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European Cities With Metro Systems

Name all the cities in Europe that have an operating metro system.
Source: Wikipedia
If you think cities are missing, it's probably because they don't have true metros
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London
1896
15
Glasgow
1896
48
Budapest
1900
320
Paris
1902
175
Berlin
1904
66
Athens
1912
93
Hamburg
1919
242
Madrid
1924
132
Barcelona
1935
233
Moscow
1950
100
Stockholm
1955
72
St. Petersburg
1955
73
Rome
1959
56
Lisbon
1960
52
Kyiv
1964
113
Milan
1966
101
Oslo
1968
71
Rotterdam
1971
96
Munich
1972
49
Nuremberg
1974
58
Prague
1975
30
Kharkiv
1976
59
Brussels
1977
39
Amsterdam
1977
29
Marseille
1978
42
Lyon
1978
98
Vienna
1979
64
Bucharest
1982
30
Helsinki
1983
60
Lille
1984
30
Minsk
1985
15
Nizhny Novgorod
1987
10
Samara
1989
147
Istanbul
1990
8
Genoa
1991
9
Yekaterinburg
1993
30
Naples
1993
37
Toulouse
1995
6
Dnipro
1995
39
Warsaw
1995
42
Bilbao
1998
47
Sofia
1999
12
Catania
2002
28
Rennes
2002
44
Copenhagen
2005
11
Kazan
2006
30
Valencia
2006
23
Turin
2008
14
Lausanne
2013
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104 Recent Comments
Quizmaster
+11
Level ∞
Dec 1, 2024
I have permanently de-featured this quiz because I think, unfortunately, the Wikipedia article is not fully accurate.

As many people have pointed out, it's bizarre that a city with like 5 stations has a "metro" where as a city with over a hundred light rail stations does not.

Furthermore, there is no clear dividing line over what is, or is not, a metro system.

The many user comments demonstrate that the quiz is impossible to create in an accurate way.

caesaria
+6
Level 79
Jul 10, 2018
This seems to be missing quite a few cities. I know for a fact that many more german cities, such as Cologne, Bonn, Dusseldorf, Suttgart, Frankfurt and the whole Ruhr area have a well-functioning Metro System, above ground and below.
kolp
+10
Level 84
Jul 10, 2018
They are all considered to be light metro systems. The list limits itself to cities with rapid transit systems. Sometimes the difference can be a bit arbitrary though.
shumski
+8
Level 68
Mar 18, 2021
Than Berlin and Hamburg should not be included on this list, they are bigger (more stations) but do not operate differently than Frankfurt. And who are you to declare metro system rules? When you type Frankfurt Metro you'll get this result. And by the all traffic measures Frankfurt is actualy a true metro. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankfurt_U-Bahn
FlashMaverick
+1
Level 44
Mar 30, 2021
Frankfurt U-Bahn is a stadtbahn system - it runs at street level for portions of its route. Metro systems must not have any pedestrian or vehicle crossings along their route.
JonOfKent
+2
Level 61
Oct 25, 2024
Hmm... by that logic the London Underground only became a metro system in 1994, when the section of the Central Line through North Weald was closed. Not sure that that makes much sense
rustwat
+1
Level 62
Dec 8, 2021
Part of the metro of Rotterdam is also above ground with pedestrian and vehicle crossings.
priamos
+11
Level 63
Jul 10, 2018
Frankfurt definitely has a metro system, and it's not a "light metro" either. It is of course possible that Wikipedia lists only cities whose metro stations are mostly underground. However, that would seem to rule out Oslo and no doubt others as well.
kolp
+6
Level 84
Jul 11, 2018
The reason Frankfurt is not included is beacuse the network is not fully grade separated, above or underground does not matter. Again, the difference with rapid transit oftentimes is debatable and sometimes arbitrary.
idontkn1
+9
Level 94
Jul 10, 2018
Absolutely no idea how Frankfurt's isn't considered a metro. Only thing I can guess is they ding it for integrating with the suburban lines that definitely are light rails. That being said there are at least 86 true Ubahn stations.
kalbahamut
+9
Level 79
Jul 10, 2018
The metro systems in many former Soviet or Communist cities are so much prettier than what we usually see for public transportation in the West.
drLuigi
+9
Level 47
Jul 10, 2018
St Petersburg metro is spectacular
kalbahamut
+5
Level 79
Sep 9, 2018
St Petersburg in general is, in my opinion, the most beautiful city in Europe. Beating out Paris, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Rome, Odessa, Athens, Salzburg, Venice, San Marino, Kiev, Tallinn, Helsinki, Oslo, Moscow, Prague, Budapest and the others I've been to, anyway. I've never been to Spain or Switzerland. Moscow also has a beautiful metro.
wiifly
+1
Level 65
Jun 17, 2025
Lived there when I was younger and learned after I left that I lived on a street between two famous monuments clearly visible from the erker window. Because I lived there and the whole city was beautiful, I thought it was just normal to have monuments where you lived.
FNSpiderMan
+2
Level 73
Jul 11, 2018
I know Istanbul used to be Constantinople, but wouldn't Istanbul qualify as an Asian city?
brandybuck96
+11
Level 82
Jul 15, 2018
Here we go again...
roleybob
+3
Level 73
Jul 18, 2018
Are you saying that this conversation has happened on Jetpunk already?

