Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Underground Train

  • The top speed of the world's fastest underground train, located in Guangzhou, China is 83 miles/hour. The average speed of the underground train is 20.5 miles/hour.
  • The world's busiest subway systems are ( passengers in billions )
      • Tokyo          3.5   billions
      • Moscow        2.4   billions
      • Seoul           2.1   billions
      • New York     1.6   billions
      • Paris            1.5   billions
      • Beijing         1.5   billions
      • Mexico City   1.4  billions
      • Hong Kong   1.3  billions
      • Shanghai      1.3  billions
      • London        1.1  billions
  • Subways Developements
      • 1863            London subway introduced - first system in the world
      • 1870            New York  
      • 1897            Boston
      • 1900            Paris
      • 1913            Bueno Aires
      • 1927            Tokyo
      • 1967            Air Conditioned Trains introduced in New York
      • 1976            First Automated System in San Franscisco
      • 1990            Los Angeles

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