The table below gives information about the underground railway systems in six cities. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below. Make comparisons where relevant.

The table compares the six networks in terms of their age, size and the number of people who use them each

year

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the three oldest underground systems are larger and serve significantly more passengers than the newer systems. The London Underground is the oldest

system

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, having opened in 1863. It is

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the largest

system

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, with 394

kilometres

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of route. The second largest

system

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, in Paris, is only about half the size of the London underground, with 199

kilometres

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of route.

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, it serves more people per

year

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only third in terms of size, the Tokyo

system

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is easily the most used, with 1927 million passengers per

year

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. Of the three newer networks, the Washington DC underground is the most extensive, with 126

kilometres

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of route, compared to only 11

kilometres

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and 28

kilometres

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for the Kyoto and Los Angeles systems. The Los Angeles network is the newest, having opened in 2001,

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the Kyoto network is the smallest and serves only 45 million passengers per

year

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