The expansion of the world’s transit systems continues at a rapid pace. In 2025, more than 1,000 kilometers of new urban rail lines—metros, light rail, and tramway systems—opened for service, and the same will be true in 2026. Regional rail, bus rapid transit, and aerial tram lines are also planned for opening.
In this annual post, I review all of the urban transit projects around the globe that are planned for 2026—and list those that were completed in 2025. There are many, many, many projects, so I’ve divided them into sections, based on country. You can jump down to the list of projects opening in 2026—or the list of projects that opened in 2025.
In a post published earlier this month, I detailed transit expansion in North America; this post reviews the world overall. Data for this compilation can be viewed freely on Transit Explorer, which now highlights projects opening this year on the map, or purchased for use in Shapefile, GeoJSON, and CSV formats.
Previous compilations of new and planned transit projects on The Transport Politic can be found here: 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 (United States) / 2025 (Global)
Trends: Where is Transit Expansion Heading Around the World?
As has been the case for the last decade, Chinese cities dominated urban rail transit openings in 2025 (full list below). They accounted for 72 percent of all new metro or light rail route kilometers that opened globally—930 kilometers in China of 1,300 kilometers worldwide. Most of China’s transit expansion was in the form of new metro lines, distributed across 23 urban regions. The Pearl River Delta—the enormous complex of cities encompassing Dongguan, Foshan, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen—alone accounted for 179 kilometers of new lines in 2025. That’s longer than the entire Chicago ‘L’ system.
Similar circumstances are expected in 2026 (full list below), when Chinese cities are currently planned to add more than 1,100 new line kilometers, almost all in the form of metro lines.
Indian cities—led by Chennai, Delhi, and Mumbai—are also building out their metro systems. So are Egyptian and Turkish metropolitan areas.
Light rail or tramway systems are being built less quickly, though there are a few standouts planned for 2026: Bologna, which is creating a new tram network; Padova, which is extending its tire-running tram system; and Brest, Lyon, and Marseille, France, each of which are adding new lines to existing systems.
The net impact of all of the expansion of metro systems in Chinese cities over the past two decades has been the creation of by far the world’s largest network of metro lines. China now has 12,500 kilometers of operating metro lines. That’s five times as much as the entire European Union (EU)—and nine times as much as the United States.
Based on current plans, India will pass the United States in terms of the length of its metro systems by the end of 2026.
As China’s and India’s cities have built up their metro lines, so have EU cities, though at a slower rate; at the same time, however, Japan and the United States have barely expanded their systems—even though they were the world leaders until the 1970s.
Where are the largest regional metro networks in the world today? It depends on the accounting—should the Pearl River Delta and the Kansai metropolitan areas each count as one region? Do the regional rail lines that through-run onto metros in Japanese and Korean cities count as metro lines?
Assuming you answer each of these questions in the affirmative, of the 20 largest metro systems in the world, two are in Japan (Tokyo and Kansai), one each is in India (Delhi), Russia (Moscow), South Korea (Seoul), the United Kingdom (London), and the United States (New York), and 13 are in China.
Including lines that are currently under construction, the top 20 list is the same—with the exception of Paris, expected to have the 19th largest metro system by the time its current lines are completed in 2032 or so; that will place it just ahead of New York City in total length.
Today’s list of the largest metro systems is incomparable to that of 35 years ago, when not a single Chinese city made the top 20 list (Hong Kong was at the time a British protectorate)—but four US cities and ten European ones did.
These trends point to a continued explosion in the construction of urban rail lines around the world, with a focus in China and India. Read through the full list of projects below, and navigate the current and planned systems around the world on Transit Explorer.
Transit Openings in 2026
- Australia totals: Light Rail: 6.7 km. Metro: 13.2 km.
Gold Coast
- Gold Coast Light Rail Stage 3 Broadbeach South–Jellurgal, 6.7 (Light Rail)
Sydney
- M1 Metro City & Southwest Sydenham–Bankstown, 13.2 km. (Metro). Note: This is the conversion of a commuter rail line to automated metro, linking to the existing Sydney Metro network.
- Azerbaijan totals: Metro: 1.1 km.
Baku/Bakı
- 8 Noyabr–B-4, 1.1 km. (Metro)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina totals: Tramway: 6.5 km.
Sarajevo/Сарајево
- 3/4/6 Ilidza–Hrasnica, 6.5 km. (Tramway)
- Brazil totals: Light Rail: 12.2 km. Regional Rail: 2.4 km. Metro: 15.6 km. Monorail: 8 km.
Arapiraca
- VLT Arapiraca, 12.2 km. (Light Rail)
Fortaleza
- Ramal VLT Aeroporto, 2.4 km. (Regional Rail)
São Paulo
- Bulgaria totals: Metro: 3 km.
Sofia/София
- M3 Hadzhi Dimitar-Hemus, 3 km. (Metro)
- Canada totals: Light Rail: 31.6 km. Light Metro: 15.5 km.
Montréal
- REM Anse-à-l’Orme Branch, 15.5 km. (Light Metro)
Ottawa
- Confederation Line East, 12.6 km. (Light Rail)
Toronto
- Line 5 Eglinton Crosstown, 18.9 km. (Light Rail)
- China totals: Metro: 1,111.1 km. Light Metro: 9.2 km. Regional Rail: 202.8 km. Tramway: 19.9 km.
