List of cities with subways
The list of cities with subways includes all regions worldwide with full-fledged subway or similar systems. Companies where only individual lines run underground or independently of individual traffic are not listed here. Light rail vehicles are dealt with in a separate list . If an underground network extends over several neighboring cities, only the largest is usually mentioned.
Cities with subway |
list
Africa
Surname | city | country | continent | Track width (mm) |
tension | drive | opening | Network length (km) |
Remarks |
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Cairo Metro | Cairo | Egypt | Africa | 1435 | 1500V 750V |
Overhead contact line conductor rail |
27 Sep 1987 | 70 | |
Metro Algiers | Algiers | Algeria | Africa | 1435 | 750 V | Busbar | Oct 31, 2011 | 9 |
Asia
Surname | city | country | continent | Track width (mm) |
electricity | drive | opening | Network length (km) |
Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yerevan Metro | Yerevan | Armenia | Asia | 1520 | 825 V | Busbar | March 7, 1981 | 13.4 | |
Baku Metro | Baku | Azerbaijan | Asia | 1520 | 825 V | Busbar | Nov 6, 1967 | 36.7 | |
Beijing subway | Beijing | People's Republic of China | Asia | 1435 | Busbar | Oct. 1, 1969 | 699.3 | ||
Changsha Subway | Changsha | People's Republic of China | Asia | 1435 | Overhead line | Apr 29, 2014 | 50.2 | ||
Chengdu subway | Cheng you | People's Republic of China | Asia | 1435 | 750 V | Overhead line | 27 Sep 2010 | 226.6 | |
Chongqing Elevated Railway | Chongqing | People's Republic of China | Asia | 1435 | 1500 V 1500 V |
Overhead contact line conductor rail |
. Mar. 18, 2011 Underground |
Nov. 6, 2004 Monorail 311.8 | 2 subway and 2 monorail |
Dalian Subway | Dalian | People's Republic of China | Asia | 1435 | 1500 V | Overhead line | May 22, 2015 | 153.5 | |
Dongguan subway | Dongguan | People's Republic of China | Asia | 1435 | Overhead line | May 27, 2016 | 37.8 | ||
Foshan subway | Foshan | People's Republic of China | Asia | 1435 | Overhead line | Nov 3, 2010 | 39.6 | ||
Fuzhou Subway | Fuzhou | People's Republic of China | Asia | 1435 | Overhead line | May 18, 2016 | 24.9 | ||
Guangzhou Subway | Guangzhou | People's Republic of China | Asia | 1435 | 1500 V 1500 V |
Overhead contact line conductor rail |
Jun 28, 1997 | 436.7 | |
Guiyang Subway | Guiyang | People's Republic of China | Asia | 1435 | 1500 V | Overhead line | Dec 28, 2017 | 32.8 | |
Harbin Subway | Harbin | People's Republic of China | Asia | 1435 | Overhead line | 26 Sep 2013 | 22.9 | ||
Hangzhou subway | Hangzhou | People's Republic of China | Asia | 1435 | 1500 V | Overhead line | Nov 24, 2012 | 117.3 | |
Hefei Subway | Hefei | People's Republic of China | Asia | 1435 | Overhead line | December 26, 2016 | 52.4 | ||
Kunming subway | Kunming | People's Republic of China | Asia | 1435 | Busbar | Jun 28, 2012 | 87.2 | ||
Lanzhou Subway | Lanzhou | People's Republic of China | Asia | 1435 | Busbar | 23 Jun 2019 | |||
Nanchang subway | Nanchang | People's Republic of China | Asia | 1435 | Overhead line | Dec 26, 2015 | 48.3 | ||
Nanjing subway | Nanjing | People's Republic of China | Asia | 1435 | Busbar | Jun 15, 2005 | 377 | ||
