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World Metro Database

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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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127 Oct 1904 New York228.7 mi468422270.548.517.31624 mio.7,101,000
219 Jul 1900 Paris132.4 mi380300160.448.323.81473 mio.11,127,000
315 Aug 1974 Seoul178.3 mi348298100.6017.834.82048 mio.11,486,000
410 Jan 1863 London253.6 mi268268110.9523.124.41197 mio.4,721,000
517 Oct 1919 Madrid176.5 mi281231130.7613.621.6686 mio.3,887,000
630 Dec 1927 Tokyo189.2 mi290205130.9214.622.33174 mio.16,772,000
710 Apr 1995 Shanghai207.6 mi230194101.0720.823.01122 mio.5,405,000
818 Feb 1902 Berlin91.6 mi195173100.539.219.5447 mio.4,879,000
95 Sep 1969 Mexico City125.4 mi175147110.8511.415.91460 mio.11,647,000
1015 May 1935 Moscow185.7 mi180144121.2915.515.02573 mio.13,855,000
116 Jun 1892 Chicago103.2 mi15114480.7212.918.9198 mio.1,919,000
1230 Dec 1924 Barcelona68.7 mi152128100.546.915.2378 mio.5,504,000
131 Oct 1969 Beijing141.4 mi14712591.1315.716.31200 mio.8,485,000
1420 May 1933 Osaka85.6 mi13310490.829.514.8860 mio.10,042,000
151 Oct 1950 Stockholm65.7 mi10410030.6621.934.7303 mio.4,612,000
1619 Oct 1971 Munich57.5 mi1009460.619.616.7349 mio.6,071,000
171 Mar 1912 Hamburg62.6 mi978930.7020.932.3184 mio.2,940,000
1819 Jul 1985 Busan59.0 mi928830.6719.730.7257 mio.4,353,000
1927 Mar 1976 Washington106.4 mi908651.2421.318.0215 mio.2,021,000
2015 Sep 1975 Santiago51.6 mi938650.6010.318.6642 mio.12,446,000
2125 Feb 1978 Vienna43.4 mi968450.528.719.2498 mio.11,480,000
221 Nov 1964 Milan46.4 mi888430.5515.529.3328 mio.7,074,000
2315 Nov 1957 Nagoya55.3 mi938240.6713.823.3427 mio.7,720,000
241 Oct 1979 Hong Kong116.9 mi958291.4313.010.61309 mio.11,197,000
2524 Dec 2002 Delhi59.8 mi838130.7419.927.7310 mio.5,188,000
2628 Mar 1996 Taipei56.3 mi858080.707.010.6450 mio.7,992,000
2728 Jun 1999 Guangzhou92.3 mi887951.1718.517.6601 mio.6,512,000
28 Mumbai106.3 mi737351.4621.314.6
2922 May 1966 Oslo38.5 mi727250.547.714.464 mio.1,661,000
307 Nov 1987 Singapore73.9 mi766941.0718.519.0571 mio.7,727,000
3130 Apr 1954 Toronto44.3 mi746940.6411.118.5278 mio.6,274,000
3214 Oct 1966 Montreal43.0 mi736840.6310.818.3219 mio.5,092,000
331 Dec 1913 Buenos Aires29.5 mi766860.434.912.7280 mio.9,485,000
344 Mar 1907 Philadelphia38.5 mi666230.6212.822.067 mio.1,739,000
351 Sep 1897 Boston37.6 mi666030.6312.522.0145 mio.3,856,000
3625 Apr 1983 Lille28.3 mi626020.4714.131.074 mio.2,617,000
