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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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1India171.0 km73
2United Kingdom10 Jan 1863408.0 km2.99 million268
3USA6 Jun 1892166.0 km542,000151
4Hungary2 May 189633.0 km814,00042
5United Kingdom14 Dec 189610.4 km41,10015
6USA1 Sep 189760.5 km400,00066
7France19 Jul 1900213.0 km4.05 million380
8Germany1 Mar 190113.3 km20
9Germany18 Feb 1902147.4 km1.39 million195
10USA27 Oct 1904368.0 km4.33 million468
11USA4 Mar 190762.0 km192,00066
12Germany1 Mar 1912100.7 km518,00097
13Argentina1 Dec 191348.1 km789,00077
14Spain17 Oct 1919284.0 km1.78 million281
15Spain30 Dec 1924119.4 km1.11 million162
16Australia192622.1 km14
17Japan30 Dec 1927304.5 km8.7 million290
18Japan20 May 1933137.8 km2.36 million133
19Russia15 May 1935302.0 km6.55 million182
20USA26 May 19352.2 km4
21Sweden1 Oct 1950105.7 km841,000104
22Greece195452.0 km937,00053
23Canada30 Apr 195471.3 km762,00074
24Italy10 Feb 195539.0 km907,00049
25USA15 Mar 195531.0 km13,70018
26Russia15 Nov 1955110.2 km2.25 million63
27Japan15 Nov 195789.0 km1.17 million93
28Israel19591.8 km6
29Portugal29 Dec 195941.0 km488,00052
30Ukraine22 Oct 196059.8 km1.76 million46
31Italy1 Nov 196474.6 km899,00088
32Georgia11 Jan 196626.3 km252,00022
33Norway22 May 196662.0 km214,00073
34Germany10 Jun 196624.0 km19
35Canada14 Oct 196669.2 km600,00073
36Germany5 Oct 196720.2 km27
37Azerbaijan6 Nov 196732.9 km482,00022
38Netherlands10 Feb 196847.0 km238,00038
39Germany4 Oct 196820.5 km31
40Germany11 Oct 196845.0 km51
41Germany29 May 19694.0 km11
42Mexico5 Sep 1969201.7 km3.88 million175
43China1 Oct 1969227.6 km3.99 million147
44Japan3 Mar 19706.6 km8
45Germany21 Sep 19715.2 km7
46Germany19 Oct 197194.2 km962,000102
47Japan16 Dec 197148.0 km573,00049
48Germany1 Mar 197234.6 km315,00046
49USA11 Sep 1972166.9 km274,00043
50Japan16 Dec 197257.6 km542,00048
51North Korea6 Sep 197322.5 km95,90016
52Czech Republic9 May 197459.1 km1.6 million57
53South Korea15 Aug 1974286.9 km5.61 million348
54Brazil14 Sep 197469.7 km1.93 million63
55Germany22 Mar 19759.0 km12
56Belgium25 Mar 19757.6 km11
57Ukraine23 Aug 197535.3 km762,00028
58Chile15 Sep 197592.4 km1.67 million101
59Germany28 Sep 197518.6 km21
60USA27 Mar 1976171.2 km611,00090
61Germany17 May 197629.5 km37
62Belgium21 Jun 197617.5 km20
63Belgium20 Sep 197632.2 km364,00061
64Japan13 Mar 197730.6 km332,00026
65Netherlands16 Oct 197732.7 km233,00033
66Uzbekistan6 Nov 197736.2 km195,00029
67France26 Nov 197721.8 km159,00030
68Austria25 Feb 197874.6 km1.4 million102
69Canada22 Apr 197820.4 km15
70France28 Apr 197830.7 km499,00043
71Brazil5 Mar 197942.0 km370,00034
72Germany26 May 197921.5 km29
73USA30 Jun 197979.2 km93,20039
74China1 Oct 1979188.1 km3.62 million95
75Germany3 Nov 19799.0 km13
76Romania16 Nov 197967.7 km304,00050
77United Kingdom7 Aug 198076.5 km104,00061
78Armenia7 Mar 198112.1 km46,60010
79Japan1 Apr 198131.3 km345,00032
80Japan26 Jul 198129.8 km340,00035
81Germany4 Oct 19819.6 km14
82Finland3 Aug 198221.0 km156,00017
83Venezuela27 Mar 198360.5 km1.25 million50
84France25 Apr 198345.5 km203,00062
85USA21 Nov 198324.5 km35,60014