Beijing/北京
- Line 1 Pingguoyuan–Fushouling, 3.1 km. (Metro)
- Daxing Airport Express Caoqiao–Lize Shangwuqu, 3.2 km. (Metro)
- Pinggu Line Dongdaqiao–Pinggu, 79.6 km. (Metro)
Changchun/长春市
- Line 5 Dongdaqiao Bridge–Southwestern Bus Terminal, 18.7 km. (Metro)
- Line 7 Qiche Gongyuan–East Ring Road, 22.3 km. (Metro)
Changsha/长沙市
- Line 2 West Meixi Lake–West Railway Station, 14.1 km. (Metro)
- Line 6 Huanghua Airport T1–Huanghua Airport T3, 4 km. (Metro)
- Changsha Maglev Express Huanghua Airport T2/T3, 4.2 km. (Metro)
Chengdu/成都市
- Line S5 Honglian–Meishan East Station, 59.2 km. (Metro)
Chongqing/重庆
- Line 4 Min’an Avenue–Panguilu, 11.2 km. (Metro)
- Line 15 Zengjia–Liangjiang Movie City, 72.3 km. (Metro)
Fuzhou/福州市
- Line 2 Yangli–Qingzhou, 14.3 km. (Metro)
- Line 6 Wanshou–Shibakongzha, 5.6 km. (Metro)
Hefei/合肥市
- Line S1 Shushan Industrial Park–Wulitun, 47.5 km. (Metro)
Hong Kong/香港
- Extension to T2, 3 km. (Light Metro)
Kunming/昆明市
- Line 1 South Ring Road–Jiaochang North Road, 7.9 km. (Metro)
- Line 2 South Ring Road–Haidong Park, 13 km. (Metro)
Nanjing/南京市
- Line 6 Qixiashan–Wanchou, 13.3 km. (Metro)
- Line 6 Wanshou–Nanjing South Railway Station, 19.6 km. (Metro)
- Line S2 Zhonghuamen–Dangtu South, 66.3 km. (Metro)
Ningbo/宁波市
- Line 10, 63.7 km. (Metro)
Pearl River Delta (Dongguan/东莞市, Foshan/佛山市, Guangzhou/广州, Shenzhen/深圳市)
- Foshan Metro Line 3 Zhongshan Park–Lianhe, 3.3 km. (Metro)
- Guangzhou Metro Line 10 Yangji East–Yangji East–Shipaiqiao, 2 km. (Metro)
- Guangzhou Metro Line 13 Tianhe Park–Chaoyang, 25.1 km. (Metro)
- Guangzhou Metro Line 14 Lejia Lu–Guangzhou Railway Station, 3.2 km. (Metro)
- Guangzhou Metro Line 18 Xiancun–Huachengjie, 42.8 km. (Metro)
- Guangzhou Metro Line 24 Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall–Guangzhou North Railway Station, 30.1 km. (Metro)
- Shenzhen Metro Line 13 Shangwu–Gongming North, 18.8 km. (Metro)
- Shenzhen Metro Line 13 Shenzhen Bay Checkpoint–Dongjiaotou, 4.1 km. (Metro)
- Dalang Yunba (Shenzhen), 6.2 km. (Light Metro)
- Guangqing Intercity Railway Huadu–Guangzhou, 26.4 km. (Regional Rail)
- Guangzhou-Shenzhen Intercity Railway Yongning South–Zhuliao (Xinbaiguang intercity railway), 47.3 km. (Regional Rail)
- Shenzhen-Huizhou Intercity Railway Dapeng Branch Line, 40.3 km. (Regional Rail)
- Line 2 Huangpu Tram (Guangzhou) Kaiyuan Avenue East–Nangang, 10.1 km. (Tramway)
- Nanhai Lishui Railway (Foshan) Lihu New Town–Liheng Road, 9.8 km. (Tramway)
Shanghai/上海市
- Line 13 Jinyun Road–Zhuguang Road, 9.6 km. (Metro)
- Line 13 Zhangjiang Road–Dangui Road, 4.5 km. (Metro)
- Chongming Line Jinji Road–Yu’an, 42.5 km. (Metro)
Shenyang/沈阳市
- Line 3 Nanliguan–Xintai Street, 25.2 km. (Metro)
Suzhou/苏州市
- Line 2 Suzhou North Qihe–Aigehao Lu, 4.5 km. (Metro)
- Line 4 Longdaobang–Guantang Lu, 6.9 km. (Metro)
- Line 7 Moyang–Chunqiu Lu, 4 km. (Metro)
Tianjin/天津
- Line 8 Lushuidao–Lushuigongyuan, 19 km. (Metro)
- Line 11 Shuishanggongyuanxilu–Wenjielu, 3.2 km. (Metro)
- B1 Xinjia Garden East–Metro Four, 33 km. (Metro)
- Z2 Binhai International Airport–Beitang, 38.1 km. (Metro)
- Z4 Beitang–New City Six, 21.7 km. (Metro)
- Z4 Beitang–Zhaishang, 22.5 km. (Metro)
Urumqi/乌鲁木齐市/ئۈرۈمچى شەھىرى
- Line 2 Nanmen–Huashan Street, 13.3 km. (Metro)
Wuhan/武汉市
- Line 3 Chuanyang Boulevard–Wenling, 10.5 km. (Metro)
- Line 6 Dongfeng Motor Corporation–Boyi Road, 2.8 km. (Metro)
- Line 10 Hankou Railway Station–Baiyushan (Xingang Line), 27.7 km. (Metro)
- Line 12 Science Park–Qingling, 22 km. (Metro)
- Line 21 Houhu Boulevard–Zhongyi Road (Yangluo Line), 2.7 km. (Metro)
Wuxi/无锡市
- Line 4 Wuxi Taihu International Expo Center–Xishi Road, 8.4 km. (Metro)
Xiamen/厦门市
- Line 3 Xiamen Railway Station–Shapowei, 8.1 km. (Metro)
- Line 3 Caicuo–Xiang’an Airport, 10.3 km. (Metro)
- Line 4 Xiang’an Airport–Maluan Bay South, 57.8 km. (Metro)
- Line 6 Longjiangmingzhu–Dong’an, 31 km. (Metro)
Xi’an/西安市
- Line 5 Yanminghu–Xi’andongzhan, 1.8 km. (Metro)
Xiong’an/雄安新区
- R1 Daxing Airport–Xiongan Terminal, 88.9 km. (Regional Rail). Note: This line links with the Beijing Subway network.
