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This is an alphabetical list of 'cities worldwide that have a rapid transit system', or a light-rail system with some elements of rapid transit. Such systems are commonly called metros, subways, elevated railways, heavy rail, rapid rail, or underground railways; see passenger rail terminology for more information.
Rapid transit (''heavy rail'') is generally defined by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) as "high-speed, passenger rail cars operating singly or in trains of two or more cars on fixed rails in separate right-of-way from which all other vehicular and foot traffic are excluded. [1]. This generally does not include "other" rail modes such as aerial tramways, automated guideway transit, cable cars, inclined planes tramway, or monorails.
Most light rail systems and commuter rail systems are not included here. Some systems which provide metro service using light-rail vehicles or in some other way have elements of both may be in both lists.
''See also:'' List of suburban and commuter rail systems, List of airport people mover systems, List of light-rail transit systems, List of bus rapid transit systems, List of town tramway systems, List of trolleybus systems, List of articulated bus systems.
#There are four systems in KCR. East Rail shares track with inter-city and freight trains on most but not all of its tracks. West Rail was designed as a commuter railway like East Rail, but contains only within-Hong Kong service currently, and is operating as a metro. The third one is the Light Rail system. A fourth one, the Ma On Shan Rail, is a branch of East Rail containing only local passenger service. The East Rail was opened in 1910 as part of a raillink to Canton (now Guangzhou), the Kowloon-Canton Railway, with some local service. It was electrified in the early 1980s, and over 95% of services on its track are now metro-like passenger service within Hong Kong's territories.
#The Wuhan Metro system is an elevated metro; in Chinese terminology, it is called light rail.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Szybka_Kolej_Miejska_%28Tricity%29
This is a list of rapid transit systems only. For other systems:
Also see
# Guadalajara metro includes one true metro line and one light rail line operated together.
# In 1897, streetcars began to use the tunnel in Boston. Rapid transit vehicles started using it in 1901, however this tunnel returned to streetcar-only service in 1908, when a new rapid transit tunnel was built.
# Buffalo Metro Rail is mostly underground; there is a non-grade separated passage, but it is located within a pedestrian mall, with no vehicle traffic.
# Cleveland Rapid Transit includes one true metro line and two light rail lines operated together.
# The oldest right-of-way used by the New York City Subway system opened in 1863 as a typical regional rail line in Brooklyn. The first elevated structure opened in 1868 in downtown Manhattan, but has been torn down. The oldest elevated structure still in use opened in 1885 in Brooklyn. The oldest line in Manhattan that is still in use opened in 1904, and was the first subway line.
# The Staten Island Railway uses R44 subway cars and is fully grade separated, but only has one short tunnel. The first passenger trains ran on the full line, at the time a typical rural regional rail line, in 1860. The line was electrified in 1925.[193] The last grade crossing was eliminated in 1966 [194] (however, the New York City Subway had one until 1973[1]).
1. Last Grade Crossing on Subway System Is Closed
★ NAUTF | North American Urban Transit Forum For a complete list of North American rapid transit systems with full information.
#Metro Valparaíso in Chile has a hybrid coverage, high frequencies for trips inside the city of Valparaíso and lower frequencies for urban and suburban trips. That means the same urban trip, plus the arrival to the "Limache" suburban station in the suburban city of the same name. The system has lower frequencies than a rapid transit or metro system (4 minutes in rush hour) and uses the city's mainline tracks (freight trains use it in the Metro service's off hours), but is a metro-like system because it has the same type of coverage (urban and suburban), near metro-standard frequencies and is projected to be a Metro-standard system in a few years.
#Biotren in Concepción, Chile, has lower frequencies than a rapid transit or metro system (12 minutes in rush hour) and uses the city's mainline tracks (freight trains use it in the Metro service's off hours), but is a metro-like system because it has the same type of coverage (totally urban), near metro-standard frequencies and is projected to be a Metro-standard system in a few years.
In Australia, metros and mainline suburban railways are not separate concepts to the extent they are in most parts of the world; for examples, see Sydney CityRail and Melbourne Metlink.
★ '1863' London Underground
★ '1867' Mumbai Suburban Railway (pre-Metro)
★ '1868' Ninth Avenue Elevated (New York City)
★ '1869' Athens-Piraeus Electric Railway (Athens)
★ '1875' Istanbul (pre-Metro)
★ '1889' Napoli (pre-Metro)
★ '1892' Chicago 'L'
★ '1893' Liverpool Overhead Railway
★ '1896' Glasgow, Budapest
★ '1898' Vienna U-Bahn
★ '1900' Paris Métro
★ '1901' Boston's "T" (converted from an 1897 streetcar tunnel)
★ '1901' Genoa (pre-metro)
★ '1902' Berlin U-Bahn
★ '1904' New York City Subway
★ '1906' Milan Elevated Light Rail
★ '1907' Market-Frankford Line, (Philadelphia)
★ '1912' Hamburg U-Bahn
★ '1913' Buenos Aires Metro
★ '1919' Madrid Metro
For rail systems rankings, go to the following links:
★ Top 20 metro systems in terms of annual passenger rides
★ Top 10 metro systems in terms of number of stations
★ List of urban rail systems by length
Tramways incorporating large amounts of off-street or underground track are often referred to as 'pre-metros', particularly if there are plans to upgrade them to full metro service in the future.
