List of longest subway tunnel sections

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This page presents a list of the longest continuous underground rapid transit tunnel sections of the world, excluding branches from the longest tunnel (branch lines that used to transport passengers should be included).

Note: This article only lists tunnels that are 15 km (6.2 miles) or longer.

World's longest subway tunnel sections in use

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! width=220pt|Name

! width=220pt|System

! Country

! Stations

! Length in km (mi)

! Year of
completion

Lines 3-11

| Suzhou Metro

| rowspan="6" | {{flag|China}}

| Line 3 and Line 11 are connected at Weiting Station with through trains passing by.

| {{convert|86.54|km|mi|abbr=on}}

| 2019–2023

Line 6

| Chengdu Metro

| Wangcong TempleLanjiagou

| {{convert|68.2|km|mi|abbr=on}} {{cite web|url=https://kscgc.sctv.com/sctv/redian/2020/09/09/989474_shared.html|date=2020-09-09|title=独家探访{{!}}关于西部最长地铁6号线,你想知道的一切都在这里|quote=成都地铁6号线全长68.76千米,共设有56座车站}}

| 2020

Line 3

| Guangzhou Metro

| HaibangAirport North

| {{convert|68.2|km|mi|abbr=on}}

| 2005–2024

Line 19

| Chengdu Metro

| Huangshi to Tianfu

| {{convert|67|km|mi|abbr=on}}

| 2020–2023

Line 1

| Qingdao Metro

| Dongguozhuang to Wangjiagang

| {{convert|59.82|km|mi|abbr=on}}

| 2020–2021

Line 18

| Guangzhou Metro

| {{stl|GZM|Xiancun}} to {{stl|GZM|Wanqingsha}}

| 58.3 (36.2){{cite web|url=http://news.ycwb.com/2021-02/20/content_1487877.htm|date=2021-02-20|title=广州地铁18号线陇枕停车场首次迎接"活力橙"|publisher=金羊网|quote=广州市2021年十件民生实事显示,2021年广州将力争开通试运营地铁18号线先通段(万顷沙-冼村,58.3公里)、22号线先通段(番禺广场-陈头岗,18.2公里)|access-date=2021-04-10|archive-date=2021-04-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410103612/http://news.ycwb.com/2021-02/20/content_1487877.htm}}

| 2021

Bolshaya Koltsevaya line

| Moscow Metro

| {{flag|Russia}}

| Circle route

| {{convert|57.54|km|mi|abbr=on}}{{cite web | url=https://1520today.ru/blog/ne-70-km-a-57-5-kak-moskovskie-vlasti-udlinili-bolshuju-kolcevuju-liniju-metro | title=Не 70 км, а 57,5! Как московские власти "удлинили" Большую кольцевую линию метро | date=22 March 2023 }}{{cite web | url=https://postimg.cc/bsQtrNg0 | title=IMG 20230327 063939 969 — Postimages }}
(excluding Moscow-City branch)

| 2018–2023First stretch opens in 1969 as part of line 2

Line 10

| Beijing Subway

| rowspan="3" | {{flag|China}}

| Circle route

| 57.1 (35.5)

| 2008–2013

Line 5

| Hangzhou Metro

| {{stl|HZM|East Nanhu

} - {{stl|HZM|Guniangqiao}}

| 56.0 (34.93)

| 2019-2025

|-

| Line 7

| Guangzhou Metro

| {{stl|GZM|Meidi Dadao|}} – {{stl|GZM|Yanshan}}

| 54.24 (33.7)

| 2016–2023

|-

| Line 6

| Beijing Subway

| {{flag|China}}

| {{stl|BJS|Jin'anqiao}}–{{stl|BJS|Lucheng}}

| 53.4 (33.2)

|2012-2018

|-

| Seoul Subway Line 5
(longest branch)

| Seoul Subway

| {{sort|Korea, South|{{flag|South Korea}}}}

| BanghwaHanam Geomdansan

| {{convert|51.7|km|mi|abbr=on}}

| 1995–2021

|-

| M11

| Istanbul Metro

| {{flag|Turkey}}

| GayrettepeArnavutköy Hastane

| 51.5 (32)

| 2023–2024

|-

| Line 2

| Wuhan Metro

| rowspan="2" | {{flag|China}}

| Julong Boulevard - Fozuling

| 50.347 (27.556)

| 2012–2019

|-

| Line 16

| Beijing Subway

| {{stl|BJS|Bei'anhe}} – Wanpingcheng

| 48.9 (30.4)

| 2016–2023

|-

| Sokolnicheskaya line

| Moscow Metro

| rowspan="3" | {{flag|Russia}}

| PotapovoBulvar Rokossovskogo

| 47 (29)

| 1935–2024

|-

| Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya line

| Moscow Metro

| Pyatnitskoye ShosseShchyolkovskaya

| 45.1 (28.0)

| 1938–2012

|-

| Lyublinsko-Dmitrovskaya line

| Moscow Metro

| ZyablikovoFiztekh

| 44.3 (27.5)

| 1995–2023

|-

| Line 11

| Guangzhou Metro

| {{flag|China}}

| LongtanChisha

| {{convert|43.2|km|mi|abbr=on}}

| 2024

|-

| Zamoskvoretskaya line

| Moscow Metro

| {{flag|Russia}}

| KhovrinoAlma-Atinskaya

| 42.8 (26.6)

