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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 km268112681.5237.11197 mio.2,934,000
227 Oct 1904 New York368.0 km468274220.8713.61624 mio.4,413,000
310 Apr 1995 Shanghai334.0 km230101941.7233.41122 mio.3,359,000
430 Dec 1927 Tokyo304.5 km290132051.4923.43174 mio.10,424,000
515 May 1935 Moscow298.8 km180121442.0724.92573 mio.8,611,000
615 Aug 1974 Seoul286.9 km348102980.9628.72048 mio.7,138,000
717 Oct 1919 Madrid284.0 km281132311.2321.8686 mio.2,415,000
81 Oct 1969 Beijing227.6 km14791251.8225.31200 mio.5,274,000
919 Jul 1900 Paris213.0 km380163000.7113.31473 mio.6,915,000
105 Sep 1969 Mexico City201.7 km175111471.3718.31460 mio.7,238,000
111 Oct 1979 Hong Kong188.1 km959822.2920.91309 mio.6,959,000
1227 Mar 1976 Washington171.2 km905861.9934.2215 mio.1,256,000
13 Mumbai171.0 km735732.3434.2
1411 Sep 1972 San Francisco166.9 km435433.8833.4100 mio.599,000
156 Jun 1892 Chicago166.0 km15181441.1520.8198 mio.1,193,000
1628 Jun 1999 Guangzhou148.5 km885791.8829.7601 mio.4,047,000
1718 Feb 1902 Berlin147.4 km195101730.8514.7447 mio.3,033,000
1820 May 1933 Osaka137.8 km13391041.3315.3860 mio.6,241,000
197 Nov 1987 Singapore118.9 km764691.7229.7571 mio.4,802,000
2030 Dec 1924 Barcelona110.5 km152101280.8611.1378 mio.3,421,000
2115 Nov 1955 Saint Petersburg110.2 km635552.0022.0832 mio.7,550,000
221 Oct 1950 Stockholm105.7 km10431001.0635.2303 mio.2,867,000
231 Mar 1912 Hamburg100.7 km973891.1333.6184 mio.1,827,000
2424 Dec 2002 Delhi96.2 km833811.1932.1310 mio.3,224,000
2519 Jul 1985 Busan95.0 km923881.0831.7257 mio.2,705,000
2619 Oct 1971 Munich92.5 km1006940.9815.4349 mio.3,773,000
2728 Mar 1996 Taipei90.6 km858801.1311.3450 mio.4,967,000
2815 Nov 1957 Nagoya89.0 km934821.0922.3427 mio.4,798,000
2915 Sep 1975 Santiago83.0 km935860.9716.6642 mio.7,735,000
3030 Jun 1979 Atlanta79.2 km392382.0839.634 mio.429,000
317 Aug 1980 Newcastle76.5 km612501.5338.338 mio.497,000
321 Nov 1964 Milan74.6 km883840.8924.9328 mio.4,397,000
3331 Jul 1993 Saint Louis73.4 km372371.9836.7
3428 Mar 2004 Tianjin72.0 km372371.9536.015 mio.208,000
3530 Apr 1954 Toronto71.3 km744691.0317.8278 mio.3,899,000
3625 Feb 1978 Vienna69.8 km965840.8314.0498 mio.7,135,000
373 Jan 1986 Vancouver69.5 km493471.4823.274 mio.1,065,000
3814 Oct 1966 Montreal69.2 km734681.0217.3219 mio.3,165,000
3916 Nov 1979 Bucharest67.7 km504431.5716.9111 mio.1,640,000
4027 Sep 1987 Cairo65.5 km552531.2432.8700 mio.10,687,000
4116 Dec 1996 Kuala Lumpur64.0 km603561.1421.3109 mio.1,703,000
4222 May 1966 Oslo62.0 km725720.8612.464 mio.1,032,000
434 Mar 1907 Philadelphia62.0 km663621.0020.767 mio.1,081,000
4414 Sep 1974 Sao Paulo61.3 km584551.1115.3684 mio.11,158,000
4527 Mar 1983 Caracas60.5 km505461.3212.1510 mio.8,430,000
461 Sep 1897 Boston60.5 km663601.0120.2145 mio.2,397,000
4722 Oct 1960 Kiev59.8 km463431.3919.9642 mio.10,736,000
4830 Jan 1993 Los Angeles59.3 km303301.9819.845 mio.759,000
499 May 1974 Prague59.1 km573541.0919.7597 mio.10,102,000
5016 Dec 1972 Yokohama57.6 km483451.2819.2198 mio.3,438,000
5126 Nov 1997 Daegu53.9 km562550.9827.0110 mio.2,041,000