Xuzhou/徐州市
- Line 3 Xiadian–Houpantao Village, 6.7 km. (Metro)
- Line 3 Gaoxinqu’nan–Mai Lou, 0.8 km. (Metro)
- Denmark totals: Tramway: 13.8 km.
Kobenhavn/Copenhagen
- Hovedstadens Letbane Rødovre Nord–Lundtofte, 13.8 km. (Tramway)
- Dominican Republic totals: Monorail: 12.5 km.Metro: 7.4 km.
Santiago
- Monorriel, 12.5 km. (Monorail)
Santo Domingo
- Linea 2 Los Alcarrizos–Maria Montez, 7.4 km. (Metro)
- Egypt totals: Metro: 21.4 km. Monorail: 101.3 km.
Alexandria/الإسكندرية
- Alexandria Metro, 21.4 km. (Metro)
Cairo/القاهرة
- East Nile Monorail – New Administrative Capital Line, 57.8 km. (Monorail)
- West Nile Monorail – 6th of October City Line, 43.5 km. (Monorail)
- France totals: Bus Rapid Transit: 24.6 km. Tramway: 17.1 km. Metro: 10.9 km.
Brest
Lyon
- BHNS Part Dieu – Kimmerling, 5.8 km. (Bus Rapid Transit)
- T6 Nord Hôpitaux Est-Doua, 5.5 km. (Tramway)
Marseille
- T3 Sud – Phase 1 Castellane–La Gaye, 4.3 km. (Tramway). Note: This and the following project opened in early January 2026.
- T3 Nord – Phase 1 Arenc–Geze, 2.1 km. (Tramway)
Paris
- T Zen 4, 14.7 km. (Bus Rapid Transit)
- M18 Massy–Christ de Saclay, 10.9 km. (Metro)
- Germany totals: Regional Rail: 3 km.Light Rail: 1.9 km.
Berlin
- S21 Berlin/S15 Westhafen–Hauptbahnhof, 3 km. (Regional Rail)
Dusseldorf
- U81/U82 Freiligrathplatz–Flughafen, 1.9 km. (Light Rail)
- India totals: Metro: 337.3 km. Regional Rail: 58.2 km.
Agra/आगरा
- Line 2 Kalindi Vihar–Agra Cantt, 16.3 km. (Metro)
- Line 1 Mankameshwar–Sikandra, 8.7 km. (Metro)
Ahmedabad/અમદાવાદ
- Line 2 Sachivalaya–Mahatma Mandir, 5.4 km. (Metro)
Bengaluru/ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು
- Pink Link Nagawara–Kalena Agrahara, 21.7 km. (Metro)
Bhopal/भोपाल
- Orange Line Karond Circle–Subhash Nagar, 7.8 km. (Metro)
Chennai/சென்னை
- MRTS Velachery–St. Thomas Mount, 4.5 km. (Metro)
- Purple Line SIPCOT 2–Nehru Nagar, 18.5 km. (Metro)
- Red Line Sholinganallur–Anna Nagar West, 32.6 km. (Metro)
- Yellow Line Poonamallee Bypass–Kodambakkam Powerhouse, 15 km. (Metro)
Delhi/दिल्ली
- Golden Line Tughlakabad–Delhi Aerocity, 23.2 km. (Metro)
- Magenta Line Krishna Park Extension–RK Ashram Marg, 26.7 km. (Metro)
- Pink Line Majlis Park–Maujpur-Babarpur, 13.2 km. (Metro)
- Delhi–Meerut RRTS Serai Kale Khan–New Ashok Nagar, 5.4 km. (Regional Rail)
- Delhi–Meerut RRTS Duhai–Modipuram, 22.9 km. (Regional Rail)
Indore/इन्दौर
- Yellow Line Gandhi Nagar–Mumtaj Bag Colony, 26.8 km. (Metro)
Jaipur/जयपुर
- Pink Line Badi Chaupar–Transport Nagar, 2.9 km. (Metro)
Kolkata/কলকাতা
- Line 6 (Orange) Beleghata–Jai Hind, 19.3 km. (Metro)
Mumbai/मुंबई
- Line 2 (Yellow) Chembur–Mandale, 6.7 km. (Metro)
- Line 4 (Green) Kasarvadavali–Cadbury Junction, 8 km. (Metro)
- Line 4 (Green) Cadbury Junction–Gandhi Nagar, 10.8 km. (Metro)
- Line 4A (Green) Kasarvadavali–Gaimukh, 2.3 km. (Metro)
- Line 5 (Orange), 24.2 km. (Metro)
- Line 6 (Pink) Swami Samarth Nagar–SEEPZ Village, 7.5 km. (Metro)
- Line 7A (Red) Gundavali–CSMIA, 3.1 km. (Metro)
- Line 9 (Red) Dahisar (East)–Kashigaon, 4.7 km. (Metro)
- Line 9 (Red) Kashigaon–Subhash Chandra Bose Stadium, 4.3 km. (Metro)
- Panvel-Karjat Line, 29.9 km. (Regional Rail)
Pune/पुणे
- Line 3 (Pink Line), Megapolis Circle–Civil Court, 22.9 km. (Metro)
- Indonesia totals: Metro: 6.4 km.
