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Metro systems in South America

South America has 18 networks in 7 countries on The Metro Map, with 66 lines and 859 stations.

Metro cities: South America 16 cities with a metro network are marked on a simplified map; the comparison table below lists them all. Buenos Aires Belo Horizonte Brasília Fortaleza Porto Alegre Recife Rio de Janeiro Salvador São Paulo Santiago Medellín Quito Lima Caracas Maracaibo Valencia (Venezuela)
Simplified outlines, not for navigation. Dots mark cities with a metro network.

Records and rankings

Oldest network
Buenos Aires Underground opened 1913
Newest network
Metro de Quito opened 2023
Largest by stations
São Paulo Metro and Urban Trains 180 stations
Longest of 6 networks with known length
Santiago Metro 140.0 km
Total length
425.3 km 6 of 18 networks with known length

Networks by opening year

  1. Buenos Aires Underground — 1913
  2. São Paulo Metro and Urban Trains — 1974
  3. Santiago Metro — 1975
  4. MetrôRio — 1979
  5. Metro de Caracas — 1983
  6. Metrô do Recife — 1985
  7. Trensurb — 1985
  8. Metrô BH — 1986
  9. Medellín Metro — 1995
  10. Trens Urbanos do Rio de Janeiro — 1998
  11. Metrô-DF — 2001
  12. Metro Valencia — 2006
  13. Metro de Maracaibo — 2006
  14. Lima Metro — 2011
  15. Metrofor — 2012
  16. Metrô de Salvador — 2014
  17. VLT Carioca — 2016
  18. Metro de Quito — 2023

Compare the networks

Metro networks in South America
Network Country City Lines Stations Length (km) Coverage
São Paulo Metro and Urban Trains Brazil São Paulo 14 180 — Complete
Santiago Metro Chile Santiago 7 126 140.0 Complete
Buenos Aires Underground Argentina Buenos Aires 6 89 62.8 Complete
Trens Urbanos do Rio de Janeiro Brazil Rio de Janeiro 5 81 — Complete
Metro de Caracas Venezuela Caracas 4 48 106.5 Complete
Metrofor Brazil Fortaleza 4 41 — Complete
MetrôRio Brazil Rio de Janeiro 3 41 41.0 Complete
Metrô do Recife Brazil Recife 5 36 — Complete
Medellín Metro Colombia Medellín 3 35 — Complete
Lima Metro Peru Lima 2 31 — Complete
VLT Carioca Brazil Rio de Janeiro 4 30 — Complete
Metrô-DF Brazil Brasília 2 27 — Complete
Trensurb Brazil Porto Alegre 1 22 43.4 Complete
Metrô de Salvador Brazil Salvador 2 21 31.6 Complete
Metrô BH Brazil Belo Horizonte 1 21 — Complete
Metro de Quito Ecuador Quito 1 15 — Complete
Metro Valencia Venezuela Valencia (Venezuela) 1 9 — Complete
Metro de Maracaibo Venezuela Maracaibo 1 6 — Complete

Countries with a metro