This list of metro systems includes electrified rapid transit train systems worldwide. In some parts of the world, metro systems are referred to as subways, undergrounds, tubes or U-Bahn. As of 6 March 2024,[update] 201 cities in 62 countries have a metro system.
The London Underground first opened as an underground railway in 1863 and its first electrified underground line opened in 1890,[1] making it the world's oldest metro system.[2] The Beijing Subway is the world's longest metro network at 815.2 kilometres (507 mi) and the Shanghai Metro has the highest annual ridership at 2.83 billion trips.[3] The New York City Subway has the greatest number of stations. As of 2024,[update] the country with the most metro systems is China, with 54 in operation (excluding Hong Kong and Macau).
The International Association of Public Transport (L'Union Internationale des Transports Publics, or UITP) defines metro systems as urban passenger transport systems, "operated on their own right of way and segregated from general road and pedestrian traffic".[4][5] The terms heavy rail (mainly in North America) and heavy urban rail are essentially synonymous with the term "metro".[6][7][8] Heavy rail systems are also specifically defined as an "electric railway".[6][7]
The dividing line between the metro and other modes of public transport, such as light rail[6][7] and commuter rail,[6][7] is not always clear. The UITP only makes distinctions between "metros" and "light rail",[4] the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) distinguish all three modes.[6][7] A common way to distinguish metro from light rail is by their separation from other traffic. While light rail systems may share roads or have level crossings, a metro system runs, almost always, on a grade-separated exclusive right-of-way, with no access for pedestrians and other traffic.
In contrast to commuter rail or light rail, metro systems are primarily used for transport within a city, and have higher service frequencies and substantially higher passenger volume capacities. Most metro systems do not share tracks with freight trains or inter-city rail services. It is not relevant whether the system runs on steel wheels or rubber tyres, or if the power supply is from a third rail or overhead line.
The name of the system is not a criterion for inclusion or exclusion. Some cities use "metro" as a brand name for a transit line with no component of rapid transit whatsoever. Similarly, there are systems branded "light rail" that meet every criterion for being a rapid transit system. Some systems also incorporate light metro or light rail lines as part of the larger system under a common name. These are listed, but the light rail lines are not counted in the provided network data.
Certain transit networks may match the service standards of metro systems, but reach far out of the city and are sometimes known as S-Bahn, suburban, regional or commuter rail. These are not included in this list. Neither are funicular systems, or people movers, such as amusement park, ski resort and airport transport systems.
This list counts metros separately when multiple metros in one city or metropolitan area have separate owners or operating companies. This list expressly does not aim at representing the size and scope of the total rapid transit network of a certain city or metropolitan area. The data in this list should not be used to infer the size of a city's, region's, or country's urban rail transit systems, or to establish a ranking.
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City |
Country/ region |
Name |
Service opened |
Last expanded |
|
Lines |
System length |
Annual ridership (millions) |
Algiers |
