WORLD SUBWAYS AND NON-SUBWAY RAIL TRANSIT
319 Records  Last Updated: 26-May-2008

Non-Subway Rail Transit
Subway - a rail or guideway vehicular system with at least one station underground.

Cog railway

1. Mount Washington Cog Railway United States Operating Entire system ridden 1965
2. Pike's Peak Cog Railway United States Operating Entire system ridden 1959

Elevated (all or portion(s))

3. Bangkok (Skytrain) Thailand Operating Entire system ridden 2001
4. Chennai (Madras) India Operating Yet to ride
5. Chicago (Loop) United States Operating Entire system ridden 1987
6. Chongqing China Operating Yet to ride
7. Dallas - DFW Airport (Peoplemover) United States Operating Entire system ridden 1976
8. Dallas - Love Field (Braniff Jetrail) United States Operating at the time Entire system ridden 1971
9. Detroit (People-Mover) United States Operating Entire system ridden 1987
10. Disney World/EPCOT (Monorail) United States Operating Entire system ridden 1974/98
11. Disneyland (Monorail) United States Operating Entire system ridden 1965/92
12. Jacksonville United States Operating Yet to ride
13. Kansai Airport - South Wing - 44-51/36-43 Japan Operating Partial system ridden 2001
14. Kitakyushu Japan Operating Yet to ride
15. Kobe - Portliner Japan Operating Entire system ridden 1986
16. Kuala Lumpur - STAR Malaysia Operating Partial system ridden 2001
17. Las Vegas Monorail United States Operating Entire system ridden 2008
18. Lima Peru Operating Yet to ride
19. Manila Philippines Operating Entire system ridden 1993
20. Medellin (view of elevated line/UC-1992) Colombia Operating Yet to ride
21. Miami United States Operating Entire system ridden 1984
22. Miami - Airport Peoplemover United States Operating Entire system ridden 1984
23. Miami - Peoplemover United States Operating Entire system ridden 1984
24. Naha Japan/Okinawa Operating Yet to ride
25. Primm I (Whiskey Pete's-Primm) United States Operating Entire system ridden 2006
26. Primm II (Primm-Buffalo Bill's) United States Operating Entire system ridden 2006
27. Scarborough RT Canada Operating Entire system ridden 2006
28. Seattle - Monorail United States Operating Entire system ridden 1983/94
29. Sydney - Darling Harbour Monorail Australia Operating Entire system ridden 1989
30. Tokyo - Haneda Airport Monorail Japan Operating Entire system ridden 1989
31. Wuhan China Operating Entire system ridden 2007
32. Wuppertal Germany Operating Entire system ridden 1979

Funicular

33. Aminohashidate Japan Operating Entire system ridden 2000
34. Budapest - Budavari Siklo Hungary Operating Entire system ridden 1991
35. Budapest - cog railway Hungary Operating Entire system ridden 1991
36. Capri Italy Operating Entire system ridden 1960
37. Chattanooga - Lookout Mountain Incline United States Operating Entire system ridden 1965
38. Chiang Mai (Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep) Thailand Operating Entire system ridden 1989
39. Diablo Incline United States Operating at the time Entire system ridden 1979
40. Fribourg Switzerland Operating Yet to ride
41. Genoa - Sant'Anna Italy Operating Entire system ridden 2007
42. Grenoble France Operating Entire system ridden 1992
43. Hastings - West Hill Cliff Railway England Operating Entire system ridden 1998
44. Hong Kong - Peak Tram Hong Kong Operating Entire system ridden 1986/89/90/2007
45. Johnstown (inclined plane) United States Operating Entire system ridden 1965
46. Katoomba - Scenic Railway Australia Operating Entire system ridden 1966/97
47. Kiev Ukraine Operating Entire system ridden 1993
48. Konigswinter (Drachenfels) Germany Operating Partial system ridden 2005
49. Los Angeles - Angel's Flight I United States Operating at the time Entire system ridden 1959
50. Los Angeles - Angel's Flight II United States Operating at the time Entire system ridden 2000
51. Lugano Switzerland Operating Entire system ridden 2006
52. Montserrate Colombia Operating Entire system ridden 1993
53. Mount Beacon Inclined Plane United States Operating at the time Entire system ridden 1964
54. Oporto/Porto Portugal Operating Entire system ridden 2007
55. Penang Malaysia Operating Entire system ridden 1966
56. Pittsburgh - Duquesne Incline United States Operating Entire system ridden 1998
57. Pittsburgh - Monongahela Incline United States Operating Entire system ridden 1998
58. Quebec - Cliff Elevator Canada Operating Entire system ridden 1961
59. Salvador Brazil Operating Entire system ridden 1993
60. Santos Brazil Operating Yet to ride
61. Stans Switzerland Operating Yet to ride
62. Vina del Mar Chile Operating Entire system ridden 1987
63. Vladivostok Russia/Siberia Operating Entire system ridden 2000

