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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 London253.6 mi268268110.9523.11197 mio.24.44,721,000
227 Oct 1904 New York228.7 mi468422270.548.51624 mio.17.37,101,000
310 Apr 1995 Shanghai207.6 mi230194101.0720.81122 mio.23.05,405,000
430 Dec 1927 Tokyo189.2 mi290205130.9214.63174 mio.22.316,772,000
515 May 1935 Moscow185.7 mi180144121.2915.52573 mio.15.013,855,000
615 Aug 1974 Seoul178.3 mi348298100.6017.82048 mio.34.811,486,000
717 Oct 1919 Madrid176.5 mi281231130.7613.6686 mio.21.63,887,000
81 Oct 1969 Beijing141.4 mi14712591.1315.71200 mio.16.38,485,000
919 Jul 1900 Paris132.4 mi380300160.448.31473 mio.23.811,127,000
105 Sep 1969 Mexico City125.4 mi175147110.8511.41460 mio.15.911,647,000
111 Oct 1979 Hong Kong116.9 mi958291.4313.01309 mio.10.611,197,000
1227 Mar 1976 Washington106.4 mi908651.2421.3215 mio.18.02,021,000
13 Mumbai106.3 mi737351.4621.314.6
1411 Sep 1972 San Francisco103.7 mi434352.4120.7100 mio.8.6964,000
156 Jun 1892 Chicago103.2 mi15114480.7212.9198 mio.18.91,919,000
1628 Jun 1999 Guangzhou92.3 mi887951.1718.5601 mio.17.66,512,000
1718 Feb 1902 Berlin91.6 mi195173100.539.2447 mio.19.54,879,000
1820 May 1933 Osaka85.6 mi13310490.829.5860 mio.14.810,042,000
197 Nov 1987 Singapore73.9 mi766941.0718.5571 mio.19.07,727,000
2030 Dec 1924 Barcelona68.7 mi152128100.546.9378 mio.15.25,504,000
2115 Nov 1955 Saint Petersburg68.5 mi635551.2513.7832 mio.12.612,148,000
221 Oct 1950 Stockholm65.7 mi10410030.6621.9303 mio.34.74,612,000
231 Mar 1912 Hamburg62.6 mi978930.7020.9184 mio.32.32,940,000
2424 Dec 2002 Delhi59.8 mi838130.7419.9310 mio.27.75,188,000
2519 Jul 1985 Busan59.0 mi928830.6719.7257 mio.30.74,353,000
2619 Oct 1971 Munich57.5 mi1009460.619.6349 mio.16.76,071,000
2728 Mar 1996 Taipei56.3 mi858080.707.0450 mio.10.67,992,000
2815 Nov 1957 Nagoya55.3 mi938240.6713.8427 mio.23.37,720,000
2915 Sep 1975 Santiago51.6 mi938650.6010.3642 mio.18.612,446,000
3030 Jun 1979 Atlanta49.2 mi393821.3024.634 mio.19.5691,000
317 Aug 1980 Newcastle47.5 mi615020.9523.838 mio.30.5799,000
321 Nov 1964 Milan46.4 mi888430.5515.5328 mio.29.37,074,000
3331 Jul 1993 Saint Louis45.6 mi373721.2322.818.5
3428 Mar 2004 Tianjin44.7 mi373721.2122.415 mio.18.5335,000
3530 Apr 1954 Toronto44.3 mi746940.6411.1278 mio.18.56,274,000
3625 Feb 1978 Vienna43.4 mi968450.528.7498 mio.19.211,480,000
373 Jan 1986 Vancouver43.2 mi494730.9214.474 mio.16.31,713,000
3814 Oct 1966 Montreal43.0 mi736840.6310.8219 mio.18.35,092,000
