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The table shows data about underground railway systems in six major cities with date opened, kilometres of route and passenger numbers per year in millions.

The table shows data about underground railway systems in six major cities with date opened, kilometres of route and passenger numbers per year in millions.
The table presents data on underground
railway
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systems
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 in six major cities, including
London
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, Paris, Tokyo, Kyoto, Washington DC, and Los Angeles. The data includes the year of establishment, the length of the routes (in
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kilometers
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), and the annual
passenger
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 numbers (in millions).
Overall
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,
this
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 data highlights the historical and operational differences among underground
railway
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systems
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 in these major cities.
London
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 stands out for its early inception and extensive network,
while
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 Paris serves a large number of
passengers
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 despite a shorter route.
Japan
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's
systems
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 exhibit efficiency and popularity,
while
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 the US
systems
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 cater to a smaller
passenger
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 base. In general, these six cities, located in four developed countries (the UK, France,
Japan
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, and the US), offer intriguing insights into their underground
railway
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systems
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.
London
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, UK, holds the distinction of having the first and longest underground
railway
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system
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, dating back to 1863.
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, Paris, France, introduced its underground
system
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 in 1900, with a significantly shorter network of 199
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kilometers
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 compared to
London
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's 394
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kilometers
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. Surprisingly, despite its shorter network, France's
railway
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system
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 serves a larger number of
passengers
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, with 1,191
million
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 annual riders,
whereas
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 the UK's
system
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 caters to 775
million
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passengers
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. Turning to
Japan
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, it's notable that they embraced underground metro
systems
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 earlier than the US. Tokyo had its
system
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 in operation since 1927,
while
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 Kyoto followed suit in 1981.
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, Washington DC's
system
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 started in 1976, and Los Angeles's
system
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 was established in 2001. A closer examination reveals interesting disparities.
Japan
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 boasts the shortest metro route, a mere 11
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kilometers
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 in Kyoto,
while
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 Tokyo's
system
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 witnesses the highest
passenger
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 usage, serving a staggering 1,928
million
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passengers
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 annually.
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, the US
systems
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, with a total of 194
million
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 annual
passengers
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, see the lowest
passenger
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 figures among the four countries.

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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "in contrast, while".
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Common mistake: Your writing should be 150-250 words.
Vocabulary: Replace the words railway, systems, london, kilometers, passenger, passengers, japan, system, million with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "data" in your introduction.
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Vocabulary: The word "data" was used 3 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 2 times.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • underground railway system
  • chronologically
  • significance
  • correlation
  • discrepancies
  • outliers
  • extensive network
  • limited network
  • urban sprawl
  • efficiency
  • hypothesize
  • passenger numbers
  • kilometres of route
  • date opened
  • major cities
  • data analysis
  • comparative analysis
  • historical context
  • speculate
  • potential causes
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