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Metro systems in Asia

Asia has 133 networks in 25 countries on The Metro Map, with 571 lines and 10828 stations.

Metro cities: Asia 120 cities with a metro network are marked on a simplified map; the comparison table below lists them all. Yerevan Baku Dhaka Beijing Changchun Changsha Changzhou Chengdu Chongqing Dalian Dongguan Foshan Fuzhou Guangzhou Guiyang Hangzhou Harbin Hefei Hohhot Jinan Jinhua Kunming Lanzhou Luoyang Nanchang Nanjing Nanning Nantong Ningbo Qingdao Shanghai Shaoxing Shenyang Shenzhen Shijiazhuang Suzhou Taiyuan Taizhou Tianjin Wenzhou Wuhan Wuhu Wuxi Xi'an Xiamen Xuzhou Zhengzhou Ürümqi Tbilisi Hong Kong Agra Ahmedabad Bengaluru Bhopal Chennai Delhi Gurgaon Hyderabad Indore Jaipur Kanpur Kochi Kolkata Lucknow Meerut Mumbai Nagpur Navi Mumbai Noida Patna Pune Jakarta Palembang Isfahan Karaj Shiraz Tabriz Tehran Tel Aviv Chiba Fukuoka Hiroshima Kobe Kyoto Nagoya Osaka Saitama Sapporo Sendai Tokyo Yokohama Almaty Astana Kuala Lumpur Lahore Manila Doha Riyadh Singapore Busan Daegu Daejeon Gwangju Incheon Seoul Kaohsiung New Taipei Taichung Taipei Taoyuan Bangkok Adana Ankara Bursa Istanbul Izmir Dubai Tashkent Hanoi Ho Chi Minh City
Simplified outlines, not for navigation. Dots mark cities with a metro network.

Records and rankings

Oldest network
Tokyo Metro opened 1927
Newest network
Astana Light Metro, Meerut Metro opened 2026
Largest by stations
Seoul Metropolitan Subway 573 stations
Longest of 40 networks with known length
Shanghai Metro 802.0 km
Total length
4,663.2 km 40 of 133 networks with known length