| 1938–2018

|-

| Line 8

| Beijing Subway

| rowspan="3" | {{flag|China}}

| {{stl|BJS|Yuzhi Lu}} – {{stl|BJS|Wufutang}}

| 42.6 (26.4)

| 2012–2021

|-

| Line 15

| Shanghai Metro

| Gucun ParkZizhu Hi-tech Park

| 42.3 (26.3)

| 2021

|-

| Line 5

| Chengdu Metro

| JiudaoyanHuilong

| 42.3 (26.3)

| 2019

|-

| Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya line

| Moscow Metro

| {{flag|Russia}}

| PlanernayaKotelniki

| 42.2 (26.2)

| 1966–2015

|-

| Line 14

| Beijing Subway

| rowspan="2" | {{flag|China}}

| {{stl|BJS|Dawayao}} – {{stl|BJS|Shan'gezhuang}}

| 42 (26)

| 2015–2021

|-

| Line 6

| Tianjin Metro

| {{stl|TJM|Nanhezhuang}} – {{stl|TJM|Lushuidao}}

| 42 (26)

| 2016–2021

|-

| Downtown MRT line

| Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)

| {{flag|Singapore}}

| Bukit PanjangExpo

| 41.9 (26){{Cite web|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/downtown-line-3-officially-opened-khaw-announces-plans-to-make-transfers-between|title=Downtown Line 3 officially opens; Khaw Boon Wan announces review of fares incurred when switching between stations|date=2017-10-20|website=The Straits Times|language=en|access-date=2019-06-13}}

| 2013–2017

|-

| Line 3

| Nanjing Metro

| rowspan="2" | {{flag|China}}

| XinghuoluMozhoudonglu

| 41.5 (25.8)

| 2015

|-

| Line 4

| Suzhou Metro

| Longdaobang — Tongli

| 41.5 (25.8)

| 2017

|-

| Serpukhovsko-Timiryazevskaya line

| Moscow Metro

| {{flag|Russia}}

| AltufyevoBulvar Dmitriya Donskogo

| 41.2 (25.6)

| 1983–2002

|-

| L-12 (Metro Sur)

| Madrid Metro

| {{flag|Spain}}

| Circle route

| 40.96 (25.5)

| 2003

|-

| Toei Oedo Line {{Citation needed|date=January 2010}}

| Toei Subway

| {{flag|Japan}}

| HikarigaokaShiodomeTocho-mae

| 40.7 (25.3)

| 2000

|-

| Seoul Subway Line 9

| Seoul Subway

| {{sort|Korea, South|{{flag|South Korea}}}}

| Gimpo AirportVHS Medical Center

| 40.6 (25.2)

| 2018

|-

| Line 12

| Shanghai Metro

| rowspan="4" | {{flag|China}}

| Qixin RoadJinhai Road

| 40.4 (25.1)

| 2015

|-

| Line 7

| Beijing Subway

| {{stl|BJS|Beijing West railway station}} - {{stl|BJS|Universal Resort}}

| 40.3 (25.0)

| 2021

|-

| Line 4

| Chengdu Metro

| Wansheng – Chengdu University

| 39.3 (24.4)

| 2015–2017

|-

| Line 7

| Chengdu Metro

| Circle route

| 38.6 (24.0)

| 2017

|-

|-

| Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya line

| Moscow Metro

| {{flag|Russia}}

| MedvedkovoNovoyasenevskaya

| 37.8 (23.5)

| 1958–1990

|-

| Line 1

| Chengdu Metro

| rowspan="2" | {{flag|China}}

| Weijianian – Science City

| 37.47 (23.3)

| 2010–2018

|-

| Line 2

| Shenzhen Metro

| ChiwanXinxiu

| 35.78 (22.23)

| 2011

|-

| Busan Subway Line 2

| Busan Transportation Corporation

| rowspan="3" | {{sort|Korea, South|{{flag|South Korea}}}}

| JangsanDongwon

| 35.5 (22.06)

| 1999

|-

| Seoul Subway Line 6

| Seoul Subway

| Eungam LoopBonghwasan

| 35.1 (21.8)

| 2001

|-

| Seoul Subway Line 7
(longest branch)

| Seoul Subway

| CheongdamBupyeong-gu Office

| 35.1 (21.7)

| 2012

|-

| Line 5

| Tianjin Metro

| rowspan="3" | {{flag|China}}

| {{stl|TJM|Beichenkejiyuanbei}} – {{stl|TJM|Liqizhuangnan}}

| 34.8 (21.6)

| 2018–2021

|-

| Line 7

| Shanghai Metro

| Panguang RoadHuamu Road

| 34.4 (21.38)

| 2010

|-

| Line 8

| Guangzhou Metro

| WanshengweiJiaoxin

| 33.9 (21.1)

| 2010–2020

|-

| M4

| Istanbul Metro

| {{flag|Turkey}}

| KadıköySabiha Gökçen Havalimanı

| 33.5 (20.8)

| 2012–2022

|-

| Circle MRT line

| Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)