Algeria |
Algiers Metro |
2011[9] |
2018[10] |
19[10] |
1 |
18.5 km (11.5 mi)[11] |
45.3 (2019)[R 1] |
Buenos Aires |
Argentina |
Buenos Aires Underground |
1913[Nb 1] |
2019[14] |
78[Nb 2][15] |
7 |
56.7 km (35.2 mi) |
236 (2023)[R 2] |
Yerevan |
Armenia |
Yerevan Metro |
1981[16] |
1996[17] |
10[16] |
1 |
12.1 km (7.5 mi)[16] |
23.3 (2022)[R 3] |
Sydney |
Australia |
Sydney Metro |
2019[18] |
2024 |
21[18] |
1 |
52 km (32 mi)[18][19] |
22.6 (2023)[R 4][R Nb 1] |
Vienna |
Austria |
Vienna U-Bahn |
1978[20][Nb 3] |
2017[21] |
98[22] |
5 |
83.3 km (51.8 mi)[20] |
459.8 (2019)[R 5] |
Baku |
Azerbaijan |
Baku Metro |
1967[23] |
2022[24] |
27[23] |
3 |
40.7 km (25.3 mi)[23] |
202.5 (2022)[R 3] |
Dhaka |
Bangladesh |
Dhaka Metro Rail |
2022[25] |
2023 |
16 |
1 |
20.1 km (12.5 mi) |
100.38 (2024)[R 6][R Nb 2] |
Minsk |
Belarus |
Minsk Metro |
1984[26] |
2020[26] |
30[27] |
3 |
40.8 km (25.4 mi)[27] |
225.9 (2022)[R 3] |
Brussels |
Belgium |
Brussels Metro |
1976[28] |
2009[Nb 4] |
59[28][Nb 5] |
4 [Nb 6] |
39.9 km (24.8 mi)[29] |
129.2 (2022)[R 7] |
Belo Horizonte |
Brazil |
Belo Horizonte Metro |
1986[30] |
2002[30] |
19[31] |
1 |
28.1 km (17.5 mi)[32] |
54.4 (2019)[R 8] |
Brasília |
Brazil |
Federal District Metro |
2001[33] |
2020[34] |
27[35] |
2 |
42.4 km (26.3 mi)[35][36] |
39.1 (2022)[R 9] |
Fortaleza |
Brazil |
Fortaleza Metro[Nb 7] |
2012[37] |
2013[38] |
20[39] |
2 |
24.1 km (15.0 mi)[39] |
8.9 (2022)[R 10] |
Porto Alegre |
Brazil |
Porto Alegre Metro |
1985[40] |
2014[40] |
22[41] |
1 |
43.8 km (27.2 mi)[41] |
31.9 (2022)[R 11] |
Recife |
Brazil |
Recife Metro[Nb 8] |
1985[42] |
2009[42] |
28[43] |
3 |
39.5 km (24.5 mi)[43] |
93.5 (2019)[R 12] |
Rio de Janeiro |
Brazil |
Rio de Janeiro Metro |
1979[44] |
2016[45] |
41[44] |
3 |
58 km (36 mi)[45] |
118.7 (2020)[R 13] |
Salvador |
Brazil |
Salvador Metro |
2014[46] |
2023[47] |
20[48] |
2 |
34 km (21 mi) |
62 (2020)[R 14] |
São Paulo |
Brazil |
São Paulo Metro[Nb 9] |
1974[49] |
2021[50] |
89[50] |
6 |
104.4 km (64.9 mi)[50] |
1,196.5 (2023)[R 15] |
Sofia |
Bulgaria |
Sofia Metro |
1998[51] |
2021[52] |
47[52] |
4 |
52 km (32 mi)[52] |
92.4 (2019)[R 16] |
Montreal |
Canada |
Montreal Metro |
1966[53] |
2007[53] |
68[54] |
4 |
69.2 km (43.0 mi)[54] |
245.5 (2022)[R 17][R Nb 3] |
Réseau express métropolitain |
2023[55] |
– |
5 |
1 |
16.6 km (10.3 mi)[56] |
n/a |
Toronto |
Canada |
Toronto subway[57] |
1954[58] |
2017[58] |
70[59] |
3 |
70.5 km (43.8 mi)[60] |
235.7 (2022)[R 17][R Nb 3][R Nb 4] |
Vancouver |
Canada |
SkyTrain |
1985[61] |
2016[62] |
53[62] |
3 |
79.6 km (49.5 mi)[62] |
116.6 (2022)[R 17][R Nb 3] |
Santiago |
Chile |
Santiago Metro |
1975[63] |
2023[64] |
126[65] |
7 |
149 km (93 mi)[66] |
544.4 (2022)[R 18] |
Beijing |
China |
Beijing Subway[67] |
1971[Nb 10] |
2023[68] |
381[Nb 11] |
27 |
815.9 km (507.0 mi)[68][Nb 12] |
3,445.7 (2023)[R 19][Nb 13] |
Changchun |
China |
Changchun Rail Transit |
2017[Nb 14] |
2024[69] |
54[Nb 15] |
3 |
72.6 km (45.1 mi)[Nb 16] |
219.1 (2023)[R 19] |
Changsha |
China |
Changsha Metro |
2014[70] |
2024[71] |
140 |
6 |
217.8 km (135.3 mi) |
943.9 (2023)[R 19] |
Changzhou |
China |
Changzhou Metro |
2019[72] |
2021[73] |
43 |
2 |
54 km (33.55 mi) |
73.1 (2023)[R 19] |
Chengdu |
China |
Chengdu Metro |
2010 |
2024[74] |
291[Nb 17] |
13 |
561.7 km (349.0 mi)[75] |
2,109.2 (2023)[R 19] |
Chongqing |
China |
Chongqing Rail Transit |
2004 |
2023 |
256[Nb 18] |
11 |
523.7 km (325.4 mi)[76] |
1,325.8 (2023)[R 19] |
Dalian |
China |
Dalian Metro[77] |
2003 |
2023[78] |
100 |
6 |
237.7 km (147.7 mi) |
252.0 (2023)[R 19] |
Dongguan |
China |
Dongguan Rail Transit |
2016[79] |
– |
15 |
1 |
37.7 km (23.4 mi) |
45.3 (2023)[R 19] |
Foshan |
China |
Foshan Metro[Nb 19] |