3720 Sep 1976 Brussels20.0 mi615930.346.720.3136 mio.6,796,000
3816 Dec 1996 Kuala Lumpur39.8 mi605630.7113.320.0109 mio.2,740,000
3915 Nov 1955 Saint Petersburg68.5 mi635551.2513.712.6832 mio.12,148,000
4026 Nov 1997 Daegu33.5 mi565520.6116.728.0110 mio.3,284,000
4114 Sep 1974 Sao Paulo38.1 mi585540.699.514.5684 mio.17,954,000
429 May 1974 Prague36.7 mi575430.6812.219.0597 mio.16,253,000
4327 Sep 1987 Cairo40.7 mi555320.7720.427.5700 mio.17,195,000
4411 Oct 1968 Cologne28.0 mi5151150.551.93.4
457 Aug 1980 Newcastle47.5 mi615020.9523.830.538 mio.799,000
461954 Athens32.3 mi524830.6710.817.3325 mio.10,056,000
4710 Feb 1955 Rome24.2 mi494820.5012.124.5331 mio.13,656,000
483 Jan 1986 Vancouver43.2 mi494730.9214.416.374 mio.1,713,000
4927 Mar 1983 Caracas37.6 mi504650.827.510.0510 mio.13,563,000
5029 Dec 1959 Lisbon25.5 mi524640.556.413.0180 mio.7,064,000
5116 Dec 1971 Sapporo29.8 mi494630.659.916.3209 mio.7,006,000
5216 Dec 1972 Yokohama35.8 mi484530.8011.916.0198 mio.5,531,000
5321 Feb 2000 Tehran31.4 mi474430.7110.515.7353 mio.11,247,000
541 Mar 1972 Nuremberg21.5 mi464430.497.215.392 mio.4,278,000
5516 Nov 1979 Bucharest42.1 mi504340.9810.512.5111 mio.2,638,000
5611 Sep 1972 San Francisco103.7 mi434352.4120.78.6100 mio.964,000
5722 Oct 1960 Kiev37.2 mi464330.8612.415.3642 mio.17,274,000
585 Dec 1999 Bangkok28.8 mi444030.729.614.7206 mio.7,159,000
592 May 1896 Budapest20.5 mi424030.516.814.0297 mio.14,481,000
601 Dec 1984 Manila28.4 mi423930.739.514.0346 mio.12,182,000
6128 Apr 1978 Lyon19.1 mi433940.494.810.8182 mio.9,539,000
6211 Nov 1995 Bilbao25.2 mi383820.6612.619.086 mio.3,407,000
6330 Jun 1979 Atlanta49.2 mi393821.3024.619.534 mio.691,000
6417 May 1976 Dortmund18.3 mi373730.496.112.3
6531 Jul 1993 Saint Louis45.6 mi373721.2322.818.5
663 Oct 1988 Valencia19.8 mi383730.536.612.7
6728 Mar 2004 Tianjin44.7 mi373721.2122.418.515 mio.335,000
6810 Feb 1968 Rotterdam29.2 mi383720.7914.619.085 mio.2,910,000
6926 Jun 1993 Toulouse17.1 mi383720.468.519.042 mio.2,457,000
709 Mar 2008 Kaohsiung26.5 mi373620.7413.318.530 mio.1,130,000
715 Mar 1979 Rio de Janeiro26.1 mi343420.7713.117.0135 mio.5,172,000
7226 Jul 1981 Fukuoka18.5 mi353430.546.211.7124 mio.6,695,000
7316 Oct 1977 Amsterdam20.3 mi333340.625.18.391 mio.4,478,000
741 Apr 1981 Kyoto19.5 mi323120.639.716.0126 mio.6,477,000
7525 Apr 1991 Monterrey19.6 mi323120.639.816.0
7630 Jan 1993 Los Angeles36.9 mi303031.2312.310.045 mio.1,221,000
7716 Oct 2004 The Hague17.3 mi303030.585.810.0
786 Oct 1999 Incheon18.3 mi292910.6318.329.073 mio.3,982,000
7924 May 1991 Lausanne8.5 mi292820.304.314.5
