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Nordpil 2010. Ticket prices by UBS (Prices and Earnings , 2009, PDF , p. 20). Gauge, voltage, train width, and non-numerical data by Mike Rohde. Cities found their way into the list according to Metrobits' criteria .
# 1 India 171.0 km 73 2,515 m 2 10 Jan 1863 United Kingdom 402.0 km 270 1,552 m 3.21 million 3 6 Jun 1892 USA 166.0 km 153 1,145 m 608,000 4 2 May 1896 Hungary 33.0 km 42 846 m 827,000 5 14 Dec 1896 United Kingdom 10.4 km 15 743 m 35,600 6 1 Sep 1897 USA 60.5 km 66 960 m 403,000 7 19 Jul 1900 France 219.9 km 383 599 m 4.18 million 8 1 Mar 1901 Germany 13.3 km 20 700 m 9 18 Feb 1902 Germany 147.4 km 195 797 m 1.38 million 10 27 Oct 1904 USA 370.4 km 469 838 m 4.53 million 11 4 Mar 1907 USA 62.0 km 66 984 m 293,000 12 1 Mar 1912 Germany 104.7 km 99 1,102 m 545,000 13 1 Dec 1913 Argentina 53.9 km 85 682 m 844,000 14 17 Oct 1919 Spain 293.0 km 292 1,050 m 1.74 million 15 30 Dec 1924 Spain 139.4 km 178 835 m 1.07 million 16 1926 Australia 22.1 km 14 2,005 m 17 30 Dec 1927 Japan 304.5 km 290 1,099 m 8.5 million 18 20 May 1933 Japan 137.8 km 133 1,111 m 2.29 million 19 15 May 1935 Russia 333.6 km 200 1,774 m 6.55 million 20 26 May 1935 USA 2.2 km 4 733 m 21 1 Oct 1950 Sweden 105.7 km 104 1,047 m 847,000 22 1954 Greece 60.3 km 65 973 m 937,000 23 30 Apr 1954 Canada 71.3 km 74 1,019 m 762,000 24 10 Feb 1955 Italy 61.0 km 74 859 m 907,000 25 15 Mar 1955 USA 31.0 km 18 1,824 m 16,400 26 15 Nov 1955 Russia 113.5 km 67 1,831 m 2.15 million 27 15 Nov 1957 Japan 93.1 km 97 1,001 m 1.17 million 28 1959 Israel 1.8 km 6 350 m 29 29 Dec 1959 Portugal 44.3 km 56 852 m 501,000 30 22 Oct 1960 Ukraine 67.6 km 52 1,380 m 1.42 million 31 1 Nov 1964 Italy 96.9 km 113 889 m 899,000 32 11 Jan 1966 Georgia 26.3 km 22 1,315 m 241,000 33 22 May 1966 Norway 62.0 km 77 861 m 208,000 34 10 Jun 1966 Germany 24.0 km 19 1,412 m 35 14 Oct 1966 Canada 69.2 km 73 1,003 m 600,000 36 5 Oct 1967 Germany 20.2 km 27 842 m 37 6 Nov 1967 Azerbaijan 36.6 km 25 1,662 m 501,000 38 10 Feb 1968 Netherlands 47.0 km 38 1,306 m 238,000 39 4 Oct 1968 Germany 20.5 km 31 732 m 40 11 Oct 1968 Germany 47.4 km 55 1,185 m 41 29 May 1969 Germany 4.0 km 11 364 m 42 5 Sep 1969 Mexico 180.0 km 195 984 m 4.41 million 43 1 Oct 1969 China 554.0 km 334 1,753 m 6.74 million 44 3 Mar 1970 Japan 6.6 km 8 943 m 45 21 Sep 1971 Germany 5.2 km 7 1,733 m 46 19 Oct 1971 Germany 94.2 km 102 981 m 986,000 