Transit Project Openings in 2025: A Global Review

Around the world in 2024, almost 1,300 kilometers of new metro lines opened—adding about 6 percent to the total of more than 22,400 kilometers in service at the end of 2023, and continuing the global metro expansion that has more than tripled total global line length since 2000. About 120 kilometers of new light rail, tramway, or streetcar services opened in 2024, as did almost 170 kilometers of new bus rapid transit lines. It was a big year in transit line openings—particularly in China, which accounted for about two-thirds of all new lines. There’s much, much more to come in 2025, when almost twice as many line kilometers of metro and light rail services are expected to open globally as in 2024—at least, assuming projects open on time, which is never a given. In this annual post, I review all of the urban transit projects that were completed in 2024, and which are planned for 2025. In a post published last week, I detailed transit expansion in the United States specifically; this post reviews the world overall. Data for this compilation can be viewed freely on Transit Explorer 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 New transit investments completed in 2024 The transit expansion in the United States in 2024 was modest at best, as I described before, with rail expansions mostly limited to Seattle and bus rapid transit improvements to Indianapolis and Madison. Overall, the United States continues to be a major laggard in transit line expansion. On the other hand, more than a dozen Chinese cities benefitted from major metro system expansions, including, notably, new loop lines that opened in Guangzhou and Xi’an. But projects opened in other parts of the world, as well. In Riyadh, a new metro network was baptized, with 5 of 6 new lines opening in December (the last line opened this month). Sydney opened a new metro rail tunnel and a light rail line. Paris expanded its metro in three directions, added a new regional rail tunnel, and extended its tramway network. Across India, 7 cities got new metro service. Seoul opened its GTX A rapid regional rail service. Istanbul expanded four metro lines and opened a new tramway. And Ho Chi Minh City opened its first metro line. The longest new metro lines completed in 2024, worldwide | Region and agency | Project | Line length (km) | |---|---|---| | Zhengzhou Metro | Line 8, a new east-west line across the north of the city | 59 | | Xi’an Metro | Line 8, a new loop line | 50 | | Guangzhou Metro | Line 11, a new loop line | 44 | | Riyadh Metro | Line 1, a new north-south line, part of a 6-line citywide network | 39 | | Chengdu Metro | Line S3, a new suburban line running southeast of the city | 38 | | Suzhou Rail Transit | Line 8, a new northwest-to-southeast line | 36 | | Suzhou Rail Transit | Line 6, a new northwest-to-southeast line | 36 | | Xi’an Metro | Line 10, a new line heading northeast from the center | 34 | | Zhengzhou Metro | Line 6 extension from Changzhuang to Qinghuafuzhong | 33 | | Wuxi Metro | Line S1, a new suburban line running north from the city | 31 | Overall, the vast majority of new metro line openings were in China, whose cities opened almost 900 kilometers of new metro services, including 396 new stations (84 percent of which are subway stations). Saudi Arabia, India, and Turkey had the longest new metro or light rail line openings otherwise. The following table lists the 20 longest metro networks by region around the world, as of this writing. (Note that this includes all metro services within each region, combining services among different operators, e.g., the New York region includes New York City Subway, Staten Island Railway, and PATH.) Among these, 13 are in China, notably including the Pearl River Delta, the massive urban complex that encompasses Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, and