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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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1United Arab Emirates9 Sep 200932.4 mi26132.4
2China1 May 200330.5 mi12130.5
3Chile23 Nov 200526.7 mi20126.7
4China27 Aug 200552.6 mi57226.3400,000
5Brazil31 Mar 200126.1 mi24126.143,800
6USA30 Jun 197949.2 mi39224.693,200
7United Kingdom7 Aug 198047.5 mi61223.8104,000
8United Kingdom10 Jan 1863253.6 mi2681123.12.99 million
9USA31 Jul 199345.6 mi37222.8
10USA21 May 198422.4 mi22122.449,300
11China28 Mar 200444.7 mi37222.441,100
12China28 Jun 1999109.6 mi111521.91.85 million
13Sweden1 Oct 195065.7 mi104321.9841,000
14China10 Apr 1995261.0 mi2781221.83.56 million
15India24 Dec 200286.2 mi116421.6838,000
16USA27 Mar 1976106.4 mi90521.3611,000
17India106.3 mi73521.3
18Brazil2 Mar 198521.0 mi17121.0
19Germany1 Mar 191262.6 mi97320.9518,000
20USA11 Sep 1972103.7 mi43520.7274,000
21Egypt27 Sep 198740.7 mi55220.41.92 million
22Singapore7 Nov 198780.6 mi87420.21.81 million
23South Korea19 Jul 198559.0 mi92319.7704,000
24USA15 Mar 195519.3 mi18119.313,700
25South Korea6 Oct 199918.3 mi29118.3200,000
26South Korea15 Aug 1974178.3 mi3481017.85.61 million
27Brazil1 Aug 198617.5 mi19117.5
28China28 Sep 200417.4 mi27117.435,600
29China27 Sep 201017.3 mi22117.3
30India19 Oct 199716.8 mi17116.8
31South Korea26 Nov 199733.5 mi56216.7301,000
32China1 Oct 1969141.4 mi147915.73.99 million
33Russia15 May 1935187.7 mi1821215.66.55 million
34Italy1 Nov 196446.4 mi88315.5899,000
35USA21 Nov 198315.2 mi14115.235,600
36Netherlands10 Feb 196829.2 mi38214.6238,000
37Japan30 Dec 1927189.2 mi2901314.68.7 million
38Canada3 Jan 198643.2 mi49314.4203,000
39France25 Apr 198328.3 mi62214.1203,000
40Poland7 Apr 199514.0 mi21114.0345,000
41South Korea16 Mar 200614.0 mi22114.079,500
42India24 Oct 198414.0 mi23114.0474,000
43Turkey19 Aug 200214.0 mi23114.0
44Japan15 Nov 195755.3 mi93413.81.17 million
45USA18 Jul 200913.8 mi12113.8
46Russia15 Nov 195568.5 mi63513.72.25 million
47Iran21 Feb 200041.0 mi55313.71.26 million
48Spain17 Oct 1919176.5 mi2811313.61.78 million
49Taiwan9 Mar 200826.5 mi37213.382,200
50Malaysia16 Dec 199639.8 mi60313.3299,000
51Brazil5 Mar 197926.1 mi34213.1370,000
52Finland3 Aug 198213.1 mi17113.1156,000
53China1 Oct 1979116.9 mi95913.03.62 million
54USA6 Jun 1892103.2 mi151812.9542,000
55USA4 Mar 190738.5 mi66312.8192,000
56Canada22 Apr 197812.7 mi15112.7
57Spain11 Nov 199525.2 mi38212.6238,000
58USA1 Sep 189737.6 mi66312.5400,000
59South Korea28 Apr 200412.5 mi20112.546,600
60Ukraine22 Oct 196037.2 mi46312.41.76 million
61Brazil11 Mar 198524.7 mi30212.3
62USA30 Jan 199336.9 mi30312.3129,000
63Czech Republic9 May 197436.7 mi57312.21.6 million
64China18 Jun 200512.1 mi18112.1
65Italy10 Feb 195524.2 mi49212.1907,000
66Japan16 Dec 197235.8 mi48311.9542,000
67Thailand5 Dec 199946.6 mi52411.6564,000
68China27 Sep 201011.5 mi16111.5
69Chile15 Sep 197557.4 mi101511.51.67 million
70Japan20 Aug 199411.4 mi21111.449,300
71Mexico5 Sep 1969125.4 mi1751111.43.88 million
72Saudi Arabia13 Nov 201011.2 mi9111.2
73Ukraine26 Dec 198611.2 mi12111.2
74Bulgaria28 Jan 199811.2 mi14111.279,500
75Spain2 Apr 200911.2 mi21111.2
76Canada30 Apr 195444.3 mi74411.1762,000
77Greece195432.3 mi53310.8937,000
78Canada14 Oct 196643.0 mi73410.8600,000
79Puerto Rico6 Jun 200510.7 mi16110.724,700
80Philippines1 Dec 198432.0 mi43310.7948,000
81ChinaOct 200210.6 mi16110.6
82Romania16 Nov 197942.1 mi50410.5304,000
83Azerbaijan6 Nov 196720.4 mi22210.2482,000
84Japan16 Dec 197129.8 mi4939.9573,000
