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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 London268408.0 km268111.5224.437.11197 mio.2,934,000
227 Oct 1904 New York468368.0 km422270.8717.313.61624 mio.4,413,000
310 Apr 1995 Shanghai230334.0 km194101.7223.033.41122 mio.3,359,000
430 Dec 1927 Tokyo290304.5 km205131.4922.323.43174 mio.10,424,000
515 May 1935 Moscow180298.8 km144122.0715.024.92573 mio.8,611,000
615 Aug 1974 Seoul348286.9 km298100.9634.828.72048 mio.7,138,000
717 Oct 1919 Madrid281284.0 km231131.2321.621.8686 mio.2,415,000
81 Oct 1969 Beijing147227.6 km12591.8216.325.31200 mio.5,274,000
919 Jul 1900 Paris380213.0 km300160.7123.813.31473 mio.6,915,000
105 Sep 1969 Mexico City175201.7 km147111.3715.918.31460 mio.7,238,000
111 Oct 1979 Hong Kong95188.1 km8292.2910.620.91309 mio.6,959,000
1227 Mar 1976 Washington90171.2 km8651.9918.034.2215 mio.1,256,000
13 Mumbai73171.0 km7352.3414.634.2
1411 Sep 1972 San Francisco43166.9 km4353.888.633.4100 mio.599,000
156 Jun 1892 Chicago151166.0 km14481.1518.920.8198 mio.1,193,000
1628 Jun 1999 Guangzhou88148.5 km7951.8817.629.7601 mio.4,047,000
1718 Feb 1902 Berlin195147.4 km173100.8519.514.7447 mio.3,033,000
1820 May 1933 Osaka133137.8 km10491.3314.815.3860 mio.6,241,000
197 Nov 1987 Singapore76118.9 km6941.7219.029.7571 mio.4,802,000
2030 Dec 1924 Barcelona152110.5 km128100.8615.211.1378 mio.3,421,000
2115 Nov 1955 Saint Petersburg63110.2 km5552.0012.622.0832 mio.7,550,000
221 Oct 1950 Stockholm104105.7 km10031.0634.735.2303 mio.2,867,000
231 Mar 1912 Hamburg97100.7 km8931.1332.333.6184 mio.1,827,000
2424 Dec 2002 Delhi8396.2 km8131.1927.732.1310 mio.3,224,000
2519 Jul 1985 Busan9295.0 km8831.0830.731.7257 mio.2,705,000
2619 Oct 1971 Munich10092.5 km9460.9816.715.4349 mio.3,773,000
2728 Mar 1996 Taipei8590.6 km8081.1310.611.3450 mio.4,967,000
2815 Nov 1957 Nagoya9389.0 km8241.0923.322.3427 mio.4,798,000
2915 Sep 1975 Santiago9383.0 km8650.9718.616.6642 mio.7,735,000
3030 Jun 1979 Atlanta3979.2 km3822.0819.539.634 mio.429,000
317 Aug 1980 Newcastle6176.5 km5021.5330.538.338 mio.497,000
321 Nov 1964 Milan8874.6 km8430.8929.324.9328 mio.4,397,000
3331 Jul 1993 Saint Louis3773.4 km3721.9818.536.7
3428 Mar 2004 Tianjin3772.0 km3721.9518.536.015 mio.208,000
3530 Apr 1954 Toronto7471.3 km6941.0318.517.8278 mio.3,899,000
3625 Feb 1978 Vienna9669.8 km8450.8319.214.0498 mio.7,135,000
373 Jan 1986 Vancouver4969.5 km4731.4816.323.274 mio.1,065,000
3814 Oct 1966 Montreal7369.2 km6841.0218.317.3219 mio.3,165,000
