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Encyclopedia > List of metro systems

This is an alphabetical list of cities worldwide that have a metro rail system . Metros are rapid transit systems and are sometimes referred to as a subway or underground.


This page uses the definition found in the metro article, under which a metro system:

  1. is urban,
  2. has a short headway (interval between trains),
  3. is electric,
  4. operates entirely on its own right-of-way.

Light rail systems, such as those not segregated from other traffic, like tramways and streetcars are not included here but in List of light-rail transit systems.


There is also a list of commuter and suburban rail systems.

Contents
1 Africa
2 Asia, including Caucasus

2.1 Notes

3 Europe, excluding the Caucasus
4 North America
5 Oceania
6 South America
7 Notes
8 Top 10 in terms of annual passenger rides
9 Top 10 in terms of number of stations
10 Top 10 in terms of length
11 Earliest Metros
12 External link

Africa

City Country Main article List of stations Date opened Official link Other link
Cairo Egypt Cairo Metro List 1987 [1] (http://www.urbanrail.net/af/cairo.htm)

Asia, including Caucasus

City Country Main article List of stations Date opened Official link Other link
Adana Turkey Adana Metro List Under construction Adana Metro (http://www.adana-bld.gov.tr/metro.asp/) [2] (http://www.urbanrail.net/as/adan/adana.htm)
Almaty Kazakhstan Almaty Metro List Under construction [3] (http://www.urbanrail.net/as/alma/almaty.htm)
Ankara Turkey Ankara Metro List 1996 EGO [4] (http://www.urbanrail.net/as/ank/ankara.htm)
Baku Azerbaijan Baku Metro List 1967 Metropoliten (http://www.metro.gov.az:8101/eng/) [5] (http://www.urbanrail.net/as/baku/baku.htm)
Bangkok Thailand Bangkok Skytrain List 1999 BTS (http://www.bts.co.th/) [6] (http://www.urbanrail.net/as/bang/bangkok.htm)
Bangkok Metro List 2004 MRTA (http://www.mrta.co.th/eng/index.html) [7] (http://www.bangkoksubway.com)
Beijing People's Republic of China Beijing Subway List 1969 [8] (http://www.urbanrail.net/as/beij/beijing.htm)
Bursa Turkey Bursaray List 2002 Bursaray (http://www.bursa-bld.gov.tr/) [9] (http://www.urbanrail.net/as/burs/bursa.htm)
Busan S. Korea Busan Subway List 1985 BUTA (http://www.subway.busan.kr/) [10] (http://www.urbanrail.net/as/busa/busan.htm)
Calcutta/
Kolkata		 India Calcutta Metro Railway List 1984 Metro Railway Calcutta (http://business.vsnl.com/metrorly/) [11] (http://www.urbanrail.net/as/calc/calcutta.htm)
Chennai/
Madras		 India Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System List 1997 MTC [12] (http://www.urbanrail.net/as/chen/chennai.htm)
Chelyabinsk Russia Chelyabinsk Metro List Under construction CHELYAMETROSTROY (http://chelmetro.ru/) [13] (http://www.urbanrail.net/as/chel/chelyabinsk.htm)
Daegu S. Korea Daegu Metropolitan Subway List 1997 DMSC (http://www.daegusubway.co.kr/) [14] (http://www.urbanrail.net/as/daeg/daegu.htm)
Daejeon S. Korea Daejeon Subway List Under construction Daejeon Subway (http://www.djsubway.com) [15] (http://www.urbanrail.net/as/daej/daejeon.htm)
Delhi India Delhi Metro List 2002 DMRC (http://www.delhimetrorail.com/home/index.htm) [16] (http://www.urbanrail.net/as/delh/delhi.htm)
Esfahan Iran Esfahan Urban Railway Organization (EURO) List Under construction EURO (http://www.esfahanmetro.org/) [17] (http://www.urbanrail.net/as/esfa/esfahan.htm)
Guangzhou People's Republic of China Guangzhou Metro List 1999 Guangzhou Metro (http://www.gzmtr.com/) [18] (http://www.urbanrail.net/as/guan/guangzhou.htm)
Gwangju S. Korea Gwangju Subway List Under construction Gwangju Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation (http://subway.gwangju.kr/) [19] (http://www.urbanrail.net/as/gwan/gwangju.htm)
Haifa Israel Carmelit List 1959 [20] (http://www.urbanrail.net/as/hai/haifa.htm)
Hiroshima Japan Hiroshima Monorail List 1994 [21] (http://www.urbanrail.net/as/hiro/hiroshima.htm)
Hong Kong People's Republic of China MTR
KCR		 List
List		 1979
1910		 MTR (http://www.mtr.com.hk/)
KCR (http://www.kcrc.com/)Note 1		 [22] (http://www.urbanrail.net/as/hong/hong-kong.htm)
Incheon S. Korea Incheon Subway List 1999 IRTC (http://www.irtc.co.kr/) [23] (http://www.urbanrail.net/as/inch/incheon.htm)
Izmir Turkey Izmir Metro List 2000 Izmir Metro (http://www.izmirmetro.com.tr/) [24] (http://www.urbanrail.net/as/izmi/izmir.htm)
Kaohsiung Republic of China Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit List Under construction Kaohsiung MRT (http://www.kcg.gov.tw/~mtbu/english/) [25] (http://www.urbanrail.net/as/kaoh/kaohsiung.htm)
Karaj Iran Karaj Metro List [26] (http://www.karajitc.com/metrotime.htm)
