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World's Largest Subway Systems

(by ridership)

City	Date system completed	Number of riders (year)	Length (km)
Moscow	1935	3.2 bil (1997)	340
Tokyo	1927	2.6 bil (1997/98)	281+
Seoul	1974	1.4 bil (1993)	278+
Mexico City	1969	1.4 bil (1996)	202
New York City	1904	1.3 bil (2001)	371
Paris	1900	1.2 bil(1998)	211
Osaka	1933	957 mil (1997)	114
London	1863	866 mil (1999)	415
Hong Kong	1979	790 mil (1999)	82
St. Petersburg	1955	721 mil (1996)	110

Sources: Jane's Urban Transport Systems, 2002–2003 edition, and individual subway websites.

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