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Nordpil 2010. Ticket prices by UBS (Prices and Earnings , 2009, PDF , p. 20). Gauge, voltage, train width, and non-numerical data by Mike Rohde. Cities found their way into the list according to Metrobits' criteria .
# 1 2011 3,102 million 205 304.5 km 13 8.5 million Japan Metro left Yurikamome Waterfront line, rubber-tyred Yurikamome line Marunouchi, Mita, Namboku, Yurakucho, Yurikamome lines yes yes 2 2012 2,518 million 260 326.5 km 9 6.9 million South Korea Subway right lines 2 and 9, planned for all lines by 2010 yes yes 3 2012 2,460 million 278 554.0 km 18 6.74 million China Subway right PGDs on lines 5, 13. PSDs on lines 8, 10 all lines yes 4 2011 2,389 million 158 333.6 km 12 6.55 million Russia Metro right lines 3, 5 since 2009 5 2012 2,276 million 284 588.0 km 14 6.24 million China Metro right newer line 4 stations and refitted line 1 stations yes 6 2012 1,825 million 149 263.5 km 9 5 million China Metro right APM line (underground people mover) Zhujiang people mover yes yes yes 7 2012 1,655 million 423 370.4 km 27 4.53 million USA Subway right yes 8 2012 1,609 million 163 180.0 km 12 4.41 million Mexico Metro right yes 9 2011 1,524 million 303 219.9 km 16 4.18 million France Métro right (metro), left (RER) lines 1, 14, rubber-tyred lines 1, 4, 6, 11, 14 lines 1, 13 (part), 14 lines 1, 2, 5, 7bis, 9, 14 lines 1, 2, 5, 9 10 2012 1,444 million 84 178.0 km 10 3.96 million Hong Kong S.A.R. MTR left Disneyland Resort Line SI, WI lines, planned all underground stations yes yes 11 2011 1,171 million 270 402.0 km 11 3.21 million United Kingdom Underground left Docklands Light Rail Jubilee Line extension Metropolitan Line, DLR Circle, District, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan lines 12 2012 877 million 64 78.4 km 6 2.4 million Brazil Metrô right line 4 lines 2, 3, 4 (since 2010) lines 4, 5 all metro lines and regional rail 13 2010 837 million 61 77.9 km 3 2.29 million Egypt Metro left 5 stations 14 2010 836 million 104 137.8 km 9 2.29 million Japan Subway left Nanko Port Town Line, rubber-tyred Nanko Port Town Line all stations on the Nanko Port Town Line yes 15 2011 794 million 100 167.4 km 5 2.18 million Singapore MRT left North-East Line, Circle Line, Downtown Line, and the 3 rubber-tyred LRT lines LRT lines yes yes yes 16 2011 786 million 59 113.5 km 5 2.15 million Russia Metro right windowless steel doors in ten stations 17 2012 652 million 108 131.3 km 5 1.79 million Taiwan MRT right Wenshan (Muzha) VAL line Line 1 PGDs in the busier MRT stations, PSDs in all VAL stations yes yes 18 2011 640 million 100 102.4 km 5 1.75 million Chile Metro right yes yes 19 2011 635 million 232 293.0 km 13 1.74 million Spain Metro left tests in 2010, plans for 2011 yes yes 20 2011 606 million 152 214.9 km 7 1.66 million India Metro left Line 5, Airport Metro Express yes yes 21 2010 534 million 94 79.0 km 5 1.46 million Austria U-Bahn right yes yes 22 2011 530 million 58 65.1 km 3 1.45 million Czech Republic Metro right yes 23 2011 519 million 49 67.6 km 3 1.42 million Ukraine Metro right 24 2011 505 million 173 147.4 km 10 1.38 million Germany U-Bahn right yes 25 2009 485 million 54 66.5 km 6 1.33 million Venezuela Metro yes 26 2011 480 million 88 150.6 km 5 1.32 million Iran Metro yes 27 2008 427 million 86 93.1 km 4 1.17 million Japan Subway left Tobu Kyuryo maglev line Tobu Kyuryo maglev line yes yes 28 