Surface

64. Alexandria Egypt Operating Partial system ridden 1991
65. Archangelsk Russia Operating Partial system ridden 2000
66. Asuncion Paraguay Operating Partial system ridden 1987
67. Athens (tram) Greece Operating Entire system ridden 2004
68. Basel/Basle Switzerland Operating Partial system ridden 1977
69. Belo Horizonte Brazil Operating Yet to ride
70. Berne Switzerland Operating Partial system ridden 1977
71. Boston United States Operating Partial system ridden 1980
72. Bratislava Slovakia Operating Partial system ridden 1992
73. Brewster et al (Metro North - NY lines) United States Operating Entire system ridden 1998
74. Cairo Egypt Operating Partial system ridden 1991
75. Chelyabinsk Russia Operating Partial system ridden 1999
76. Copenhagen Denmark Operating Partial system ridden 1980/91
77. Danbury et al (Metro North - CT lines) United States Operating Entire system ridden 1998
78. Denver United States Operating Entire system ridden 1987
79. Dnepropetrovsk Ukraine Operating Partial system ridden 2000
80. Dublin Ireland Operating Entire system ridden 2006
81. Elblag Poland Operating Partial system ridden 2000
82. Fortaleza (CBTU) Brazil Operating Entire system ridden 1994
83. Helsinki Finland Operating Partial system ridden 1977
84. Hoboken et al - Hudson-Bergen light rail United States Operating Entire system ridden 2001
85. Hoboken et al - Metro North - NJ lines United States Operating Entire system ridden 1998
86. Hong Kong Hong Kong Operating Partial system ridden 1986/89/90
87. Houston United States Operating Entire system ridden 2007
88. Houston - Hobby Airport (Peoplemover) United States Operating Entire system ridden 1977
89. Houston - Intercontinental Airport (D to C) United States Operating Partial system ridden 2007
90. Irkutsk Russia/Siberia Operating Partial system ridden 1998/2000
91. Istanbul - Tram I Turkey Operating Entire system ridden 1997
92. Ivanovo Russia Operating Entire system ridden 2000
93. Kaliningrad Russia Operating Partial system ridden 2000
94. Kazan Russia Operating Partial system ridden 2000
95. Khaborovsk Russia/Siberia Operating Partial system ridden 2000
96. Kolkata (Calcutta) India Operating Partial system ridden 1966/93
97. Kyoto Japan Operating Partial system ridden 1986
98. Lisbon Portugal Operating Partial system ridden 1975/98
99. Los Angeles - Green Line United States Operating Entire system ridden 2000
100. Los Angeles - Metrolink United States Operating Entire system ridden 2001
101. Lvov Ukraine Operating Partial system ridden 1993
102. Melbourne Australia Operating Partial system ridden 1965/66/97
103. Morgantown - Personal Rapid Transit United States Operating Entire system ridden 1983
104. Moscow (3, A) Russia Operating Partial system ridden 2000
105. Mumbai (Bombay) India Operating Yet to ride
106. New Orleans United States Operating Partial system ridden 1959/79/92
107. New York (LIRR) United States Operating Entire system ridden 1967 on
108. New York (SIRT) United States Operating Entire system ridden 1967 on
109. New York-Queensboro/other trolleys United States Operating at the time Partial system ridden 1950-57
110. North County Transit District Sprinter United States Operating Entire system ridden 2008
111. Nottingham Express Transit England Operating Yet to ride
112. Oakland (BART) United States Operating Partial system ridden 1977
113. Odessa Ukraine Operating Partial system ridden 2000
114. Oslo Norway Operating Partial system ridden 1991
115. Ottawa Canada Operating Entire system ridden 2006
116. Philadelphia (PATCO) United States Operating Partial system ridden 1970/83
117. Pittsburgh (Transit) United States Operating Partial system ridden 1998
118. Port of Los Angeles Waterfront Red Car Line United States Operating Entire system ridden 2006
119. Portland - Streetcar United States Operating Entire system ridden 2001
120. Prague Czech Republic Operating Partial system ridden 1991
121. Recife Brazil Operating Partial system ridden 1993
122. Rome Italy Operating Partial system ridden 1976
123. Rostov Russia Operating Partial system ridden 2000
124. Sacramento United States Operating Partial system ridden 1987
125. San Diego Trolley Inc (Blue Line) United States Operating Entire system ridden 1992/2008
126. San Diego Trolley Inc (Green Line) United States Operating Entire system ridden 2008
127. San Diego Trolley Inc (Orange Line) United States Operating Entire system ridden 2008
128. San Francisco (cable cars) United States Operating Entire system ridden 1959/96
129. San Francisco (Muni F Streetcar) United States Operating Entire system ridden 2001
130. San Jose (CA) United States Operating Entire system ridden 2001
131. Seattle United States Operating Entire system ridden 1992/94
132. Smolensk Russia Operating Partial system ridden 2000
133. Sofia Bulgaria Operating Partial system ridden 1977/98
134. Strasbourg France Operating Yet to ride
135. Szeged Hungary Operating Partial system ridden 1973
136. Takaoka Japan Operating Entire system ridden 2000
137. Tallin Estonia Operating Partial system ridden 1993
138. Tampa - Airport Peoplemover United States Operating Entire system ridden 1974
139. Toyama Japan Operating Partial system ridden 2000
140. Tunis Tunisia Operating Partial system ridden 1991
141. Valparaiso (El Peral) Chile Operating Entire system ridden 1987
142. Vienna Austria Operating Partial system ridden 1976
143. Vladivostok (all free!) Russia/Siberia Operating Entire system ridden 2000
144. Yaroslavl Russia Operating Partial system ridden 2000

