WORLD SUBWAYS AND NON-SUBWAY RAIL TRANSIT
328 Records  Last Updated: 15-Apr-2011

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. Dresden Bergschwebebahn Germany Operating Entire system ridden 2009
41. Fribourg Switzerland Operating Yet to ride
42. Genoa - Sant'Anna Italy Operating Entire system ridden 2007
43. Grenoble France Operating Entire system ridden 1992
44. Hastings - West Hill Cliff Railway England Operating Entire system ridden 1998
45. Hong Kong - Peak Tram Hong Kong Operating Entire system ridden 1986/89/90/2007
46. Johnstown (inclined plane) United States Operating Entire system ridden 1965
47. Katoomba - Scenic Railway Australia Operating Entire system ridden 1966/97
48. Kiev Ukraine Operating Entire system ridden 1993
49. Konigswinter (Drachenfels) Germany Operating Partial system ridden 2005
50. Los Angeles - Angel's Flight I United States Operating at the time Entire system ridden 1959
51. Los Angeles - Angel's Flight II United States Operating at the time Entire system ridden 2000
52. Lugano Switzerland Operating Entire system ridden 2006
53. Montserrate Colombia Operating Entire system ridden 1993
54. Mount Beacon Inclined Plane United States Operating at the time Entire system ridden 1964
55. Oporto/Porto Portugal Operating Entire system ridden 2007
56. Penang Malaysia Operating Entire system ridden 1966
57. Pittsburgh - Duquesne Incline United States Operating Entire system ridden 1998
58. Pittsburgh - Monongahela Incline United States Operating Entire system ridden 1998
59. Quebec - Cliff Elevator Canada Operating Entire system ridden 1961
60. Salvador Brazil Operating Entire system ridden 1993
61. Santos Brazil Operating Yet to ride
62. Stans Switzerland Operating Yet to ride
63. Vina del Mar Chile Operating Entire system ridden 1987
64. Vladivostok Russia/Siberia Operating Entire system ridden 2000