86USA21 May 198436.0 km49,30022
87Belarus26 Jun 198430.3 km718,00025
88Germany1 Sep 19845.5 km9
89India24 Oct 198422.6 km474,00023
90Russia5 Nov 19843.3 km2
91Philippines1 Dec 198451.5 km948,00043
92Japan9 Jan 19858.8 km13
93Brazil2 Mar 198533.8 km17
94Brazil11 Mar 198539.7 km30
95USA18 May 19858.4 km8
96USA3 Jul 19851.5 km3
97South Korea19 Jul 198595.0 km704,00092
98Russia20 Nov 198515.5 km90,40014
99Canada3 Jan 198669.5 km203,00049
100Russia7 Jan 198614.3 km192,00013
101Brazil1 Aug 198628.1 km19
102Ukraine26 Dec 198618.0 km12
103USAJul 19874.8 km13
104Japan15 Jul 198714.8 km159,00017
105Egypt27 Sep 198765.5 km1.92 million55
106Singapore7 Nov 1987129.7 km1.81 million87
107Russia26 Dec 198710.2 km32,9009
108Japan28 Mar 198815.5 km18
109Spain3 Oct 198831.8 km38
110USA30 May 19896.9 km6
111Mexico1 Sep 198924.0 km29
112Italy13 Jun 19905.2 km7
113Mexico25 Apr 199131.5 km32
114Russia26 Apr 19918.5 km126,0007
115Switzerland24 May 199113.7 km29
116Germany11 Jul 199214.3 km13
117USA30 Jan 199359.3 km129,00030
118Italy28 Mar 199331.8 km79,50030
119France26 Jun 199327.5 km115,00038
120USA31 Jul 199373.4 km37
121Japan20 Aug 199418.4 km49,30021
122France17 Dec 19942.2 km5
123Poland7 Apr 199522.6 km345,00021
124China10 Apr 1995420.0 km3.56 million278
125Spain11 Nov 199540.6 km238,00038
126Colombia30 Nov 199528.8 km425,00026
127Ukraine29 Dec 19957.1 km38,4006
128Taiwan28 Mar 199694.2 km1.27 million85
129Turkey30 Aug 199623.1 km310,00023
130Malaysia16 Dec 199664.0 km299,00060
131Poland1 Mar 19976.1 km6
132India19 Oct 199727.0 km17
133South Korea26 Nov 199753.9 km301,00056
134Bulgaria28 Jan 199818.0 km79,50014
135Japan27 Nov 199816.0 km19
136Italy27 Jun 19993.8 km6
137China28 Jun 1999176.3 km1.85 million111
138South Korea6 Oct 199929.5 km200,00029
139Thailand5 Dec 199974.9 km564,00052
140Iran21 Feb 200066.0 km1.26 million55
141Turkey22 May 200011.5 km82,20010
142Turkey16 Sep 200015.0 km186,00010
143Brazil31 Mar 200142.0 km43,80024
144France16 Mar 20029.0 km63,00015
145Turkey19 Aug 200222.5 km23
146ChinaOct 200217.0 km16
147Denmark19 Oct 200221.0 km126,00022
148Portugal7 Dec 200221.7 km15
149India24 Dec 2002138.8 km838,000116
150Peru13 Jan 200310.0 km6
151China1 May 200349.0 km12
152Japan10 Aug 200312.8 km15
153China28 Mar 200472.0 km41,10037
154South Korea28 Apr 200420.1 km46,60020
155USA15 Jul 20046.2 km7
156China28 Sep 200428.0 km35,60027
157Netherlands16 Oct 200427.9 km30
158China28 Dec 200425.3 km362,00023
159Puerto Rico6 Jun 200517.2 km24,70016
160China18 Jun 200519.5 km18
161China27 Aug 200584.7 km400,00057
162Russia27 Aug 20058.3 km19,2006
163Chile23 Nov 200543.0 km20
164Italy4 Feb 20069.6 km14
165South Korea16 Mar 200622.6 km79,50022
166Venezuela18 Oct 20066.2 km49,3007
167Spain25 Apr 20078.3 km9
168Italy29 Jan 20083.0 km7
169Taiwan9 Mar 200842.7 km82,20037
170Dominican Republic30 Jan 200914.5 km200,00016
171Turkey18 Mar 20098.0 km8
172Spain2 Apr 200918.0 km21
173Venezuela8 Jun 20096.5 km6
174USA18 Jul 200922.2 km12
175United Arab Emirates9 Sep 200952.1 km26
176China27 Sep 201027.8 km22
177China27 Sep 201018.5 km16
178Saudi Arabia13 Nov 201018.1 km9





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