Is the London tube better than New York subway?

In short: the London Underground is easier to navigate, the New York City Subway has bigger, actual air-conditioned cars. The stations are cleaner in London, New York is cheaper. The staff are so much nicer in London, you don’t have to travel to the centre of the Earth to get to a train in New York.

Is the London Underground the best?

The London Underground has become one of the world’s most reliable and innovative metro systems, while in New York a state of emergency was declared in 2017 as the subway system achieved the dubious distinction of the worst on-time performance rates of any major metropolis in the world.

Is Paris metro bigger than London?

London Underground is longer at 250 miles long to Paris Métro’s titchy 133 miles. But the Métro has more lines (16 versus 11) and more stations (303) than London (270). The Paris network also carries more passengers (1.5 billion annually) and is, in fact, the second busiest metro system after Moscow.

Which city has the best underground?

Seoul comes out on top, followed by Madrid and Shanghai. Closer to home the London Underground comes 5th and Paris takes the last spot. Accessibility was assessed with a points-based system. Each subway was given points for the number of stations with step-free access, lifts and escalators.

Why is it called the tube?

The “Tube” is a slang name for the London Underground, because the tunnels for some of the lines are round tubes running through the ground. The Underground serves 270 stations and over 408 km of track. From 2006–2007 over 1 billion passengers used the underground.

Which city has the most Tube stations?

And, in this category at least there seems to be a clear winner: the New York Subway has a record breaking 468 stations, roughly three-fifths of which are underground. So, the answer is New York.

Do Americans say Metro?

A passenger railway going inside an urban area was called the METROPOLITAN RAILWAY (urban train system), in modern English: METRO. In America “metro” is usually short for “metropolitan area” (a big city and its area of influence).

How many London Underground and train line extensions are there?

Below is a list of five London Underground and train line extensions which could be finished in the near future. The planned expansion of the Northern line is the first major extension to the Tube since the 1990s.

Where do the Big Trains go in London?

Note that the results may include travel in the sort-of-London-area – eg one route is to go Reading -> Richmond -> Stratford -> Norwich, where Richmond -> Stratford is on the London Overground – but this is ‘big trains’ rather than the Tube. Some journeys are via Birmingham New Street and Ely.

How many miles of tunnels are in the London Underground?

There are 20 miles (32 km) of cut-and-cover tunnel and 93 miles (150 km) of tube tunnel. Many of the central London underground stations on deep-level tube routes are higher than the running lines to assist deceleration when arriving and acceleration when departing.

What are the different types of London Underground trains?

London Underground trains come in two sizes, larger sub-surface trains and smaller deep-tube trains. Since the early 1960s all passenger trains have been electric multiple units with sliding doors [111] and a train last ran with a guard in 2000. [112]