| {{flag|Singapore}}

| Dhoby GhautHarbourFront

| 33.3 (20.69){{Cite web|url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/apps/news/page.aspx?c=2&id=289gjpnks1d1xue5op98xv06ulyy4b1cnrc6eyyj89e413p2r7|title=Factsheet on Circle Line Extension|date=2011-11-28|website=www.lta.gov.sg|access-date=2019-06-13}}

| 2009–2012

|-

| L-7

| Madrid Metro

| {{flag|Spain}}

| Hospital del HenaresPitis

| 32.9 (20.5)

| 2007

|-

| U7

| Berlin U-Bahn

| {{flag|Germany}}

| Rathaus Spandau-Rudow

| 31.8 (19.7)"World's longest railway tunnel" 1984–1988

| 1924–1984

|-

| Line 1

| Beijing Subway

| {{flag|China}}

| {{stl|BJS|Pingguo Yuan}} – {{stl|BJS|Dawang Lu}}

| 31.0 (19.3)

| 1971–2000

|-

| Solntsevskaya line

| Moscow Metro

| {{flag|Russia}}

| Aeroport VnukovoDelovoy Tsentr

| 30.9 (19.2)

| 2014–2023

|-

| IND Eighth Avenue Line and IND Fulton Street LineNote that both lines are served continuously by the {{NYCS|A}} train within a single tunnel.

| New York City Subway

| {{flag|United States}}

| Inwood – 207th StreetGrant Avenue

| 30.8 (19.14)

| 1956

|-

| Line 2 Orange

| Montreal Metro

| {{flag|Canada}}

| Côte-VertuMontmorency

| 30.8 (19.14)

| 2007

|-

| Thomson–East Coast line

| Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)

| {{flag|Singapore}}

| Woodlands NorthGardens by the Bay

| {{convert|30.4|km|mi|abbr=on}}

| 2020–2022

|-

| Line 2

| Shanghai Metro

| {{flag|China}}

| East XujingLongyang Road

| 30.2 (18.77)

| 2010

|-

| Moskovsko-Petrogradskaya Line

| Saint Petersburg Metro

| {{flag|Russia}}

| ParnasKupchino

| 30.1 (18.7)

| 1961–2006

|-

| Line 8

| Shanghai Metro

| {{flag|China}}

| Shiguang RoadLuheng Road

| 29.7 (18.45)

| 2009

|-

| Kirovsko-Vyborgskaya Line

| Saint Petersburg Metro

| {{flag|Russia}}

| DevyatkinoProspekt Veteranov

| 29.57 (18.4)

| 1955–1978

|-

| Line 8

| Chengdu Metro

| rowspan="2" | {{flag|China}}

| (Phase 2 is 7.94 km)

| 29.1 (18.1)

| 2020

|-

| Line 2

| Chengdu Metro

| Tianhe Road – Chengdu Institute of Public Administration

| 29.0 (18.0)

| 2012–2013

|-

| Bannan Line (Taipei Metro Blue Line)

| Taipei Metro

| {{flag|Taiwan}}

| DingpuTaipei Nangang Exhibition Center

| 28.2 (17.6)

| 1999–2015

|-

| Line 4

| Beijing Subway

| {{flag|China}}

| {{stl|BJS|Anheqiao Bei (N)}} – {{stl|BJS|Gongyi Xiqiao}}

| 28.2 (17.5)

| 2009–2010

|-

| Incheon Subway Line 1

| Incheon Subway

| {{sort|Korea, South|{{flag|South Korea}}}}

| BakchonInternational Business District

| 27.9 (17.42)

| 1999–2009

|-

| Line 14

| Paris Métro

| {{flag|France}}

| Saint-Denis–PleyelAéroport d'Orly

| 27.8 (17.3)

| 1998–2024

|-

| Northern line

| London Underground

| {{flag|United Kingdom}}

| MordenEast Finchley

| 27.8 (17.2)

| 1890–1940

|-

| Nevsko-Vasileostrovskaya Line

| Saint Petersburg Metro

| {{flag|Russia}}

| BegovayaRybatskoye

| 27.7 (17.2)

| 1967–2018

|-

| Tanimachi Line

| Osaka Metro

| {{flag|Japan}}

| DainichiNagahara

| 27.1 (16.7)

| 1967–1983

|-

| M5

| Istanbul Metro

| {{flag|Turkey}}

| ÜsküdarSamandıra Merkez

| 26.5 (12.5)

| 2017–2024

|-

| Meijo Line {{Citation needed|date=March 2010}}

| Nagoya Municipal Subway

| {{flag|Japan}}

| KanayamaNagoya Dome-mae Yada-Kanayama

| 26.4 (16.4)

| 1965–2004

|-

| B Line

| Los Angeles Metro Rail

| {{flag|United States}}

| {{LAMs|North Hollywood}} - {{LAMs|Union Station}}

| 26.4 (16.4)

| 1993–2000

|-

| Frunzensko-Primorskaya Line

| Saint Petersburg Metro

| {{flag|Russia}}

| Komendantsky ProspektShushary

| 26.2 (16.3)

| 1997–2019

|-

| Line 1

| Suzhou Metro

| {{flag|China}}

| MuduZhongnan Jie

| 25.7 (16.0)