Ningbo subway | Ningbo | People's Republic of China | Asia | 1435 | Overhead line | May 30, 2014 | 74.5 | partly elevated railway | |
Nanning subway | Nanning | People's Republic of China | Asia | 1435 | Overhead line | Jun 28, 2016 | 53.3 | ||
Qingdao Subway | Qingdao | People's Republic of China | Asia | 1435 | Busbar | Dec 16, 2015 | 43.6 | ||
Shanghai subway | Shanghai | People's Republic of China | Asia | 1435 | 1500 V 1500 V |
Overhead contact line conductor rail |
May 28, 1993 | 676 | |
Shenyang Metro | Shenyang | People's Republic of China | Asia | 1435 | Overhead line | 27 Sep 2010 | 59.4 | ||
Shenzhen Metro | Shenzhen | People's Republic of China | Asia | 1435 | Busbar | Dec 28, 2004 | 286.2 | ||
Suzhou subway | Suzhou | People's Republic of China | Asia | 1435 | Busbar | Apr 28, 2012 | 118.9 | ||
Tianjin Subway | Tianjin | People's Republic of China | Asia | 1435 | Busbar | Dec 28, 1984 | 219.8 | ||
Urumqi Metro | Urumqi | People's Republic of China | Asia | 1435 | Overhead line | Oct 25, 2018 | 16.6 | ||
Wuhan subway | Wuhan | People's Republic of China | Asia | 1435 | Busbar | 28 Sep 2004 | 318.3 | ||
Wuxi subway | Wuxi | People's Republic of China | Asia | 1435 | Busbar | Jul 1, 2014 | 56 | ||
Xi'an Subway | Xi'an | People's Republic of China | Asia | 1435 | Busbar | 16 Sep 2011 | 126.6 | ||
Zhengzhou Subway | Zhengzhou | People's Republic of China | Asia | 1435 | Overhead line | Dec 28, 2013 | 93.7 | ||
Mass Transit Railway | Hong Kong | People's Republic of China | Asia | 1432 | Overhead line | Oct. 1, 1979 | 206.4 | ||
Metro Tbilisi | Tbilisi | Georgia | Asia | 1520 | Busbar | Jan. 11, 1966 | 27.1 | ||
Ahmedabad Metro | Ahmedabad | India | Asia | 1435 | Overhead line | March 4, 2019 | 6.5 | mostly elevated railway | |
Bangalore Metro | Bangalore | India | Asia | 1435 | 750 V | Busbar | Oct 20, 2011 | 42.3 | partly elevated railway |
Delhi Metro | Delhi | India | Asia | 1435 1676 |
25 kV, 50 Hz AC | Overhead line | Dec. 24, 2002 | 342.6 | mostly elevated railway |
Chennai Metro | Chennai | India | Asia | 1435 | 25 kV, 50 Hz AC | Overhead line | 29 Jun 2015 | 44.7 | partly elevated railway |
Rapid Metro Gurgaon | Gurgaon | India | Asia | 1435 | Busbar | Nov 14, 2013 | 11.7 | Elevated railway linked to the Delhi Metro | |
Hyderabad Metro | Hyderabad | India | Asia | 1435 | Overhead line | Nov 28, 2017 | 57.3 | Elevated railway | |
Metro Jaipur | Jaipur | India | Asia | 1435 | Overhead line | Jun 3, 2015 | 9.6 | mostly elevated railway | |
Kanpur Metro | Kanpur | India | Asia | 1435 | Overhead line | under construction | |||
Metro Kochi | Kochi | India | Asia | 1435 | Busbar | 17 Jul 2017 | 18.4 | Elevated railway | |
Kolkata Metro | Kolkata | India | Asia | 1435 1676 |
750 V | Busbar | Oct. 24, 1984 | 27.2 | partly elevated railway |
Metro Lucknow | Lucknow | India | Asia | 1435 | Busbar | 5th Sep 2017 | 23.7 | partly elevated railway | |
Mumbai Metro | Mumbai | India | Asia | 1435 | Overhead line | Jun 8, 2014 | 11.4 | Elevated railway | |
Metro Navi Mumbai | Navi Mumbai | India | Asia | 1435 | Overhead line | under construction | |||
Nagpur Metro | Nagpur | India | Asia | 1435 | Overhead line | March 7, 2019 | 13.5 | Elevated railway | |
