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List of metro systems in Europe

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Class H of the Berlin U-Bahn

The following is a list of metro systems in Europe, ordered alphabetically by country and city. Although the term metro (or métro, metró, metrosu, metropoliteni, or metropolitano / metropolitana in Southern Europe, or mietrapaliten / metropoliten in Eastern Europe) is widespread in Europe, there are also other names for rapid transit systems, such as subway, underground, tube, T-bane, tunnelbana or U-Bahn / S-Bahn.

Austria

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Vienna U-Bahn
U-Bahn Wien
Locale Vienna (South-west extension)
Began operation 8 May 1976[a]
Lines in operation 5
No. of stations 98
Network length 83.3 km (51.8 mi)
Ridership 459.8 million (2019)

The Tyrolian village of Serfaus also has a short metro, the U-Bahn Serfaus, which uses cushions instead of rails.

Azerbaijan

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Baku Metro
Bakı metropoliteni
Locale Baku (West-east extension - Completion Loop)}
  Blue Line
  Yellow Line
Began operation 9 November 1967
Lines in operation 3
No. of stations 27
Network length 40.7 km (25.3 mi)
Ridership 229.7 million (2019)

Belarus

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Minsk Metro
Мінскі Mетрапалітэн
Locale Minsk (North extension)
Began operation 30 June 1984
Lines in operation 3
No. of stations 33
Network length 40.8 km (25.4 mi)
Ridership 226.3 million (2021)

Belgium

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Brussels Metro
Métro de Bruxelles
Brusselse Metro
Locale Brussels 1 2 5 6 3
Began operation 20 September 1976
Lines in operation 2[b]
No. of stations 59
Network length 39.9 km (24.8 mi)
Ridership 87.6 million (2020)

Charleroi Light rail[c]
Métro Léger de Charleroi
Locale Charleroi  M1   M2   M3   M4   M5 
Began operation 21 June 1976
Lines in operation 2[d]
No. of stations 21
Network length 17.0 km (10.6 mi)
Ridership 5.6 million (2019)

Bulgaria

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Sofia Metro
Софийски Mетрополитен
Locale Sofia 1 2 3 4 3 (North extension) 1 (South extension)
2 (South extension & branch)
3 (branch)
Began operation 28 January 1998
Lines in operation 4[e]
No. of stations 47
Network length 52.0 km (32.3 mi)
Ridership 164.2 million (2023)

Czechia

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Prague Metro
Pražské Metro
Locale Prague A B C D D (North extension & branch)
Began operation 9 May 1974
Lines in operation 3
No. of stations 58
Network length 65.4 km (40.6 mi)
Ridership 568 million (2021)

Denmark

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Copenhagen Metro
Københavns Metro
Locale Copenhagen (South extension)
Began operation 19 October 2002
Lines in operation 2[f]
No. of stations 39
Network length 38.2 km (23.7 mi)
Ridership 73.4 million (2021)

Finland

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Helsinki Metro
Helsingin metro
Helsingfors metro
Locale Helsinki  M1   M2   M2  (East extension)
 M  (Second Line)
Began operation 2 August 1982
Lines in operation 1[g]
No. of stations 25
Network length 35.0 km (21.7 mi)
Ridership 60.4 million (2020)

France

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Lille Metro
Métro de Lille
Locale Lille Lille Metro Lille Metro Lille Metro (South-West extension)
Lille Metro (North-West extension)
Began operation 25 April 1983
Lines in operation 2
No. of stations 60
Network length 45.0 km (28.0 mi)
Ridership 127.6 million (2019)

Lyon Metro
Métro de Lyon
Locale Lyon Lyon Metro Line A Lyon Metro Line B Lyon Metro Line C Lyon Metro Line D
Began operation 9 December 1974
Lines in operation 4
No. of stations 42
Network length 34.4 km (21.4 mi)
Ridership 208.21 million (2023)

Marseille Metro
Métro de Marseille
Locale Marseille Marseille Metro Marseille Metro Marseille Metro (South-East extension)
Began operation 26 November 1977
Lines in operation 2
No. of stations 31
Network length 22.7 km (14.1 mi)
Ridership 76.6 million (2019)

