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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 km2681197 mio.
227 Oct 1904 New York368.0 km4681624 mio.
310 Apr 1995 Shanghai334.0 km2301122 mio.
430 Dec 1927 Tokyo304.5 km2903174 mio.
515 May 1935 Moscow298.8 km1802573 mio.
615 Aug 1974 Seoul286.9 km3482048 mio.
717 Oct 1919 Madrid284.0 km281686 mio.
81 Oct 1969 Beijing227.6 km1471200 mio.
919 Jul 1900 Paris213.0 km3801473 mio.
105 Sep 1969 Mexico City201.7 km1751460 mio.
111 Oct 1979 Hong Kong188.1 km951309 mio.
1227 Mar 1976 Washington171.2 km90215 mio.
13 Mumbai171.0 km73
1411 Sep 1972 San Francisco166.9 km43100 mio.
156 Jun 1892 Chicago166.0 km151198 mio.
1628 Jun 1999 Guangzhou148.5 km88601 mio.
1718 Feb 1902 Berlin147.4 km195447 mio.
1820 May 1933 Osaka137.8 km133860 mio.
197 Nov 1987 Singapore118.9 km76571 mio.
2030 Dec 1924 Barcelona110.5 km152378 mio.
2115 Nov 1955 Saint Petersburg110.2 km63832 mio.
221 Oct 1950 Stockholm105.7 km104303 mio.
231 Mar 1912 Hamburg100.7 km97184 mio.
2424 Dec 2002 Delhi96.2 km83310 mio.
2519 Jul 1985 Busan95.0 km92257 mio.
2619 Oct 1971 Munich92.5 km100349 mio.
2728 Mar 1996 Taipei90.6 km85450 mio.
2815 Nov 1957 Nagoya89.0 km93427 mio.
2915 Sep 1975 Santiago83.0 km93642 mio.
3030 Jun 1979 Atlanta79.2 km3934 mio.
317 Aug 1980 Newcastle76.5 km6138 mio.
321 Nov 1964 Milan74.6 km88328 mio.
3331 Jul 1993 Saint Louis73.4 km37
3428 Mar 2004 Tianjin72.0 km3715 mio.
3530 Apr 1954 Toronto71.3 km74278 mio.
3625 Feb 1978 Vienna69.8 km96498 mio.
373 Jan 1986 Vancouver69.5 km4974 mio.
3814 Oct 1966 Montreal69.2 km73219 mio.
3916 Nov 1979 Bucharest67.7 km50111 mio.
4027 Sep 1987 Cairo65.5 km55700 mio.
4116 Dec 1996 Kuala Lumpur64.0 km60109 mio.
4222 May 1966 Oslo62.0 km7264 mio.
434 Mar 1907 Philadelphia62.0 km6667 mio.
4414 Sep 1974 Sao Paulo61.3 km58684 mio.
4527 Mar 1983 Caracas60.5 km50510 mio.
461 Sep 1897 Boston60.5 km66145 mio.
4722 Oct 1960 Kiev59.8 km46642 mio.
4830 Jan 1993 Los Angeles59.3 km3045 mio.
499 May 1974 Prague59.1 km57597 mio.
5016 Dec 1972 Yokohama57.6 km48198 mio.
5126 Nov 1997 Daegu53.9 km56110 mio.
521954 Athens52.0 km52325 mio.
5321 Feb 2000 Tehran50.5 km47353 mio.
541 May 2003 Dalian49.0 km12
5516 Dec 1971 Sapporo48.0 km49209 mio.
561 Dec 1913 Buenos Aires47.5 km76280 mio.
5710 Feb 1968 Rotterdam47.0 km3885 mio.
585 Dec 1999 Bangkok46.3 km44206 mio.
591 Dec 1984 Manila45.7 km42346 mio.
6025 Apr 1983 Lille45.5 km6274 mio.
6111 Oct 1968 Cologne45.0 km51
6223 Nov 2005 Valparaiso43.0 km20
639 Mar 2008 Kaohsiung42.7 km3730 mio.
645 Mar 1979 Rio de Janeiro42.0 km34135 mio.
6531 Mar 2001 Brasilia42.0 km2316 mio.
6629 Dec 1959 Lisbon41.0 km52180 mio.
6711 Nov 1995 Bilbao40.6 km3886 mio.
689 Sep 2009 Dubai39.7 km11
6911 Mar 1985 Recife39.7 km30
7010 Feb 1955 Rome39.0 km49331 mio.
716 Nov 1977 Tashkent36.2 km2971 mio.
7221 May 1984 Miami36.0 km2219 mio.
7323 Aug 1975 Kharkov35.3 km28278 mio.
741 Mar 1972 Nuremberg34.6 km4692 mio.
752 Mar 1985 Porto Alegre33.8 km17
762 May 1896 Budapest33.0 km42297 mio.
776 Nov 1967 Baku32.9 km22176 mio.
7816 Oct 1977 Amsterdam32.7 km3391 mio.
7920 Sep 1976 Brussels32.2 km61136 mio.
8028 Mar 1993 Naples31.8 km3029 mio.
813 Oct 1988 Valencia31.8 km38
8225 Apr 1991 Monterrey31.5 km32
831 Apr 1981 Kyoto31.3 km32126 mio.
8415 Mar 1955 Cleveland31.0 km186 mio.
