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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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1408.0 km London10 Jan 1863268112681.5237.124.41197 mio.2,934,000
2368.0 km New York27 Oct 1904468274220.8713.617.31624 mio.4,413,000
3334.0 km Shanghai10 Apr 1995230101941.7233.423.01122 mio.3,359,000
4304.5 km Tokyo30 Dec 1927290132051.4923.422.33174 mio.10,424,000
5298.8 km Moscow15 May 1935180121442.0724.915.02573 mio.8,611,000
6286.9 km Seoul15 Aug 1974348102980.9628.734.82048 mio.7,138,000
7284.0 km Madrid17 Oct 1919281132311.2321.821.6686 mio.2,415,000
8227.6 km Beijing1 Oct 196914791251.8225.316.31200 mio.5,274,000
9213.0 km Paris19 Jul 1900380163000.7113.323.81473 mio.6,915,000
10201.7 km Mexico City5 Sep 1969175111471.3718.315.91460 mio.7,238,000
11188.1 km Hong Kong1 Oct 1979959822.2920.910.61309 mio.6,959,000
12171.2 km Washington27 Mar 1976905861.9934.218.0215 mio.1,256,000
13171.0 km Mumbai735732.3434.214.6
14166.9 km San Francisco11 Sep 1972435433.8833.48.6100 mio.599,000
15166.0 km Chicago6 Jun 189215181441.1520.818.9198 mio.1,193,000
16148.5 km Guangzhou28 Jun 1999885791.8829.717.6601 mio.4,047,000
17147.4 km Berlin18 Feb 1902195101730.8514.719.5447 mio.3,033,000
18137.8 km Osaka20 May 193313391041.3315.314.8860 mio.6,241,000
19118.9 km Singapore7 Nov 1987764691.7229.719.0571 mio.4,802,000
20110.5 km Barcelona30 Dec 1924152101280.8611.115.2378 mio.3,421,000
21110.2 km Saint Petersburg15 Nov 1955635552.0022.012.6832 mio.7,550,000
22105.7 km Stockholm1 Oct 195010431001.0635.234.7303 mio.2,867,000
23100.7 km Hamburg1 Mar 1912973891.1333.632.3184 mio.1,827,000
2496.2 km Delhi24 Dec 2002833811.1932.127.7310 mio.3,224,000
2595.0 km Busan19 Jul 1985923881.0831.730.7257 mio.2,705,000
2692.5 km Munich19 Oct 19711006940.9815.416.7349 mio.3,773,000
2790.6 km Taipei28 Mar 1996858801.1311.310.6450 mio.4,967,000
2889.0 km Nagoya15 Nov 1957934821.0922.323.3427 mio.4,798,000
2983.0 km Santiago15 Sep 1975935860.9716.618.6642 mio.7,735,000
3079.2 km Atlanta30 Jun 1979392382.0839.619.534 mio.429,000
3176.5 km Newcastle7 Aug 1980612501.5338.330.538 mio.497,000
3274.6 km Milan1 Nov 1964883840.8924.929.3328 mio.4,397,000
3373.4 km Saint Louis31 Jul 1993372371.9836.718.5
3472.0 km Tianjin28 Mar 2004372371.9536.018.515 mio.208,000
3571.3 km Toronto30 Apr 1954744691.0317.818.5278 mio.3,899,000
3669.8 km Vienna25 Feb 1978965840.8314.019.2498 mio.7,135,000
3769.5 km Vancouver3 Jan 1986493471.4823.216.374 mio.1,065,000
3869.2 km Montreal14 Oct 1966734681.0217.318.3219 mio.3,165,000
3967.7 km Bucharest16 Nov 1979504431.5716.912.5111 mio.1,640,000
4065.5 km Cairo27 Sep 1987552531.2432.827.5700 mio.10,687,000
4164.0 km Kuala Lumpur16 Dec 1996603561.1421.320.0109 mio.1,703,000
4262.0 km Oslo22 May 1966725720.8612.414.464 mio.1,032,000
4362.0 km Philadelphia4 Mar 1907663621.0020.722.067 mio.1,081,000
4461.3 km Sao Paulo14 Sep 1974584551.1115.314.5684 mio.11,158,000
4560.5 km Caracas27 Mar 1983505461.3212.110.0510 mio.8,430,000
4660.5 km Boston1 Sep 1897663601.0120.222.0145 mio.2,397,000
4759.8 km Kiev22 Oct 1960463431.3919.915.3642 mio.10,736,000
4859.3 km Los Angeles30 Jan 1993303301.9819.810.045 mio.759,000
4959.1 km Prague9 May 1974573541.0919.719.0597 mio.10,102,000
5057.6 km Yokohama16 Dec 1972483451.2819.216.0198 mio.3,438,000
5153.9 km Daegu26 Nov 1997562550.9827.028.0110 mio.2,041,000
