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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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1ArgentinaAmerica1 Dec 191376280 mio.
2ArmeniaAsia7 Mar 19811017 mio.
3AustraliaOceania192614
4AustriaEurope25 Feb 197896498 mio.
5AzerbaijanAsia6 Nov 196722176 mio.
6BelarusEurope26 Jun 198425262 mio.
7BelgiumEurope20 Sep 197661136 mio.
8BelgiumEurope21 Jun 197620
9BelgiumEurope25 Mar 197511
10BrazilAmerica5 Mar 197934135 mio.
11BrazilAmerica11 Mar 198530
12BrazilAmerica31 Mar 20012316 mio.
13BrazilAmerica2 Mar 198517
14BrazilAmerica1 Aug 198619
15BrazilAmerica14 Sep 197458684 mio.
16BulgariaEurope28 Jan 19981451 mio.
17CanadaAmerica14 Oct 196673219 mio.
18CanadaAmerica30 Apr 195474278 mio.
19CanadaAmerica22 Apr 197811
20CanadaAmerica3 Jan 19864974 mio.
21ChileAmerica23 Nov 200520
22ChileAmerica15 Sep 197593642 mio.
23ChinaAsia28 Dec 20042373 mio.
24ChinaAsia10 Apr 19952301122 mio.
25ChinaAsia1 Oct 1979951309 mio.
26ChinaAsia1 Oct 19691471200 mio.
27ChinaAsia23 Sep 200918
28ChinaAsia28 Jun 199988601 mio.
29ChinaAsia28 Mar 20043715 mio.
30ChinaAsia1 May 200312
31ChinaAsia28 Sep 200410
32ChinaAsia27 Aug 200516102 mio.
33ChinaAsia18 Jun 200518
34ChinaAsiaOct 200216
35ColombiaAmerica30 Nov 199526155 mio.
36Czech RepublicEurope9 May 197457597 mio.
37DenmarkEurope19 Oct 20022237 mio.
38Dominican RepublicAmerica30 Jan 200916
39EgyptAfrica27 Sep 198755700 mio.
40FinlandEurope3 Aug 19821758 mio.
41FranceEurope19 Jul 19003801473 mio.
42FranceEurope17 Dec 19945
43FranceEurope26 Nov 19772658 mio.
44FranceEurope25 Apr 19836274 mio.
45FranceEurope16 Mar 20021523 mio.
46FranceEurope28 Apr 197843182 mio.
47FranceEurope26 Jun 19933842 mio.
48GeorgiaAsia11 Jan 19662292 mio.
49GermanyEurope5 Oct 196727
50GermanyEurope1 Sep 19849
51GermanyEurope11 Jul 199213
52GermanyEurope1 Mar 190120
53GermanyEurope28 Sep 197521
54GermanyEurope18 Feb 1902195447 mio.
55GermanyEurope4 Oct 196831
56GermanyEurope17 May 197637
57GermanyEurope29 May 196911
58GermanyEurope26 May 197929
59GermanyEurope1 Mar 19724692 mio.
60GermanyEurope10 Jun 196619
61GermanyEurope19 Oct 1971100349 mio.
62GermanyEurope11 Oct 196851
63GermanyEurope21 Sep 19717
64GermanyEurope4 Oct 198114
65GermanyEurope22 Mar 197512
66GermanyEurope1 Mar 191297184 mio.
67GermanyEurope3 Nov 197913
68GreeceEurope195452325 mio.
69HungaryEurope2 May 189642297 mio.
70IndiaAsia24 Oct 198421100 mio.
71IndiaAsia24 Dec 200283310 mio.
72IndiaAsia73
73IndiaAsia19 Oct 199717
74IranAsia21 Feb 200047353 mio.
75IsraelAsia19596
76ItalyEurope29 Jan 20087
77ItalyEurope28 Mar 19933029 mio.
78ItalyEurope4 Feb 200614
79ItalyEurope10 Feb 195549331 mio.
80ItalyEurope13 Jun 19907
81ItalyEurope27 Jun 19996
82ItalyEurope1 Nov 196488328 mio.
83JapanAsia20 May 1933133860 mio.
84JapanAsia20 Aug 19942118 mio.
85JapanAsia15 Nov 195793427 mio.
86JapanAsia28 Mar 198818
87JapanAsia15 Jul 19871758 mio.
88JapanAsia30 Dec 19272903174 mio.
89JapanAsia1 Apr 198132126 mio.
90JapanAsia16 Dec 197149209 mio.
