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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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11 May 2003 Dalian49.0 km121214.0849.012.0
223 Nov 2005 Valparaiso43.0 km202012.1543.020.0
331 Mar 2001 Brasilia42.0 km232311.8342.023.016 mio.381,000
49 Sep 2009 Dubai39.7 km111113.6139.711.0
530 Jun 1979 Atlanta79.2 km393822.0839.619.534 mio.429,000
67 Aug 1980 Newcastle76.5 km615021.5338.330.538 mio.497,000
710 Jan 1863 London408.0 km268268111.5237.124.41197 mio.2,934,0002.75 EUR
831 Jul 1993 Saint Louis73.4 km373721.9836.718.5
921 May 1984 Miami36.0 km222211.6436.022.019 mio.528,0001.66 EUR
1028 Mar 2004 Tianjin72.0 km373721.9536.018.515 mio.208,000
111 Oct 1950 Stockholm105.7 km10410031.0635.234.7303 mio.2,867,0003.73 EUR
1227 Mar 1976 Washington171.2 km908651.9934.218.0215 mio.1,256,000
13 Mumbai171.0 km737352.3434.214.60.17 EUR
142 Mar 1985 Porto Alegre33.8 km171711.9933.817.0
151 Mar 1912 Hamburg100.7 km978931.1333.632.3184 mio.1,827,000
1610 Apr 1995 Shanghai334.0 km230194101.7233.423.01122 mio.3,359,0000.34 EUR
1711 Sep 1972 San Francisco166.9 km434353.8833.48.6100 mio.599,000
1827 Sep 1987 Cairo65.5 km555321.2432.827.5700 mio.10,687,0000.14 EUR
1924 Dec 2002 Delhi96.2 km838131.1932.127.7310 mio.3,224,0000.12 EUR
2019 Jul 1985 Busan95.0 km928831.0831.730.7257 mio.2,705,000
2115 Mar 1955 Cleveland31.0 km181811.7231.018.06 mio.194,000
227 Nov 1987 Singapore118.9 km766941.7229.719.0571 mio.4,802,0000.97 EUR
2328 Jun 1999 Guangzhou148.5 km887951.8829.717.6601 mio.4,047,000
246 Oct 1999 Incheon29.5 km292911.0229.529.073 mio.2,475,000
2515 Aug 1974 Seoul286.9 km348298100.9628.734.82048 mio.7,138,0000.54 EUR
261 Aug 1986 Belo Horizonte28.1 km191911.4828.119.0
2719 Oct 1997 Chennai27.0 km171711.5927.017.0
2826 Nov 1997 Daegu53.9 km565520.9827.028.0110 mio.2,041,000
291 Oct 1969 Beijing227.6 km14712591.8225.316.31200 mio.5,274,0000.15 EUR
3015 May 1935 Moscow298.8 km180144122.0724.915.02573 mio.8,611,0000.50 EUR
311 Nov 1964 Milan74.6 km888430.8924.929.3328 mio.4,397,0001.00 EUR
3221 Nov 1983 Baltimore24.5 km141411.7524.514.014 mio.571,000
3310 Feb 1968 Rotterdam47.0 km383721.2723.519.085 mio.1,809,000
3430 Dec 1927 Tokyo304.5 km290205131.4923.422.33174 mio.10,424,0001.57 EUR
353 Jan 1986 Vancouver69.5 km494731.4823.216.374 mio.1,065,000
3625 Apr 1983 Lille45.5 km626020.7622.831.074 mio.1,626,000
377 Apr 1995 Warsaw22.6 km212111.0822.621.0114 mio.5,044,0000.47 EUR
3824 Oct 1984 Kolkata22.6 km212111.0822.621.0100 mio.4,425,000
3916 Mar 2006 Daejeon22.6 km222211.0322.622.029 mio.1,283,000
4019 Aug 2002 Bursa22.5 km232310.9822.523.0
