My Metro photo gallery

Since as long that I can remember I've had an interest in Metro systems. I don't really know why, but I've been facinated by these kind of systems ever since my first rides on the Stockholm tunnelbana. For those of you who don't know what a Metro system is, maybe the words Subway, Underground, U-bahn or Tunnelbana ring a bell?!

Anyway over the years I've been able to ride quite a few metros in different parts of the world. And I have made a few photos too during these trips. So I thought: Why not open a photo-gallery on the net? Said and done, here it is! I could have done so much more than this, but I have neither the time or the ambition to compete with some of the great work that has been done before, since there's no way I could do anything that good and comprehensive anyway.

For more information on this subject I would recommend these truly excellent sites:

Here are my photos from every Metro-city I've visited, and some information about the system (no guarantees given for the short facts, though. These are just the latest figures I've found). They are ranked according to the length of the system.

Click on any thumbnail below to see a larger picture!

London, England
System Length: 409 km
Number of stations: 280
Number of lines: 10
Operation started: 1863
New York, USA
System Length: 388 km
Number of stations: 463
Number of lines: 25
Operation started: 1904
Tokyo, Japan
System Length: 232 km
Number of stations: 217
Number of lines: 10
Operation started: 1927
Paris, France
System Length: 206 km
Number of stations: 309
Number of lines: 13
Operation started: 1900
Chicago, USA
System Length: 158 km
Number of stations: 143
Number of lines: 6
Operation started: 1892
Seoul, South Korea
System Length: 147 km
Number of stations: 102
Number of lines: 5
Operation started: 1974
Berlin, Germany
System Length: 134 km
Number of stations: 141
Number of lines: 9
Operation started: 1902
Boston, USA
System Length: 125 km
Number of stations: 81
Number of lines: 4
Operation started: 1901
San Francisco, USA
System Length: 115 km
Number of stations: 24
Number of lines: 4
Operation started: 1972
Washington, USA
System Length: 112 km
Number of stations: 64
Number of lines: 4
Operation started: 1976
Stockholm, Sweden
System Length: 110 km
Number of stations: 100
Number of lines: 8
Operation started: 1950
Osaka, Japan
System Length: 106 km
Number of stations: 85
Number of lines: 7
Operation started: 1933
Hamburg, Germany
System Length: 98 km
Number of stations: 87
Number of lines: 3
Operation started: 1912
Singapore, Singapore
System Length: 83 km
Number of stations: 48
Number of lines: 2
Operation started: 1987
München, Germany
System Length: 74 km
Number of stations: 78
Number of lines: 6
Operation started: 1971
Barcelona, Spain
System Length: 68 km
Number of stations: 89
Number of lines: 4
Operation started: 1924
Philadelphia, USA
System Length: 62 km
Number of stations: 64
Number of lines: 3
Operation started: 1907
Toronto, Canada
System Length: 60 km
Number of stations: 60
Number of lines: 2
Operation started: 1954
Frankfurt, Germany
System Length: 52 km
Number of stations: 71
Number of lines: 7
Operation started: 1968
Atlanta, USA
System Length: 51 km
Number of stations: 38
Number of lines: 2
Operation started: 1979
Oslo, Norway
System Length: 48 km
Number of stations: 43
Number of lines: 4
Operation started: 1966
Milano, Italy
System Length: 45 km
Number of stations: 57
Number of lines: 3
Operation started: 1964
Hongkong, China
System Length: 44 km
Number of stations: 39
Number of lines: 3
Operation started: 1979
Rotterdam, Netherlands
System Length: 37 km
Number of stations: 37
Number of lines: 2
Operation started: 1968
Lisboa, Portugal
System Length: 37 km
Number of stations: 47
Number of lines: 4
Operation started: 1959
Roma, Italy
System Length: 33 km
Number of stations: 43
Number of lines: 2
Operation started: 1955
Praha, Czech Republic
System Length: 32 km
Number of stations: 36
Number of lines: 2
Operation started: 1974
Brussel, Belgium
System Length: 32 km
Number of stations: 51
Number of lines: 3
Operation started: 1976
Wien, Austria
System Length: 30 km
Number of stations: 35
Number of lines: 3
Operation started: 1976
Budapest, Hungary
System Length: 28 km
Number of stations: 39
Number of lines: 3
Operation started: 1896
Athenai, Greece
System Length: 26 km
Number of stations: 21
Number of lines: 1
Operation started: 1930
Lille, France
System Length: 26 km
Number of stations: 34
Number of lines: 2
Operation started: 1983
Kobe, Japan
System Length: 23 km
Number of stations: 16
Number of lines: 1
Operation started: 1977
Nürnberg, Germany
System Length: 22 km
Number of stations: 30
Number of lines: 2
Operation started: 1972
Stuttgart, Germany
System Length: 20 km (underground parts only)
Number of stations: 20
Number of lines: 9
Operation started: 1984
Amsterdam, Netherlands
System Length: 18 km
Number of stations: 20
Number of lines: 2
Operation started: 1977
Marseille, France
System Length: 18 km
Number of stations: 22
Number of lines: 2
Operation started: 1978
Helsinki, Finland
System Length: 14 km
Number of stations: 11
Number of lines: 1
Operation started: 1982
Napoli, Italy
System Length: 11 km
Number of stations: 14
Number of lines: 1
Operation started: 1992
Glasgow, Scotland
System Length: 10 km
Number of stations: 15
Number of lines: 1
Operation started: 1896
Kyoto, Japan
System Length: 10 km
Number of stations: 12
Number of lines: 2
Operation started: 1981
Los Angeles, USA
System Length: 9 km
Number of stations: 8
Number of lines: 1
Operation started: 1993
Hannover, Germany
System Length: 60 km (including non-metro parts)
Number of stations: 77
Number of lines: 7
Operation started: 1975

All photos taken by Magnus Stomfelt.

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Last updated October 25, 1998.