I don't think I've noticed it anywhere on the site before...

JackintheBox
+2
Level 82
Feb 21, 2021
Are only the metro stations on the European side of Istanbul counted, or are the ones on the Asian side also counted?
ElementalPixel
+2
Level 73
Dec 8, 2021
@roleybob There have been a significant number of users on other quizzes who have also testified that Istanbul is entirely an Asian city. It is an intercontinental city, given that it crosses both sides of the Bosphorus Strait, one side of which is European, and the other Asian.

@JackintheBox I think metro stations from both sides are counted. The Wikipedia article doesn't specify, but the Istanbul Metro Wiki article does separate it into lines, some of which cross from the European side to Asia. The numbers are outdated, though, and I'm not sure if reless is planning on updating the quiz anytime soon.

roleybob
+1
Level 73
Jan 30, 2022
^ Well, I've never noticed.
Djilas
+1
Level 86
Jul 15, 2018
Yes it does, and Kiev is east of Istanbul, so it's probably Asian as well.
milyagem
+1
Level 44
Aug 2, 2019
The correct spelling is Kyiv, and it is in Europe. Istanbul is commonly accepted as being on the European continent. Yekaterinburg however, is geographically in Asia. If we use your logic then every city in Russia doesn't count because by your logic Eastern Europe isn't really Europe...this is why they teach geography in school kids!
rphxx
+6
Level 71
Sep 6, 2019
The correct spelling of "Kiev" or "Kyiv" isn't "Kyiv". Kyiv is how you spell when translating it from Cyrillic into Latin letters. Kiev is the standard English spelling.
brandybuck96
+5
Level 82
Feb 3, 2024
Kyiv reflects how the Ukrainians pronounce it, whereas Kiev reflects the Soviet/Russian pronunciation. A fact which has become extremely important since your comment.
rphxx
+4
Level 71
Sep 6, 2019
not saying Kyiv is wrong but Kiev isn't wrong either
urben
+2
Level 57
Jul 18, 2018
Hello?, where is Valencia, Sevilla, Málaga and Palma?, Phobia for Spain?
roleybob
+14
Level 73
Jul 18, 2018
Hi, all in Spain, except for Phobia - I don't know where that is.
McCoy
+1
Level 60
Aug 30, 2018
You answer is a joke, isnt it?
roleybob
+3
Level 73
Sep 17, 2018
Yes. I get bored.
rocamorar
+1
Level 80
Sep 17, 2018
Most of those are light suburban trains with some long tunnels crossing parts of the city. The fact that they decide to commercially call themselves "metro" is not relevant.
Berney
+3
Level 84
Sep 7, 2018
Why is the date for London showing as 1890? It first opened in 1863 with steam traction and was electrified in 1890 but it was still a metro system from day 1, with the first line being known as the "Metropolitan Railway". The referenced wiki article implies that too. In 2013 it made a big celebration of being 150 years old, see "The London Underground celebrates 150 years".
scrumpyone
+1
Level 44
Sep 7, 2018
Ah, Glasgow Metro, providing homeless shelter since 1896
yorksguy1865
+1
Level 34
Sep 7, 2018
Great quiz, I'm a bit of a massive train nerd so really enjoyed this! Berlin is my favourite metro!
riverdale
+2
Level 42
Sep 7, 2018
Bit surprised that Newcastle is the only other city in England besides London with a metro system. Why did they prioritize Newcastle instead of larger cities such as Birmingham, Leeds or Manchester?
lolrobbielol
+7
Level 52
Sep 8, 2018
While Newcastle itself is not so big, the Newcastle metropolitan area (Tyneside) is also one of the largest in the UK. Furthermore, Manchester and Birmingham already have extensive light rail/tram systems, and the West Yorkshire commuter rail network, which includes Leeds as well as other cities like Bradford and Wakefield, and also Liverpool's Merseyrail, do the same job as a metro. So I suppose it's less a case of Newcastle being prioritised, but rather they chose a different system (metro as opposed to light rail/commuter trains.)
riverdale
+2
Level 42
Sep 8, 2018
Thanks for reply!
PrettyTiedUp
+2
Level 71
Sep 12, 2018
The Newcastle Metro also goes to Gateshead and Sunderland. Weirdly, there is no stop (yet) for the Metro Centre - the biggest shopping centres in the UK :/
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Oct 12, 2024
Apparently it's not a true metro as it has been removed by Wikipedia.
JoeRainford
+3
Level 64
Oct 14, 2024
Whilst apparently removed from the worldwide list, it is on the European list.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_metro_systems_in_Europe#United_Kingdom

