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Is Delhi's Metro fare cheapest in the world? Find out...

December 19, 2013 09:29 IST
Commuters wait to board a Metro train in New Delhi.

Although almost all major cities of the world have Metro trains as essential part of the public transport network, prices vary widely when it comes to fare.

Let's take a look at how much one-way journey costs in some of the biggest cities across the world.

Note: In some cities fares depend on distance or zone. Prices given here are only indicative.

Source: CCTV

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A woman waits for a tube train to depart at an underground station in London, United Kingdom.

London Metro

Minimum one-way fare: Rs 453.91

Maximum one-way fare: Rs 565.09

Overall rank in fare: 1

London Metro, which began operations in 1863, carries more than 1 billion passengers annually.

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Couples pose for photographers in a subway train during a mass wedding in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong Metro

Minimum one-way fare: Rs 35.70

Maximum one-way fare: Rs 387.68

Overall rank in fare: 2

Hong Kong Metro, which began operations in 1979, carries more than 4 million passengers everyday.

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A historic underground train passes an elevated section of the network in the centre of Berlin, Germany.

Berlin Metro

Minimum one-way fare: Rs 136.07

Maximum one-way fare: Rs 272.38

Overall rank in fare: 3

Berlin Metro, which began operations in 1902, carries more than 1 million passengers everyday.

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A subway worker gestures as a car at Tsukiji subway station of Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line moves off in Tokyo, Japan.

Tokyo Metro

Minimum one-way fare: Rs 95.99

Maximum one-way fare: Rs 179.96

Overall rank in fare: 4

Tokyo Metro, which began operations in 1927, carries more than 6 million passengers everyday.

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Commuters wait and walk through Grand Central Station in New York, United States.

New York Metro

Minimum one-way fare: N/A

Maximum one-way fare: Rs 170.35

Overall rank in fare: 5

New York Metro, which began operations in 1904, carries more than 5 million passengers everyday.

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Police gather at the entrance to the Chaussee d'Antin La Fayette Metro station after a car accidentally drove into it in Paris, France.

Paris Metro

Minimum one-way fare: N/A

Maximum one-way fare: Rs 144.85

Overall rank in fare: 6

Paris Metro, which began operations in 1900, carries more than 4 million passengers everyday.

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Commuters wait to board a Mass Rapid Transit train at a station in Singapore.

Singapore Metro

Minimum one-way fare: Rs 49.38

Maximum one-way fare: Rs 113.55

Overall rank in fare: 7

Singapore Metro, which began operations in 1987, carries more than 2 million passengers everyday.

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A maglev train drives into a terminal station in Shanghai, China.

Shanghai Metro

Minimum one-way fare: Rs 30.60

Maximum one-way fare: Rs 91.82

Overall rank in fare: 8

Shanghai Metro, which began operations in 1993, carries more than 7 million passengers everyday.

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Two underground train carriages are unloaded from a cargo transport plane at Baiyuan International Airport in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China.

Guangzhou Metro

Minimum one-way fare: Rs 20.39

Maximum one-way fare: Rs 91.82

Overall rank in fare: 9

Guangzhou Metro, which began operations in 1997, carries more than 5 million passengers everyday.

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Passengers sit inside a carriage of the Metro train in New Delhi.

New Delhi

Minimum one-way fare: Rs 7.95

Maximum one-way fare: Rs 29.86

Overall rank in fare: 10

New Delhi, which began operations in 2002, carries more than 2 million passengers everyday.