Metro Noida | Noida | India | Asia | 1435 | Overhead line | Jan. 25, 2019 | 29.7 | Elevated railway linked to the Delhi Metro | |
Metro Pune | Pune | India | Asia | 1435 | Overhead line | under construction | |||
MRT Jakarta | Jakarta | Indonesia | Asia | 1067 | 1500 V | Overhead line | March 24, 2019 | 15.7 | |
Ahvaz subway | Ahvaz | Iran | Asia | 1435 | Overhead line | under construction | |||
Isfahan Metro | Isfahan | Iran | Asia | 1435 | Overhead line | Oct 15, 2015 | 20.2 | ||
Mashhad Metro | Mashhad | Iran | Asia | 1435 | Overhead line | Apr 24, 2011 | 34.1 | ||
Shiraz subway | Shiraz | Iran | Asia | 1435 | 1500 V | Overhead line | Oct 11, 2014 | 22.5 | |
Tabriz Metro | Tabriz | Iran | Asia | 1435 | Overhead line | 27 Aug 2015 | 9.3 | partly elevated railway | |
Tehran subway | Tehran | Iran | Asia | 1435 | Busbar | March 7, 1999 | 89 | ||
Carmelite | Haifa | Israel | Asia | 1435 | Pull rope | Oct 6, 1959 | 1.8 | Funicular
run underground |
|
Fukuoka subway | Fukuoka | Japan | Asia | 1067 1435 |
Overhead line | Jul 29, 1981 | 30.5 | ||
Kobe subway | Kobe | Japan | Asia | 1435 | Busbar | March 13, 1977 | 38.1 | ||
Kyoto subway | Kyoto | Japan | Asia | 1435 | 1500 V | Busbar | Apr 1, 1981 | 31.2 | |
Nagoya Subway | Nagoya | Japan | Asia | 1067 1435 |
Overhead contact line conductor rail |
Nov 15, 1957 | 93.3 | ||
Osaka subway | Osaka | Japan | Asia | 1435 | Overhead contact line conductor rail |
May 20, 1933 | 125.4 | ||
Sapporo subway | Sapporo | Japan | Asia | 1500V 750V |
Overhead contact line conductor rail |
Dec 16, 1971 | 48 | two vehicle profiles with rubber tires |
|
Sendai subway | Sendai | Japan | Asia | 1067 | Overhead line | Jul 15, 1987 | 28.7 | ||
Tokyo subway | Tokyo | Japan | Asia | 1067 1372 1435 |
Linear motor overhead line busbar |
Dec 30, 1927 | 304.1 | two vehicle profiles the most frequented operation |
|
Yokohama Subway | Yokohama | Japan | Asia | 1435 | Busbar | Dec 16, 1972 | 53.4 | ||
Almaty Metro | Almaty | Kazakhstan | Asia | 1520 | 825 V | Busbar | Dec 16, 2011 | 11.3 | |
Pyongyang Metro | Pyongyang | North Korea | Asia | 1435 | 750 V | Busbar | 6 Sep 1973 | 22.5 | |
Mass Rapid Transit Manila | Manila | Philippines | Asia | 1435 | Overhead line | Dec. 1, 1984 | 33.4 | mostly elevated railway | |
Yekaterinburg Metro | Ekaterinburg | Russia | Asia | 1520 | 825 V | Busbar | Apr 27, 1991 | 12.7 | |
Krasnoyarsk Metro | Krasnoyarsk | Russia | Asia | 1520 | Busbar | under construction | |||
Novosibirsk Metro | Novosibirsk | Russia | Asia | 1520 | Busbar | Jan. 7, 1986 | 15.9 | ||
Omsk Metro | Omsk | Russia | Asia | 1520 | Busbar | under construction | 7.5 | ||
Chelyabinsk Metro | Chelyabinsk | Russia | Asia | 1520 | Busbar | under construction | 5.7 | ||
Metro Mecca | Mecca | Saudi Arabia | Asia | 1435 | 1500 V | Overhead line | Nov 12, 2010 | 18.1 | driverless operation Hochbahn |
Riyadh metro | Riad | Saudi Arabia | Asia | 1435 | Overhead line | under construction | 176 | driverless operation partly elevated railway |
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MRI | Singapore | Singapore | Asia | 1435 | Busbar | Nov 7, 1987 | 170.7 | ||
Busan subway | Busan | South Korea | Asia | 1435 | Overhead line | Jul 19, 1985 | 86.2 | partly driverless operation partly elevated railway |
