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Here is an alphabetical listing of cities which have a metro (also called underground or subway) system. In this listing, the local names (if any apply) of the transport system are mentioned as well. Some systems that are called light rail, but are essentially a metro system, are also included. On the other hand, systems that are called "metro" but are really light rail, are not included here but in List of light-rail transit systems.

Europe excl. Caucasus

Amsterdam, the Netherlands 1977 (metro, operated by GVB); under construction North/South Line
Antwerp, Belgium (metro, operated by http://www.delijn.be/)
Athens, Greece (Αττικό Μετρό)
Barcelona, Spain (Metro) – List of Barcelona metro stations
Berlin, Germany
- there are two systems that fit the underground definition, one called "S-Bahn", the other "U-Bahn". They are still separately administered for historical reasons. The U-Bahn is operated by the "BVG" (Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe; Berlin Traffic Works), which is owned by the city of Berlin (and which operates Berlin's tramways and buses as well), while the S-Bahn is operated by the "S-Bahn Berlin GmbH", a subsidiary of the "Deutsche Bahn" (German Railways).
Bilbao, Spain – List of Bilbao metro stations
Bochum, Germany
Bonn, Germany
Brussels, Belgium (Le Metro)
Bucharest, Romania (Bucharest Metro), List of Bucharest metro stations
Budapest, Hungary (Metro)
Cologne, Germany (Stadtbahn)
Copenhagen, Denmark (Metro)
Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
Dortmund, Germany
Essen, Germany, Germany
Frankfurt am Main, Germany (Die U-Bahn)
Glasgow, United Kingdom (The Clockwork Orange)
Hamburg, Germany
- Like in Berlin, there are two independent Metro-Systems in Hamburg: The U-Bahn, which is operated by the city-owned HHA (Hamburger Hochbahn AG [Hamburg Elevated Railways Inc.]), and the S-Bahn, operated by a subsidiary of the "Deutsche Bahn" (German Railways). This is for historical reasons.
Helsinki, Finland (Helsinki Metro) The most northerly metro in the world
Istanbul, Turkey
Kazan, Russia: under construction
Kharkov, Ukraine
Kiev, Ukraine
Krivoy Rog, Ukraine
Lille, France (VAL)
Lisbon, Portugal (Metropolitano de Lisboa)
Liverpool, United Kingdom (Merseyrail)
London, United Kingdom 1863
- London has two public metro systems; The London Underground also known as The Tube, and the Docklands Light Railway.
- There was also a third narrow-gauge system for parcels: the Post Office Railway.
Lyon, France (Metro)
Madrid, Spain (Metro) – List of Madrid metro stations
Marseille, France (Metro)
Milan, Italy
Minsk, Belarus
Moscow, Russia (Moskovskoye Metro)
Munich, Germany (U-Bahn)
Naples, Italy
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom (Tyne & Wear Metro)
Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Nuremberg, Germany (U-Bahn)
Oporto, Portugal
Oslo, Norway (T-banen = tunnel track) http://tramandmetro.info/tbane-1.html
Paris, France 1900 (Le Métro, RER and Orlyval) – List of Paris metro stations
Prague, Czech Republic (Metro, trams, and buses operated by Dopravni podnik hl.m Prahy, a.s.)
Rennes, France (VAL)
Rome, Italy
Rotterdam, the Netherlands 1968 (metro, operated by RET)
Samara, Russia
St. Petersburg, Russia
Stuttgart, Germany
Stockholm, Sweden - Stockholm Metro ("Stockholms Tunnelbana")
Toulouse, France (VAL)
Valencia, Spain
Vienna, Austria (U-bahn and trams operated by VOR - Verkehrsverbund Ost-Region)
Warsaw, Poland (Warsaw Metro)

