World's Largest Subway Systems
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Below is a list of the largest subway systems in the world by annual ridership. The table also provides the passenger route length of each system and the date the system opened.
City | Date system opened | Number of riders (year) | Length (km) |
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Tokyo | 1927 | 3.1 billion | 195.1 |
Seoul | 1974 | 2.5 billion | 508.2 |
Beijing | 1981 | 2.5 billion | 442 |
Moscow | 1935 | 2.4 billion | 313 |
Shanghai | 1995 | 2.3 billion | 437 |
Guangzhou | 1997 | 1.8 billion | 215 |
New York City | 1904 | 1.7 billion | 337 |
Mexico City | 1969 | 1.6 million | 226 |
Hong Kong | 1979 | 1.5 billion | 174 |
Paris | 1900 | 1.5 billion | 218 |
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