The table compares the underground railway systems in six major cities in terms of their opening date, the total length of their routes, and the annual passenger numbers.
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it is clear that
the London Underground is the oldest and most extensive system by route length, Linking Words
while
the Tokyo Metro serves by far the largest number of Linking Words
passengers
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In contrast
, the systems in Kyoto and Los Angeles are the newest and least used.
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According to
the data, the London Underground, opened in 1863, has the longest network at 394 kilometres and serves 775 Linking Words
million
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passengers
per year. The systems in Paris and Tokyo, which opened later in 1900 and 1927, respectively, have shorter routes (199 km and 155 km) but significantly higher passenger numbers, with Tokyo's system serving a massive 1,928 Use synonyms
million
people annually.
The underground railways in Washington D.C. and Kyoto are of a similar scale in terms of route length, at 126 and 11 kilometres respectively. Use synonyms
However
, Washington D.C.'s system carries a considerably higher number of Linking Words
passengers
(144 Use synonyms
million
) compared to Kyoto's (45 Use synonyms
million
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Finally
, the Los Angeles metro, which opened most recently in 2001, has a 28-kilometre route and is used by 50 Linking Words
million
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passengers
each year.Use synonyms