2011 389 million 147 139.4 km 11 1.07 million Spain Metro right lines L9, L10, L11 lines L9, L10, L11 yes yes 29 2010 360 million 96 94.2 km 6 986,000 Germany U-Bahn right yes 30 2008 346 million 41 51.5 km 3 948,000 Philippines MRT right yes yes 31 2011 344 million 91 142.3 km 4 942,000 China Metro right Line 2 yes yes 32 2008 342 million 61 60.3 km 3 937,000 Greece Metro right yes yes 33 2008 331 million 73 61.0 km 3 907,000 Italy Metropolitana left yes yes 34 2007 328 million 105 96.9 km 4 899,000 Italy Metropolitana right line M5 line M5 yes yes 35 2012 320 million 120 133.4 km 5 877,000 South Korea Subway right Line 4 Line 4 line 3 36 2011 309 million 100 105.7 km 3 847,000 Sweden Tunnelbana left 37 2011 308 million 73 53.9 km 6 844,000 Argentina Subte left yes 38 2011 302 million 40 33.0 km 3 827,000 Hungary Metro right 39 2012 281 million 28 37.2 km 2 770,000 Belarus Metro right 40 2006 278 million 69 71.3 km 4 762,000 Canada Subway right yes 41 2009 257 million 40 31.8 km 4 704,000 France Métro left line D/Maggaly, rubber-tyred, no PSDs yes 42 2011 250 million 26 37.4 km 3 685,000 Ukraine Metro right 43 2011 245 million 55 86.4 km 4 671,000 Thailand Skytrain, MRT left Green line Green line, Blue line yes 44 2011 222 million 145 166.0 km 8 608,000 USA "L" right yes 45 2006 219 million 68 69.2 km 4 600,000 Canada Metro right yes 46 2012 218 million 91 189.9 km 6 597,000 USA Metrorail right yes 47 2010 212 million 36 42.0 km 2 581,000 Brazil Metrô right yes 48 2008 209 million 46 48.0 km 3 573,000 Japan Subway left yes yes 49 2011 199 million 91 104.7 km 4 545,000 Germany U-Bahn right DT5 type train sets DT5 type train sets 50 2008 198 million 45 57.6 km 3 542,000 Japan Subway left Kanazawa Seaside line, LRT, rubber-tyred Kanazawa Seaside LRT Kanazawa Seaside LRT line yes 51 2011 183 million 23 36.6 km 3 501,000 Azerbaijan Metro right 52 2010 183 million 50 44.3 km 4 501,000 Portugal Metro left yes 53 2009 173 million 24 29.7 km 1 474,000 India Metro Railway right 54 2011 171 million 45 69.3 km 4 468,000 Romania Metro right 55 2011 170 million 25 28.8 km 2 466,000 Colombia Metro 56 2010 147 million 60 60.5 km 3 403,000 USA The T right yes 57 2011 140 million 27 28.7 km 2 384,000 Poland Metro right 58 2009 138 million 31 31.5 km 2 378,000 Mexico Metro right yes 59 2009 133 million 59 32.2 km 3 364,000 Belgium Métro right (left on lines 1 and 6 between Midi and Roi Baudouin) line 1 60 2009 132 million 133 230.3 km 6 362,000 China Metro right yes yes yes 61 2012 127 million 86 81.2 km 3 348,000 South Korea Subway lines 1, 2 62 2008 126 million 31 31.3 km 2 345,000 Japan Subway left Tozai line yes 63 2007 124 million 34 29.8 km 3 340,000 Japan Subway left yes yes 64 2008 121 million 24 30.6 km 2 332,000 Japan Subway left Port Liner and Rokko Liner, rubber-tyred Port Liner and Rokko Liner Port Liner and Rokko Liner yes 65 2011 120 million 47 69.5 km 3 329,000 Canada SkyTrain right Skytrain, LIM technology, currently the world's longest automated system yes yes 66 2011 118 million 44 36.0 km 3 323,000 Germany U-Bahn right lines U2, U3, no PSDs, sharing tracks with driver-operated trains yes 67 2007 113 million 44 55.1 km 4 310,000 Turkey Metro right metro line yes yes 68 2012 111 million 44 166.9 km 5 304,000 USA BART right Wide sliding doors between cars since the 1970s yes 69 2012 109 million 45 69.7 km 2 299,000 United Arab Emirates Metro right metro metro, monorail