★ List of United States Rapid Transit systems by Ridership
★ List of light-rail transit systems
★ List of United States Light Rail systems by ridership
★ List of suburban and commuter rail systems
★ Commuter rail in North America
★ List of airport circulators
★ NAUTF | North American Urban Transit Forum
★ urbanrail.net Guide to metro systems of the world
★ CityRailTransit.com´s line-based list for the worldwide metro systems
★ World Metro List (at Metro Bits)
★ World Metro Systems by Paul Garbutt. Published by Capital Transport ISBN 1-85414-191-0
★ Underground railways yesterday-today-tomorrow by W Hinkel, K Treiber, G Valenta, H Liebsch published by Schmid Verlag. ISBN 3-900607-44-3
★ Metro Maps Of The World by Mark Ovenden. Published by Capital Transport ISBN 1-85414-288-7 [212]
★ Subways Of The World by Stan Fischler. Published by MBI. ISBN 0-7603-0752-0
Rapid transit (''heavy rail'') is generally defined by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) as "high-speed, passenger rail cars operating singly or in trains of two or more cars on fixed rails in separate right-of-way from which all other vehicular and foot traffic are excluded. [1]. This generally does not include "other" rail modes such as aerial tramways, automated guideway transit, cable cars, inclined planes tramway, or monorails.
Most light rail systems and commuter rail systems are not included here. Some systems which provide metro service using light-rail vehicles or in some other way have elements of both may be in both lists.
''See also:'' List of suburban and commuter rail systems, List of airport people mover systems, List of light-rail transit systems, List of bus rapid transit systems, List of town tramway systems, List of trolleybus systems, List of articulated bus systems.
| Contents |
| Africa |
| Asia |
| Notes |
| Europe |
| North America |
| Canada |
| Mexico |
| United States of America |
| Notes |
| References |
| South America |
| Notes |
| Caribbean |
| Oceania |
| Earliest Rapid Transit Systems |
| Rankings |
| See also |
| External links |
| Books |
Africa
| Country | City | Name of System | List of Stations | Year opened | Official Link | Other Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Algiers | Entreprise du Métro d'Alger | ''Under Construction (Start 2008)'' | |||
| Egypt | Cairo | Cairo Metro | List | 1987 | NAT-Egypt | [2] |
| South Africa | Johannesburg/Pretoria | Gautrain | ''Under Construction'' | [3] |
Asia
Notes
#There are four systems in KCR. East Rail shares track with inter-city and freight trains on most but not all of its tracks. West Rail was designed as a commuter railway like East Rail, but contains only within-Hong Kong service currently, and is operating as a metro. The third one is the Light Rail system. A fourth one, the Ma On Shan Rail, is a branch of East Rail containing only local passenger service. The East Rail was opened in 1910 as part of a raillink to Canton (now Guangzhou), the Kowloon-Canton Railway, with some local service. It was electrified in the early 1980s, and over 95% of services on its track are now metro-like passenger service within Hong Kong's territories.
#The Wuhan Metro system is an elevated metro; in Chinese terminology, it is called light rail.
Europe
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Szybka_Kolej_Miejska_%28Tricity%29
North America
Canada
| Metropolitan area | Province | Name of System | List of stations | Date opened | Official link | Other link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary | Alberta | C-Train | List | 1981 | [166] | [167] |
| Edmonton | Alberta | LRT | List | 1978 | [168] | [169] |
| Montreal | Quebec | Montreal Metro | List | 1966 | STM | [170] |
| Toronto | Ontario | Toronto Subway/RT | List | 1954 | TTC | [171] |
| Ottawa | Ontario | Ottawa Rapid Transit | List | 2001 | TMME | [172] |
| Vancouver | British Columbia | SkyTrain | List | 1985 | TransLink | [173] |
Mexico
| Metropolitan area | State | Name of System | List of stations | Date opened | Official link | Other link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guadalajara | Jalisco | Guadalajara Metro (Note 1) | List | 1989 | SITEUR | [174] |
| Monterrey | Nuevo León | Monterrey Metro | List | 1991 | Metrorrey | [175] |
| Mexico City | DF | Mexico City Metro | List | 1969 | STC | [176] |
| Xochimilco Light Rail | List | 1992 | STE | [177] |
United States of America
This is a list of rapid transit systems only. For other systems:
Also see
Notes
# Guadalajara metro includes one true metro line and one light rail line operated together.
# In 1897, streetcars began to use the tunnel in Boston. Rapid transit vehicles started using it in 1901, however this tunnel returned to streetcar-only service in 1908, when a new rapid transit tunnel was built.
# Buffalo Metro Rail is mostly underground; there is a non-grade separated passage, but it is located within a pedestrian mall, with no vehicle traffic.