85Japan27 Nov 19989.9 mi1919.9
86Mexico25 Apr 199119.6 mi3229.8
87Germany19 Oct 197158.5 mi10269.8962,000
88Japan1 Apr 198119.5 mi3229.7345,000
89Japan20 May 193385.6 mi13399.52.36 million
90Japan13 Mar 197719.0 mi2629.5332,000
91Belarus26 Jun 198418.8 mi2529.4718,000
92Turkey16 Sep 20009.3 mi1019.3186,000
93Austria25 Feb 197846.4 mi10259.31.4 million
94Japan15 Jul 19879.2 mi1719.2159,000
95Germany18 Feb 190291.6 mi195109.21.39 million
96Dominican Republic30 Jan 20099.0 mi1619.0200,000
97Colombia30 Nov 199517.9 mi2628.9425,000
98Brazil14 Sep 197443.3 mi6358.71.93 million
99France26 Jun 199317.1 mi3828.5115,000
100USA27 Oct 1904228.7 mi468278.54.33 million
101France19 Jul 1900132.4 mi380168.34.05 million
102Germany1 Mar 19018.3 mi2018.3
103Georgia11 Jan 196616.3 mi2228.2252,000
104Japan10 Aug 20038.0 mi1518.0
105China28 Dec 200415.7 mi2327.9362,000
106Norway22 May 196638.5 mi7357.7214,000
107Armenia7 Mar 19817.5 mi1017.546,600
108Venezuela27 Mar 198337.6 mi5057.51.25 million
109Uzbekistan6 Nov 197722.5 mi2937.5195,000
110Germany10 Jun 196614.9 mi1927.5
111Mexico1 Sep 198914.9 mi2927.5
112Taiwan28 Mar 199658.5 mi8587.31.27 million
113Ukraine23 Aug 197521.9 mi2837.3762,000
114Turkey30 Aug 199614.4 mi2327.2310,000
115Germany1 Mar 197221.5 mi4637.2315,000
116Turkey22 May 20007.1 mi1017.182,200
117North Korea6 Sep 197314.0 mi1627.095,900
118Hungary2 May 189620.5 mi4236.8814,000
119France26 Nov 197713.5 mi3026.8159,000
120Spain30 Dec 192474.2 mi162116.71.11 million
121Portugal7 Dec 200213.5 mi1526.7
122Germany26 May 197913.4 mi2926.7
123Belgium20 Sep 197620.0 mi6136.7364,000
124Italy28 Mar 199319.8 mi3036.679,500
125Spain3 Oct 198819.8 mi3836.6
126Denmark19 Oct 200213.1 mi2226.5126,000
127United Kingdom14 Dec 18966.5 mi1516.541,100
128Portugal29 Dec 195925.5 mi5246.4488,000
129Russia26 Dec 19876.3 mi916.332,900
130Peru13 Jan 20036.2 mi616.2
131Japan26 Jul 198118.5 mi3536.2340,000
132Germany17 May 197618.3 mi3736.1
133Italy4 Feb 20066.0 mi1416.0
134Netherlands16 Oct 200417.3 mi3035.8
135France16 Mar 20025.6 mi1515.663,000
136Germany22 Mar 19755.6 mi1215.6
137Japan9 Jan 19855.5 mi1315.5
138Russia26 Apr 19915.3 mi715.3126,000
139USA18 May 19855.2 mi815.2
140Spain25 Apr 20075.2 mi915.2
141Russia27 Aug 20055.2 mi615.219,200
142Netherlands16 Oct 197720.3 mi3345.1233,000
143Argentina1 Dec 191329.9 mi7765.0789,000
144Turkey18 Mar 20095.0 mi815.0
145Japan28 Mar 19889.6 mi1824.8
146Russia20 Nov 19859.6 mi1424.890,400
147France28 Apr 197819.1 mi4344.8499,000
148Australia192613.7 mi1434.6
149Germany11 Jul 19928.9 mi1324.5
150Russia7 Jan 19868.9 mi1324.4192,000
151Ukraine29 Dec 19954.4 mi614.438,400
152USA30 May 19894.3 mi614.3
153Switzerland24 May 19918.5 mi2924.3
154Germany4 Oct 196812.7 mi3134.2
155Germany5 Oct 196712.6 mi2734.2
156Japan3 Mar 19704.1 mi814.1
157Venezuela8 Jun 20094.0 mi614.0
158Germany28 Sep 197511.6 mi2133.9
159USA15 Jul 20043.9 mi713.9
160Venezuela18 Oct 20063.9 mi713.949,300
161Poland1 Mar 19973.8 mi613.8
162Germany1 Sep 19843.4 mi913.4
163Italy13 Jun 19903.2 mi713.2
164USAJul 19873.0 mi1313.0
165Germany4 Oct 19816.0 mi1423.0
166Germany3 Nov 19795.6 mi1322.8
167Belgium21 Jun 197610.9 mi2042.7
168Italy27 Jun 19992.4 mi612.4
169Belgium25 Mar 19754.7 mi1122.4
170Russia5 Nov 19842.1 mi212.1
171Italy29 Jan 20081.9 mi711.9
172Germany11 Oct 196828.0 mi51151.9
173USA26 May 19351.4 mi411.4
174France17 Dec 19941.4 mi511.4
175Israel19591.1 mi611.1
176USA3 Jul 19850.9 mi310.9
177Germany21 Sep 19713.2 mi740.8
178Germany29 May 19692.5 mi110





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