8028 Mar 1993 Naples19.8 mi302830.716.610.029 mio.1,467,000
8111 Mar 1985 Recife24.7 mi302820.8812.315.0
821 Sep 1989 Guadalajara14.9 mi292820.537.514.5
835 Oct 1967 Essen12.6 mi272730.474.29.0
844 Oct 1968 Frankfurt12.7 mi312730.474.210.3
8526 May 1979 Bochum13.4 mi292720.506.714.5
866 Nov 1977 Tashkent22.5 mi292630.877.59.771 mio.3,156,000
8723 Aug 1975 Kharkov21.9 mi282530.887.39.3278 mio.12,671,000
8830 Nov 1995 Medellin17.9 mi262520.728.913.0155 mio.8,660,000
8926 Jun 1984 Minsk18.8 mi252420.789.412.5262 mio.13,913,000
9026 Nov 1977 Marseille12.0 mi262420.506.013.058 mio.4,835,000
9113 Mar 1977 Kobe19.0 mi262420.799.513.0121 mio.6,362,000
9219 Aug 2002 Bursa14.0 mi232310.6114.023.0
9331 Mar 2001 Brasilia26.1 mi232311.1326.123.016 mio.613,000
9419 Oct 2002 Copenhagen13.1 mi222220.596.511.037 mio.2,835,000
9528 Dec 2004 Shenzhen15.7 mi232220.717.911.573 mio.4,643,000
9630 Aug 1996 Ankara14.4 mi232220.657.211.5113 mio.7,871,000
9721 May 1984 Miami22.4 mi222211.0222.422.019 mio.849,000
9816 Mar 2006 Daejeon14.0 mi222210.6414.022.029 mio.2,065,000
9920 Aug 1994 Hiroshima11.4 mi212110.5411.421.018 mio.1,574,000
1007 Apr 1995 Warsaw14.0 mi212110.6714.021.0114 mio.8,116,000
10124 Oct 1984 Kolkata14.0 mi212110.6714.021.0100 mio.7,119,000
10211 Jan 1966 Tbilisi16.3 mi222120.788.211.092 mio.5,628,000
1032 Apr 2009 Seville11.2 mi212110.5311.221.0
1046 Nov 1967 Baku20.4 mi222120.9710.211.0176 mio.8,618,000
10528 Apr 2004 Gwangju12.5 mi202010.6212.520.017 mio.1,361,000
1061 Mar 1901 Wuppertal8.3 mi202010.418.320.0
10721 Jun 1976 Charleroi10.9 mi202040.542.75.0
10823 Nov 2005 Valparaiso26.7 mi202011.3426.720.0
10927 Nov 1998 Tama9.9 mi191910.529.919.0
1101 Aug 1986 Belo Horizonte17.5 mi191910.9217.519.0
11128 Mar 1988 Chiba9.6 mi181820.544.89.0
11215 Mar 1955 Cleveland19.3 mi181811.0719.318.06 mio.311,000
11323 Sep 2009 Shenyang13.8 mi181810.7713.818.0
11418 Jun 2005 Chongqing12.1 mi181810.6712.118.0
11515 Jul 1987 Sendai9.2 mi171710.549.217.058 mio.6,306,000
11628 Sep 1975 Hanover11.6 mi211730.683.97.0
11710 Jun 1966 Stuttgart14.9 mi191720.887.59.5
1183 Aug 1982 Helsinki13.1 mi171710.7713.117.058 mio.4,444,000
1192 Mar 1985 Porto Alegre21.0 mi171711.2421.017.0
12019 Oct 1997 Chennai16.8 mi171710.9916.817.0
12130 Jan 2009 Santo Domingo9.0 mi161610.569.016.0
1226 Jun 2005 San Juan10.7 mi161610.6710.716.09 mio.842,000
12327 Aug 2005 Nanjing13.5 mi161610.8413.516.0102 mio.7,563,000
124Oct 2002 Changchun10.6 mi161610.6610.616.0
12510 Aug 2003 Naha8.0 mi151510.538.015.0
12616 Mar 2002 Rennes5.6 mi151510.375.615.023 mio.4,112,000
