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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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1India73171.0 km
2United Kingdom10 Jan 1863268408.0 km2.99 million
3USA6 Jun 1892151166.0 km542,000
4Hungary2 May 18964233.0 km814,000
5United Kingdom14 Dec 18961510.4 km41,100
6USA1 Sep 18976660.5 km400,000
7France19 Jul 1900380213.0 km4.05 million
8Germany1 Mar 19012013.3 km
9Germany18 Feb 1902195147.4 km1.39 million
10USA27 Oct 1904468368.0 km4.33 million
11USA4 Mar 19076662.0 km192,000
12Germany1 Mar 191297100.7 km518,000
13Argentina1 Dec 19137748.1 km789,000
14Spain17 Oct 1919281284.0 km1.78 million
15Spain30 Dec 1924162119.4 km1.11 million
16Australia19261422.1 km
17Japan30 Dec 1927290304.5 km8.7 million
18Japan20 May 1933133137.8 km2.36 million
19Russia15 May 1935182302.0 km6.55 million
20USA26 May 193542.2 km
21Sweden1 Oct 1950104105.7 km841,000
22Greece19545352.0 km937,000
23Canada30 Apr 19547471.3 km762,000
24Italy10 Feb 19554939.0 km907,000
25USA15 Mar 19551831.0 km13,700
26Russia15 Nov 195563110.2 km2.25 million
27Japan15 Nov 19579389.0 km1.17 million
28Israel195961.8 km
29Portugal29 Dec 19595241.0 km488,000
30Ukraine22 Oct 19604659.8 km1.76 million
31Italy1 Nov 19648874.6 km899,000
32Georgia11 Jan 19662226.3 km252,000
33Norway22 May 19667362.0 km214,000
34Germany10 Jun 19661924.0 km
35Canada14 Oct 19667369.2 km600,000
36Germany5 Oct 19672720.2 km
37Azerbaijan6 Nov 19672232.9 km482,000
38Netherlands10 Feb 19683847.0 km238,000
39Germany4 Oct 19683120.5 km
40Germany11 Oct 19685145.0 km
41Germany29 May 1969114.0 km
42Mexico5 Sep 1969175201.7 km3.88 million
43China1 Oct 1969147227.6 km3.99 million
44Japan3 Mar 197086.6 km
45Germany21 Sep 197175.2 km
46Germany19 Oct 197110294.2 km962,000
47Japan16 Dec 19714948.0 km573,000
48Germany1 Mar 19724634.6 km315,000
49USA11 Sep 197243166.9 km274,000
50Japan16 Dec 19724857.6 km542,000
51North Korea6 Sep 19731622.5 km95,900
52Czech Republic9 May 19745759.1 km1.6 million
53South Korea15 Aug 1974348286.9 km5.61 million
54Brazil14 Sep 19746369.7 km1.93 million
55Germany22 Mar 1975129.0 km
56Belgium25 Mar 1975117.6 km
57Ukraine23 Aug 19752835.3 km762,000
58Chile15 Sep 197510192.4 km1.67 million
59Germany28 Sep 19752118.6 km
60USA27 Mar 197690171.2 km611,000
61Germany17 May 19763729.5 km
62Belgium21 Jun 19762017.5 km
63Belgium20 Sep 19766132.2 km364,000
64Japan13 Mar 19772630.6 km332,000
65Netherlands16 Oct 19773332.7 km233,000
66Uzbekistan6 Nov 19772936.2 km195,000
67France26 Nov 19773021.8 km159,000
68Austria25 Feb 197810274.6 km1.4 million
69Canada22 Apr 19781520.4 km
70France28 Apr 19784330.7 km499,000
71Brazil5 Mar 19793442.0 km370,000
72Germany26 May 19792921.5 km
73USA30 Jun 19793979.2 km93,200
74China1 Oct 197995188.1 km3.62 million
75Germany3 Nov 1979139.0 km
76Romania16 Nov 19795067.7 km304,000
77United Kingdom7 Aug 19806176.5 km104,000
78Armenia7 Mar 19811012.1 km46,600
79Japan1 Apr 19813231.3 km345,000
80Japan26 Jul 19813529.8 km340,000
81Germany4 Oct 1981149.6 km
82Finland3 Aug 19821721.0 km156,000
83Venezuela27 Mar 19835060.5 km1.25 million
84France25 Apr 19836245.5 km203,000
85USA21 Nov 19831424.5 km35,600
