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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 million8,092,0005,029,0002006
46.Sao Paulo564 million8,938,0005,555,0002006
47.Sao Paulo564 million9,201,0005,718,0002006
48.Sao Paulo564 million8,456,0005,255,0002006
49.Sao Paulo564 million9,201,0005,718,0002006
50.Prague537 million9,086,0005,647,0002007
51.Prague537 million9,817,0006,101,0002007
52.Singapore524 million4,407,0002,739,0002006
53.Singapore524 million4,807,0002,988,0002006
54.Singapore524 million4,040,0002,511,0002006
55.Singapore524 million4,629,0002,877,0002006
56.Singapore524 million4,807,0002,988,0002006
57.Vienna477 million7,327,0004,554,0002007
58.Vienna477 million6,834,0004,247,0002007
59.Berlin466 million3,161,0001,965,0002006
60.Berlin466 million3,234,0002,010,0002006
61.Berlin466 million3,234,0002,010,0002006
62.Taipei416 million4,592,0002,854,0002007
63.Taipei416 million5,584,0003,470,0002007
64.Taipei416 million4,416,0002,745,0002007
65.Taipei416 million5,488,0003,411,0002007
66.Taipei416 million5,584,0003,470,0002007
67.Nagoya405 million4,551,0002,828,0002003
68.Nagoya405 million4,551,0002,828,0002003
69.Barcelona369 million3,162,0001,965,0002007
70.Barcelona369 million3,090,0001,921,0002007
71.Barcelona369 million3,462,0002,151,0002007
72.Barcelona369 million3,240,0002,013,0002007
73.Barcelona369 million3,339,0002,075,0002007
74.Barcelona369 million3,521,0002,188,0002007
75.Munich330 million3,568,0002,217,0002006
76.Munich330 million3,568,0002,217,0002006
77.Milan318 million4,263,0002,649,0002006
78.Milan318 million4,309,0002,678,0002006
79.Manila315 million6,893,0004,284,0002007
80.Manila315 million6,117,0003,801,0002007
81.Manila315 million6,893,0004,284,0002007
82.Stockholm297 million2,750,0001,709,0002006
83.Stockholm297 million2,810,0001,746,0002006
84.Kharkov290 million8,215,0005,106,0002006
85.Kharkov290 million8,215,0005,106,0002006
86.Athens284 million5,462,0003,394,0002005
87.Athens284 million5,462,0003,394,0002005
88.Athens284 million5,462,0003,394,0002005
89.Athens284 million5,462,0003,394,0002005
90.Budapest280 million8,485,0005,273,0002006
91.Budapest280 million8,485,0005,273,0002006
92.Toronto278 million3,899,0002,423,0002006
93.Toronto278 million3,899,0002,423,0002006
94.Caracas276 million4,562,0002,835,0002002
95.Caracas276 million4,562,0002,835,0002002
96.Caracas276 million4,562,0002,835,0002002
97.Rome272 million6,974,0004,335,0002002
98.Rome272 million7,273,0004,520,0002002
99.Buenos Aires264 million5,558,0003,454,0002006
100.Buenos Aires264 million5,739,0003,567,0002006
101.Buenos Aires264 million5,739,0003,567,0002006
102.Busan264 million2,779,0001,727,0002002
103.Busan264 million2,914,0001,811,0002002
104.Minsk264 million8,713,0005,415,0002006
105.Minsk264 million8,713,0005,415,0002006
106.Sapporo252 million5,250,0003,263,0001998
107.Sapporo252 million5,250,0003,263,0001998
108.Tehran250 million4,587,0002,851,0002005
109.Tehran250 million4,950,0003,077,0002005
110.Tehran250 million4,587,0002,851,0002005
111.Tehran250 million4,950,0003,077,0002005
112.Tehran250 million5,208,0003,237,0002005
113.Montreal219 million3,165,0001,967,0002006
114.Montreal219 million3,165,0001,967,0002006
115.Washington210 million1,227,000762,0002007
116.Washington210 million1,227,000762,0002007
117.Bangkok206 million4,449,0002,765,0002007
118.Bangkok206 million4,682,0002,910,0002007
119.Bangkok206 million2,750,0001,709,0002007
