Record-breakers from top to bottom: TheShanghai Metro has the highest annual ridership in the world. TheBeijing Subway is the largest system in the world by total track length. TheLondon Underground is the world's oldest metro system.
Thislist of metro systems includes electrifiedrapid transit train systems worldwide. In some parts of the world, metro systems are referred to assubways,undergrounds,tubes,mass rapid transit (MRT),métro orU-Bahn. As of 21 December 2025,[update] 211 cities in 63 countries operate 937metro lines.
TheLondon Underground first opened as an underground railway in 1863 and its first electrified underground line, theCity and South London Railway, opened in 1890,[1] making it the world's first deep-level electric metro system.[2] TheBudapest Millennium Underground Railway, which opened in 1896, was the world's first electric underground railway specifically designed for urban transportation and is still in operation today.[3][ISBN missing] TheBeijing Subway is the world's longestmetro network at 879 kilometres (546 mi), the one having the most stations with 433, and the busiest one with annual ridership approximately 2.83 billion passenger trips.[4][5] As of 2024,[update] the country with the most metro systems is China, with 54 in operation, including 11 of the 12 longest networks in the world.
TheInternational 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".[6][7] The termsheavy rail (mainly in North America) and heavy urban rail are essentially synonymous with the term "metro".[8][9][10] Heavy rail systems are also specifically defined as an "electric railway".[8][9]
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 orinter-city rail services. It is not relevant whether the system runs on steel wheels orrubber tyres, or if the power supply is from athird rail oroverhead 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 incorporatelight 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 asS-Bahn, suburban, regional or commuter rail. These are not included in this list. Neither arefunicular systems, orpeople 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'surban rail transit systems, or to establish a ranking.
The most common English name of the metro system (including a link to the article for that system).
Year opened
Metro systems of world as of 2025
Operational
Under Construction
The year the metro system was opened for commercial service at metro standards. In other words, parts of the system may be older, but as parts of a formerlight rail orcommuter rail network, so the year that the system obtained metro standards (most notably electrification) is the one listed.
Year of last expansion
The last time the system length or number of stations in the metro system was expanded.
Stations
The number of stations in the metro network, with stations connected bytransfer counted as one.
System length
Thesystem length of a metro network is the sum of the lengths of all routes in the rail network in kilometers or miles. Each route is counted only once, regardless of how many lines pass over it, and regardless of whether it issingle-track ormulti-track,single carriageway ordual carriageway.
Ridership
The number of unique journeys on the metro system every year. There is a major discrepancy between the ridership figures: some metro systems counttransferring between lines as multiple journeys, but others do not. Numbers may also be counted via different methods –faregates/turnstiles orlight barriers at entrances or vehicle doors being the most common but far from the only ones.
This list is sortable. Click on the icon in the column header to change sort key and sort order.Note: This list may not be fully representative, as yearly ridership numbers during theCOVID-19 pandemic are shown for some systems, while others have numbers from previous years.
The following is a list of new worldwide metro systems that are currently actively under construction. In some cases it is not clear if the system will be considered a full metro system once it begins operational service. Only metro systems under construction are listed where there are no metro systems currently in operation in the same city.
The countries ofIvory Coast,Israel, andSerbia are currently constructing their first ever metro systems.
^Line A opened in stages between 1913 and 1914 by theAnglo-Argentine Tramways Company. Line A services continued as above-ground tram services through an access ramp atPrimera Junta Station. Subway-surface services into Line A ceased in 1926, with the line and itsrolling stock transitioned into pure rapid transit operation by 1927.[14][15]
^The number is 78 if interchange stations (i.e. different sets of platforms) are counted as one station, or 90 if all stations on all lines are counted multiple times for each line.
^Vienna's Metropolitan Railway (Wiener Stadtbahn) first opened for service in 1898, operating steam locomotive trains on mostly elevated or underground ROWs. From 1976 onwards, part of it was integrated into the newly establishedVienna U-Bahn system (lines U4 and U6), operating as a modern metro.
^The number of stations is 25 if interchange stations (i.e. different sets of platforms in a single complex) are counted as one station, or 27 if all stations on all lines are counted each.
^The number of stations is 33 if interchange stations (i.e. different sets of platforms in a single complex) are counted as one station, or 36 if all stations on all lines are counted each.