3916 Nov 1979 Bucharest5067.7 km4341.5712.516.9111 mio.1,640,000
4027 Sep 1987 Cairo5565.5 km5321.2427.532.8700 mio.10,687,000
4116 Dec 1996 Kuala Lumpur6064.0 km5631.1420.021.3109 mio.1,703,000
4222 May 1966 Oslo7262.0 km7250.8614.412.464 mio.1,032,000
434 Mar 1907 Philadelphia6662.0 km6231.0022.020.767 mio.1,081,000
4414 Sep 1974 Sao Paulo5861.3 km5541.1114.515.3684 mio.11,158,000
4527 Mar 1983 Caracas5060.5 km4651.3210.012.1510 mio.8,430,000
461 Sep 1897 Boston6660.5 km6031.0122.020.2145 mio.2,397,000
4722 Oct 1960 Kiev4659.8 km4331.3915.319.9642 mio.10,736,000
4830 Jan 1993 Los Angeles3059.3 km3031.9810.019.845 mio.759,000
499 May 1974 Prague5759.1 km5431.0919.019.7597 mio.10,102,000
5016 Dec 1972 Yokohama4857.6 km4531.2816.019.2198 mio.3,438,000
5126 Nov 1997 Daegu5653.9 km5520.9828.027.0110 mio.2,041,000
521954 Athens5252.0 km4831.0817.317.3325 mio.6,250,000
5321 Feb 2000 Tehran4750.5 km4431.1515.716.8353 mio.6,990,000
541 May 2003 Dalian1249.0 km1214.0812.049.0
5516 Dec 1971 Sapporo4948.0 km4631.0416.316.0209 mio.4,354,000
561 Dec 1913 Buenos Aires7647.5 km6860.7012.77.9280 mio.5,895,000
5710 Feb 1968 Rotterdam3847.0 km3721.2719.023.585 mio.1,809,000
585 Dec 1999 Bangkok4446.3 km4031.1614.715.4206 mio.4,449,000
591 Dec 1984 Manila4245.7 km3931.1714.015.2346 mio.7,571,000
6025 Apr 1983 Lille6245.5 km6020.7631.022.874 mio.1,626,000
6111 Oct 1968 Cologne5145.0 km51150.883.43.0
6223 Nov 2005 Valparaiso2043.0 km2012.1520.043.0
639 Mar 2008 Kaohsiung3742.7 km3621.1918.521.430 mio.703,000
645 Mar 1979 Rio de Janeiro3442.0 km3421.2417.021.0135 mio.3,214,000
6531 Mar 2001 Brasilia2342.0 km2311.8323.042.016 mio.381,000
6629 Dec 1959 Lisbon5241.0 km4640.8913.010.3180 mio.4,390,000
6711 Nov 1995 Bilbao3840.6 km3821.0719.020.386 mio.2,118,000
689 Sep 2009 Dubai1139.7 km1113.6111.039.7
6911 Mar 1985 Recife3039.7 km2821.4215.019.9
7010 Feb 1955 Rome4939.0 km4820.8124.519.5331 mio.8,487,000
716 Nov 1977 Tashkent2936.2 km2631.399.712.171 mio.1,961,000
7221 May 1984 Miami2236.0 km2211.6422.036.019 mio.528,000
7323 Aug 1975 Kharkov2835.3 km2531.419.311.8278 mio.7,875,000
741 Mar 1972 Nuremberg4634.6 km4430.7915.311.592 mio.2,659,000
752 Mar 1985 Porto Alegre1733.8 km1711.9917.033.8
762 May 1896 Budapest4233.0 km4030.8314.011.0297 mio.9,000,000
776 Nov 1967 Baku2232.9 km2121.5611.016.4176 mio.5,356,000
7816 Oct 1977 Amsterdam3332.7 km3340.998.38.291 mio.2,783,000
7920 Sep 1976 Brussels6132.2 km5930.5520.310.7136 mio.4,224,000
8028 Mar 1993 Naples3031.8 km2831.1410.010.629 mio.912,000