Asia incl. Caucasus

Ankara, Turkey
Baky, Azerbaijan
Bangkok, Thailand - Skytrain; under construction Bangkok Subway
Beijing, China
Busan, South Korea (Subway)
Calcutta, India
Chelyabinsk, Russia: under construction
Chennai, India
Daegu, South Korea (Subway)
Delhi, India
Fukuoka, Japan
Guangzhou, China
Hong Kong, China ("MTR" or Mass Transit Railway)
Incheon, South Korea (Subway)
Izmir, Turkey
Krasnoyarsk, Russia: under construction
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Star LRT, Putra LRT
Kyoto, Japan
Metro Manila, Philippines (LRT; MRT-3 or Metrostar; MRT-2)
Nagoya, Japan
Novosibirsk, Russia
Omsk, Russia
Osaka, Japan (Osaka Municipal Subway)
Pyongyang, North Korea 1973 (Pyongyang metro, see unofficial website)
Sapporo, Japan
Sendai, Japan
Shanghai, China - in addition, has a maglev line to airport
Shenzhen, China - opening 2004
Singapore (MRT)
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Tbilisi, Georgia (Caucasus)
Tehran, Iran
Tianjin, China
Tokyo, Japan (Teito Rapid Transit Authority and Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation)
Yekaterinburg, Russia
Yerevan, Armenia
Yokohama, Japan

North America

Baltimore, Maryland
Boston, Massachusetts ("MBTA subway" or Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority or just "the T")
Chicago, Illinois (Chicago El)
Cleveland, Ohio (Rapid Transit (RTA))
Dallas, Texas (Dallas Area Rapid Transit)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Guadalajara, Mexico (tren eléctrico urbano)
Houston, Texas (METRORail, Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas) - Planned commuter rail, pending feasibility of commuter rail system in conjunction with existing light rail
Los Angeles, California (The Metro Red, Gold, Green, and Blue Lines)
Miami, Florida (Miami-Dade Transit)
Mexico City (El Metro)
Monterrey, Mexico (el metro, Metrorrey)
Montreal, Canada (the metro or métro) – List of Montreal metro stations
Newark, New Jersey, USA (Newark city subway; in addition, a branch of the PATH system links Newark to New York City)
New York City 1904
- the subway, which is operated by MTA New York City Transit, a subsidiary of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority;
- in addition, New York City is served by the Port Authority Trans-Hudson [PATH] underground trains, which connect the city to nearby suburbs in New Jersey and are operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority)
Portland, Oregon (3 mi segment of MAX Blue line)
San Francisco, California BART (1972)
Toronto, Canada - (operated by the TTC - Toronto Transit Commission) – List of Toronto subway stations
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Skytrain - (for most of its length this is an above-ground monorail system).
Washington DC (The Metro, operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, and the Congressional Subway) – List of Washington metro stations

South America

Belo Horizonte, Brazil (metro, operated by CBTU)
Brasilia, Brazil (metro)
Buenos Aires, Argentina (Subte)
Caracas, Venezuela (El Metro, operated by C.A. Metro de Caracas)
Medellin, Colombia (Metro de Medellin Ltda.)
Porto Alegre, Brazil (metro, operated by Trensurb)
Recife, Brazil (operated by CBTU Recife)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Metro Rio)
Santiago, Chile (Metro Santiago)
Sao Paulo, Brazil (Metro São Paulo)
Viña del Mar, Chile (in construction, should be ready in 2006)

Africa

Cairo, Egypt
Tunis, Tunisia (métro léger)

Oceania

Melbourne, Australia (simply known as the 'City Loop' because it is a simple circuit of the central business district with five stations)
Sydney, Australia (CityRail)

Top 10 in terms of annual passenger rides

Moscow 3.2 billion
Tokyo 2.7 billion
Seoul 1.6 billion
Mexico City 1.3 billion
New York City 1.3 billion
Paris 1.2 billion
Osaka 957 million
London 886 million (4.6 billion miles)
Hong Kong 798 million
St. Petersburg 784 million

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 * [[Hamburg]], [[Germany]]
 ** Like in [[Berlin]], there are two independent [[Metro]]-Systems in [[Hamburg]]: The [[U-Bahn]], which is operated by the city-owned [[HHA]] (Hamburger Hochbahn AG [Hamburg Elevated Railways Inc.]), and the [[S-Bahn]], operated by a subsidiary of the "[[Deutsche Bahn]]" (German Railways). This is for historical reasons.
-* [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]] (Metro) '''The most northerly metro in the world'''
+* [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]] ([[Helsinki Metro]]) '''The most northerly metro in the world'''
 * [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]]
 * [[Kazan]], [[Russia]]: under construction