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Ridership


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Annual passenger numbers

Data by courtesy of John Kennes, who has gathered the info directly from the metro operators or their websites. The list is from July 2008. If you would like to discuss it, please visit the Metro Bits Forum.

Page updated 24 July 2008. To be added soon: sorting capability.




RankCityAnnual ridership      ... per km    ... per mile  Year
1.Tokyo3011 million10,305,0006,404,0002007
2.Tokyo3011 million9,888,0006,146,0002007
3.Moscow2529 million8,984,0005,584,0002007
4.Moscow2529 million8,374,0005,205,0002007
5.Moscow2529 million8,634,0005,366,0002007
6.Moscow2529 million8,464,0005,260,0002007
7.Seoul1655 million5,769,0003,585,0002007
8.Seoul1655 million5,769,0003,585,0002007
9.New York1635 million4,443,0002,761,0002007
10.New York1635 million4,419,0002,746,0002007
11.Mexico City1417 million7,025,0004,366,0002006
12.Mexico City1417 million7,025,0004,366,0002006
13.Paris1410 million6,620,0004,114,0002006
14.Paris1410 million6,651,0004,134,0002006
15.London1014 million2,485,0001,545,0002006
16.London1014 million2,485,0001,545,0002006
17.Osaka878 million6,372,0003,960,0002007
18.Osaka878 million6,372,0003,960,0002007
19.Hong Kong867 million4,983,0003,097,0002006
20.Hong Kong867 million4,609,0002,865,0002006
21.Hong Kong867 million9,527,0005,921,0002006
22.Saint Petersburg828 million7,514,0004,670,0002006
23.Saint Petersburg828 million7,848,0004,878,0002006
24.Saint Petersburg828 million7,848,0004,878,0002006
25.Shanghai814 million1,938,0001,205,0002007
26.Shanghai814 million2,437,0001,515,0002007
27.Shanghai814 million3,564,0002,215,0002007
28.Shanghai814 million1,938,0001,205,0002007
29.Shanghai814 million3,503,0002,177,0002007
30.Shanghai814 million3,564,0002,215,0002007
31.Beijing765 million3,845,0002,390,0002006
32.Beijing765 million3,362,0002,089,0002006
33.Beijing765 million5,412,0003,364,0002006
34.Madrid690 million2,442,0001,518,0002007
35.Madrid690 million2,430,0001,510,0002007
36.Kiev642 million10,736,0006,672,0002007
37.Kiev642 million10,918,0006,786,0002007
38.Cairo600 million9,160,0005,693,0002001
39.Cairo600 million9,160,0005,693,0002001
40.Santiago600 million6,494,0004,036,0002007
41.Santiago600 million7,229,0004,493,0002007
42.Santiago600 million7,229,0004,493,0002007
43.Santiago600 million7,229,0004,493,0002007
44.Sao Paulo564 million8,456,0005,255,0002006
45.Sao Paulo564 million9,201,0005,718,0002006
46.Sao Paulo564 million8,938,0005,555,0002006
47.Sao Paulo564 million9,201,0005,718,0002006
48.Prague537 million9,086,0005,647,0002007
49.Prague537 million9,817,0006,101,0002007
50.Singapore524 million4,407,0002,739,0002006
51.Singapore524 million4,807,0002,988,0002006
52.Singapore524 million4,040,0002,511,0002006
53.Singapore524 million4,629,0002,877,0002006
54.Singapore524 million4,807,0002,988,0002006
55.Vienna477 million7,327,0004,554,0002007
56.Vienna477 million6,834,0004,247,0002007
57.Berlin466 million3,161,0001,965,0002006
58.Berlin466 million3,234,0002,010,0002006
59.Berlin466 million3,234,0002,010,0002006
60.Taipei416 million4,592,0002,854,0002007
61.Taipei416 million5,584,0003,470,0002007
62.Taipei416 million4,416,0002,745,0002007
63.Taipei416 million5,488,0003,411,0002007
64.Taipei416 million5,584,0003,470,0002007
65.Nagoya405 million4,551,0002,828,0002003
66.Nagoya405 million4,551,0002,828,0002003
67.Barcelona369 million3,521,0002,188,0002007
68.Barcelona369 million3,240,0002,013,0002007
69.Barcelona369 million3,462,0002,151,0002007
70.Barcelona369 million3,162,0001,965,0002007
71.Barcelona369 million3,339,0002,075,0002007
72.Munich330 million3,568,0002,217,0002006
73.Munich330 million3,568,0002,217,0002006
74.Milan318 million4,309,0002,678,0002006
75.Milan318 million4,263,0002,649,0002006
76.Manila315 million6,117,0003,801,0002007
77.Manila315 million6,893,0004,284,0002007
78.Manila315 million6,893,0004,284,0002007
79.Stockholm297 million2,810,0001,746,0002006
80.Stockholm297 million2,750,0001,709,0002006