other surrounding areas, and which now has substantially more metro service in operation (1,667 kilometers) than the entire United States (1,365 kilometers). The membership of this list has changed dramatically since 2000. The regions with the longest networks then—London and New York City—now rank number 12 and 15 globally, respectively (they would rank 13th and 16th if I counted Guangzhou and Shenzhen separately). Their positions are likely to continue to decline in the coming years; Delhi, for instance, has 63 kilometers under construction right now, enough to make its system substantially larger than that of New York. (Note that Tokyo arguably has the second-largest metro network if regional rail services that through-run onto metro tracks are included. Tokyo also has, by far, the largest commuter and regional rail system in the world, with 3,582 kilometers of track in operation, much of it served by very frequent, metro-like services.) World’s longest metro systems, as of early 2025 | Rank | Region | Metro line length, early 2025 (km) | Metro line length, 2000 (km) | |---|---|---|---| | 1 | Pearl River Delta, China * | 1,667 | 135 | | 2 | Beijing, China | 857 | 54 | | 3 | Shanghai, China | 842 | 64 | | 4 | Chengdu, China | 634 | 0 | | 5 | Seoul, South Korea | 620 (879 **) | 321 | | 6 | Hangzhou, China | 576 | 0 | | 7 | Chongqing, China | 570 | 0 | | 8 | Moscow, Russia | 540 | 272 | | 9 | Wuhan, China | 540 | 0 | | 10 | Nanjing, China | 533 | 0 | | 11 | Zhengzhou, China | 471 | 0 | | 12 | London, UK | 454 | 438 | | 13 | Tokyo, Japan | 431 (1,089 **) | 380 | | 14 | Xi’an, China | 420 | 0 | | 15 | New York City, US | 418 | 415 | | 16 | Delhi, India | 388 | 0 | | 17 | Qingdao, China | 354 | 0 | | 18 | Suzhou, China | 352 | 0 | | 19 | Tianjin, China | 324 | 7 | | 20 | Madrid, Spain | 279 | 169 | ** Including regional rail that through-runs onto metro tracks. Planned transit line openings in 2025 In 2025, the dominance of China and India in new urban railway construction will continue. Chinese cities plan an eye-popping more than 1,500 new kilometers of metro services, with particularly dramatic expansions planned in Chengdu (100 kilometers), Nanjing (120 kilometers), Tianjin (182 kilometers), and Xiamen (133 kilometers). Mumbai plans to open about 116 kilometers of new lines and line extensions, and Delhi will complete the Delhi–Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System, an 82-kilometer-long fast regional rail service. Other countries will also open some exciting new services. In Canada, after years of delay, Toronto’s new Line 5 Eglinton Crosstown light rail service (which includes a substantial subway portion) will open, as will the majority of Montréal’s REM automated light metro. In Malaysia, the newest addition to Kuala Lumpur’s system, Line 11, will open. In Porto, Portugal, the new Linha Rosa will create a new light rail subway through the city. And in Birmingham, England, two light rail expansions are programmed to open. In the United States (detailed elsewhere), the first phase of Los Angeles’ Purple Line extension will open—as will the light rail link connecting Seattle and Bellevue across Lake Washington. Full list of transit projects that opened in 2024 The map below documents where urban transit lines opened in 2024. It’s followed by a list of all urban transit lines worldwide that opened last year, organized by country and region (with the exception of a small number of tramway lines not yet integrated into the Transit Explorer database). Australia Adelaide - Alberton–Port Dock, 1.2 km (Regional Rail) Melbourne - Pakenham–Pakenham East, 2.1 km (Regional Rail) Perth - Bayswater–Ellenbrook, 20.6 km (Regional Rail) - Butler–Yanchep, 13.6 km (Regional Rail) Sydney - Metro City & Southwest Chatswood–Sydenham, 17 km (Metro) - Parramatta Light Rail Phase 