The take 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.

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the underground
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railway
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system
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in six metropolitan cities namely:
London
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, Paris, Tokyo, Washington DC, Kyoto and Los Angeles. As is observed,
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London
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the London
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railway
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system
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is the oldest among
six
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the six
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and has the longest rail
route
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and the most recent
railway
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system
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in Los Angeles
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a small
route
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and fewer passengers
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the
railway
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system
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each
year
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.
London
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railway
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system
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was opened in 1863 and has a total of 394
km
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.
route
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. Paris
railway
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system
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was started in 1900 and has 199
km
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.
route
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but has a far larger passenger (1191 million per
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) than the
London
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railway
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(775 million passengers per
year
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). Again, Tokyo
railway
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has the largest
passengers
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number of passengers
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using the
system
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and
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railway
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station was started in the
year
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1927.
Two
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The two
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most recent
railway
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stations are Kyoto and Los Angeles
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apply
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started in the
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year
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1981 and 2001 consecutively and have 11 and 28
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. of routes only. The 11
km
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.
route
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of Kyoto
railway
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station is the smallest
route
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among the mentioned six cities.
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