo Horizonte1 Aug 198617.5 mi19119.0
177Spain Seville2 Apr 200911.2 mi21121.0
178Germany Ludwigshafen29 May 19692.5 mi110





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