2010 |
2022[80] |
61 |
3 |
112.7 km (70.0 mi) |
67.9 (2023)[R 19][R Nb 5] |
Fuzhou |
China |
Fuzhou Metro |
2016[81] |
2023[82] |
90 |
5 |
143.5 km (89.2 mi) |
227.8 (2023)[R 19] |
Guangzhou |
China |
Guangzhou Metro[Nb 20] |
1997 |
2023[83] |
265[Nb 21] |
16 |
648.8 km (403.1 mi)[83] |
3,128.9 (2023)[R 19] |
Guiyang |
China |
Guiyang Metro |
2017[84] |
2023[85] |
82 |
3 |
118.73 km (73.78 mi)[85] |
133.5 (2023)[R 19] |
Hangzhou |
China |
Hangzhou Metro[86] |
2012 |
2022[87] |
254[Nb 22] |
12 |
516.2 km (320.8 mi)[88] |
1,383.6 (2023)[R 19] |
Harbin |
China |
Harbin Metro |
2013[89] |
2023[90] |
66 |
3 |
83.8 km (52.1 mi) |
281.3 (2023)[R 19] |
Hefei |
China |
Hefei Metro |
2016[91] |
2024[92] |
161 |
5 |
216 km (134 mi) |
411.0 (2023)[R 19] |
Hohhot |
China |
Hohhot Metro |
2019[93] |
2020[94] |
43[93] |
2 |
49 km (30 mi)[93] |
67.7 (2023)[R 19] |
Hong Kong |
China |
Hong Kong MTR |
1979[Nb 23] |
2022 |
99[95] |
10 |
174.7 km (108.6 mi)[96] |
1,616.3 (2021)[R 20][R 21][R Nb 6] |
Jinan |
China |
Jinan Metro |
2019[97] |
2021[98][99] |
41[97][100] |
3 |
84.3 km (52.4 mi)[97][100] |
96.2 (2023)[R 19] |
Jinhua |
China |
Jinhua Rail Transit |
2022[101] |
2023 |
32 |
2 |
118.5 km (73.6 mi) |
37.0 (2023)[R 19] |
Kunming |
China |
Kunming Metro |
2012 |
2022[102] |
103 |
6 |
164.3 km (102.1 mi) |
292.0 (2023)[R 19] |
Lanzhou |
China |
Lanzhou Metro |
2019[103] |
2023 |
27[103] |
2 |
35 km (22 mi)[103] |
105.6 (2023)[R 19] |
Luoyang |
China |
Luoyang Subway |
2021[99][104] |
2021 |
33[99][104] |
2 |
43.6 km (27.1 mi)[99] |
57.2 (2023)[R 19] |
Macau |
China |
Macau Light Rapid Transit |
2019 |
2023 |
12 |
1 |
12.5 km (7.8 mi) |
n/a |
Nanchang |
China |
Nanchang Metro |
2015 |
2021[105] |
94 |
4 |
128.3 km (79.7 mi) |
380.5 (2023)[R 19] |
Nanjing |
China |
Nanjing Metro[106] |
2005 |
2024[107] |
212[108] |
14 |
521 km (324 mi)[109] |
1,010 (2023)[R 19] |
Nanning |
China |
Nanning Metro[110] |
2016 |
2021[111] |
93 |
5 |
128.2 km (79.7 mi) |
350.0 (2023)[R 19] |
Nantong |
China |
Nantong Rail Transit |
2022[112] |
2023 |
43 |
2 |
60 km (37 mi) |
21.1 (2023)[R 19] |
Ningbo |
China |
Ningbo Rail Transit[113] |
2014 |
2024[114] |
121 |
5 |
194.3 km (120.7 mi) |
367.4 (2023)[R 19] |
Qingdao |
China |
Qingdao Metro |
2015[115] |
2024[116] |
169 |
8 |
342.3 km (212.7 mi)[R 19] |
470 (2023)[R 19] |
Shanghai |
China |
Shanghai Metro |
1993[117] |
2021[118] |
403[Nb 24] |
18 |
796 km (495 mi)[118][Nb 25] |
3,647.6 (2023)[R 19][Nb 26] |
Shaoxing |
China |
Shaoxing Metro |
2021[119] |
2024 |
38 |
2 |
61.9 km (38.5 mi)[119] |
38.4 (2023)[R 19] |
Shenyang |
China |
Shenyang Metro |
2010 |
2023[120] |
111 |
5 |
163.7 km (101.7 mi) |
500.9 (2023)[R 19] |
Shenzhen |
China |
Shenzhen Metro |
2004 |
2023[121] |
307[Nb 27] |
16 |
555.4 km (345.1 mi) |
2,705.3 (2023)[R 19] |
Shijiazhuang |
China |
Shijiazhuang Metro |
2017 |
2021[122] |
60[122] |
3 |
76.5 km (47.5 mi)[122] |
173.2 (2023)[R 19] |
Suzhou |
China |
Suzhou Rail Transit |
2012 |
2024[123] |
204 |
7 |
285.6 km (177.5 mi)[123] |
523.8 (2023)[R 19] |
Taiyuan |
China |
Taiyuan Metro |
2020 |
– |
23 |
1 |
23.7 km (14.7 mi)[124] |
43.8 (2023)[R 19] |
Taizhou |
China |
Taizhou Rail Transit |
2022[125] |
– |
15 |
1 |
52.4 km (32.6 mi)[126] |
10.1 (2023)[R 19] |
Tianjin |
China |
Tianjin Metro |
1984 |
2024[127] |
193 |
10 |
301 km (187 mi) |
571.3 (2023)[R 19] |
Ürümqi |
China |
Ürümqi Metro |
2018 |
2019[128] |
21 |
1 |
27.6 km (17.1 mi) |
39.3 (2023)[R 19] |
Wenzhou |
China |
Wenzhou Rail Transit |
2019[129] |
2023 |
36 |
2 |
116.5 km (72.4 mi)[130] |
22.1 (2023)[R 19] |
Wuhan |
China |
Wuhan Metro |
2004 |
2023[131] |
262[Nb 28] |
12 |
486.3 km (302.2 mi)[131] |
1,342.9 (2023)[R 19] |
Wuhu |
China |
Wuhu Rail Transit |