^The number is 126 if interchange stations (i.e. different sets of platforms) are counted as one station, or 143 if all stations on all lines are counted multiple times for each line.
^The Beijing Subway's first line began trial operations on 1 October 1969. It opened to revenue service under trial operations on 15 January 1971. Initially, only members of the public with credential letters from their work units could purchase tickets, but this restriction was removed on 27 December 1972. The subway line passed its final inspections and ended trial operations on 15 September 1981. During the trial operations period, annual ridership rose from 8.28 million in 1971 to 55.2 million in 1980. Seethe history section of the Beijing Subway for details and references.
^The number of stations is 404 if the 104 (95 2-line, 9 3-line) interchange stations (i.e. different sets of platforms) are counted as one station, or 517 if all stations on all lines are counted multiple times for each line.Bajiao Amusement Park on Line 1 (closed for the construction of Line 1 Branch, from June 2025 to May 2027)[75][76] is not counted during renovation, so the active stations are 404. Out-of-station interchange stations with same name (e.g.Dazhong Si;Muxidi), are counted as one station.Capital Airport Express andDaxing Airport Express lines and stations are counted, despite being an express service with separate fares. Both counts exclude the 20 stations of theXijiao andLine T1 tram lines.[77]
^Length excludes theXijiao andLine T1 tram lines, which combined are 20.7 km long.
^Ridership data includes that ofXijiao andLine T1 tram lines.
^Opening of metroLine 1 and not light railLine 3, which opened in 2002.
^Stations served by Line 3 not counted as Line 3 is a light rail line with at grade crossings.
^Line 3 not included due to being a light rail line with road crossings.
^There are 363 stations if the 85 (78 2-line, 7 3-line) interchange stations (i.e. different sets of platforms) are counted as one station. There are 448 stations if all stations on all lines are counted multiple times for each line. Excludes light rail line T2.
^There are 263 stations if the 42 (36 2-line, 6 3-line) interchange stations (i.e. different sets of platforms) are counted as one station. There are 312 stations if all stations on all lines are counted multiple times for each line.
^abcFirst line ofFoshan Metro, the Guangfo Line, serves two cities –Foshan andGuangzhou. The Guangfo Line is operated by Guangzhou Metro and as such is included in Guangzhou's tally.
^There are 102 stations if the (14 2-line, 1 3-line) interchange stations (i.e. different sets of platforms) are counted as one station. There are 118 stations if all stations on all lines are counted multiple times for each line.
^The 9 station, 4.0-km long APM line is not included here, because it is a people mover.
^There are 317 stations if the 76 (58 2-line, 8 3-line, 1 4-line) interchange stations (i.e. different sets of platforms) are counted as one station. There are 397 stations if all stations on all lines are counted multiple times for each line.
^There are 254 stations if the 44 (40 2-line, 4 3-line) interchange stations (i.e. different sets of platforms) are counted as one station. There are 302 stations if all stations on all lines are counted multiple times for each line.
^The first MTR route to offer metro service was the Modified Initial System in 1979, which consists of portions of the later Tsuen Wan Line and Kwun Tong Line. Though the eventual East Rail Line opened as a conventional railway in 1910, it did not offer metro service until at least in 1982 when it was electrified.
^As of November 2025,[update] the number of stations is 515 if the 83interchange stations (i.e. different sets of platforms) (70 2-line, 11 3-line, and 2 4-line) are counted multiple times, once for each line, while there are 415 stations if they are combined; shared tracks/platforms on Lines 3 and 4 are anyway counted as a single stations (nine in all between Hongqiao Road and Baoshan Road). Out-of-station interchange stations with same name (e.g.South Pudong Road), are counted as one station.[131]
^This figure excludesMaglev line andJinshan Railway, all of which often included in Shanghai Metro maps but not considered part of the system.
^As of 28 December 2025, there are 441 stations if the 79 interchange stations (i.e. different sets of platforms) are counted multiple times, while there are 332 stations if they are counted as one station.
^There are 265 stations if the 35 (32 2-line, 3 3-line) interchange stations (i.e. different sets of platforms) are counted as one station. There are 303 stations if all stations on all lines are counted multiple times for each line.
^The number is 243 if interchange stations (i.e. different sets of platforms) are counted as one station, or 284 if all stations on all lines are counted multiple times for each line.