1 Westmead–Carlingford, 10.9 km (Light Rail) Belarus Minsk - Zelenaluzhskaya Line Slutsk Gastinets, 4.2 km (Metro) Brazil Curitiba - Linha Verde, 5.4 km (Bus Rapid Transit) Rio de Janeiro - TransBrasil, 31.7 km (Bus Rapid Transit) - VLT Carioca Linha 4, 0.5 km (Light Rail) Canada Edmonton AB - Metro Line Northwest Extension Phase I (a), 0.3 km (Light Rail) Vancouver BC - R6 Scott Road RapidBus, 11.8 km (Bus Rapid Transit) China Beijing - Line 3 Dongsi Shitiao–Dongbabei, 15 km (Metro) - Line 12 Sijiqing Qiao–Dongbabei, 28.1 km (Metro) - Changping Line Xitucheng–Jimenqiao, 0.9 km (Metro) Changchun - Line 6 Shuangfeng–Changchun Movie Wonderland,29.7 km (Metro) Changsha - Line 1 Kaifu District Government–Jinpenqiu, 10.7 km (Metro) Chengdu - Line 8 Lianhua–Longgang, 1.3 km (Metro) - Line 8 Shilidian–Guilong Road, 6.4 km (Metro) - Line 27 Shifo–Shuxin Road, 25.7 km (Metro) - S3 Ziyang North Railway Station–Futian, 38.5 km (Metro) Guiyang - Line S1 Zaojiaoba–Wangchengpo, 30.9 km (Metro) Harbin - Line 3 Taipingqiao–Sports Park, 9.9 km (Metro) Hefei - Line 4 Longtang–Xiaoshu Mountain, 13.3 km (Metro) - Line 8 Beicheng Gaotiezhan–Yilijing, 22.7 km (Metro) Jinan - Line 3 Tantou–Jichangnan, 12.2 km (Metro) Macau - Hengqin Extension Line, 2.2 km (Light Metro) - Seac Pai Van Line, 1.1 km (Light Metro) Nanjing - Line 5 Jiyindadao–Wenjinglu, 13.3 km (Metro) - Line 7 Mufuxilu–Yingtiandaji, 10.7 km (Metro) Ningbo - Line 5 Buzheng–Camel Bridge, 10.7 km (Metro) Pearl River Delta - Shenzhen Line 3 Shuanglong–Pingdi Liulian, 9.2 km (Metro) - Shenzhen Line 7 Xili Lake–Xuefu Hospital, 2.4 km (Metro) - Shenzhen Line 11 Gangxia North–Honglingnan, 3.5 km (Metro) - Shenzhen Line 12 Waterlands Resort East–Songgang, 8.3 km (Metro) - Shenzhen Line 13 Shenzhen Bay Checkpoint–Hi-Tech Central, 5.8 km (Metro) - Foshan Line 3 Lianhe–Foshan University Xianxi Campus, 17.1 km (Metro) - Foshan Line 3 Zhen’an–Zhongshan Park, 5.9 km (Metro) - Guangzhou Line 3 Panyu Square–Haibang, 8.8 km (Metro) - Guangzhou Line 11 Huajing Lu–Pazhou, 44.1 km (Metro) - Guangfo Ring Dashi–Foshan West, 42.5 km (Regional Rail) - Foshan-Dongguan Intercity Rail Panyu–Dongguan West, 38.7 km (Regional Rail) - Zhuji Intercity Railway Zhuhai Changlong–Zhuhai Airport, 23 km (Regional Rail) Qingdao - Line 2 Taishan Road–Sichuan Road, 3.9 km (Metro) - Line 6 Lingshan Bay–Hengyunshan Road, 31 km (Metro) Shanghai - Line 17 Oriental Land–Xicen, 6.3 km (Metro) - Airport Link Line Hongqiao–Shanghai East Railway Station, 69.6 km (Regional Rail) Shenyang - Line 3 Lida–Nanliguan, 25.1 km (Metro) Suzhou - Line 6 Suzhou Xinqu Railway Station–Xinqing Lu, 36.3 km (Metro) - Line 7 Changlou–Hongzhuang, 24.6 km (Metro) - Line 8 Xijinqiao–Chefeng, 36.3 km (Metro) Tianjin - Line 1 Donggulu–Shuangqiaohe, 1.2 km (Metro) - Line 5 Liqizhuangnan–Jinghuadongdao, 1.2 km (Metro) - Line 11 Dongjiangdao–Shuishanggongyuanxilu, 11 km (Metro) - Jinjing Line Jinghuadongdao–Tuanboyixueyuan, 13.3 km (Metro) Wuhan - Line 7 Hengdian–Huangpi Square, 14.7 km (Metro) - Line 11 Wuhandong Railway Station–Wuchang East Square, 13.3 km (Metro) - Line 11 Wuchang East Square–Jiang’an Road, 4.7 km (Metro) Wuxi - Line S1 Yanqiao–Jiangyin Bund, 31.1 km (Metro) Xi’an - Line 5 Matengkong–Yanminghu, 2.3 km (Metro) - Line 6 Xi’anguojiyixuezhongxin–Xi’annanzhan, 3.2 km (Metro) - Line 8 loop, 50 km (Metro) - Line 10 Jingshangcun–Zhaohuiguangchang, 34 km (Metro) - Xi’an High-tech Zone Tram, 17.4 km (Light Metro) Zhengzhou - Line 6 Changzhuang–Qinghuafuzhong, 33.2 km (Metro) - Line 7 Eastern Zhao–Houzhai, 29.7 km (Metro) - Line 8 Green Expo Garden–Tianjian Lake, 58.5 km (Metro) Denmark Kobenhavn - M4 Kobenhavn H-Ny Ellebjerg, 5.2 km (Light Metro) Dominican Republic Santiago Egypt Cairo - Line 3 Extension to Cairo University, 6.4 km (Metro) - Line 3 Extension to Rod el-Farag, 6.8 km (Metro) France Bordeaux - Bordeaux-St-Aubin-Medoc