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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).



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110 Jan 1863London253.6 mi268268110.9523.124.41197 mio.4,721,000
227 Oct 1904New York228.7 mi468422270.548.517.31624 mio.7,101,000
310 Apr 1995Shanghai207.6 mi230194101.0720.823.01122 mio.5,405,000
430 Dec 1927Tokyo189.2 mi290205130.9214.622.33174 mio.16,772,000
515 May 1935Moscow185.7 mi180144121.2915.515.02573 mio.13,855,000
615 Aug 1974Seoul178.3 mi348298100.6017.834.82048 mio.11,486,000
717 Oct 1919Madrid176.5 mi281231130.7613.621.6686 mio.3,887,000
81 Oct 1969Beijing141.4 mi14712591.1315.716.31200 mio.8,485,000
919 Jul 1900Paris132.4 mi380300160.448.323.81473 mio.11,127,000
105 Sep 1969Mexico City125.4 mi175147110.8511.415.91460 mio.11,647,000
111 Oct 1979Hong Kong116.9 mi958291.4313.010.61309 mio.11,197,000
1228 Jun 1999Guangzhou109.4 mi887951.3921.917.6601 mio.5,492,000
1327 Mar 1976Washington106.4 mi908651.2421.318.0215 mio.2,021,000
14Mumbai106.3 mi737351.4621.314.6
1511 Sep 1972San Francisco103.7 mi434352.4120.78.6100 mio.964,000
166 Jun 1892Chicago103.2 mi15114480.7212.918.9198 mio.1,919,000
1718 Feb 1902Berlin91.6 mi195173100.539.219.5447 mio.4,879,000
1820 May 1933Osaka85.6 mi13310490.829.514.8860 mio.10,042,000
197 Nov 1987Singapore73.9 mi766941.0718.519.0571 mio.7,727,000
2030 Dec 1924Barcelona68.7 mi152128100.546.915.2378 mio.5,504,000
2115 Nov 1955Saint Petersburg68.5 mi635551.2513.712.6832 mio.12,148,000
221 Oct 1950Stockholm65.7 mi10410030.6621.934.7303 mio.4,612,000
231 Mar 1912Hamburg62.6 mi978930.7020.932.3184 mio.2,940,000
2419 Jul 1985Busan59.0 mi928830.6719.730.7257 mio.4,353,000
2519 Oct 1971Munich57.5 mi1009460.619.616.7349 mio.6,071,000
2628 Mar 1996Taipei56.3 mi858080.707.010.6450 mio.7,992,000
2724 Dec 2002Delhi55.8 mi787630.7318.626.0310 mio.5,551,000
2815 Nov 1957Nagoya55.3 mi938240.6713.823.3427 mio.7,720,000
2915 Sep 1975Santiago51.6 mi938650.6010.318.6642 mio.12,446,000
3030 Jun 1979Atlanta49.2 mi393821.3024.619.534 mio.691,000
317 Aug 1980Newcastle47.5 mi615020.9523.830.538 mio.799,000
321 Nov 1964Milan46.4 mi888430.5515.529.3328 mio.7,074,000
3331 Jul 1993Saint Louis45.6 mi373721.2322.818.5
3428 Mar 2004Tianjin44.7 mi373721.2122.418.515 mio.335,000
3530 Apr 1954Toronto44.3 mi746940.6411.118.5278 mio.6,274,000
3625 Feb 1978Vienna43.4 mi968450.528.719.2498 mio.11,480,000
373 Jan 1986Vancouver43.2 mi494730.9214.416.374 mio.1,713,000
3814 Oct 1966Montreal43.0 mi736840.6310.818.3219 mio.5,092,000
