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Map of all the world's metro systems The year the metro system was opened for commercial service at metro standards. In other words, parts of the system may be older, but as parts of a former light rail or commuter rail network, so the year that the system obtained metro standards (most notably electrification) is the one listed. Year of last ...
The London Underground is the world's first and oldest rapid transit system, opening in 1863. The New York City Subway is the world's largest single-operator rapid transit system by number of metro stations, at 472.
System Transit agency City/area served Annual ridership 2023 [1] Avg. ridership weekdays, Q3 2024 [2] System length Avg. boardings per mile weekdays, Q3 2024 Opened Stations Lines 1 New York City Subway: NYCTA [note 1] New York City: 2,027,286,000 5,955,000 248 mi (399 km) [3] 24,012 1904 [4] 472 [4] 26 [4] 2 Washington Metro: WMATA: Washington ...
The nine lines now make up one of the world’s largest metro networks, covering 500 miles (312 kilometers) and 288 stations and carrying almost seven million passengers per day. New York City Subway
World 1,374,001 426,313 31.03% 107.95 372.12 4,814 2006 [14] Notes Countries without active network. Former operators. Countries with defunct rail networks [88 ...
Shanghai Metro becomes the longest metro system in the world after 15 years of breakneck growth. [20] Total length: 403.00 km or 250.41 mi, 264 stations (29 interchange; 231 unique). April 20, 2010 – A temporary line and an infill station enters operation (4 km or 2.5 mi, 4 (3 new) stations): [21] [22]
The Melbourne tram network is the longest tram system by route length. The New Orleans streetcar system was one of the first in the world and it is the oldest system still in operation. The following is a list of cities that have current tram/streetcar (including heritage trams/heritage streetcars ), or light rail systems as part of their ...
The New York City Subway, which became one of the world's largest rapid transit systems, opened its first section in 1904, a fully independent four-track line stretching 9 miles (14.5 km) from City Hall to 145th Street. Extensions were soon built, reaching the Bronx and Brooklyn; this became part of the IRT system.