1276 Sep 1973 Pyongyang14.0 mi161520.937.08.035 mio.2,503,000
12814 Dec 1896 Glasgow6.5 mi151510.436.515.015 mio.2,321,000
1291926 Sydney13.7 mi141430.984.64.7
1307 Dec 2002 Oporto13.5 mi151420.966.77.5
1314 Feb 2006 Turin6.0 mi141410.436.014.0
13221 Nov 1983 Baltimore15.2 mi141411.0915.214.014 mio.919,000
1334 Oct 1981 Duesseldorf6.0 mi141420.433.07.0
13428 Jan 1998 Sofia11.2 mi141410.8011.214.051 mio.4,559,000
13511 Jul 1992 Duisburg8.9 mi131320.694.56.5
1369 Jan 1985 Kitakyushu5.5 mi131310.425.513.0
137Jul 1987 Detroit3.0 mi131310.233.013.0
13820 Nov 1985 Nizhny Novgorod9.6 mi141320.744.87.033 mio.3,426,000
1397 Jan 1986 Novosibirsk8.9 mi131220.744.46.570 mio.7,876,000
14026 Dec 1986 Kryvyi Rih11.2 mi121210.9311.212.0
14118 Jul 2009 Seattle13.8 mi121211.1513.812.0
1421 May 2003 Dalian30.5 mi121212.5430.512.0
14322 Mar 1975 Bonn5.6 mi121210.475.612.0
1443 Nov 1979 Mulheim5.6 mi131220.472.86.5
14529 May 1969 Ludwigshafen2.5 mi111100.23
14622 Apr 1978 Edmonton8.1 mi111110.748.111.0
1479 Sep 2009 Dubai24.7 mi111112.2424.711.0
14825 Mar 1975 Antwerp4.7 mi111120.432.45.5
1497 Mar 1981 Yerevan7.5 mi101010.757.510.017 mio.2,261,000
15016 Sep 2000 Istanbul9.3 mi101010.939.310.068 mio.7,294,000
15122 May 2000 Izmir7.1 mi101010.717.110.030 mio.4,197,000
15228 Sep 2004 Wuhan6.3 mi101010.636.310.0
1531 Sep 1984 Gelsenkirchen3.4 mi9910.383.49.0
15426 Dec 1987 Samara6.3 mi9910.706.39.012 mio.1,893,000
15525 Apr 2007 Palma de Mallorca5.2 mi9910.575.29.0
15618 Mar 2009 Adana5.0 mi8810.625.08.0
1573 Mar 1970 Kamakura4.1 mi8810.514.18.0
15818 May 1985 Buffalo5.2 mi8810.655.28.0
15918 Oct 2006 Valencia3.9 mi7710.553.97.018 mio.4,671,000
16029 Jan 2008 Perugia1.9 mi7710.271.97.0
16113 Jun 1990 Genoa3.2 mi7710.463.27.0
16226 Apr 1991 Yekaterinburg5.3 mi7710.755.37.046 mio.8,708,000
16315 Jul 2004 Las Vegas3.9 mi7710.553.97.0
16421 Sep 1971 Bielefeld3.2 mi7740.460.81.8
1658 Jun 2009 Maracaibo4.0 mi6610.674.06.0
16630 May 1989 Jacksonville4.3 mi6610.714.36.0
16729 Dec 1995 Dnepropetrovsk4.4 mi6610.744.46.011 mio.2,493,000
1681 Mar 1997 Poznan3.8 mi6610.633.86.0
16927 Aug 2005 Kazan5.2 mi6610.865.26.07 mio.1,357,000
1701959 Haifa1.1 mi6610.181.16.0
17127 Jun 1999 Catania2.4 mi6610.392.46.0
17213 Jan 2003 Lima6.2 mi6611.046.26.0
17317 Dec 1994 Rouen1.4 mi5510.271.45.0
17426 May 1935 Newark1.4 mi4410.341.44.0
1753 Jul 1985 Pittsburgh0.9 mi3310.300.93.0
1765 Nov 1984 Volgograd2.1 mi2211.032.12.0


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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