91JapanAsia9 Jan 198513
92JapanAsia3 Mar 19708
93JapanAsia16 Dec 197248198 mio.
94JapanAsia10 Aug 200315
95JapanAsia13 Mar 197726121 mio.
96JapanAsia26 Jul 198135124 mio.
97JapanAsia27 Nov 199819
98MalaysiaAsia16 Dec 199660109 mio.
99MexicoAmerica5 Sep 19691751460 mio.
100MexicoAmerica1 Sep 198929
101MexicoAmerica25 Apr 199132
102NetherlandsEurope16 Oct 19773391 mio.
103NetherlandsEurope16 Oct 200430
104NetherlandsEurope10 Feb 19683885 mio.
105North KoreaAsia6 Sep 19731635 mio.
106NorwayEurope22 May 19667264 mio.
107PeruAmerica13 Jan 20036
108PhilippinesAsia1 Dec 198442346 mio.
109PolandEurope7 Apr 199521114 mio.
110PolandEurope1 Mar 19976
111PortugalEurope29 Dec 195952180 mio.
112PortugalEurope7 Dec 200215
113Puerto RicoAmerica6 Jun 2005169 mio.
114RomaniaEurope16 Nov 197950111 mio.
115RussiaEurope15 Nov 195563832 mio.
116RussiaEurope27 Aug 200567 mio.
117RussiaAsia7 Jan 19861370 mio.
118RussiaEurope26 Dec 1987912 mio.
119RussiaEurope15 May 19351802573 mio.
120RussiaAsia26 Apr 1991746 mio.
121RussiaEurope5 Nov 19842
122RussiaEurope20 Nov 19851433 mio.
123SingaporeAsia7 Nov 198776571 mio.
124South KoreaAsia28 Apr 20042017 mio.
125South KoreaAsia19 Jul 198592257 mio.
126South KoreaAsia26 Nov 199756110 mio.
127South KoreaAsia15 Aug 19743482048 mio.
128South KoreaAsia6 Oct 19992973 mio.
129South KoreaAsia16 Mar 20062229 mio.
130SpainEurope11 Nov 19953886 mio.
131SpainEurope30 Dec 1924152378 mio.
132SpainEurope17 Oct 1919281686 mio.
133SpainEurope3 Oct 198838
134SpainEurope25 Apr 20079
135SpainEurope2 Apr 200921
136SwedenEurope1 Oct 1950104303 mio.
137SwitzerlandEurope24 May 199129
138TaiwanAsia28 Mar 199685450 mio.
139TaiwanAsia9 Mar 20083730 mio.
140ThailandAsia5 Dec 199944206 mio.
141TurkeyAsia19 Aug 200223
142TurkeyEurope16 Sep 20001068 mio.
143TurkeyAsia18 Mar 20098
144TurkeyAsia30 Aug 199623113 mio.
145TurkeyAsia22 May 20001030 mio.
146UkraineEurope29 Dec 1995611 mio.
147UkraineEurope26 Dec 198612
148UkraineEurope23 Aug 197528278 mio.
149UkraineEurope22 Oct 196046642 mio.
150United Arab EmiratesAsia9 Sep 200911
151United KingdomEurope7 Aug 19806138 mio.
152United KingdomEurope10 Jan 18632681197 mio.
153United KingdomEurope14 Dec 18961515 mio.
154USAAmerica30 May 19896
155USAAmerica26 May 19354
156USAAmerica30 Jan 19933045 mio.
157USAAmerica1 Sep 189766145 mio.
158USAAmerica15 Mar 1955186 mio.
159USAAmerica21 Nov 19831414 mio.
160USAAmerica27 Mar 197690215 mio.
161USAAmerica6 Jun 1892151198 mio.
162USAAmerica4 Mar 19076667 mio.
163USAAmerica21 May 19842219 mio.
164USAAmerica30 Jun 19793934 mio.
165USAAmerica18 May 19858
166USAAmerica31 Jul 199337
167USAAmerica27 Oct 19044681624 mio.
168USAAmericaJul 198713
169USAAmerica15 Jul 20047
170USAAmerica18 Jul 200912
171USAAmerica11 Sep 197243100 mio.
172USAAmerica3 Jul 19853
173UzbekistanAsia6 Nov 19772971 mio.
174VenezuelaAmerica8 Jun 20096
175VenezuelaAmerica18 Oct 2006718 mio.
176VenezuelaAmerica27 Mar 198350510 mio.


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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