List of rapid transit systems
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A train approaching a London Underground station
A train approaching a London Underground station

This is a list of rapid transit systems around the world. Such systems are commonly called metros, subways, elevated railways, rapid rail, or underground railways. The list is ordered by continent, country and city, and the systems are listed along with their opening year, system length and number of stations.

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Considerations

There is no single and unambiguous definition of a rapid transit system, but the term often refers to systems that are called metro, subway or underground.[1] Whereas the words subway and underground indicate that the system is sub-surface, the terms metro and rapid transit typically also include systems that are elevated or at surface level. A popular definition of metro is urban, electric passenger transportation system with high capacity and high frequency of service, which is totally independent from other traffic, road or pedestrians.[2][3] The terms heavy rail (mainly in North America) and heavy urban rail have similar definitions.[4][5]

The dividing line between rapid transit and other modes of public transport, such as light rail and commuter rail, is not always clear. A common way to distinguish rapid transit systems from light rail is by their separation from other traffic. While light rail systems may share roads or have level crossings, a rapid transit system runs on a grade-separated exclusive right-of-way, with no access for pedestrians and other traffic. And in contrast to commuter rail, rapid transit systems are primarily used for transport within a city, and have higher service frequency, typically not more than 10 minutes between trains during normal daytime service. Furthermore, rapid transit systems do not share tracks with freight trains or inter-city rail services. It is however not relevant whether the system runs on steel wheels or rubber tyres, or if the power supply is from a third rail or overhead lines.

The name of the system is not a criterion for inclusion. Some cities use rapid transit or 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 criteria 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 for in the provided network data. Certain transit networks match the technical level and service standards of rapid transit, but reach far out of the city and are commonly known or better described as regional or commuter rail. These are not included. Neither are monorail and funicular systems, nor people movers, such as amusement park, ski resort and airport transportation systems.

