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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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118 Mar 2009 Adana8.0 km881.0018.08.0
216 Oct 1977 Amsterdam32.7 km33330.9948.28.391 mio.2,783,000
330 Aug 1996 Ankara23.1 km23221.05211.611.5113 mio.4,892,000
425 Mar 1975 Antwerp7.6 km11110.6923.85.5
51954 Athens52.0 km52481.08317.317.3325 mio.6,250,000
630 Jun 1979 Atlanta79.2 km39382.08239.619.534 mio.429,000
76 Nov 1967 Baku32.9 km22211.56216.411.0176 mio.5,356,000
821 Nov 1983 Baltimore24.5 km14141.75124.514.014 mio.571,000
95 Dec 1999 Bangkok46.3 km44401.16315.414.7206 mio.4,449,000
1030 Dec 1924 Barcelona110.5 km1521280.861011.115.2378 mio.3,421,000
111 Oct 1969 Beijing227.6 km1471251.82925.316.31200 mio.5,274,000
121 Aug 1986 Belo Horizonte28.1 km19191.48128.119.0
1318 Feb 1902 Berlin147.4 km1951730.851014.719.5447 mio.3,033,000
1421 Sep 1971 Bielefeld5.2 km770.7441.31.8
1511 Nov 1995 Bilbao40.6 km38381.07220.319.086 mio.2,118,000
1626 May 1979 Bochum21.5 km29270.80210.814.5
1722 Mar 1975 Bonn9.0 km12120.7519.012.0
181 Sep 1897 Boston60.5 km66601.01320.222.0145 mio.2,397,000
1931 Mar 2001 Brasilia42.0 km23231.83142.023.016 mio.381,000
2020 Sep 1976 Brussels32.2 km61590.55310.720.3136 mio.4,224,000
2116 Nov 1979 Bucharest67.7 km50431.57416.912.5111 mio.1,640,000
222 May 1896 Budapest33.0 km42400.83311.014.0297 mio.9,000,000
231 Dec 1913 Buenos Aires47.5 km76680.7067.912.7280 mio.5,895,000
2418 May 1985 Buffalo8.4 km881.0418.48.0
2519 Aug 2002 Bursa22.5 km23230.98122.523.0
2619 Jul 1985 Busan95.0 km92881.08331.730.7257 mio.2,705,000
2727 Sep 1987 Cairo65.5 km55531.24232.827.5700 mio.10,687,000
2827 Mar 1983 Caracas60.5 km50461.32512.110.0510 mio.8,430,000
2927 Jun 1999 Catania3.8 km660.6313.86.0
30Oct 2002 Changchun17.0 km16161.06117.016.0
3121 Jun 1976 Charleroi17.5 km20200.8844.45.0
3219 Oct 1997 Chennai27.0 km17171.59127.017.0
3328 Mar 1988 Chiba15.5 km18180.8627.89.0
346 Jun 1892 Chicago166.0 km1511441.15820.818.9198 mio.1,193,000
3518 Jun 2005 Chongqing19.5 km18181.08119.518.0
3615 Mar 1955 Cleveland31.0 km18181.72131.018.06 mio.194,000
3711 Oct 1968 Cologne45.0 km51510.88153.03.4
3819 Oct 2002 Copenhagen21.0 km22220.95210.511.037 mio.1,762,000
3926 Nov 1997 Daegu53.9 km56550.98227.028.0110 mio.2,041,000
4016 Mar 2006 Daejeon22.6 km22221.03122.622.029 mio.1,283,000
411 May 2003 Dalian49.0 km12124.08149.012.0
4224 Dec 2002 Delhi96.2 km83811.19332.127.7310 mio.3,224,000
43Jul 1987 Detroit4.8 km13130.3714.813.0