Networks by opening year

  1. Tokyo Metro — 1927
  2. Osaka Metro — 1933
  3. Nagoya Municipal Subway — 1957
  4. Toei Subway — 1960
  5. Tbilisi Metro — 1966
  6. Baku Metro — 1967
  7. Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway — 1970
  8. Beijing Subway — 1971
  9. Sapporo Municipal Subway — 1971
  10. Yokohama Municipal Subway — 1972
  11. Seoul Metropolitan Subway — 1974
  12. Kobe Municipal Subway — 1977
  13. Tashkent Metro — 1977
  14. MTR — 1979
  15. Fukuoka City Subway — 1981
  16. Kobe New Transit — 1981
  17. Kyoto Municipal Subway — 1981
  18. Yerevan Metro — 1981
  19. New Shuttle — 1983
  20. Kolkata Metro — 1984
  21. Manila LRT and MRT — 1984
  22. Tianjin Metro — 1984
  23. Busan Metro — 1985
  24. Sendai Subway — 1987
  25. Singapore MRT — 1987
  26. Istanbul Metro — 1989
  27. Kanazawa Seaside Line — 1989
  28. Shanghai Metro — 1993
  29. Astram Line — 1994
  30. Yurikamome — 1995
  31. Ankara Metro — 1996
  32. Rapid KL Rail — 1996
  33. Rinkai Line — 1996
  34. Taipei Metro — 1996
  35. Toyo Rapid Railway Line — 1996
  36. Daegu Metro — 1997
  37. Guangzhou Metro — 1997
  38. BTS Skytrain — 1999
  39. Incheon Subway — 1999
  40. Singapore LRT — 1999
  41. Tehran Metro — 1999
  42. Izmir Metro — 2000
  43. Saitama Rapid Railway Line — 2001
  44. Bursaray — 2002
  45. Changchun Rail Transit — 2002
  46. Dalian Metro — 2002
  47. Delhi Metro — 2002
  48. Bangkok MRT — 2004
  49. Gwangju Metro — 2004
  50. Minatomirai Line — 2004
  51. Shenzhen Metro — 2004
  52. Wuhan Metro — 2004
  53. Chongqing Rail Transit — 2005
  54. Nanjing Metro — 2005
  55. Daejeon Metro — 2006
  56. Kaohsiung Metro — 2008
  57. Nippori-Toneri Liner — 2008
  58. Dubai Metro — 2009
  59. Shenyang Metro — 2009
  60. Adana Metro — 2010
  61. Airport Rail Link — 2010
  62. Chengdu Metro — 2010
  63. Almaty Metro — 2011
  64. Namma Metro — 2011
  65. Xi'an Metro — 2011
  66. Hangzhou Metro — 2012
  67. Kunming Metro — 2012
  68. Suzhou Metro — 2012
  69. Harbin Metro — 2013
  70. Rapid Metro Gurgaon — 2013
  71. Zhengzhou Metro — 2013
  72. Changsha Metro — 2014
  73. Mumbai Metro — 2014
  74. Ningbo Rail Transit — 2014
  75. Shiraz Metro — 2014
  76. Wuxi Metro — 2014
  77. Chennai Metro — 2015
  78. Isfahan Metro — 2015
  79. Jaipur Metro — 2015
  80. Nanchang Metro — 2015
  81. Qingdao Metro — 2015
  82. Tabriz Metro — 2015
  83. Dongguan Rail Transit — 2016
  84. Fuzhou Metro — 2016
  85. Hefei Metro — 2016
  86. Nanning Metro — 2016
  87. Guiyang Metro — 2017
  88. Hyderabad Metro — 2017
  89. Kochi Metro — 2017
  90. Lucknow Metro — 2017
  91. Shijiazhuang Metro — 2017
  92. Taoyuan Metro — 2017
  93. Xiamen Metro — 2017
  94. New Taipei Metro — 2018
  95. Palembang LRT — 2018
  96. Ürümqi Metro — 2018
  97. Ahmedabad Metro — 2019
  98. Changzhou Metro — 2019
  99. Doha Metro — 2019
  100. Hohhot Metro — 2019
  101. Jakarta LRT — 2019
  102. Jinan Metro — 2019
  103. Lanzhou Metro — 2019
  104. MRT Jakarta — 2019
  105. Nagpur Metro — 2019
  106. Noida Metro — 2019
  107. Wenzhou Rail Transit — 2019
  108. Xuzhou Metro — 2019
  109. Lahore Orange Line — 2020
  110. Taiyuan Metro — 2020
  111. Foshan Metro — 2021
  112. Hanoi Metro — 2021
  113. Kanpur Metro — 2021
  114. Luoyang Subway — 2021
  115. Shaoxing Metro — 2021
  116. Taichung MRT — 2021
  117. Wuhu Rail Transit — 2021
  118. Dhaka Metro Rail — 2022
  119. Jinhua Rail Transit — 2022
  120. Nantong Rail Transit — 2022
  121. Pune Metro — 2022
  122. Taizhou Rail Transit — 2022
  123. Karaj Metro — 2023
  124. Navi Mumbai Metro — 2023
  125. Tel Aviv Light Rail — 2023
  126. Agra Metro — 2024
  127. Ho Chi Minh City Metro — 2024
  128. Riyadh Metro — 2024
  129. Bhopal Metro — 2025
  130. Indore Metro — 2025
  131. Patna Metro — 2025
  132. Astana Light Metro — 2026
  133. Meerut Metro — 2026

