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

The table compares the six networks in terms of their age, size and the number of people who use them each

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the three oldest underground systems are larger and serve significantly more passengers than the newer systems. The London

underground

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is the oldest

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, having opened in 1863. It Is

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the largest

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, with 394

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of route. The second largest

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, in Paris, is only about half the size of the London underground, with 199

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of route.

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, it serves more people per

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only third in terms of size, the Tokyo

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is easily the most used, with 1927 million passengers per

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. Of the three newer networks, the Washington DC underground is the most extensive, with 126

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of route, compared to only 11

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and 28

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for the Kyoto and Los Angeles systems. The Los Angeles network is the newest, having opened in 2001,

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the Kyoto network is the smallest and serves only 45 million passengers per

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