The map above shows the locations and logos for all of Europe’s Metro (aka subway/underground) systems. One thing that really stands out to me is the fact that while London had the first Metro system in the world, the UK as a whole has woefully few systems compared to France, Italy, Germany, Spain or even Turkey.
Here are some details about each of the systems:
| Country | Metro Name | Network Length (km) | Ridership (million) | Number of Stations | Lines in Operation | Opening Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | Vienna U-Bahn | 83.3 | 459.8 | 98 | 5 | 1976-05-08 |
| Belarus | Minsk Metro | 40.8 | 226.3 | 33 | 3 | 1984-06-30 |
| Belgium | Brussels Metro | 39.9 | 87.6 | 59 | 2 | 1976-09-20 |
| Belgium | Charleroi Metro | 17 | 5.6 | 21 | 2 | 1976-06-21 |
| Bulgaria | Sofia Metro | 52 | 164.2 | 47 | 4 | 1998-01-28 |
| Czechia | Prague Metro | 63.1 | 251.4 | 58 | 3 | 1974-05-09 |
| Denmark | Copenhagen Metro | 38.2 | 73.4 | 39 | 2 | 2002-10-19 |
| Finland | Helsinki Metro | 35 | 60.4 | 25 | 1 | 1982-08-02 |
| France | Lille Metro | 45 | 127.6 | 60 | 2 | 1983-04-25 |
| France | Lyon Metro | 34.4 | 208.21 | 42 | 4 | 1974-12-09 |
| France | Marseille Metro | 22.7 | 76.6 | 31 | 2 | 1977-11-26 |
| France | Paris Métro | 245.6 | 1411 | 320 | 14 | 1900-07-19 |
| France | Rennes Metro | 22.4 | 37.2 | 28 | 2 | 2002-03-15 |
| France | Toulouse Metro | 28.2 | 84.4 | 38 | 2 | 1993-06-26 |
| Germany | Berlin U-Bahn | 155.4 | 596 | 175 | 8 | 1902-01-15 |
| Germany | Frankfurt U-Bahn | 64.9 | 132.2 | 86 | 4 | 1968-10-04 |
| Germany | Hamburg U-Bahn | 106.4 | 249.5 | 93 | 3 | 1912-02-15 |
| Germany | Munich U-Bahn | 103.1 | 429 | 96 | 3 | 1971-10-19 |
| Germany | Nuremberg U-Bahn | 38.2 | 114.6 | 49 | 2 | 1972-03-01 |
| Greece | Athens Metro | 71 | 259.2 | 62 | 3 | 1930-07-21 |
| Hungary | Budapest Metro | 39.7 | 382.6 | 48 | 4 | 1896-05-02 |
| Italy | Brescia Metro | 13.7 | 18.7 | 17 | 1 | 2013-03-02 |
| Italy | Catania Metro | 8.8 | 5.8 | 10 | 1 | 1999-06-27 |
| Italy | Genoa Metro | 7.1 | 5.8 | 8 | 1 | 1990-06-13 |
| Italy | Milan Metro | 102.5 | 386.8 | 112 | 5 | 1964-11-01 |
| Italy | Naples Metro | 34.5 | 43.5 | 30 | 3 | 1993-03-28 |
| Italy | Rome Metro | 59.4 | 320 | 73 | 3 | 1955-02-09 |
| Italy | Turin Metro | 15.1 | 42.5 | 23 | 1 | 2006-02-04 |
| Netherlands | Amsterdam Metro | 42.7 | 111.3 | 39 | 3 | 1977-10-14 |
| Netherlands | Rotterdam Metro | 100.6 | 99 | 70 | 2 | 1968-02-09 |
| Norway | Oslo Metro | 85 | 74 | 101 | 3 | 1966-05-22 |
| Poland | Warsaw Metro | 41.3 | 195.4 | 39 | 2 | 1995-04-07 |
| Portugal | Lisbon Metro | 44.5 | 184.6 | 56 | 4 | 1959-12-29 |
| Portugal | Porto Metro | 67 | 65.1 | 82 | 2 | 2002-12-07 |
| Romania | Bucharest Metro | 80.1 | 179.2 | 64 | 5 | 1979-11-16 |
| Russia | Kazan Metro | 16.8 | 21.5 | 11 | 1 | 2005-08-27 |
| Russia | Moscow Metro | 435.7 | 1618.2 | 265 | 17 | 1935-05-15 |
| Russia | Nizhny Novgorod Metro | 21.6 | 20.4 | 15 | 2 | 1985-11-20 |
| Russia | Saint Petersburg Metro | 124.8 | 495 | 64 | 5 | 1955-11-15 |
| Russia | Samara Metro | 12.7 | 8.8 | 10 | 1 | 2005-08-27 |
| Spain | Barcelona Metro | 147.2 | 355.6 | 166 | 9 | 1924-12-30 |
| Spain | Bilbao Metro | 51 | 96.9 | 48 | 2 | 1995-11-11 |
| Spain | Madrid Metro | 288.5 | 355.6 | 242 | 12 | 1919-10-17 |
| Spain | Palma Metro | 15.6 | 2.4 | 16 | 2 | 2007-04-25 |
| Spain | Malaga Metro | 8.5 | 6.9 | 12 | 2 | 2014-07-30 |
| Spain | Seville Metro | 18 | 16.9 | 22 | 1 | 2009-04-02 |
| Spain | Metrovalencia | 24.2 | 69.4 | 32 | 3 | 1988-10-08 |
| Sweden | Stockholm Metro | 105.7 | 355 | 100 | 3 | 1950-10-01 |
| Switzerland | Lausanne Métro | 13.7 | 45.4 | 28 | 2 | 1991-05-24 |
| Turkey | Istanbul Metro | 243.3 | 542.5 | 137 | 11 | 1989-09-03 |
| Ukraine | Dnipro Metro | 7.8 | 3.6 | 6 | 1 | 1995-12-29 |
| Ukraine | Kharkiv Metro | 38.1 | 128.1 | 30 | 3 | 1975-08-23 |
| Ukraine | Kyiv Metro | 67.6 | 279.5 | 52 | 3 | 1960-11-06 |
| Ukraine | Kryvyi Rih Metro | 14.7 | 15.8 | 9 | 1 | 1986-12-26 |
| United Kingdom | Glasgow Subway | 10.5 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 1896-12-14 |
| United Kingdom | Docklands Light Railway | 38 | 39.9 | 45 | 3 | 1987-08-31 |
| United Kingdom | London Underground | 402 | 296 | 272 | 11 | 1863-01-10 |
| United Kingdom | Tyne and Wear Metro | 77.5 | 24.3 | 60 | 2 | 1980-08-11 |
Which one is your favourite?
Michael Hughes says
The UK has more light rail systems than this map suggests! Other metro systems (from memory) include:
Blackpool and Fleetwood Tramways
Edinburgh Trams
Greater Manchester Metrolink
London / Croydon Tramlink
Nottingham Express Transit
South Yorkshire Supertram
West Midlands Metro
Keith Jinks says
I enjoy your maps but you must be a southerner because your map of European metro systems missed out not only Liverpool’s Merseyrail system, part of which is based on a 19th century city loop line, but also the ever-expanding Manchester Metro system. True they both incorporate some existing rail lines but so does Vienna as well as Berlin (and Newcastle).
Keith
motocyklem.pl says
our Warsaw has finally developed a bit.. although we still do very poorly compared to other European countries