^There are 233 stations if interchange stations (i.e. different sets of platforms) are counted as one station. There are 284 stations if all stations on all lines are counted multiple times for each line.
^Extension of Line A from Itagüí south to La Estrella.
^Opening of theLänsimetro extension on 3 December 2022.
^The number is 321 if stations are counted individually. If transfers are counted by just adding up the number of stops in each line, the number is 405.
^The Green Line (Line 1), operated until 2011 byAthens–Piraeus Electric Railways, was opened in 1869 as a steam train railway line. It was electrified in 1904, extended with underground sections through the city in 1948, and extended to its full length to Kifissia in 1957 using the right-of-way of a former metre gauge suburban line.Full metro operation since 1904 between Piraeus and Athens and 1957 to Kifissia. In 2011, it was integrated with Athens Metro under the company STASY S.A.[196]
^The network consists of 257 stations if transfer stations are counted more than once. If transfer stations are counted only once, the result will be 232 stations.Ashok Park Main station, where the two diverging branches ofGreen Line share tracks/platforms, is anyway counted as a single station. Stations ofNoida Metro andGurgaon Metro are not counted. If they were counted, then there would be 289 total stations.[220][221]
^The lengths of theNoida Metro andGurgaon Metro are not counted with the Delhi Metro. If they were counted, the total length of the three systems would be 393.26 km (244.36 mi).
^The 43 km (27 mi) Line 1 of Karaj Metro (part of line 5 of Tehran metro) is acommuter rail line, and so is not included in the statistics here. If Line 1 is included, there would be 11 stations.
^abThere are 132 stations if interchange stations are counted once, and 147 stations if they are counted multiple times. The 67.5 km (41.9 mi) Line 5 of the Tehran Metro is acommuter rail line, and so is not included in the statistics here – only metro Lines 1–4 and 6–7 are. If Line 5 is included, the total length of the system would be 292.1 km (181.5 mi), and there would be 143 unique stations, and 160 total stations.
^As of July 2023,[update] the number is 134 if the 9interchange stations (i.e. different sets of platforms) are counted multiple times, once for each line, while it is 113 if they are combined.[281][282]
^Lines 1, 6, and 11 only, not line 2, which iscommuter rail.
^As of October 2018,[update] the number is 106 if the 7interchange stations (i.e. different sets of platforms) are counted multiple times, once for each line, while it is 99 if they are combined; Higashi-nihombashi station and Bakuro-yokoyama station, where anout-of-system transfer betweenAsakusa Line andShinjuku Line is possible, are anyway counted as two stations.[304][305][306]
^The Seoul Subway Lines 1–9 andSeoul Light Rapid Transit is actually operated by several different operators –Seoul Metro andSeoul Metro Line 9 Corporation (SLM9), plus through-operation services fromKorail – but because all of these lines are owned by the City Government of Seoul, here in the table they are counted together as one system.
^abcSeoul's Metropolitan Subway system can also be viewed as a comprehensive metro network made up of multiple owned/operated metro systems. If viewed as such, the combined route length of Seoul's comprehensive metro-standards network would be 564.2 km (350.6 mi), with 656 stations of 24 lines.
^The number is 138 if interchange stations (i.e. different sets of platforms) are counted as one, or 149 if stations are counted multiple times for each line.
^Line 1 of the SITEUR system has some level crossings (with priority) and can be therefore be considered "light rail" instead of "metro".
^The number is 163 if interchange stations (i.e. different sets of platforms) are counted as one, or 195 if stations are counted multiple times for each line.[332]
"Operación": route length in active revenue and non-revenue service
"Servicio": route length in active revenue service
"Vuelta": track length in active revenue service
"Total": all track length in active revenue, maintenance and non-revenue service
System length value derived from "RED Servicio" or net route length in active revenue service.
^Some sections of the Rotterdam Metro (portions of Lines A, B, E) have some level crossings (with priority) and so could therefore be considered "light rail" instead of "metro".
^Blue Line only. Red Line is a heavy rail commuter route.
^abThese systems have similarities tolight rail systems, because of the existence of a few road level crossings, but are listed since they are almost entirely separated from roads.
^The first underground portion was opened in 1928, but that was a tram line. One surface line has origins from 1898. System opened as a full Metro in 1966.
^Combined lengths of the Red, Green, and Gold lines.
