The table illustrates data on the underground railway networks in six different countries, categorized by time, size, and passengers per year.
Overall, it is evident that the three oldest had the oldest and the longest railway systems, with Tokyo serving the highest number of passengers annually. In contrast, the latter railway systems had the least operating time and shortest kilometers of route.
Opening in 1863 and having 394 kilometers, London’s served 775 millions of passengers per year. Paris and Tokyo’s, which were opened in 1900 and 1927, had nearly 200 kilometers of route, with the number of passengers over 1000 millions; however, among the two countries, Tokyo served a significant number of passengers, specifically at 1927 millions of people.
Regarding three railway networks in three remaining countries, Kyoto and Los Angeles had similar numbers of people served, at more than 45, with shorter routes (11 and 28 kilometers, respectively). Washington DC, on the other hand, had the longest route and largest people served compared to these two nation’s networks, at 126 kilometers and 144 million people, respectively.