List

Location Name Opened Stations Length (km) Length (mi)
 Argentina          
Buenos Aires Buenos Aires Metro 1913 74 52.3 32.5
 Armenia          
Yerevan Yerevan Metro 1981 10 13.4 8.3
 Austria          
Vienna Vienna U-Bahn 1976 84 69.5 43.2
 Azerbaijan          
Baku Baku Metro 1967 20 29.9 18.6
 Belarus          
Minsk Minsk Metro 1984 25 30.3 18.8
 Belgium          
Brussels Brussels Metro 1969 68 50 31
 Brazil          
Belo Horizonte Belo Horizonte Metro 1986 19 28.2 17.5
Brasília Brasília Metro 2001 24 42.0 26.1
Porto Alegre Porto Alegre Metro 1985 17 33.8 21.0
Recife Recife Metro 1985 20 29.3 18.2
Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro Metro 1979 38 42.0 26.1
São Paulo São Paulo Metro 1974 55 61.3 38.1
Teresina Teresina Metro 1991 8 13.5 8.4
 Bulgaria          
Sofia Sofia Metro 1998 8 10 6.2
 Canada          
Montreal Montreal Metro 1966 68 65.3 40.6
Toronto Toronto subway and RT 1954 69 68.3 42.4
Vancouver SkyTrain 1985 33 49.5 30.8
 China          
Beijing Beijing Subway 1969 123 200 120
Dalian Dalian Metro[6] 2003 12 49 30
Guangzhou Guangzhou Metro 1997 60 116 72
Hong Kong MTR[7] 1979 80 168.1 104.5
Nanjing Nanjing Metro 2005 17 13 8.1
Shanghai Shanghai Metro 1995 162 228.4 141.9
Shenzhen Shenzhen Metro 2004 19 21.9 13.6
Tianjin Tianjin Metro 1984 22 26.2 16.3
Wuhan Wuhan Metro 2004 10 10.2 6.3
 Chile          
Santiago de Chile Santiago Metro 1975 105 84.4 52.4
Valparaíso Valparaiso Metro 2005 20 43 27
 Colombia          
Medellín Metro de Medellín 1995 31 32 20
 Czech Republic          
Prague Prague Metro 1974 54 59.3 36.8
 Denmark          
Copenhagen Copenhagen Metro 2002 22 21 13
 Dominican Republic          
Santo Domingo Santo Domingo Metro 2008 16 14.5 9.0
 Egypt          
Cairo Cairo Metro[8] 1987 53 65.5 40.7
 Finland          
Helsinki Helsinki Metro 1982 17 22.1 13.7
 France          
Lille Lille Metro 1983 60 45.2 28.1
Lyon Lyon Metro 1968 39 30 19
Marseille Marseille Metro 1977 24 19 12
Paris Paris Métro[9] 1900 300 214 133
Rennes Rennes Metro 2002 15 9.4 5.8
Toulouse Toulouse Metro 1993 37 37.5 23.3
 Georgia          
Tbilisi Tbilisi Metro 1966 22 26.4 16.4
 Germany          
Berlin Berlin U-Bahn[10] 1902 170 151.7 94.3
Hamburg Hamburg U-Bahn 1912 89 100.7 62.6
Munich Munich U-Bahn 1971 98 100.8 62.6
Nuremberg Nuremberg U-Bahn 1972 44 34.6 21.5
 Greece          
Athens Athens Metro 2000 52 72.2 44.9
 Hungary          
Budapest Budapest Metro 1896 40 31.7 19.7
 India          
Chennai Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System[11] 1997 17 27 17
Kolkata Kolkata Metro 1984 17 16.5 10.3
Delhi Delhi Metro 2002 62 68 42
 Iran          
Tehran Tehran Metro 2000 40 48.5 30.1
 Italy          
Catania Catania Metro 1999 6 3.8 2.4
Genoa Genoa Metro 1990 7 5.3 3.3
Milan Milan Metro 1964 86 76 47
Naples Naples Metro[12] 1993 28 29.8 18.5
Rome Rome Metro 1955 48 38 24
Turin Metrotorino 2006 14 9.6 6.0
 Japan          
Fukuoka Fukuoka City Subway 1981 35 29.8 18.5
Hiroshima Astram Line 1994 21 18.4 11.4
Kobe Kobe Rapid Railway 1968 10 7.6 4.7
Kobe Kobe Municipal Subway 1977 25 30.6 19.0
Kyoto Kyoto Municipal Subway 1981 29 28.8 17.9
Nagoya Nagoya Municipal Subway 1957 83 89.1 55.4
Osaka Osaka Municipal Subway 1933 101 137.8 85.6
Sapporo Sapporo Municipal Subway 1971 46 48 30
Sendai Sendai Subway 1987 17 14.8 9.2
Tokyo Tokyo Metro 1927 179 195.1 121.2
Tokyo Toei Subway 1960 106 121.5 75.5
Tokyo Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit 1996 8 12.2 7.6
Yokohama Yokohama Municipal Subway 1972 32 40.4 25.1