81.Kharkov290 million8,215,0005,106,0002006
82.Kharkov290 million8,215,0005,106,0002006
83.Athens284 million5,462,0003,394,0002005
84.Athens284 million5,462,0003,394,0002005
85.Athens284 million5,462,0003,394,0002005
86.Budapest280 million8,485,0005,273,0002006
87.Budapest280 million8,485,0005,273,0002006
88.Toronto278 million3,899,0002,423,0002006
89.Toronto278 million3,899,0002,423,0002006
90.Caracas276 million4,562,0002,835,0002002
91.Caracas276 million4,562,0002,835,0002002
92.Caracas276 million4,562,0002,835,0002002
93.Rome272 million6,974,0004,335,0002002
94.Rome272 million7,273,0004,520,0002002
95.Buenos Aires264 million5,739,0003,567,0002006
96.Buenos Aires264 million5,558,0003,454,0002006
97.Buenos Aires264 million5,739,0003,567,0002006
98.Busan264 million2,914,0001,811,0002002
99.Busan264 million2,779,0001,727,0002002
100.Minsk264 million8,713,0005,415,0002006
101.Minsk264 million8,713,0005,415,0002006
102.Sapporo252 million5,250,0003,263,0001998
103.Sapporo252 million5,250,0003,263,0001998
104.Tehran250 million4,587,0002,851,0002005
105.Tehran250 million4,950,0003,077,0002005
106.Tehran250 million4,950,0003,077,0002005
107.Tehran250 million5,208,0003,237,0002005
108.Montreal219 million3,165,0001,967,0002006
109.Montreal219 million3,165,0001,967,0002006
110.Washington210 million1,227,000762,0002007
111.Washington210 million1,227,000762,0002007
112.Bangkok206 million4,682,0002,910,0002007
113.Bangkok206 million4,449,0002,765,0002007
114.Bangkok206 million4,682,0002,910,0002007
115.Chicago187 million1,127,000700,0002005
116.Chicago187 million1,127,000700,0002005
117.Lisbon184 million4,488,0002,789,0002006
118.Lisbon184 million4,881,0003,033,0002006
119.Lisbon184 million4,881,0003,033,0002006
120.Lyon182 million5,928,0003,684,0002004
121.Lyon182 million5,928,0003,684,0002004
122.Hamburg180 million1,787,0001,111,0002006
123.Hamburg180 million1,787,0001,111,0002006
124.Delhi169 million1,758,0001,092,0002006
125.Delhi169 million2,209,0001,373,0002006
126.Delhi169 million2,485,0001,545,0002006
127.Delhi169 million1,345,000836,0002006
128.Delhi169 million1,881,0001,169,0002006
129.Delhi169 million2,272,0001,412,0002006
130.Delhi169 million2,572,0001,599,0002006
131.Baku161 million5,385,0003,347,0002006
132.Baku161 million4,900,0003,045,0002006
133.Baku161 million5,079,0003,157,0002006
134.Baku161 million5,101,0003,171,0002006
135.Yokohama150 million2,604,0001,619,0002000
136.Yokohama150 million3,375,0002,098,0002000
137.Medellin140 million4,861,0003,021,0002007
138.Medellin140 million4,861,0003,021,0002007
139.Rio de Janeiro135 million3,696,0002,297,0002006
140.Rio de Janeiro135 million3,214,0001,998,0002006
141.Rio de Janeiro135 million3,696,0002,297,0002006
142.Guangzhou134 million761,000473,0002005
143.Guangzhou134 million1,161,000722,0002005
144.Guangzhou134 million902,000561,0002005
145.Guangzhou134 million1,155,000718,0002005
146.Boston128 million2,116,0001,315,0002006
147.Boston128 million2,116,0001,315,0002006
148.Incheon119 million4,034,0002,507,0002004
149.Incheon119 million5,174,0003,216,0002004
150.Incheon119 million5,174,0003,216,0002004
151.Brussels113 million3,509,0002,181,0002006
152.Brussels113 million3,509,0002,181,0002006
153.Tbilisi112 million4,259,0002,647,0002006
154.Tbilisi112 million4,259,0002,647,0002006
155.Bucharest111 million1,762,0001,095,0001999
156.Bucharest111 million1,640,0001,019,0001999
157.Bucharest111 million1,762,0001,095,0001999
158.Kyoto111 million3,854,0002,395,0002000
159.Kyoto111 million3,546,0002,204,0002000
160.Ankara108 million4,675,0002,906,0001999
161.Ankara108 million4,675,0002,906,0001999
162.Fukuoka106 million3,557,0002,211,0002002
163.Fukuoka106 million3,557,0002,211,0002002
164.Warsaw106 million4,690,0002,915,0002006
165.Warsaw106 million5,824,0003,620,0002006
166.Kolkata100 million6,061,0003,767,0002000
167.Kolkata100 million4,425,0002,750,0002000
168.Kolkata100 million6,061,0003,767,0002000
169.San Francisco97 million581,000361,0002006
170.San Francisco97 million581,000361,0002006
171.Philadelphia95 million1,532,000952,0002005
172.Philadelphia95 million1,532,000952,0002005
