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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 million1,938,0001,205,0002007
30.Shanghai814 million3,503,0002,177,0002007
31.Shanghai814 million3,564,0002,215,0002007
32.Beijing765 million3,362,0002,089,0002006
33.Beijing765 million5,412,0003,364,0002006
34.Beijing765 million3,845,0002,390,0002006
35.Madrid690 million2,442,0001,518,0002007
36.Madrid690 million2,430,0001,510,0002007
37.Kiev642 million10,918,0006,786,0002007
38.Kiev642 million10,736,0006,672,0002007
39.Cairo600 million9,160,0005,693,0002001
40.Cairo600 million9,160,0005,693,0002001
41.Santiago600 million7,229,0004,493,0002007
42.Santiago600 million7,229,0004,493,0002007
43.Santiago600 million6,494,0004,036,0002007
44.Santiago600 million7,229,0004,493,0002007
45.Sao Paulo564 million8,938,0005,555,0002006
46.Sao Paulo564 million9,201,0005,718,0002006
47.Sao Paulo564 million8,456,0005,255,0002006
48.Sao Paulo564 million9,201,0005,718,0002006
49.Prague537 million9,817,0006,101,0002007
50.Prague537 million9,086,0005,647,0002007
51.Singapore524 million4,040,0002,511,0002006
52.Singapore524 million4,629,0002,877,0002006
53.Singapore524 million4,807,0002,988,0002006
54.Singapore524 million4,407,0002,739,0002006
55.Singapore524 million4,807,0002,988,0002006
56.Vienna477 million6,834,0004,247,0002007
57.Vienna477 million7,327,0004,554,0002007
58.Berlin466 million3,234,0002,010,0002006
59.Berlin466 million3,161,0001,965,0002006
60.Berlin466 million3,234,0002,010,0002006
61.Taipei416 million4,416,0002,745,0002007
62.Taipei416 million5,488,0003,411,0002007
63.Taipei416 million5,584,0003,470,0002007
64.Taipei416 million4,592,0002,854,0002007
65.Taipei416 million5,584,0003,470,0002007
66.Nagoya405 million4,551,0002,828,0002003
67.Nagoya405 million4,551,0002,828,0002003
68.Barcelona369 million3,240,0002,013,0002007
69.Barcelona369 million3,339,0002,075,0002007
70.Barcelona369 million3,521,0002,188,0002007
71.Barcelona369 million3,162,0001,965,0002007
72.Barcelona369 million3,090,0001,921,0002007
73.Barcelona369 million3,462,0002,151,0002007
74.Munich330 million3,568,0002,217,0002006
75.Munich330 million3,568,0002,217,0002006
76.Milan318 million4,309,0002,678,0002006
77.Milan318 million4,263,0002,649,0002006
78.Manila315 million6,117,0003,801,0002007
79.Manila315 million6,893,0004,284,0002007
80.Manila315 million6,893,0004,284,0002007
81.Stockholm297 million2,810,0001,746,0002006
82.Stockholm297 million2,750,0001,709,0002006
83.Kharkov290 million8,215,0005,106,0002006
84.Kharkov290 million8,215,0005,106,0002006
85.Athens284 million5,462,0003,394,0002005
86.Athens284 million5,462,0003,394,0002005
87.Athens284 million5,462,0003,394,0002005
88.Athens284 million5,462,0003,394,0002005
89.Budapest280 million8,485,0005,273,0002006
90.Budapest280 million8,485,0005,273,0002006
91.Toronto278 million3,899,0002,423,0002006
92.Toronto278 million3,899,0002,423,0002006
93.Caracas276 million4,562,0002,835,0002002
94.Caracas276 million4,562,0002,835,0002002
95.Caracas276 million4,562,0002,835,0002002
96.Rome272 million7,273,0004,520,0002002
97.Rome272 million6,974,0004,335,0002002
98.Buenos Aires264 million5,739,0003,567,0002006
99.Buenos Aires264 million5,739,0003,567,0002006
100.Buenos Aires264 million5,558,0003,454,0002006
101.Busan264 million2,914,0001,811,0002002
102.Busan264 million2,779,0001,727,0002002
103.Minsk264 million8,713,0005,415,0002006
104.Minsk264 million8,713,0005,415,0002006
105.Sapporo252 million5,250,0003,263,0001998
106.Sapporo252 million5,250,0003,263,0001998
107.Tehran250 million4,587,0002,851,0002005
108.Tehran250 million4,950,0003,077,0002005