Farigiraf2
+2
Level 68
Oct 25, 2024
Then wikipedia is not a very good source, as it's as metro as it can get.
joedimaggio
+1
Level 75
Sep 7, 2018
Ah Lausanne! Steepest Metro in the world and smallest city to have one :)
milyagem
+1
Level 44
Aug 2, 2019
Steepest?
Djilas
+1
Level 86
Oct 12, 2024
Tünel in Istanbul is steeper.
joedimaggio
+2
Level 75
Oct 25, 2024
Tünel is a funicular, not a train. The Lausanne Metro is the steepest adhesion Metro System in the world, with a maximum incline of 12%
dabeast04
+1
Level 33
Sep 8, 2018
what about Dublin, it has the luas
dabeast04
+2
Level 33
Sep 8, 2018
not the luas, I mean the 'dart'
Ainmclarach
+2
Level 71
Oct 25, 2024
The Dart is entirely above ground.
stankyC
+3
Level 64
Sep 10, 2018
Dnipro's metro is probably the funniest one on this list. The Soviets planned a full metro for this pretty big Ukrainian city (over 1m residents) in the 1980s, but the USSR broke apart right after construction had started, and the Ukrainian government just opened it up after they finished what they could with limited resources. Six stops barely covering half the city center. I rode it one time to just say that I did, and there was hardly anyone on it and hardly anything to go to at each stop.
milyagem
+2
Level 44
Aug 2, 2019
Love visiting Kyiv's Arsenalna station, deepest in Europe and deepest in the world after Pyongyang
Bvlln
+1
Level 45
Dec 5, 2019
Valencia, Spain is missing.
DaviJamesson
+1
Level 71
Apr 3, 2020
Thessaloniki metro recently opened
panos19
+2
Level 69
Apr 8, 2020
naahh it probably wont open for like another 2-3 years
barmanitan
+1
Level 84
Mar 18, 2024
Seems to be happening soon!
Djilas
+1
Level 86
Oct 12, 2024
Next month supposedly!
Miquelino
+1
Level 61
May 18, 2020
Porto, Portugal is missing. It is below ground in the city center and above in the suburbs, but that's pretty common
Thomas1VL
+1
Level 67
Oct 13, 2020
Completely forgot about the existance of Greece...
CotCat
+2
Level 69
Feb 1, 2021
Warsaw has 34 stations.
TheRatmeister
+2
Level 95
May 6, 2021
What is the methodology here? Some light rail systems are included, some metros are missing.
julie22222
+1
Level 66
Aug 3, 2021
I'm surprised that more British cities don't have metros. Even Kharkiv has a metro and they don't have a city
brandybuck96
+1
Level 82
Feb 3, 2024
Many of them are too small to need a metro - if Kharkiv were in the UK, it would be one of the biggest cities. Several wouldn't suffer well the huge disruptive works that the installation of a metro would require, given their historic significance or small, winding city centre streets. And some you might expect to be on the list have alternatives to a metro system, like integrated bus/train networks or trams serving the same purpose.
Djilas
+1
Level 86
Oct 12, 2024
In what way does a city with over a million inhabitants not have a city?
VedantSri1406
+2
Level 46
Aug 7, 2021
You forgot Frankfurt and Seville
DaGGrrr
+2
Level 44
Aug 7, 2021
Cologne is also missing. Rode it several times. But it is also missing in the source...
Hampus
+3
Level 56
Oct 7, 2021
Yekaterinburg?