5252.0 km Athens1954523481.0817.317.3325 mio.6,250,000
5350.5 km Tehran21 Feb 2000473441.1516.815.7353 mio.6,990,000
5449.0 km Dalian1 May 2003121124.0849.012.0
5548.0 km Sapporo16 Dec 1971493461.0416.016.3209 mio.4,354,000
5647.5 km Buenos Aires1 Dec 1913766680.707.912.7280 mio.5,895,000
5747.0 km Rotterdam10 Feb 1968382371.2723.519.085 mio.1,809,000
5846.3 km Bangkok5 Dec 1999443401.1615.414.7206 mio.4,449,000
5945.7 km Manila1 Dec 1984423391.1715.214.0346 mio.7,571,000
6045.5 km Lille25 Apr 1983622600.7622.831.074 mio.1,626,000
6145.0 km Cologne11 Oct 19685115510.883.03.4
6243.0 km Valparaiso23 Nov 2005201202.1543.020.0
6342.7 km Kaohsiung9 Mar 2008372361.1921.418.530 mio.703,000
6442.0 km Rio de Janeiro5 Mar 1979342341.2421.017.0135 mio.3,214,000
6542.0 km Brasilia31 Mar 2001231231.8342.023.016 mio.381,000
6641.0 km Lisbon29 Dec 1959524460.8910.313.0180 mio.4,390,000
6740.6 km Bilbao11 Nov 1995382381.0720.319.086 mio.2,118,000
6839.7 km Dubai9 Sep 2009111113.6139.711.0
6939.7 km Recife11 Mar 1985302281.4219.915.0
7039.0 km Rome10 Feb 1955492480.8119.524.5331 mio.8,487,000
7136.2 km Tashkent6 Nov 1977293261.3912.19.771 mio.1,961,000
7236.0 km Miami21 May 1984221221.6436.022.019 mio.528,000
7335.3 km Kharkov23 Aug 1975283251.4111.89.3278 mio.7,875,000
7434.6 km Nuremberg1 Mar 1972463440.7911.515.392 mio.2,659,000
7533.8 km Porto Alegre2 Mar 1985171171.9933.817.0
7633.0 km Budapest2 May 1896423400.8311.014.0297 mio.9,000,000
7732.9 km Baku6 Nov 1967222211.5616.411.0176 mio.5,356,000
7832.7 km Amsterdam16 Oct 1977334330.998.28.391 mio.2,783,000
7932.2 km Brussels20 Sep 1976613590.5510.720.3136 mio.4,224,000
8031.8 km Naples28 Mar 1993303281.1410.610.029 mio.912,000
8131.8 km Valencia3 Oct 1988383370.8610.612.7
8231.5 km Monterrey25 Apr 1991322311.0215.816.0
8331.3 km Kyoto1 Apr 1981322311.0115.616.0126 mio.4,026,000
8431.0 km Cleveland15 Mar 1955181181.7231.018.06 mio.194,000
8530.7 km Lyon28 Apr 1978434390.797.710.8182 mio.5,928,000
8630.6 km Kobe13 Mar 1977262241.2815.313.0121 mio.3,954,000
8730.3 km Minsk26 Jun 1984252241.2615.112.5262 mio.8,647,000
8829.8 km Fukuoka26 Jul 1981353340.889.911.7124 mio.4,161,000
8929.5 km Incheon6 Oct 1999291291.0229.529.073 mio.2,475,000
9029.5 km Dortmund17 May 1976373370.809.812.3
9128.8 km Medellin30 Nov 1995262251.1514.413.0155 mio.5,382,000
9228.1 km Belo Horizonte1 Aug 1986191191.4828.119.0
9327.9 km The Hague16 Oct 2004303300.939.310.0
9427.5 km Toulouse26 Jun 1993382370.7413.819.042 mio.1,527,000
9527.0 km Chennai19 Oct 1997171171.5927.017.0
9626.3 km Tbilisi11 Jan 1966222211.2513.111.092 mio.3,498,000
9725.3 km Shenzhen28 Dec 2004232221.1512.611.573 mio.2,885,000
9824.5 km Baltimore21 Nov 1983141141.7524.514.014 mio.571,000
9924.0 km Guadalajara1 Sep 1989292280.8612.014.5
10024.0 km Stuttgart10 Jun 1966192171.4112.09.5
10123.1 km Ankara30 Aug 1996232221.0511.611.5113 mio.4,892,000
10222.6 km Warsaw7 Apr 1995211211.0822.621.0114 mio.5,044,000
10322.6 km Kolkata24 Oct 1984211211.0822.621.0100 mio.4,425,000
10422.6 km Daejeon16 Mar 2006221221.0322.622.029 mio.1,283,000
10522.5 km Bursa19 Aug 2002231230.9822.523.0
10622.5 km Pyongyang6 Sep 1973162151.5011.38.035 mio.1,556,000
10722.2 km Shenyang23 Sep 2009181181.2322.218.0
10822.2 km Seattle18 Jul 2009121121.8522.212.0
10922.1 km Sydney1926143141.587.44.7
11021.7 km Oporto7 Dec 2002152141.5510.97.5