| 2012

|-

| Line 3

| Athens Metro

| {{flag|Greece}}

| {{metro|Dimotiko Theatro}} – Doukissis Plakentias

| 25.3 (15.72)

| 2023

|-

| Helsinki Metro

| Helsinki Metro

| {{flag|Finland}}

| KalasatamaKivenlahti

| 25.2 (15.7)

| 1982–2022

|-

| Orange Line

| Taipei Metro

| {{flag|Taiwan}}

|HuilongNanshijiao

| 25.1 (15.6)
(longest branch)

| 1998–2013

|-

| Line 3

| Santiago Metro

| {{flag|Chile}}

| Plaza de Quilicura - Fernando Castillo Velasco

| 25 (13.5)

| 2019–2023

|-

| Yurakucho Line

| Tokyo Metro

| {{flag|Japan}}

| Chikatetsu NarimasuTatsumi

| 24.6 (15.3)

| 1974–1988

|-

| U2

| Munich U-Bahn

| {{flag|Germany}}

| FeldmochingMessestadt Ost

| 24.4 (15.2)

| 1980–2001

|-

| Yellow Line

| Delhi Metro

| {{flag|India}}

| GTB NagarSaket

| 24 (14.9){{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/article611319.ece|title=Metro to bridge Delhi-Gurgaon divide today|date=2010-09-03|access-date=2010-10-19|location=Chennai, India|work=The Hindu}}{{cite news|url=http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20100829/1576007.html|title=Gurgaon Metro set for operationalisation next week|author=Rajesh Ahuja|date=2010-08-29|access-date=2010-10-19}}

| 2009–2010

|-

| L-1

| Madrid Metro

| rowspan="2" | {{flag|Spain}}

| ValdecarrosPinar de Chamartín

| 23.88 (14.84)

| 1919–2007

|-

| L-6

| Madrid Metro

| Circle route

| 23.47 (14.58)

| 1979–2007

|-

| Line 9

| Shanghai Metro

| {{flag|China}}

| JiutingMiddle Yanggao Road

| 23.3 (14.48)

| 2007–2010

|-

| Line 1 Green

| Montreal Metro

| {{flag|Canada}}

| AngrignonHonoré-Beaugrand

| 23.26 (14.45)

| 1966–1978

|-

| Warsaw Metro M1

| Warsaw Metro

| {{flag|Poland}}

| KabatyMłociny

| 23.1 (14.35)

| 1995–2008

|-

| Line 2

| Beijing Subway

| {{flag|China}}

| Circle route

| 23.1 (14.35)

| 1984–1987

|-

| M3

| Istanbul Metro

| {{flag|Turkey}}

| Bakırköy SahilŞehir Hastanesi Viaduct

| 22.6 (16.6)

| 2013–2024

|-

| Line 9

| Chengdu Metro

| rowspan="2" | {{flag|China}}

| Phase 1 of the second loop line in Chengdu, all underground

| {{convert|22.18|km|mi|abbr=on}}

| 2020

|-

| Line 19

| Beijing Subway

| {{stl|BJS|Mudan Yuan}} – {{stl|BJS|Xin Gong}}

| 22.4 (13.9)

| 2021

|-

| Songshan-Xindian Line (Taipei Metro Green Line)

| Taipei Metro

| {{flag|Taiwan}}

| Songshan-Xindian

| 21.3 (13.2)

| 1998–2014

|-

| Line 4

| Shanghai Metro

| {{flag|China}}

| Hailun RoadYishan Road

| 21.1 (13.11)

| 2005–2007

|-

| Toei Mita Line

| Toei Subway

| {{flag|Japan}}

| MeguroShimura-Sakaue

| 21.1 (13.11)

| 1968–2000

|-

| Victoria line

| London Underground

| {{flag|United Kingdom}}

| Walthamstow CentralBrixton

| 21.0 (13.05)

| 1968–1971

|-

| Obolonsko–Teremkivska line

| Kyiv Metro

| {{flag|Ukraine}}

| Heroiv DnipraTeremky

| 20.95 (13.02)

| 1976–2013

|-

| Line 6

| Shanghai Metro

| {{flag|China}}

| Boxing RoadOriental Sports Center

| 20.34 (12.64)

| 2007–2011

|-

| Line 1

| Barcelona Metro

| {{flag|Spain}}

| FondoHospital de Bellvitge

| 20.2 (12.56)

| 1926–1989

|-

| Tozai Line {{Citation needed|date=September 2009}}

| Sapporo Municipal Subway {{Citation needed|date=September 2009}}

| {{flag|Japan}}

| Miyanosawa – Shin-Sapporo {{Citation needed|date=September 2009}}

| 20.1 (12.4)

| 1976–1999

|-

| M1

| Ankara Metro

| {{flag|Turkey}}

| KoruAtatürk Kültür Merkezi

| 20.1 (12.4)

| 1997–2014

|-

| L-5

| Madrid Metro

| rowspan="2" | {{flag|Spain}}

| Alameda de OsunaEmpalme

| 20.005 (12.5)

| 1968–2006

|-

| Line 9

| Barcelona Metro

| Zona UniversitariaAeroport T1

| 20.0 (12.5)