4429 Dec 1995 Dnepropetrovsk7.1 km661.1817.16.011 mio.1,549,000
4517 May 1976 Dortmund29.5 km37370.8039.812.3
469 Sep 2009 Dubai39.7 km11113.61139.711.0
474 Oct 1981 Duesseldorf9.6 km14140.6824.87.0
4811 Jul 1992 Duisburg14.3 km13131.1027.26.5
4922 Apr 1978 Edmonton13.1 km11111.19113.111.0
505 Oct 1967 Essen20.2 km27270.7536.79.0
514 Oct 1968 Frankfurt20.5 km31270.7636.810.3
5226 Jul 1981 Fukuoka29.8 km35340.8839.911.7124 mio.4,161,000
531 Sep 1984 Gelsenkirchen5.5 km990.6115.59.0
5413 Jun 1990 Genoa5.2 km770.7415.27.0
5514 Dec 1896 Glasgow10.4 km15150.69110.415.015 mio.1,442,000
561 Sep 1989 Guadalajara24.0 km29280.86212.014.5
5728 Jun 1999 Guangzhou148.5 km88791.88529.717.6601 mio.4,047,000
5828 Apr 2004 Gwangju20.1 km20201.01120.120.017 mio.846,000
591959 Haifa1.8 km660.2911.86.0
601 Mar 1912 Hamburg100.7 km97891.13333.632.3184 mio.1,827,000
6128 Sep 1975 Hanover18.6 km21171.0936.27.0
623 Aug 1982 Helsinki21.0 km17171.24121.017.058 mio.2,762,000
6320 Aug 1994 Hiroshima18.4 km21210.88118.421.018 mio.978,000
641 Oct 1979 Hong Kong188.1 km95822.29920.910.61309 mio.6,959,000
656 Oct 1999 Incheon29.5 km29291.02129.529.073 mio.2,475,000
6616 Sep 2000 Istanbul15.0 km10101.50115.010.068 mio.4,533,000
6722 May 2000 Izmir11.5 km10101.15111.510.030 mio.2,609,000
6830 May 1989 Jacksonville6.9 km661.1516.96.0
693 Mar 1970 Kamakura6.6 km880.8216.68.0
709 Mar 2008 Kaohsiung42.7 km37361.19221.418.530 mio.703,000
7127 Aug 2005 Kazan8.3 km661.3818.36.07 mio.843,000
7223 Aug 1975 Kharkov35.3 km28251.41311.89.3278 mio.7,875,000
7322 Oct 1960 Kiev59.8 km46431.39319.915.3642 mio.10,736,000
749 Jan 1985 Kitakyushu8.8 km13130.6818.813.0
7513 Mar 1977 Kobe30.6 km26241.28215.313.0121 mio.3,954,000
7624 Oct 1984 Kolkata22.6 km21211.08122.621.0100 mio.4,425,000
7726 Dec 1986 Kryvyi Rih18.0 km12121.50118.012.0
7816 Dec 1996 Kuala Lumpur64.0 km60561.14321.320.0109 mio.1,703,000
791 Apr 1981 Kyoto31.3 km32311.01215.616.0126 mio.4,026,000
8015 Jul 2004 Las Vegas6.2 km770.8916.27.0
8124 May 1991 Lausanne13.7 km29280.4926.814.5
8225 Apr 1983 Lille45.5 km62600.76222.831.074 mio.1,626,000
8313 Jan 2003 Lima10.0 km661.67110.06.0
8429 Dec 1959 Lisbon41.0 km52460.89410.313.0180 mio.4,390,000
8510 Jan 1863 London408.0 km2682681.521137.124.41197 mio.2,934,000
8630 Jan 1993 Los Angeles59.3 km30301.98319.810.045 mio.759,000
8729 May 1969 Ludwigshafen4.0 km11110.360
8828 Apr 1978 Lyon30.7 km43390.7947.710.8182 mio.5,928,000
8917 Oct 1919 Madrid284.0 km2812311.231321.821.6686 mio.2,415,000
901 Dec 1984 Manila45.7 km42391.17315.214.0346 mio.7,571,000