BHNS, 22.3 km (Bus Rapid Transit) Paris - M11 Est Phase 1, 6 km (Metro) - M14 Sud (Olympiades–Orly Airport), 12.5 km (Metro) - M14 Nord Phase 2 (St. Ouen–St. Denis), 2.1 km (Metro) - RER E Haussmann–Nanterre La Folie, 8.6 km (Regional Rail) - Tram 3b Porte d’Asnieres-Porte Dauphine, 3.2 km (Tramway) Germany Stuttgart - U5 Leinfelden–Neuer Markt, 0.6 km (Light Rail) Greece Thessaloniki - Line 1, 9.6 km (Light Metro) India Agra - Line 1 Taj East Gate–Mankameshwar, 5.2 km (Metro) Ahmedabad - Line GIFT City Branch, 4.6 km (Metro) - Line 2 Motera Stadium–Sector-1, 14.4 km (Metro) Bengaluru - Green Line Nagasandra–Madavara, 3 km (Metro) Kochi - Orange Line SN Junction–Tripunithura Terminal, 0.8 km (Metro) Kolkata - Line 2 Howrah Maidan–Sealdah, 6.5 km (Metro) - Line 3 Taratala–Majerhat, 1.2 km (Metro) - Line 6 Hemanta Mukhopadhyayr–Kavi Subhash, 5.7 km (Metro) Mumbai - Line 3 (Aqua) Aarey Colony–Bandra Kurla Complex, 11.7 km (Metro) Pune - Agua Line Ruby Hall Clinic–Ramwadi, 6.1 km (Metro) Italy Catania - Metropolitana Nesima-Monte Po, 1.4 km (Metro) Milano - M4 (San Babila-San Cristoforo), 7.4 km (Light Metro) Napoli - Linea 6 Mergellina–Municipio, 3.4 km (Light Metro) Japan Osaka - Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway Senri-Chuo–Mino-Kayano, 2.5 km (Metro) Luxembourg Luxembourg - Tramway T1 Phase D (Stadion), 3.8 km (Tramway) Mexico Merida - IE-TRAM BRT network, 26.7 km (Bus Rapid Transit) Mexico City - Cablebus Linea 3, 5.5 km (Aerial Tram) - El Insurgente: Tren Interurbano Lerma–Santa Fe, 30 km (Regional Rail) Yucatan Peninsula - Tren Maya, 1006.8 km (Intercity Rail) - Tren Interoceánico, 329.6 km (Intercity Rail) Morocco Casablanca Netherlands Amsterdam - Uithoornlijn tramway extension, 5 km (Tramway) Nigeria Lagos - Red Line Agbado–Oyingbo, 24.7 km (Metro) Philippines Manila - LRT Line 1 Baclaran–Dr. Santos, 6.6 km (Light Metro) Portugal Lisboa - Funicular da Graca, 0.1 km (Cable Rail) Porto - Linha D (Amarela) Extension – Vila d’Este, 3 km (Tramway) Qatar Doha - Pink Line Lusail Central–Seef Promenade, 3 km (Tramway) - Orange Line Energy City South–Al Wadi, 0.7 km (Tramway) - Blue/Orange Lines Loop, 6.9 km (Tramway) Russia Moscow - 1 Kommunarka–Potapovo, 2.2 km (Metro) - 16 Novatorskaya–Tyutchevskaya, 6.9 km (Metro) Saint Petersburg - M4 Spasskaya–Gorny Institut, 4.3 km (Metro) Saudi Arabia Riyadh - Line 1 – Blue, 39.1 km (Metro) - Line 2 – Red, 25.3 km (Metro) - Line 4 – Yellow, 20.2 km (Metro) - Lines 4/6 shared segment – Yellow/Purple, 9 km (Metro) - Line 5 – Green, 12.4 km (Metro) - Line 6 – Purple, 20.7 km (Metro) Singapore Singapore - North East Line Punggol–Punggol Coast, 1.3 km (Metro) - Thomson-East Coast Line Gardens by the Bay–Bayshore, 10.6 km (Metro) South Korea Daegu - Line 1 Ansim–Hayang, 9.2 km (Metro) Seoul - Line 8 Amsa–Byeollae, 12.9 km (Metro) - GTX A Unjeong–Dongtan, 70 km (Regional Rail) Spain Barcelona - Conexión Trambaix-Trambesòs, 1.8 km (Tramway) Sevilla - MetroCentro Extension San Bernardo–Eduardo Dato, 0.9 km (Tramway) Taiwan Kaohsiung - Circular Light Rail Heart of Love River–Kaisyuan Park, 4.9 km (Tramway) Turkey Istanbul - M3 Kirazli–Barkirkoy Sahil, 8.5 km (Metro) - M5 Cekmekoy–Samandira Merkez, 5.8 km (Metro) - M9 Bahariye–Atakoy, 11.4 km (Metro) - M11 Kagithane–Gayrettepe, 3.1 km (Metro) - M11 Kargo Terminali–Arnavutkoy Hastane, 10.8 km (Metro) - T6, 8.4 km (Tramway) Izmir - M1 Fahrettin Altay–Kaymakamlik hatti, 7.1 km (Metro) - T3, 10.1 km (Tramway) United Kingdom Blackpool - Blackpool Tramway Extension, 0.6 km (Tramway) United States (see more details in the US-only post here) Bay Area CA - Caltrain Modernization Project, 41.5 km (Region Rail: Not a new line, but the electrification of an existing line for faster and more frequent service) Chicago IL - Northwest Indiana Double Track Project, 41.5 km (Commuter Rail: Not a new line, but a line