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Daegu Metro | Daegu | South Korea | Asia | 1435 | 1500 V | Overhead line | Nov 26, 1997 | 81.3 | 2 underground trains and 1 driverless monorail |
Daejeon Metro | Daejeon | South Korea | Asia | 1435 | Overhead line | March 16, 2006 | 22.74 | ||
Gwangju Subway | Gwangju | South Korea | Asia | 1435 | Overhead line | Apr 28, 2004 | 20.1 | ||
Incheon subway | Incheon | South Korea | Asia | 1435 | Overhead line | Oct 6, 1999 | 28 | ||
Seoul Subway | Seoul | South Korea | Asia | 1435 | 1500 V | Overhead line | Aug 15, 1974 | 341.5 | partially driverless operation |
Kaohsiung MRI | Kaohsiung | Taiwan | Asia | 1435 | Busbar | March 9, 2008 | 53.3 | partly elevated railway | |
MRT Taipei | Taipei | Taiwan | Asia | 1435 | 750 V | Busbar | March 28, 1996 | 152.9 | partly driverless operation partly rubber tires partly elevated railway |
Taoyuan MRI | Taoyuan | Taiwan | Asia | 1435 | Busbar | March 2, 2017 | 51.03 | partly elevated railway | |
Bangkok Metro | Bangkok | Thailand | Asia | 1435 | Busbar | Jul 3, 2004 | 43 | ||
Bangkok Skytrain | Bangkok | Thailand | Asia | 1435 | 750 V | Busbar | Dec 5, 1999 | 36.45 | Elevated railway |
Metro Adana | Adana | Turkey | Asia | 1435 | 750 V | Overhead line | Dec 12, 2009 | 13.5 | Light metro ("Hafif Metro") partly elevated railway |
Ankara Metro | Ankara | Turkey | Asia | 1435 | 750 V | Busbar | Dec 28, 1997 | 64.3 | |
Ankaray | Ankara | Turkey | Asia | 1435 | Busbar | Aug 30, 1996 | 8.5 | Light metro ("Hafif Metro") | |
Bursa light rail | Bursa | Turkey | Asia | 1435 | 1500 V | Overhead line | Apr 24, 2002 | 38.9 | partly elevated railway |
Metro Izmir | İzmir | Turkey | Asia | 1435 | 750 V | Busbar | Aug 25, 2000 | 20th | |
Tashkent Metro | Tashkent | Uzbekistan | Asia | 1520 | 825 V | Busbar | Nov 6, 1977 | 36.2 | |
Dubai Metro | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | Asia | 1435 | 750 V | Busbar | Sep 9 2009 | 74.6 | driverless operation |
Australia
Surname | city | country | continent | Track width (mm) |
electricity | drive | opening | Network length (km) |
Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sydney Metro | Sydney | Australia | Australia | 1435 | Overhead line | May 26, 2019 | 36 | driverless operation |
Europe
Surname | city | country | continent | Track width (mm) |
electricity | drive | opening | Network length (km) |
Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brussels Metro | Brussels | Belgium | Europe | 1435 | Busbar | Sep 20 1976 | 55.6 | + underground tram service | |
Sofia Metro | Sofia | Bulgaria | Europe | 1435 | 825 V | Busbar | Jan 28, 1998 | 40 | |
Copenhagen Metro | Copenhagen | Denmark | Europe | 1435 | 750 V | Busbar | Oct 19, 2002 | 20.4 | driverless operation |
Berlin subway | Berlin | Germany | Europe | 1435 | 750 V | Busbar | Feb 15, 1902 | 151.7 | two clearance profiles partially elevated track |
Hamburg subway | Hamburg | Germany | Europe | 1435 | 750 V | Busbar | Feb 15, 1912 | 106.373 | predominantly above ground (as elevated railway or at ground level) |
Munich subway | Munich | Germany | Europe | 1435 | 750 V | Busbar | Oct 19, 1971 | 103.1 | |
Nuremberg subway | Nuremberg | Germany | Europe | 1435 | 750 V | Busbar | March 1, 1972 | 37.1 | world's first mixed operation (driverless and normal operation) |