918 Jun 2009 Maracaibo6.5 km661.0816.56.0
9226 Nov 1977 Marseille19.3 km26240.8029.613.058 mio.3,005,000
9330 Nov 1995 Medellin28.8 km26251.15214.413.0155 mio.5,382,000
945 Sep 1969 Mexico City201.7 km1751471.371118.315.91460 mio.7,238,000
9521 May 1984 Miami36.0 km22221.64136.022.019 mio.528,000
961 Nov 1964 Milan74.6 km88840.89324.929.3328 mio.4,397,000
9726 Jun 1984 Minsk30.3 km25241.26215.112.5262 mio.8,647,000
9825 Apr 1991 Monterrey31.5 km32311.02215.816.0
9914 Oct 1966 Montreal69.2 km73681.02417.318.3219 mio.3,165,000
10015 May 1935 Moscow298.8 km1801442.071224.915.02573 mio.8,611,000
1013 Nov 1979 Mulheim9.0 km13120.7524.56.5
102 Mumbai171.0 km73732.34534.214.6
10319 Oct 1971 Munich92.5 km100940.98615.416.7349 mio.3,773,000
10415 Nov 1957 Nagoya89.0 km93821.09422.323.3427 mio.4,798,000
10510 Aug 2003 Naha12.8 km15150.85112.815.0
10627 Aug 2005 Nanjing21.7 km16161.36121.716.0102 mio.4,700,000
10728 Mar 1993 Naples31.8 km30281.14310.610.029 mio.912,000
10827 Oct 1904 New York368.0 km4684220.872713.617.31624 mio.4,413,000
10926 May 1935 Newark2.2 km440.5512.24.0
1107 Aug 1980 Newcastle76.5 km61501.53238.330.538 mio.497,000
11120 Nov 1985 Nizhny Novgorod15.5 km14131.1927.87.033 mio.2,129,000
1127 Jan 1986 Novosibirsk14.3 km13121.1927.26.570 mio.4,895,000
1131 Mar 1972 Nuremberg34.6 km46440.79311.515.392 mio.2,659,000
1147 Dec 2002 Oporto21.7 km15141.55210.97.5
11520 May 1933 Osaka137.8 km1331041.33915.314.8860 mio.6,241,000
11622 May 1966 Oslo62.0 km72720.86512.414.464 mio.1,032,000
11725 Apr 2007 Palma de Mallorca8.3 km990.9218.39.0
11819 Jul 1900 Paris213.0 km3803000.711613.323.81473 mio.6,915,000
11929 Jan 2008 Perugia3.0 km770.4313.07.0
1204 Mar 1907 Philadelphia62.0 km66621.00320.722.067 mio.1,081,000
1213 Jul 1985 Pittsburgh1.5 km330.4811.53.0
1222 Mar 1985 Porto Alegre33.8 km17171.99133.817.0
1231 Mar 1997 Poznan6.1 km661.0216.16.0
1249 May 1974 Prague59.1 km57541.09319.719.0597 mio.10,102,000
1256 Sep 1973 Pyongyang22.5 km16151.50211.38.035 mio.1,556,000
12611 Mar 1985 Recife39.7 km30281.42219.915.0
12716 Mar 2002 Rennes9.0 km15150.6019.015.023 mio.2,556,000
1285 Mar 1979 Rio de Janeiro42.0 km34341.24221.017.0135 mio.3,214,000
12910 Feb 1955 Rome39.0 km49480.81219.524.5331 mio.8,487,000
13010 Feb 1968 Rotterdam47.0 km38371.27223.519.085 mio.1,809,000
13117 Dec 1994 Rouen2.2 km550.4412.25.0
13231 Jul 1993 Saint Louis73.4 km37371.98236.718.5
13315 Nov 1955 Saint Petersburg110.2 km63552.00522.012.6832 mio.7,550,000
13426 Dec 1987 Samara10.2 km991.13110.29.012 mio.1,176,000