^The number of stations is 249 if interchange stations (i.e. different sets of platforms in a single complex) are counted as one station, or 306 if all stations on all lines are counted each.
^The number of stations is 13 if interchange stations (i.e. different sets of platforms in a single complex) are counted as one station, or 14 if all stations on all lines are counted each.
^The number is 66 if interchange stations (i.e. different sets of platforms) are counted as one station, or 75 if all stations on all lines are counted multiple times for each line.
^TMB-operated lines L1–L5 and L9–L11only.FGC-operated lines L6-L8 share track with other FGC commuter lines, and thus do not qualify as metro-standards lines.
^There are 132 stations in the Barcelona Metro if interchange stations are counted once, while there are 163 if they are counted multiple times.
^CTB-owned and "Metro Bilbao S.A."-operatedline 1 andLine 2only.
^The first line, later known as Green Line, was opened by stages during the 1950s, partly converting to metro operations prior rapid tram alignments. These included the oldest tunnel, built in 1933, which name (Tunnelbana) and symbol were bequeathed to the new system.
^The Lausanne Metro has two lines: Line M1 islight rail, while Line M2 israpid transit. The stats listed are for Line M2only.
^As of January 2020,[update] the number is 131 if the 12interchange stations (i.e. different sets of platforms) are counted multiple times, once for each line, while it's 119 if they are combined. Out-of-station transfers atBanqiao andXinpu –Xinpu Minsheng, which require leavingpaid area, are counted as 2 stations each; transfer stations that providecross-platform interchange are anyway counted as a single stations (four in all: Ximen, CKS Memorial Hall, Guting and Dongmen stations).[389][390]
^As of October 2025,[update] the number is 160 if the 12interchange stations (i.e. different sets of platforms) are counted multiple times, once for each line, while it is 148 if they are combined.[406][407]
^The number of stations is 27 if interchange stations (i.e. different sets of platforms in a single complex) are counted as one station, or 30 if all stations on all lines are counted each.
^The number of stations is 49 if interchange stations (i.e. different sets of platforms in a single complex) are counted as one station, or 52 if all stations on all lines are counted each.
^London's Metropolitan Railway first opened for service in 1863, operating steam locomotive trains incut and cover tunnels. It began operating as a modern metro when electric-propulsion trains began operating on the system's first deep-level tube line in 1890.[2]
^The originally-elevated Orange Line opened in 1901, sharing theTremont Street Subway that had opened in 1897 as an underground streetcar tunnel (for thelight railGreen Line).
^This figure comes from the sum of the following figures from the accompanying reference (i.e."Facts at a Glance".Chicago Transit Authority. December 2012. Retrieved21 July 2013.): 35.8 miles of elevated route, 35.0 miles at grade level, 20.6 miles on embankments, and 11.4 miles of subway.
^abRapid transitB andD lines only. All other L.A. Metro Rail lines arelight rail, and are not included here.
^This was the date of the last extension to theB Line in the rapid transit portion of Los Angeles' Metro Rail.
^First regular elevated railway service, originally cable hauled, began in 1868. Elevateds converted to steam power in 1870, electrified by 1903. The first section of electrified subway opened in 1904.
^The number is 423 if station complexes (with multiple sets of platforms connected by walkways) are counted as one station, or 472 if all stations on all lines are counted multiple times for each line.[434]
^While the line opened as a railroad in 1860, it was not until 1925 that rapid transit equipment would be operated here.
^The last completely new stations were the current Newark and Harrison stations, which respectively replaced the Park Place and Harrison stations on a different alignment in 1937. According to PATH, its newest station isWorld Trade Center, which was completed in 2015 but replaced a previous station on the same site.
^Opening of the Bridge Line, the precursor rapid transit line to PATCO's, which ran between 8th Street in Philadelphia and Broadway in Camden. The current PATCO Speedline, with service through to Lindenwold, opened in 1969.[447]
^47 rapid transit stations, plus three additional stations (two eBART and oneAGT) within the system.
^This figure excludes the eBART extension from Pittsburg/Bay Point to Antioch (9.2 miles) and the "BART to Oakland International Airport (OAK) elevated guideway" (3.2 miles).
^The number of stations is 45 if interchange stations (i.e. different sets of platforms in a single complex) are counted as one station, or 50 if all stations on all lines are counted each.