Surface Maglev

145. Braunschweig (M-bahn prototype/seen 1994) Germany Operating Yet to ride
146. Emsland* (M-bahn prototype) Germany Operating Yet to ride
147. Miyazaki (Maglev prototype) Japan Operating Yet to ride
148. Shanghai Maglev China Operating Entire system ridden 2007

Within arch

149. St. Louis - Gateway Arch United States Operating Entire system ridden 1971


Subway
Subway - a rail or guideway vehicular system with at least one station underground.

Underground (all or portion(s))

150. Alma Ata* Kazakhstan Confirmed construction suspended Yet to ride/under construction
151. Amsterdam Netherlands Operating Partial system ridden 1991/94
152. Ankara Turkey Operating Yet to ride
153. Antwerp Belgium Operating Partial system ridden 1994
154. Athens Greece Operating Entire system ridden 1978
155. Atlanta United States Operating Partial system ridden 1980
156. Baku Azerbaijan Operating Partial system ridden 1997
157. Baltimore United States Operating Entire system ridden 1993
158. Bangalore India Confirmed under construction (open 2009) Yet to ride/under construction
159. Bangkok Thailand Operating Entire system ridden 2004
160. Barcelona Spain Operating Partial system ridden 1976/80
161. Beijing China Operating Partial system ridden 1986/92
162. Berlin Germany Operating Entire system ridden 1977/2002
163. Bielefeld Germany Operating Entire system ridden 2007
164. Bilbao Spain Operating Entire system ridden 2005
165. Bochum Germany Operating Partial system ridden 1992
166. Bonn Germany Operating Partial system ridden 1994
167. Boston United States Operating Partial system ridden 1960/80
168. Brasilia Brazil Operating Yet to ride
169. Brussels Belgium Operating Entire system ridden 1994/2005
170. Bucharest Romania Operating Partial system ridden 1997
171. Budapest (M1/M2/M3) Hungary Operating Entire system ridden 1991
172. Buenos Aires Argentina Operating Partial system ridden 1977/93
173. Buffalo United States Operating Entire system ridden 1986
174. Bursa Turkey Operating Yet to ride
175. Cairo Egypt Operating Partial system ridden 1991
176. Calgary Canada Operating Entire system ridden 1988
177. Caracas Venezuela Operating Partial system ridden 1993
178. Catania Italy/Sicily Operating Entire system ridden 2007
179. Chelyabinsk Russia Confirmed under construction (open 2010) Yet to ride/under construction
180. Chicago United States Operating Partial system ridden 1959/87/89
181. Cleveland United States Operating Entire system ridden 1970
182. Cologne Germany Operating Partial system ridden 1991/94
183. Copenhagen Denmark Operating Partial system ridden 1991
184. Dallas United States Operating Yet to ride
185. Delhi India Operating Yet to ride
186. Dnepropetrovsk Ukraine Operating Entire system ridden 2000
187. Dortmund Germany Operating Partial system ridden 1991
188. Duisburg Germany Operating Partial system ridden 1994
189. Dusseldorf Germany Operating Partial system ridden 1994
190. Edmonton Canada Operating Entire system ridden 1988
191. Ekaterinburg Russia/Siberia Operating Entire system ridden 1999
192. Erevan Armenia Operating Entire system ridden 1998
193. Essen Germany Operating Partial system ridden 1992
194. Frankfurt Germany Operating Entire system ridden 1978/2007
195. Fukuoka Japan Operating Partial system ridden 1991
196. Gelsenkirchen Germany Operating Partial system ridden 1992
197. Genoa Italy Operating Entire system ridden 2007
198. Glasgow Scotland Operating Partial system ridden 1980
199. Guadalajara Mexico Operating Partial system ridden 1991
200. Guangzhou China Operating Partial system ridden 2007
201. Hamburg Germany Operating Entire system ridden 1991/2007
202. Hannover Germany Operating Partial system ridden 1991
203. Helsinki Finland Operating Partial system ridden 1992
