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TRANSPORTATION
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Oldest Metro Systems
This list features the oldest metro systems in the world.
RANK | CITY | COUNTRY | SYSTEM | YEAR |
1 | London | United Kingdom | Underground | 1863 |
2 | Chicago | United States | L | 1892 |
3 | Budapest | Hungary | Metro | 1896 |
4 | Glasgow | Scotland | Subway | 1896 |
5 | Paris | France | Metro | 1900 |
6 | Boston | United States | Subway | 1901 |
7 | Berlin | Germany | U-Bahn | 1902 |
8 | Athens | Greece | Metro | 1904 |
9 | New York | United States | Subway | 1904 |
10 | Philadelphia | United States | SEPTA | 1907 |
11 | Hamburg | Germany | U-Bahn | 1912 |
12 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | Underground | 1913 |
13 | Madrid | Spain | Metro | 1919 |
14 | Barcelona | Spain | Metro | 1924 |
15 | Tokyo | Japan | Metro | 1927 |
16 | Osaka | Japan | Subway | 1933 |
17 | Moscow | Russia | Metro | 1935 |
18 | Stockholm | Sweden | Metro | 1950 |
19 | Toronto | Canada | Subway | 1954 |
20 | Rome | Italy | Metro | 1955 |
References
World Atlas, 2023. The World’s Oldest Metro Systems. [online] Available at: https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-world-s-oldest-metro-systems.html (Accessed 1 December 2025).
Civitatis, 2023. 10 Oldest Subways in the World. [online] Available at: https://www.civitatis.com/blog/en/10-oldest-subways-world/ (Accessed 1 December 2025).
Wikipedia, 2023. List of Metro Systems. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_metro_systems (Accessed 1 December 2025).
Daily Passport, 2023. What Cities Have the World’s Oldest Subway Systems?. [online] Available at: https://dailypassport.com/what-cities-have-the-worlds-oldest-subway-systems/ (Accessed 1 December 2025).
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