^Statistics presented here include theLos Teques Metro which functions as effectively a subsidiary and extension of the Caracas Metro.
^abBy the end of 2014, Caracas Metro had a length of 54.03 km and 47 stations;[453] further 1.3 km was added with the single-station extension toBello Monte in the following year.[454]Los Teques Metro contributes to the system's total with 11.9 km in length and four stations.[455]
^This patronage figure is derived from OPAL trips (i.e. a tap-on/tap-off pair of the same OPAL card, including isolated tap-on or tap-off), non-OPAL ridership, as the users of some concessional cards or integrated tickets for events, is excluded.
^Figure extrapolated from 2,75,000 average daily ridership figures over an year as mentioned in the cited report
the ridership includes "Domestic Service", "Airport Express" and "Cross-boundary";
"Intercity, Light Rail & Bus" and "High Speed Rail (HSR)" are excluded from the counts.
^Does not include ridership on theRER/Transilien (1,365 million in 2024) and theTramways (380 million).
^This ridership figure is thesum of the two "Μετρό" figures (Γ1 line, or "Ηλεκτρικός", formerly ran by IASA andΓ2–Γ3 lines, formerly ran by AMEL) from the OAΣA's 2024 Activity Report.
^Total ridership figures from April 2023 to March 2024
^Figure extrapolated from 40,000 average daily ridership figures over an year as mentioned in the cited report
^Figure extrapolated from 4,40,000 average daily ridership figures over an year as mentioned in the cited report
^Figure extrapolated from 73,476 average daily ridership figures over an year as mentioned in the cited report
^Figure extrapolated from a sum of average daily ridership figures of lines 1 (3,54,610), 2A & 7 (1,80,726.37) over an year as mentioned in the cited reports
^Figure extrapolated from 110,000 average daily ridership figures over an year as mentioned in the cited report
^abcdefghijklmnopqCompared to European or North American systems, Japaneserapid transit systems are generally neither thought of as metros nor as completely subterranean "subways" complicating whether only using the municipal subway statistic is accurate when comparing with other Metros around the world. As exampleTokyo Metro and theTokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation'sToei Subway constitute only 22% of the 14.6 billion metropolitan railway ridership in Greater Tokyo (MLIT Yearly Statistics). In addition, when one considers intracity lines ofJR East and private railway companies,Greater Tokyo (130 lines) has higher daily ridership than any other metropolitan area in the world with 14.6 billion passengers annually. TheOsaka Municipal Subway also has only a minority share of all metropolitan railway ridership in Greater Osaka, constituting only 17.6% of Greater Osaka's 4.745 billion rail passengers annually in 2010. Including the municipal subway systems in both Kobe and Kyoto, the result still only comprises 22% of all rail travel in the Greater Osaka area with 1065.8 million passengers yearly (MLIT Yearly Statistics). For Greater Nagoya, theNagoya Municipal Subway has only a minority share of all metropolitan railway ridership in Greater Nagoya constituting only 38% of Greater Nagoya's 1.095 billion rail passengers annually in 2010 (MLIT Yearly Statistics). For a complete list of urban rail systems in Japan with ridership statistics, seeList of urban rail systems in Japan.
^This figure counts only gate-passers, so it only includes Seoul Metro and Seoul Subway Line 9 riders. Other lines that function as separate systems within the greater Seoulurban rail network are excluded.
^Ridership is based on unlinked passenger trips (i.e. a transfer between two lines counts as two trips, transferring between three lines counts as three trips, etc.).
^This ridership figure is thesum of the total annual trips (수송인원, boarding and transfer passengers) on the two sections (Phase 1 and Phase 2) of the line, from the accompanying reference.
^This figure is thesum of the passenger ridership on the two LRTA lines, L1 and L2, from the accompanying reference; it is based on unlinked passenger trips (i.e. a transfer between two lines counts as two trips, etc.).
^Figure extrapolated from 3,243,000 average daily ridership.
^Figure extrapolated from 1 265 900 average daily boardings.
^Ridership figure is forrapid transit Line M2only; ridership on thelight rail M1 line is excluded.
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^"杭州地铁7号线和9号线全线贯通-杭州新闻中心-杭州网" [Hangzhou Metro Line 7 and Line 9 are fully connected].hznews.hangzhou.com.cn (in Chinese). Hangzhou News Center. Retrieved2 April 2022.