| 2004–2016

|-

| North East MRT line

| Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)

| {{flag|Singapore}}

| HarbourFrontPunggol

| 20.0 (12.43){{Cite web|url=https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltaweb/en/public-transport/projects/north-east-line.html|title=North East Line|website=www.lta.gov.sg|access-date=2019-06-13}}

| 2003–2011

|-

| Bucharest Metro Line M3

| Bucharest Metro

| {{flag|Romania}}

| PrecizieiAnghel Saligny

| 20.0 (12.43)

| 1983–2008

|-

| Line 7
(longest branch)

| Paris Métro

| {{flag|France}}

| La Courneuve–8 mai 1945Villejuif–Louis Aragon

| 19.8 (12.3)

| 1910-1987

|-

| Line 2

| Tianjin Metro

| {{flag|China}}

| {{stl|TJM|Caozhuang}} – {{stl|TJM|Guoshanlu}}

| 19.7 (12.2)

| 2012–2014

|-

| Nekrasovskaya line

| Moscow Metro

| {{flag|Russia}}

| NizhegorodskayaNekrasovka

| 19.6 (12.2)

| 2019–2020

|-

| Line 9

| Paris Métro

| {{flag|France}}

| Pont de SèvresMairie de Montreuil

| 19.6 (12.2)

| 1922–1937

|-

| M2

| Istanbul Metro

| {{flag|Turkey}}

| ŞişhaneHacıosman
Line is 23,49 km long, but the longest continuous underground section is 19.54 km long.

| 19.54 (12.14)

| 2000–2014

|-

| Red, Yellow, Blue, and Green Lines

| Bay Area Rapid Transit, San Francisco

| {{flag|United States}}

| {{bart|Balboa Park}} – {{bart|West Oakland}}

| 19.5 (12.12)

| 1973

|-

| Metro Northwest

| Sydney Metro

| {{flag|Australia}}

| CherrybrookChatswood

| {{cvt|19.5|km|mi|1}}

| 2009–2019

|-

| Kol'tsevaya Line

| Moscow Metro

| {{flag|Russia}}

| Circle route

| 19.4 (12.2)

| 1950–1954

|-

| U3

| Munich U-Bahn

| {{flag|Germany}}

| MoosachFürstenried West

| 19.4 (12.05)

| 1972–2009

|-

| Line 4

| Tianjin Metro

| rowspan="2" | {{flag|China}}

| {{stl|TJM|Dongnanjiao}} – {{stl|TJM|Xinxingcun}}

| 19.4 (12)

| 2021

|-

| Line 3

| Tianjin Metro

| {{stl|TJM|Huayuan}} – {{stl|TJM|Tianshili}}

| 19.2 (11.9)

| 2012–2013

|-

| Maskoŭskaja line

| Minsk Metro

| {{flag|Belarus}}

| MalinawkaUruchcha

| 19.1 (11.9)

| 1984–2014

|-

| Midosuji Line

| Osaka Metro

| {{flag|Japan}}

| NakatsuNakamozu

| 19.1 (11.87)

| 1933–1987

|-

| Line 5

| Barcelona Metro

| {{flag|Spain}}

| Vall d'HebronCornella centre

| 19.0 (11.8)

| 1955–2010

|-

| Warsaw Metro M2

| Warsaw Metro

| {{flag|Poland}}

| BemowoBródno

| {{convert|18.9|km|mi|abbr=on}}

| 2015–2022

|-

| Mexico City Metro Line 3

| Mexico City Metro

| {{flag|Mexico}}

| La RazaUniversidad

| 18.7 (11.62)

| 1970–1983

|-

| Red Line

| Baku Metro

| {{flag|Azerbaijan}}

| {{stl|Baku Metro|Icheri Sheher}} – {{stl|Baku Metro|Hazi Aslanov}}

| 18.6 (11.6)

| 1967–2002

|-

| Line 7
(shorter branch)

| Paris Métro

| {{flag|France}}

| La Courneuve–8 mai 1945Mairie d'Ivry

| 18.5 (11.5)

| 1910-1987

|-

| Line 3

| Barcelona Metro

| {{flag|Spain}}

| Zona UniversitàriaTrinitat Nova

| 18.4 (11.44)

| 1925–2008

|-

| Line 1

| Shanghai Metro

| {{flag|China}}

| Shanghai South RailwayShanghai Circus World

| 18.1 (11.25)

| 1993–2004

|-

| Avtozavodskaya Line

| Minsk Metro

| {{flag|Belarus}}

| Kamennaya GorkaMogilevskaya

| 18.1 (11.25)

| 1990–2005

|-

| U8

| Berlin U-Bahn

| {{flag|Germany}}

| WittenauHermannstraße

| 18.1 (11.25)

| 1927–1996

|-

| Line B

| Prague Metro

| {{flag|Czechia}}

| Rajská zahradaHůrka

| 18.0 (11.2)

| 1998

|-

| Line 2{{cite web|url=http://www.amel.gr/index.php?id=22&L=1|title=Urban Rail Transport SA :METRO Line 1|publisher=|access-date=30 September 2014}}

| Athens Metro

| {{flag|Greece}}

| AnthoupoliElliniko

| 17.9 (11.12)

