Metro network study
The Biggest Metro Networks in India, Ranked by Size
Delhi Metro has 275 stations — more than the next three cities combined. Here is every Indian metro network ranked by stations, lines and route length.
India's 22 metro networks run more than 833 stations between them. But the size is not evenly shared. Delhi Metro alone runs 275 stations — more than the next three cities combined (218).
Second place is Bengaluru with 83 stations, which makes Delhi 3.3 times its size. Here is every network ranked by station count, with lines and route length alongside.
Biggest network
275
Delhi · stations
Delhi's lines
16
most of any city
Delhi route length
409.5 km
total track
Stations nationwide
833
22 networks
Top 12 networks by stations
Delhi
Bengaluru
Mumbai
Hyderabad
Ahmedabad
Kolkata
Chennai
Nagpur
Pune
Indore
Kochi
Delhi–Meerut RRTS
How we counted
Full ranking
| # | City | Stations | Lines | Route km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delhi | 275 | 16 | 409.5 km |
| 2 | Bengaluru | 83 | 3 | 96.1 km |
| 3 | Mumbai | 76 | 6 | 90.2 km |
| 4 | Hyderabad | 59 | 4 | 67.2 km |
| 5 | Ahmedabad | 54 | 4 | 69.4 km |
| 6 | Kolkata | 52 | 4 | 67.4 km |
| 7 | Chennai | 41 | 2 | 54.7 km |
| 8 | Nagpur | 37 | 2 | 38.2 km |
| 9 | Pune | 29 | 2 | 31.3 km |
| 10 | Indore | 29 | 5 | — |
| 11 | Kochi | 25 | 1 | 25.6 km |
| 12 | Delhi–Meerut RRTS | 23 | 2 | 105.8 km |
| 13 | Lucknow | 21 | 1 | 22.9 km |
| 14 | Noida | 21 | 1 | — |
| 15 | Kanpur | 14 | 1 | 15 km |
| 16 | Meerut | 12 | 1 | — |
| 17 | Jaipur | 11 | 1 | 12 km |
| 18 | Gurugram | 11 | 1 | — |
| 19 | Navi Mumbai | 11 | 1 | 11.1 km |
| 20 | Bhopal | 8 | 1 | 6.2 km |
| 21 | Agra | 6 | 1 | 5.2 km |
| 22 | Patna | 5 | 1 | 6.1 km |
Key findings
- 1
Delhi's dominance is extraordinary: 275 stations and 16 lines put it among the largest metro systems in the world.
- 2
Bengaluru, Mumbai and Hyderabad form the next tier — each between 55 and 85 stations, and all growing fast.
- 3
Indore has 5 lines recorded but few stations, because only a short stretch is running yet — the gap between planned and operational service.
- 4
The bottom half (11 stations or fewer) are mostly new single-line systems opened after 2021, still in their first phase.