Metro Systems With the Most Stations 2026
Source:
Wikipedia, List of metro systems
Key Findings
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New York City Subway leads in Stations in Service with 424 in 2026.
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Average Stations in Service in 2026: 338 · median: 330.
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Gap in 2026: New York City Subway is 1.6× larger than London Underground.
About This Dataset
Metro Systems With the Most Stations 2026
Station counts for the largest rapid-transit networks in the world, as listed in September 2026. Stations joined by a paid transfer are counted once, so an interchange served by three lines still counts as one station. Light rail, monorail and commuter rail lines are excluded from every system here.
Analysis
New York City Subway has 424 stations, 9 more than Shanghai Metro with 415. 8 of the 12 systems are in China, and they hold 2,703 of the 4,058 stations counted here. The networks span 272 to 424 stations. Outside Asia only New York City, Paris and London appear.
Data Insights
Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- Wikipedia, List of metro systems
- Coverage
- 12 entities · 2026 · 12 observations
- Measure
- Stations in Service
- Last updated
- 7 September 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2026.
Data Sources & References
All external sources cited in this dataset
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