1、STATISTICS BRIEF1INTRODUCTIONAs of 31 December 2023,at least one metro line was available in 202 urban agglomerations across the world,with 13 new agglomerations opening a metro system in the period 2021-23,reinforcing the role of metros as crucial assets for efficient and sustainable mobility at th
2、e global level.Although at least one new line was opened in almost all UITP regions,Asia-Pacific still has the lions share,especially China,where the network length in 2021-23 increased by 37%compared to December 2020.After a tremendous fall in ridership due to the 2019 coronavirus disease(COVID-19)
3、pandemic and resulting travel restrictions and adaptation to a new normal,ridership figures in 2023 were finally back to 2019 levels,achieved at a different pace and with different recovery rates based on the specific regional contexts,as detailed in this document.For this metro statistics brief,UIT
4、P has collected exhaustive data on a series of key indicators for global urban rail systems running on an exclusive right-of-way,including network length,fleet size,number of lines,and ridership.A dedicated City selection section compares and ranks urban agglomerations based on selected indicators.G
5、LOBAL METRO FIGURES 2024MAY|2025A paragraph on automated metros provides a snapshot of GoA4 lines worldwide.Other indicators(annual passenger-kilometre(km),annual car-km,and annual vehicle-km)have been collected by UITP,but the limited coverage does not allow for regional comparison.Figures,in this
6、case,are only available in the full data set in UITP MyLibrary.Brussels,Belgium Copyright STIB2METRO GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS,2021-2023As indicated in the introduction,13 urban agglomera-tions opened a metro service between 2021 and 2023,including the first metro network in Sub-Saharan Africa(in Lagos,Ni