13511 Sep 1972 San Francisco166.9 km43433.88533.48.6100 mio.599,000
1366 Jun 2005 San Juan17.2 km16161.08117.216.09 mio.523,000
13715 Sep 1975 Santiago83.0 km93860.97516.618.6642 mio.7,735,000
13830 Jan 2009 Santo Domingo14.5 km16160.91114.516.0
13914 Sep 1974 Sao Paulo61.3 km58551.11415.314.5684 mio.11,158,000
14016 Dec 1971 Sapporo48.0 km49461.04316.016.3209 mio.4,354,000
14118 Jul 2009 Seattle22.2 km12121.85122.212.0
14215 Jul 1987 Sendai14.8 km17170.87114.817.058 mio.3,919,000
14315 Aug 1974 Seoul286.9 km3482980.961028.734.82048 mio.7,138,000
1442 Apr 2009 Seville18.0 km21210.86118.021.0
14510 Apr 1995 Shanghai334.0 km2301941.721033.423.01122 mio.3,359,000
14623 Sep 2009 Shenyang22.2 km18181.23122.218.0
14728 Dec 2004 Shenzhen25.3 km23221.15212.611.573 mio.2,885,000
1487 Nov 1987 Singapore118.9 km76691.72429.719.0571 mio.4,802,000
14928 Jan 1998 Sofia18.0 km14141.29118.014.051 mio.2,833,000
1501 Oct 1950 Stockholm105.7 km1041001.06335.234.7303 mio.2,867,000
15110 Jun 1966 Stuttgart24.0 km19171.41212.09.5
1521926 Sydney22.1 km14141.5837.44.7
15328 Mar 1996 Taipei90.6 km85801.13811.310.6450 mio.4,967,000
15427 Nov 1998 Tama16.0 km19190.84116.019.0
1556 Nov 1977 Tashkent36.2 km29261.39312.19.771 mio.1,961,000
15611 Jan 1966 Tbilisi26.3 km22211.25213.111.092 mio.3,498,000
15721 Feb 2000 Tehran50.5 km47441.15316.815.7353 mio.6,990,000
15816 Oct 2004 The Hague27.9 km30300.9339.310.0
15928 Mar 2004 Tianjin72.0 km37371.95236.018.515 mio.208,000
16030 Dec 1927 Tokyo304.5 km2902051.491323.422.33174 mio.10,424,000
16130 Apr 1954 Toronto71.3 km74691.03417.818.5278 mio.3,899,000
16226 Jun 1993 Toulouse27.5 km38370.74213.819.042 mio.1,527,000
1634 Feb 2006 Turin9.6 km14140.6919.614.0
16418 Oct 2006 Valencia6.2 km770.8916.27.018 mio.2,903,000
1653 Oct 1988 Valencia31.8 km38370.86310.612.7
16623 Nov 2005 Valparaiso43.0 km20202.15143.020.0
1673 Jan 1986 Vancouver69.5 km49471.48323.216.374 mio.1,065,000
16825 Feb 1978 Vienna69.8 km96840.83514.019.2498 mio.7,135,000
1695 Nov 1984 Volgograd3.3 km221.6513.32.0
1707 Apr 1995 Warsaw22.6 km21211.08122.621.0114 mio.5,044,000
17127 Mar 1976 Washington171.2 km90861.99534.218.0215 mio.1,256,000
17228 Sep 2004 Wuhan10.2 km10101.02110.210.0
1731 Mar 1901 Wuppertal13.3 km20200.67113.320.0
17426 Apr 1991 Yekaterinburg8.5 km771.2118.57.046 mio.5,412,000
1757 Mar 1981 Yerevan12.1 km10101.21112.110.017 mio.1,405,000
17616 Dec 1972 Yokohama57.6 km48451.28319.216.0198 mio.3,438,000


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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