Jakarta
- Southern Line Velodrome–Manggarai, 6.4 km. (Metro)
- Iran totals: Metro: 23.3 km.
Ahvaz/اهواز
- Metro Line 1, 23.3 km. (Metro)
- Italy totals: Tramway: 59.1 km. Metro: 8.6 km. Light Metro: 3.8 km.
Bergamo
- T2, 9.8 km. (Tramway)
Bologna
- Tram network, Linea 1 (Rossa) and 2 (Verde), 23.8 km. (Tramway). Note: The new tram network is expected to carry 300,000 daily riders once the full system opens.
Cagliari
- L1 – FS, 2.4 km. (Tramway)
Milano/Milan
- M1 Sesto I Maggio–Monza Bettola, 2.1 km. (Metro)
Napoli/Naples
- Linea 1 Piscinola Scampia–Capodichino Aeroporto, 4.4 km. (Metro)
- Linea 1 Tribunale–Capodichino Aeroporto, 2.1 km. (Metro)
Padova
- SIR 2 Ovest, 9.5 km. (Tramway). Note: This line, like the other lines in Padova, is a tram on tires.
- SIR 2 Est, 7.7 km. (Tramway)
- SIR 3, 6 km. (Tramway)
Torino/Turin
- Linea 1 Cascine Vica, 3.8 km. (Light Metro)
- Kazakhstan totals: Light Metro: 21.5 km.
Astana/Астана
- Astana Light Rail, 21.5 km. (Light Metro)
- Malaysia totals: Light Metro: 37.9 km. Note: RTS Link (listed under Singapore) will link Singapore and Malaysia.
Kuala Lumpur
- LRT3/11 Shah Alam Line Bandar Utama–Johan Setia, 37.9 km. (Light Metro)
- Mexico totals: Aerial Tram: 9.4 km. Commuter Rail: 30.7 km. Monorail: 13.9 km.
Mexico
- Mexicable Linea 3, 9.4 km. (Aerial Tram)
- Lechería-AIFA Suburban Line Extension, 22.1 km. (Commuter Rail)
- El Insurgente/Tren Interurbano Santa Fe–Observatorio, 8.6 km. (Commuter Rail)
Monterrey
- Linea 4 Hospital Gine–Juarez, 2.4 km. (Monorail)
- Linea 6 Citadel–Parque Fundidora, 9.5 km. (Monorail)
- Linea 6 Parque Fundidora–Hospital Gine, 2 km. (Monorail)
- Netherlands totals: Tramway: 4.6 km.
Amsterdam
- IJburg Tram, 2 km. (Tramway)
Den Haag/The Hague
- 19 extension, 2.5 km. (Tramway)
- New Zealand totals: Regional Rail: 3.7 km.
Auckland
- City Rail Link, Britomart–Mount Eden, 3.7 km. (Regional Rail). Note: This will allow the region’s commuter rail trains to run through services into and out of downtown.
- Poland totals: Metro: 4 km.
Warszawa/Warsaw
- M2 Bemowo-STP Karolin, 4 km. (Metro)
- Portugal totals: Metro: 2.3 km. Tramway: 3 km.
Lisboa/Lisbon
- Linha Verde Extension Rato–Cais do Sodre, 2.3 km. (Metro). Note: Will create circular metro line and change the alignment of both Green and Yellow Lines.
Porto
- Linha Rosa – G, 3 km. (Tramway)
- Russia totals: Metro: 3.4 km.
Saint Petersburg/Санкт-Петербург
- M6 Putilovskaya–Yugo-Zapadnaya, 3.4 km. (Metro)
- Singapore totals: Metro: 12.6 km.
Singapore
- RTS Link, 5 km. (Metro) Note: Project links Singapore with Malaysia.
- Circle Line HarbourFront–Marina Bay, 3.7 km. (Metro)
- Downtown Line Expo–Sungei Bedok, 2 km. (Metro)
- Thomson-East Coast Line Bayshore–Sungei Bedok, 1.8 km. (Metro)
- South Korea totals: Metro: 25.9 km. Regional Rail: 36.8 km. Tramway: 5.5 km.