Yokohama Minatomirai Line 2004 6 4.1 2.5
 North Korea          
Pyongyang Pyongyang Metro 1973 17 35 22
 South Korea          
Busan Busan Subway 1985 95 95 59
Daegu Daegu Subway 1997 55 53.9 33.5
Daejeon Daejeon Subway 2006 22 22.6 14.0
Gwangju Gwangju Subway 2004 14 12.2 7.6
Incheon Incheon Subway 1999 22 24.6 15.3
Seoul Seoul Subway 1974 266 287 178
 Malaysia          
Kuala Lumpur RapidKL Light Rail Transit 1996 48 56 35
 Mexico          
Mexico City Mexico City Metro[13] 1969 147 176.8 109.9
Monterrey Monterrey Metro 1991 28 23 14
Guadalajara Guadalajara Metro 1989 28 24.3 15.1
 Netherlands          
Amsterdam Amsterdam Metro[14] 1977 33 32.7 20.3
Rotterdam Rotterdam Metro 1968 38 55.3 34.4
 Norway          
Oslo Oslo T-bane 1966 104 84.2 52.3
 Peru          
Lima Lima Metro 2003 7 11.7 7.3
 Philippines          
Manila Manila Light Rail Transit System 1984 29 28.8 17.9
Manila Manila Metro Rail Transit System 1999 13 17.0 10.6
 Poland          
Warsaw Warsaw Metro 1995 19 19.6 12.2
 Portugal          
Lisbon Lisbon Metro 1959 46 39 24
Porto Porto Metro 2002 68 60 37
 Puerto Rico          
San Juan Tren Urbano 2004 16 17.2 10.7
 Romania          
Bucharest Bucharest Metro 1979 45 62.2 38.6
 Russia          
Kazan Kazan Metro[15] 2005 5 7.2 4.5
Moscow Moscow Metro[16] 1935 142 292.2 181.6
Nizhny Novgorod Nizhny Novgorod Metro 1985 13 15.3 9.5
Novosibirsk Novosibirsk Metro 1986 12 14.3 8.9
Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg Metro 1955 60 105.5 65.6
Samara Samara Metro 1987 9 10.2 6.3
Yekaterinburg Yekaterinburg Metro 1991 7 8.6 5.3
 Singapore          
Singapore Mass Rapid Transit 1987 64 109.4 68.0
 Spain          
Madrid Madrid Metro[17] 1919 231 294 183
Barcelona Barcelona Metro[18] 1924 123 104.8 65.1
Bilbao Bilbao Metro 1995 36 38.2 23.7
Palma de Mallorca Palma de Mallorca Metro 2007 9 7.2 4.5
Valencia Valencia Metro[19] 1988 37 31.8 19.8
 Sweden          
Stockholm Stockholm Metro[20] 1950 100 105.7 65.7
 Taiwan          
Taipei Taipei Rapid Transit System 1996 67 74.4 46.2
Kaohsiung Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit 2008 36 40.4 25.1
 Thailand          
Bangkok Bangkok Skytrain 1999 23 23 14
Bangkok Bangkok Metro 2004 18 21 13
 Turkey          
Ankara Ankara Metro 1997 22 23.4 14.5
Istanbul Istanbul Metro 2000 6 8.5 5.3
 Ukraine          
Dnipropetrovsk Dnipropetrovsk Metro 1995 6 7.8 4.8
Kharkiv Kharkiv Metro 1975 28 35.4 22.0
Kiev Kiev Metro 1960 46 59.9 37.2
 United Kingdom          
Glasgow Glasgow Subway 1896 15 10.4 6.5
London London Underground[21] 1863 268 408 254
London Docklands Light Railway 1987 39 31 19
Newcastle Tyne & Wear Metro 1980 60 77.7 48.3
 United States          
Atlanta MARTA 1979 38 77 48
Baltimore Metro Subway 1983 14 24.5 15.2
Boston MBTA[22] 1901 51 61 38
Chicago Chicago 'L' 1892 144 170.6 106.0
Cleveland RTA Rapid Transit (Red Line) 1955 18 31 19
Los Angeles Los Angeles County Metro Rail[23] 1993 16 28.0 17.4
Miami Metrorail 1984 22 36 22
New York City New York City Subway[24] 1870 422 369 229
New York City/Jersey City/Hoboken/Newark Port Authority Trans-Hudson 1908 13 22.2 13.8
Philadelphia SEPTA 1907 73 38.7 24.0
Philadelphia PATCO Speedline 1936 13 22.9 14.2
San Francisco Bay Area Bay Area Rapid Transit[25] 1972 43 167 104
Washington, D.C. Metrorail 1976 86 171 106
 Uzbekistan          
Tashkent Tashkent Metro 1977 29 39.1 24.3
 Venezuela          
Caracas Caracas Metro 1983 44 51 32
Los Teques Los Teques Metro 2006 2 9.5 5.9
Maracaibo Maracaibo Metro 2006 3 3.6 2.2
Valencia Valencia Metro 2006 7 4.7 2.9