yes yes 70 2008 109 million 79 100.1 km 3 299,000 Malaysia LRT, Monorail left LRT KLIA line to airport, Kelana Jaya line's underground stations yes 71 2011 107 million 62 62.0 km 3 293,000 USA Subway right yes 72 2012 103 million 67 88.2 km 3 282,000 China Metro right yes yes 73 2011 103 million 37 27.5 km 2 282,000 France Métro right VAL yes VAL yes 74 2009 96 million 60 45.5 km 2 263,000 France Métro right VAL yes VAL, all stations yes 75 2011 90 million 41 43.4 km 2 247,000 Spain Metro left yes yes 76 2012 89 million 29 29.5 km 1 244,000 South Korea Subway yes 77 2008 88 million 21 26.3 km 2 241,000 Georgia Metro right 78 2008 87 million 37 47.0 km 2 238,000 Netherlands Metro right 79 2009 85 million 33 32.7 km 4 233,000 Netherlands Metro right M5 type train sets M5 type train sets 80 2011 78 million 67 90.0 km 5 214,000 Turkey Metro right Seyrantepe station on line M2 some lines some lines 81 2011 76 million 12 16.4 km 2 208,000 Russia Metro right 82 2010 76 million 77 62.0 km 5 208,000 Norway T-Bane right yes 83 2011 75 million 28 21.8 km 2 205,000 France Métro right yes 84 2011 73 million 100 128.3 km 4 200,000 China Metro right 85 2010 65 million 26 36.2 km 3 178,000 Uzbekistan Metro right 86 2010 64 million 83 136.5 km 4 175,000 China Metro right platform gate doors yes 87 2011 63 million 17 20.1 km 1 173,000 Turkey Metro 88 2011 62 million 17 21.0 km 1 170,000 Finland Metro right yes 89 2012 59 million 39 51.9 km 2 162,000 China Metro yes 90 2008 58 million 29 28.7 km 2 159,000 Japan Subway left yes 91 2009 55 million 24 42.0 km 1 151,000 Brazil Metrô right 92 2011 54 million 22 21.0 km 2 148,000 Denmark Metro right all metro lines all underground stations yes all metro and S-Tog trains 93 2012 52 million 37 45.0 km 2 142,000 Taiwan MRT MRT 94 2011 47 million 15 9.0 km 1 129,000 France Métro right VAL yes VAL yes 95 2011 46 million 30 59.3 km 3 126,000 USA Metro Rail right yes 96 2012 44 million 55 141.0 km 4 121,000 China Metro right 97 2011 38 million 22 22.6 km 1 104,000 South Korea Subway yes 98 2011 38 million 50 76.5 km 2 104,000 United Kingdom Tyne & Wear Metro left 99 2011 38 million 9 12.7 km 1 104,000 Russia Metro right 100 2009 36 million 15 22.5 km 2 98,600 North Korea Metro 101 2011 35 million 29 34.8 km 3 95,900 Italy Metropolitana left 102 2007 34 million 38 79.2 km 2 93,200 USA MARTA right yes 103 2011 33 million 21 13.4 km 1 90,400 Italy Metropolitana right VAL yes VAL yes yes 104 2011 29 million 29 24.8 km 2 79,500 Dominican Republic Metro yes 105 2009 29 million 33 36.2 km 2 79,500 Bulgaria Metro right 106 2012 27 million 10 15.8 km 1 74,000 Russia Metro right 107 2010 27 million 14 18.9 km 2 74,000 Russia Metro right 108 2010 21 million 9 7.7 km 1 57,500 Venezuela Metro 109 2011 18 million 14 24.5 km 1 49,300 USA Metro Subway right yes 110 2011 18 million 20 20.1 km 1 49,300 South Korea Subway yes 111 2005 18 million 22 18.4 km 1 49,300 Japan Monorail left yes 112 2011 18 million 23 39.8 km 1 49,300 USA Metrorail right downtown people mover, rubber-tyred Downtown people mover yes 113 2011 17 million 10 12.1 km 1 46,600 Armenia Metro right 114 2011 16 million 10 11.6 km 1 43,800 Russia Metro right 115 2011 13 million 15 10.4 km 1 35,600 United Kingdom Subway left 116 2011 11 million 16 17.2 km 1 30,100 Puerto Rico Tren Urbano 117 2010 9 million 6 7.1 km 1 24,700 Ukraine Metro 118 2012 7 million 9 10.3 km 1 19,200 Kazakhstan Metro 119 2011 6 