86USA21 May 19842236.0 km49,300
87Belarus26 Jun 19842530.3 km718,000
88Germany1 Sep 198495.5 km
89India24 Oct 19842322.6 km474,000
90Russia5 Nov 198423.3 km
91Philippines1 Dec 19844351.5 km948,000
92Japan9 Jan 1985138.8 km
93Brazil2 Mar 19851733.8 km
94Brazil11 Mar 19853039.7 km
95USA18 May 198588.4 km
96USA3 Jul 198531.5 km
97South Korea19 Jul 19859295.0 km704,000
98Russia20 Nov 19851415.5 km90,400
99Canada3 Jan 19864969.5 km203,000
100Russia7 Jan 19861314.3 km192,000
101Brazil1 Aug 19861928.1 km
102Ukraine26 Dec 19861218.0 km
103USAJul 1987134.8 km
104Japan15 Jul 19871714.8 km159,000
105Egypt27 Sep 19875565.5 km1.92 million
106Singapore7 Nov 198787129.7 km1.81 million
107Russia26 Dec 1987910.2 km32,900
108Japan28 Mar 19881815.5 km
109Spain3 Oct 19883831.8 km
110USA30 May 198966.9 km
111Mexico1 Sep 19892924.0 km
112Italy13 Jun 199075.2 km
113Mexico25 Apr 19913231.5 km
114Russia26 Apr 199178.5 km126,000
115Switzerland24 May 19912913.7 km
116Germany11 Jul 19921314.3 km
117USA30 Jan 19933059.3 km129,000
118Italy28 Mar 19933031.8 km79,500
119France26 Jun 19933827.5 km115,000
120USA31 Jul 19933773.4 km
121Japan20 Aug 19942118.4 km49,300
122France17 Dec 199452.2 km
123Poland7 Apr 19952122.6 km345,000
124China10 Apr 1995278420.0 km3.56 million
125Spain11 Nov 19953840.6 km238,000
126Colombia30 Nov 19952628.8 km425,000
127Ukraine29 Dec 199567.1 km38,400
128Taiwan28 Mar 19968594.2 km1.27 million
129Turkey30 Aug 19962323.1 km310,000
130Malaysia16 Dec 19966064.0 km299,000
131Poland1 Mar 199766.1 km
132India19 Oct 19971727.0 km
133South Korea26 Nov 19975653.9 km301,000
134Bulgaria28 Jan 19981418.0 km79,500
135Japan27 Nov 19981916.0 km
136Italy27 Jun 199963.8 km
137China28 Jun 1999111176.3 km1.85 million
138South Korea6 Oct 19992929.5 km200,000
139Thailand5 Dec 19995274.9 km564,000
140Iran21 Feb 20005566.0 km1.26 million
141Turkey22 May 20001011.5 km82,200
142Turkey16 Sep 20001015.0 km186,000
143Brazil31 Mar 20012442.0 km43,800
144France16 Mar 2002159.0 km63,000
145Turkey19 Aug 20022322.5 km
146ChinaOct 20021617.0 km
147Denmark19 Oct 20022221.0 km126,000
148Portugal7 Dec 20021521.7 km
149India24 Dec 2002116138.8 km838,000
150Peru13 Jan 2003610.0 km
151China1 May 20031249.0 km
152Japan10 Aug 20031512.8 km
153China28 Mar 20043772.0 km41,100
154South Korea28 Apr 20042020.1 km46,600
155USA15 Jul 200476.2 km
156China28 Sep 20042728.0 km35,600
157Netherlands16 Oct 20043027.9 km
158China28 Dec 20042325.3 km362,000
159Puerto Rico6 Jun 20051617.2 km24,700
160China18 Jun 20051819.5 km
161China27 Aug 20055784.7 km400,000
162Russia27 Aug 200568.3 km19,200
163Chile23 Nov 20052043.0 km
164Italy4 Feb 2006149.6 km
165South Korea16 Mar 20062222.6 km79,500
166Venezuela18 Oct 200676.2 km49,300
167Spain25 Apr 200798.3 km
168Italy29 Jan 200873.0 km
169Taiwan9 Mar 20083742.7 km82,200
170Dominican Republic30 Jan 20091614.5 km200,000
171Turkey18 Mar 200988.0 km
172Spain2 Apr 20092118.0 km
173Venezuela8 Jun 200966.5 km
174USA18 Jul 20091222.2 km
175United Arab Emirates9 Sep 20092652.1 km
176China27 Sep 20102227.8 km
177China27 Sep 20101618.5 km
178Saudi Arabia13 Nov 2010918.1 km





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