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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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1Argentina1 Dec 191329.5 mi76280 mio.
2Armenia7 Mar 19817.5 mi1017 mio.
3Australia192613.7 mi14
4Austria25 Feb 197843.4 mi96498 mio.
5Azerbaijan6 Nov 196720.4 mi22176 mio.
6Belarus26 Jun 198418.8 mi25262 mio.
7Belgium20 Sep 197620.0 mi61136 mio.
8Belgium21 Jun 197610.9 mi20
9Belgium25 Mar 19754.7 mi11
10Brazil5 Mar 197926.1 mi34135 mio.
11Brazil11 Mar 198524.7 mi30
12Brazil31 Mar 200126.1 mi2316 mio.
13Brazil2 Mar 198521.0 mi17
14Brazil1 Aug 198617.5 mi19
15Brazil14 Sep 197438.1 mi58684 mio.
16Bulgaria28 Jan 199811.2 mi1451 mio.
17Canada14 Oct 196643.0 mi73219 mio.
18Canada30 Apr 195444.3 mi74278 mio.
19Canada22 Apr 19788.1 mi11
20Canada3 Jan 198643.2 mi4974 mio.
21Chile23 Nov 200526.7 mi20
22Chile15 Sep 197551.6 mi93642 mio.
23China28 Dec 200415.7 mi2373 mio.
24China10 Apr 1995207.6 mi2301122 mio.
25China1 Oct 1979116.9 mi951309 mio.
26China1 Oct 1969141.4 mi1471200 mio.
27China23 Sep 200913.8 mi18
28China28 Jun 199992.3 mi88601 mio.
29China28 Mar 200444.7 mi3715 mio.
30China1 May 200330.5 mi12
31China27 Aug 200513.5 mi16102 mio.
32China28 Sep 20046.3 mi10
33China18 Jun 200512.1 mi18
34ChinaOct 200210.6 mi16
35Colombia30 Nov 199517.9 mi26155 mio.
36Czech Republic9 May 197436.7 mi57597 mio.
37Denmark19 Oct 200213.1 mi2237 mio.
38Dominican Republic30 Jan 20099.0 mi16
39Egypt27 Sep 198740.7 mi55700 mio.
40Finland3 Aug 198213.1 mi1758 mio.
41France19 Jul 1900132.4 mi3801473 mio.
42France17 Dec 19941.4 mi5
43France26 Nov 197712.0 mi2658 mio.
44France25 Apr 198328.3 mi6274 mio.
45France16 Mar 20025.6 mi1523 mio.
46France28 Apr 197819.1 mi43182 mio.
47France26 Jun 199317.1 mi3842 mio.
48Georgia11 Jan 196616.3 mi2292 mio.
49Germany5 Oct 196712.6 mi27
50Germany1 Sep 19843.4 mi9
51Germany11 Jul 19928.9 mi13
52Germany1 Mar 19018.3 mi20
53Germany28 Sep 197511.6 mi21
54Germany18 Feb 190291.6 mi195447 mio.
55Germany4 Oct 196812.7 mi31
56Germany17 May 197618.3 mi37
57Germany29 May 19692.5 mi11
58Germany26 May 197913.4 mi29
59Germany1 Mar 197221.5 mi4692 mio.
60Germany10 Jun 196614.9 mi19
61Germany11 Oct 196828.0 mi51
62Germany19 Oct 197157.5 mi100349 mio.
63Germany21 Sep 19713.2 mi7
64Germany4 Oct 19816.0 mi14
65Germany22 Mar 19755.6 mi12
66Germany1 Mar 191262.6 mi97184 mio.
67Germany3 Nov 19795.6 mi13
68Greece195432.3 mi52325 mio.
69Hungary2 May 189620.5 mi42297 mio.
70India24 Oct 198414.0 mi21100 mio.
71India24 Dec 200259.8 mi83310 mio.
72India106.3 mi73
73India19 Oct 199716.8 mi17
74Iran21 Feb 200031.4 mi47353 mio.
75Israel19591.1 mi6
76Italy29 Jan 20081.9 mi7
77Italy28 Mar 199319.8 mi3029 mio.
78Italy4 Feb 20066.0 mi14
79Italy10 Feb 195524.2 mi49331 mio.
80Italy13 Jun 19903.2 mi7
81Italy27 Jun 19992.4 mi6
82Italy1 Nov 196446.4 mi88328 mio.
83Japan20 May 193385.6 mi133860 mio.
84Japan20 Aug 199411.4 mi2118 mio.
85Japan15 Nov 195755.3 mi93427 mio.
86Japan28 Mar 19889.6 mi18
87Japan15 Jul 19879.2 mi1758 mio.
88Japan30 Dec 1927189.2 mi2903174 mio.
89Japan1 Apr 198119.5 mi32126 mio.
90Japan16 Dec 197129.8 mi49209 mio.