Paris Métro
Métro de Paris
Locale Paris Paris Métro Line 1 Paris Métro Line 2 Paris Métro Line 3 Paris Métro Line 3bis Paris Métro Line 4 Paris Métro Line 5 Paris Métro Line 6 Paris Métro Line 7 Paris Métro Line 7bis Paris Métro Line 8 Paris Métro Line 9 Paris Métro Line 10 Paris Métro Line 11 Paris Métro Line 12 Paris Métro Line 13 Paris Métro Line 14 Paris Métro Line 15
Paris Métro Line 16
Paris Métro Line 17
Paris Métro Line 18
Paris Métro Line 1 (East extension)
Paris Métro Line 3 (West extension)
Paris Métro Line 5 (North & South extensions)
Paris Métro Line 7 (North extension)
Paris Métro Line 9 (East extension)
Paris Métro Line 10 (West & East extensions)
Paris Métro Line 12 (North & South extensions)
Paris Métro Line 13 (North extensions)
Paris Métro Line 17 (South extension)
Paris Métro Line 18 (North extension)
Paris Métro Line 19 (New line)
Paris Métro Line 3bisParis Métro Line 7bis (Merger)
Began operation 19 July 1900
Lines in operation 14[h]
No. of stations 320
Network length 245.6 km (152.6 mi)
Ridership 1411 million (2023)

Rennes Metro
Métro de Rennes
Locale Rennes Rennes Metro Rennes Metro
Began operation 15 March 2002
Lines in operation 2
No. of stations 28
Network length 22.4 km (13.9 mi)
Ridership 37.2 million (2019)

Toulouse Metro
Métro de Toulouse
Locale Toulouse Toulouse Metro Toulouse Metro Toulouse Metro
Toulouse Metro (South extension)
Began operation 26 June 1993
Lines in operation 2
No. of stations 38
Network length 28.2 km (17.5 mi)
Ridership 84.4 million (2021)

Germany

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Berlin U-Bahn
U-Bahn Berlin
Locale Berlin U1 U2 U3 U4 U5 U6 U7 U8 U9
Began operation 15 January 1902
Lines in operation 8[i]
No. of stations 175
Network length 155.4 km (96.6 mi)
Ridership 596 million (2019)

Frankfurt U-Bahn
U-Bahn Frankfurt
Locale Frankfurt U1 U2 U3 U4 U5 U6 U7 U8 U9
Began operation 4 October 1968
Lines in operation 4[j]
No. of stations 86
Network length 64.9 km (40.3 mi)
Ridership 132.2 million (2016)

Hamburg U-Bahn
U-Bahn Hamburg
Locale Hamburg U1 U2 U3 U4 U4 East extension
U5
U4 South extension
U5 Phase II
Began operation 15 February 1912
Lines in operation 3[k]
No. of stations 93
Network length 106.4 km (66.1 mi)
Ridership 249.5 million (2019)

Munich U-Bahn
U-Bahn München
Locale Munich Munich Metro Munich Metro Munich Metro Munich Metro Munich Metro Munich Metro Munich Metro Munich Metro Munich Metro West extension Munich Metro West extension
Began operation 19 October 1971
Lines in operation 3[l]
No. of stations 96
Network length 103.1 km (64.1 mi)
Ridership 429 million (2019)

Nuremberg U-Bahn
U-Bahn Nürnberg
Locale Nuremberg U1 U2 U3 U3 South-West extension
Began operation 1 March 1972
Lines in operation 2[m]
No. of stations 49
Network length 38.2 km (23.7 mi)
Ridership 114.6 million (2019)

Greece

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Athens Metro
Μετρό Αθήνας
Locale Athens Athens Metro Line 1 Athens Metro Line 2 Athens Metro Line 3 Athens Metro Line 4 Athens Metro Line 1 (North extension & branch)
Athens Metro Line 2 (North & South extensions)
Athens Metro Line 4 Phases II, III & branch
Began operation 21 July 1930[n]
Lines in operation 3
No. of stations 62[o]
Network length 71.0 km (44.1 mi)[p]
Ridership 259.2 million (2018)

Thessaloniki Metro
Μετρό Θεσσαλονίκης
Locale Thessaloniki
Began operation 30 November 2024
Lines in operation 1
No. of stations 13
Network length 14.28 km (8.9 mi)
Ridership 116.8 million (projected)

Hungary

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Budapest Metro
Budapesti Metró
Locale Budapest
Began operation 2 May 1896
Lines in operation 4
No. of stations 48
Network length 39.7 km (24.7 mi)
Ridership 382.6 million (2023)