Compare the networks

Metro networks in Asia
Network Country City Lines Stations Length (km) Coverage
Seoul Metropolitan Subway South Korea Seoul 19 573 — Complete
Shanghai Metro China Shanghai 19 413 802.0 Complete
Beijing Subway China Beijing 27 410 — Complete
Chengdu Metro China Chengdu 16 358 — Complete
Shenzhen Metro China Shenzhen 17 351 — Complete
Guangzhou Metro China Guangzhou 19 317 531.1 Complete
Wuhan Metro China Wuhan 13 289 339.0 Complete
Nanjing Metro China Nanjing 15 263 — Complete
Hangzhou Metro China Hangzhou 12 259 323.1 Complete
Chongqing Rail Transit China Chongqing 10 258 — Complete
Xi'an Metro China Xi'an 12 247 — Complete
Delhi Metro India Delhi 9 243 277.0 Complete
Tianjin Metro China Tianjin 13 239 286.0 Complete
Suzhou Metro China Suzhou 9 235 — Complete
Zhengzhou Metro China Zhengzhou 13 234 — Complete
Hefei Metro China Hefei 8 195 52.4 Complete
Ningbo Rail Transit China Ningbo 9 180 — Complete
Qingdao Metro China Qingdao 8 176 102.6 Complete
Istanbul Metro Turkey Istanbul 11 159 — Complete
Changsha Metro China Changsha 6 148 217.8 Complete
Singapore MRT Singapore Singapore 6 146 — Complete
Tehran Metro Iran Tehran 7 145 — Complete
Tokyo Metro Japan Tokyo 9 144 — Complete
Shenyang Metro China Shenyang 6 144 — Complete
Changchun Rail Transit China Changchun 8 141 — Complete
Rapid KL Rail Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 6 138 — Complete
Taipei Metro Taiwan Taipei 6 119 152.9 Complete
Nanchang Metro China Nanchang 4 113 — Complete
Osaka Metro Japan Osaka 9 109 129.9 Complete
Busan Metro South Korea Busan 4 108 — Complete
Bangkok MRT Thailand Bangkok 4 106 — Complete
Kunming Metro China Kunming 6 103 — Complete
Fuzhou Metro China Fuzhou 6 102 — Complete
Jinan Metro China Jinan 6 102 — Complete
Dalian Metro China Dalian 6 100 — Complete
Toei Subway Japan Tokyo 4 99 — Complete
MTR Hong Kong Hong Kong 10 98 — Complete
Nanning Metro China Nanning 5 95 — Complete
Guiyang Metro China Guiyang 4 93 — Complete
Daegu Metro South Korea Daegu 3 91 — Complete
Wuxi Metro China Wuxi 5 89 — Complete
Nagoya Municipal Subway Japan Nagoya 6 87 93.3 Complete
Riyadh Metro Saudi Arabia Riyadh 6 83 176.0 Complete
Namma Metro India Bengaluru 3 83 48.1 Complete
Mumbai Metro India Mumbai 6 77 — Complete
Kaohsiung Metro Taiwan Kaohsiung 3 75 — Complete
Harbin Metro China Harbin 3 73 315.0 Complete
Xiamen Metro China Xiamen 3 72 80.0 Complete
Xuzhou Metro China Xuzhou 4 70 — Complete
BTS Skytrain Thailand Bangkok 3 62 — Complete
Shijiazhuang Metro China Shijiazhuang 3 60 — Complete
Incheon Subway South Korea Incheon 2 59 — Complete
Hyderabad Metro India Hyderabad 3 57 30.0 Complete
Kolkata Metro India Kolkata 5 55 38.6 Complete
Ankara Metro Turkey Ankara 5 54 — Complete
Ahmedabad Metro India Ahmedabad 4 53 — Complete
Dubai Metro United Arab Emirates Dubai 2 53 74.6 Complete
Foshan Metro China Foshan 2 53 — Complete
Chennai Metro India Chennai 3 51 — Complete
Manila LRT and MRT Philippines Manila 3 51 — Complete
Tashkent Metro Uzbekistan Tashkent 4 50 59.5 Complete
Sapporo Municipal Subway Japan Sapporo 3 46 48.0 Complete
Taiyuan Metro China Taiyuan 2 46 — Complete
Changzhou Metro China Changzhou 2 43 34.2 Complete
Hohhot Metro China Hohhot 2 43 — Complete