8528 Apr 1978 Lyon30.7 km43182 mio.
8613 Mar 1977 Kobe30.6 km26121 mio.
8726 Jun 1984 Minsk30.3 km25262 mio.
8826 Jul 1981 Fukuoka29.8 km35124 mio.
896 Oct 1999 Incheon29.5 km2973 mio.
9017 May 1976 Dortmund29.5 km37
9130 Nov 1995 Medellin28.8 km26155 mio.
921 Aug 1986 Belo Horizonte28.1 km19
9316 Oct 2004 The Hague27.9 km30
9426 Jun 1993 Toulouse27.5 km3842 mio.
9519 Oct 1997 Chennai27.0 km17
9611 Jan 1966 Tbilisi26.3 km2292 mio.
9728 Dec 2004 Shenzhen25.3 km2373 mio.
9821 Nov 1983 Baltimore24.5 km1414 mio.
991 Sep 1989 Guadalajara24.0 km29
10010 Jun 1966 Stuttgart24.0 km19
10130 Aug 1996 Ankara23.1 km23113 mio.
1027 Apr 1995 Warsaw22.6 km21114 mio.
10324 Oct 1984 Kolkata22.6 km21100 mio.
10416 Mar 2006 Daejeon22.6 km2229 mio.
10519 Aug 2002 Bursa22.5 km23
1066 Sep 1973 Pyongyang22.5 km1635 mio.
10723 Sep 2009 Shenyang22.2 km18
10818 Jul 2009 Seattle22.2 km12
1091926 Sydney22.1 km14
1107 Dec 2002 Oporto21.7 km15
11127 Aug 2005 Nanjing21.7 km16102 mio.
11226 May 1979 Bochum21.5 km29
11319 Oct 2002 Copenhagen21.0 km2237 mio.
1143 Aug 1982 Helsinki21.0 km1758 mio.
1154 Oct 1968 Frankfurt20.5 km31
1165 Oct 1967 Essen20.2 km27
11728 Apr 2004 Gwangju20.1 km2017 mio.
11818 Jun 2005 Chongqing19.5 km18
11926 Nov 1977 Marseille19.3 km2658 mio.
12028 Sep 1975 Hanover18.6 km21
12120 Aug 1994 Hiroshima18.4 km2118 mio.
12226 Dec 1986 Kryvyi Rih18.0 km12
12328 Jan 1998 Sofia18.0 km1451 mio.
1242 Apr 2009 Seville18.0 km21
12521 Jun 1976 Charleroi17.5 km20
1266 Jun 2005 San Juan17.2 km169 mio.
127Oct 2002 Changchun17.0 km16
12827 Nov 1998 Tama16.0 km19
12928 Mar 1988 Chiba15.5 km18
13020 Nov 1985 Nizhny Novgorod15.5 km1433 mio.
13116 Sep 2000 Istanbul15.0 km1068 mio.
13215 Jul 1987 Sendai14.8 km1758 mio.
13330 Jan 2009 Santo Domingo14.5 km16
13411 Jul 1992 Duisburg14.3 km13
1357 Jan 1986 Novosibirsk14.3 km1370 mio.
13624 May 1991 Lausanne13.7 km29
1371 Mar 1901 Wuppertal13.3 km20
13822 Apr 1978 Edmonton13.1 km11
13910 Aug 2003 Naha12.8 km15
1407 Mar 1981 Yerevan12.1 km1017 mio.
14122 May 2000 Izmir11.5 km1030 mio.
14214 Dec 1896 Glasgow10.4 km1515 mio.
14326 Dec 1987 Samara10.2 km912 mio.
14428 Sep 2004 Wuhan10.2 km10
14513 Jan 2003 Lima10.0 km6
1464 Feb 2006 Turin9.6 km14
1474 Oct 1981 Duesseldorf9.6 km14
1483 Nov 1979 Mulheim9.0 km13
14916 Mar 2002 Rennes9.0 km1523 mio.
15022 Mar 1975 Bonn9.0 km12
1519 Jan 1985 Kitakyushu8.8 km13
15226 Apr 1991 Yekaterinburg8.5 km746 mio.
15318 May 1985 Buffalo8.4 km8
15427 Aug 2005 Kazan8.3 km67 mio.
15525 Apr 2007 Palma de Mallorca8.3 km9
15618 Mar 2009 Adana8.0 km8
15725 Mar 1975 Antwerp7.6 km11
15829 Dec 1995 Dnepropetrovsk7.1 km611 mio.
15930 May 1989 Jacksonville6.9 km6
1603 Mar 1970 Kamakura6.6 km8
1618 Jun 2009 Maracaibo6.5 km6
16218 Oct 2006 Valencia6.2 km718 mio.
16315 Jul 2004 Las Vegas6.2 km7
1641 Mar 1997 Poznan6.1 km6
1651 Sep 1984 Gelsenkirchen5.5 km9
16613 Jun 1990 Genoa5.2 km7
16721 Sep 1971 Bielefeld5.2 km7
168Jul 1987 Detroit4.8 km13
16929 May 1969 Ludwigshafen4.0 km11
17027 Jun 1999 Catania3.8 km6
1715 Nov 1984 Volgograd3.3 km2
17229 Jan 2008 Perugia3.0 km7
17326 May 1935 Newark2.2 km4
17417 Dec 1994 Rouen2.2 km5
1751959 Haifa1.8 km6
1763 Jul 1985 Pittsburgh1.5 km3


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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