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Geography

* Metro City (Indonesia), a city in Indonesia * A
metropolitan area A metropolitan area or metro is a region consisting of a densely populated urban area, urban agglomeration and its surrounding territories which share Industry (economics), industries, commercial areas, Transport infrastructure, transport network ...
, the populated region including and surrounding an urban center


Public transport

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Rapid transit Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT) or heavy rail, commonly referred to as metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport that is generally built in urban areas. A grade separation, grade separated rapid transit line below ground su ...
, a passenger railway in an urban area with high capacity and frequency * The
public transport Public transport (also known as public transit, mass transit, or simply transit) are forms of transport available to the general public. It typically uses a fixed schedule, route and charges a fixed fare. There is no rigid definition of whic ...
operator of city or metropolitan area * The transportation authority of city or metropolitan area * The urban rail transit system of a city or metropolitan area


Rail systems


Africa

* Algiers Metro in Algiers, Algeria * Cairo Metro in Cairo, Egypt * Lagos Rail Mass Transit in Lagos, Nigeria


Asia

* Busan Metro, Republic of Korea (South Korea) * Daegu Metro, Republic of Korea (South Korea) * Dhaka Metro, Bangladesh *
Doha Metro The Doha Metro (, ''Romanization of Arabic, romanized: Mitru ad-Dawha'') is a rapid transit system in the Doha Metropolitan Area of Qatar's capital city Doha, which became operational on 8 May 2019. It has three lines with an approximate overal ...
, Qatar * Dubai Metro, United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) * Kaohsiung Rapid Transit, Taiwan * Lahore Metro, Pakistan * Manila Metro Rail Transit System, the Philippines * New Taipei Metro, Taiwan * Osaka Metro, Japan * Riyadh Metro, Saudi Arabia * Seoul Metropolitan Subway, Republic of Korea (South Korea) * Taichung Metro, Taiwan * Taipei Metro, Taiwan * Taoyuan Metro, Taiwan * Tokyo Metro, Japan * Hanoi Metro, Vietnam * HCMC Metro, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam


=China (People's Republic of)

= * Shanghai Metro, in Shanghai and Kunshan, Jiangsu * Guangzhou Metro * Changsha Metro * Changzhou Metro * Dalian Metro * Foshan Metro * Fuzhou Metro * Guiyang Metro * Hangzhou Metro * Harbin Metro * Hefei Metro * Hohhot Metro * Jinan Metro * Kunming Metro * Lanzhou Metro * Nanchang Metro * Nanjing Metro * Nanning Metro * Qingdao Metro * Shenyang Metro * Shenzhen Metro * Shijiazhuang Metro * Tianjin Metro * Ürümqi Metro * Wenzhou Metro * Wuhan Metro * Wuxi Metro * Xi'an Metro, in Xi'an and Xianyang * Xiamen Metro * Xuzhou Metro * Zhengzhou Metro * Dongguan metro * Taizhou Metro * Luoyang Metro * Jinhua Metro


=India

= * Chennai Metro * Delhi Metro * Kolkata Metro * Mumbai Metro * Hyderabad Metro * Kochi Metro * Nagpur Metro * Lucknow Metro * Noida Metro * Namma Metro * Rapid Metro Gurgaon * Jaipur Metro * Ahmedabad Metro * Kanpur Metro * Pune Metro


=Iran

= * Tehran Metro * Mashhad Metro * Shiraz Metro * Tabriz Metro * Esfahan Metro * Karaj Metro


Europe

* Amsterdam Metro, Netherlands * Athens Metro, Greece *
Barcelona Metro The Barcelona Metro (Catalan language, Catalan and Spanish language, Spanish: ) is a rapid transit network that runs mostly underground in central Barcelona and into the city's suburbs. It is part of the larger public transport system ...
, Spain * Bilbao metro, Spain * Brussels Metro, Belgium * Bucharest Metro, Romania * Copenhagen Metro, Denmark * Helsinki Metro, Finland *
Istanbul Metro The Istanbul Metro () is a rapid transit railway network that serves the city of Istanbul, Turkey. Apart from the M11 line, which is operated by TCDD Taşımacılık, the system is operated by Metro Istanbul, a public enterprise controlled by th ...
, Turkey * Kyiv Metro, Ukraine * Lausanne Métro, Switzerland * Lille Metro, France * Lisbon Metro, Portugal * Lyon Metro, France * Madrid Metro, Spain * Marseille Metro, France * Milan Metro, Italy * Moscow Metro, Russia * Oslo Metro, Norway *
Paris Métro The Paris Métro (, , or , ), short for Métropolitain (), is a rapid transit system serving the Paris metropolitan area in France. A symbol of the city, it is known for its density within the capital's territorial limits, uniform architectur ...
, France *
Prague Metro The Prague Metro () is the rapid transit network of Prague, Czech Republic. Founded in 1974, the system consists of three lines (Line A (Prague Metro), A, Line B (Prague Metro), B and Line C (Prague Metro), C) serving 61 stationsCounting the thre ...
, Czech Republic * Rennes Metro, France * Rome Metro, Italy * Rotterdam Metro, Netherlands * Saint Petersburg Metro, Russia * San Sebastián Metro, Spain and France * Sofia Metro, Bulgaria * Stockholm Metro, Sweden * Thessaloniki Metro, Greece * Toulouse Metro, France * Tyne and Wear Metro, United Kingdom * Warsaw Metro, Poland