Helsinki Metro | Helsinki | Finland | Europe | 1524 | 750 V | Busbar | Jun 1, 1982 | 21.1 | |
Lille Metro | Lille | France | Europe | Busbar | Apr 25, 1983 | 45.5 | world's first driverless operation | ||
Lyon Metro | Lyon | France | Europe | 1435 | Overhead contact line conductor rail |
May 2, 1978 | 32.1 | Also includes a rack railway, two vehicle profiles, partially driverless operation |
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Marseille Metro | Marseille | France | Europe | 1435 | 750 V | Busbar | Nov 22, 1977 | 21.5 | |
Paris metro | Paris | France | Europe | 1435 | 750 V | Busbar | Jul 19, 1900 | 214 | partly driverless operation partly rubber tires |
Rennes metro | Rennes | France | Europe | 1435 | Busbar | March 16, 2002 | 9.4 | driverless operation | |
Toulouse metro | Toulouse | France | Europe | 1435 | 750 V | Busbar | Jun 26, 1993 | 28.2 | driverless operation |
Athens Metro | Athens | Greece | Europe | 1435 |
Steam busbar |
16 Sep 1904 | 86.7 | ||
Thessaloniki Metro | Thessaloniki | Greece | Europe | 1435 | Busbar | under construction | 9.6 | driverless operation | |
Glasgow Subway | Glasgow | United Kingdom | Europe | 1219 | 600 V |
Pull rope busbar |
Dec 14, 1896 | 10.5 | |
Liverpool overhead | Liverpool | United Kingdom | Europe | 1435 | Busbar | Feb. 4, 1893 | 10 | Elevated railway shut down on Dec. 30, 1956 |
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London Underground | London | United Kingdom | Europe | 1435 | 630 V |
Steam traction cable conductor rail |
Jan. 10, 1863 | 402 | oldest subway in the world two vehicle profiles |
Metropolitana di Brescia | Brescia | Italy | Europe | 1435 | Busbar | March 2, 2013 | 13.7 | driverless operation partly elevated railway |
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Metropolitana di Catania | Catania | Italy | Europe | 1435 | 3000 V | Overhead line | Jun 27, 1999 | 5.7 | |
Metropolitana di Genova | Genoa | Italy | Europe | 1435 | 750 V | Overhead line | Jun 13, 1990 | 7.1 | |
Metropolitana di Milano | Milan | Italy | Europe | 1435 | Overhead contact line conductor rail |
Nov 1, 1964 | 100 | partially driverless operation | |
Metropolitana di Napoli | Naples | Italy | Europe | 1435 | Overhead line | March 28, 1993 | 20.3 | two clearance profiles | |
Metropolitana di Roma | Rome | Italy | Europe | 1435 | 1500 V | Overhead contact line conductor rail |
Feb 9, 1955 | 60 | partially driverless operation |
Metropolitana di Torino | Turin | Italy | Europe | Busbar | Feb. 4, 2006 | 13.2 | driverless operation | ||
Amsterdam Metro | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Europe | 1435 | 750 V | Busbar | Oct 16, 1977 | 52.2 | Mixed operation with trams |
Metro Rotterdam | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Europe | 1435 | 750 V | Busbar | Feb 9, 1968 | 78.3 | |
Oslo T-bane | Oslo | Norway | Europe | 1435 | 750 V | Busbar | Oct 16, 1966 | 86 | mostly above ground |
Vienna subway | Vienna | Austria | Europe | 1435 | 750V 750V |
Overhead contact line conductor rail |
Feb 25, 1978 | 83.1 | one line with overhead line ( U6 ), trial operation from May 8, 1976 |