Let's stop using the terms "Europe" and "Asia" since they really don't have any meaning.

partdavid
+7
Level 74
Dec 27, 2021
Quizzes like this are frustrating already because they rely on an idiosyncratic hair-splitting definition anyway (Oh, Bordeaux's tramway isn't a metro, it's a light metro-like streetcar blah-blah-blah in the first place. San Francisco doesn't have a metro, it has cable cars, streetcars, light rail, rapid transit and commuter rail but it's not a metro, nyeaarh.

It's icing on the cake to throw in cities from another continent; for that matter, where's Chelyabinsk, if Yekaterinburg is included? More whiny transit wonk exceptionalism, one assumes.

barmanitan
+1
Level 84
Mar 18, 2024
Well from a quick Wiki look, at least Chelyabinsk's metro has been cancelled
JonOfKent
+1
Level 61
Oct 25, 2024
Quite right too, all those phobic remarks it kept on making
Tramp
+1
Level 79
Oct 13, 2024
Agreed. I tried Tokyo, Cairo and Mexico City and I was FURIOUS when I saw the results.
AlfredBenjamin
+1
Level 73
Nov 11, 2021
Copenhagen has 39 metro stations
Ethaboo444
+1
Level 59
Dec 29, 2021
but this quiz hasnt been updated in 3 years lol what do you mean
FlickerP
+2
Level 79
Jun 10, 2022
I was in Catania for a week not too long ago and don't recall seeing any metro station although my Mrs does say that I walk around with my eyes shut
metromami
+1
Level 44
Aug 24, 2022
Athens has 64 stations as of 2020
b1094
+2
Level 71
Sep 20, 2022
Liverpool is missing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_transit_in_the_United_Kingdom?oldformat=true
2ndDickinson
+2
Level 64
Oct 17, 2022
Hello,

Rennes added a new metro line.

So i think it needs to be updated.

Thank you

Pegasus
+1
Level 78
Jul 23, 2024
Yes, this is true. Rennes has 28 now
regalragabash
+2
Level 37
Dec 14, 2023
Of course I get random ones like Lille, Genoa and Kharkiv but not the places I've actually been like Newcastle, Brussels, Prague and Vienna...
connor3105
+2
Level 55
Aug 11, 2024
Liverpool has. metro and very cool metro looking yellow trains all in a system
Daniel1712
+1
Level 72
Oct 12, 2024
Wow am I the first one playing it after the update? Everything says 100% or 0%. Nice quiz, just a rough time limit, but I think that is intended
IsleAuHaulte
+6
Level 92
Oct 12, 2024
There is no real source for subway systems in the world. I have tried hard to find one and it always comes back with arbitrary exclusions because a train is slightly smaller than another. Any and every normal person taking the "light rail" underground for miles in Boston would say they are on the subway.

Also terminology kills any research. Many languages use "metro" as a shorthand for subway, but it also generically includes any mass transit like buses. A place like Ottumwa, Iowa can call their local bus system the metro and it would make sense. "True metro" is a non-existent concept. It depends on an agreement by a small bunch insisting their definition is the only one versus the rest of the planet.

Lastly, arguing with Wikipedia means arguing with any human who may have had access to the internet at one point in his life. There is a solid reason no one accepts it as a source in universities or even elementary schools.

Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Oct 13, 2024
I mean, yeah, but also make your own quiz.
JonOfKent
+1
Level 61
Oct 25, 2024
Collins dictionary - Metro - only definition given (in this sense) - "an underground railway system in some cities".