# Cleveland Rapid Transit includes one true metro line and two light rail lines operated together.
# The oldest right-of-way used by the New York City Subway system opened in 1863 as a typical regional rail line in Brooklyn. The first elevated structure opened in 1868 in downtown Manhattan, but has been torn down. The oldest elevated structure still in use opened in 1885 in Brooklyn. The oldest line in Manhattan that is still in use opened in 1904, and was the first subway line.
# The Staten Island Railway uses R44 subway cars and is fully grade separated, but only has one short tunnel. The first passenger trains ran on the full line, at the time a typical rural regional rail line, in 1860. The line was electrified in 1925.[193] The last grade crossing was eliminated in 1966 [194] (however, the New York City Subway had one until 1973[1]).
References
1. Last Grade Crossing on Subway System Is Closed
★ NAUTF | North American Urban Transit Forum For a complete list of North American rapid transit systems with full information.
South America
Notes
#Metro Valparaíso in Chile has a hybrid coverage, high frequencies for trips inside the city of Valparaíso and lower frequencies for urban and suburban trips. That means the same urban trip, plus the arrival to the "Limache" suburban station in the suburban city of the same name. The system has lower frequencies than a rapid transit or metro system (4 minutes in rush hour) and uses the city's mainline tracks (freight trains use it in the Metro service's off hours), but is a metro-like system because it has the same type of coverage (urban and suburban), near metro-standard frequencies and is projected to be a Metro-standard system in a few years.
#Biotren in Concepción, Chile, has lower frequencies than a rapid transit or metro system (12 minutes in rush hour) and uses the city's mainline tracks (freight trains use it in the Metro service's off hours), but is a metro-like system because it has the same type of coverage (totally urban), near metro-standard frequencies and is projected to be a Metro-standard system in a few years.
Caribbean
| Country | City | Name of System | List of Stations | Year opened | Official Link | Other Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Rico | San Juan | Tren Urbano | List | 2004 | ATI | [210] |
| Dominican Republic | Santo Domingo | Santo Domingo Metro | list | ''scheduled for 2008'' | OPRET | [211] |
| Santiago de los Caballeros | Santiago light rail | ''Approved for construction'' | 2009 | FEVE |
Oceania
In Australia, metros and mainline suburban railways are not separate concepts to the extent they are in most parts of the world; for examples, see Sydney CityRail and Melbourne Metlink.
| Country | City | Name of system | List of stations | Date opened | Official link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | Sydney | CityRail | List | 1855 | CityRail |
| Sydney Monorail | List | 1988 | Sydney Monorail | ||
| Sydney Light Rail | List | 1997 | Sydney Light Rail | ||
| Melbourne | Melbourne Metlink | List | 1854 | Melbourne Metlink | |
| Brisbane, South East Queensland | Citytrain | List | Citytrain | ||
| Perth | Transperth Trains | List | 1881 | Transperth | |
| Adelaide | TransAdelaide | List | 1854 | TransAdelaide |
Earliest Rapid Transit Systems
★ '1863' London Underground
★ '1867' Mumbai Suburban Railway (pre-Metro)
★ '1868' Ninth Avenue Elevated (New York City)
★ '1869' Athens-Piraeus Electric Railway (Athens)
★ '1875' Istanbul (pre-Metro)
★ '1889' Napoli (pre-Metro)
★ '1892' Chicago 'L'
★ '1893' Liverpool Overhead Railway
★ '1896' Glasgow, Budapest
★ '1898' Vienna U-Bahn
★ '1900' Paris Métro
★ '1901' Boston's "T" (converted from an 1897 streetcar tunnel)
★ '1901' Genoa (pre-metro)
★ '1902' Berlin U-Bahn
★ '1904' New York City Subway
★ '1906' Milan Elevated Light Rail
★ '1907' Market-Frankford Line, (Philadelphia)
★ '1912' Hamburg U-Bahn
★ '1913' Buenos Aires Metro
★ '1919' Madrid Metro
Rankings
For rail systems rankings, go to the following links:
★ Top 20 metro systems in terms of annual passenger rides
★ Top 10 metro systems in terms of number of stations
★ List of urban rail systems by length
Tramways incorporating large amounts of off-street or underground track are often referred to as 'pre-metros', particularly if there are plans to upgrade them to full metro service in the future.
See also
★ List of United States Rapid Transit systems by Ridership
★ List of light-rail transit systems
★ List of United States Light Rail systems by ridership
★ List of suburban and commuter rail systems
★ Commuter rail in North America
★ List of airport circulators
External links
★ NAUTF | North American Urban Transit Forum
★ urbanrail.net Guide to metro systems of the world
★ CityRailTransit.com´s line-based list for the worldwide metro systems
★ World Metro List (at Metro Bits)
Books
★ World Metro Systems by Paul Garbutt. Published by Capital Transport ISBN 1-85414-191-0
★ Underground railways yesterday-today-tomorrow by W Hinkel, K Treiber, G Valenta, H Liebsch published by Schmid Verlag. ISBN 3-900607-44-3
★ Metro Maps Of The World by Mark Ovenden. Published by Capital Transport ISBN 1-85414-288-7 [212]
★ Subways Of The World by Stan Fischler. Published by MBI. ISBN 0-7603-0752-0
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