Here’s How Tiny Montreal’s Metro System Is Compared To Others Around The World

Montreal's Metro is more than just a means of transportation, It's a Montreal icon.
The map, the colors, the metro logo have all become part of Montreal's landscape for the last 50 years.
This even prompted us to create several metro maps:
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Montreal's Metro is much smaller than it should be even though there are a ton of plan on the books to expand the existing system.
But the reality is that even if we added dozens of new stations and a few extra lines, we still wouldn't come close to some of the other Metro systems around the world.
So we decided to compare Montreal's Metro station with some of the world's biggest and oldest underground railways so see how we rank.
Toronto, Canada
Stations: 69
Lines: 4
System Length: 68.3 km
Moscow, Russia
Stations: 203
Lines: 14
System Length: 339.1 km
London, England
Stations: 270
Lines: 11
System Length: 402 km
Stockholm, Sweden
Stations: 100
Lines: 7
System Length: 105.7 km
Tokyo, Japan
Stations: 179
Lines: 9
System Length: 195.1 km
New York City, USA
Stations: 421
Lines: 34
System Length: 1,362 km
Paris, France
Stations: 300
Lines: 16
System Length: 214 km
Madrid, Spain
Stations: 301
Lines: 13
System Length: 293.0 km
Shanghai, China
Stations: 364
Lines: 14
System Length: 588 km
Mexico City, Mexico
Stations: 195
Lines: 12
System Length: 226.5 km
Seoul, Korea
Stations: 291
Lines: 19
System Length: 331.5 km
Bueno Aires, Argentina
Stations: 86
Lines: 6
System Length: 61.3 km
Vienna, Austria
Stations: 104
Lines: 5
System Length: 78.5 km
Delhi, India
Stations: 86
Lines: 6
System Length: 61.3 km
Montreal, Canada
Stations: 68
Lines: 4
System Length: 69.2 km