3916 Nov 1979Bucharest42.1 mi504340.9810.512.5111 mio.2,638,000
4027 Sep 1987Cairo40.7 mi555320.7720.427.5700 mio.17,195,000
4116 Dec 1996Kuala Lumpur39.8 mi605630.7113.320.0109 mio.2,740,000
4222 May 1966Oslo38.5 mi727250.547.714.464 mio.1,661,000
434 Mar 1907Philadelphia38.5 mi666230.6212.822.067 mio.1,739,000
4414 Sep 1974Sao Paulo38.1 mi585540.699.514.5684 mio.17,954,000
451 Sep 1897Boston37.6 mi666030.6312.522.0145 mio.3,856,000
4627 Mar 1983Caracas37.6 mi474350.877.59.4510 mio.13,563,000
4722 Oct 1960Kiev37.2 mi464330.8612.415.3642 mio.17,274,000
4830 Jan 1993Los Angeles36.9 mi303031.2312.310.045 mio.1,221,000
499 May 1974Prague36.7 mi575430.6812.219.0597 mio.16,253,000
5016 Dec 1972Yokohama35.8 mi484530.8011.916.0198 mio.5,531,000
5126 Nov 1997Daegu33.5 mi565520.6116.728.0110 mio.3,284,000
521954Athens32.3 mi524830.6710.817.3325 mio.10,056,000
5321 Feb 2000Tehran31.4 mi474430.7110.515.7353 mio.11,247,000
541 May 2003Dalian30.5 mi121212.5430.512.0
5516 Dec 1971Sapporo29.8 mi494630.659.916.3209 mio.7,006,000
561 Dec 1913Buenos Aires29.5 mi766860.434.912.7280 mio.9,485,000
5710 Feb 1968Rotterdam29.2 mi383720.7914.619.085 mio.2,910,000
585 Dec 1999Bangkok28.8 mi444030.729.614.7206 mio.7,159,000
591 Dec 1984Manila28.4 mi423930.739.514.0346 mio.12,182,000
6025 Apr 1983Lille28.3 mi626020.4714.131.074 mio.2,617,000
6111 Oct 1968Cologne28.0 mi5151150.551.93.4
6223 Nov 2005Valparaiso26.7 mi202011.3426.720.0
639 Mar 2008Kaohsiung26.5 mi373620.7413.318.530 mio.1,130,000
6431 Mar 2001Brasilia26.1 mi232311.1326.123.016 mio.613,000
655 Mar 1979Rio de Janeiro26.1 mi343420.7713.117.0135 mio.5,172,000
6629 Dec 1959Lisbon25.5 mi524640.556.413.0180 mio.7,064,000
6711 Nov 1995Bilbao25.2 mi383820.6612.619.086 mio.3,407,000
689 Sep 2009Dubai24.7 mi101012.4724.710.0
6911 Mar 1985Recife24.7 mi302820.8812.315.0
7010 Feb 1955Rome24.2 mi494820.5012.124.5331 mio.13,656,000
716 Nov 1977Tashkent22.5 mi292630.877.59.771 mio.3,156,000
7221 May 1984Miami22.4 mi222211.0222.422.019 mio.849,000
7323 Aug 1975Kharkov21.9 mi282530.887.39.3278 mio.12,671,000
741 Mar 1972Nuremberg21.5 mi464430.497.215.392 mio.4,278,000
752 Mar 1985Porto Alegre21.0 mi171711.2421.017.0
762 May 1896Budapest20.5 mi424030.516.814.0297 mio.14,481,000
7716 Oct 1977Amsterdam20.3 mi333340.625.18.391 mio.4,478,000
7820 Sep 1976Brussels20.0 mi615930.346.720.3136 mio.6,796,000
7928 Mar 1993Naples19.8 mi302830.716.610.029 mio.1,467,000
803 Oct 1988Valencia19.8 mi383730.536.612.7
816 Nov 1967Baku19.7 mi212020.999.910.5176 mio.8,933,000
