The table depicts data about uderground rail systems in London, Paris, Tokyo, Washington DC, Kyoto and Los Angeles.
Overall, it is evident that over the years both the distance and the number of commuters have significantly declined. Tokyo recorded the highest number of passengers travelled per year, in contrast to Kyoto which had the least. Subsequently, the older systems in London and Paris, undertake more routes yet have higher number of passengers compared to the recent ones in Washington DC and Los Angeles.
Looking at it in detail, London had the oldest railway oriented 1863, has the highest distance travelled at 394 kilometres and commuted to 775 million passengers yearly. Whereas, Paris and Tokyo commenced in the early 1920s had a more busier rail system and a shorter routes. With Paris at 199km and 1191 passengers per year in contrast to Tokyo with a slighty shorter route at 155km and 1927 passenger annually making it the busiest commute. Washington DC, Kyoto, Los Angeles commenced between 1976-2001, logged the shortest route and lower recorded travellers. Kyoto accounted for the shortest routes at 11km with the lowest number of passengers per year at 45 million slightly edging over Los Angeles at 28km with 50 million travellers.