3916 Nov 1979 Bucharest42.1 mi504340.9810.5111 mio.12.52,638,000
4027 Sep 1987 Cairo40.7 mi555320.7720.4700 mio.27.517,195,000
4116 Dec 1996 Kuala Lumpur39.8 mi605630.7113.3109 mio.20.02,740,000
4222 May 1966 Oslo38.5 mi727250.547.764 mio.14.41,661,000
434 Mar 1907 Philadelphia38.5 mi666230.6212.867 mio.22.01,739,000
4414 Sep 1974 Sao Paulo38.1 mi585540.699.5684 mio.14.517,954,000
4527 Mar 1983 Caracas37.6 mi504650.827.5510 mio.10.013,563,000
461 Sep 1897 Boston37.6 mi666030.6312.5145 mio.22.03,856,000
4722 Oct 1960 Kiev37.2 mi464330.8612.4642 mio.15.317,274,000
4830 Jan 1993 Los Angeles36.9 mi303031.2312.345 mio.10.01,221,000
499 May 1974 Prague36.7 mi575430.6812.2597 mio.19.016,253,000
5016 Dec 1972 Yokohama35.8 mi484530.8011.9198 mio.16.05,531,000
5126 Nov 1997 Daegu33.5 mi565520.6116.7110 mio.28.03,284,000
521954 Athens32.3 mi524830.6710.8325 mio.17.310,056,000
5321 Feb 2000 Tehran31.4 mi474430.7110.5353 mio.15.711,247,000
541 May 2003 Dalian30.5 mi121212.5430.512.0
5516 Dec 1971 Sapporo29.8 mi494630.659.9209 mio.16.37,006,000
561 Dec 1913 Buenos Aires29.5 mi766860.434.9280 mio.12.79,485,000
5710 Feb 1968 Rotterdam29.2 mi383720.7914.685 mio.19.02,910,000
585 Dec 1999 Bangkok28.8 mi444030.729.6206 mio.14.77,159,000
591 Dec 1984 Manila28.4 mi423930.739.5346 mio.14.012,182,000
6025 Apr 1983 Lille28.3 mi626020.4714.174 mio.31.02,617,000
6111 Oct 1968 Cologne28.0 mi5151150.551.93.4
6223 Nov 2005 Valparaiso26.7 mi202011.3426.720.0
639 Mar 2008 Kaohsiung26.5 mi373620.7413.330 mio.18.51,130,000
645 Mar 1979 Rio de Janeiro26.1 mi343420.7713.1135 mio.17.05,172,000
6531 Mar 2001 Brasilia26.1 mi232311.1326.116 mio.23.0613,000
6629 Dec 1959 Lisbon25.5 mi524640.556.4180 mio.13.07,064,000
6711 Nov 1995 Bilbao25.2 mi383820.6612.686 mio.19.03,407,000
689 Sep 2009 Dubai24.7 mi111112.2424.711.0
6911 Mar 1985 Recife24.7 mi302820.8812.315.0
7010 Feb 1955 Rome24.2 mi494820.5012.1331 mio.24.513,656,000
716 Nov 1977 Tashkent22.5 mi292630.877.571 mio.9.73,156,000
7221 May 1984 Miami22.4 mi222211.0222.419 mio.22.0849,000
7323 Aug 1975 Kharkov21.9 mi282530.887.3278 mio.9.312,671,000
741 Mar 1972 Nuremberg21.5 mi464430.497.292 mio.15.34,278,000
752 Mar 1985 Porto Alegre21.0 mi171711.2421.017.0
762 May 1896 Budapest20.5 mi424030.516.8297 mio.14.014,481,000
776 Nov 1967 Baku20.4 mi222120.9710.2176 mio.11.08,618,000
7816 Oct 1977 Amsterdam20.3 mi333340.625.191 mio.8.34,478,000
7920 Sep 1976 Brussels20.0 mi615930.346.7136 mio.20.36,796,000
8028 Mar 1993 Naples19.8 mi302830.716.629 mio.10.01,467,000