813 Oct 1988 Valencia3831.8 km3730.8612.710.6
8225 Apr 1991 Monterrey3231.5 km3121.0216.015.8
831 Apr 1981 Kyoto3231.3 km3121.0116.015.6126 mio.4,026,000
8415 Mar 1955 Cleveland1831.0 km1811.7218.031.06 mio.194,000
8528 Apr 1978 Lyon4330.7 km3940.7910.87.7182 mio.5,928,000
8613 Mar 1977 Kobe2630.6 km2421.2813.015.3121 mio.3,954,000
8726 Jun 1984 Minsk2530.3 km2421.2612.515.1262 mio.8,647,000
8826 Jul 1981 Fukuoka3529.8 km3430.8811.79.9124 mio.4,161,000
896 Oct 1999 Incheon2929.5 km2911.0229.029.573 mio.2,475,000
9017 May 1976 Dortmund3729.5 km3730.8012.39.8
9130 Nov 1995 Medellin2628.8 km2521.1513.014.4155 mio.5,382,000
921 Aug 1986 Belo Horizonte1928.1 km1911.4819.028.1
9316 Oct 2004 The Hague3027.9 km3030.9310.09.3
9426 Jun 1993 Toulouse3827.5 km3720.7419.013.842 mio.1,527,000
9519 Oct 1997 Chennai1727.0 km1711.5917.027.0
9611 Jan 1966 Tbilisi2226.3 km2121.2511.013.192 mio.3,498,000
9728 Dec 2004 Shenzhen2325.3 km2221.1511.512.673 mio.2,885,000
9821 Nov 1983 Baltimore1424.5 km1411.7514.024.514 mio.571,000
991 Sep 1989 Guadalajara2924.0 km2820.8614.512.0
10010 Jun 1966 Stuttgart1924.0 km1721.419.512.0
10130 Aug 1996 Ankara2323.1 km2221.0511.511.6113 mio.4,892,000
1027 Apr 1995 Warsaw2122.6 km2111.0821.022.6114 mio.5,044,000
10324 Oct 1984 Kolkata2122.6 km2111.0821.022.6100 mio.4,425,000
10416 Mar 2006 Daejeon2222.6 km2211.0322.022.629 mio.1,283,000
10519 Aug 2002 Bursa2322.5 km2310.9823.022.5
1066 Sep 1973 Pyongyang1622.5 km1521.508.011.335 mio.1,556,000
10723 Sep 2009 Shenyang1822.2 km1811.2318.022.2
10818 Jul 2009 Seattle1222.2 km1211.8512.022.2
1091926 Sydney1422.1 km1431.584.77.4
1107 Dec 2002 Oporto1521.7 km1421.557.510.9
11127 Aug 2005 Nanjing1621.7 km1611.3616.021.7102 mio.4,700,000
11226 May 1979 Bochum2921.5 km2720.8014.510.8
11319 Oct 2002 Copenhagen2221.0 km2220.9511.010.537 mio.1,762,000
1143 Aug 1982 Helsinki1721.0 km1711.2417.021.058 mio.2,762,000
1154 Oct 1968 Frankfurt3120.5 km2730.7610.36.8
1165 Oct 1967 Essen2720.2 km2730.759.06.7
11728 Apr 2004 Gwangju2020.1 km2011.0120.020.117 mio.846,000
11818 Jun 2005 Chongqing1819.5 km1811.0818.019.5
11926 Nov 1977 Marseille2619.3 km2420.8013.09.658 mio.3,005,000
12028 Sep 1975 Hanover2118.6 km1731.097.06.2
12120 Aug 1994 Hiroshima2118.4 km2110.8821.018.418 mio.978,000
12226 Dec 1986 Kryvyi Rih1218.0 km1211.5012.018.0
12328 Jan 1998 Sofia1418.0 km1411.2914.018.051 mio.2,833,000
1242 Apr 2009 Seville2118.0 km2110.8621.018.0
12521 Jun 1976 Charleroi2017.5 km2040.885.04.4
1266 Jun 2005 San Juan1617.2 km1611.0816.017.29 mio.523,000