2021 |
2021 |
36 |
2 |
46.2 km (28.7 mi) |
33.1 (2023)[R 19] |
Wuxi |
China |
Wuxi Metro |
2014[132] |
2024[133] |
89 |
5 |
145.2 km (90.2 mi) |
184.6 (2023)[R 19] |
Xiamen |
China |
Xiamen Metro |
2017[134] |
2023[135] |
70 |
3 |
98.4 km (61.1 mi) |
246.4 (2023)[R 19] |
Xi'an |
China |
Xi'an Metro |
2011 |
2023[136] |
191 |
9 |
337 km (209 mi)[R 19][Nb 29] |
1,294.3 (2023)[R 19] |
Xuzhou |
China |
Xuzhou Metro |
2019[137] |
2021[138] |
51 |
3 |
64.4 km (40.0 mi) |
94.0 (2023)[R 19] |
Zhengzhou |
China |
Zhengzhou Metro |
2013[139] |
2023[140] |
187 |
11 |
344.2 km (213.9 mi) |
583.2 (2023)[R 19] |
Medellín |
Colombia |
Medellín Metro |
1995[141] |
2012[Nb 30] |
27[141] |
2 |
31.3 km (19.4 mi)[141] |
224.1 (2023)[R 22] |
Prague |
Czech Republic |
Prague Metro |
1974[142] |
2015[Nb 31] |
58[143] |
3 |
65.4 km (40.6 mi)[144] |
361.0 (2023)[R 23]
|
Copenhagen |
Denmark |
Copenhagen Metro |
2002[145] |
2024[145] |
44[146] |
4 |
43.3 km (26.9 mi)[146] |
120 (2023)[R 24] |
Santo Domingo |
Dominican Republic |
Santo Domingo Metro |
2009 |
2018[147] |
33[147][148][149] |
2 |
31 km (19 mi)[148][149] |
49.6 (2020)[R 25] |
Quito |
Ecuador |
Quito Metro |
2023 |
– |
15 |
1 |
22.6 km (14.0 mi) |
n/a |
Cairo |
Egypt |
Cairo Metro |
1987[150][Nb 32] |
2024[151] |
84[150][Nb 32] |
3 |
106.8 km (66.4 mi)[152][153][154] |
795.8 (2020)[155] |
Helsinki |
Finland |
Helsinki Metro |
1982[156] |
2022[Nb 33][157] |
30[158] |
2 |
43 km (27 mi)[159] |
79.0 (2023)[R 26] |
Lille |
France |
Lille Metro |
1983[160] |
2000[160] |
60[161] |
2 |
45 km (28 mi)[161] |
109.44 (2022)[R 27] |
Lyon |
France |
Lyon Metro |
1978[162] |
2023 |
42[163] |
4 |
34.4 km (21.4 mi)[163] |
208.21 (2023)[R 27] |
Marseille |
France |
Marseille Metro |
1977 |
2019 |
29[164] |
2 |
22.7 km (14.1 mi)[164] |
67.28 (2022)[R 27]
|
Paris |
France |
Paris Métro |
1900[165] |
2024[166] |
320[167] |
16 |
245.6 km (152.6 mi)[168] |
1,411.46 (2023)[R 28][R 29][R Nb 7] |
Rennes |
France |
Rennes Metro |
2002 |
2022 |
28 |
2 |
22.4 km (13.9 mi) |
42.02 (2022)[R 27] |
Toulouse |
France |
Toulouse Metro |
1993[169] |
2007[169][Nb 34] |
37[170] |
2 |
28.2 km (17.5 mi)[169] |
103.7 (2022)[R 27] |
Tbilisi |
Georgia |
Tbilisi Metro |
1966[171] |
2017[172][Nb 35] |
23[173] |
2 |
27.3 km (17.0 mi)[174] |
152.9 (2023)[R 3] |
Berlin |
Germany |
Berlin U-Bahn |
1902[175] |
2021[176][177] |
175[178][177] |
9 |
155.6 km (96.7 mi)[179] |
492.1 (2022)[R 30] |
Hamburg |
Germany |
Hamburg U-Bahn |
1912[180] |
2019[181] |
93[182] |
4 |
106 km (66 mi)[182] |
195.8 (2022)[R 31] |
Munich |
Germany |
Munich U-Bahn |
1971[183] |
2010[Nb 36] |
96[183] |
8 |
95 km (59 mi)[183] |
254 (2021)[R 32] |
Nuremberg |
Germany |
Nuremberg U-Bahn |
1972 |
2020[184][185] |
49[185] |
3 |
38.4 km (23.9 mi)[185] |
109.8 (2022)[R 33] |
Athens |
Greece |
Athens Metro[Nb 37] |
1904[188][Nb 38] |
2022[189] |
66[190] |
3 |
91.7 km (57.0 mi)[186] |
259.2 (2018)[R 34][R Nb 8] |
Budapest |
Hungary |
Budapest Metro |
1896 |
2014[191] |
48 |
4 |
39.2 km (24.4 mi)[191][192] |
382.6 (2023)[R 35] |
Agra |
India |
Agra Metro |
2024[193] |
- |
6 |
1 |
5.2 km (3.2 mi)[194] |
n/a |
Ahmedabad |
India |
Ahmedabad Metro |
2019[195] |
2024[196] |
31 |
2 |
38.63 km (24.00 mi)[197] |
29.35 (2023[Nb 39])[R 36][R Nb 9] |
Bangalore |
India |
Namma Metro |
2011[198] |
2023[199] |
66[200] |
2 |
73.81 km (45.86 mi)[201][202] |
232.8 (2024[Nb 39])[R 37] |
Chennai |
India |
Chennai Metro |
2015[203] |
2022[204] |
42[205] |
2 |
54.1 km (33.6 mi)[206] |
91.1 (2023[Nb 39])[R 38] |
Delhi |
India |
Delhi Metro |
2002[207] |
2023[208] |
231[Nb 40] |
10 |
350.426 km (217.745 mi)[Nb 41][209] |
2,032 (2023[Nb 39])[R 39] |
Gurgaon |
India |
Rapid Metro Gurgaon |
2013[211] |
2017[212] |
11[212] |