109.Tehran250 million5,208,0003,237,0002005
110.Tehran250 million4,587,0002,851,0002005
111.Tehran250 million4,950,0003,077,0002005
112.Montreal219 million3,165,0001,967,0002006
113.Montreal219 million3,165,0001,967,0002006
114.Washington210 million1,227,000762,0002007
115.Washington210 million1,227,000762,0002007
116.Bangkok206 million2,750,0001,709,0002007
117.Bangkok206 million4,682,0002,910,0002007
118.Bangkok206 million4,449,0002,765,0002007
119.Bangkok206 million4,682,0002,910,0002007
120.Chicago187 million1,127,000700,0002005
121.Chicago187 million1,127,000700,0002005
122.Lisbon184 million4,881,0003,033,0002006
123.Lisbon184 million4,488,0002,789,0002006
124.Lisbon184 million4,881,0003,033,0002006
125.Lyon182 million5,928,0003,684,0002004
126.Lyon182 million5,928,0003,684,0002004
127.Hamburg180 million1,787,0001,111,0002006
128.Hamburg180 million1,787,0001,111,0002006
129.Delhi169 million2,272,0001,412,0002006
130.Delhi169 million2,572,0001,599,0002006
131.Delhi169 million1,345,000836,0002006
132.Delhi169 million1,758,0001,092,0002006
133.Delhi169 million2,209,0001,373,0002006
134.Delhi169 million2,485,0001,545,0002006
135.Delhi169 million1,218,000757,0002006
136.Delhi169 million1,345,000836,0002006
137.Delhi169 million1,881,0001,169,0002006
138.Baku161 million5,101,0003,171,0002006
139.Baku161 million5,385,0003,347,0002006
140.Baku161 million4,900,0003,045,0002006
141.Baku161 million5,079,0003,157,0002006
142.Yokohama150 million3,375,0002,098,0002000
143.Yokohama150 million2,604,0001,619,0002000
144.Medellin140 million4,861,0003,021,0002007
145.Medellin140 million4,861,0003,021,0002007
146.Rio de Janeiro135 million3,214,0001,998,0002006
147.Rio de Janeiro135 million3,696,0002,297,0002006
148.Rio de Janeiro135 million3,696,0002,297,0002006
149.Guangzhou134 million902,000561,0002005
150.Guangzhou134 million1,155,000718,0002005
151.Guangzhou134 million761,000473,0002005
152.Guangzhou134 million1,161,000722,0002005
153.Boston128 million2,116,0001,315,0002006
154.Boston128 million2,116,0001,315,0002006
155.Incheon119 million5,174,0003,216,0002004
156.Incheon119 million4,034,0002,507,0002004
157.Incheon119 million5,174,0003,216,0002004
158.Brussels113 million3,509,0002,181,0002006
159.Brussels113 million3,509,0002,181,0002006
160.Tbilisi112 million4,259,0002,647,0002006
161.Tbilisi112 million4,259,0002,647,0002006
162.Bucharest111 million1,762,0001,095,0001999
163.Bucharest111 million1,762,0001,095,0001999
164.Bucharest111 million1,640,0001,019,0001999
165.Kyoto111 million3,854,0002,395,0002000
166.Kyoto111 million3,546,0002,204,0002000
167.Ankara108 million4,675,0002,906,0001999
168.Ankara108 million4,675,0002,906,0001999
169.Fukuoka106 million3,557,0002,211,0002002
170.Fukuoka106 million3,557,0002,211,0002002
171.Warsaw106 million5,824,0003,620,0002006
172.Warsaw106 million4,690,0002,915,0002006
173.Kolkata100 million4,425,0002,750,0002000
174.Kolkata100 million6,061,0003,767,0002000
175.Kolkata100 million6,061,0003,767,0002000
176.San Francisco97 million581,000361,0002006
177.San Francisco97 million581,000361,0002006
178.Philadelphia95 million1,532,000952,0002005
179.Philadelphia95 million1,532,000952,0002005
180.Kobe92 million3,007,0001,869,0002000
181.Kobe92 million3,007,0001,869,0002000
182.Nuremberg92 million2,659,0001,653,0001997
183.Nuremberg92 million2,866,0001,781,0001997
184.Amsterdam91 million2,783,0001,730,0002002
185.Amsterdam91 million2,783,0001,730,0002002
186.Bilbao86 million2,210,0001,374,0002007
187.Bilbao86 million2,118,0001,316,0002007
188.Bilbao86 million2,210,0001,374,0002007
189.Rotterdam85 million1,537,000955,0002006