Busan/부산
- Yangsan Metro Nopo–Bukjeong, 11.5 km. (Metro)
- Line 2 Yangsan–Yangsan Sports Complex, 0.4 km. (Metro)
Seoul/서울
- Line 7 Jangam–Goeup, 14 km. (Metro)
- Sinansan Line Yeouido–Hanyang University, 30.7 km. (Regional Rail)
- Seohae Line Wonsi–Seohwaseong, 6.2 km. (Regional Rail)
- Wirye Line Macheon–Bokjeong, 4.8 km. (Tramway)
- Wirye Line Changgok–Namwirye, 0.7 km. (Tramway)
- Switzerland totals: Tramway: 5.8 km.
Genève
- 17 Annemasse-Parc Montessuit, 1.2 km. (Tramway)
Lausanne
- T1, 4.5 km. (Tramway)
- Taiwan totals: Light Metro: 27.6 km. Metro: 1.7 km.
Taipei/臺北市
- Green Line Kengkou–Taoyuan Performing Arts Center, 9.3 km. (Light Metro)
- Sanying Line Dingpu–Da’nan, 18.3 km. (Light Metro)
- R Tamsui–Xinyi Line Xiangshan–Guangci-Fengtian Temple, 1.7 km. (Metro)
- Turkey totals: Commuter Rail: 14.3 km. Light Rail: 4.6 km. Metro: 78.4 km. Tramway: 1.6 km.
Ankara
- Başkentray Sincan–Akcaoren, 14.3 km. (Commuter Rail)
Bursa
- BursaRay Emek–Sehir Hastanesi, 4.6 km. (Light Rail)
Gebze
- M1, 15.1 km. (Metro)
Istanbul
- M10 Fevzi Cakmak–Pendik Center, 4.3 km. (Metro)
- M5 Samandira Merkez–Sultanbeyli, 5.1 km. (Metro)
- M12 Goztepe–Umraniye Metro Hatti, 13 km. (Metro)
- M14 Altunizade–Bosna Bulvari, 4.6 km. (Metro)
- M11 Arnavutkoy Hastane–Halkali, 21.8 km. (Metro)
- M4 Tavsantepe–Kaynarca Merkez, 1.1 km. (Metro)
Izmir
- T1 Atasehir–Mavisehir IZBAN, 1.6 km. (Tramway)
Mersin
- M1, 13.4 km. (Metro)
- United Kingdom totals: Light Rail/Tramway: 8.4 km
Birmingham
- Eastside Metro Extension, 1.7 km. (Light Rail)
- West Midlands Metro Wednesbury–Dudley, 6.4 km. (Light Rail)
Coventry
- Very Light Rail, 0.4 km. (Tramway)
- United States totals: Bus Rapid Transit: 68.7 km. Arterial Rapid Transit: 32.6 km. Commuter Rail: 12.8 km. Streetcar: 9 km. Light Metro: 3.6 km. Metro: 6 km. Light Rail: 20.3 km.
Atlanta GA
- MARTA Rapid A Line/Summerhill BRT, 5.4 km. (Bus Rapid Transit)
Baton Rouge LA
- BRT BRapid, 15.5 km. (Arterial Rapid Transit)
Chicago IL
- West Lake South Shore Extension, 12.8 km. (Commuter Rail)
Houston TX
- 54 Scott BOOST, 17.2 km. (Arterial Rapid Transit)
Kansas City MO
- Riverfront Extension, 1.3 km. (Streetcar)
Las Vegas NV
- Maryland Parkway transit, 22.9 km. (Bus Rapid Transit)
Los Angeles CA
- West Valley Connector, 29.7 km. (Bus Rapid Transit)
- LAX Airport Connector, 3.6 km. (Light Metro)
- D Line (Purple) Extension Phase 1, 6 km. (Metro)
- OC Streetcar Santa Ana/Garden Grove, 7.7 km. (Streetcar)
Salt Lake UT
- Midvalley Express, 10.8 km. (Bus Rapid Transit)
Seattle WA
- East Link Blue Line South Bellevue–Stadium, 12 km. (Light Rail)
St. Louis MO
- Mid-America Airport Extension, 8.3 km. (Light Rail)
Transit Openings in 2025
- Argentina totals: Commuter Rail: 5.9 km.
Neuquen
- Tren del Valle Neuquen–Cipolletti, 5.9 km. (Commuter Rail)
- Australia totals: Bus Rapid Transit: 5.6 km. Regional Rail: 28.5 km.
Brisbane
- Eight Mile Plains–Springwood, 5.6 km. (Bus Rapid Transit)
Melbourne
- Metro Tunnel, 10 km. (Regional Rail)
Perth
- Thornlie–Cockburn, 11.6 km. (Regional Rail)
- Armadale–Byford, 6.9 km. (Regional Rail)
- Austria totals: Tramway: 5.8 km.
Graz
- 16/17 Bad zur Sonne–Jakominiplatz, 1.3 km. (Tramway)
Wien
- 12 Rebhanng.–Bruno-Marek-Allee, 0.3 km. (Tramway)
- 12 Bruno-Marek-Allee–Hillerstrasse, 1.8 km. (Tramway)
- 27 Pringz.–Aspern Nord, 2.4 km. (Tramway)
- Belgium totals: Tramway: 13 km.