Italy

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Brescia Metro
Metropolitana di Brescia
Locale Brescia  1 
Began operation 2 March 2013
Lines in operation 1
No. of stations 17
Network length 13.7 km (8.5 mi)
Ridership 18.7 million (2019)

Catania Metro
Metropolitana di Catania
Locale Catania  1   1  North-West & South-West extensions
Began operation 27 June 1999
Lines in operation 1
No. of stations 10
Network length 8.8 km (5.5 mi)
Ridership 5.8 million (2018)

Genoa Metro
Metropolitana di Genova
Locale Genoa  1   1  West extension  1  East & West extensions
Began operation 13 June 1990
Lines in operation 1
No. of stations 8
Network length 7.1 km (4.4 mi)
Ridership 5.8 million (2018)

Milan Metro
Metropolitana di Milano
Locale Milan North extension West extension
North & Branch extensions
North & South extensions
East Extension
North Extension
Began operation 1 November 1964
Lines in operation 5
No. of stations 112
Network length 111.8 km (69.5 mi)
Ridership 386.8 million (2019)

Naples Metro
Metropolitana di Napoli
Locale Naples Loop completion
East extension
West extension
Began operation 28 March 1993
Lines in operation 3
No. of stations 30
Network length 34.5 km (21.4 mi)
Ridership 43.5 million (2019)

Rome Metro
Metropolitana di Roma
Locale Rome West extension West extension
North & Branch extensions
West extensions


Began operation 9 February 1955
Lines in operation 3
No. of stations 73
Network length 59.4 km (36.9 mi)
Ridership 320 million (2018)

Turin Metro
Metropolitana di Torino
Locale Turin  1   1  West extension  1  South extension
 2 
Began operation 4 February 2006
Lines in operation 1
No. of stations 23
Network length 15.1 km (9.4 mi)
Ridership 42.5 million (2018)

Netherlands

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Amsterdam Metro
Amsterdamse Metro
Locale Amsterdam 50 51 52 53 54 52 (Schiphol extension)
Began operation 14 October 1977
Lines in operation 3[q]
No. of stations 39
Network length 42.7 km (26.5 mi)
Ridership 111.3 million (2019)

Rotterdam Metro
Rotterdamse Metro
Locale Rotterdam  A   B   C   D   E 
Began operation 9 February 1968
Lines in operation 2[r]
No. of stations 70
Network length 100.6 km (62.5 mi)
Ridership 99 million (2019)

Norway

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Oslo Metro
Oslo T-Bane
Locale Oslo Furusetbanen extension
Tøyen extension
Began operation 22 May 1966
Lines in operation 3[s]
No. of stations 101
Network length 85.0 km (52.8 mi)
Ridership 74 million (2020)

Poland

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Warsaw Metro
Metro Warszawskie
Locale Warsaw Line M1 Line M2 Line M2 West extension Line M2 Branch
Began operation 7 April 1995
Lines in operation 2
No. of stations 39
Network length 41.3 km (25.7 mi)
Ridership 195.4 million (2019)

Portugal

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Lisbon Metro
Metropolitano de Lisboa
Locale Lisbon South extension South-West extension
Began operation 29 December 1959
Lines in operation 4
No. of stations 56
Network length 44.5 km (27.7 mi)
Ridership 184.6 million (2019)

Porto Metro[t]
Metro do Porto
Locale Porto Porto Metro Porto Metro Porto Metro Porto Metro Porto Metro Porto Metro Porto Metro
Began operation 7 December 2002
Lines in operation 2[u]
No. of stations 82
Network length 67 km (41.6 mi)
Ridership 65.1 million (2022)[v]

Romania

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Bucharest Metro
Metroul din București
Locale Bucharest M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 North extension
M6
M2 North extension
M5 East extension
M6
Began operation 16 November 1979
Lines in operation 5[w]
No. of stations 64
Network length 80.1 km (49.8 mi)
Ridership 179.2 million (2019)

Russia

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Kazan Metro
Казанский Mетрополитен
Locale Kazan  1   2   1  North & South extensions
 2  North extension
 3 
 4 
Began operation 27 August 2005
Lines in operation 1
No. of stations 11
Network length 16.8 km (10.4 mi)
Ridership 21.5 million (2019)