4115 Nov 1957 Nagoya89.0 km938241.0922.323.3427 mio.4,798,000
4223 Sep 2009 Shenyang22.2 km181811.2322.218.0
4318 Jul 2009 Seattle22.2 km121211.8522.212.0
4415 Nov 1955 Saint Petersburg110.2 km635552.0022.012.6832 mio.7,550,000
4517 Oct 1919 Madrid284.0 km281231131.2321.821.6686 mio.2,415,0001.00 EUR
4627 Aug 2005 Nanjing21.7 km161611.3621.716.0102 mio.4,700,000
479 Mar 2008 Kaohsiung42.7 km373621.1921.418.530 mio.703,000
4816 Dec 1996 Kuala Lumpur64.0 km605631.1421.320.0109 mio.1,703,0000.37 EUR
495 Mar 1979 Rio de Janeiro42.0 km343421.2421.017.0135 mio.3,214,0000.77 EUR
503 Aug 1982 Helsinki21.0 km171711.2421.017.058 mio.2,762,0002.10 EUR
511 Oct 1979 Hong Kong188.1 km958292.2920.910.61309 mio.6,959,0000.91 EUR
526 Jun 1892 Chicago166.0 km15114481.1520.818.9198 mio.1,193,0001.58 EUR
534 Mar 1907 Philadelphia62.0 km666231.0020.722.067 mio.1,081,000
5411 Nov 1995 Bilbao40.6 km383821.0720.319.086 mio.2,118,000
551 Sep 1897 Boston60.5 km666031.0120.222.0145 mio.2,397,000
5628 Apr 2004 Gwangju20.1 km202011.0120.120.017 mio.846,000
5722 Oct 1960 Kiev59.8 km464331.3919.915.3642 mio.10,736,0000.27 EUR
5811 Mar 1985 Recife39.7 km302821.4219.915.0
5930 Jan 1993 Los Angeles59.3 km303031.9819.810.045 mio.759,0001.91 EUR
609 May 1974 Prague59.1 km575431.0919.719.0597 mio.10,102,0000.65 EUR
6110 Feb 1955 Rome39.0 km494820.8119.524.5331 mio.8,487,0001.00 EUR
6218 Jun 2005 Chongqing19.5 km181811.0819.518.0
6316 Dec 1972 Yokohama57.6 km484531.2819.216.0198 mio.3,438,000
6420 Aug 1994 Hiroshima18.4 km212110.8818.421.018 mio.978,000
655 Sep 1969 Mexico City201.7 km175147111.3718.315.91460 mio.7,238,0000.14 EUR
6626 Dec 1986 Kryvyi Rih18.0 km121211.5018.012.0
6728 Jan 1998 Sofia18.0 km141411.2918.014.051 mio.2,833,0000.51 EUR
682 Apr 2009 Seville18.0 km212110.8618.021.0
6930 Apr 1954 Toronto71.3 km746941.0317.818.5278 mio.3,899,0001.67 EUR
701954 Athens52.0 km524831.0817.317.3325 mio.6,250,0001.00 EUR
7114 Oct 1966 Montreal69.2 km736841.0217.318.3219 mio.3,165,0001.67 EUR
726 Jun 2005 San Juan17.2 km161611.0817.216.09 mio.523,000
73Oct 2002 Changchun17.0 km161611.0617.016.0
7416 Nov 1979 Bucharest67.7 km504341.5716.912.5111 mio.1,640,0000.40 EUR
7521 Feb 2000 Tehran50.5 km474431.1516.815.7353 mio.6,990,000
7615 Sep 1975 Santiago83.0 km938650.9716.618.6642 mio.7,735,0000.55 EUR
776 Nov 1967 Baku32.9 km222121.5616.411.0176 mio.5,356,000
7816 Dec 1971 Sapporo48.0 km494631.0416.016.3209 mio.4,354,000
7927 Nov 1998 Tama16.0 km191910.8416.019.0
8025 Apr 1991 Monterrey31.5 km323121.0215.816.0
811 Apr 1981 Kyoto31.3 km323121.0115.616.0126 mio.4,026,000
825 Dec 1999 Bangkok46.3 km444031.1615.414.7206 mio.4,449,0000.64 EUR