Liege
- Le Tram, 13 km. (Tramway)
- Bolivia totals: Light Rail: 3.9 km.
Cochabamba
- Yellow Line Aeropuerto–Maica, 3.9 km. (Light Rail)
- Brazil totals: Commuter Rail: 2.4 km. Light Metro: 2.7 km. Light Rail: 7.9 km.
São Paulo
- Line 9 Mendes-Varginha, 2.4 km. (Commuter Rail)
- GRU Airport People Mover, 2.7 km. (Light Metro)
São Vicente
- VLT da Baixada Santista Valongo Extension, 7.9 km. (Light Rail)
- Canada totals: Light Metro: 29.7 km. Light Rail: 24.7 km.
Montréal
- REM Central Segment, 10.1 km. (Light Metro)
- REM Deux Montagnes Branch, 19.6 km. (Light Metro)
Ottawa
- O-Train Trillium Line South, 3 km. (Light Rail)
- O-Train Trillium Line South South Keys–Limebank, 9.4 km. (Light Rail)
- O-Train Trillium Line South South Keys, 1.8 km. (Light Rail)
Toronto
- Line 6 Finch West LRT, 10.6 km. (Light Rail)
- China totals: Metro: 815.8 km. Monorail: 2.3 km. Light Metro: 30.5 km. Tramway: 41 km. Light Rail: 42.8 km. Regional Rail: 78.9 km.
Beijing
- Line 17 Workers’ Stadium–Shilihe, 7.8 km. (Metro)
- Line 6 Lucheng–Luyang, 2 km. (Metro)
Changchun
- Line 2 Dongfang Square–Wukaihe Dajie, 10.9 km. (Metro)
Chengdu
- Line 10 Taipingyuan–Wuhouci, 3.7 km. (Metro)
- Line 30 Damianpu–Shuangliu Airport Terminal 2, 27.7 km. (Metro)
- Line 13 Longan–Wayaotan, 31 km. (Metro)
- Line 17 Jitouqiao–Gao Hong, 24.6 km. (Metro)
Chongqing
- Bitong Line Bishan–Tongliangxi, 38.4 km. (Metro)
- Line 6 Branch to Chongqingdong Railway Station, 6.8 km. (Metro)
- T3 Airport People Mover, 2.3 km. (Monorail)
Fuzhou
- Line 4 Fenghuangchi–Banzhou, 5.1 km. (Metro)
- Binhai Express, 62.3 km. (Metro)
Hangzhou
- Line 5 Jinxing–East Nanhu, 1.6 km. (Metro)
Hefei
- Line 6 Longtang–Xiaoshu Mountain, 28.7 km. (Metro)
Jinan
- Jinan Hi-Tech East Zone Yunba, 30.5 km. (Light Metro)
- Line 4 Xiaogaozhuang–Pengjiazhuang, 42.7 km. (Metro)
- Line 6 Shandong University–Liangwang, 21 km. (Metro)
- Line 8 Xingcun–Qingyuan Street, 25.2 km. (Metro)
- Jiyang Line, 36.2 km. (Tramway)
Lijiang
- Lijiang Snow Mountain Sightseeing Train, 20.7 km. (Light Rail)
Nanchang
- Line 1 Shuanggang–Changbei Airport, 16.4 km. (Metro)
- Line 1 Yaohu Lake West–Maqiu, 4 km. (Metro)
- Line 2 Xinjia’an–Nanchang East Railway Station, 11.1 km. (Metro)
Nanjing
- Line 10 Andemen–Shiyangdonglu, 13.3 km. (Metro)
- Line 3 Mozhoudonglu–Molingjiedao, 3.4 km. (Metro)
- Line 5 Fangjiaying–Wenjinglu, 24.2 km. (Metro)
Nanning
- Line 4 Lengtangcun–Longgang, 3.8 km. (Metro)
Ningbo
- Line 7 Yunlong–Yu Fan Lu, 39.4 km. (Metro)
- Line 8 Jiangcun–Jiangbei Avenue, 23.6 km. (Metro)
- Line 4 Cicheng–Cicheng West, 2.4 km. (Metro)
- Line 4 Dongqian Lake–International Conference Center, 2.3 km. (Metro)
Pearl River Delta (Foshan, Guangzhou, Shenzhen)
- Line 1 Meitang–Dongguanxi Railway Station, 57.5 km. (Metro)
- Line 8 Xiaomeisha–Xichong, 3.2 km. (Metro)
- Line 5 Huangbeiling–Grand Theater, 2.8 km. (Metro)
- Line 6B Guangming–Guangmingcheng, 4.1 km. (Metro)
- Line 16 Universiade–Xi-keng, 9.9 km. (Metro)
- Line 10 Xilang–Yangji East, 16.8 km. (Metro)
- Line 12 Ersha Island–Higher Education Mega Center 5, 15.9 km. (Metro)
- Line 13 Yuzhu–Tianhe Park, 8.6 km. (Metro)
- Line 22 Chentougang–Fangcun, 11.6 km. (Metro)
- Qingyuan Maglev Tourism Line, 8.6 km. (Metro)
- Line 13 Hi-Tech Central–Shangwu, 16.7 km. (Metro)
- Line 12 Xunfenggang–Guangzhou Gymnasium, 12.7 km. (Metro)
- Line 14 Jiahewanggang–Lejia Lu, 8.8 km. (Metro)
- Line 11 Huaqiang South–Hongling South, 1.7 km. (Metro)