| 2013

|-

| Line 5

| Beijing Subway

| {{flag|China}}

| {{stl|BJS|Huixin Xijie Beikou}} – {{stl|BJS|Songjiazhuang}}

| 17.8 (11.1)

| 2007

|-

| Washington, DC Metro Red Line

| Washington Metro

| {{flag|United States}}

| Union StationMedical Center

| 17.8 (11.05)

| 1984

|-

| Line 15

| Beijing Subway

| {{flag|China}}

| {{stl|BJS|Qinghua Donglu Xikou}} – {{stl|BJS|Maquanying}}

| 17.6 (10.9)

| 2014

|-

| Tozai Line

| Kyoto Municipal Subway

| {{flag|Japan}}

| Uzumasa Tenjingawa-Yamashina-Rokujizo

| 17.5 (10.92)

| 2008{{page needed|date=May 2020}}

|-

| Line 27

| Chengdu Metro

| {{flag|China}}

| Shuxin Road - Fanjia Alley

| {{convert|17.34|km|mi|abbr=on}}

| 2024

|-

| Line 4

| Barcelona Metro

| {{flag|Spain}}

| Trinitat NovaLa Pau

| 17.3 (10.76)

| 1908{{clarify|date=October 2021|reason=When was the line converted from overground to underground? 1908?}}–1999

|-

| Kholodnohirsko–Zavodska line

| Kharkiv Metro

| {{flag|Ukraine}}

| Kholodna HoraIndustrialna

| 17.3 (10.7)

| 1975–1978

|-

| Line 12

| Paris Métro

| {{flag|France}}

| Mairie d'AubervilliersMairie d'Issy

| 17.2 (10.7)

| 1910–2022

|-

| Milan Metro M3

| Milan Metro

| {{flag|Italy}}

| ComasinaSan Donato

| 17.105 (10.62)

| 1990–2011

|-

| Bucharest Metro Line M2

| Bucharest Metro

| {{flag|Romania}}

| PiperaBerceni

| 17.1 (10.62)

| 1986–1987

|-

| Tōzai Line

| Tokyo Metro

| {{flag|Japan}}

| NakanoMinami-Sunamachi

| 17.0 (10.56)

| 1969

|-

| M1

| İzmir Metro

| {{flag|Turkey}}

| KaymakamlıkBasmane
Line is 27 km long, but only 19.8 km of it is underground in two noncontinuous sections. The shorter underground section is 2.9 km long.

| 16.9 (10.5)

| 2000–2024

|-

| Line 13
(longest branch)

| Paris Métro

| {{flag|France}}

| Malakoff–Plateau de VanvesSaint-Denis-Université

| 16.8 (10.5)

| 1911–1998

|-

| Hanzomon Line

| Tokyo Metro

| {{flag|Japan}}

| Shibuya-Oshiage

| 16.8 (10.4)

| 1978–2003

|-

| Mexico City Metro Line 1

| Mexico City Metro

| {{flag|Mexico}}

| ObservatorioPantitlán

| 16.7 (10.38)

| 1984

|-

| Blue Line

| Chennai Metro

| {{flag|India}}

| {{stl|Chennai Metro|Saidapet}} - {{stl|Chennai Metro|Tondiarpet}}

| 16.6 (10.32)

| 2018–2021

|-

| Line 9

| Beijing Subway

| rowspan="2" | {{flag|China}}

| {{stl|BJS|National Library}} – {{stl|BJS|Guogongzhuang}}

| 16.5 (10.3)

| 2012

|-

| Line 17

| Beijing Subway

| {{stl|BJS|Shilihe}} – {{stl|BJS|Jiahuihu}}

| 16.5 (10.3)

| 2021

|-

| L-3

| Madrid Metro

| {{flag|Spain}}

| Villaverde AltoMoncloa

| 16.42 (10.2)

| 2007

|-

| Line 1

| Chongqing Rail Transit

| {{flag|China}}

| ChaotianmenShapingba

| 16.4 (10.2)

| 2011

|-

| Line A

| Prague Metro

| {{flag|Czechia}}

| Nemocnice MotolDepo Hostivař
Line is 17.1 km long, but only 16.4 km of it is underground.

| 16.4 (10.2)

| 2015

|-

| Kalininskaya line

| Moscow Metro

| {{flag|Russia}}

| TretyakovskayaNovokosino

| 16.3 (10.1)

| 1979–2012

|-

| Line 8

| Paris Métro

| {{flag|France}}

| BalardCharenton–Écoles

| 16.2 (10.1)

| 1913–1942

|-

| Metro City

| Sydney Metro

| {{flag|Australia}}

| ChatswoodSydenham

| {{Cvt|16|km|mi|1|abbr=}}

| 2024{{cite web | url=https://www.nsw.gov.au/media-releases/sydenham-bankstown-metro | title=Minns Labor Government will deliver Sydenham to Bankstown section of City and Southwest Metro | NSW Government | date=August 2023 }}

|-

| L-4

| Madrid Metro

| {{flag|Spain}}

| ArgüellesPinar de Chamartín

| 16.0 (9.9)