173.Kobe92 million3,007,0001,869,0002000
174.Kobe92 million3,007,0001,869,0002000
175.Nuremberg92 million2,866,0001,781,0001997
176.Nuremberg92 million2,659,0001,653,0001997
177.Amsterdam91 million2,783,0001,730,0002002
178.Amsterdam91 million2,783,0001,730,0002002
179.Bilbao86 million2,118,0001,316,0002007
180.Bilbao86 million2,210,0001,374,0002007
181.Bilbao86 million2,210,0001,374,0002007
182.Rotterdam85 million1,809,0001,124,0002006
183.Rotterdam85 million1,537,000955,0002006
184.Kuala Lumpur84 million1,313,000816,0002000
185.Kuala Lumpur84 million1,313,000816,0002000
186.Lille74 million1,626,0001,011,0002004
187.Lille74 million1,626,0001,011,0002004
188.Shenzhen73 million3,395,0002,110,0002005
189.Shenzhen73 million2,885,0001,793,0002005
190.Shenzhen73 million3,395,0002,110,0002005
191.Tashkent69 million1,906,0001,185,0002006
192.Tashkent69 million1,906,0001,185,0002006
193.Vancouver69 million993,000617,0002006
194.Vancouver69 million1,380,000858,0002006
195.Vancouver69 million1,380,000858,0002006
196.Novosibirsk67 million4,685,0002,912,0002006
197.Novosibirsk67 million4,685,0002,912,0002006
198.Oslo64 million1,085,000674,0002005
199.Oslo64 million1,032,000642,0002005
200.Marseille58 million2,661,0001,654,0002003
201.Marseille58 million3,005,0001,868,0002003
202.Marseille58 million3,005,0001,868,0002003
203.Helsinki57 million2,714,0001,687,0002006
204.Helsinki57 million2,714,0001,687,0002006
205.Sendai57 million3,851,0002,394,0001999
206.Sendai57 million3,851,0002,394,0001999
207.Daegu51 million946,000588,0002004
208.Daegu51 million946,000588,0002004
209.Yekaterinburg45 million5,294,0003,290,0002006
210.Yekaterinburg45 million5,294,0003,290,0002006
211.Toulouse42 million1,527,000949,0002004
212.Toulouse42 million1,527,000949,0002004
213.Los Angeles41 million691,000430,0002006
214.Los Angeles41 million1,464,000910,0002006
215.Los Angeles41 million691,000430,0002006
216.Los Angeles41 million1,464,000910,0002006
217.Istanbul39 million4,588,0002,852,0002003
218.Istanbul39 million2,600,0001,616,0002003
219.Istanbul39 million4,937,0003,068,0002003
220.Newcastle38 million497,000309,0002006
221.Newcastle38 million497,000309,0002006
222.Copenhagen37 million1,762,0001,095,0002006
223.Copenhagen37 million1,762,0001,095,0002006
224.Pyongyang35 million1,556,000967,0001994
225.Pyongyang35 million1,556,000967,0001994
226.Nizhny Novgorod33 million2,129,0001,323,0002006
227.Nizhny Novgorod33 million2,129,0001,323,0002006
228.Atlanta31 million391,000243,0002004
229.Atlanta31 million391,000243,0002004
230.Izmir30 million2,609,0001,621,0002005
231.Izmir30 million2,609,0001,621,0002005
232.Naples29 million912,000567,0002006
233.Naples29 million963,000599,0002006
234.Sofia29 million1,611,0001,001,0002004
235.Sofia29 million2,929,0001,821,0002004
236.Sofia29 million1,859,0001,155,0002004
237.Sofia29 million2,929,0001,821,0002004
238.Rennes23 million2,556,0001,588,0002004
239.Rennes23 million2,556,0001,588,0002004
240.Hiroshima18 million978,000608,0002001
241.Hiroshima18 million978,000608,0002001
242.Miami17 million472,000293,0002006
243.Miami17 million472,000293,0002006
244.Brasilia16 million381,000237,0002002
245.Brasilia16 million381,000237,0002002
246.Brasilia16 million381,000237,0002002
247.Brasilia16 million516,000321,0002002
248.Tianjin15 million208,000130,0001993
249.Tianjin15 million208,000130,0001993
250.Yerevan15 million1,240,000770,0002006
251.Yerevan15 million1,240,000770,0002006
252.Baltimore13 million531,000330,0001998
253.Baltimore13 million531,000330,0001998
254.Glasgow13 million1,250,000777,0002006
255.Glasgow13 million1,250,000777,0002006
256.Dnepropetrovsk12 million1,690,0001,050,0002006
257.Dnepropetrovsk12 million1,690,0001,050,0002006
258.Samara12 million1,176,000731,0002006
259.Samara12 million1,091,000678,0002006
260.Kazan6 million723,000449,0002006
261.Kazan6 million882,000548,0002006
262.Kazan6 million882,000548,0002006
263.Cleveland5 million161,000100,0002000
264.Cleveland5 million161,000100,0002000





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