8319 Oct 1971 Munich92.5 km1009460.9815.416.7349 mio.3,773,0002.30 EUR
8414 Sep 1974 Sao Paulo61.3 km585541.1115.314.5684 mio.11,158,0000.76 EUR
8520 May 1933 Osaka137.8 km13310491.3315.314.8860 mio.6,241,000
8613 Mar 1977 Kobe30.6 km262421.2815.313.0121 mio.3,954,000
871 Dec 1984 Manila45.7 km423931.1715.214.0346 mio.7,571,0000.18 EUR
8826 Jun 1984 Minsk30.3 km252421.2615.112.5262 mio.8,647,000
8916 Sep 2000 Istanbul15.0 km101011.5015.010.068 mio.4,533,0000.63 EUR
9015 Jul 1987 Sendai14.8 km171710.8714.817.058 mio.3,919,000
9118 Feb 1902 Berlin147.4 km195173100.8514.719.5447 mio.3,033,0002.10 EUR
9230 Jan 2009 Santo Domingo14.5 km161610.9114.516.0
9330 Nov 1995 Medellin28.8 km262521.1514.413.0155 mio.5,382,000
9425 Feb 1978 Vienna69.8 km968450.8314.019.2498 mio.7,135,0001.70 EUR
9526 Jun 1993 Toulouse27.5 km383720.7413.819.042 mio.1,527,000
9627 Oct 1904 New York368.0 km468422270.8713.617.31624 mio.4,413,0001.53 EUR
9719 Jul 1900 Paris213.0 km380300160.7113.323.81473 mio.6,915,0001.57 EUR
981 Mar 1901 Wuppertal13.3 km202010.6713.320.0
9911 Jan 1966 Tbilisi26.3 km222121.2513.111.092 mio.3,498,000
10022 Apr 1978 Edmonton13.1 km111111.1913.111.0
10110 Aug 2003 Naha12.8 km151510.8512.815.0
10228 Dec 2004 Shenzhen25.3 km232221.1512.611.573 mio.2,885,000
10322 May 1966 Oslo62.0 km727250.8612.414.464 mio.1,032,0002.67 EUR
1047 Mar 1981 Yerevan12.1 km101011.2112.110.017 mio.1,405,000
10527 Mar 1983 Caracas60.5 km504651.3212.110.0510 mio.8,430,0000.31 EUR
1066 Nov 1977 Tashkent36.2 km292631.3912.19.771 mio.1,961,000
1071 Sep 1989 Guadalajara24.0 km292820.8612.014.5
10810 Jun 1966 Stuttgart24.0 km191721.4112.09.5
10923 Aug 1975 Kharkov35.3 km282531.4111.89.3278 mio.7,875,000
11030 Aug 1996 Ankara23.1 km232221.0511.611.5113 mio.4,892,000
1111 Mar 1972 Nuremberg34.6 km464430.7911.515.392 mio.2,659,000
11222 May 2000 Izmir11.5 km101011.1511.510.030 mio.2,609,000
11328 Mar 1996 Taipei90.6 km858081.1311.310.6450 mio.4,967,0000.60 EUR
1146 Sep 1973 Pyongyang22.5 km161521.5011.38.035 mio.1,556,000
11530 Dec 1924 Barcelona110.5 km152128100.8611.115.2378 mio.3,421,0001.35 EUR
1162 May 1896 Budapest33.0 km424030.8311.014.0297 mio.9,000,0000.95 EUR
1177 Dec 2002 Oporto21.7 km151421.5510.97.5
11826 May 1979 Bochum21.5 km292720.8010.814.5
11920 Sep 1976 Brussels32.2 km615930.5510.720.3136 mio.4,224,0001.53 EUR
12028 Mar 1993 Naples31.8 km302831.1410.610.029 mio.912,000
1213 Oct 1988 Valencia31.8 km383730.8610.612.7
12219 Oct 2002 Copenhagen21.0 km222220.9510.511.037 mio.1,762,0002.81 EUR
12314 Dec 1896 Glasgow10.4 km151510.6910.415.015 mio.1,442,000
12429 Dec 1959 Lisbon41.0 km524640.8910.313.0180 mio.4,390,0000.80 EUR