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^ab官宣！洛阳地铁1号线3月28日开通 中西部非省会城市第一个 [Official announcement! Luoyang Metro Line 1 opens on 28 March, the first non-capital city in Midwestern China].Luoyang Daily (in Chinese). 26 March 2021. Archived fromthe original on 27 March 2021. Retrieved4 April 2021.
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^ab"Cairo".metrobits.org. 28 August 2020. Retrieved30 March 2021.
^As for the size the system reached by the end of 2017, see"The Metro: a Parisian institution".RATP. Archived fromthe original on 18 February 2017. Retrieved11 September 2018. TheMontmartre funicular is considered to be part of the metro system, within which is represented by a 303rd fictive station "Funiculaire".
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^As for the size the system reached by the end of 2009, seeSchwandl, Robert (2 July 2014).U-Bahn, S-Bahn & Tram in Berlin (2nd ed.). Schwandl. p. 8.ISBN978-3-936573-43-5.
As for the section opened after the end of 2009, seeFender, Keith (4 December 2020)."Berlin U5 extension opens".International Railway Journal. Simmons-Boardman Publishing Inc. Retrieved8 December 2020.
^"Historie der Hochbahn" [History of the U-Bahn] (in German). Hamburger Hochbahn AG. 2013. Archived fromthe original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved30 September 2013.
^abc"MVG in figures"(PDF). Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH (MVG) Marketing. June 2013. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 4 October 2013. Retrieved2 October 2013.
^abcLankes, Matthias; Seitzinger, Elisabeth (15 October 2020)."Großreuth bei Schweinau"(PDF).U-Bahn Nürnberg Heft [Nuremberg U-Bahn booklet]. No. 19. Stadt Nürnberg / Planungs- und Baureferat [City of Nuremberg / Planning and Construction Department]. Retrieved18 October 2020.
^Schwandl, Robert."Athina".UrbanRail.net. Retrieved3 June 2014.
^"Historical Data". STASY S.A. 1 August 2013. Retrieved21 August 2013. The Athens Metro incorporates the steam-powered Athens–Piraeus Railway (SAP, nowLine 1), which opened on 27 February 1869. The railway's first tunnel section, betweenMonastiraki andOmonoia, opened on 17 May 1895, and SAP completed the electrification of the line on 16 September 1904.
^"Your Metro – Features".www.reliancemumbaimetro.com. Mumbai Metro One Private Ltd. Archived fromthe original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved20 September 2020.
^"Parte la metro! 2 marzo 2013" [The Metro is coming!] (in Italian). Brescia Mobilità. 2 March 2013. Archived fromthe original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved11 October 2013.
^abcよくあるご質問 › 地下鉄について [FAQ › About the subway] (in Japanese). Transportation Bureau, City of Nagoya. Retrieved11 September 2018.
^abc地下鉄の概要 [Overview of the subway] (in Japanese). 大阪市営交通局 [Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau]. Archived fromthe original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved25 October 2018.
^営業路線の現況 [Current status of routes in commercial service] (in Japanese). 一般社団法人 日本地下鉄協会 [Japan Subway Association]. 2016. Retrieved25 October 2018.
^営業線の概要 [Overview of operating lines] (in Japanese). 大阪市営交通局 [Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau]. Archived fromthe original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved7 June 2014.
^埼玉県."公共交通関係データ集".埼玉県 (in Japanese). Retrieved18 January 2026.
^"各駅乗降人員一覧" [List of passenger numbers at each station] (in Japanese).Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Transportation. Retrieved18 January 2026. Annual ridership figure is calculated from the90024 passenger daily average quoted.
^日比谷線新駅の名称を「虎ノ門ヒルズ駅」に決定しました！ [The name for the Hibiya Line new station has been finalised to be "Toranomon Hills Station"!](PDF).Tokyo Metro. 5 December 2018.
^abTransit Planning – Urban Rail Department (27 October 2023)."서울지하철 현황 및 이용안내".news.seoul.go.kr. Seoul Metropolitan Government. Retrieved15 January 2024.
^"Årsrapport 2016" [Annual Report 2016](PDF) (in Norwegian). Ruter As. 2016. p. 23. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 14 December 2017. Retrieved14 December 2017.
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^"Route Map & Timetables". Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation. 19 January 2020. Retrieved19 January 2020.