- Guangfo Ring Baiyun Airport North–Dashi, 52.4 km. (Regional Rail)
- Pazhou–Lianhuashan Intercity Railway, 20 km. (Regional Rail)
- Dongguan–Huizhou Intercity Railway Xiaojinkou–Huizhou North, 6.5 km. (Regional Rail)
- Line 2 Huangpu Tram Xiangxue–Kaiyuan Avenue East, 4.8 km. (Tramway)
Shanghai
- Line 2 East Xujing–Panxiang Road, 1.7 km. (Metro)
- Line 18 South Changjiang Road–Dakang Road, 8.1 km. (Metro)
Shaoxing
- Line 1 Branch Huangjiu Town–Exhibition and Convention Center, 7.2 km. (Metro)
Shenyang
- Line 1 Limingguangchang–Shuangma, 16.5 km. (Metro)
Taiyuan
- Line 1 Xishan Mining Bureau–Wusu Airport, 29.4 km. (Metro)
Tianjin
- Line 4 Xiaojie–Xizhan, 21 km. (Metro)
- Line 7 Saidalu–Gulou, 20.3 km. (Metro)
Tianshui
- Line 1 Wulipu–Sanzhong, 12.1 km. (Light Rail)
- Line 2 Tianshui–Sanyangchuan, 10 km. (Light Rail)
Urumqi
- Airport MRT, 6.3 km. (Metro)
Xi’an
- Line 15 Dongzhaoyu–Xiliu, 19.8 km. (Metro)
Xuzhou
- Line 6 Huangshan Road–Xuzhoudong Railway Station, 23.4 km. (Metro)
- Denmark totals: Tramway: 13.3 km.
Kobenhavn
- Hovedstadens Letbane Ishøj–Rødovre Nord, 13.3 km. (Tramway)
- Finland totals: Light Rail: 4.7 km.
Tampere
- 1 Pyhallonpuisto–Santalahti, 4.7 km. (Light Rail)
- France totals: Cable Rail: 5.5 km. Bus Rapid Transit: 16.5 km. Tramway: 17.8 km. Aerial Tram: 4.6 km.
Ajaccio
- Angelo, 3 km. (Cable Rail)
Aubagne
- Chronobus Aubagne, 6.1 km. (Bus Rapid Transit)
Montpellier
- Tramway 1 Odysseum–Gare Sud de France, 1.1 km. (Tramway)
- Tramway 5, 11.1 km. (Tramway)
Nancy
- Tempo 1, 10.3 km. (Bus Rapid Transit)
Nantes
- Tramway 1 Ranzay–Babinière, 1.5 km. (Tramway)
Paris
- Cable 1, 4.6 km. (Aerial Tram)
Saint-Gervais
- L’Alpin, 2.5 km. (Aerial Tram)
Strasbourg
- Tramway F Extension – Wolfisheim, 4 km. (Tramway)
- India totals: Metro: 77.5 km. Regional Rail: 13.8 km.
Ahmedabad
- Line 2 GNLU–Sachivalaya, 2.4 km. (Metro)
Bengaluru
- Yellow Line Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road–Bommasandra, 19.2 km. (Metro)
Bhopal
- Orange Line Subhash Nagar–AIIMS, 6.8 km. (Metro)
Delhi
- Magenta Line Janakpuri West–Krishna Park Extension, 2.5 km. (Metro)
- Delhi–Meerut RRTS New Ashok Nagar–Sahibabad, 13.8 km. (Regional Rail)
Indore
- Yellow Line Veerangana Jhalkari Bai Station–Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Terminal, 4.4 km. (Metro)
Kanpur
- Orange Line Moti Jheel–Kanpur Central, 6.6 km. (Metro)
Kolkata
- Line 4 Noapara–Jai Hind, 7.2 km. (Metro)
- Line 6 Hemanta Mukhopadhyay–Beleghata, 4.4 km. (Metro)
Mumbai
- Line 3 (Aqua) Bandra Kurla Complex–Nofra, 20.7 km. (Metro)
Patna
- Line 2 New ISBT–Bhootnath, 3.2 km. (Metro)
- Iran totals: Metro: 10.8 km.
Karaj
- Line 2 Ayatollah Taleghani–Karaj (Shahid Soltani), 5.2 km. (Metro)
Mashhad
- Line 2 Shahid Kaveh–Shahid Fakouri, 0.2 km. (Metro)
- Line 3 Shohada–Imam Reza Terminal, 5.3 km. (Metro)
- Israel totals: Tramway: 6.7 km.
Jerusalem
- Red Line Heil Ha-Avir—Neve Yaakov, 2.1 km. (Tramway)
- Red Line Mount Herzl–Hadassah Ein Kerem, 4.6 km. (Tramway)
- Italy totals: Tramway: 4 km. Metro: 3.8 km. Light Metro: 2.3 km.
Firenze/Florence
- T2 – San Marco–Fortezza, 2.5 km. (Tramway)
Milano/Milan
- 7 Anassagora–Adriano-Vipiteno, 1.5 km. (Tramway)
Napoli/Naples
- Linea 1 Tribunale–Piazza Garibaldi, 2.3 km. (Metro)
- Linea 7 Soccavo–Monte Sant’Angelo, 1.4 km. (Metro)
Roma/Rome
- C San Giovanni-Colosseo, 2.3 km. (Light Metro)
- Japan totals: Metro: 3.1 km.