Serfaus village railway | Serfaus | Austria | Europe | Pull rope | Dec 14, 1985 | 1.280 | Air-cushion lift driven by a pull rope | ||
Warsaw Metro | Warsaw | Poland | Europe | 1435 | Busbar | Apr 7, 1995 | 29.2 | ||
Lisbon Metro | Lisbon | Portugal | Europe | 1435 | 750 V | Busbar | December 29, 1959 | 43.8 | |
Bucharest Metro | Bucharest | Romania | Europe | 1435 | 750 V | Busbar | Nov 16, 1979 | 69.25 | |
Kazan Metro | Kazan | Russia | Europe | 1520 | Busbar | Aug 27, 2005 | 11.8 | ||
Moscow Metro | Moscow | Russia | Europe | 1520 | 825 V | Busbar | May 15, 1935 | 408 | Longest subway system in Europe |
Nizhny Novgorod Metro | Nizhny Novgorod | Russia | Europe | 1520 | Busbar | Nov 20, 1985 | 18.9 | ||
Samara Metro | Samara | Russia | Europe | 1520 | Busbar | Dec 26, 1987 | 12.7 | ||
Saint Petersburg Metro | St. Petersburg | Russia | Europe | 1520 | 850 V | Busbar | Nov 15, 1955 | 113.2 | The deepest subway in the world. |
Tunnel bana | Stockholm | Sweden | Europe | 1435 | Busbar | Oct. 1, 1950 | 108 | ||
Métro Lausanne | Lausanne | Switzerland | Europe | 1435 | 750 V | Busbar | Sep 18 2008 | 5.9 | Conversion of a rack railway driverless operation, largest difference in altitude in the world (336 m) |
Barcelona Metro | Barcelona | Spain | Europe | 1000 L8 1435 1674 L1 |
1200 V | Overhead line | Dec 30, 1924 | 143.3 | |
Metro Bilbao | Bilbao | Spain | Europe | 1000 | 1500 V | Overhead line | Nov 11, 1995 | 43.28 | |
Metro Madrid | Madrid | Spain | Europe | 1445 | Overhead line | Oct 17, 1919 | 293.0 | two vehicle profiles | |
Málaga Metro | Málaga | Spain | Europe | 1435 | Overhead line | Jul 30, 2014 | 11.3 | ||
Metro Seville | Seville | Spain | Europe | 1435 | 750 V | Overhead line | Apr 2, 2009 | 18.2 | |
Metro de Palma | Palma | Spain | Europe | 1000 | 1500 V | Overhead line | Apr 13, 2007 | 8.5 | |
Valencia Metro | Valencia | Spain | Europe | 1000 | Overhead line | Oct 8, 1988 | 186.4 | ||
Metro Prague | Prague | Czech Republic | Europe | 1435 | 750 V | Busbar | May 9, 1974 | 65.2 | |
Tunnel | Istanbul | Turkey | Europe | 1435 | Pull rope | Jan. 17, 1875 | 0.6 | Funicular; run underground |
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Istanbul Metro | Istanbul | Turkey | Europe / Asia | 1435 | Busbar | 16 Sep 2000 | 95.7 | ||
Fünik pupil Kabataş – Taksim | Istanbul | Turkey | Europe | 1435 | Pull rope | Jun 30, 2006 | 0.56 | Funicular; run underground |
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Kharkiv Metro | Kharkiv | Ukraine | Europe | 1520 | Busbar | 23 Aug 1975 | 38.1 | ||
Metro Dnipro | Dnipro | Ukraine | Europe | 1520 | Busbar | Dec 29, 1995 | 7.1 | ||
Donetsk Metro | Donetsk | Ukraine | Europe | 1520 | Busbar | under construction | |||
Kiev Metro | Kiev | Ukraine | Europe | 1520 | 825 | Busbar | Nov 6, 1960 | 67.4 | |
Metró Budapest | Budapest | Hungary | Europe | 1435 | 550 V 825 V |
Conductor rail (ceiling) Conductor rail (side) |
May 2, 1896 | 38.3 | oldest subway in continental Europe; two vehicle profiles |
Minsk Metro | Minsk | Belarus | Europe | 1520 | Busbar | Jun 26, 1984 | 37.3 |
North America
Surname | city | country | continent | Track width (mm) |
electricity | drive | opening | Network length (km) |
Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Santo Domingo Metro | Santo Domingo | Dominican Republic | North America | 1435 | Overhead line | Jan. 30, 2009 | 14.5 | ||