Legend

Location 
Country, and primary city served by the rapid transit system.
Name 
The most common English name of the system.
Opened 
The year the system was opened for commercial service with rapid transit standard. Parts of the system may be older, as parts of a former light rail or commuter rail network.
Stations 
The number of stations in the network, with stations connected by transfer counted as one.
Length 
The route length of the network in kilometers and miles.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The term rapid transit sometimes refers to high capacity bus transit systems (BRT) or any kind of transit system that features some dedicated lanes or routes.
    "Glossary of Transit Terminology". American Public Transportation Association. Retrieved on 2008-02-27.
  2. ^ "Metro". International Association of Public Transport. Retrieved on 2008-01-14.
  3. ^ Schwandl, Robert (2007). "What is a metro?". UrbanRail.Net. Retrieved on 2008-01-14.
  4. ^ "Glossary of Transit Terminology". American Public Transportation Association. Retrieved on 2008-02-27.
  5. ^ "The demand for public transport: a practical guide" p. 6. Transport Research Laboratory. Retrieved on 2008-03-27.
  6. ^ Schwandl, Robert. "Dalian". UrbanRail.net. Retrieved on 2008-02-28.
  7. ^ "Train Services". MTR Corporation. Retrieved on 2008-09-24.
  8. ^ Rohde, Mike. "Cairo". Metro Bits. Retrieved on 2008-03-22.
  9. ^ Paris Metro network had 297 stations and was 211.3 km long in 2004. In 2007, the network was extended with 1 station and 1.6 kilometers.
    "Les Transports en commun (French)". Syndicat des Transports d'Ile-de-France. Retrieved on 2008-02-24.
    "Paris: new section of Metro Line 14 opened". Infrasite.net (2007-07-02). Retrieved on 2008-02-24.
  10. ^ In addition to the U-Bahn, Berlin has an extensive network of urban railway lines, S-Bahn, which may be considered a metro in its own right.
    Schwandl, Robert. "Berlin S-Bahn". UrbanRail.net. Retrieved on 2008-02-24.
    "The Berlin metro (U-Bahn)". Means of Transport & Routes. BVG. Retrieved on 2008-02-24.
  11. ^ Part of suburban rail, metro proposed
  12. ^ Currently, line 1, 2 and 6 are rapid transit. Additional suburban lines will be upgraded to rapid transit standard.
    Schwandl, Robert. "Napoli". UrbanRail.net. Retrieved on 2008-02-23.
  13. ^ There are 147 stations on the network map, counting transfer stations as one. The sum of number of stations for all lines is 175.
    "Datos de operacion (Spanish)". Metro de la Ciudad de Mexico. Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
  14. ^ Line 50, 53, and 54 are rapid transit. Numbers exclude light rail line 51. "World Metro List". metro bits (2008-01-10). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  15. ^ "Kazan Subway". Retrieved on 2008-06-12.
  16. ^ Opening year (1935), network length (292.2 km) and number of stations (176), are according to official webpage. When counting transfer stations only once using the metro map, the number is 142 (excluding monorail line, but including light metro line).
    "Moscow Metro". Moscow Metro. Retrieved on 2008-09-29.
    "Moscow Metro Map". Moscow Metro. Retrieved on 2008-09-29.
  17. ^ According to the Community of Madrid, the Madrid Metro network, including Metro Ligero (light rail), has a total of 318 stations and 322 kilometers. Light rail lines spans along 28 kilometers; thus the metro network is 294 kilometers. There are 231 metro stations, counting interchange stations only once.
    "90 new kilometers, the biggest expansion of Metro in history is already a reality (Spanish)". Community of Madrid. Retrieved on 2008-03-17.
    Rohde, Mike. "Madrid". Metro Bits. Retrieved on 2008-03-02.
  18. ^ TMB lines L1-L5+L11, and FCG lines L6-L8.
    Rohde, Mike. "Barcelona". Metro Bits. Retrieved on 2008-02-25.
  19. ^ Central parts of line 1, 3 and 5 can be considered full metro. Outer parts are served less frequently and have level crossings. Line 2 and 4 are light rail.
    Rohde, Mike. "Valencia". Metro Bits. Retrieved on 2008-04-01.
    Schwandl, Robert. "Valencia". UrbanRail.net. Retrieved on 2008-04-01.
  20. ^ "SL Annual Report 2007" p. 29. Storstockholms Lokaltrafik (2008-06-27). Retrieved on 2008-09-10.
  21. ^ "Key facts". London Underground. Transport for London. Retrieved on 2008-02-24.
  22. ^ The red, orange, and blue lines of the subway is rapid transit. The elevated orange line opened in 1901, sharing Tremont street subway that opened in 1897 as an underground tram tunnel for the green line.
    Schwandl, Robert. "Boston T". UrbanRail.net. Retrieved on 2008-02-25.
    "About the T - Financials - Appendix: Statistical Profile". MBTA (2007). Retrieved on 2008-02-25.
  23. ^ Red and purple lines.
    "Facts at a Glance". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved on 2008-03-25.
  24. ^ First regular elevated railway service began in 1870. The first section of subway opened in 1904.
    "New York City Transit - History and Chronology". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved on 2008-01-18.
    "MTA New York City Transit - 2006 Preliminary Budget". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved on 2008-02-25.
    Jeremy Olshan (2006-08-21). "Lone riders of the Rockaways". New York Post. Retrieved on 2008-03-24.
  25. ^ "BART System Facts". San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. Retrieved on 2008-04-23.

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