8225 Apr 1991Monterrey19.6 mi323120.639.816.0
831 Apr 1981Kyoto19.5 mi323120.639.716.0126 mio.6,477,000
8415 Mar 1955Cleveland19.3 mi181811.0719.318.06 mio.311,000
8528 Apr 1978Lyon19.1 mi433940.494.810.8182 mio.9,539,000
8613 Mar 1977Kobe19.0 mi262420.799.513.0121 mio.6,362,000
8726 Jun 1984Minsk18.8 mi252420.789.412.5262 mio.13,913,000
8826 Jul 1981Fukuoka18.5 mi353430.546.211.7124 mio.6,695,000
896 Oct 1999Incheon18.3 mi292910.6318.329.073 mio.3,982,000
9017 May 1976Dortmund18.3 mi373730.496.112.3
9130 Nov 1995Medellin17.9 mi262520.728.913.0155 mio.8,660,000
921 Aug 1986Belo Horizonte17.5 mi191910.9217.519.0
9316 Oct 2004The Hague17.3 mi303030.585.810.0
9426 Jun 1993Toulouse17.1 mi383720.468.519.042 mio.2,457,000
9519 Oct 1997Chennai16.8 mi171710.9916.817.0
9611 Jan 1966Tbilisi16.3 mi222120.788.211.092 mio.5,628,000
9728 Dec 2004Shenzhen15.7 mi232220.717.911.573 mio.4,643,000
9821 Nov 1983Baltimore15.2 mi141411.0915.214.014 mio.919,000
9910 Jun 1966Stuttgart14.9 mi191720.887.59.5
1001 Sep 1989Guadalajara14.9 mi292820.537.514.5
10130 Aug 1996Ankara14.4 mi232220.657.211.5113 mio.7,871,000
10224 Oct 1984Kolkata14.0 mi212110.6714.021.0100 mio.7,119,000
10316 Mar 2006Daejeon14.0 mi222210.6414.022.029 mio.2,065,000
1047 Apr 1995Warsaw14.0 mi212110.6714.021.0114 mio.8,116,000
10519 Aug 2002Bursa14.0 mi232310.6114.023.0
1066 Sep 1973Pyongyang14.0 mi161520.937.08.035 mio.2,503,000
10718 Jul 2009Seattle13.8 mi121211.1513.812.0
1081926Sydney13.7 mi141430.984.64.7
10927 Aug 2005Nanjing13.5 mi161610.8413.516.0102 mio.7,563,000
1107 Dec 2002Oporto13.5 mi151420.966.77.5
11126 May 1979Bochum13.4 mi292720.506.714.5
1123 Aug 1982Helsinki13.1 mi171710.7713.117.058 mio.4,444,000
11319 Oct 2002Copenhagen13.1 mi222220.596.511.037 mio.2,835,000
1144 Oct 1968Frankfurt12.7 mi312730.474.210.3
1155 Oct 1967Essen12.6 mi272730.474.29.0
11628 Apr 2004Gwangju12.5 mi202010.6212.520.017 mio.1,361,000
11718 Jun 2005Chongqing12.1 mi181810.6712.118.0
11826 Nov 1977Marseille12.0 mi262420.506.013.058 mio.4,835,000
11928 Sep 1975Hanover11.6 mi211730.683.97.0
12020 Aug 1994Hiroshima11.4 mi212110.5411.421.018 mio.1,574,000
1212 Apr 2009Seville11.2 mi212110.5311.221.0
12228 Jan 1998Sofia11.2 mi141410.8011.214.051 mio.4,559,000
12326 Dec 1986Kryvyi Rih11.2 mi121210.9311.212.0
12421 Jun 1976Charleroi10.9 mi202040.542.75.0
1256 Jun 2005San Juan10.7 mi161610.6710.716.09 mio.842,000
126Oct 2002Changchun10.6 mi161610.6610.616.0
12727 Nov 1998Tama9.9 mi191910.529.919.0
12828 Mar 1988Chiba9.6 mi181820.544.89.0