1 |
12.854 km (7.987 mi)[209] |
14.6 (2023[Nb 39])[R 40][R Nb 10] |
Hyderabad |
India |
Hyderabad Metro |
2017[213] |
2020[214] |
57[214] |
3 |
71.16 km (44.22 mi)[215] |
162.06 (2023[Nb 39])[R 41][R Nb 11] |
Jaipur |
India |
Jaipur Metro |
2015[216][217] |
2020[217] |
11[217] |
1 |
11.979 km (7.443 mi)[217] |
18.12 (2023[Nb 39])[R 42] |
Kanpur |
India |
Kanpur Metro |
2021[218] |
– |
9 |
1 |
8.98 km (5.58 mi)[219] |
n/a |
Kochi |
India |
Kochi Metro |
2017[220] |
2024[221] |
25 |
1 |
28.125 km (17.476 mi)[222] |
31.17 (2023)[R 43] |
Kolkata |
India |
Kolkata Metro |
1984[223] |
2024[224] |
48[225] |
4 |
59.38 km (36.90 mi)[225][226] |
192.5 (2023[Nb 39])[R 44] |
Lucknow |
India |
Lucknow Metro |
2017[227] |
2019[228] |
21[227] |
1 |
22.878 km (14.216 mi)[229] |
26.82 (2023[Nb 39])[R 45][R Nb 12] |
Mumbai |
India |
Mumbai Metro |
2014[230] |
2023[231] |
43[232] |
3 |
46.5 km (28.9 mi)[233][234][235][236] |
195.4 (2024)[R 46][R 47][R Nb 13] |
Nagpur |
India |
Nagpur Metro |
2019[237] |
2022[238] |
36[238] |
2 |
38.215 km (23.746 mi)[239] |
27.38 (2024[Nb 39])[R 48][R Nb 14] |
Navi Mumbai |
India |
Navi Mumbai Metro |
2023 |
– |
11 |
1 |
11.10 km (6.90 mi)[240] |
0.935 (2024)[R 49][R Nb 15] |
Noida |
India |
Noida Metro |
2019[241] |
– |
21 |
1 |
29.168 km (18.124 mi)[209] |
16.7 (2023) [R 50] |
Pune |
India |
Pune Metro |
2022 |
2024[242] |
24 |
2 |
29.1 km (18.1 mi)[243][244] |
14.66 (2023)[R 51][R 52] |
Jakarta |
Indonesia |
Jakarta MRT |
2019[245] |
– |
13 |
1 |
15.7 km (9.8 mi) |
33 (2023)[R 53] |
Jakarta LRT |
2019 |
– |
6 |
1 |
5.8 km (3.6 mi) |
0.94 (2023)[R 54] |
Jabodebek LRT |
2023 |
– |
18 |
2 |
44.5 km (27.7 mi) |
7.25 (2023)[R 55] |
Palembang |
Indonesia |
Palembang LRT |
2018 |
– |
13 |
1 |
23.4 km (14.5 mi) |
3.0 (2023)[R 56] |
Isfahan |
Iran |
Isfahan Urban Railway |
2015[246] |
2018[247][248] |
20[247] |
1 |
20.2 km (12.6 mi)[247] |
n/a |
Mashhad |
Iran |
Mashhad Urban Railway |
2011[249] |
2019[250] |
35[251] |
2 |
37.5 km (23.3 mi)[252] |
50.7 (2018)[R 57] |
Shiraz |
Iran |
Shiraz Metro |
2014[253] |
2023[Nb 42] |
24 |
2 |
32.5 km (20.2 mi) |
18 (2018)[R 58] |
Karaj |
Iran |
Karaj Metro |
2023[254][Nb 43] |
2023[Nb 44] |
3[Nb 45] |
1 |
6.5 km (4.0 mi)[255][Nb 45] |
n/a |
Tabriz |
Iran |
Tabriz Metro |
2015[256] |
2020 |
18 |
1 |
17.2 km (10.7 mi) |
n/a |
Tehran |
Iran |
Tehran Metro |
2000[257][Nb 43] |
2024[258] |
131[Nb 46][259][260] |
6 |
224.6 km (139.6 mi)[Nb 46][259] |
820 (2018[Nb 39])[R 59] |
Brescia |
Italy |
Brescia Metro |
2013[261] |
– |
17[262] |
1 |
13.7 km (8.5 mi)[262] |
17.0 (2023)[R 60] |
Catania |
Italy |
Catania Metro |
1999[263] |
2024[264] |
12[265] |
1 |
10.5 km (6.5 mi) |
6.5 (2019)[R 61] |
Genoa |
Italy |
Genoa Metro |
1990[266] |
2012[266] |
8[266] |
1 |
7.1 km (4.4 mi)[266] |
15.3 (2018)[R 62][R Nb 16] |
Milan |
Italy |
Milan Metro |
1964[267] |
2023[267] |
113[Nb 47] |
5 |
104.1 km (64.7 mi)[269] |
387.2 (2019)[R 63] |
Naples |
Italy |
Naples Metro[Nb 48] |
1993 |
2024 |
30[270] |
3 |
34.5 km (21.4 mi)[270] |
41.1 (2019)[R 64][R Nb 17] |
Rome |
Italy |
Rome Metro |
1955 |
2018[271] |
73[272] |
3 |
60 km (37 mi)[273][274] |
320 (2018)[R 65] |
Turin |
Italy |
Turin Metro |
2006[275] |
2021[276] |
23[275][276] |
1 |
15.1 km (9.4 mi)[276] |
42.5 (2018)[R 66] |
Fukuoka |
Japan[Nb 49] |
Fukuoka City Subway |
1981[277] |
2023[278] |
36[278] |
3 |
31.4 km (19.5 mi)[278] |
173.3 (2019[Nb 39])[R 67][R Nb 18] |
Hiroshima |
Japan[Nb 49] |
Astram Line |
1994[279] |
2015[280] |
22 |
1 |
18.4 km (11.4 mi)[279] |
24 (2019[Nb 39])[R 67][R Nb 18] |
Kobe |
Japan[Nb 49] |
Kobe Municipal Subway |
1977[279] |
2001 |
28 |
3 |
38.1 km (23.7 mi)[279] |
114.2 (2019[Nb 39])[R 67][R Nb 18] |
Kobe New Transit |
1977 |
2006 |
18 |
