Is Chicago subway good?

Riders give Chicago's transit network high marks in a Time Out survey. Waiting half an hour for a fully packed train during rush hour is frustrating but as it turns out, the Chicago Transit Authority is still one of the best public transport systems in the world—according to locals.



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1. New York. With subways, buses, and commuter rail systems that connect all five boroughs, New York City boasts one of the most extensive public transportation systems in the world. The subway system alone, with its 472 stations and over 650 miles of track, is a prime example of efficient and reliable US transport.

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THE world's fastest metro system train is the Maglev or Transrapid which runs by way of magnetic levitation on the Longyang Road to Pudong International Airport line of the Shanghai Metro in China.

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DC is hands down the cleanest of them all. There might be some systems in smaller cities that are cleaner, but they don't have the ridership numbers that the DC metro does. A big reason for its cleanliness is its age—DC's metro system opened in 1976.

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The Shanghai Metro is the world's longest metro network at 803 kilometres (499 mi) and has the highest annual ridership at 2.83 billion trips. The New York City Subway has the greatest number of stations with 472. As of 2021, the country with the most metro systems is China, with 40 in operation.

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The Tremont Street subway in Boston's MBTA subway system is the oldest subway tunnel in North America and the third oldest still in use worldwide to exclusively use electric traction (after the City and South London Railway in 1890, and the Budapest Metro's Line 1 in 1896), opening on September 1, 1897.

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What is the cheapest metro in the world? The Pyongyang Metro is the cheapest in the world.

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Thanks to public transit, walkable sidewalks, bike lanes and easy access to car sharing, you can get around Chicago pretty well without actually owning a car. However, you may need to use one for a longer trip outside of the city.

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How to Ride Chicago Transit Authority's L Train and Bus Lines. Many travelers use the L and buses in tandem to get exactly where they want to go; here's how to navigate both. Fares: The regular fare for the L train is $2.50, and for the bus lines it's $2.25 (you may purchase your ticket directly onboard).

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Just how dirty is the subway? Measured in colony-forming units per square inch NYC finished at the front of the pack of the filthy five. San Francisco's trains had 483 CFU, Boston's had 10 CFU, Chicago's had 180 CFU, Washington's had 30 CFU and New York City had 2,000,030 CFU.

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They will all be full-time, unionized employees! Finally, our subways are getting cleaned. Earlier this week, New York City Transit President Rich Davey announced that the agency is planning on hiring a total of 800 full-time employees to shine up both subway stations and trains in the upcoming months.

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