Nineteenth-century tunnels, chandeliered halls and networks built entirely this century, all judged on the same platform.
1Seoul Metropolitan SubwayHeated seats, platform screen doors and full mobile signal across one of the world's longest networks.1000pts
2Tokyo MetroPunctual to the second and immaculately clean, the benchmark other systems are measured against.977pts
3Delhi MetroBuilt from nothing since 2002 into the backbone of a city of twenty million.705pts
4Madrid MetroCheap, fast and enormous for the size of the city it serves.660pts
5Beijing SubwayCarries more passengers a year than almost anywhere, on trains that arrive every two minutes.610pts
6Munich U-BahnBold 1970s colour schemes and a network that empties a stadium in minutes.413pts
7New York City SubwayThe only major system running 24 hours a day, every day, across 472 stations.325pts
8Singapore MRTSpotless, fully air-conditioned and policed by fines that people actually obey.325pts
9London UndergroundThe world's first underground railway, opened in 1863, and still the shape of every network built since.325pts
10Paris MetroDense enough that almost nowhere in the city is more than 500 metres from a station, wrapped in Guimard's art nouveau entrances.325pts
11Moscow MetroChandeliers, mosaics and marble halls built as palaces for the people.325pts
12Shanghai MetroBuilt almost entirely since 1993 and now the longest network on earth.325pts
13Vienna U-BahnSmall, immaculate and consistently near the top of European transport surveys.222pts
14Taipei MetroQuiet carriages, orderly queues and a reputation for cleanliness that rivals Tokyo's.222pts
15Berlin U-BahnRuns on trust rather than barriers, and all night at weekends.222pts
16Stockholm MetroBlasted rock caverns painted into what is often called the world's longest art gallery.0pts
17Mexico City MetroOne of the cheapest fares in the world, with a pictogram for every station.0pts