Kitakyushu Japan Kitakyushu Monorail List 1985 KUM (http://www.kitakyushu-monorail.co.jp/) [27] (http://www.urbanrail.net/as/kita/kitakyushu.htm)
Krasnoyarsk Russia METROSTROY List Under construction [28] (http://www.urbanrail.net/as/kras/krasnoyarsk.htm)
Kobe Japan Kobe Municipal Subway By line 1977 Kobe Subway (http://www.city.kobe.jp/cityoffice/54/030/syaryo.htm) [29] (http://www.urbanrail.net/as/kobe/kobe.htm)
Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Star LRT List 1996 [30] (http://www.urbanrail.net/as/kual/kuala-lumpur.htm)
Putra LRT List 1998 Putra (http://www.putralrt.com.my)
KL Monorail List 2003 KL Monorail (http://www.monorail.com.my/)
Kyoto Japan Kyoto Municipal Subway By line 1981 Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau (http://www.city.kyoto.jp/kotsu/main.htm) [31] (http://www.urbanrail.net/as/kyot/kyoto.htm)
Manila Philippines Manila MRT List 1984 LRTA (http://www.lrta.gov.ph/) [32] (http://www.urbanrail.net/as/mani/manila.htm)
Mashhad Iran Mashhad Metro List [33] (http://www.urbanrail.net/as/mash/mashhad.htm)
Mumbai/
Bombay		 India Mumbai Metro List [34] (http://www.urbanrail.net/as/mumb/mumbai.htm)
Nagoya Japan Nagoya Subway List 1957 CNTB (http://www.kotsu.city.nagoya.jp/) [35] (http://www.urbanrail.net/as/nago/nagoya.htm)
Naha Japan Naha Yui Rail List 2003 Yui-Rail (http://www.yui-rail.co.jp/) [36] (http://www.urbanrail.net/as/naha/naha.htm)
Nanjing People's Republic of China Nanjing Metro List Under construction Nanjing Metro (http://www.nj-dt.com/) [37] (http://www.urbanrail.net/as/nanj/nanjing.htm)
Novosibirsk Russia Novosibirsk Metro List 1986 Novosibirsk Metro (http://www.nsk.su/%7Emetro/English/index.htm) [38] (http://www.urbanrail.net/as/novo/novosibirsk.htm)
Omsk Russia Omsk Metro List Under construction [39] (http://www.urbanrail.net/as/omsk/omsk.htm)
Osaka Japan Osaka Municipal Subway By line 1933 Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau (http://www.kotsu.city.osaka.jp/index.html) [40] (http://www.urbanrail.net/as/osak/osaka.htm)
Pyongyang N. Korea Pyongyang Metro List 1973 Pyongyang Metro (unofficial) (http://www.pyongyang-metro.com/) [41] (http://www.urbanrail.net/as/pyon/pyongyang.htm)
Sapporo Japan Sapporo Subway List 1971 SCTB (http://www.city.sapporo.jp/st/index.html) [42] (http://www.urbanrail.net/as/sapp/sapporo.htm)
Sendai Japan Sendai Subway List 1987 SCTB (http://www.kotsu.city.sendai.jp/e/) [43] (http://www.urbanrail.net/as/send/sendai.htm)
Seoul S.Korea Seoul Metro List 1971 Seoul Metropolitan Subway Corporation (http://www.seoulsubway.co.kr) [44] (http://urbanrail.net/as/seou/seoul.htm)
1990 Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation (http://www.metro5678.seoul.kr/english/index.jsp)
1963 KORAIL
Shanghai People's Republic of China Shanghai Metro List 1995 [45] (http://www.urbanrail.net/as/shan/shanghai.htm)
Shenzhen People's Republic of China Shenzhen Metro List 2004 [46] (http://www.urbanrail.net/as/shen/shenzhen.htm)
Singapore Singapore Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore) List 1 2 3 4 1987 SMRT (http://www.smrtcorp.com.sg/) [47] (http://www.urbanrail.net/as/sing/singapore.htm)
2003 SBS Transit (http://www.sbstransit.com.sg/)
Taipei Republic of China Taipei Rapid Transit System List 1996 TRTC (http://english.trtc.com.tw/) [48] (http://www.urbanrail.net/as/taip/taipei.htm)
Tashkent Uzbekistan Tashkent Metro List 1977 Toshkent Metropoliten (http://eng.metropoliten.uz/) [49] (http://www.urbanrail.net/as/tosh/tashkent.htm)
Tbilisi Georgia Tbilisi Metro List 1966 [50] (http://www.urbanrail.net/as/tbil/tbilisi.htm)
Tehran Iran Tehran Metro List 1999 Tehran Metro (http://www.tehranmetro.com/) [51] (http://www.urbanrail.net/as/tehr/tehran.htm)
Tel Aviv Israel Tel Aviv Subway List Under construction NTA (http://www.nta.org.il/site/he/neta.asp?pi=53)
Tianjin People's Republic of China Tianjin Subway List 1980
(closed until 2005)		 TJDT (http://www.tjdt.cn/) [52] (http://www.urbanrail.net/as/tehr/tehran.htm)
Tokyo Japan Tokyo Metro By line 1927 Tokyo Metro (http://www.tokyometro.jp/) [53] (http://www.urbanrail.net/as/toky/tokyo.htm)
Toei Subway By line 1960 Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (http://www.kotsu.metro.tokyo.jp/)
Yekaterinburg Russia Yekaterinburg Metro List 1991 [54] (http://www.urbanrail.net/as/yeka/yekaterinburg.htm)
Yerevan Armenia Yerevan Metro List 1981 [55] (http://www.urbanrail.net/as/yere/yerevan.htm)
Yokohama Japan Yokohama Subway List 1972 Transportation Bureau,City of Yokohama (http://www.city.yokohama.jp/me/koutuu/english/index.html) [56] (http://www.urbanrail.net/as/yoko/yokohama.htm)
2004 Minato Mirai Line (http://www.mm21railway.co.jp/www/index.html)