120.Bangkok206 million4,682,0002,910,0002007
121.Chicago187 million1,127,000700,0002005
122.Chicago187 million1,127,000700,0002005
123.Lisbon184 million4,488,0002,789,0002006
124.Lisbon184 million4,881,0003,033,0002006
125.Lisbon184 million4,881,0003,033,0002006
126.Lyon182 million5,928,0003,684,0002004
127.Lyon182 million5,928,0003,684,0002004
128.Hamburg180 million1,787,0001,111,0002006
129.Hamburg180 million1,787,0001,111,0002006
130.Delhi169 million2,485,0001,545,0002006
131.Delhi169 million1,218,000757,0002006
132.Delhi169 million1,345,000836,0002006
133.Delhi169 million1,881,0001,169,0002006
134.Delhi169 million2,272,0001,412,0002006
135.Delhi169 million2,572,0001,599,0002006
136.Delhi169 million1,345,000836,0002006
137.Delhi169 million1,758,0001,092,0002006
138.Delhi169 million2,209,0001,373,0002006
139.Baku161 million4,900,0003,045,0002006
140.Baku161 million5,079,0003,157,0002006
141.Baku161 million5,101,0003,171,0002006
142.Baku161 million5,385,0003,347,0002006
143.Yokohama150 million2,604,0001,619,0002000
144.Yokohama150 million3,375,0002,098,0002000
145.Medellin140 million4,861,0003,021,0002007
146.Medellin140 million4,861,0003,021,0002007
147.Rio de Janeiro135 million3,696,0002,297,0002006
148.Rio de Janeiro135 million3,214,0001,998,0002006
149.Rio de Janeiro135 million3,696,0002,297,0002006
150.Guangzhou134 million760,000472,0002005
151.Guangzhou134 million761,000473,0002005
152.Guangzhou134 million1,161,000722,0002005
153.Guangzhou134 million902,000561,0002005
154.Guangzhou134 million1,155,000718,0002005
155.Boston128 million2,116,0001,315,0002006
156.Boston128 million2,116,0001,315,0002006
157.Incheon119 million5,174,0003,216,0002004
158.Incheon119 million4,034,0002,507,0002004
159.Incheon119 million5,174,0003,216,0002004
160.Brussels113 million3,509,0002,181,0002006
161.Brussels113 million3,509,0002,181,0002006
162.Tbilisi112 million4,259,0002,647,0002006
163.Tbilisi112 million4,259,0002,647,0002006
164.Bucharest111 million1,762,0001,095,0001999
165.Bucharest111 million1,640,0001,019,0001999
166.Bucharest111 million1,762,0001,095,0001999
167.Kyoto111 million3,854,0002,395,0002000
168.Kyoto111 million3,546,0002,204,0002000
169.Ankara108 million4,675,0002,906,0001999
170.Ankara108 million4,675,0002,906,0001999
171.Fukuoka106 million3,557,0002,211,0002002
172.Fukuoka106 million3,557,0002,211,0002002
173.Warsaw106 million5,824,0003,620,0002006
174.Warsaw106 million4,690,0002,915,0002006
175.Kolkata100 million4,425,0002,750,0002000
176.Kolkata100 million6,061,0003,767,0002000
177.Kolkata100 million6,061,0003,767,0002000
178.San Francisco97 million581,000361,0002006
179.San Francisco97 million581,000361,0002006
180.Philadelphia95 million1,532,000952,0002005
181.Philadelphia95 million1,532,000952,0002005
182.Kobe92 million3,007,0001,869,0002000
183.Kobe92 million3,007,0001,869,0002000
184.Nuremberg92 million2,659,0001,653,0001997
185.Nuremberg92 million2,866,0001,781,0001997
186.Amsterdam91 million2,783,0001,730,0002002
187.Amsterdam91 million2,783,0001,730,0002002
188.Bilbao86 million2,210,0001,374,0002007
189.Bilbao86 million2,118,0001,316,0002007
190.Bilbao86 million2,210,0001,374,0002007
191.Rotterdam85 million1,537,000955,0002006
192.Rotterdam85 million1,809,0001,124,0002006
193.Kuala Lumpur84 million1,313,000816,0002000
194.Kuala Lumpur84 million1,313,000816,0002000
195.Lille74 million1,626,0001,011,0002004
196.Lille74 million1,626,0001,011,0002004