204. Hiroshima Japan Operating Yet to ride
205. Hong Kong Hong Kong Operating Partial system ridden 1986/89/90
206. Inchon Korea, South Operating Yet to ride
207. Istanbul - Metro I Turkey Operating Entire system ridden 1998
208. Izmir Turkey Operating Yet to ride
209. Kaohsiung Taiwan Confirmed under construction (open 2008) Yet to ride/under construction
210. Kazan Russia Operating Yet to ride
211. Kharkov Ukraine Operating Entire system ridden 1993
212. Kiev Ukraine Operating Partial system ridden 1993
213. Kobe Japan Operating Entire system ridden 1986
214. Kolkata (Calcutta) India Operating Entire system ridden 1993
215. Krasnoyarsk Russia/Siberia Confirmed under construction (no date) Yet to ride/under construction
216. Kryvy Rih* Ukraine Operating Yet to ride
217. Kuala Lumpur - PUTRA Malaysia Operating Entire system ridden 2001
218. Kyoto Japan Operating Partial system ridden 1986
219. Lille France Operating Partial system ridden 1991
220. Lisbon Portugal Operating Entire system ridden 1975/2005
221. Liverpool - Warrall Underground England Operating at the time Partial system ridden 1973
222. London England Operating Partial system ridden 1960/73/77-81
223. Los Angeles - Blue Line United States Operating Entire system ridden 1992/2000
224. Los Angeles - Red Line United States Operating Entire system ridden 2000
225. Lyon France Operating Partial system ridden 1991
226. Madrid Spain Operating Partial system ridden 1975/91
227. Manchester England Operating Partial system ridden 1998
228. Marseille France Operating Partial system ridden 1978
229. Melbourne Australia Operating Partial system ridden 1997
230. Mexico City Mexico Operating Partial system ridden 1968/78
231. Milan Italy Operating Partial system ridden 1976
232. Minneapolis-St. Paul United States Operating Yet to ride
233. Minsk Belarus Operating Partial system ridden 1993
234. Monterrey - Metrorey Mexico Operating Partial system ridden 1991
235. Montreal Canada Operating Entire system ridden 1970
236. Moscow Russia Operating Entire system ridden 1978/92/97/98
237. Mulheim Germany Operating Partial system ridden 1992
238. Munich Germany Operating Partial system ridden 1991/2007
239. Nagoya Japan Operating Partial system ridden 1986
240. Nanjing China Operating Entire system ridden 2007
241. Naples Italy Operating Partial system ridden 1991/92
242. New York (BMT) United States Operating Entire system ridden 1950 on
243. New York (IND) United States Operating Entire system ridden 1950 on
244. New York (IRT) United States Operating Entire system ridden 1950 on
245. New York (PATH) United States Operating Entire system ridden 1967 on
246. Newark City United States Operating Entire system ridden 1970/83/98
247. Newcastle-upon-Tyne England Operating Entire system ridden 1998
248. Nizhny Novgorod (ex-Gorky) Russia Operating Entire system ridden 1998
249. Novosibirsk Russia/Siberia Operating Entire system ridden 1992/98
250. Nurnberg Germany Operating Partial system ridden 1991
251. Oporto/Porto Portugal Operating Entire system ridden 2005/07
252. Osaka Japan Operating Partial system ridden 1986
253. Oslo Norway Operating Partial system ridden 1991
254. Palermo Italy/Sicily Operating Entire system ridden 2007
255. Paris France Operating Entire system ridden 1960/80/2003
256. Philadelphia United States Operating Partial system ridden 1963/70/83
257. Pittsburgh (Transit) United States Operating Partial system ridden 1998
258. Portland - MAX United States Operating Entire system ridden 2001
259. Porto Alegre Brazil Operating Partial system ridden 1993
260. Prague Czech Republic Operating Entire system ridden 1991/2002
261. Pusan Korea, South Operating Entire system ridden 1989