2 |
15.1 km (9.4 mi) |
n/a |
Kyoto |
Japan[Nb 49] |
Kyoto Municipal Subway |
1981[279] |
2008 |
31[281] |
2 |
31.2 km (19.4 mi)[279] |
146.4 (2019[Nb 39])[R 67][R Nb 18] |
Nagoya |
Japan[Nb 49] |
Nagoya Municipal Subway |
1957[279] |
2011[282] |
87[282] |
6 |
93.3 km (58.0 mi)[282] |
487.4 (2019[Nb 39])[R 67][R Nb 18] |
Osaka |
Japan[Nb 49] |
Osaka Metro |
1933[283] |
2006[283] |
108[284] |
9 |
137.8 km (85.6 mi)[283][285] |
870.4 (2016[Nb 39])[R 68][R Nb 18] |
Saitama |
Japan [Nb 49] |
New Shuttle |
1983 |
1990 |
13 |
1 |
12.7 km (7.9 mi) |
N/a |
Sapporo |
Japan[Nb 49] |
Sapporo Municipal Subway |
1971[279] |
1999 |
46[286] |
3 |
48 km (30 mi)[279] |
226.9 (2019[Nb 39])[R 67][R Nb 18] |
Sendai |
Japan[Nb 49] |
Sendai Subway |
1987[287] |
2015[288] |
29[287] |
2 |
28.7 km (17.8 mi)[287] |
82.8 (2022[Nb 39])[R 69][R Nb 18] |
Tokyo |
Japan[Nb 49] |
Toei Subway |
1960[289] |
2002[289] |
99[Nb 50] |
4 |
109 km (68 mi)[289] |
1,174.9 (2019[Nb 39])[R 70][R 67][R Nb 18] |
Nippori-Toneri Liner |
2008 |
2008 |
13 |
1 |
9.7 km (6.0 mi) |
N/a |
Yurikamome |
1995 |
1995 |
16 |
1 |
14.7 km (9.1 mi) |
48.5 (2018)[292] |
Tokyo Metro |
1927[293] |
2020[294] |
142[295] |
9 |
195.1 km (121.2 mi)[296] |
2,757.4 (2019[Nb 39])[R 70][R 67][R Nb 18] |
Rinkai Line |
1996[279] |
2002 |
8 |
1 |
12.2 km (7.6 mi)[279] |
95 (2019[Nb 39])[R 71][R Nb 18] |
Yokohama |
Japan[Nb 49] |
Yokohama Municipal Subway |
1972[297] |
2008[297] |
40[297] |
2 |
53.4 km (33.2 mi)[297] |
243.2 (2019[Nb 39])[R 67][R Nb 18] |
Minatomirai Line |
2004[279] |
2008 |
6 |
1 |
4.1 km (2.5 mi)[279] |
80.6 (2019[Nb 39])[R 67][R Nb 18] |
Kanazawa Seaside Line |
1989 |
- |
14 |
1 |
10.6 km (6.6 mi) |
N/a |
Almaty |
Kazakhstan |
Almaty Metro |
2011[298] |
2022[298] |
11 |
1 |
13.4 km (8.3 mi)[298] |
17.1 (2022)[R 3] |
Pyongyang |
North Korea |
Pyongyang Metro |
1973 |
1987[Nb 51] |
17 |
2 |
22.5 km (14.0 mi) |
36 (2009)[R 72] |
Busan |
South Korea |
Busan Metro |
1985 |
2017[Nb 52] |
125[Nb 53] |
5[Nb 53] |
139.1 km (86.4 mi)[299][Nb 53] |
246.3 (2020)[R 73] |
Daegu |
South Korea |
Daegu Metro |
1997 |
2015[Nb 54] |
88[300] |
3 |
82.9 km (51.5 mi)[300] |
168 (2019)[R 74][R Nb 19] |
Daejeon |
South Korea |
Daejeon Metro |
2006 |
2007[Nb 55] |
22 |
1 |
22.6 km (14.0 mi)[301] |
40 (2019)[R 74] |
Gimpo |
South Korea |
Gimpo Goldline |
2019[302] |
- |
10 |
1 |
23.67 km (14.71 mi)[303] |
|
Gwangju |
South Korea |
Gwangju Metro |
2004 |
2008[Nb 56] |
20 |
1 |
20.1 km (12.5 mi)[304] |
19 (2019)[R 74] |
Incheon |
South Korea |
Incheon Subway |
1999 |
2020[305] |
65[306] |
3 |
73.7 km (45.8 mi)[306] |
199 (2022)[307] |
Seoul |
South Korea |
Seoul Metropolitan Subway[Nb 57][Nb 58] |
1974[308] |
2022[309] |
337[310] |
11[310] |
358.46 km (222.74 mi)[310][Nb 58] |
2,403 (2022)[R 75][R Nb 20][R Nb 21] |
Shinbundang Line[Nb 58] (Neo Trans) |
2011 |
2022[311] |
16 |
1 |
33.4 km (20.8 mi)[312] |
122.5 (2019)[R 76][R Nb 22] |
Kuala Lumpur |
Malaysia |
Rapid KL[Nb 59] |
1996 |
2023[313] |
138[Nb 60] |
6 |
204.8 km (127.3 mi) |
238.5 (2023)[R 77] |
Guadalajara |
Mexico |
Guadalajara Electric Rail System[Nb 61] |
1994[Nb 62] |
2020 |
28 |
1 |
30 km (19 mi) |
114.5 (2021)[R 78] |
Mexico City |
Mexico |
Mexico City Metro |
1969[314] |
2012[Nb 63] |
163[Nb 64] |
12 |
200.9 km (124.8 mi)[315][Nb 65] |
1115.2 (2023)[R 79] |
Monterrey |
Mexico |
Metrorrey |
1991[316] |
2021[317] |
38[318] |
3 |
40.2 km (25.0 mi)[318] |
109.9 (2020)[R 80] |
Amsterdam |
Netherlands |
Amsterdam Metro |
1977 |
2018[319] |
39[320] |
5 |
41.2 km (25.6 mi) |
100.1 (2023)[R 81] |
Rotterdam |
Netherlands |
Rotterdam Metro[Nb 66] |
1968 |
2023 |
71 |
5 |
102.3 km (63.6 mi)[321] |
96 (2023)[R 82] |
Lagos |
Nigeria |
Lagos Rail Mass Transit[Nb 67] |
2023 |