47 16 Dec 1971 Japan 48.0 km 49 1,043 m 573,000 48 1 Mar 1972 Germany 36.0 km 48 800 m 323,000 49 11 Sep 1972 USA 166.9 km 44 4,279 m 304,000 50 16 Dec 1972 Japan 57.6 km 48 1,280 m 542,000 51 6 Sep 1973 North Korea 22.5 km 16 1,607 m 98,600 52 9 May 1974 Czech Republic 65.1 km 61 1,122 m 1.45 million 53 15 Aug 1974 South Korea 326.5 km 302 1,114 m 6.9 million 54 14 Sep 1974 Brazil 78.4 km 71 1,206 m 2.4 million 55 22 Mar 1975 Germany 9.0 km 12 818 m 56 25 Mar 1975 Belgium 7.6 km 11 844 m 57 23 Aug 1975 Ukraine 37.4 km 29 1,438 m 685,000 58 15 Sep 1975 Chile 102.4 km 108 994 m 1.75 million 59 28 Sep 1975 Germany 18.6 km 21 1,033 m 60 27 Mar 1976 USA 189.9 km 95 2,134 m 597,000 61 17 May 1976 Germany 29.5 km 37 866 m 62 21 Jun 1976 Belgium 17.5 km 23 921 m 63 20 Sep 1976 Belgium 32.2 km 61 555 m 364,000 64 13 Mar 1977 Japan 30.6 km 26 1,275 m 332,000 65 16 Oct 1977 Netherlands 32.7 km 33 1,128 m 233,000 66 6 Nov 1977 Uzbekistan 36.2 km 29 1,392 m 178,000 67 26 Nov 1977 France 21.8 km 30 779 m 205,000 68 25 Feb 1978 Austria 79.0 km 104 798 m 1.46 million 69 22 Apr 1978 Canada 20.4 km 15 1,457 m 70 28 Apr 1978 France 31.8 km 44 795 m 704,000 71 5 Mar 1979 Brazil 42.0 km 36 1,235 m 581,000 72 26 May 1979 Germany 21.5 km 29 797 m 73 30 Jun 1979 USA 79.2 km 39 2,141 m 93,200 74 1 Oct 1979 Hong Kong S.A.R. 178.0 km 97 2,046 m 3.96 million 75 3 Nov 1979 Germany 9.0 km 13 819 m 76 16 Nov 1979 Romania 69.3 km 50 1,505 m 468,000 77 7 Aug 1980 United Kingdom 76.5 km 61 1,297 m 104,000 78 7 Mar 1981 Armenia 12.1 km 10 1,344 m 46,600 79 1 Apr 1981 Japan 31.3 km 32 1,043 m 345,000 80 26 Jul 1981 Japan 29.8 km 35 931 m 340,000 81 4 Oct 1981 Germany 13.0 km 20 721 m 82 3 Aug 1982 Finland 21.0 km 17 1,313 m 170,000 83 27 Mar 1983 Venezuela 66.5 km 54 1,386 m 1.33 million 84 25 Apr 1983 France 45.5 km 62 758 m 263,000 85 21 Nov 1983 USA 24.5 km 14 1,885 m 49,300 86 21 May 1984 USA 39.8 km 23 1,809 m 49,300 87 26 Jun 1984 Belarus 37.2 km 29 1,379 m 770,000 88 1 Sep 1984 Germany 5.5 km 9 690 m 89 24 Oct 1984 India 29.7 km 24 1,291 m 474,000 90 5 Nov 1984 Russia 6.8 km 6 1,360 m 91 1 Dec 1984 Philippines 51.5 km 44 1,256 m 948,000 92 9 Jan 1985 Japan 8.8 km 13 733 m 93 2 Mar 1985 Brazil 33.8 km 17 2,112 m 94 11 Mar 1985 Brazil 39.7 km 30 1,418 m 95 18 May 1985 USA 8.4 km 8 1,194 m 96 3 Jul 1985 USA 4.8 km 6 960 m 97 19 Jul 1985 South Korea 133.4 km 128 1,085 m 877,000 98 20 Nov 1985 Russia 18.9 km 15 1,454 