^Smith, Glenn (20 April 2012)."Taiwan: transit in transition".International Railway Journal. Simmons-Boardman Publishing Inc. Archived fromthe original on 10 September 2014. Retrieved11 January 2015.
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^ab"Sistema Metro" [Metro System] (in Spanish). C.A. Metro de Caracas. Archived fromthe original on 7 November 2016.
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^"RELATÓRIO DE GESTÃO 2019" [2019 Management Report](PDF) (in Portuguese). Companhia Brasileira de Trens Urbanos (CBTU). 31 December 2019. p. 39. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 2 February 2022. Retrieved1 February 2022.
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^This ridership figure is thesum of those quoted for the two metro lines:
^abc"城市轨道交通2023年度统计和分析报告" [Urban Rail Transit Statistics and Analytics Report 2023](PDF).中国城市轨道交通协会 (in Chinese).Archived(PDF) from the original on 29 March 2024. Retrieved29 March 2024.
^Έκθεση Πεπραγμένων 2024 [2024 Activity Report](PDF) (in Greek). OAΣA – Οργανισμός Αστικών Συγκοινωνιών Αθηνών [Athens Urban Transport Organisation]. p. 99. Retrieved11 January 2026.
^"Rapporto di sostenibilità 2024"(PDF).www.gtt.to.it. Gruppo Torinese Trasporti S.p.A.Archived(PDF) from the original on 16 September 2025. Retrieved15 November 2025.
^abcdefghijklmn令和7年度 地下鉄事業の現況 [FY2025 Current status of subway business](PDF).Chikatetsu Jigyo No Genkyo (in Japanese). 一般社団法人 日本地下鉄協会 [Japan Subway Association].ISSN2188-0786. Retrieved18 January 2026.
^"令和6年度決算の概要" [Summary of FY2024 financial results](PDF).www.twr.co.jp (in Japanese). Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit .Inc. 5 June 2025. p. 1. Retrieved18 January 2026.Annual ridership figure is calculated from the225431 passenger daily average quoted.
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^"Prasarana's Ridership". Prasarana Malaysia Berhad. Archived fromthe original on 1 February 2024. Retrieved2 February 2024.This ridership figure is the sum of those quoted for the rapid transit lines
^"2019 Annual Report"(PDF).www.lrta.gov.ph. Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA). August 2020. p. 43. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 3 February 2021. Retrieved19 December 2020.
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This ridership figure is derived from the sum of the twelve monthly subtotals for 2025
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This ridership figure is derived from the sum of the twelve monthly subtotals for 2025.
^"Passenger Traffic of Taichung Metro".MOTC Transportation Statistics Data Query. 交通部 – Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC). 26 January 2026. Retrieved15 February 2026.
^統計資料 [Statistics] (in Chinese). Taoyuan Metro Corporation. 12 February 2026. Retrieved15 February 2026.
This ridership figure is derived from the sum of the twelve monthly subtotals for 2025
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^Кількість перевезених пасажирів за видами транспорту [Number of passengers carried by transport mode](PDF).www.dneprstat.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Державна служба статистики України [State statistic service of Ukraine]. 2021. Retrieved14 September 2021.
^Кількість перевезених пасажирів за видами транспорту [Number of passengers carried by transport mode].kh.ukrstat.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Державна служба статистики України [State statistic service of Ukraine]. Archived fromthe original on 4 April 2020. Retrieved14 September 2021. (You can select English from the language dropdown)
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China
United States
India
Japan
South Korea
Russia
Spain
United Kingdom
France
Turkey
Germany
Brazil
Iran
Mexico
Canada
Taiwan
Italy
Singapore
Malaysia
Thailand
Saudi Arabia
Chile
Netherlands
Ukraine
Sweden
Egypt
Greece
United Arab Emirates
Indonesia
Norway
Austria
Romania
Qatar
Uzbekistan
Venezuela
Czech Republic
Philippines
Argentina
Australia
Bulgaria
Belarus
Portugal
Finland
Vietnam
Poland
Panama
Azerbaijan
Nigeria
Belgium
Hungary
Peru
Denmark
Colombia
Dominican Republic
Georgia
Pakistan
Ecuador
North Korea
Bangladesh
Algeria
Kazakhstan
Armenia
Switzerland
Israel
Ivory Coast
Serbia
