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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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110 Jan 1863 London408.0 km268111.5237.124.42,934,0001197 mio.
227 Oct 1904 New York368.0 km422270.8713.617.34,413,0001624 mio.
310 Apr 1995 Shanghai334.0 km194101.7233.423.03,359,0001122 mio.
430 Dec 1927 Tokyo304.5 km205131.4923.422.310,424,0003174 mio.
515 May 1935 Moscow298.8 km144122.0724.915.08,611,0002573 mio.
615 Aug 1974 Seoul286.9 km298100.9628.734.87,138,0002048 mio.
717 Oct 1919 Madrid284.0 km231131.2321.821.62,415,000686 mio.
81 Oct 1969 Beijing227.6 km12591.8225.316.35,274,0001200 mio.
919 Jul 1900 Paris213.0 km300160.7113.323.86,915,0001473 mio.
105 Sep 1969 Mexico City201.7 km147111.3718.315.97,238,0001460 mio.
111 Oct 1979 Hong Kong188.1 km8292.2920.910.66,959,0001309 mio.
1227 Mar 1976 Washington171.2 km8651.9934.218.01,256,000215 mio.
13 Mumbai171.0 km7352.3434.214.6
1411 Sep 1972 San Francisco166.9 km4353.8833.48.6599,000100 mio.
156 Jun 1892 Chicago166.0 km14481.1520.818.91,193,000198 mio.
1628 Jun 1999 Guangzhou148.5 km7951.8829.717.64,047,000601 mio.
1718 Feb 1902 Berlin147.4 km173100.8514.719.53,033,000447 mio.
1820 May 1933 Osaka137.8 km10491.3315.314.86,241,000860 mio.
197 Nov 1987 Singapore118.9 km6941.7229.719.04,802,000571 mio.
2030 Dec 1924 Barcelona110.5 km128100.8611.115.23,421,000378 mio.
2115 Nov 1955 Saint Petersburg110.2 km5552.0022.012.67,550,000832 mio.
221 Oct 1950 Stockholm105.7 km10031.0635.234.72,867,000303 mio.
231 Mar 1912 Hamburg100.7 km8931.1333.632.31,827,000184 mio.
2424 Dec 2002 Delhi96.2 km8131.1932.127.73,224,000310 mio.
2519 Jul 1985 Busan95.0 km8831.0831.730.72,705,000257 mio.
2619 Oct 1971 Munich92.5 km9460.9815.416.73,773,000349 mio.
2728 Mar 1996 Taipei90.6 km8081.1311.310.64,967,000450 mio.
2815 Nov 1957 Nagoya89.0 km8241.0922.323.34,798,000427 mio.
2915 Sep 1975 Santiago83.0 km8650.9716.618.67,735,000642 mio.
3030 Jun 1979 Atlanta79.2 km3822.0839.619.5429,00034 mio.
317 Aug 1980 Newcastle76.5 km5021.5338.330.5497,00038 mio.
321 Nov 1964 Milan74.6 km8430.8924.929.34,397,000328 mio.
3331 Jul 1993 Saint Louis73.4 km3721.9836.718.5
3428 Mar 2004 Tianjin72.0 km3721.9536.018.5208,00015 mio.
3530 Apr 1954 Toronto71.3 km6941.0317.818.53,899,000278 mio.
3625 Feb 1978 Vienna69.8 km8450.8314.019.27,135,000498 mio.
373 Jan 1986 Vancouver69.5 km4731.4823.216.31,065,00074 mio.
3814 Oct 1966 Montreal69.2 km6841.0217.318.33,165,000219 mio.
3916 Nov 1979 Bucharest67.7 km4341.5716.912.51,640,000111 mio.
4027 Sep 1987 Cairo65.5 km5321.2432.827.510,687,000700 mio.
4116 Dec 1996 Kuala Lumpur64.0 km5631.1421.320.01,703,000109 mio.
4222 May 1966 Oslo62.0 km7250.8612.414.41,032,00064 mio.
434 Mar 1907 Philadelphia62.0 km6231.0020.722.01,081,00067 mio.
4414 Sep 1974 Sao Paulo61.3 km5541.1115.314.511,158,000684 mio.
4527 Mar 1983 Caracas60.5 km4651.3212.110.08,430,000510 mio.
461 Sep 1897 Boston60.5 km6031.0120.222.02,397,000145 mio.
4722 Oct 1960 Kiev59.8 km4331.3919.915.310,736,000642 mio.
4830 Jan 1993 Los Angeles59.3 km3031.9819.810.0759,00045 mio.
499 May 1974 Prague59.1 km5431.0919.719.010,102,000597 mio.
5016 Dec 1972 Yokohama57.6 km4531.2819.216.03,438,000198 mio.
5126 Nov 1997 Daegu53.9 km5520.9827.028.02,041,000110 mio.
