The table gives information about opening dates, route length, and annual passenger numbers of railway station in six various cities.
Overall, London had the oldest and the longest railway network. Whilst, Kyoto has the shortest railway network and transported the fewest passenger per year compared to others.
Although London’s railway system opened in 1863, it has the longest railway network with 394 km compared to other cities and it transports 775 million passenger per year. Followed by railway system of Paris which was opened in 1900 had the second largest route at 199(km), transporting about 1200 passengers annually. In contrast, while Tokyo has 155 km railway network, it transports largest number of passenger per year accounted for 1927 million. Washington Dc opened in 1976, having 126 km route and its passengers number at about 150 million.
On the other hand, both Kyoto and Los Angeles opened in 1981 and in 2001 separately. Los Angeles route is about 30 km long while Kyoto’s the shortest at 11 km. The separate figures for Kyoto and Los Angels they have 45 and 50 million passengers per year.