2024[322] |
5[323] |
2 |
13 km (8.1 mi) |
n/a |
Oslo |
Norway |
Oslo Metro[Nb 68] |
1966[Nb 69] |
2016[Nb 70] |
101 |
5 |
85 km (53 mi)[324] |
74 (2020)[R 83] |
Lahore |
Pakistan |
Lahore Metro |
2020[325] |
– |
26 |
1 |
27.1 km (16.8 mi)[325] |
20 (2020–2021)[R 84] |
Panama City |
Panama |
Panama Metro |
2014 |
2023[326] |
32 |
2 |
37.8 km (23.5 mi) |
49.9 (2020)[R 85] |
Lima |
Peru |
Lima Metro |
2011 |
2023 |
31 |
2 |
39.4 km (24.5 mi)[327] |
171.9 (2023)[R 86] |
Manila |
Philippines |
Manila Light Rail Transit System |
1984[328] |
2021[328] |
33[329] |
2 |
37.2 km (23.1 mi)[328][330] |
218.2 (2019)[R 87][R Nb 23] |
Manila Metro Rail Transit System |
1999 |
2000 |
13 |
1 |
16.9 km (10.5 mi)[331] |
129 (2023)[R 88] |
Warsaw |
Poland |
Warsaw Metro |
1995 |
2022[332] |
39 |
2 |
41.2 km (25.6 mi) |
160.8 (2022) |
Lisbon |
Portugal |
Lisbon Metro |
1959[333] |
2016[333] |
56[333] |
4 |
44.2 km (27.5 mi)[333] |
184.6 (2019)[R 89]
|
Doha |
Qatar |
Doha Metro |
2019[334] |
2019[335] |
37[335] |
3 |
76 km (47 mi)[Nb 71] |
n/a |
Bucharest |
Romania |
Bucharest Metro |
1979[336] |
2023[337] |
64[338] |
5 |
80.1 km (49.8 mi)[338] |
179.2 (2019)[R 90] |
Kazan |
Russia |
Kazan Metro[339] |
2005 |
2018[340] |
11[341] |
1 |
16.8 km (10.4 mi)[341] |
30.5 (2022)[R 3] |
Moscow |
Russia |
Moscow Metro[342] |
1935 |
2023 |
229[Nb 72][343] |
15 |
514.5 km (319.7 mi)[343] |
2,288.5 (2023)[344] |
Nizhny Novgorod |
Russia |
Nizhny Novgorod Metro |
1985 |
2018[345] |
15[345] |
2 |
21.4 km (13.3 mi) |
29.9 (2022)[R 3] |
Novosibirsk |
Russia |
Novosibirsk Metro |
1986 |
2010[346] |
14[341] |
2 |
15.9 km (9.9 mi)[341] |
77.3 (2022)[R 3] |
Saint Petersburg |
Russia |
Saint Petersburg Metro |
1955 |
2019[347] |
72[Nb 73][348] |
5 |
124.8 km (77.5 mi)[348] |
649 (2022)[R 3] |
Samara |
Russia |
Samara Metro |
1987[349] |
2015[350] |
10[341] |
1 |
11.6 km (7.2 mi)[341] |
11.2 (2022)[R 3] |
Yekaterinburg |
Russia |
Yekaterinburg Metro |
1991 |
2012[351] |
9[341] |
1 |
12.7 km (7.9 mi)[341] |
38.9 (2022)[R 3] |
Singapore |
Singapore |
Mass Rapid Transit |
1987 |
2024[352] |
141[352] |
6 |
241 km (150 mi) |
1,183.7 (2023)[R 91][R Nb 24] |
Barcelona |
Spain |
Barcelona Metro[Nb 74] |
1924 |
2021[353] |
132[Nb 75][354] |
12 |
128.3 km (79.7 mi)[354] |
371.7 (2022)[R 92] |
Bilbao |
Spain |
Metro Bilbao[Nb 76] |
1995[355] |
2020[356][357] |
42[358][357] |
3 |
45.1 km (28.0 mi)[358] |
80.3 (2022)[R 93] |
Madrid |
Spain |
Madrid Metro[Nb 77] |
1919[359] |
2019[360] |
242[361] |
13 |
293.9 km (182.6 mi)[361] |
571.7 (2022)[R 94]
|
Stockholm |
Sweden |
Stockholm Metro |
1950[362][Nb 78] |
1994[362] |
100[363] |
7 |
108 km (67 mi)[363] |
462 (2019)[R 95][R Nb 25] |
Lausanne |
Switzerland |
Lausanne Métro[Nb 79] |
2008[364] |
– |
14 |
1 |
5.9 km (3.7 mi) |
32.8 (2019)[R 96][R Nb 26] |
Kaohsiung |
Taiwan |
Kaohsiung Rapid Transit |
2008 |
2012 |
37[365] |
2 |
42.7 km (26.5 mi)[365] |
64.8 (2023)[R 97] |
Taipei |
Taiwan |
Taipei Metro |
1996[366] |
2020[367] |
119[Nb 80] |
6 |
152.9 km (95.0 mi)[368] |
710.2 (2023)[R 98] |
Taichung |
Taiwan |
Taichung Metro[370] |
2021[371] |
– |
18[371] |
1 |
16.7 km (10.4 mi)[371] |
n/a |
Taoyuan |
Taiwan |
Taoyuan Metro |
2017 |
2023 |
22[372] |
1 |
53.1 km (33.0 mi) |
32.9 (2023)[R 99] |
Bangkok |
Thailand |
BTS Skytrain |
1999[373] |
2021[374] |
64[375] |
3 |
70.05 km (43.53 mi)[375] |
266.5 (2023)[R 100] |
Metropolitan Rapid Transit |
2004[376] |
2023[377] |
107[378] |
4 |
101.4 km (63.0 mi)[378] |
167.3 (2023)[R 100] |
Adana |
Turkey |
Adana Metro |
2009 |
2010 |
13[379] |
1 |
13.5 km (8.4 mi)[379] |
14 (2011)[R 101] |
Ankara |
Turkey |
Ankara Metro |
1997 |
2023[380][Nb 81] |
57[381] |
3 |
67.4 km (41.9 mi)[380][381] |
158.5 (2023)[R 102] |
Bursa |
Turkey |