521954 Athens52.0 km4831.0817.317.36,250,000325 mio.
5321 Feb 2000 Tehran50.5 km4431.1516.815.76,990,000353 mio.
541 May 2003 Dalian49.0 km1214.0849.012.0
5516 Dec 1971 Sapporo48.0 km4631.0416.016.34,354,000209 mio.
561 Dec 1913 Buenos Aires47.5 km6860.707.912.75,895,000280 mio.
5710 Feb 1968 Rotterdam47.0 km3721.2723.519.01,809,00085 mio.
585 Dec 1999 Bangkok46.3 km4031.1615.414.74,449,000206 mio.
591 Dec 1984 Manila45.7 km3931.1715.214.07,571,000346 mio.
6025 Apr 1983 Lille45.5 km6020.7622.831.01,626,00074 mio.
6111 Oct 1968 Cologne45.0 km51150.883.03.4
6223 Nov 2005 Valparaiso43.0 km2012.1543.020.0
639 Mar 2008 Kaohsiung42.7 km3621.1921.418.5703,00030 mio.
645 Mar 1979 Rio de Janeiro42.0 km3421.2421.017.03,214,000135 mio.
6531 Mar 2001 Brasilia42.0 km2311.8342.023.0381,00016 mio.
6629 Dec 1959 Lisbon41.0 km4640.8910.313.04,390,000180 mio.
6711 Nov 1995 Bilbao40.6 km3821.0720.319.02,118,00086 mio.
689 Sep 2009 Dubai39.7 km1113.6139.711.0
6911 Mar 1985 Recife39.7 km2821.4219.915.0
7010 Feb 1955 Rome39.0 km4820.8119.524.58,487,000331 mio.
716 Nov 1977 Tashkent36.2 km2631.3912.19.71,961,00071 mio.
7221 May 1984 Miami36.0 km2211.6436.022.0528,00019 mio.
7323 Aug 1975 Kharkov35.3 km2531.4111.89.37,875,000278 mio.
741 Mar 1972 Nuremberg34.6 km4430.7911.515.32,659,00092 mio.
752 Mar 1985 Porto Alegre33.8 km1711.9933.817.0
762 May 1896 Budapest33.0 km4030.8311.014.09,000,000297 mio.
776 Nov 1967 Baku32.9 km2121.5616.411.05,356,000176 mio.
7816 Oct 1977 Amsterdam32.7 km3340.998.28.32,783,00091 mio.
7920 Sep 1976 Brussels32.2 km5930.5510.720.34,224,000136 mio.
8028 Mar 1993 Naples31.8 km2831.1410.610.0912,00029 mio.
813 Oct 1988 Valencia31.8 km3730.8610.612.7
8225 Apr 1991 Monterrey31.5 km3121.0215.816.0
831 Apr 1981 Kyoto31.3 km3121.0115.616.04,026,000126 mio.
8415 Mar 1955 Cleveland31.0 km1811.7231.018.0194,0006 mio.
8528 Apr 1978 Lyon30.7 km3940.797.710.85,928,000182 mio.
8613 Mar 1977 Kobe30.6 km2421.2815.313.03,954,000121 mio.
8726 Jun 1984 Minsk30.3 km2421.2615.112.58,647,000262 mio.
8826 Jul 1981 Fukuoka29.8 km3430.889.911.74,161,000124 mio.
896 Oct 1999 Incheon29.5 km2911.0229.529.02,475,00073 mio.
9017 May 1976 Dortmund29.5 km3730.809.812.3
9130 Nov 1995 Medellin28.8 km2521.1514.413.05,382,000155 mio.
921 Aug 1986 Belo Horizonte28.1 km1911.4828.119.0
9316 Oct 2004 The Hague27.9 km3030.939.310.0
9426 Jun 1993 Toulouse27.5 km3720.7413.819.01,527,00042 mio.
9519 Oct 1997 Chennai27.0 km1711.5927.017.0
9611 Jan 1966 Tbilisi26.3 km2121.2513.111.03,498,00092 mio.
9728 Dec 2004 Shenzhen25.3 km2221.1512.611.52,885,00073 mio.
9821 Nov 1983 Baltimore24.5 km1411.7524.514.0571,00014 mio.
991 Sep 1989 Guadalajara24.0 km2820.8612.014.5
10010 Jun 1966 Stuttgart24.0 km1721.4112.09.5
10130 Aug 1996 Ankara23.1 km2221.0511.611.54,892,000113 mio.
1027 Apr 1995 Warsaw22.6 km2111.0822.621.05,044,000114 mio.
10324 Oct 1984 Kolkata22.6 km2111.0822.621.04,425,000100 mio.
10416 Mar 2006 Daejeon22.6 km2211.0322.622.01,283,00029 mio.
10519 Aug 2002 Bursa22.5 km2310.9822.523.0
1066 Sep 1973 Pyongyang22.5 km1521.5011.38.01,556,00035 mio.
10723 Sep 2009 Shenyang22.2 km1811.2322.218.0
10818 Jul 2009 Seattle22.2 km1211.8522.212.0
1091926 Sydney22.1 km1431.587.44.7
1107 Dec 2002 Oporto21.7 km1421.5510.97.5