Surface

65. Alexandria Egypt Operating Partial system ridden 1991
66. Archangelsk Russia Operating Partial system ridden 2000
67. Asuncion Paraguay Operating Partial system ridden 1987
68. Athens (tram) Greece Operating Entire system ridden 2004
69. Basel/Basle Switzerland Operating Partial system ridden 1977
70. Belo Horizonte Brazil Operating Yet to ride
71. Berne Switzerland Operating Partial system ridden 1977
72. Boston United States Operating Partial system ridden 1980
73. Bratislava Slovakia Operating Partial system ridden 1992
74. Brewster et al (Metro North - NY lines) United States Operating Entire system ridden 1998
75. Cairo Egypt Operating Partial system ridden 1991
76. Chelyabinsk Russia Operating Partial system ridden 1999
77. Copenhagen Denmark Operating Partial system ridden 1980/91
78. Dallas-Fort Worth/Trinity Railway Express United States Operating Entire system ridden 2008
79. Danbury et al (Metro North - CT lines) United States Operating Entire system ridden 1998
80. Denver United States Operating Entire system ridden 1987
81. Dnepropetrovsk Ukraine Operating Partial system ridden 2000
82. Dresden Germany Operating Partial system ridden 2009
83. Dublin (DART) Ireland Operating Entire system ridden 2009
84. Dublin (LUAS) Ireland Operating Entire system ridden 2006/09
85. Elblag Poland Operating Partial system ridden 2000
86. Fortaleza (CBTU) Brazil Operating Entire system ridden 1994
87. Helsinki Finland Operating Partial system ridden 1977
88. Hoboken et al - Hudson-Bergen light rail United States Operating Entire system ridden 2001
89. Hoboken et al - Metro North - NJ lines United States Operating Entire system ridden 1998
90. Hong Kong Hong Kong Operating Partial system ridden 1986/89/90
91. Houston United States Operating Entire system ridden 2007
92. Houston - Hobby Airport (Peoplemover) United States Operating Entire system ridden 1977
93. Houston - Intercontinental Airport (D to C) United States Operating Partial system ridden 2007
94. Irkutsk Russia/Siberia Operating Partial system ridden 1998/2000
95. Istanbul - Tram I Turkey Operating Entire system ridden 1997
96. Ivanovo Russia Operating Entire system ridden 2000
97. Kaliningrad Russia Operating Partial system ridden 2000
98. Kazan Russia Operating Partial system ridden 2000
99. Khaborovsk Russia/Siberia Operating Partial system ridden 2000
100. Kolkata (Calcutta) India Operating Partial system ridden 1966/93
101. Kyoto Japan Operating Partial system ridden 1986
102. Lisbon Portugal Operating Partial system ridden 1975/98
103. Little Rock United States Operating Entire system ridden 2008
104. Los Angeles - Green Line United States Operating Entire system ridden 2000
105. Los Angeles - Metrolink United States Operating Entire system ridden 2001
106. Lvov Ukraine Operating Partial system ridden 1993
107. Mandan United States Operating Entire system ridden 2008
108. Melbourne Australia Operating Partial system ridden 1965/66/97
109. Memphis United States Operating Entire system ridden 2008
110. Morgantown - Personal Rapid Transit United States Operating Entire system ridden 1983
111. Moscow (3, A) Russia Operating Partial system ridden 2000
112. Mumbai (Bombay) India Operating Yet to ride
113. New Orleans United States Operating Partial system ridden 1959/79/92
114. New York (LIRR) United States Operating Entire system ridden 1967 on
115. New York (SIRT) United States Operating Entire system ridden 1967 on
116. New York-Queensboro/other trolleys United States Operating at the time Partial system ridden 1950-57
117. North County Transit District Sprinter United States Operating Entire system ridden 2008
118. Nottingham Express Transit England Operating Yet to ride
119. Oakland (BART) United States Operating Partial system ridden 1977
120. Odessa Ukraine Operating Partial system ridden 2000
121. Oradea Romania Operating Partial system ridden 2009
122. Oslo Norway Operating Partial system ridden 1991
123. Ottawa Canada Operating Entire system ridden 2006
124. Philadelphia (PATCO) United States Operating Partial system ridden 1970/83
125. Pittsburgh (Transit) United States Operating Partial system ridden 1998
126. Port of Los Angeles Waterfront Red Car Line United States Operating Entire system ridden 2006
127. Portland - Streetcar United States Operating Entire system ridden 2001
128. Prague Czech Republic Operating Partial system ridden 1991
129. Recife Brazil Operating Partial system ridden 1993
130. Rome Italy Operating Partial system ridden 1976
131. Rostov Russia Operating Partial system ridden 2000
132. Sacramento United States Operating Partial system ridden 1987
133. San Diego Trolley Inc (Blue Line) United States Operating Entire system ridden 1992/2008
134. San Diego Trolley Inc (Green Line) United States Operating Entire system ridden 2008
135. San Diego Trolley Inc (Orange Line) United States Operating Entire system ridden 2008
136. San Francisco (cable cars) United States Operating Entire system ridden 1959/96
137. San Francisco (Muni F Streetcar) United States Operating Entire system ridden 2001
138. San Jose (CA) United States Operating Entire system ridden 2001
139. Seattle United States Operating Entire system ridden 1992/94
140. Smolensk Russia Operating Partial system ridden 2000
141. Sofia Bulgaria Operating Partial system ridden 1977/98
142. Strasbourg France Operating Entire system ridden 2009
143. Szeged Hungary Operating Partial system ridden 1973
144. Takaoka Japan Operating Entire system ridden 2000
145. Tallin Estonia Operating Partial system ridden 1993
146. Tampa - Airport Peoplemover United States Operating Entire system ridden 1974
147. Toyama Japan Operating Partial system ridden 2000
148. Tunis Tunisia Operating Partial system ridden 1991
149. Valparaiso (El Peral) Chile Operating Entire system ridden 1987
150. Vienna Austria Operating Partial system ridden 1976
151. Vladivostok (all free!) Russia/Siberia Operating Entire system ridden 2000
152. Yaroslavl Russia Operating Partial system ridden 2000

Surface Maglev

153. Braunschweig (M-bahn prototype/seen 1994) Germany Operating Yet to ride
154. Emsland* (M-bahn prototype) Germany Operating Yet to ride
155. Miyazaki (Maglev prototype) Japan Operating Yet to ride
156. Shanghai Maglev China Operating Entire system ridden 2007

Within arch

157. 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))

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

Underground bus

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

Underground funicular (all or portion(s))

317. Athens - Lycabettus Teleferique Greece Operating Entire system ridden 2004
318. Dresden Standseilbahn Germany Operating Entire system ridden 2009
319. Genoa - Righi Line Italy Operating Entire system ridden 2007
320. Haifa Israel Operating Entire system ridden 1998
321. Istanbul - Tunel Turkey Operating Entire system ridden 1967/97/98
322. Kaprun* (Zell am See) Austria Operating prior to tunnel fire disaster Yet to ride/under construction
323. Lausanne Switzerland Operating Entire system ridden 1991
324. Lyon (Fourviere) France Operating Entire system ridden 1991
325. Lyon (St. Just) France Operating Entire system ridden 1991
326. Saas Fee* Switzerland Operating Yet to ride
327. Serfaus* (Dorfbahn) Austria Operating Yet to ride
328. Zermatt (Gornergrad) Switzerland Operating Yet to ride


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