million 18 31.0 km 1 16,400 USA Rapid Transit right 120 13 13.5 km 1 Turkey Metro 121 14 13.5 km 1 Algeria Metro yes yes 122 11 7.6 km 2 Belgium Premetro 123 30 29.2 km 2 India Metro 124 19 28.1 km 1 Brazil Metrô right 125 7 5.2 km 4 Germany Stadtbahn right 126 27 21.5 km 2 Germany Stadtbahn right 127 12 9.0 km 1 Germany Stadtbahn right 128 17 13.1 km 1 Italy Metro metro 129 8 8.4 km 1 USA Metro Rail right 130 31 31.5 km 2 Turkey Bursaray 131 6 3.8 km 1 Italy Metropolitana right 132 16 17.0 km 1 China LRT right 133 42 50.2 km 2 China Metro 134 23 17.5 km 4 Belgium Métro Léger 135 24 37.0 km 2 India MRTS 136 18 15.5 km 2 Japan Monorail left 137 111 203.0 km 4 China Monorail right The three underground stations (Daping, Linjiangmen, and Jiaochangkou) have PSDs yes yes 138 55 47.4 km 15 Germany Stadtbahn right yes new light rail trains only 139 13 4.8 km 1 USA People Mover right downtown people mover, LIM technology yes 140 15 38.8 km 1 China Metro 141 37 29.5 km 3 Germany Stadtbahn right H-Bahn yes 142 19 13.0 km 2 Germany Stadtbahn right yes 143 13 14.3 km 2 Germany Stadtbahn right yes 144 15 20.4 km 1 Canada Light Rail right 145 10 11.2 km 1 Iran Urban railway 146 27 20.2 km 3 Germany Stadtbahn right yes 147 27 20.5 km 3 Germany U-Bahn right yes 148 9 9.7 km 1 China Metro 149 9 5.5 km 1 Germany Stadtbahn right 150 8 7.1 km 1 Italy Metropolitana right yes 151 28 24.0 km 2 Mexico Metro right 152 6 1.8 km 1 Israel Carmelit 153 53 81.5 km 3 China Metro 154 17 18.6 km 3 Germany Stadtbahn right yes 155 18 17.5 km 1 China Subway 156 6 6.9 km 1 USA Skyway right downtown monorail people mover 157 9 9.6 km 1 India Metrorail 158 8 6.6 km 1 Japan Monorail left 159 13 8.8 km 1 Japan Monorail left yes 160 12 18.0 km 1 Ukraine Metrotram 161 33 58.5 km 3 China Metro yes 162 7 6.2 km 1 USA Monorail right monorail yes 163 28 13.7 km 2 Switzerland Metro line m2 line m2 Line m2 yes 164 26 34.4 km 1 Peru Tren Urbano 165 11 4.0 km 0 Germany Stadtbahn right 166 16 12.0 km 2 Spain Metro 167 6 6.5 km 1 Venezuela Metro yes 168 24 23.5 km 1 Iran Urban railway 169 9 18.1 km 1 Saudi Arabia Metro right yes yes yes 170 12 9.0 km 2 Germany Stadtbahn right 171 73 171.0 km 5 India Suburban Railway 172 15 12.8 km 1 Japan Monorail left 173 24 28.7 km 1 China Rail Transit 174 10 11.2 km 1 China Metro 175 4 2.2 km 1 USA Light Rail right 176 50 74.5 km 2 China Metro Line 1 177 15 21.7 km 2 Portugal Metro right yes yes 178 9 8.3 km 1 Spain Metro 179 13 13.7 km 1 Panama Metro 180 7 3.0 km 1 Italy Minimetro Minimetro 181 6 4.8 km 1 USA T right 182 17 33.8 km 1 Brazil Metro right 183 6 6.1 km 1 Poland Fast Tram 184 10 12.0 km 1 China Metro 185 28 39.7 km 2 Brazil Metrô right 186 5 2.2 km 1 France Métro 187 37 73.4 km 2 USA Metrolink right 188 8 11.9 km 1 Brazil Metrô yes 189 15 27.2 km 1 USA Light Rail right yes 190 21 18.0 km 1 Spain Metro Line 1 191 40 49.5 km 2 China Metro right yes 192 6 10.5 km 1 Iran Metro 193 17 24.0 km 2 Germany Stadtbahn right yes yes 194 24 25.7 km 1 China Subway right yes 195 14 22.1 km 3 Australia Cityrail left yes 196 6 7.0 km 1 Iran Metro 197 19 16.0 km 1 Japan Monorail left yes 198 30 27.9 km 3 Netherlands RandstadRail right 199 37 31.8 km 3 Spain Metro right yes yes 200 20 43.0 km 1 Chile Metro right 201 6 6.8 km 1 Russia Metro 202 20 13.3 km 1 Germany Schwebebahn right 203 45 56.1 km 2 China Metro 204 20 25.4 km 1 China Metro
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