Metro Montreal | Montréal | Canada | North America | 1435 | 750 V | Busbar | Oct 14, 1966 | 69.2 | partially driverless operation with rubber tires |
Toronto Subway | Toronto | Canada | North America | 1435 1495 |
Busbar | March 30, 1954 | 76.9 | ||
SkyTrain Vancouver | Vancouver | Canada | North America | 1435 | Busbar | Jan. 3, 1986 | 79.5 | driverless operation predominantly elevated railway |
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Monterrey Metro | Monterrey | Mexico | North America | 1435 | Overhead line | Apr 25, 1991 | 32 | ||
Mexico City Metro | Mexico city | Mexico | North America | 1435 | 750 V | Busbar | 5th Sep 1969 | 201.4 | predominantly rubber tires |
MARTA | Atlanta | United States | North America | 1435 | 750 V | Busbar | Jun 30, 1979 | 77 | partly elevated railway |
Baltimore Metro | Baltimore | United States | North America | 1435 | Busbar | Nov 21, 1983 | 24.8 | partly elevated railway | |
MBTA | Boston | United States | North America | 1435 | Overhead contact line conductor rail |
Sep 1 1897 | 82.5 | ||
Chicago Elevated | Chicago | United States | North America | 1435 |
Steam busbar |
Jun 6, 1892 | 171 | predominantly above ground (as elevated railway or at ground level) | |
Red Line | Cleveland | United States | North America | 1435 | 600 V | Overhead line | March 15, 1955 | 30.7 | Mixed operation with light rail |
Los Angeles Metro | los Angeles | United States | North America | 1435 | Overhead contact line conductor rail |
Jul 14, 1990 | 120 | Subway and light rail | |
Miami-Dade Metrorail | Miami | United States | North America | 1435 | Busbar | May 20, 1984 | 39.3 | Elevated railway | |
New York City Subway | New York City | United States | North America | 1435 |
Steam busbar |
Oct 28, 1904 | 394 | two vehicle profiles | |
PATH | New York City / New Jersey | United States | North America | 1435 | 600 V | Busbar | Feb. 26, 1908 | 22.2 | |
Market – Frankford Line | Philadelphia | United States | North America | 1581 | Busbar | March 4, 1907 | 20.8 | ||
Broad Street Line | Philadelphia | United States | North America | 1435 | 600 V | Busbar | Sep 1 1928 | 19.3 | |
BEARD | San Francisco / Oakland | United States | North America | 1676 | Busbar | Sep 11 1972 | 167 | ||
Tren Urbano | San Juan | United States | North America | 1435 | 750 V | Busbar | Jun 6, 2005 | 17.2 | |
Metro Washington | Washington DC | United States | North America | 1435 | 750 V | Busbar | March 25, 1976 | 176.3 |
Central America
Surname | city | country | continent | Track width (mm) |
tension | drive | opening | Network length (km) |
Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Metro de Panamá | Panama City | Panama | Central America | 1435 | Overhead line | Apr 5, 2014 | 13.7 |
South America
Surname | city | country | continent | Track width (mm) |
tension | drive | opening | Network length (km) |
Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Subterraneanos de Buenos Aires | Buenos Aires | Argentina | South America | 1435 | 750 V E2 550 V |
Overhead contact line conductor rail |
Dec. 1, 1913 | 52.3 | oldest subway in South America |
