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 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
.
It is clear that
the three oldest underground systems are larger and serve significantly more passengers than the newer systems. The London Underground is the oldest
system
, having opened in 1863. It is
also
the largest
system
, with 394
kilometres
of route. The second largest
system
, in Paris, is only about half the size of the London underground, with 199
kilometres
of route.
However
, it serves more people per
year
.
While
only third in terms of size, the Tokyo
system
is easily the most used, with 1927 million passengers per
year
. Of the three newer networks, the Washington DC underground is the most extensive, with 126
kilometres
of route, compared to only 11
kilometres
and 28
kilometres
for the Kyoto and Los Angeles systems. The Los Angeles network is the newest, having opened in 2001,
while
the Kyoto network is the smallest and serves only 45 million passengers per
year
.
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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "while".
Vocabulary: Replace the words year, system, kilometres with synonyms.
Vocabulary: Only 5 basic words for charts were used.
Vocabulary: The word "compares" was used 2 times.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • underground railway
  • kilometers of route
  • passengers per year
  • extensive network
  • age of the system
  • analyze
  • correlation
  • outliers
  • notable comparisons
  • trends
  • commuter volume
  • inauguration date
  • modernization
  • historic
  • capacity
  • infrastructure
  • operate
  • transportation hub
  • utilization
  • frequency of service
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