| 2007

|-

| Sviatoshynsko–Brovarska line

| Kyiv Metro

| {{flag|Ukraine}}

| AkademmistechkoDnipro

| 16.0 (9.9)

| 1960–2003

|-

| Seoul Subway Line 7
(shorter section)

| Seoul Subway

| {{sort|Korea, South|{{flag|South Korea}}}}

| SuraksanKonkuk University

| 16.0 (9.9)

| 1996

|-

| U6

| Berlin U-Bahn

| {{flag|Germany}}

| Alt-MariendorfKurt-Schumacher-Platz

| 15.9 (9.86)

| 1923–1966

|-

| M9

| Istanbul Metro

| {{flag|Turkey}}

| AtaköyOlimpiyat Viaduct

| 15.8 (9.8)

| 2013–2024

|-

| Line B

| Toulouse Metro

| {{flag|France}}

| Borderouge to Ramonville

| 15.7 (9.8)

| 2007

|-

|M3 Line

| Copenhagen Metro

| {{flag|Denmark}}

| Circle route

| {{convert|15.5|km|mi|abbr=on}}

| 2019

|-

| Line 3{{cite web|title=3-as metróvonal jellemzői |url=http://metros.hu/vonal/jellemzok_m3.html|website=Metros.hu|access-date=27 March 2016|language=Hungarian}}

| Budapest Metro

| {{flagicon|Hungary}} Hungary

| Határ útÚjpest-központ
Line is 17.39 km long, but only 15.5 km of it is underground.

| {{convert|15.5|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}

| 1990

|-

| Line 1

| Tianjin Metro

| {{flag|China}}

| {{stl|TJM|Qinjiandao}} – {{stl|TJM|Tucheng}}

| 15.37 (9.55)

| 2006

|-

| Line 6

| Santiago Metro

| {{flag|Chile}}

| CerrillosLos Leones

| 15.3 (9.5)

| 2017

|-

| Syretsko–Pecherska line

| Kyiv Metro

| {{flag|Ukraine}}

| SyretsPivdennyi Bridge

| 15.2 (9.4)

| 1989–2004

|-

| Blue Line

| Kolkata Metro

| {{flag|India}}

| Mahanayak Uttam Kumar -Dum Dum

| 15.17 (9.38)

| 1984–1995

|-

| Line 10

| Chengdu Metro

| {{flag|China}}

| {{stl|CDM|Taipingyuan}} – {{stl|CDM|Shuangliu West}}

| 15.0 (9.32)

| 2019

|-

| Island line

| MTR

| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|HKG|1997}} Hong Kong}}

| Kennedy TownIncluding 0.4 miles/0.65 km of overrun tunnel to the west of Kennedy Town station. - {{cite web|url=https://www.gammonconstruction.com/en/project-details.php?project_id=109|title=MTR West Island Line - Sai Ying Pun; Hong Kong University and Kennedy Town Stations - Project details|author=Gammon}} - {{cite web|url=http://www.ciht.org.hk/events/9-10-10%20Site%20Visit%20to%20705_Summary.pdf|title=West Island Line, Contact 705, KET Station & Overrun Tunnel|author=CIHT Hong Kong Branch }}Heng Fa Chuen

| 15.0 (9.32)

| {{nowrap|1985 (as {{flag|HKG|1959|name=Hong Kong}})}}{{nowrap|–2014}}

|}

World's longest subway tunnel sections under construction

class="wikitable sortable"

! Name

! System

! Country

! Stations

! Length

! Expected completion

Line 15

| Paris Métro

| {{flag|France}}

| Noisy–Champs - Champigny Centre
Circle route, all underground

| {{convert|75|km|mi|abbr=on}}

| Southern section: 2025
Full line: 2031

M11

| Istanbul Metro

| {{flag|Turkey}}

| (Phase 2, Kargo Terminali - Halkalı section is 31.5 km in length and is currently under construction, all underground)

| {{convert|69|km|mi|abbr=on}}

| Phase 2:2024
Full line: 2025

Cross Island line

| Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)

| {{flag|Singapore}}

| Linear route with branch section, all underground
(Excludes potential extension from Punggol to Seletar Airport under planning)

| {{convert|65.5|km|mi|abbr=on}}

| 2030–2032

Line 13

| Guangzhou Metro

| {{flag|China}}

| Whole lines is underground
(includes Phase II: ChaoyangZhucun is 33.6 km and under construction)

| {{convert|59.2|km|mi|abbr=on}}

| Phase 1:2017
Phase 2:2026

L9 / L10

| Barcelona Metro

| {{flag|Spain}}

|

| {{convert|47.8|km|mi|abbr=on}}
(incl. branches)

| 2009 and 2016 partially;
central section: 2028–2029

Line 13

| Shenzhen Metro

| {{flag|China}}

| Whole line is underground

| {{convert|45.72|km|mi|abbr=on}}

| Phase 1:2024
Phase 2 (North extension):2025
South extension:2026

Thomson–East Coast line

| Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)

| {{flag|Singapore}}

| Woodlands North to Sungei Bedok
(Phases 4 and 5, Gardens by the BaySungei Bedok are 13 km in length and are currently under construction, all underground)

| {{convert|43.4|km|mi|abbr=on}}

| Phase 4:2024
Phase 5:2025

Line 22

| Shanghai Metro

| {{flag|China}}

| Jinji Road - Dongtan

| 40.9 km

| 2026

Troitskaya line

| Moscow Metro

| {{flag|Russia}}

| Whole line is underground

| {{convert|40.2|km|mi|abbr=on}}

| Phase 1:2024 ({{convert|25|km|mi|abbr=on}})
Phase 2:2028–2029 ({{convert|15.2|km|mi|abbr=on}})