813 Oct 1988 Valencia19.8 mi383730.536.612.7
8225 Apr 1991 Monterrey19.6 mi323120.639.816.0
831 Apr 1981 Kyoto19.5 mi323120.639.7126 mio.16.06,477,000
8415 Mar 1955 Cleveland19.3 mi181811.0719.36 mio.18.0311,000
8528 Apr 1978 Lyon19.1 mi433940.494.8182 mio.10.89,539,000
8613 Mar 1977 Kobe19.0 mi262420.799.5121 mio.13.06,362,000
8726 Jun 1984 Minsk18.8 mi252420.789.4262 mio.12.513,913,000
8826 Jul 1981 Fukuoka18.5 mi353430.546.2124 mio.11.76,695,000
896 Oct 1999 Incheon18.3 mi292910.6318.373 mio.29.03,982,000
9017 May 1976 Dortmund18.3 mi373730.496.112.3
9130 Nov 1995 Medellin17.9 mi262520.728.9155 mio.13.08,660,000
921 Aug 1986 Belo Horizonte17.5 mi191910.9217.519.0
9316 Oct 2004 The Hague17.3 mi303030.585.810.0
9426 Jun 1993 Toulouse17.1 mi383720.468.542 mio.19.02,457,000
9519 Oct 1997 Chennai16.8 mi171710.9916.817.0
9611 Jan 1966 Tbilisi16.3 mi222120.788.292 mio.11.05,628,000
9728 Dec 2004 Shenzhen15.7 mi232220.717.973 mio.11.54,643,000
9821 Nov 1983 Baltimore15.2 mi141411.0915.214 mio.14.0919,000
991 Sep 1989 Guadalajara14.9 mi292820.537.514.5
10010 Jun 1966 Stuttgart14.9 mi191720.887.59.5
10130 Aug 1996 Ankara14.4 mi232220.657.2113 mio.11.57,871,000
1027 Apr 1995 Warsaw14.0 mi212110.6714.0114 mio.21.08,116,000
10324 Oct 1984 Kolkata14.0 mi212110.6714.0100 mio.21.07,119,000
10416 Mar 2006 Daejeon14.0 mi222210.6414.029 mio.22.02,065,000
10519 Aug 2002 Bursa14.0 mi232310.6114.023.0
1066 Sep 1973 Pyongyang14.0 mi161520.937.035 mio.8.02,503,000
10723 Sep 2009 Shenyang13.8 mi181810.7713.818.0
10818 Jul 2009 Seattle13.8 mi121211.1513.812.0
1091926 Sydney13.7 mi141430.984.64.7
1107 Dec 2002 Oporto13.5 mi151420.966.77.5
11127 Aug 2005 Nanjing13.5 mi161610.8413.5102 mio.16.07,563,000
11226 May 1979 Bochum13.4 mi292720.506.714.5
11319 Oct 2002 Copenhagen13.1 mi222220.596.537 mio.11.02,835,000
1143 Aug 1982 Helsinki13.1 mi171710.7713.158 mio.17.04,444,000
1154 Oct 1968 Frankfurt12.7 mi312730.474.210.3
1165 Oct 1967 Essen12.6 mi272730.474.29.0
11728 Apr 2004 Gwangju12.5 mi202010.6212.517 mio.20.01,361,000
11818 Jun 2005 Chongqing12.1 mi181810.6712.118.0
11926 Nov 1977 Marseille12.0 mi262420.506.058 mio.13.04,835,000
12028 Sep 1975 Hanover11.6 mi211730.683.97.0
12120 Aug 1994 Hiroshima11.4 mi212110.5411.418 mio.21.01,574,000
12226 Dec 1986 Kryvyi Rih11.2 mi121210.9311.212.0
12328 Jan 1998 Sofia11.2 mi141410.8011.251 mio.14.04,559,000
1242 Apr 2009 Seville11.2 mi212110.5311.221.0
12521 Jun 1976 Charleroi10.9 mi202040.542.75.0
1266 Jun 2005 San Juan10.7 mi161610.6710.79 mio.16.0842,000