m 74,000 99 3 Jan 1986 Canada 69.5 km 49 1,511 m 329,000 100 7 Jan 1986 Russia 16.4 km 13 1,487 m 208,000 101 1 Aug 1986 Brazil 28.1 km 19 1,563 m 102 26 Dec 1986 Ukraine 18.0 km 12 1,636 m 103 Jul 1987 USA 4.8 km 13 400 m 104 15 Jul 1987 Japan 28.7 km 30 1,025 m 159,000 105 27 Sep 1987 Egypt 77.9 km 64 1,277 m 2.29 million 106 7 Nov 1987 Singapore 167.4 km 118 1,481 m 2.18 million 107 26 Dec 1987 Russia 11.6 km 10 1,289 m 43,800 108 28 Mar 1988 Japan 15.5 km 18 969 m 109 3 Oct 1988 Spain 31.8 km 38 909 m 110 30 May 1989 USA 6.9 km 6 1,380 m 111 1 Sep 1989 Mexico 24.0 km 29 889 m 112 13 Jun 1990 Italy 7.1 km 8 1,014 m 113 25 Apr 1991 Mexico 31.5 km 32 1,050 m 378,000 114 26 Apr 1991 Russia 12.7 km 9 1,587 m 104,000 115 24 May 1991 Switzerland 13.7 km 29 507 m 116 11 Jul 1992 Germany 14.3 km 13 1,304 m 117 30 Jan 1993 USA 59.3 km 30 2,196 m 126,000 118 28 Mar 1993 Italy 34.8 km 33 1,160 m 95,900 119 26 Jun 1993 France 27.5 km 38 764 m 282,000 120 31 Jul 1993 USA 73.4 km 37 2,097 m 121 20 Aug 1994 Japan 18.4 km 22 876 m 49,300 122 17 Dec 1994 France 2.2 km 5 550 m 123 7 Apr 1995 Poland 28.7 km 28 1,104 m 384,000 124 10 Apr 1995 China 588.0 km 364 1,680 m 6.24 million 125 11 Nov 1995 Spain 43.4 km 41 1,113 m 247,000 126 30 Nov 1995 Colombia 28.8 km 26 1,200 m 466,000 127 29 Dec 1995 Ukraine 7.1 km 6 1,420 m 24,700 128 28 Mar 1996 Taiwan 131.3 km 117 1,172 m 1.79 million 129 30 Aug 1996 Turkey 55.1 km 45 1,344 m 310,000 130 16 Dec 1996 Malaysia 100.1 km 84 1,236 m 299,000 131 1 Mar 1997 Poland 6.1 km 6 1,220 m 132 19 Oct 1997 India 37.0 km 24 1,682 m 133 26 Nov 1997 South Korea 81.2 km 89 944 m 348,000 134 28 Jan 1998 Bulgaria 36.2 km 34 1,131 m 79,500 135 27 Nov 1998 Japan 16.0 km 19 889 m 136 27 Jun 1999 Italy 3.8 km 6 760 m 137 28 Jun 1999 China 263.5 km 171 1,627 m 5 million 138 6 Oct 1999 South Korea 29.5 km 29 1,054 m 244,000 139 5 Dec 1999 Thailand 86.4 km 61 1,516 m 671,000 140 21 Feb 2000 Iran 150.6 km 96 1,655 m 1.32 million 141 22 May 2000 Turkey 20.1 km 17 1,256 m 173,000 142 16 Sep 2000 Turkey 90.0 km 70 1,385 m 214,000 143 31 Mar 2001 Brazil 42.0 km 24 1,826 m 151,000 144 16 Mar 2002 France 9.0 km 15 643 m 129,000 145 19 Aug 2002 Turkey 31.5 km 31 1,086 m 146 Oct 2002 China 17.0 km 16 1,133 m 147 19 Oct 2002 Denmark 21.0 km 22 1,050 m 148,000 148 7 Dec 2002 Portugal 21.7 km 16 1,550 m 149 24 Dec 2002 India 214.9 km 163 1,378 m 1.66 million 150 1 May 2003 China 141.0 km 56 2,712 