197.Shenzhen73 million3,395,0002,110,0002005
198.Shenzhen73 million2,885,0001,793,0002005
199.Shenzhen73 million3,395,0002,110,0002005
200.Tashkent69 million1,906,0001,185,0002006
201.Tashkent69 million1,906,0001,185,0002006
202.Vancouver69 million993,000617,0002006
203.Vancouver69 million1,380,000858,0002006
204.Vancouver69 million1,380,000858,0002006
205.Novosibirsk67 million4,685,0002,912,0002006
206.Novosibirsk67 million4,685,0002,912,0002006
207.Oslo64 million1,032,000642,0002005
208.Oslo64 million1,032,000642,0002005
209.Oslo64 million1,085,000674,0002005
210.Marseille58 million2,661,0001,654,0002003
211.Marseille58 million3,005,0001,868,0002003
212.Marseille58 million3,005,0001,868,0002003
213.Helsinki57 million2,714,0001,687,0002006
214.Helsinki57 million2,714,0001,687,0002006
215.Sendai57 million3,851,0002,394,0001999
216.Sendai57 million3,851,0002,394,0001999
217.Daegu51 million946,000588,0002004
218.Daegu51 million946,000588,0002004
219.Yekaterinburg45 million5,294,0003,290,0002006
220.Yekaterinburg45 million5,294,0003,290,0002006
221.Toulouse42 million1,527,000949,0002004
222.Toulouse42 million1,527,000949,0002004
223.Los Angeles41 million691,000430,0002006
224.Los Angeles41 million1,464,000910,0002006
225.Los Angeles41 million691,000430,0002006
226.Los Angeles41 million1,464,000910,0002006
227.Istanbul39 million2,600,0001,616,0002003
228.Istanbul39 million4,937,0003,068,0002003
229.Istanbul39 million4,588,0002,852,0002003
230.Newcastle38 million497,000309,0002006
231.Newcastle38 million497,000309,0002006
232.Copenhagen37 million1,762,0001,095,0002006
233.Copenhagen37 million1,762,0001,095,0002006
234.Pyongyang35 million1,556,000967,0001994
235.Pyongyang35 million1,556,000967,0001994
236.Nizhny Novgorod33 million2,129,0001,323,0002006
237.Nizhny Novgorod33 million2,129,0001,323,0002006
238.Atlanta31 million391,000243,0002004
239.Atlanta31 million391,000243,0002004
240.Izmir30 million2,609,0001,621,0002005
241.Izmir30 million2,609,0001,621,0002005
242.Naples29 million912,000567,0002006
243.Naples29 million963,000599,0002006
244.Sofia29 million1,611,0001,001,0002004
245.Sofia29 million2,929,0001,821,0002004
246.Sofia29 million1,859,0001,155,0002004
247.Sofia29 million2,929,0001,821,0002004
248.Rennes23 million2,556,0001,588,0002004
249.Rennes23 million2,556,0001,588,0002004
250.Hiroshima18 million978,000608,0002001
251.Hiroshima18 million978,000608,0002001
252.Miami17 million472,000293,0002006
253.Miami17 million472,000293,0002006
254.Brasilia16 million381,000237,0002002
255.Brasilia16 million381,000237,0002002
256.Brasilia16 million381,000237,0002002
257.Brasilia16 million516,000321,0002002
258.Tianjin15 million208,000130,0001993
259.Tianjin15 million208,000130,0001993
260.Yerevan15 million1,240,000770,0002006
261.Yerevan15 million1,240,000770,0002006
262.Baltimore13 million531,000330,0001998
263.Baltimore13 million531,000330,0001998
264.Glasgow13 million1,250,000777,0002006
265.Glasgow13 million1,250,000777,0002006
266.Dnepropetrovsk12 million1,690,0001,050,0002006
267.Dnepropetrovsk12 million1,690,0001,050,0002006
268.Samara12 million1,091,000678,0002006
269.Samara12 million1,176,000731,0002006
270.Kazan6 million723,000449,0002006
271.Kazan6 million882,000548,0002006
272.Kazan6 million882,000548,0002006
273.Cleveland5 million161,000100,0002000
274.Cleveland5 million161,000100,0002000





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