521954 Athens52.0 km523481.0817.3325 mio.6,250,000
5321 Feb 2000 Tehran50.5 km473441.1516.8353 mio.6,990,000
541 May 2003 Dalian49.0 km121124.0849.0
5516 Dec 1971 Sapporo48.0 km493461.0416.0209 mio.4,354,000
561 Dec 1913 Buenos Aires47.5 km766680.707.9280 mio.5,895,000
5710 Feb 1968 Rotterdam47.0 km382371.2723.585 mio.1,809,000
585 Dec 1999 Bangkok46.3 km443401.1615.4206 mio.4,449,000
591 Dec 1984 Manila45.7 km423391.1715.2346 mio.7,571,000
6025 Apr 1983 Lille45.5 km622600.7622.874 mio.1,626,000
6111 Oct 1968 Cologne45.0 km5115510.883.0
6223 Nov 2005 Valparaiso43.0 km201202.1543.0
639 Mar 2008 Kaohsiung42.7 km372361.1921.430 mio.703,000
645 Mar 1979 Rio de Janeiro42.0 km342341.2421.0135 mio.3,214,000
6531 Mar 2001 Brasilia42.0 km231231.8342.016 mio.381,000
6629 Dec 1959 Lisbon41.0 km524460.8910.3180 mio.4,390,000
6711 Nov 1995 Bilbao40.6 km382381.0720.386 mio.2,118,000
689 Sep 2009 Dubai39.7 km111113.6139.7
6911 Mar 1985 Recife39.7 km302281.4219.9
7010 Feb 1955 Rome39.0 km492480.8119.5331 mio.8,487,000
716 Nov 1977 Tashkent36.2 km293261.3912.171 mio.1,961,000
7221 May 1984 Miami36.0 km221221.6436.019 mio.528,000
7323 Aug 1975 Kharkov35.3 km283251.4111.8278 mio.7,875,000
741 Mar 1972 Nuremberg34.6 km463440.7911.592 mio.2,659,000
752 Mar 1985 Porto Alegre33.8 km171171.9933.8
762 May 1896 Budapest33.0 km423400.8311.0297 mio.9,000,000
776 Nov 1967 Baku32.9 km222211.5616.4176 mio.5,356,000
7816 Oct 1977 Amsterdam32.7 km334330.998.291 mio.2,783,000
7920 Sep 1976 Brussels32.2 km613590.5510.7136 mio.4,224,000
8028 Mar 1993 Naples31.8 km303281.1410.629 mio.912,000
813 Oct 1988 Valencia31.8 km383370.8610.6
8225 Apr 1991 Monterrey31.5 km322311.0215.8
831 Apr 1981 Kyoto31.3 km322311.0115.6126 mio.4,026,000
8415 Mar 1955 Cleveland31.0 km181181.7231.06 mio.194,000
8528 Apr 1978 Lyon30.7 km434390.797.7182 mio.5,928,000
8613 Mar 1977 Kobe30.6 km262241.2815.3121 mio.3,954,000
8726 Jun 1984 Minsk30.3 km252241.2615.1262 mio.8,647,000
8826 Jul 1981 Fukuoka29.8 km353340.889.9124 mio.4,161,000
896 Oct 1999 Incheon29.5 km291291.0229.573 mio.2,475,000
9017 May 1976 Dortmund29.5 km373370.809.8
9130 Nov 1995 Medellin28.8 km262251.1514.4155 mio.5,382,000
921 Aug 1986 Belo Horizonte28.1 km191191.4828.1
9316 Oct 2004 The Hague27.9 km303300.939.3
9426 Jun 1993 Toulouse27.5 km382370.7413.842 mio.1,527,000
9519 Oct 1997 Chennai27.0 km171171.5927.0
9611 Jan 1966 Tbilisi26.3 km222211.2513.192 mio.3,498,000
9728 Dec 2004 Shenzhen25.3 km232221.1512.673 mio.2,885,000
9821 Nov 1983 Baltimore24.5 km141141.7524.514 mio.571,000
991 Sep 1989 Guadalajara24.0 km292280.8612.0
10010 Jun 1966 Stuttgart24.0 km192171.4112.0
10130 Aug 1996 Ankara23.1 km232221.0511.6113 mio.4,892,000
1027 Apr 1995 Warsaw22.6 km211211.0822.6114 mio.5,044,000
10324 Oct 1984 Kolkata22.6 km211211.0822.6100 mio.4,425,000
10416 Mar 2006 Daejeon22.6 km221221.0322.629 mio.1,283,000
10519 Aug 2002 Bursa22.5 km231230.9822.5
1066 Sep 1973 Pyongyang22.5 km162151.5011.335 mio.1,556,000
10723 Sep 2009 Shenyang22.2 km181181.2322.2
10818 Jul 2009 Seattle22.2 km121121.8522.2
1091926 Sydney22.1 km143141.587.4
1107 Dec 2002 Oporto21.7 km152141.5510.9
11127 Aug 2005 Nanjing21.7 km161161.3621.7102 mio.4,700,000