North America (outside the United States)

* Mexico City Metro, in Mexico * Monterrey Metro, in Nuevo León, Mexico * Montreal Metro, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada * SkyTrain (Vancouver), automated light metro in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada * Toronto Transit Commission, heavy rail rapid transit system in Toronto, Ontario, Canada


=United States

= * Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, California * Metro (Minnesota) * METRORail, a light rail system in Houston * Muni Metro, light rail system, San Francisco, California * Valley Metro Rail, mainly in Phoenix, Tempe and Mesa, Arizona * Washington Metro, heavy rail rapid transit system in Washington, D.C., and its Maryland and Virginia suburbs * Metropolitan Transportation Authority, heavy rail rapid transit in New York City


Oceania

* Metro Trains Melbourne, a metropolitan commuter train operator in Australia * Metro Tunnel, a metropolitan rail infrastructure project currently under construction in Melbourne, Australia * Metro Transport Sydney, the former operator of Sydney Light Rail and Sydney Monorail * Sydney Metro, in Sydney, Australia * Tranz Metro, former commuter rail operator, Wellington * Adelaide Metro, an integrated network of public transport, Adelaide, Australia * AT Metro, an integrated network of public transport, Auckland, New Zealand * Brisbane Metro, a rapid transit network of high-capacity, fully electric, bi-articulated buses, Australia * Metro (Christchurch), co-ordinated public transport, Christchurch, New Zealand * Metro Tasmania, a state-owned bus company


South America

* Caracas Metro, is a mass rapid transit system serving Caracas, Venezuela * Guarenas / Guatire Metro, Venezuela * Lima Metro, Lima, Peru * Los Teques Metro, Venezuela * Maracaibo Metro, Venezuela * Valencia Metro (Venezuela) * Medellin Metro, Medellin, Colombia * Metrovia, Ecuador * Panama Metro, Panama City, Panama * Belo Horizonte Metro, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil * Federal District Metro (Brazil), Federal District, Brazil * Fortaleza Metro, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil * Porto Alegre Metro, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil * Recife Metro, Recife, PE, Brazil * Rio de Janeiro Metro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil * Salvador Metro, Salvador, BA, Brazil * São Paulo Metro, São Paulo, SP, Brazil * Teresina Metro, Teresina, PI, Brazil * Metro de Santiago, the second largest in South America, serving Santiago, Chile


Bus and/or rail services, and other transit authorities

* Metrobus (disambiguation), several bus operators


Asia

* MetroMini, Jakarta, Indonesia * Lahore Metrobus, Pakistan


Europe

* Metro (Belfast), bus services, Northern Ireland * Metrobus (Istanbul), Turkey] * West Yorkshire Metro or MetroTrain, England


North America

* Metro Transit (disambiguation), several North American bus services * Metro (Cincinnati) * Greater Portland Metro Bus, Maine * King County Metro, Seattle, Washington * Madison Metro, former name of Metro Transit in Madison, Wisconsin * the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, public transit system branded as "Metro" * Mountain Metropolitan Transit, Colorado Springs, Colorado


Oceania

* Metro Tasmania, a state-owned bus company


Airports

* Detroit Metropolitan Airport, Michigan, United States * Metro International Airlines, a charter and scheduled passenger subsidiary of the defunct Flying Tiger Line


Education

* Metro Academic and Classical High School, St Louis, Missouri, United States * Metropolitan State University of Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States * Metropolitan State University, Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States


Media and entertainment


Broadcasting

* Metro Broadcast Corporation, with a variety of Hong Kong–based Metro‑branded radio stations * Metro Channel, a pay TV channel in the Philippines * Metro FM, a national radio station, South Africa * Metro Radio, former name for a radio station, Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England, now called Hits Radio North East * Metro TV (disambiguation), several television stations * Metro 14, on air name of CJNT-DT, a television station, Montreal, Quebec * Radio Metro, a radio station, Argentina * Metro (Poland), a Polish television channel


Film

* ''Metro'' (1997 film), starring Eddie Murphy * ''Metro'' (2007 film), an Indian Hindi-language by Anurag Basu ** ''Metro'' (2024 film), its sequel by Basu * ''Metro'' (2013 film), Russian film * ''Metro'' (2016 film), an Indian Tamil-language film * ''The Metro'' (film), an Indian 2011 Malayalam-language film * Metro Pictures, one of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's predecessor companies


