Metro Rail Systems Around the World

As of 2021, 190+ cities around the world have metro rail systems. In some parts of the world, they are referred as subway, U-bahn, underground or simply train system.

The London Underground was the first underground metro system to open in 1863. Beijing Subway has the longest route length while the New York Subway has the most number of stations. China has the largest number (40+) of cities with a metro rail system.

This page links to information pages of all operational Indian metro systems and select metro systems from around the world.

Operational Metro Systems in India

• Kolkata Metro
• Delhi Metro
• Bangalore Metro
• Gurgaon Metro
• Mumbai Metro
• Jaipur Metro
• Chennai Metro
• Kochi Metro
• Lucknow Metro
• Hyderabad Metro
• Noida – Greater Noida Metro
• Ahmedabad Metro
• Nagpur Metro

Operational Metro Systems in Asia

• Sydney Metro
• Dubai Metro
• Doha Metro
• Mecca Metro
• Manila Metro
• Jakarta Metro

…more to be added!

Operational Metro Systems in South America

• Medellín Metro

…more to be added!

Operational Metro Systems in North America

• Atlanta Metro (MARTA)
• Miami – Dade County Metro
• Montreal Metro
• Vancouver SkyTrain Metro

…more to be added!

This page is perpetually under construction and was last updated: March 24, 2024