Subways of the World - Compared

LucaZone · 8th May 2007, 09:55

Intersting site

http://www.fakeisthenewreal.org/subway/

westcoaster · 8th May 2007, 10:15

the two strangest one's are madrid, whats the bid loop at the bottom and BEIJENG straight line with a central circle

Snapper · 8th May 2007, 11:26

And to flesh the picture out a little:

London:
http://paulbigland.fotopic.net/c451606.html

New York and Washington:
http://paulbigland.fotopic.net/c1246648.html

Copenhagen:
http://paulbigland.fotopic.net/p5318520.html
http://paulbigland.fotopic.net/p5318541.html

Athens:
http://paulbigland.fotopic.net/c196248.html

Kris · 8th May 2007, 14:43

St Petersburg is also the deepest in the world with the steepest escalators too.

At the bottom of each escalator sits a woman in a booth juslt looking up. What a boring job!

Doesn't show Oslo or Warsaw and I expect quite a few others. When I was in Warsaw a few years ago the line only went North-South. Not much chance of getting lost.

A lot of the Stockholm stations are cavelike with works of art inside

Snapper · 8th May 2007, 16:45

I knew I had pictures of another one somewhere. Here's Singapore:
http://paulbigland.fotopic.net/c1274704.html

compsci · 9th May 2007, 08:47

I thought that the NY Subway was bigger than LU. It took me quite a while to ride on all of it.

LondonBVE · 10th May 2007, 11:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snapper

I knew I had pictures of another one somewhere. Here's Singapore:
http://paulbigland.fotopic.net/c1274704.html

The metro here has been going through quite a big change since the last time the pictures are taken. The LRT change to the new company livery along with the main metro. While HabourFront Station has some construction going on for some light rail connections below platform 1 and 2. And the train you seen has been refurbished and a new batch of rolling stock has entered.

http://paulbigland.fotopic.net/p41110962.html I live not far from there and that is my local metro station.

ChrisCooper · 19th May 2007, 11:03

It's interesting looking at the different densities of the systems. London is rarther in between, covering a fairly large area, yet being quite dence in the middle. You've then got systems like Paris, which is much more compact, with lines going nothing like as far out (although if the RER system was added that would change), yet being a mad tangle in the centre. Tokyo is similar, but extends a bit further out. Another thing is that whilst most systems are fairly round, both in terms of the outer boundries, and also there inner (and other) circles, London is far more flattened, infact North-South it's pretty much average size, wheras East-West it's around twice the size of most other systems. Then there are things like San Fransisco and Los Angeles, which cover very large areas, but are quite simple. Oviously, those two are a lot more modern than London and Paris (not sure about Tokyo). Los Angeles actually looks like an upside down stikman, even with a little head, which I presume is a turning loop, although I won't imagine what the branch coming off near the top of one of his legs is. The modern systems tend to be a lot straighter than the old ones, due to not needing to follow roads.
A few other systems it misses are Newcastle and Glasgow, and also Lille in France.

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westcoaster Established Member Join Date: 4 Dec 2006 Location: DTOS A or B Posts: 2,452	the two strangest one's are madrid, whats the bid loop at the bottom and BEIJENG straight line with a central circle __________________ Last edited by westcoaster; 8th May 2007 at 11:41.

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Snapper Established Member Join Date: 28 May 2006 Location: All over the place Posts: 1,570	And to flesh the picture out a little: London: http://paulbigland.fotopic.net/c451606.html New York and Washington: http://paulbigland.fotopic.net/c1246648.html Copenhagen: http://paulbigland.fotopic.net/p5318520.html http://paulbigland.fotopic.net/p5318541.html Athens: http://paulbigland.fotopic.net/c196248.html __________________ See over 22,700 rail and travel pix at http://paulbigland.zenfolio.com Last edited by Snapper; 8th May 2007 at 11:28.

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Kris Driver Member Join Date: 13 Feb 2007 Posts: 565	St Petersburg is also the deepest in the world with the steepest escalators too. At the bottom of each escalator sits a woman in a booth juslt looking up. What a boring job! Doesn't show Oslo or Warsaw and I expect quite a few others. When I was in Warsaw a few years ago the line only went North-South. Not much chance of getting lost. A lot of the Stockholm stations are cavelike with works of art inside __________________ It sure as hell beats working for a living :thumblef: http://www.railwaybadge.co.uk/ PM if you want to avoid ebay prices

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Snapper Established Member Join Date: 28 May 2006 Location: All over the place Posts: 1,570	I knew I had pictures of another one somewhere. Here's Singapore: http://paulbigland.fotopic.net/c1274704.html __________________ See over 22,700 rail and travel pix at http://paulbigland.zenfolio.com

9th May 2007, 08:47	#6
compsci Member Join Date: 2 Jul 2006 Location: Cambridge Posts: 169	I thought that the NY Subway was bigger than LU. It took me quite a while to ride on all of it.

19th May 2007, 11:03	#8
ChrisCooper Established Member Join Date: 7 Sep 2005 Location: Loughborough Posts: 1,787	It's interesting looking at the different densities of the systems. London is rarther in between, covering a fairly large area, yet being quite dence in the middle. You've then got systems like Paris, which is much more compact, with lines going nothing like as far out (although if the RER system was added that would change), yet being a mad tangle in the centre. Tokyo is similar, but extends a bit further out. Another thing is that whilst most systems are fairly round, both in terms of the outer boundries, and also there inner (and other) circles, London is far more flattened, infact North-South it's pretty much average size, wheras East-West it's around twice the size of most other systems. Then there are things like San Fransisco and Los Angeles, which cover very large areas, but are quite simple. Oviously, those two are a lot more modern than London and Paris (not sure about Tokyo). Los Angeles actually looks like an upside down stikman, even with a little head, which I presume is a turning loop, although I won't imagine what the branch coming off near the top of one of his legs is. The modern systems tend to be a lot straighter than the old ones, due to not needing to follow roads. A few other systems it misses are Newcastle and Glasgow, and also Lille in France. __________________ My Fotopic site \| My BVE screenshots site: \| My Youtube site