Athens Metro Line 4

| Athens Metro

| {{flag|Greece}}

|

| {{convert|38.2|km|mi|abbr=on}}{{cite web | url=https://www.ametro.gr/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/%CE%91%CE%A5%CE%A4%CE%9F%CE%A8%CE%99%CE%91.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921225632/https://www.ametro.gr/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/%CE%91%CE%A5%CE%A4%CE%9F%CE%A8%CE%99%CE%91.pdf | archive-date=21 September 2022 | title=Ελληνικο Μετρο Α.ε. }}

| 2029 for Phase 1{{Cite web |date=2021-06-22 |title=Μετρό-Γραμμή 4: Ξεκινούν τα έργα - Οι 15 σταθμοί από Γαλάτσι έως Γουδί - Έτοιμο σε 8 χρόνια |url=https://www.naftemporiki.gr/finance/story/1740845/metro-grammi-4-ksekinoun-ta-erga-oi-15-neoi-stathmoi-apo-galatsi-eos-goudi-etoimo-se-8-xronia |access-date=2022-05-20 |website=www.naftemporiki.gr |language=el}}

Line 12

| Guangzhou Metro

| {{flag|China}}

| XunfenggangHigher Education Mega Center South

| 37.6 km (23.36 mi)

| 2025

Metro Manila Subway

| Manila Metro Rail Transit System

| {{flag|Philippines}}

| Mindanao AvenueNinoy Aquino International Airport (All underground)

| {{convert|36|km|mi|abbr=on}}

| 2029

Line 22

| Shenzhen Metro

| {{flag|China}}

| Shangsha - Liguang

| 34.2km

| Phase 1: 2029

Line 3

| Mumbai Metro

| {{flag|India}}

| Navy Nagar-SEEPZ

| {{convert|35.52|km|mi|abbr=on}}

| 2025 for Phase 1

Line 6

| Nanjing Metro

| rowspan="3" | {{flag|China}}

| Whole line is underground

| 32.4 km

|

Line 15

| Shenzhen Metro

| Whole line is underground

| 32.2 km (20.0 mi)

| 2028

Line 13

| Chengdu Metro

| Qiligou – Longhua Temple underground section

| {{convert|29.07|km|mi|abbr=on}}

| 2025

Line 16

| Paris Métro

| {{flag|France}}

| Saint-Denis–Pleyel - Noisy–Champs
All underground

| {{convert|27.5|km|mi|abbr=on}}

| Phase 1: 2026
Phase 2: 2028

Line 3

| Chennai Metro

| {{flag|India}}

| Madhavaram Milk Colony – Tharamani

| {{convert|27.086|km|mi|abbr=on}}

| 2026–2027

D Line Extension

| Los Angeles Metro

| {{flag|United States}}

| {{LAMs|Westwood/VA Hospital}} – {{LAMs|Union Station}}

| 24.3 km (15.1 mi)

| 2025–2026

Line 30

| Chengdu Metro

| {{flag|China}}

| (Phase 1 is 26.28 km)

| {{convert|26.28|km|mi|abbr=on}}

| 2025

Suburban Rail Loop

| Melbourne rail network

| rowspan="3" | {{flag|Australia}}

| SRL East and North is underground (Cheltenham to Airport)

| {{convert|26|km|mi|abbr=on}}

| 2035{{cite web | url=https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/works-start-today-victorias-suburban-rail-loop | title=Works Start Today on Victoria's Suburban Rail Loop | Premier of Victoria }} (Eastern stretch)

Metro West

| Sydney Metro

|

| {{convert|24|km|mi|abbr=on}}

| 2032{{cite web | url=https://www.nsw.gov.au/media-releases/metro-west-to-supercharge-housing-supply | title=Metro West to supercharge housing supply across Sydney | NSW Government | date=7 December 2023 }}

Metro Western Sydney Airport

| Sydney Metro

|

| {{convert|23|km|mi|abbr=on}}

| 2026

Line C

| Toulouse Metro

| {{flag|France}}

| Underground from Colomiers Gare to Montaudran Gare, full line will be 27 km long.{{cite web|url=https://www.projetsmetro.tisseo.fr/sites/default/files/media/downloads/tisseo_ligne_c_carnet_chantier_no15_tunneliers.pdf|date=2024-09-28|title=Tunnel du métro : du creusement à la construction|quote=Les cinq tunneliers de la ligne C creuseront 22 km en souterrain}}

| {{convert|22|km|mi|abbr=on}}

| 2028

Blue Line

| Stockholm Metro

| {{flag|Sweden}}

| The extension to Nacka will be around 8 km, all underground, total 22 km including older sections.

| {{convert|22|km|mi|abbr=on}}

| 2030

See also

References