The table below gives information about the underground railway systems in six cities. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The

table

provides properties of underground railway systems in 6 countries, including London, Paris,

Tokyo

, Washington DC,

Kyoto

and Los Angeles. As can be seen from the

table

, the

Tokyo

railway

system

carries the most annual passengers

whereas

Kyoto

's is the least.

While

the

Kyoto

system

also

bears the least distance travelled, the longest belongs to the London’s. To commence with, the London tube

system

is the oldest railway

system

and travels the most at 394 kilometres, followed by the Paris,

Tokyo

and Washington DC systems at 199, 155, and 126 kilometres respectively. Meanwhile, the

Tokyo

subway obtains the largest number of passengers annually (1927 million) and holds the record of having the greatest figure in the given

table

. The subway systems of

Kyoto

and Los Angeles are the least used underground railways.

Although

newer than

Kyoto

’s, the Los Angeles

system

travels more than twice

Kyoto

’s distance and transported slightly more annual passengers. As for the

Kyoto

underground railways, it receives only 45 million commuters and has the tiniest number in the

table

of 11 kilometres travelled.