Music


Artists

* Metro (Hungarian band) * Metro (British band), active 1976–1980 * Metro (Serbian band), active 1981–1985; 1994–1997 * Metrô (band), Brazilian new wave band active 1978–1988; 2002–2004; 2014; since 2015 * Metro Boomin (born 1993), American songwriter, known simply as Metro * The Metros, an English indie band active 2006–2009


Titled works

* ''Metro'' (album), 1977 self-titled album by the British band * ''Metro'' (musical), a 1991 Polish musical * "The Metro" (song), a 1983 single by Berlin * "Metro", a 2006 song by The Vincent Black Shadow * "Metro", a song by Tokyo Jihen from the 2007 album '' Variety''


Venues

* Metro Chicago, a music venue, Chicago, United States * The Metro Theatre, a music venue, Sydney, Australia * Metro Nightclub, the former name of the Palace theatre, Melbourne, Australia


Periodicals


Magazines

* ''Metro'' (magazine), New Zealand lifestyle magazine * '' Metro Magazine'', for bus and rail transit and motorcoach operators * '' Metro Weekly'', a free weekly magazine-style publication for the LGBT community of Washington, D.C.


Newspapers

* '' Harian Metro'', Malaysia * ''Metro'' (Belgian newspaper) * ''Metro'' (British newspaper) * ''Metro'' (Dutch newspaper) * ''Metro'' (Italian newspaper) * ''Metro'' (Swedish newspaper) * ''Métro'' (Montreal newspaper), a French-language free newspaper * ''Metro'' (Philadelphia newspaper) * '' Metro New York'' (2004–2020), merged with ''AM New York'', renamed ''AM New York Metro'' * '' AM New York Metro'' (2003, as ''AM New York''), merged with ''Metro New York'' * '' Metro Daily'', Hong Kong newspaper * '' Metro Santa Cruz'', former name of a newspaper in Santa Cruz, California, renamed the ''Santa Cruz Weekly'' * '' Metro Silicon Valley'', a newspaper in San Jose, California * ''StarMetro'' (newspaper), a chain of Canadian free newspapers (formerly called ''Metro'' until ) * '' Zimbabwe Metro''


=Media Companies

= * Metro International, a Swedish media company * Metro Newspapers, a newspaper company in California


Others

* ''Metro'' (franchise), a multimedia sci-fi franchise created by Russian author Dmitry Glukhovsky, including: :;Books :* ''Metro 2033'' (novel) (2005) :*'' Metro 2034'' (2009) :*'' Metro 2035'' (2015) :;Video games :* ''Metro 2033'' (video game) (2010) :*'' Metro: Last Light'' (2013) :*'' Metro Exodus'' (2019) * ''Metro'' (novel), 1933 novel by Vladimir Varankin * Metro (typeface) :;Board games :* ''Metro'' (board game), a 2000 board game


Business

* Metro (department store), a chain based in Singapore * Metro (supermarket, Greece) * Metro (supermarket, Indonesia), a real estate and property management company * Metro AG, Germany's largest retailer * MetroCentre (shopping centre), indoor shopping mall, Gateshead, England, UK * Metro Cash and Carry, a hypermarket chain owned by Metro AG * METRO Foods Trading, Cyprus * Metro Inc., a Canadian supermarket chain * Metro (restaurant chain), an Icelandic fast food chain * Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO), a non-profit organization * Metro by T-Mobile, a prepaid wireless service provider in the United States * Metro Retail Stores Group, a retail company based in Mandaue, Philippines


Sports

* Metro (wrestler), a Mexican masked ''luchador'' * Metro Conference, a defunct NCAA Division I athletic conference * Metro FC (New Zealand), association football club based in Auckland * Little League World Series (Metro Region), a Little League World Series United States region


Technology

* Metro (design language), developed by Microsoft for interfaces * Eclipse Metro, an open source web service stack that is part of Eclipse Enterprise for Java (EE4J) * Metro Ethernet, an Ethernet-based computer network that covers a metropolitan area * Metro, former code name of the
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Vehicles


Aircraft

* Fairchild Metro, a commuter airliner


Automobiles

* Austin Metro, a British supermini hatchback, also called MG Metro * Geo Metro or Chevrolet Metro, an American subcompact car, later called Chevrolet Metro * International Metro Van, an American step van


Other uses

* '' El Metro 4'', a Mexican high-ranking drug trafficker * Gregorio Sauceda-Gamboa, Mexican drug lord nicknamed ''Metro 2'' * Samuel Flores Borrego (1972–2011), Mexican drug lord nicknamed ''Metro 3'' * Metro (Oregon regional government) * Metro Vancouver Regional District


See also

* Metropolitan (disambiguation) * Metropolis (disambiguation) * Metropol (disambiguation) * Metrorail (disambiguation) * Metro line (disambiguation) * Metroliner (disambiguation) * Metro City (disambiguation) * Dmytro, a Ukrainian name of which "Metro" is a nickname * Metro Police (disambiguation) {{Disambiguation, school