Moscow Metro
Московский Mетрополитен
Locale Moscow #1 Sokolnicheskaya line #2 Zamoskvoretskaya line #3 Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya line #4 Filyovskaya line #5 Koltsevaya line #6 Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya line #7 Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya line #8 Kalininskaya line #9 Serpukhovsko-Timiryazevskaya line #10 Lyublinsko-Dmitrovskaya line #11 Bolshaya Koltsevaya line #12 Butovskaya line #15 Nekrasovskaya line #1 Sokolnicheskaya line South extension
#16 Troitskaya line
#3 Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya line East extension
#6 Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya line North extension
#8 Kalininskaya line Central section
#16 Troitskaya line North & South extensions
#17 Rublyovo-Arkhangelskaya line Rublyovo-Arkhangelskaya line
#18 Biryulyovskaya line Biryulyovskaya line
Began operation 15 May 1935
Lines in operation 17
No. of stations 265
Network length 435.7 km (270.7 mi)
Ridership 1618.2 million (2020)

Nizhny Novgorod Metro
Нижегородское Mетро
Locale Nizhny Novgorod Avtozavodskaya Line (1) Sormovskaya Line (2) Avtozavodskaya Line (1) East extension Avtozavodskaya Line (1) South extension
Sormovskaya Line (2) West and North-West extensions
Nagornaya Line (3)
Began operation 20 November 1985
Lines in operation 2
No. of stations 15
Network length 21.6 km (13.4 mi)
Ridership 20.4 million (2020)

Saint Petersburg Metro
Петербургский Mетрополитен
Locale Saint Petersburg West extension
North extension
West & South extensions
North section

Began operation 15 November 1955
Lines in operation 5
No. of stations 64
Network length 124.8 km (77.5 mi)
Ridership 495 million (2020)

Samara Metro
Самарское Mетро
Locale Samara  1   1  West extension & Branch
 2 
 3 
Began operation 27 August 2005
Lines in operation 1
No. of stations 10
Network length 12.7 km (7.9 mi)
Ridership 8.8 million (2020)

Spain

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Barcelona Metro
Metro de Barcelona
Locale Barcelona Central section East & West extensions
West extension
East & West extensions
Sagrera extension
East extension
South extension
West extension
Began operation 30 December 1924
Lines in operation 9[x]
No. of stations 166
Network length 147.2 km (91.5 mi)
Ridership 440 million (2023)

Bilbao Metro
Metro de Bilbao
Bilboko metroa
Locale Bilbao East & West extensions

Began operation 11 November 1995
Lines in operation 2[y]
No. of stations 48
Network length 51.0 km (31.7 mi)
Ridership 92.3 million (2023)

Madrid Metro
Metro de Madrid
Locale Madrid South extension
North-West extension
North extension
North & West extensions
Began operation 30 December 1924
Lines in operation 12
No. of stations 242
Network length 288.5 km (179.3 mi)
Ridership 662 million (2023)

Palma Metro
Metro de Palma
Locale Palma de Mallorca
Began operation 25 April 2007
Lines in operation 2
No. of stations 16
Network length 15.6 km (9.7 mi)
Ridership 2.4 million (2016)

Malaga Metro[z]
Metro de Málaga
Locale Malaga East extension North extension
Began operation 30 July 2014
Lines in operation 2
No. of stations 12
Network length 8.5 km (5.3 mi)
Ridership 13 million (2023)[aa]

Seville Metro
Metro de Sevilla
Locale Seville

Began operation 2 April 2009
Lines in operation 1
No. of stations 22
Network length 18.0 km (11.2 mi)
Ridership 20.4 million (2023)

Metrovalencia[ab]
Locale Valencia
Began operation 8 October 1988
Lines in operation 3[ac]
No. of stations 97
Network length 138 km (85.7 mi)
Ridership 90.4 million (2023)[ad]

Sweden

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Stockholm Metro
Stockholms tunnelbana
Locale Stockholm  10   11   13   14   17   18   19   10  North extension  10  11  South & East extensions
Yellow Line
New line
Began operation 1 October 1950
Lines in operation 3[ae]
No. of stations 100
Network length 105.7 km (65.7 mi)
Ridership 355 million (2018)

Switzerland

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Lausanne Métro
Métro de Lausanne
Locale Lausanne
Began operation 24 May 1991
Lines in operation 2
No. of stations 28
Network length 13.7 km (8.5 mi)
Ridership 45.4 million (2013)