m 121,000 151 10 Aug 2003 Japan 12.8 km 15 914 m 152 28 Mar 2004 China 136.5 km 87 1,645 m 175,000 153 28 Apr 2004 South Korea 20.1 km 20 1,058 m 49,300 154 15 Jul 2004 USA 6.2 km 7 1,033 m 155 28 Sep 2004 China 128.3 km 106 1,258 m 200,000 156 16 Oct 2004 Netherlands 27.9 km 30 1,033 m 157 28 Dec 2004 China 230.3 km 149 1,611 m 362,000 158 6 Jun 2005 Puerto Rico 17.2 km 16 1,147 m 30,100 159 18 Jun 2005 China 203.0 km 118 1,780 m 160 27 Aug 2005 Russia 15.8 km 10 1,756 m 74,000 161 27 Aug 2005 China 142.3 km 97 1,530 m 942,000 162 23 Nov 2005 Chile 43.0 km 20 2,263 m 163 4 Feb 2006 Italy 13.4 km 21 670 m 90,400 164 16 Mar 2006 South Korea 22.6 km 22 1,076 m 104,000 165 18 Oct 2006 Venezuela 7.7 km 9 962 m 57,500 166 25 Apr 2007 Spain 8.3 km 9 1,038 m 167 29 Jan 2008 Italy 3.0 km 7 500 m 168 9 Mar 2008 Taiwan 45.0 km 38 1,250 m 142,000 169 30 Jan 2009 Dominican Republic 24.8 km 30 886 m 79,500 170 18 Mar 2009 Turkey 13.5 km 13 1,125 m 171 2 Apr 2009 Spain 18.0 km 21 900 m 172 8 Jun 2009 Venezuela 6.5 km 6 1,300 m 173 18 Jul 2009 USA 27.2 km 15 1,943 m 174 9 Sep 2009 United Arab Emirates 69.7 km 47 1,549 m 299,000 175 27 Sep 2010 China 88.2 km 70 1,316 m 282,000 176 27 Sep 2010 China 49.5 km 41 1,268 m 177 13 Nov 2010 Saudi Arabia 18.1 km 9 2,263 m 178 1 Jan 2011 Kazakhstan 10.3 km 9 1,293 m 19,200 179 15 Sep 2011 India 29.2 km 30 1,043 m 180 16 Sep 2011 China 51.9 km 40 1,366 m 162,000 181 10 Oct 2011 Iran 23.5 km 24 1,022 m 182 1 Nov 2011 Algeria 13.5 km 14 1,038 m 183 5 Apr 2012 Peru 34.4 km 26 1,376 m 184 29 Apr 2012 China 25.7 km 24 1,117 m 185 28 Jun 2012 China 58.5 km 33 1,950 m 186 24 Nov 2012 China 81.5 km 57 1,509 m 187 22 Dec 2012 Italy 13.1 km 17 819 m 188 26 Sep 2013 China 17.5 km 18 1,029 m 189 26 Dec 2013 China 25.4 km 20 1,337 m 190 5 Apr 2014 Panama 13.7 km 13 1,142 m 191 29 Apr 2014 China 50.2 km 43 1,224 m 192 30 May 2014 China 74.5 km 51 1,520 m 193 11 Jun 2014 Brazil 11.9 km 8 1,700 m 194 1 Jul 2014 China 56.1 km 46 1,275 m 195 30 Jul 2014 Spain 12.0 km 17 800 m 196 11 Oct 2014 Iran 10.5 km 6 2,100 m 197 3 Jun 2015 India 9.6 km 9 1,200 m 198 28 Aug 2015 Iran 7.0 km 6 1,400 m 199 15 Oct 2015 Iran 11.2 km 10 1,244 m 200 16 Dec 2015 China 12.0 km 10 1,333 m 201 26 Dec 2015 China 28.7 km 24 1,248 m 202 18 May 2016 China 9.7 km 9 1,212 m 203 27 May 2016 China 38.8 km 15 2,771 m 204 28 Jun 2016 China 11.2 km 10 1,244 m
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