190.Rotterdam85 million1,809,0001,124,0002006
191.Kuala Lumpur84 million1,313,000816,0002000
192.Kuala Lumpur84 million1,313,000816,0002000
193.Lille74 million1,626,0001,011,0002004
194.Lille74 million1,626,0001,011,0002004
195.Shenzhen73 million3,395,0002,110,0002005
196.Shenzhen73 million3,395,0002,110,0002005
197.Shenzhen73 million2,885,0001,793,0002005
198.Tashkent69 million1,906,0001,185,0002006
199.Tashkent69 million1,906,0001,185,0002006
200.Vancouver69 million993,000617,0002006
201.Vancouver69 million1,380,000858,0002006
202.Vancouver69 million1,380,000858,0002006
203.Novosibirsk67 million4,685,0002,912,0002006
204.Novosibirsk67 million4,685,0002,912,0002006
205.Oslo64 million1,032,000642,0002005
206.Oslo64 million1,085,000674,0002005
207.Marseille58 million3,005,0001,868,0002003
208.Marseille58 million2,661,0001,654,0002003
209.Marseille58 million3,005,0001,868,0002003
210.Helsinki57 million2,714,0001,687,0002006
211.Helsinki57 million2,714,0001,687,0002006
212.Sendai57 million3,851,0002,394,0001999
213.Sendai57 million3,851,0002,394,0001999
214.Daegu51 million946,000588,0002004
215.Daegu51 million946,000588,0002004
216.Yekaterinburg45 million5,294,0003,290,0002006
217.Yekaterinburg45 million5,294,0003,290,0002006
218.Toulouse42 million1,527,000949,0002004
219.Toulouse42 million1,527,000949,0002004
220.Los Angeles41 million691,000430,0002006
221.Los Angeles41 million1,464,000910,0002006
222.Los Angeles41 million691,000430,0002006
223.Los Angeles41 million1,464,000910,0002006
224.Istanbul39 million2,600,0001,616,0002003
225.Istanbul39 million4,937,0003,068,0002003
226.Istanbul39 million4,588,0002,852,0002003
227.Newcastle38 million497,000309,0002006
228.Newcastle38 million497,000309,0002006
229.Copenhagen37 million1,762,0001,095,0002006
230.Copenhagen37 million1,762,0001,095,0002006
231.Pyongyang35 million1,556,000967,0001994
232.Pyongyang35 million1,556,000967,0001994
233.Nizhny Novgorod33 million2,129,0001,323,0002006
234.Nizhny Novgorod33 million2,129,0001,323,0002006
235.Atlanta31 million391,000243,0002004
236.Atlanta31 million391,000243,0002004
237.Izmir30 million2,609,0001,621,0002005
238.Izmir30 million2,609,0001,621,0002005
239.Naples29 million963,000599,0002006
240.Naples29 million912,000567,0002006
241.Sofia29 million1,859,0001,155,0002004
242.Sofia29 million2,929,0001,821,0002004
243.Sofia29 million1,611,0001,001,0002004
244.Sofia29 million2,929,0001,821,0002004
245.Rennes23 million2,556,0001,588,0002004
246.Rennes23 million2,556,0001,588,0002004
247.Hiroshima18 million978,000608,0002001
248.Hiroshima18 million978,000608,0002001
249.Miami17 million472,000293,0002006
250.Miami17 million472,000293,0002006
251.Brasilia16 million381,000237,0002002
252.Brasilia16 million516,000321,0002002
253.Brasilia16 million381,000237,0002002
254.Brasilia16 million381,000237,0002002
255.Tianjin15 million208,000130,0001993
256.Tianjin15 million208,000130,0001993
257.Yerevan15 million1,240,000770,0002006
258.Yerevan15 million1,240,000770,0002006
259.Baltimore13 million531,000330,0001998
260.Baltimore13 million531,000330,0001998
261.Glasgow13 million1,250,000777,0002006
262.Glasgow13 million1,250,000777,0002006
263.Dnepropetrovsk12 million1,690,0001,050,0002006
264.Dnepropetrovsk12 million1,690,0001,050,0002006
265.Samara12 million1,176,000731,0002006
266.Samara12 million1,091,000678,0002006
267.Kazan6 million882,000548,0002006
268.Kazan6 million723,000449,0002006
269.Kazan6 million882,000548,0002006
270.Cleveland5 million161,000100,0002000
271.Cleveland5 million161,000100,0002000







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