improvement) Indianapolis IN - Purple Line, 16 km (Bus Rapid Transit) Los Angeles CA - K Line (Crenshaw Line Phase 2 Aviation/Century), 2.3 km (Light Rail) Madison WI - Madison Rapid Route A (East-West BRT), 26.7 km (Bus Rapid Transit) Miami FL - Downtown Miami Link, 14.3 km (Commuter Rail) Orlando FL - SunRail Phase 2 (North), 19 km (Regional Rail) Phoenix AZ - Northwest Phase 2, 2.5 km (Light Rail) Seattle WA - Line 1 (Lynnwood Link), 13.7 km (Light Rail) - Line 2 (East Link Blue Line South Bellevue–Redmond Technology), 10.1 km (Light Rail) - RapidRide G (Madison St), 4.6 km (Bus Rapid Transit) - Swift Orange Line, 17.8 km (Arterial Rapid Transit) - Swift Blue Line Extension, 2.6 km (Bus Rapid Transit) Uzbekistan Tashkent - Circle Line, 4.8 km (Metro) Venezuela Caracas - MetroCable La Dolorita, 3.8 km (Aerial Tram) Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City - Line 1 Ben Thanh–New Eastern Bus Station, 19.2 km (Metro) Planned 2025 openings The map below documents where new transit lines are expected to open in 2025, again followed by the full list of lines, by country and region. Australia Gold Coast - Gold Coast Light Rail Stage 3 Broadbeach South–Jellurgal, 6.7 km (Light Rail) Melbourne - Metro Tunnel, 10 km (Regional Rail) Perth - Thornlie–Cockburn, 11.6 km (Regional Rail) - Armadale–Byford, 7.5 km (Regional Rail) Sydney - Metro City & Southwest Sydenham–Bankstown, 13.2 km (Metro) Azerbaijan Baku - 8 Noyabr–B-4, 1.1 km (Metro) Belgium Bruxelles - 10 Heembeek–Hopital Militaire, 4.4 km (Tramway) Liege - Le Tram, 13 km (Tramway) Bulgaria Sofia - M3 Hadzhi Dimitar-Hemus, 3.1 km (Metro) Bolivia Cochabamba - Yellow Line Aeropuerto–Sacaba, 7.6 km (Light Rail) Brazil Sao Paulo - GRU Airport People Mover, 2.5 km (Light Metro) Sao Vicente - VLT da Baixada Santista Valongo Extension, 7.7 km (Light Rail) Canada Edmonton AB - Metro Line Northwest Extension Phase I, 1.2 km (Light Rail) Montreal QC - REM Central Segment, 10.1 km; Deux Montagnes Branch, 19.6 km; Western Branch, 15.5 km ( Light Metro ) Link Ottawa ON - Line 2/4 O-Train Trillium Line South, 14.2 km (Light Rail) (opened in January 2025) Toronto ON - Line 5 Eglinton Crosstown, 18.9 km (Light Rail) - Line 6 Finch West LRT, 10.6 km (Light Rail) China Beijing - Line 1 Pingguoyuan–Fushouling, 3.1 km (Metro) - Line 17 Workers’ Stadium–Shilihe, 7.8 km (Metro) - Line 13A Xi’erqi–Tiantongyuandong, 14.6 km (Metro) - Line 13A Dazhongsi–Chegongzhuang, 3.9 km (Metro) - Line 13B Longze–Malianwa, 7.9 km (Metro) - Daxing Airport Express Caoqiao–Lize Shangwuqu, 3.2 km (Metro) - Pinggu Line Dongdaqiao–Pinggu, 79.6 km (Metro) - R1 Line from Daxing Airport to Xiongan, 86 km (Metro) Changchun - Line 2 Eastern Extension, 10.8 km (Metro) - Line 5 Qiche Gongyuan–East Ring Road, 22.3 km (Metro) - Line 5 Dongdaqiao Bridge–Southwestern Bus Terminal, 18.7 km (Metro) - Line 9 Airport Line, 64.1 km (Metro) Changsha - Line 2 West Meixi Lake–West Railway Station, 14.1 km (Metro) - Line 6 Huanghua Airport T1–Huanghua Airport T3, 4.2 km (Metro) - Changsha Maglev Express Huanghua Airport T2/T3, 4.2 km (Metro) Chengdu - Line 10 Taipingyuan–Luomashi, 7 km (Metro) - Line 13 Longan–Wayaotan, 30.4 km (Metro) - Line 17 Jitouqiao–Gao Hong, 24.6 km (Metro) - Line 18 Fuhualu–Xiaoshizi, 10.5 km (Metro) - Line 30 Damianpu–Shuangliu Airport Terminal 2, 27.7 km (Metro) Chongqing - Line 4 Min’an Avenue–Panguilu, 10.9 km (Metro) - Line 6 Branch to Chongqing East, 6.8 km (Metro) Fuzhou - Line 4 Fenghuangchi–Banzhou, 5.1 km (Metro) - Binhai Express, 62.2 km (Metro) Hangzhou - Line 5 Jinxing–East Nanhu, 1.6 km (Metro) Hefei - Line 6 Longtang–Xiaoshu Mountain, 29.2 km (Metro) - Line 7 Songlin Lu–Chaohu Nanlu, 20.2 km (Metro) - Line S1 Shushan Industrial Park–Wulitun, 49 km (Metro) Kunming - Line 1 South Ring Road–Jiaochang North Road, 7.9 km (Metro) - Line 2 South Ring Road–Haidong Park, 13 km (Metro) Nanchang - Line 1 Shuanggang–Changbei Airport, 16.5 km (Metro) - Line 1 Yaohu Lake West–Maqiu, 4 km (Metro) - Line 2 Xinjia’an–Nanchang East Railway Station, 10.9 km (Metro) Nanjing - Line 3 Mozhoudonglu–Molingjiedao, 3 km (Metro) - Line 5 Fangjiaying–Wenjinglu, 24.2 km (Metro) - Line 6 Qixiashan–Wanchou, 13.3 km (Metro) - Line 10 Andemen–Shiyangdonglu, 12.9 km (Metro) - Line S2 Zhonghuamen–Dangtu South, 66.3 km (Metro) Pearl River Delta - Shenzhen Line 5 Huangbeiling–Grand Theater, 2.8 km (Metro) - Shenzhen Line 5 Chiwan–Taiziwan, 1.5 km (Metro) - Shenzhen Line 6B Guangming–Guangmingcheng, 4.1 km (Metro) - Shenzhen Line 8 Xiaomeisha–Xichong, 3.2 km (Metro) - Shenzhen Line 13 Hi-Tech Central–Gongming North, 35.4 km (Metro) - Shenzhen Line 16 Universiade–Xi-keng, 9.6 km (Metro) - Foshan Line 3 Zhongshan Park–Lianhe, 3.3 km (Metro) - Guangzhou Line 8 Jiaoxin–Fengxiang Road, 8.6 km (Metro) - Guangzhou Line 10 Xilang–Shipaiqiao, 18.7 km (Metro) - Guangzhou Line 12 Xunfenggang–Higher Education Mega Center South, 38.2 km (Metro) - Guangzhou Line 13 Yuzhu–Chaoyang, 33.6 km (Metro) - Guangzhou Line 14 Jiahewanggang–Guangzhou Railway Station, 12 km (Metro) - Guangzhou Line 18 Xiancun–Huachengjie, 42.8 km (Metro) - Guangzhou Line 24 Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall–Guangzhou North Railway Station, 31.5 km (Metro) - Qingyuan Maglev Tourism Line, 8.6 km (Metro) - Guangzhou-Shenzhen Intercity Railway Yongning South–Zhuliao (Xinbaiguang intercity railway), 47.3 km (Regional Rail) - Guangzhou-Shenzhen Intercity Railway Pazhou Branch, 20 km (Regional Rail) - Shenzhen-Dalian Intercity Railway Airport North–Julong, 68.9 km (Regional Rail) - Guangzhou Line 2 Huangpu Tram Kaiyuan Avenue East–Nangang, 10.1 km (Tramway) - Nanhai Lishui Railway Lihu New Town–Liheng Road, 9.8 km (Tramway) Shanghai - Line 2 East Xujing–Panxiang Road, 1.5 km (Metro) - Line 13 Jinyun Road–Zhuguang Road, 9.6 km (Metro) - Line 18 South Changjiang Road–Dakang Road, 8 km (Metro) - Chongming Line Jinji Road–Changxing Island, 21 km (Metro) - Lianggang Express Line Pudong International Airport T3–Lingang Industrial Park, 31.2 km (Regional Rail) Shantou - Line 1, 31 km (Metro) - Line 3, 32.2 km (Metro) Shaoxing - Line 1 Branch Huangjiu Town–Exhibition and Convention Center, 7.2 km (Metro) Shenyang - Line 1 Limingguangchang–Shuangma, 10.7 km (Metro) Taiyuan - Line 1 Xishan Mining Bureau–Wusu Airport, 27.4 km (Metro) Tianjin - Line 4 Hebeidajie–Xiaojie, 21.2 km (Metro) - Line 7 Saidalu–Xifengdao, 27.6 km (Metro) - Line 8 Lushuidao–Lushuigongyuan, 19 km (Metro) - B1 Xinjia Garden East–Metro Four, 33 km (Metro) - Z2 Binhai International Airport–Beitang, 38.1 km (Metro) - Z4 Yincheng Street–Metro Six, 43 km (Metro) Tianshui - Line 1 Wulipu–Sanzhong, 8.4 km (Light Rail) - Line 2 Tianshui–Sanyangchuan, 10 km (Light Rail) Wuhan - 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 - Line 4 Wuxi Taihu International Expo Center–Xishi Road, 12.2 km (Metro) Xiamen - 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) - Line 9 Tongxiang High-tech City–Kah Kee Stadium, 25.5 km (Metro) Xi’an - Line 15 Dongzhaoyu–Xiliu, 18.6 km (Metro) Xuzhou - Line 3 Xiadian–Houpantao Village, 6.7 km (Metro) - Line 3 Gaoxinqu’nan–Mai Lou, 0.8 km (Metro) - Line 6 Huangshan Road–Xuzhoudong Railway Station, 23 km (Metro) Colombia Bogota - TransMiCable San Cristóbal, 2.9 km (Aerial Tram) Denmark Kobenhavn - Hovedstadens Letbane, 27.2 km (Tramway) Dominican Republic Santiago - Monorriel, 12.5 km (Monorail) Santo Domingo - Linea 2 Los Alcarrizos–Maria Montez, 6.7 km (Metro) Egypt Cairo - 6th of October Line, 43.5 km (Monorail) - New Administrative Capital Line, 57.8 km (Monorail) France Aubagne - Val’Tram Tramway 1 Aubagne–La Bouilladisse, 14.4 km (Tramway) - Chronobus Aubagne, 6.1 km (Bus Rapid Transit) Marseille - T3 Sud – Phase 1 Castellane–La Gaye, 4.2 km (Tramway) - T3 