12526 Dec 1987 Samara10.2 km9911.1310.29.012 mio.1,176,000
12628 Sep 2004 Wuhan10.2 km101011.0210.210.0
12713 Jan 2003 Lima10.0 km6611.6710.06.00.29 EUR
12826 Jul 1981 Fukuoka29.8 km353430.889.911.7124 mio.4,161,000
12917 May 1976 Dortmund29.5 km373730.809.812.3
13026 Nov 1977 Marseille19.3 km262420.809.613.058 mio.3,005,000
1314 Feb 2006 Turin9.6 km141410.699.614.0
13216 Oct 2004 The Hague27.9 km303030.939.310.0
13316 Mar 2002 Rennes9.0 km151510.609.015.023 mio.2,556,000
13422 Mar 1975 Bonn9.0 km121210.759.012.0
1359 Jan 1985 Kitakyushu8.8 km131310.688.813.0
13626 Apr 1991 Yekaterinburg8.5 km7711.218.57.046 mio.5,412,000
13718 May 1985 Buffalo8.4 km8811.048.48.0
13827 Aug 2005 Kazan8.3 km6611.388.36.07 mio.843,000
13925 Apr 2007 Palma de Mallorca8.3 km9910.928.39.0
14016 Oct 1977 Amsterdam32.7 km333340.998.28.391 mio.2,783,0002.09 EUR
14118 Mar 2009 Adana8.0 km8811.008.08.0
1421 Dec 1913 Buenos Aires47.5 km766860.707.912.7280 mio.5,895,0000.24 EUR
14328 Mar 1988 Chiba15.5 km181820.867.89.0
14420 Nov 1985 Nizhny Novgorod15.5 km141321.197.87.033 mio.2,129,000
14528 Apr 1978 Lyon30.7 km433940.797.710.8182 mio.5,928,0001.60 EUR
1461926 Sydney22.1 km141431.587.44.72.92 EUR
14711 Jul 1992 Duisburg14.3 km131321.107.26.5
1487 Jan 1986 Novosibirsk14.3 km131221.197.26.570 mio.4,895,000
14929 Dec 1995 Dnepropetrovsk7.1 km6611.187.16.011 mio.1,549,000
15030 May 1989 Jacksonville6.9 km6611.156.96.0
15124 May 1991 Lausanne13.7 km292820.496.814.5
1524 Oct 1968 Frankfurt20.5 km312730.766.810.32.30 EUR
1535 Oct 1967 Essen20.2 km272730.756.79.0
1543 Mar 1970 Kamakura6.6 km8810.826.68.0
1558 Jun 2009 Maracaibo6.5 km6611.086.56.0
15628 Sep 1975 Hanover18.6 km211731.096.27.0
15718 Oct 2006 Valencia6.2 km7710.896.27.018 mio.2,903,000
15815 Jul 2004 Las Vegas6.2 km7710.896.27.0
1591 Mar 1997 Poznan6.1 km6611.026.16.0
1601 Sep 1984 Gelsenkirchen5.5 km9910.615.59.0
16113 Jun 1990 Genoa5.2 km7710.745.27.0
162Jul 1987 Detroit4.8 km131310.374.813.0
1634 Oct 1981 Duesseldorf9.6 km141420.684.87.0
1643 Nov 1979 Mulheim9.0 km131220.754.56.5
16521 Jun 1976 Charleroi17.5 km202040.884.45.0
16627 Jun 1999 Catania3.8 km6610.633.86.0
16725 Mar 1975 Antwerp7.6 km111120.693.85.5
1685 Nov 1984 Volgograd3.3 km2211.653.32.0
16929 Jan 2008 Perugia3.0 km7710.433.07.0
17011 Oct 1968 Cologne45.0 km5151150.883.03.4
17126 May 1935 Newark2.2 km4410.552.24.0
17217 Dec 1994 Rouen2.2 km5510.442.25.0
1731959 Haifa1.8 km6610.291.86.0
1743 Jul 1985 Pittsburgh1.5 km3310.481.53.0
17521 Sep 1971 Bielefeld5.2 km7740.741.31.8
17629 May 1969 Ludwigshafen4.0 km111100.36


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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