262. Pyongyang* Korea, North Operating Yet to ride
263. Rennes France Operating Entire system ridden 2006
264. Rio de Janiero Brazil Operating Entire system ridden 1994
265. Rome Italy Operating Entire system ridden 1960/2002
266. Rotterdam Netherlands Operating Partial system ridden 1991
267. Saitama Japan Operating Yet to ride
268. Samara (ex-Kyubyshev) Russia Operating Entire system ridden 1998
269. San Francisco (BART) United States Operating Partial system ridden 1977
270. San Francisco (Muni M/J subway) United States Operating Partial system ridden 2001
271. San Juan Puerto Rico Operating Yet to ride
272. Santiago Chile Operating Partial system ridden 1987
273. Sao Paolo Brazil Operating Partial system ridden 1987
274. Sapporo Japan Operating Entire system ridden 1990
275. Seattle - Airport Peoplemover United States Operating Entire system ridden 1979
276. Sendai Japan Operating Partial system ridden 1993
277. Seoul Korea, South Operating Partial system ridden 1981/89/93/98
278. Shanghai China Operating Partial system ridden 2007
279. Shenzhen China Operating Entire system ridden 2007
280. Singapore Singapore Operating Entire system ridden 1989/90/91
281. Sofia Bulgaria Operating Yet to ride
282. St. Louis United States Operating Entire system ridden 1994
283. St. Petersburg (ex-Leningrad) Russia Operating Partial system ridden 1978
284. Stockholm Sweden Operating Partial system ridden 1980/94
285. Stuttgart Germany Operating Partial system ridden 1991
286. Sydney Australia Operating Partial system ridden 1967/89/97
287. Taegu Korea, South Operating Yet to ride
288. Taipei Taiwan Operating Entire system ridden 2007
289. Taipei (Taiwan Railway) Taiwan Operating Partial system ridden 1989
290. Tashkent Uzbekistan Operating Entire system ridden 1998
291. Tblisi Georgia Operating Entire system ridden 1998
292. Teheran Iran Operating Yet to ride
293. Tianjin (also Tientsin) China Operating Partial system ridden 1992
294. Tokyo Japan Operating Partial system ridden 1978/86/89/90
295. Toronto Canada Operating Entire system ridden 1967/93/2006
296. Toulouse France Operating Partial system ridden 1994
297. Valencia Spain Operating Entire system ridden 2005/07
298. Valparaiso Chile Operating Yet to ride
299. Vancouver Canada Operating Entire system ridden 1993
300. Vienna Austria Operating Entire system ridden 1976/2002
301. Volgograd Russia Operating Partial system ridden 1998
302. Warsaw Poland Operating Entire system ridden 1998
303. Washington DC United States Operating Entire system ridden 1976/2002
304. Washington DC (House-Capitol) United States Operating Entire system ridden 1996
305. Washington DC (Senate-Capitol) United States Operating Entire system ridden 1965/70/96
306. Yokohama Japan Operating Partial system ridden 1986
307. Zurich Switzerland Operating Partial system ridden 1976

Underground bus

308. Seattle United States Operating at the time Partial system ridden 1994

Underground funicular (all or portion(s))

309. Athens - Lycabettus Teleferique Greece Operating Entire system ridden 2004
310. Genoa - Righli Line Italy Operating Entire system ridden 2007
311. Haifa Israel Operating Entire system ridden 1998
312. Istanbul - Tunel Turkey Operating Entire system ridden 1967/97/98
313. Kaprun* (Zell am See) Austria Operating prior to tunnel fire disaster Yet to ride/under construction
314. Lausanne Switzerland Operating Entire system ridden 1991
315. Lyon (Fourviere) France Operating Entire system ridden 1991
316. Lyon (St. Just) France Operating Entire system ridden 1991
317. Saas Fee* Switzerland Operating Yet to ride
318. Serfaus* (Dorfbahn) Austria Operating Yet to ride
319. Zermatt (Gornergrad) Switzerland Operating Yet to ride


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