Nord Phase 1 Arenc–Geze, 2.1 km (Tramway) Montpellier - Tramway 5, 11.1 km (Tramway) Nice - BHNS Nice centre-ville, 10 km (Bus Rapid Transit) Paris Germany Berlin - S15 Westhafen–Hauptbahnhof, 3 km (Regional Rail) Bremen - 1 Auf den Kahlken–Brusseler Strasse, 2 km (Tramway) - 1/8 Roland-Center–Auf den Kahlken, 1.5 km (Tramway) Dusseldorf - U81/U82 Freiligrathplatz–Flughafen, 1.8 km (Light Rail) Rostock - Schroderplatz–Stadthalle, 1.3 km (Tramway) Greece Thessaloniki - Line 2, 4.5 km (Light Metro) India Agra - Line 1 Mankameshwar–Sikandra, 8.7 km (Metro) - Line 2 Kalindi Vihar–Agra Cantt, 16.3 km (Metro) Bengaluru - Yellow Line Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road–Bommasandra, 19.2 km (Metro) - Pink Link Nagawara–Kalena Agrahara, 21.7 km (Metro) Bhopal - Orange Line Karond Circle–AIIMS, 14.7 km (Metro) Delhi - Pink Line Majlis Park–Maujpur-Babarpur, 12.2 km (Metro) - Delhi–Meerut RRTS Serai Kale Khan–Sahibabad, 19.2 km (Regional Rail) (Opened in January 2025) - Delhi–Meerut RRTS Duhai–Modipuram, 47.3 km (Regional Rail) Jaipur - Pink Line Badi Chaupar–Transport Nagar, 3.1 km (Metro) Kolkata - Line 4 Noapara–Biman Bandar, 7.2 km (Metro) - Line 6 Biman Bandar–Hemanta Mukhopadhyay, 23.7 km (Metro) Mumbai - Line 3 (Aqua) Bandra Kurla Complex–Nofra, 20.7 km (Metro) - Line 4 (Green) Kasarvadavali–Bhakti Park, 31.9 km (Metro) - Line 4A (Green) Kasarvadavali–Gaimukh, 2.3 km (Metro) - Line 5 (Orange), 24.2 km (Metro) - Line 6 (Pink), 15.1 km (Metro) - Line 7A (Red) Gundavali–CSMIA, 3.1 km (Metro) - Line 9 (Red) Dahisar–Subhash Chandra Bose Stadium, 8.4 km (Metro) - Line 10 Gaimukh–Shivaji Chowk, 10.4 km (Metro) - Panvel-Karjat Line, 32.8 km (Regional Rail) Patna - Line 1 Khemni Chak–Danapur Cantonment, 16.7 km (Metro) - Line 2 New ISBT–Patna Junction, 13.8 km (Metro) Pune - Purple Line Phugewadi–Swargate, 11.6 km (Metro) Indonesia Jakarta - Southern Line Velodrome–Pramuka, 2.5 km (Metro) Iran Mashhad - Line 3, 28.4 km (Metro) Qom - Line M, 7 km (Monorail) Israel Jerusalem - Red Line extensions to Neve Yaakov and Hadassah Ein Kerem, 6.7 km (Light Rail) Italy Genova - Metropolitana Brignole-Martinez, 0.7 km (Light Metro) - Metropolitana Brin-Canepari, 0.9 km (Light Metro) Napoli - Linea 1 Tribunale–Capodichino Aeroporto, 2.1 km (Metro) Link - Linea 1 Tribunale–Piazza Garibaldi, 2.3 km (Metro) Roma - C San Giovanni-Fori Imperiali, 3.2 km (Light Metro) Torino - Linea 1 Cascine Vica, 3.8 km (Light Metro) Luxembourg Luxembourg - Tramway T1 Phase E (Findel), 3.6 km (Tramway) Malaysia Kuala Lumpur - 11 Shah Alam Line Bandar Utama–Johan Setia, 37.9 km (Light Metro) Mexico Campeche - Tren Ligero, 14.5 km (Bus Rapid Transit) Guadalajara - Linea 4, 20.5 km (Light Rail) Mexico City - Linea 12 Extension Mixcoac–Observatorio 4.1 km (Metro) - Lechería-AIFA Suburban Line Extension, 22.1 km (Regional Rail) - Tren Interurbano Santa Fe–Observatorio, 8.6 km (Regional Rail) Netherlands Amsterdam - IJburg Tram, 1.7 km (Tramway) Nigeria Lagos - Red Line Oshodi–Airport, 6.1 km (Metro) - Red Line Iddo–Oyingbo, 1.6 km (Metro) Panama Panama City - Linea 3, 25.9 km (Monorail) Philippines Manila - LRT Line 1 Roosevelt–North Triangle, 0.8 km (Light Metro) - MRT Line 3 North Avenue–North Triangle, 0.2 km (Light Metro) Portugal Lisboa - Linha Verde Extension Rato–Cais do Sodre, 2.3 km (Metro) Porto - Linha Rosa – G, 3 km (Tramway) Russia Saint Petersburg - M6 Putilovskaya–Yugo-Zapadnaya, 3.4 km (Metro) Saudi Arabia Riyadh - Line 3 – Orange, 41.5 km (Metro) (opened in January 2025) Singapore Singapore - Downtown Line Expo–Sungei Bedok, 2 km (Metro) South Africa Johannesburg - Rea Vaya Phase 1C, 15.9 km (Bus Rapid Transit) South Korea Seoul - Line 7 Jangam–Goeup, 14 km (Metro) - Incheon Subway Line 1 Gyeyang–Geomdan, 4.8 km (Metro) - Wirye Line Macheon–Bokjeong, 4.7 km (Tramway) - Wirye Line Changgok–Namwirye, 0.7 km (Tramway) - Gyeonggang Line Wolgot–Pangyo, 40 km (Regional Rail) Spain Madrid - L3 to El Casar, 3.8 km (Metro) Palma - M1 UIB–Parc Bit, 1.4 km (Light Metro) Taiwan Taipei - Danhai Light Rail Shalun–Tamsui, 3.4 km (Light Rail) - Sanying Line Dingpu–Yingtao Fude, 14.2 km (Light Metro) - R Tamsui–Xinyi Line Xiangshan–Guangci-Fengtian Temple, 1.7 km (Metro) Thailand Bangkok - Muang Thong Thani Branch Line, 3 km (Monorail) Tunisia Tunis - Line D Gobaa–Gare de Tunis (Regional Rail) Turkey Bursa - BursaRay Emek–Sehir Hastanesi, 4.6 km (Light Rail) Gebze - M1, 15.9 km (Metro) Istanbul - M4 Tavsantepe–Icemeler, 7.7 km (Metro) - M5 Samandira Merkez–Sultanbeyli, 5.1 km (Metro) - M7 Yildiz–Kabatas, 3.5 km (Metro) - M10 Fevzi Cakmak–Pendik Center, 4.3 km (Metro) - M11 Arnavutkoy Hastane–Halkali, 21.8 km (Metro) - M12 Goztepe–Umraniye Metro Hatti, 13 km (Metro) - M14 Altunizade–Bosna Bulvari, 4.6 km (Metro) Izmir - T1 Atasehir–Mavisehir IZBAN, 1.6 km (Tramway) United Kingdom Birmingham - Eastside Metro Extension, 1.8 km (Light Rail) - West Midlands Metro Wednesbury to Brierley Hill Extension, 10.9 km (Light Rail) United States (see more details in the US-only post here) Atlanta GA - Summerhill BRT, 5.4 km (Bus Rapid Transit) - Cleveland Avenue ART, 7.6 km (Arterial Rapid Transit) - Metropolitan Parkway ART, 7.5 km (Arterial Rapid Transit) Austin TX - Expo Center BRT, 20 km (Arterial Rapid Transit) - Pleasant Valley BRT, 22.9 km (Arterial Rapid Transit) Bay Area CA - SMART Train Phase 2 to Windsor, 4.9 km (Regional Rail) Boston MA - South Coast Rail Phase 1, 60.4 km (Commuter Rail) Chicago IL - West Lake Corridor, 12.8 km (Commuter Rail) Honolulu HI - Skyline Aloha Stadium–Middle Street, 8.1 km (Metro) Kansas City MO - Main Street Streetcar Extension to UMO-KC, 5.7 km (Streetcar) Los Angeles CA - A Line (Gold Line Phase 2B to Montclair, Pomona segment), 14.9 km (Light Rail) - D Line (Purple) Extension Phase 1, 6 km (Metro) - K Line (Crenshaw) LAX Extension, 1.6 km (Light Rail) - OC Streetcar Santa Ana/Garden Grove, 7.7 km (Streetcar) Miami FL - South Dade TransitWay Corridor, 31.2 km (Bus Rapid Transit) Phoenix AZ - South Central Corridor, 9.4 km (Light Rail) Seattle WA - Line 2 (East Link Blue Line) South Bellevue–Stadium, 12 km (Light Rail) - Line 2 (Downtown Redmond Link Extension), 5.4 km (Light Rail) Twin Cities MN 6 replies on “Transit Project Openings in 2025: A Global Review” Looks like you are missing New Zealand, both visually on the map, as well as their Pukekohe electrification project, due to complete in Feb 2025 Thanks for the outstanding work. Regarding Belgium, Brussels line 10 actually opened last September! https://www.stib-mivb.be/article.html?_guid=b0bcd445-404b-3d10-4a9c-a9520198a6ed&l=fr İt seems like Eskişehir, Türkiye just extended their tram system another 3km on 6. January, 2025 – so that should probably be added to the count for Türkiye in 2025 https://www.instagram.com/p/DEXsJCcNdwo/ Thanks for this, I’ve been waiting for this post every new year. For Taiwan: – “Danhai Light Rail Shalun–Tamsui” was against by the locals so had a re-design. It’ll take another few years if happens at all. – “R Tamsui–Xinyi Line Xiangshan–Guangci-Fengtian Temple” experienced technical difficulty and will take another 1-2 years. Nice! 2025 will be the year of a lot of major, long-awaited openings, unfortunately some seem to have been missed! But I think you’re missing 3 long-awaited major metro openings this year: Konya, Jeddah, and Astana (the last of which started construction before the fall of the Soviet Union!) Fascinating breakdown — seeing 1,300 km of new metro lines opened worldwide in 2024 really shows how global transit expansion is ramping up. It’s especially interesting how growth in places like China, India, and Riyadh contrasts with the slower pace in many U.S. cities. Thanks for this comprehensive global view!