127Oct 2002 Changchun1617.0 km1611.0616.017.0
12827 Nov 1998 Tama1916.0 km1910.8419.016.0
12928 Mar 1988 Chiba1815.5 km1820.869.07.8
13020 Nov 1985 Nizhny Novgorod1415.5 km1321.197.07.833 mio.2,129,000
13116 Sep 2000 Istanbul1015.0 km1011.5010.015.068 mio.4,533,000
13215 Jul 1987 Sendai1714.8 km1710.8717.014.858 mio.3,919,000
13330 Jan 2009 Santo Domingo1614.5 km1610.9116.014.5
13411 Jul 1992 Duisburg1314.3 km1321.106.57.2
1357 Jan 1986 Novosibirsk1314.3 km1221.196.57.270 mio.4,895,000
13624 May 1991 Lausanne2913.7 km2820.4914.56.8
1371 Mar 1901 Wuppertal2013.3 km2010.6720.013.3
13822 Apr 1978 Edmonton1113.1 km1111.1911.013.1
13910 Aug 2003 Naha1512.8 km1510.8515.012.8
1407 Mar 1981 Yerevan1012.1 km1011.2110.012.117 mio.1,405,000
14122 May 2000 Izmir1011.5 km1011.1510.011.530 mio.2,609,000
14214 Dec 1896 Glasgow1510.4 km1510.6915.010.415 mio.1,442,000
14326 Dec 1987 Samara910.2 km911.139.010.212 mio.1,176,000
14428 Sep 2004 Wuhan1010.2 km1011.0210.010.2
14513 Jan 2003 Lima610.0 km611.676.010.0
1464 Feb 2006 Turin149.6 km1410.6914.09.6
1474 Oct 1981 Duesseldorf149.6 km1420.687.04.8
1483 Nov 1979 Mulheim139.0 km1220.756.54.5
14916 Mar 2002 Rennes159.0 km1510.6015.09.023 mio.2,556,000
15022 Mar 1975 Bonn129.0 km1210.7512.09.0
1519 Jan 1985 Kitakyushu138.8 km1310.6813.08.8
15226 Apr 1991 Yekaterinburg78.5 km711.217.08.546 mio.5,412,000
15318 May 1985 Buffalo88.4 km811.048.08.4
15427 Aug 2005 Kazan68.3 km611.386.08.37 mio.843,000
15525 Apr 2007 Palma de Mallorca98.3 km910.929.08.3
15618 Mar 2009 Adana88.0 km811.008.08.0
15725 Mar 1975 Antwerp117.6 km1120.695.53.8
15829 Dec 1995 Dnepropetrovsk67.1 km611.186.07.111 mio.1,549,000
15930 May 1989 Jacksonville66.9 km611.156.06.9
1603 Mar 1970 Kamakura86.6 km810.828.06.6
1618 Jun 2009 Maracaibo66.5 km611.086.06.5
16218 Oct 2006 Valencia76.2 km710.897.06.218 mio.2,903,000
16315 Jul 2004 Las Vegas76.2 km710.897.06.2
1641 Mar 1997 Poznan66.1 km611.026.06.1
1651 Sep 1984 Gelsenkirchen95.5 km910.619.05.5
16613 Jun 1990 Genoa75.2 km710.747.05.2
16721 Sep 1971 Bielefeld75.2 km740.741.81.3
168Jul 1987 Detroit134.8 km1310.3713.04.8
16929 May 1969 Ludwigshafen114.0 km1100.36
17027 Jun 1999 Catania63.8 km610.636.03.8
1715 Nov 1984 Volgograd23.3 km211.652.03.3
17229 Jan 2008 Perugia73.0 km710.437.03.0
17326 May 1935 Newark42.2 km410.554.02.2
17417 Dec 1994 Rouen52.2 km510.445.02.2
1751959 Haifa61.8 km610.296.01.8
1763 Jul 1985 Pittsburgh31.5 km310.483.01.5


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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