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The Shanghai Metro is the metro system with the longest route length, and the highest annual ridership. The New York City Subway (middle) has the most stations in the world. The London Underground (bottom) is the oldest metro system.



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The Shanghai Metro, which was first launched in 1993, is the second-largest metro in the world for 345 stations and the longest with a total length of 676 km.

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At 402 kilometres in length, the London Underground is also the world's second-longest metro system while 434 kilometres Shanghai Metro in China is the longest to date.

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The Laerdal Tunnel in western Norway is the longest road tunnel in the world. It takes about 20 minutes to pass through the tunnel. Brightly colored lights placed every six kilometers help drivers stay alert.

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The Shanghai Metro is the metro system with the longest route length, and the highest annual ridership. The New York City Subway (middle) has the most stations in the world. The London Underground (bottom) is the oldest metro system.

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The Trans–Siberian Railway which connects Moscow with the Russian far east is still the world's longest direct rail route, running for 9,259 kilometers or 5,753 miles.

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The underground or tube in London is the oldest transport system of its kind in the world. It opened on 10th January 1863 with steam locomotives.

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The London Underground first opened as an underground railway in 1863 and its first electrified underground line opened in 1890, making it the world's oldest metro system.

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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 2023, the country with the most metro systems is China, with 45 in operation.

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China???????? has the most number of tunnels in the world. There are 16229 tunnels in China. The largest tunnel in China is Bohai Strait Tunnel. After China, Japan???????? has the most number of tunnels in the world.

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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).

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