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List of metro systems. From top to bottom: The Beijing Subway is the longest metro network. Shanghai Metro is the metro system with the highest annual ridership and has the most stations in the world. The London Underground is the oldest metro system. This list of metro systems includes electrified rapid transit train systems worldwide.
The Sofia Metro ( Bulgarian: Софийски метрополитен, romanized :Sofiyski Metropoliten, also colloquially called Bulgarian: Софийско метро, romanized:Sofiysko Metro) is the rapid transit network servicing the Bulgarian capital city Sofia. It is the only metro in Bulgaria. It began operation on 28 January 1998. [ 1 ]
The Paris Métro ( French: Métro de Paris [metʁo də paʁi]; short for Métropolitain [metʁɔpɔlitɛ̃] ), operated by the Régie autonome des transports parisiens ( RATP ), is a rapid transit system in the Paris metropolitan area, France. A symbol of the city, it is known for its density within the capital's territorial limits, uniform ...
The Budapest Metro (Hungarian: Budapesti metró) is the rapid transit system in the Hungarian capital Budapest.Opened in 1896, it is the world's second oldest electrified underground railway after the City and South London Railway of 1890, now a part of London Underground, and the third oldest underground railway with multiple stations, after the originally steam-powered Metropolitan Railway ...
The Washington Metro, often abbreviated as the Metro and formally the Metrorail, [ 4] is a rapid transit system serving the Washington metropolitan area of the United States. It is administered by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), which also operates the Metrobus service under the Metro name. [ 5]
The statistical criteria for a standard metropolitan area were defined in 1949 and redefined as a metropolitan statistical area in 1983. [ 3] Due to suburbanization, the typical metropolitan area is polycentric rather than being centered around a large historic core city such as New York City or Chicago. [ 4]
Metrorail. Metrorail is a rapid transit system in Miami and Miami-Dade County in the U.S. state of Florida. Metrorail is operated by Miami-Dade Transit (MDT), a departmental agency of Miami-Dade County. Opened in 1984, it is Florida's only rapid transit metro system, and is currently composed of two lines of 23 stations on 24.4 miles (39.3 km ...
List of Metrolink (California) stations. Metrolink is the commuter rail system serving the Greater Los Angeles area of Southern California. The system is governed by the Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA) and operated under contract by Amtrak, [ 1] serving five counties in the region— Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside, San ...