Total rapid transit systems statistics by country
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This table is based on List of rapid transit systems. Countries can be sorted by total length of rapid transit systems, total number of stations and the year of opening of the earliest system.
| Rank | Country | Total length of rapid transit systems (km) |
Total number of stations in rapid transit systems |
The year first system was opened |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China |
1795.4 | 1072 | 1969 |
| 2 |  United States |
1242.1 | 1041 | 1897[1] |
| 3 |  Japan |
792.6 | 706 | 1927 |
| 4 |  South Korea |
786.5 | 639 | 1974[2] |
| 5 |  Germany |
772.8 | 654 | 1902 |
| 6 |  Spain |
640.8 | 639 | 1919 |
| 7 |  United Kingdom |
527.1 | 383 | 1863/1890[3] |
| 8 |  Russia |
480.9 | 298 | 1935 |
| 9 |  France |
354.0 | 473 | 1900[4] |
| 10 |  Brazil |
278.5 | 199 | 1974 |
| 11 |  Mexico |
259.0 | 224 | 1969 |
| 12 |  India |
246.3 | 194 | 1984 |
| 13 |  Canada |
183.8 | 184 | 1954 |
| 14 |  Denmark |
176.0 | 107 | 1934 |
| 15 |  Italy |
162.5 | 190 | 1955 |
| 16 |  Taiwan |
152.8 | 132 | 1996 |
| 17 |  Chile |
147.5 | 125 | 1975 |
| 18 |  Singapore |
146.5 | 89 | 1987 |
| 19 |  Ukraine |
120.8 | 91 | 1960 |
| 20 |  Iran |
120.1 | 64 | 1999 |
| 21 |  Colombia |
116.0 | 148 | 1995 |
| 22 |  Sweden |
105.7 | 100 | 1950 |
| 23 |  Turkey |
99.5 | 85 | 1996 |
| 24 |  Portugal |
99.0 | 114 | 1959 |
| 25 |  Netherlands |
88.0 | 71 | 1968 |
| 26 |  Norway |
84.2 | 104 | 1966 |
| 27 |  Thailand |
78.95 | 51 | 1999 |
| 28 |  Greece |
72.2 | 52 | 1904 |
| 29 |  Romania |
71.0 | 52 | 1979 |
| 30 |  Egypt |
69.8 | 60 | 1987 |
| 31 |  Austria |
69.5 | 84 | 1976 |
| 32 |  Venezuela |
68.8 | 56 | 1983 |
| 33 |  Czech Republic |
59.3 | 54 | 1974 |
| 34 |  Malaysia |
56.0 | 49 | 1996 |
| 35 |  Peru |
54.4 | 54 | 2010 |
| 36 |  Argentina |
52.3 | 74 | 1913 |
| 37 |  Philippines |
51.5 | 42 | 1984 |
| 38 |  Belgium |
50.8 | 68 | 1969 |
| 39 |  Uzbekistan |
39.1 | 29 | 1977 |
| 40 |  North Korea |
35.0 | 17 | 1973 |
| 41 |  Azerbaijan |
34.6 | 23 | 1967 |
| 42 |  Ireland |
33.0 | 30 | 1984 |
| 43 |  Hungary |
31.7 | 40 | 1896[5] |
| 44 |  Belarus |
30.3 | 25 | 1984 |
| 45 |  Georgia |
26.4 | 22 | 1966 |
| 46 |  Poland |
23.1 | 21 | 1995 |
| 47 |  Finland |
22.1 | 17 | 1982 |
| 48 |  Bulgaria |
18.0 | 14 | 1998 |
| 49 |  Dominican Republic |
14.5 | 16 | 2009 |
| 50 |  Armenia |
13.4 | 10 | 1981 |
| 51 |  Serbia |
8.0 | 5 | 2010 |
[edit] Notes
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This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (January 2009) |
- ^ "APTA 2006 Factbook". http://www.apta.com/resources/statistics/Documents/FactBook/APTA_2006_Fact_Book.pdf.
- ^ Includes rapid transit services only. Seoul Subway: 317km/293 stations, Korail-operated rapid transit lines: Uijeongbu to Incheon and Byeongjeom on Seoul Subway Line 1: 54.4km/47 stations, Daehwa to Jichuck on Seoul Subway Line 3: 19.2km/9 stations, Seolleung to Jukjeon on Bundang Line: 26.9km/19 stations, AREX, Sin Bundang Line, Incheon Subway, Busan Subway, Daegu Subway, Gwangju Subway and Daejeon Subway.
- ^ Badsey-Ellis, Antony (2005). London's Lost Tube Schemes. Harrow: Capital Transport. p. 320. ISBN 185414 293 3.
- ^ Statistiques Syndicat des transports d'Île-de-France rapport 2005 (French)
- ^ UNESCO Archived 17 January 2010 at WebCite
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