Notes

Note 1: There are four systems in KCR. East Rail shares track with inter-city and freight trains on most but not all of its tracks. West Rail was designed as a commuter railway like East Rail, but contains only within-Hong Kong service currently, and is operating as a metro. The third one is the Light Rail system. A fourth one, the Ma On Shan Rail, is a branch of East Rail containing only local passenger service.


The East Rail was opened in 1910 as part of a raillink to Canton (now Guangzhou), the Kowloon-Canton Railway, with some local service. It was electrified in the early 1980s, and over 95% of services on its track are now metro-like passenger service within Hong Kong's territories.


Europe, excluding the Caucasus

City Country Main article List of stations Date opened Official link Other link
Amsterdam Netherlands Amsterdam metro List 1977 GVB (http://www.gvb.nl/) [57] (http://www.urbanrail.net/eu/ams/amsterdm.htm)
Athens Greece Athens-Piraeus Electric Railway List 1957 (Note 1) ISAP (http://www.isap.gr/) [58] (http://www.urbanrail.net/eu/ath/athens.htm)
Athens Metro List 1998 Αττικό Μετρό (http://www.ametro.gr/)
Barcelona Spain Barcelona Metro List 1924 TMB (http://www.tmb.es/), FGC (http://www.fgc.es/) [59] (http://www.urbanrail.net/eu/bcn/bcnmetro.htm)
Berlin Germany Berlin U-Bahn (Note 2) List 1902 BVG (http://www.bvg.de/) [60] (http://de.geocities.com/metroplanet_berlin/berlin.htm)
Berlin S-Bahn (Note 3) 1924 S-Bahn (http://www.s-bahn-berlin.de/)
Bilbao Spain Bilbao Metro List 1995 metrobilbao (http://www.metrobilbao.net/) [61] (http://www.urbanrail.net/eu/bil/bilbao.htm)
Bologna Italy Bologna Metro List Under construction ATC (http://www.atc.bo.it/) [62] (http://www.urbanrail.net/eu/bol/bologna.htm)
Brescia Italy Brescia Metrobus List Under construction Brescia Mobilità (http://www.bresciamobilita.it/) [63] (http://www.urbanrail.net/eu/bre/brescia.htm)
Brussels Belgium Brussels Metro Map 1976 STIB (http://www.stib.be/) [64] (http://www.urbanrail.net/eu/bru/brussels.htm)
Bucharest Romania Bucharest Metro List 1979 MetroRex (http://www.metrorex.ro/) [65] (http://www.metrorex.ro/)
Budapest Hungary Budapest Metro List 1896 BKV (http://www.bkv.hu/) [66] (http://www.urbanrail.net/eu/bud/budapest.htm)
Catania Italy Catania Metro List 1999 Ferrovia Circumetnea [67] (http://www.urbanrail.net/eu/cat/catania.htm)
Coimbra Portugal Mondego Metro List Under construction Metro Mondego (http://www.metromondego.pt/)
Copenhagen Denmark
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