Kansai
- Chuo Line Cosmosquare–Yumeshima, 3.1 km. (Metro)
- Kazakhstan totals: Commuter Rail: 112.4 km.
Arkalyk
- Arkalyk–Derzhavinsk Commuter Rail, 112.4 km. (Commuter Rail)
- Kenya totals: Commuter Rail: 16.9 km.
Mombasa
- Mombasa Commuter Railway, 16.9 km. (Commuter Rail)
- Luxembourg totals: Tramway: 3.6 km.
Luxembourg
- Tramway T1 Phase E (Findel), 3.6 km. (Tramway)
- Mexico totals: Bus Rapid Transit: 15.1 km. Light Rail: 20.3 km.
Campeche
- Tren Ligero, 15.1 km. (Bus Rapid Transit)
Guadalajara
- Linea 4, 20.3 km. (Light Rail)
- Morocco totals: Bus Rapid Transit: 15.5 km.
Agadir
- Agadir BRT, 15.5 km. (Bus Rapid Transit)
- Russia totals: Metro: 9.5 km.
Moscow
- 16 ZIL–Novatorskaya, 9.5 km. (Metro)
- Saudi Arabia totals: Metro: 41.5 km.
Riyadh
- Line 3 – Orange, 41.5 km. (Metro)
- South Africa totals: Bus Rapid Transit: 15.9 km.
Johannesburg
- Rea Vaya Phase 1C, 15.9 km. (Bus Rapid Transit)
- South Korea totals: Metro: 6.4 km.
Seoul
- Incheon Subway Line 1 Gyeyang–Geomdan Lake Park, 6.4 km. (Metro)
- Spain totals: Metro: 3.8 km. Light Metro: 1.3 km.
Madrid
- L3 to El Casar, 3.8 km. (Metro)
Palma
- M1 UIB–Parc Bit, 1.3 km. (Light Metro)
- Thailand totals: Monorail: 3 km.
Bangkok
- Muang Thong Thani Branch Line, 3 km. (Monorail)
- Tunisia totals: Regional Rail: 9.1 km.
Tunis
- Line D Gare de Tunis–Gobaa, 9.1 km. (Regional Rail)
- United States totals: Arterial Rapid Transit: 85.6 km. Bus Rapid Transit: 19.1 km. Regional Rail: 49.9 km. Commuter Rail: 60.4 km. Metro: 8.3 km. Streetcar: 5.5 km. Light Rail: 43.9 km.
Austin
- Expo Center Rapid, 20 km. (Arterial Rapid Transit)
- Pleasant Valley Rapid, 22.9 km. (Arterial Rapid Transit)
Bay Area
- SMART Train Phase 2 to Windsor, 5.1 km. (Regional Rail)
Boston
- South Coast Rail Phase 1, 60.4 km. (Commuter Rail)
Dallas
- Silver Line, 44.8 km. (Regional Rail)
Honolulu
- Skyline Halawa/Aloha Stadium–Kahauiki/Middle Street, 8.3 km. (Metro)
Kansas City
- Main Street Extension to UMO-KC, 5.5 km. (Streetcar)
Los Angeles
- Gold Line Phase 2B to Montclair (Pomona segment), 14.9 km. (Light Rail)
- Crenshaw Line Phase 2 Westchester/Veterans–Aviation/Century, 1.6 km. (Light Rail)
Minneapolis–St. Paul
- B Line, 18.8 km. (Arterial Rapid Transit)
- E Line, 23.9 km. (Arterial Rapid Transit)
- Gateway Corridor Gold Line, 18.2 km. (Bus Rapid Transit)
Phoenix
- Creation of Line B, South Central Corridor, 9.4 km. (Light Rail)
Seattle
- RapidRide B Redmond Transit Center–Redmond Downtown Station, 0.9 km. (Bus Rapid Transit)
- Federal Way Link Extension, 12.6 km. (Light Rail)
- Downtown Redmond Link Extension, 5.4 km. (Light Rail)
6 replies on “Transit Project Openings in 2026: A Global Review”
You do yourself a disservice by playing along with this “Arterial Rapid Transit” nonsense. US BRT is bad enough; but ART is a complete joke.
Slight correction, Hong Kong was no longer a British Protectorate 25 years ago. It was handed back to China in 1997, so in 25 years China has gone from 1 to 13 cities in the top 20.
You’re missing the Melbourne Metro Tunnel, which is beginning full service on 1 Feb after trial services began in November. It’s a 9km metro/commuter rail hybrid tunnel a la crossrail with five stations, automated trains within the tunnel.
Nevermind, I see it is in the 2025 openings.
A very interesting and useful list. An amendment: in Auckland NZ, the stations at both ends of the City Rail Link have been renamed, Britomart to Waitematā and Mount Eden to Maungawhau.
I love that map that is linked!
Three of the most important transit improvements now being built in my metro area involve undergrounding and improving existing transit lines, including the construction of a giant new intermodal station. None of that work shows up on the map. It would be nice if major improvements to existing lines were indicated on the map.