127Oct 2002 Changchun10.6 mi161610.6610.616.0
12827 Nov 1998 Tama9.9 mi191910.529.919.0
12928 Mar 1988 Chiba9.6 mi181820.544.89.0
13020 Nov 1985 Nizhny Novgorod9.6 mi141320.744.833 mio.7.03,426,000
13116 Sep 2000 Istanbul9.3 mi101010.939.368 mio.10.07,294,000
13215 Jul 1987 Sendai9.2 mi171710.549.258 mio.17.06,306,000
13330 Jan 2009 Santo Domingo9.0 mi161610.569.016.0
13411 Jul 1992 Duisburg8.9 mi131320.694.56.5
1357 Jan 1986 Novosibirsk8.9 mi131220.744.470 mio.6.57,876,000
13624 May 1991 Lausanne8.5 mi292820.304.314.5
1371 Mar 1901 Wuppertal8.3 mi202010.418.320.0
13822 Apr 1978 Edmonton8.1 mi111110.748.111.0
13910 Aug 2003 Naha8.0 mi151510.538.015.0
1407 Mar 1981 Yerevan7.5 mi101010.757.517 mio.10.02,261,000
14122 May 2000 Izmir7.1 mi101010.717.130 mio.10.04,197,000
14214 Dec 1896 Glasgow6.5 mi151510.436.515 mio.15.02,321,000
14326 Dec 1987 Samara6.3 mi9910.706.312 mio.9.01,893,000
14428 Sep 2004 Wuhan6.3 mi101010.636.310.0
14513 Jan 2003 Lima6.2 mi6611.046.26.0
1464 Feb 2006 Turin6.0 mi141410.436.014.0
1474 Oct 1981 Duesseldorf6.0 mi141420.433.07.0
1483 Nov 1979 Mulheim5.6 mi131220.472.86.5
14916 Mar 2002 Rennes5.6 mi151510.375.623 mio.15.04,112,000
15022 Mar 1975 Bonn5.6 mi121210.475.612.0
1519 Jan 1985 Kitakyushu5.5 mi131310.425.513.0
15226 Apr 1991 Yekaterinburg5.3 mi7710.755.346 mio.7.08,708,000
15318 May 1985 Buffalo5.2 mi8810.655.28.0
15427 Aug 2005 Kazan5.2 mi6610.865.27 mio.6.01,357,000
15525 Apr 2007 Palma de Mallorca5.2 mi9910.575.29.0
15618 Mar 2009 Adana5.0 mi8810.625.08.0
15725 Mar 1975 Antwerp4.7 mi111120.432.45.5
15829 Dec 1995 Dnepropetrovsk4.4 mi6610.744.411 mio.6.02,493,000
15930 May 1989 Jacksonville4.3 mi6610.714.36.0
1603 Mar 1970 Kamakura4.1 mi8810.514.18.0
1618 Jun 2009 Maracaibo4.0 mi6610.674.06.0
16218 Oct 2006 Valencia3.9 mi7710.553.918 mio.7.04,671,000
16315 Jul 2004 Las Vegas3.9 mi7710.553.97.0
1641 Mar 1997 Poznan3.8 mi6610.633.86.0
1651 Sep 1984 Gelsenkirchen3.4 mi9910.383.49.0
16613 Jun 1990 Genoa3.2 mi7710.463.27.0
16721 Sep 1971 Bielefeld3.2 mi7740.460.81.8
168Jul 1987 Detroit3.0 mi131310.233.013.0
16929 May 1969 Ludwigshafen2.5 mi111100.23
17027 Jun 1999 Catania2.4 mi6610.392.46.0
1715 Nov 1984 Volgograd2.1 mi2211.032.12.0
17229 Jan 2008 Perugia1.9 mi7710.271.97.0
17326 May 1935 Newark1.4 mi4410.341.44.0
17417 Dec 1994 Rouen1.4 mi5510.271.45.0
1751959 Haifa1.1 mi6610.181.16.0
1763 Jul 1985 Pittsburgh0.9 mi3310.300.93.0


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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