Singapore LRT Singapore Singapore 3 42 — Complete
Nantong Rail Transit China Nantong 2 42 39.2 Complete
Bursaray Turkey Bursa 2 40 — Complete
Shaoxing Metro China Shaoxing 2 40 — Complete
Yokohama Municipal Subway Japan Yokohama 2 40 53.4 Complete
Dongguan Rail Transit China Dongguan 2 39 — Complete
Doha Metro Qatar Doha 3 37 — Complete
Nagpur Metro India Nagpur 2 37 — Complete
Fukuoka City Subway Japan Fukuoka 3 36 29.8 Complete
Wenzhou Rail Transit China Wenzhou 2 36 — Complete
New Taipei Metro Taiwan New Taipei 3 35 — Complete
Wuhu Rail Transit China Wuhu 2 35 46.2 Complete
Tel Aviv Light Rail Israel Tel Aviv 1 34 — Complete
Luoyang Subway China Luoyang 2 33 — Complete
Kyoto Municipal Subway Japan Kyoto 2 31 31.2 Complete
Jakarta LRT Indonesia Jakarta 3 29 — Complete
Jinhua Rail Transit China Jinhua 2 29 — Complete
Sendai Subway Japan Sendai 2 29 28.7 Complete
Pune Metro India Pune 2 28 — Complete
Lanzhou Metro China Lanzhou 2 27 35.9 Complete
Baku Metro Azerbaijan Baku 3 26 — Complete
Kobe Municipal Subway Japan Kobe 2 26 — Complete
Shiraz Metro Iran Shiraz 2 26 — Complete
Lahore Orange Line Pakistan Lahore 1 26 — Complete
Kochi Metro India Kochi 1 25 28.1 Complete
Izmir Metro Turkey Izmir 1 24 — Complete
Tbilisi Metro Georgia Tbilisi 2 23 27.3 Complete
Ürümqi Metro China Ürümqi 2 22 — Complete
Astram Line Japan Hiroshima 1 22 18.4 Complete
Daejeon Metro South Korea Daejeon 1 22 — Complete
Taoyuan Metro Taiwan Taoyuan 1 22 — Complete
Lucknow Metro India Lucknow 1 21 8.5 Complete
Noida Metro India Noida 1 21 29.7 Complete
Hanoi Metro Vietnam Hanoi 2 20 — Complete
Gwangju Metro South Korea Gwangju 1 20 — Complete
Isfahan Metro Iran Isfahan 1 20 — Complete
Kobe New Transit Japan Kobe 2 18 — Complete
Astana Light Metro Kazakhstan Astana 1 18 22.4 Complete
Tabriz Metro Iran Tabriz 1 18 7.0 Complete
Taichung MRT Taiwan Taichung 1 18 — Complete
Dhaka Metro Rail Bangladesh Dhaka 1 16 — Complete
Indore Metro India Indore 1 16 — Complete
Yurikamome Japan Tokyo 1 16 14.7 Complete
Taizhou Rail Transit China Taizhou 1 15 — Complete
Ho Chi Minh City Metro Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City 1 14 — Complete
Kanazawa Seaside Line Japan Yokohama 1 14 — Complete
Kanpur Metro India Kanpur 1 14 — Complete
Adana Metro Turkey Adana 1 13 — Complete
MRT Jakarta Indonesia Jakarta 1 13 — Complete
New Shuttle Japan Saitama 1 13 — Complete
Nippori-Toneri Liner Japan Tokyo 1 13 — Complete
Palembang LRT Indonesia Palembang 1 13 — Complete
Meerut Metro India Meerut 1 12 — Complete
Almaty Metro Kazakhstan Almaty 1 11 13.4 Complete
Jaipur Metro India Jaipur 1 11 — Complete
Navi Mumbai Metro India Navi Mumbai 1 11 — Complete
Rapid Metro Gurgaon India Gurgaon 1 11 — Complete
Yerevan Metro Armenia Yerevan 1 10 12.1 Complete
Toyo Rapid Railway Line Japan Chiba 1 9 — Complete
Airport Rail Link Thailand Bangkok 1 8 — Complete
Bhopal Metro India Bhopal 1 8 6.2 Complete
Rinkai Line Japan Tokyo 1 8 — Complete
Saitama Rapid Railway Line Japan Saitama 1 8 — Complete
Agra Metro India Agra 1 6 — Complete
Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway Japan Osaka 1 6 — Complete
Minatomirai Line Japan Yokohama 1 6 — Complete
Karaj Metro Iran Karaj 1 4 — Complete
Patna Metro India Patna 1 4 — Complete

Countries with a metro