Turkey

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Istanbul Metro[af]
İstanbul Metrosu
Locale Istanbul Line M1 Line M2 Line M3 Line M4 Line M5 Line M6 Line M7 Line M8 Line M9 M11 (Istanbul Metro) Line M1 West extension
Line M3 North & South extensions
Line M4 East extension
Line M5 East extension
Line M7 East & West extensions
Line M9 South extension
M10 (Istanbul Metro)
M11 (Istanbul Metro) South extension
M12 (Istanbul Metro)
Line M2 West, North & Branch extensions
Line M4 Branch extension
M10 (Istanbul Metro) North extension
M13 (Istanbul Metro)


Began operation 3 September 1989
Lines in operation 11
No. of stations 137
Network length 243.3 km (151.2 mi)
Ridership 542.5 million (2022)

Ukraine

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Dnipro Metro
Дніпровський Mетрополітен
Locale Dnipro  1   1  East extension  1  East & West extensions
Began operation 29 December 1995
Lines in operation 1
No. of stations 6
Network length 7.8 km (4.8 mi)
Ridership 3.6 million (2020)

Kharkiv Metro
Харківський Mетрополітен
Locale Kharkiv South extension East & West extensions
North & South extensions
North extension
Began operation 23 August 1975
Lines in operation 3
No. of stations 30
Network length 38.1 km (23.7 mi)
Ridership 128.1 million (2020)

Kyiv Metro
Київський Mетрополітен
Locale Kyiv West extension
South extension & Branch
East & West extensions
East & West extensions

Began operation 6 November 1960
Lines in operation 3
No. of stations 52
Network length 67.6 km (42.0 mi)
Ridership 279.5 million (2020)

Kryvyi Rih Metro[ag]
Криворізьке Mетро
Locale Kryvyi Rih
Began operation 26 December 1986
Lines in operation 1[ah]
No. of stations 9
Network length 14.7 km (9.1 mi)
Ridership 15.8 million (2009)[ai]

United Kingdom

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Glasgow Subway
Locale Glasgow
Began operation 14 December 1896
Lines in operation 1
No. of stations 15
Network length 10.5 km (6.5 mi)
Ridership 8 million (2021)

Docklands Light Railway
Locale London Thamesmead extension
Began operation 31 August 1987
Lines in operation 3[aj]
No. of stations 45
Network length 38.0 km (23.6 mi)
Ridership 39.9 million (2020)

London Underground
Locale London Lewisham extension
Began operation 10 January 1863[ak]
Lines in operation 11
No. of stations 272
Network length 402.0 km (249.8 mi)
Ridership 296 million (2021)

Tyne and Wear Metro
Locale Newcastle/Sunderland  Green   Yellow 
Began operation 11 August 1980
Lines in operation 2
No. of stations 60
Network length 77.5 km (48.2 mi)
Ridership 24.3 million (2021)

Notes

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  1. ^ Parts of the system opened in 1898 as part of the Vienna Stadtbahn
  2. ^ 4 services
  3. ^ the system is part-metro part-tramway. Only the metro sections are listed here
  4. ^ 4 services
  5. ^ 4 services
  6. ^ 4 routes
  7. ^ 2 routes
  8. ^ 16 routes
  9. ^ 9 services
  10. ^ 9 services
  11. ^ 4 services
  12. ^ 8 services
  13. ^ 3 services
  14. ^ Line 1 opened as a railway line in 1869
  15. ^ Another 4 stations are served via through operations of Line 3 on Proastiakos tracks to the Athens Airport
  16. ^ Another 20.7km is served via through operations of Line 3 on Proastiakos tracks to the Athens Airport
  17. ^ 5 services
  18. ^ 5 services
  19. ^ 5 services
  20. ^ The Porto Metro is actually a light rail system. Only grade-separated metro-like sections are listed here
  21. ^ 6 routes, all of which use a part of the grade-separated section
  22. ^ Figures account for the full system
  23. ^ 5 routes
  24. ^ 12 routes
  25. ^ 3 routes
  26. ^ Part of the system functions as at-grade light rail. Only underground sections are taken into account here
  27. ^ The figures are for the whole system, including the at-grade section
  28. ^ The system is a mix of light rail, tram and regional train. Only the underground rapid transit sections are listed here.
  29. ^ 6 out of 12 routes use the underground sections
  30. ^ Ridership figures refer to the whole system
  31. ^ 7 routes
  32. ^ Parts of the system are located in Asia
  33. ^ The system is part metro-part tram. Only the metro section is listed here.
  34. ^ 3 routes, all of which use the metro section
  35. ^ figures account for the whole system
  36. ^ 6 routes
  37. ^ Electrified in 1890