11127 Aug 2005 Nanjing21.7 km1611.3621.716.04,700,000102 mio.
11226 May 1979 Bochum21.5 km2720.8010.814.5
11319 Oct 2002 Copenhagen21.0 km2220.9510.511.01,762,00037 mio.
1143 Aug 1982 Helsinki21.0 km1711.2421.017.02,762,00058 mio.
1154 Oct 1968 Frankfurt20.5 km2730.766.810.3
1165 Oct 1967 Essen20.2 km2730.756.79.0
11728 Apr 2004 Gwangju20.1 km2011.0120.120.0846,00017 mio.
11818 Jun 2005 Chongqing19.5 km1811.0819.518.0
11926 Nov 1977 Marseille19.3 km2420.809.613.03,005,00058 mio.
12028 Sep 1975 Hanover18.6 km1731.096.27.0
12120 Aug 1994 Hiroshima18.4 km2110.8818.421.0978,00018 mio.
12226 Dec 1986 Kryvyi Rih18.0 km1211.5018.012.0
12328 Jan 1998 Sofia18.0 km1411.2918.014.02,833,00051 mio.
1242 Apr 2009 Seville18.0 km2110.8618.021.0
12521 Jun 1976 Charleroi17.5 km2040.884.45.0
1266 Jun 2005 San Juan17.2 km1611.0817.216.0523,0009 mio.
127Oct 2002 Changchun17.0 km1611.0617.016.0
12827 Nov 1998 Tama16.0 km1910.8416.019.0
12928 Mar 1988 Chiba15.5 km1820.867.89.0
13020 Nov 1985 Nizhny Novgorod15.5 km1321.197.87.02,129,00033 mio.
13116 Sep 2000 Istanbul15.0 km1011.5015.010.04,533,00068 mio.
13215 Jul 1987 Sendai14.8 km1710.8714.817.03,919,00058 mio.
13330 Jan 2009 Santo Domingo14.5 km1610.9114.516.0
13411 Jul 1992 Duisburg14.3 km1321.107.26.5
1357 Jan 1986 Novosibirsk14.3 km1221.197.26.54,895,00070 mio.
13624 May 1991 Lausanne13.7 km2820.496.814.5
1371 Mar 1901 Wuppertal13.3 km2010.6713.320.0
13822 Apr 1978 Edmonton13.1 km1111.1913.111.0
13910 Aug 2003 Naha12.8 km1510.8512.815.0
1407 Mar 1981 Yerevan12.1 km1011.2112.110.01,405,00017 mio.
14122 May 2000 Izmir11.5 km1011.1511.510.02,609,00030 mio.
14214 Dec 1896 Glasgow10.4 km1510.6910.415.01,442,00015 mio.
14326 Dec 1987 Samara10.2 km911.1310.29.01,176,00012 mio.
14428 Sep 2004 Wuhan10.2 km1011.0210.210.0
14513 Jan 2003 Lima10.0 km611.6710.06.0
1464 Feb 2006 Turin9.6 km1410.699.614.0
1474 Oct 1981 Duesseldorf9.6 km1420.684.87.0
1483 Nov 1979 Mulheim9.0 km1220.754.56.5
14916 Mar 2002 Rennes9.0 km1510.609.015.02,556,00023 mio.
15022 Mar 1975 Bonn9.0 km1210.759.012.0
1519 Jan 1985 Kitakyushu8.8 km1310.688.813.0
15226 Apr 1991 Yekaterinburg8.5 km711.218.57.05,412,00046 mio.
15318 May 1985 Buffalo8.4 km811.048.48.0
15427 Aug 2005 Kazan8.3 km611.388.36.0843,0007 mio.
15525 Apr 2007 Palma de Mallorca8.3 km910.928.39.0
15618 Mar 2009 Adana8.0 km811.008.08.0
15725 Mar 1975 Antwerp7.6 km1120.693.85.5
15829 Dec 1995 Dnepropetrovsk7.1 km611.187.16.01,549,00011 mio.
15930 May 1989 Jacksonville6.9 km611.156.96.0
1603 Mar 1970 Kamakura6.6 km810.826.68.0
1618 Jun 2009 Maracaibo6.5 km611.086.56.0
16218 Oct 2006 Valencia6.2 km710.896.27.02,903,00018 mio.
16315 Jul 2004 Las Vegas6.2 km710.896.27.0
1641 Mar 1997 Poznan6.1 km611.026.16.0
1651 Sep 1984 Gelsenkirchen5.5 km910.615.59.0
16613 Jun 1990 Genoa5.2 km710.745.27.0
16721 Sep 1971 Bielefeld5.2 km740.741.31.8
168Jul 1987 Detroit4.8 km1310.374.813.0
16929 May 1969 Ludwigshafen4.0 km1100.36
17027 Jun 1999 Catania3.8 km610.633.86.0
1715 Nov 1984 Volgograd3.3 km211.653.32.0
17229 Jan 2008 Perugia3.0 km710.433.07.0
17326 May 1935 Newark2.2 km410.552.24.0
17417 Dec 1994 Rouen2.2 km510.442.25.0
1751959 Haifa1.8 km610.291.86.0
1763 Jul 1985 Pittsburgh1.5 km310.481.53.0


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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