I'd say it's "subway" which is shorthand (especially in North America) for metro. People can obviously call whatever they want whatever they want, and as you say this whole quiz depends on pretending a very grey area is actually clear-cut - but the idea of including buses in a definition of metro seems just wrong to me. You might as well include buses in a possible definition of "helicopters" or something.

luxint
+1
Level 67
Oct 12, 2024
Thank you. I just LOVE your no nonsense whiners refer to wiki. That's the way to deal with them. Thanks again.
YellowJacket
+2
Level 80
Oct 12, 2024
The source provided has Valencia, Venezuela not Valencia, Spain.
inigogaga
+3
Level 51
Oct 13, 2024
Malaga, Sevilla, Alicante, Palma and Granada in Spain also have metro systems.
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Oct 13, 2024
Appararently they don't.
inigogaga
+3
Level 51
Dec 11, 2024
You're one click away to check it's true... Rating 1 star.
rphxx
+2
Level 71
Oct 16, 2024
Isn't Yekaterinburg Asian? At least according to most other JetPunk Quizzes it is.
CardinalSin
+1
Level 82
Oct 20, 2024
That's what I was thinking - it is East of the Urals, isn't it? Therefore not in Europe.
JackintheBox
+1
Level 82
Oct 16, 2024
Forgot the Low Countries 🤦‍♂️
dumBunny
+2
Level 61
Oct 25, 2024
Liverpool has one, I believe.
idontkn1
+1
Level 94
Oct 25, 2024
Oh look, a comment about so and so city that has a metro that isn't on the quiz, shocking.
Dylphin
+1
Level 57
Oct 25, 2024
Leipzig has a metro system now in the inner city, although it is still considered S-Bahn
idontkn1
+1
Level 94
Oct 25, 2024
Oh look, a comment about so and so city that has a metro that isn't on the quiz, shocking.
idontkn1
+5
Level 94
Oct 25, 2024
Every time I take this quiz I end up thinking how much I dislike it. Almost every comment is about how some city has a Metro but it's not on this list. The quiz is based on some list from Wikipedia that is updated from some international association that loves dinging "Metro" systems that are integrated into suburban and regional commuter systems. So just about everything from Frankfurt north and from Liverpool to the east is excluded even though the vast majority of the world sees it no different than what's in Paris and Tokyo. In many respects they are superior to the included metros in terms of usability and foresight. Crazy that some city like Dnipro with 6 stations, 7.8 kms of track and 20,000 riders a day is on this list and Frankfurt with 84 stations, 65 kms of track and half a million riders isn't because it's directly connected to another system that has 112 stations and 303 kms of track.
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Oct 25, 2024
Makes sense. We might just remove this quiz at some point.
Geoguessin
+1
Level 74
Oct 25, 2024
The metro of Porto, Portugal should count because it runs as a fully separated metro network in the actual city proper. Just because it eventually branches off outside of city limits as a tram/light rail shouldn't disqualifity it from being on this list because on the actual city borders it runs exactly as the Metro of Paris or London do.
idontkn1
+1
Level 94
Oct 25, 2024
Oh look, a comment about some city that has a metro that isn't on the quiz, shocking.
HylianScientist
+2
Level 87
Oct 28, 2024
Obligatory "not a 'what about this city' argument"; Can we please remove Yekaterinburg from this quiz? It is by every definition not a European city.
baeckford
+2
Level 71
Oct 28, 2024
Tyne and Wear metro which serves Newcastle and Sunderland? Merseyrail in Liverpool? The Manchester Metrolink?
Panos96
+4
Level 66
Nov 30, 2024
As of today, Thessaloniki (Greece) has also a metro system. Please add it also.
Xtrordinary
+2
Level 75
Dec 8, 2024
Should this quiz still be nominatable
vitriden
+4
Level 84
Dec 9, 2024
Thessaloniki metro was opened on December 1, 2024.
baeckford
+1
Level 71
Dec 15, 2024
You’ve missed the Tyne and Wear metro which covers Newcastle upon Tyne and Sunderland
KleanZachGR
+1
Level 52
Dec 17, 2024
A brand new metro system opened here in Thessaloniki (Nov 2024), although its construction started 30+ years ago. If you happen to update the quiz please put us in as well. Thank you!
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