11121.7 km Nanjing27 Aug 2005161161.3621.716.0102 mio.4,700,000
11221.5 km Bochum26 May 1979292270.8010.814.5
11321.0 km Copenhagen19 Oct 2002222220.9510.511.037 mio.1,762,000
11421.0 km Helsinki3 Aug 1982171171.2421.017.058 mio.2,762,000
11520.5 km Frankfurt4 Oct 1968313270.766.810.3
11620.2 km Essen5 Oct 1967273270.756.79.0
11720.1 km Gwangju28 Apr 2004201201.0120.120.017 mio.846,000
11819.5 km Chongqing18 Jun 2005181181.0819.518.0
11919.3 km Marseille26 Nov 1977262240.809.613.058 mio.3,005,000
12018.6 km Hanover28 Sep 1975213171.096.27.0
12118.4 km Hiroshima20 Aug 1994211210.8818.421.018 mio.978,000
12218.0 km Kryvyi Rih26 Dec 1986121121.5018.012.0
12318.0 km Sofia28 Jan 1998141141.2918.014.051 mio.2,833,000
12418.0 km Seville2 Apr 2009211210.8618.021.0
12517.5 km Charleroi21 Jun 1976204200.884.45.0
12617.2 km San Juan6 Jun 2005161161.0817.216.09 mio.523,000
12717.0 km ChangchunOct 2002161161.0617.016.0
12816.0 km Tama27 Nov 1998191190.8416.019.0
12915.5 km Chiba28 Mar 1988182180.867.89.0
13015.5 km Nizhny Novgorod20 Nov 1985142131.197.87.033 mio.2,129,000
13115.0 km Istanbul16 Sep 2000101101.5015.010.068 mio.4,533,000
13214.8 km Sendai15 Jul 1987171170.8714.817.058 mio.3,919,000
13314.5 km Santo Domingo30 Jan 2009161160.9114.516.0
13414.3 km Duisburg11 Jul 1992132131.107.26.5
13514.3 km Novosibirsk7 Jan 1986132121.197.26.570 mio.4,895,000
13613.7 km Lausanne24 May 1991292280.496.814.5
13713.3 km Wuppertal1 Mar 1901201200.6713.320.0
13813.1 km Edmonton22 Apr 1978111111.1913.111.0
13912.8 km Naha10 Aug 2003151150.8512.815.0
14012.1 km Yerevan7 Mar 1981101101.2112.110.017 mio.1,405,000
14111.5 km Izmir22 May 2000101101.1511.510.030 mio.2,609,000
14210.4 km Glasgow14 Dec 1896151150.6910.415.015 mio.1,442,000
14310.2 km Samara26 Dec 19879191.1310.29.012 mio.1,176,000
14410.2 km Wuhan28 Sep 2004101101.0210.210.0
14510.0 km Lima13 Jan 20036161.6710.06.0
1469.6 km Turin4 Feb 2006141140.699.614.0
1479.6 km Duesseldorf4 Oct 1981142140.684.87.0
1489.0 km Mulheim3 Nov 1979132120.754.56.5
1499.0 km Rennes16 Mar 2002151150.609.015.023 mio.2,556,000
1509.0 km Bonn22 Mar 1975121120.759.012.0
1518.8 km Kitakyushu9 Jan 1985131130.688.813.0
1528.5 km Yekaterinburg26 Apr 19917171.218.57.046 mio.5,412,000
1538.4 km Buffalo18 May 19858181.048.48.0
1548.3 km Kazan27 Aug 20056161.388.36.07 mio.843,000
1558.3 km Palma de Mallorca25 Apr 20079190.928.39.0
1568.0 km Adana18 Mar 20098181.008.08.0
1577.6 km Antwerp25 Mar 1975112110.693.85.5
1587.1 km Dnepropetrovsk29 Dec 19956161.187.16.011 mio.1,549,000
1596.9 km Jacksonville30 May 19896161.156.96.0
1606.6 km Kamakura3 Mar 19708180.826.68.0
1616.5 km Maracaibo8 Jun 20096161.086.56.0
1626.2 km Valencia18 Oct 20067170.896.27.018 mio.2,903,000
1636.2 km Las Vegas15 Jul 20047170.896.27.0
1646.1 km Poznan1 Mar 19976161.026.16.0
1655.5 km Gelsenkirchen1 Sep 19849190.615.59.0
1665.2 km Genoa13 Jun 19907170.745.27.0
1675.2 km Bielefeld21 Sep 19717470.741.31.8
1684.8 km DetroitJul 1987131130.374.813.0
1694.0 km Ludwigshafen29 May 1969110110.36
1703.8 km Catania27 Jun 19996160.633.86.0
1713.3 km Volgograd5 Nov 19842121.653.32.0
1723.0 km Perugia29 Jan 20087170.433.07.0
1732.2 km Newark26 May 19354140.552.24.0
1742.2 km Rouen17 Dec 19945150.442.25.0
1751.8 km Haifa19596160.291.86.0
1761.5 km Pittsburgh3 Jul 19853130.481.53.0


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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