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

The above table provides information about the distance of routes, the number of

passengers

annually

as well as

the opening dates of

railway

systems in six different cities.

Overall

, it is apparent that the three older railroad systems (London, Paris and Tokyo) have longer routes and more

passengers

yearly than the newer ones(Washington DC, Kyoto and Los Angeles). London has the oldest and longest underground

railway

system among 6 cities, opening in 1863 with a length of 394 kilometres. Its number of

passengers

per year,

however

, is the lowest compared to the other two oldest

railway

systems in Paris and Tokyo, showing only 775 million annually.

Although

the railroad system of Tokyo was opened approximately 60 years later than London’s, it has the largest amount of

passengers

at 1927 million per year, doubling the sum of

passengers

in Paris (1191 million). In terms of the

railway

opened after 1970, Washington DC has a route of 125 kilometres, longer than the ones in Kyoto and Los Angeles which account for 11 and 28 kilometres respectively.

Moreover

, Kyoto has the least

passengers

in a year, about one-third of Washington DC’s.