91Japan9 Jan 19855.5 mi13
92Japan3 Mar 19704.1 mi8
93Japan16 Dec 197235.8 mi48198 mio.
94Japan10 Aug 20038.0 mi15
95Japan13 Mar 197719.0 mi26121 mio.
96Japan26 Jul 198118.5 mi35124 mio.
97Japan27 Nov 19989.9 mi19
98Malaysia16 Dec 199639.8 mi60109 mio.
99Mexico5 Sep 1969125.4 mi1751460 mio.
100Mexico1 Sep 198914.9 mi29
101Mexico25 Apr 199119.6 mi32
102Netherlands16 Oct 197720.3 mi3391 mio.
103Netherlands16 Oct 200417.3 mi30
104Netherlands10 Feb 196829.2 mi3885 mio.
105North Korea6 Sep 197314.0 mi1635 mio.
106Norway22 May 196638.5 mi7264 mio.
107Peru13 Jan 20036.2 mi6
108Philippines1 Dec 198428.4 mi42346 mio.
109Poland7 Apr 199514.0 mi21114 mio.
110Poland1 Mar 19973.8 mi6
111Portugal29 Dec 195925.5 mi52180 mio.
112Portugal7 Dec 200213.5 mi15
113Puerto Rico6 Jun 200510.7 mi169 mio.
114Romania16 Nov 197942.1 mi50111 mio.
115Russia15 Nov 195568.5 mi63832 mio.
116Russia27 Aug 20055.2 mi67 mio.
117Russia7 Jan 19868.9 mi1370 mio.
118Russia26 Dec 19876.3 mi912 mio.
119Russia15 May 1935185.7 mi1802573 mio.
120Russia26 Apr 19915.3 mi746 mio.
121Russia5 Nov 19842.1 mi2
122Russia20 Nov 19859.6 mi1433 mio.
123Singapore7 Nov 198773.9 mi76571 mio.
124South Korea28 Apr 200412.5 mi2017 mio.
125South Korea19 Jul 198559.0 mi92257 mio.
126South Korea26 Nov 199733.5 mi56110 mio.
127South Korea15 Aug 1974178.3 mi3482048 mio.
128South Korea6 Oct 199918.3 mi2973 mio.
129South Korea16 Mar 200614.0 mi2229 mio.
130Spain11 Nov 199525.2 mi3886 mio.
131Spain30 Dec 192468.7 mi152378 mio.
132Spain17 Oct 1919176.5 mi281686 mio.
133Spain3 Oct 198819.8 mi38
134Spain25 Apr 20075.2 mi9
135Spain2 Apr 200911.2 mi21
136Sweden1 Oct 195065.7 mi104303 mio.
137Switzerland24 May 19918.5 mi29
138Taiwan28 Mar 199656.3 mi85450 mio.
139Taiwan9 Mar 200826.5 mi3730 mio.
140Thailand5 Dec 199928.8 mi44206 mio.
141Turkey19 Aug 200214.0 mi23
142Turkey16 Sep 20009.3 mi1068 mio.
143Turkey18 Mar 20095.0 mi8
144Turkey30 Aug 199614.4 mi23113 mio.
145Turkey22 May 20007.1 mi1030 mio.
146Ukraine29 Dec 19954.4 mi611 mio.
147Ukraine26 Dec 198611.2 mi12
148Ukraine23 Aug 197521.9 mi28278 mio.
149Ukraine22 Oct 196037.2 mi46642 mio.
150United Arab Emirates9 Sep 200924.7 mi11
151United Kingdom7 Aug 198047.5 mi6138 mio.
152United Kingdom10 Jan 1863253.6 mi2681197 mio.
153United Kingdom14 Dec 18966.5 mi1515 mio.
154USA30 May 19894.3 mi6
155USA26 May 19351.4 mi4
156USA30 Jan 199336.9 mi3045 mio.
157USA1 Sep 189737.6 mi66145 mio.
158USA15 Mar 195519.3 mi186 mio.
159USA21 Nov 198315.2 mi1414 mio.
160USA27 Mar 1976106.4 mi90215 mio.
161USA6 Jun 1892103.2 mi151198 mio.
162USA4 Mar 190738.5 mi6667 mio.
163USA21 May 198422.4 mi2219 mio.
164USA30 Jun 197949.2 mi3934 mio.
165USA18 May 19855.2 mi8
166USA31 Jul 199345.6 mi37
167USA27 Oct 1904228.7 mi4681624 mio.
168USAJul 19873.0 mi13
169USA15 Jul 20043.9 mi7
170USA18 Jul 200913.8 mi12
171USA11 Sep 1972103.7 mi43100 mio.
172USA3 Jul 19850.9 mi3
173Uzbekistan6 Nov 197722.5 mi2971 mio.
174Venezuela8 Jun 20094.0 mi6
175Venezuela18 Oct 20063.9 mi718 mio.
176Venezuela27 Mar 198337.6 mi50510 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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