Opening Year Rankings
Top 3
Beijing • Tianjin • Hong Kong
Opening year span: 1971 – 2024
| # | City | Length (km) | Stations | Lines | Opening | Thumbnail |
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| 1 | Beijing | 858 | 498 | 25 | Jan 1971 |
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| 2 | Tianjin | 329 | 232 | 11 | Oct 1976 |
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| 3 | Hong Kong | 241 | 121 | 10 | Oct 1979 |
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| 4 | Shanghai | 891 | 514 | 21 | May 1993 |
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| 5 | Taipei | 168 | 141 | 9 | Mar 1996 |
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| 6 | Guangzhou | 671 | 332 | 18 | Jun 1997 |
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| 7 | Dalian | 237 | 106 | 6 | May 2002 |
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| 8 | Changchun | 141 | 125 | 6 | Oct 2002 |
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| 9 | Wuhan | 518 | 312 | 12 | Jul 2004 |
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| 10 | Chongqing | 562 | 313 | 13 | Nov 2004 |
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| 11 | Shenzhen | 583 | 397 | 17 | Dec 2004 |
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| 12 | Nanjing | 454 | 220 | 12 | Sep 2005 |
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| 13 | Kaohsiung | 43 | 38 | 2 | Mar 2008 |
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| 14 | Chengdu | 611 | 377 | 15 | Sep 2010 |
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| 14 | Shenyang | 187 | 136 | 6 | Sep 2010 |
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| 16 | Foshan | 142 | 88 | 5 | Nov 2010 |
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| 17 | Xi'an | 403 | 271 | 11 | Sep 2011 |
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| 18 | Suzhou | 352 | 277 | 10 | Apr 2012 |
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| 19 | Kunming | 165 | 114 | 6 | Jun 2012 |
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| 20 | Hangzhou | 520 | 308 | 14 | Nov 2012 |
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| 21 | Harbin | 93 | 78 | 3 | Sep 2013 |
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| 22 | Zhengzhou | 415 | 271 | 13 | Dec 2013 |
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| 23 | Changsha | 236 | 161 | 7 | Apr 2014 |
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| 24 | Ningbo | 193 | 133 | 5 | May 2014 |
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| 25 | Wuxi | 144 | 97 | 5 | Jul 2014 |
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| 26 | Qingdao | 349 | 189 | 8 | Dec 2015 |
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| 26 | Nanchang | 129 | 103 | 4 | Dec 2015 |
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| 28 | Fuzhou | 143 | 100 | 5 | May 2016 |
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| 28 | Dongguan | 38 | 15 | 1 | May 2016 |
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| 30 | Nanning | 128 | 104 | 5 | Jun 2016 |
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| 31 | Hefei | 232 | 184 | 6 | Dec 2016 |
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| 32 | Taoyuan | 37 | 16 | 1 | Mar 2017 |
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| 33 | Shijiazhuang | 77 | 63 | 3 | Jun 2017 |
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| 34 | Guiyang | 149 | 99 | 4 | Dec 2017 |
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| 34 | Xiamen | 98 | 74 | 3 | Dec 2017 |
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| 36 | Urumqi | 34 | 24 | 2 | Oct 2018 |
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| 37 | Wenzhou | 117 | 38 | 2 | Jan 2019 |
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| 38 | Jinan | 96 | 48 | 3 | Apr 2019 |
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| 39 | Lanzhou | 35 | 29 | 2 | Jun 2019 |
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| 40 | Xuzhou | 73 | 60 | 3 | Sep 2019 |
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| 40 | Changzhou | 54 | 44 | 2 | Sep 2019 |
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| 42 | Hohhot | 49 | 44 | 2 | Dec 2019 |
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| 42 | Macau | 17 | 17 | 3 | Dec 2019 |
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| 44 | Taiyuan | 52 | 46 | 2 | Dec 2020 |
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| 45 | Luoyang | 44 | 34 | 2 | Mar 2021 |
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| 46 | Taichung | 17 | 18 | 1 | Apr 2021 |
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| 47 | Shaoxing | 56 | 36 | 2 | Jun 2021 |
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| 47 | Haining | 44 | 11 | 1 | Jun 2021 |
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| 49 | Wuhu | 46 | 36 | 2 | Oct 2021 |
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| 50 | Jurong | 17 | 5 | 1 | Dec 2021 |
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| 51 | Jinhua | 99 | 29 | 1 | Aug 2022 |
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| 52 | Nantong | 60 | 44 | 2 | Nov 2022 |
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| 53 | Taizhou | 52 | 15 | 1 | Dec 2022 |
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| 54 | Chuzhou | 45 | 10 | 1 | Jun 2023 |
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| 55 | Xuchang | 34 | 11 | 1 | Dec 2023 |
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| 56 | Ziyang | 19 | 5 | 1 | Sep 2024 |
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