11226 May 1979 Bochum21.5 km292270.8010.8
11319 Oct 2002 Copenhagen21.0 km222220.9510.537 mio.1,762,000
1143 Aug 1982 Helsinki21.0 km171171.2421.058 mio.2,762,000
1154 Oct 1968 Frankfurt20.5 km313270.766.8
1165 Oct 1967 Essen20.2 km273270.756.7
11728 Apr 2004 Gwangju20.1 km201201.0120.117 mio.846,000
11818 Jun 2005 Chongqing19.5 km181181.0819.5
11926 Nov 1977 Marseille19.3 km262240.809.658 mio.3,005,000
12028 Sep 1975 Hanover18.6 km213171.096.2
12120 Aug 1994 Hiroshima18.4 km211210.8818.418 mio.978,000
12226 Dec 1986 Kryvyi Rih18.0 km121121.5018.0
12328 Jan 1998 Sofia18.0 km141141.2918.051 mio.2,833,000
1242 Apr 2009 Seville18.0 km211210.8618.0
12521 Jun 1976 Charleroi17.5 km204200.884.4
1266 Jun 2005 San Juan17.2 km161161.0817.29 mio.523,000
127Oct 2002 Changchun17.0 km161161.0617.0
12827 Nov 1998 Tama16.0 km191190.8416.0
12928 Mar 1988 Chiba15.5 km182180.867.8
13020 Nov 1985 Nizhny Novgorod15.5 km142131.197.833 mio.2,129,000
13116 Sep 2000 Istanbul15.0 km101101.5015.068 mio.4,533,000
13215 Jul 1987 Sendai14.8 km171170.8714.858 mio.3,919,000
13330 Jan 2009 Santo Domingo14.5 km161160.9114.5
13411 Jul 1992 Duisburg14.3 km132131.107.2
1357 Jan 1986 Novosibirsk14.3 km132121.197.270 mio.4,895,000
13624 May 1991 Lausanne13.7 km292280.496.8
1371 Mar 1901 Wuppertal13.3 km201200.6713.3
13822 Apr 1978 Edmonton13.1 km111111.1913.1
13910 Aug 2003 Naha12.8 km151150.8512.8
1407 Mar 1981 Yerevan12.1 km101101.2112.117 mio.1,405,000
14122 May 2000 Izmir11.5 km101101.1511.530 mio.2,609,000
14214 Dec 1896 Glasgow10.4 km151150.6910.415 mio.1,442,000
14326 Dec 1987 Samara10.2 km9191.1310.212 mio.1,176,000
14428 Sep 2004 Wuhan10.2 km101101.0210.2
14513 Jan 2003 Lima10.0 km6161.6710.0
1464 Feb 2006 Turin9.6 km141140.699.6
1474 Oct 1981 Duesseldorf9.6 km142140.684.8
1483 Nov 1979 Mulheim9.0 km132120.754.5
14916 Mar 2002 Rennes9.0 km151150.609.023 mio.2,556,000
15022 Mar 1975 Bonn9.0 km121120.759.0
1519 Jan 1985 Kitakyushu8.8 km131130.688.8
15226 Apr 1991 Yekaterinburg8.5 km7171.218.546 mio.5,412,000
15318 May 1985 Buffalo8.4 km8181.048.4
15427 Aug 2005 Kazan8.3 km6161.388.37 mio.843,000
15525 Apr 2007 Palma de Mallorca8.3 km9190.928.3
15618 Mar 2009 Adana8.0 km8181.008.0
15725 Mar 1975 Antwerp7.6 km112110.693.8
15829 Dec 1995 Dnepropetrovsk7.1 km6161.187.111 mio.1,549,000
15930 May 1989 Jacksonville6.9 km6161.156.9
1603 Mar 1970 Kamakura6.6 km8180.826.6
1618 Jun 2009 Maracaibo6.5 km6161.086.5
16218 Oct 2006 Valencia6.2 km7170.896.218 mio.2,903,000
16315 Jul 2004 Las Vegas6.2 km7170.896.2
1641 Mar 1997 Poznan6.1 km6161.026.1
1651 Sep 1984 Gelsenkirchen5.5 km9190.615.5
16613 Jun 1990 Genoa5.2 km7170.745.2
16721 Sep 1971 Bielefeld5.2 km7470.741.3
168Jul 1987 Detroit4.8 km131130.374.8
16929 May 1969 Ludwigshafen4.0 km110110.36
17027 Jun 1999 Catania3.8 km6160.633.8
1715 Nov 1984 Volgograd3.3 km2121.653.3
17229 Jan 2008 Perugia3.0 km7170.433.0
17326 May 1935 Newark2.2 km4140.552.2
17417 Dec 1994 Rouen2.2 km5150.442.2
1751959 Haifa1.8 km6160.291.8
1763 Jul 1985 Pittsburgh1.5 km3130.481.5


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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