Bursaray |
2002 |
2014[Nb 82] |
40[382] |
2 |
40 km (25 mi)[382] |
91.3 (2010)[R 103] |
Istanbul |
Turkey |
Istanbul Metro |
1989[383] |
2024[384] |
147[Nb 83] |
11 |
243.3 km (151.2 mi)[385] |
831.4 (2023)[R 104] |
İzmir |
Turkey |
İzmir Metro |
2000[387] |
2024[387] |
24[387] |
1 |
27 km (17 mi)[387] |
100 (2019)[R 105] |
Dnipro |
Ukraine |
Dnipro Metro |
1995 |
– |
6[388] |
1 |
7.8 km (4.8 mi)[388] |
7.5 (2018)[R 106] |
Kharkiv |
Ukraine |
Kharkiv Metro |
1975 |
2016 |
30[388] |
3 |
38.7 km (24.0 mi)[388] |
231.1 (2018)[R 107] |
Kyiv |
Ukraine |
Kyiv Metro |
1960 |
2013 |
52[388] |
3 |
67.7 km (42.1 mi)[388] |
496.1 (2018)[R 108] |
Dubai |
United Arab Emirates |
Dubai Metro |
2009[389] |
2021[390] |
53 |
2 |
89.3 km (55.5 mi)[391] |
113.6 (2020)[R 109] |
Glasgow |
United Kingdom |
Glasgow Subway |
1896[392] |
– |
15[392] |
1 |
10.4 km (6.5 mi)[392] |
11.9 (2022[Nb 39])[R 110] |
London |
United Kingdom |
London Underground[393] |
1863[1][Nb 84] |
2021[1] |
272[394] |
11 |
402 km (250 mi)[394] |
1,181 (2023)[Nb 39])[R 111][R Nb 27] |
Docklands Light Railway |
1987[395] |
2011[395] |
45[395] |
7 |
34 km (21 mi) |
92.3 (2022[Nb 39])[R 110] |
Atlanta |
United States |
MARTA |
1979[396] |
2000[396] |
38[397] |
4 |
76.6 km (47.6 mi)[397] |
28.2 (2022)[R 17][R Nb 3] |
Baltimore |
United States |
Baltimore Metro SubwayLink |
1983[398] |
1995[399] |
14[399] |
1 |
24.9 km (15.5 mi)[399] |
2 (2022)[R 17][R Nb 3] |
Boston |
United States |
MBTA subway[Nb 85] |
1901[398][Nb 86] |
2014[400] |
52[401] |
3 |
63.9 km (39.7 mi) |
85.4 (2023)[R 17][R Nb 3] |
Chicago |
United States |
Chicago "L"[Nb 68] |
1892[402][Nb 87] |
2024[403] |
146[404] |
8 |
165.4 km (102.8 mi)[404][Nb 88] |
103.5 (2022)[R 17][R Nb 3] |
Cleveland |
United States |
Red Line (RTA Rapid Transit) |
1955[405] |
1968[405] |
18[406] |
1 |
31 km (19 mi)[406] |
2.8 (2022)[R 17][R Nb 3] |
Honolulu |
United States |
Skyline |
2023 |
– |
9 |
1 |
17.4 km (10.8 mi) |
n/a |
Los Angeles |
United States |
Metro Rail[Nb 89] |
1993[407] |
2000[407][Nb 90] |
16[407][Nb 89] |
2 |
28 km (17 mi)[407] |
25.8 (2022)[R 17][R Nb 3][R Nb 28] |
Miami |
United States |
Metrorail |
1984[408] |
2012 |
23[409] |
2 |
39.3 km (24.4 mi)[409] |
12 (2022)[R 17][R Nb 3] |
New York City |
United States |
New York City Subway |
1904[410][Nb 91] |
2017[411] |
423[Nb 92] |
28 |
399 km (248 mi)[412] |
2,027.3 (2023)[R 112][R Nb 3] |
Staten Island Railway |
1925[398][Nb 93] |
2017[413] |
21[410][414] |
1 |
22.5 km (14.0 mi)[412] |
3.8 (2022)[R 17][R Nb 3] |
PATH |
1908[415] |
1937[Nb 94] |
13[416] |
4 |
22.2 km (13.8 mi)[417] |
45.5 (2022)[R 17][R Nb 3] |
Philadelphia |
United States |
SEPTA[418][Nb 95] |
1907[398] |
1973 |
53[418] |
2 |
59.1 km (36.7 mi)[419][420] |
41.2 (2022)[R 17][R Nb 3] |
PATCO Speedline |
1936[398][Nb 96] |
1980[421] |
13[421] |
1 |
22.9 km (14.2 mi)[421] |
4.9 (2022)[R 17][R Nb 3] |
San Francisco (Bay Area) |
United States |
BART[Nb 97] |
1972[422] |
2020[423] |
47[422][Nb 98] |
6 |
192 km (119 mi)[422][Nb 99] |
39.6 (2022)[R 17][R Nb 3] |
Washington, D.C. |
United States |
Washington Metro |
1976[424] |
2023[425] |
98[424] |
6 |
208 km (129 mi) |
136.3 (2023)[R 112][R Nb 3] |
San Juan |
United States |
Tren Urbano |
2004[398] |
2005 |
16 |
1 |
17.2 km (10.7 mi) |
2.5 (2022)[R 17][R Nb 3] |
Tashkent |
Uzbekistan |
Tashkent Metro |
1977 |
2023[Nb 100][426] |
48[427] |
4 |
66.5 km (41.3 mi)[427] |
136.7 (2022)[R 3] |
Caracas |
Venezuela |
Caracas Metro[Nb 101] |
1983[428] |
2015[429] |
49[Nb 102] |
5 |
67.2 km (41.8 mi)[Nb 102] |
358 (2017)[R 113] |
Hanoi |
Vietnam |
Hanoi Metro |
2021[431] |
2024[432] |
20 |
2 |
21.6 km (13.4 mi) |
10.7 (2023)[R 114][R 115] |
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