Metro de Belo Horizonte | Belo Horizonte | Brazil | South America | 1600 | 3000 V | Overhead line | Aug 1, 1986 | 28.1 | 100% at ground level |
Metro Brasília | Brasília | Brazil | South America | 1600 | 750 V | Busbar | Sep 24 2001 | 42.4 | |
Metro de Fortaleza | Fortaleza | Brazil | South America | 1000 | Overhead line | Oct 24, 2012 | 43.0 | predominantly above ground (as elevated railway or at ground level) | |
Metro de Porto Alegre | Porto Alegre | Brazil | South America | 1600 | 3000 V | Overhead line | May 2, 1985 | 43.4 | 100% at ground level |
Metro Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | South America | 1600 | Busbar | March 15, 1979 | 40.9 | ||
Metro do Recife | Recife | Brazil | South America | 1600 | Overhead line | March 9, 1985 | 39.5 | 100% at ground level | |
Metro de Salvador | Salvador | Brazil | South America | 1435 | 3000 V | Overhead line | Jun 11, 2014 | 8.7 | predominantly above ground (as elevated railway or at ground level) |
Metro São Paulo | São Paulo | Brazil | South America | 1435 1600 |
Overhead contact line conductor rail |
Sep 14 1974 | 74.3 | partly driverless operation partly elevated railway |
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Metrô de Teresina | Teresina | Brazil | South America | 1000 | diesel | Nov 1, 1990 | 13.5 | 100% at ground level | |
Metro de Santiago | Santiago de Chile | Chile | South America | 1435 | Busbar | Sep 15 1975 | 110 | partly rubber tires | |
Metro Valparaíso | Valparaíso | Chile | South America | 1676 | Overhead line | Nov 19, 2005 | 43 | ||
Metro de Quito | Quito | Ecuador | South America | 1435 | Overhead line | under construction | 23 | ||
Metro de Medellin | Medellin | Colombia | South America | 1435 | 1500 V | Overhead line | Nov. 30, 1995 | 23.2 | two vehicle profiles, also operator of three gondola lines |
Tren Urbano | Lima | Peru | South America | 1435 | 1500 V | Overhead line | Jul 11, 2001 | 34.6 | Elevated railway |
Metro Caracas | Caracas | Venezuela | South America | 1435 | Busbar | Jan. 2, 1983 | 54.1 | ||
Maracaibo Metro | Maracaibo | Venezuela | South America | 1435 | Overhead line | Nov 25, 2006 | 6.5 | 100% above ground (as elevated railway or at ground level) |
See also
Web links
- Page overview of the most underground operations (Engl.)
- World metro list (at Metro Bits)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Fuzhou to enter metro era. Retrieved December 25, 2019 .
- ↑ ZX: China's first cross-Yellow River metro line begins trial operation. Xinhua , June 23, 2019, accessed July 2, 2019 .
- ↑ 高清 图 : 南昌 地铁 1 号 线 开通 人潮 汹涌 堪比 春运 - 江西 频道 - 人民网. Retrieved December 25, 2019 .
- ^ Qingdao subway system to launch in December. Retrieved December 25, 2019 .
- ↑ PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Ahmedabad Metro first phase, takes a ride. March 4, 2019, accessed December 25, 2019 .
- ↑ https://www.latestly.com/india/news/nagpur-metro-flagged-off-by-pm-narendra-modi-to-be-open-for-public-from-march-8-681132.html
- ^ Metro's Aqua line linking Noida and Gr Noida opens for public . In: The Economic Times . January 25, 2019 ( indiatimes.com [accessed December 25, 2019]).
- ↑ www.railwaygazette.com (English)
- ↑ nasrnews.ir (Persian)
- ↑ 春節 後 試 營運 機 捷 敲定 3 月 2 日 上路. Retrieved December 25, 2019 (Chinese (Traditional)).