12920 Nov 1985Nizhny Novgorod9.6 mi141320.744.87.033 mio.3,426,000
13016 Sep 2000Istanbul9.3 mi101010.939.310.068 mio.7,294,000
13115 Jul 1987Sendai9.2 mi171710.549.217.058 mio.6,306,000
13230 Jan 2009Santo Domingo9.0 mi161610.569.016.0
13311 Jul 1992Duisburg8.9 mi131320.694.56.5
1347 Jan 1986Novosibirsk8.9 mi131220.744.46.570 mio.7,876,000
13524 May 1991Lausanne8.5 mi292820.304.314.5
1361 Mar 1901Wuppertal8.3 mi202010.418.320.0
13722 Apr 1978Edmonton8.1 mi111110.748.111.0
13810 Aug 2003Naha8.0 mi151510.538.015.0
1397 Mar 1981Yerevan7.5 mi101010.757.510.017 mio.2,261,000
14022 May 2000Izmir7.1 mi101010.717.110.030 mio.4,197,000
14114 Dec 1896Glasgow6.5 mi151510.436.515.015 mio.2,321,000
14226 Dec 1987Samara6.3 mi9910.706.39.012 mio.1,893,000
14328 Sep 2004Wuhan6.3 mi101010.636.310.0
14413 Jan 2003Lima6.2 mi6611.046.26.0
1454 Feb 2006Turin6.0 mi141410.436.014.0
1464 Oct 1981Duesseldorf6.0 mi141420.433.07.0
1473 Nov 1979Mulheim5.6 mi131220.472.86.5
14816 Mar 2002Rennes5.6 mi151510.375.615.023 mio.4,112,000
1492009Algiers5.6 mi101010.565.610.0
15022 Mar 1975Bonn5.6 mi121210.475.612.0
1519 Jan 1985Kitakyushu5.5 mi131310.425.513.0
15226 Apr 1991Yekaterinburg5.3 mi7710.755.37.046 mio.8,708,000
15318 May 1985Buffalo5.2 mi8810.655.28.0
15425 Apr 2007Palma de Mallorca5.2 mi9910.575.29.0
15527 Aug 2005Kazan5.2 mi6610.865.26.07 mio.1,357,000
15618 Mar 2009Adana5.0 mi8810.625.08.0
15725 Mar 1975Antwerp4.7 mi111120.432.45.5
15829 Dec 1995Dnepropetrovsk4.4 mi6610.744.46.011 mio.2,493,000
15930 May 1989Jacksonville4.3 mi6610.714.36.0
1603 Mar 1970Kamakura4.1 mi8810.514.18.0
1618 Jun 2009Maracaibo4.0 mi6610.674.06.0
16215 Jul 2004Las Vegas3.9 mi7710.553.97.0
16318 Oct 2006Valencia3.9 mi7710.553.97.018 mio.4,671,000
1641 Mar 1997Poznan3.8 mi6610.633.86.0
1651 Sep 1984Gelsenkirchen3.4 mi9910.383.49.0
16621 Sep 1971Bielefeld3.2 mi7740.460.81.8
16713 Jun 1990Genoa3.2 mi7710.463.27.0
168Jul 1987Detroit3.0 mi131310.233.013.0
16929 May 1969Ludwigshafen2.5 mi111100.23
17027 Jun 1999Catania2.4 mi6610.392.46.0
1715 Nov 1984Volgograd2.1 mi2211.032.12.0
17229 Jan 2008Perugia1.9 mi7710.271.97.0
17317 Dec 1994Rouen1.4 mi5510.271.45.0
17426 May 1935Newark1.4 mi4410.341.44.0
1751959Haifa1.1 mi6610.181.16.0
1763 Jul 1985Pittsburgh0.9 mi3310.300.93.0


Numerical data (except ridership) by Jordi Serradell 8/2009. Ridership data by John Kennes 7/2008. Ticket prices by UBS: Prices and Earnings (PDF, p. 20) 2009. Non-numerical data by Mike Rohde 8/2009.






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