What is difference between subway and metro?

Metro is an abbreviation for the word Metropolitan. When used in conjunction with transportation it can mean anything from a bus line, train system, thoroughfare, subway, etc. It is simply a local preference in vernacular. A subway denotes under such as the NYC subway system or under passes in Los Angeles.



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They are the same: electric multiple-unit rapid transit trains. Metro train can run in subways (tunnels), at grade level, or on elevated trackways—referred to as el's in North America. Metro systems are thus frequently referred to as the subway or the underground, the el, or just the train.

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In America the first metro was built in New York, and it was called SUBWAY because it was built mostly under the streets (sub= under / way= road), since Manhattan street plan is quite a regular grill and it was easy to do so.

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London Underground, also called the Tube, underground railway system that services the London metropolitan area.

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The system is operated by a subsidiary of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). The subway system is usually just referred to as the trains. Locals say I can take the train to your place to generally mean that they take the subway. The subway is never referred to as the metro, underground, or tube.

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Subway System Ranked: Best to Worst for Passengers The Seoul Subway in South Korea topped the list. The overall ranking takes into account every element of our study - so that includes the number of stations with step-free access, the price of a ticket and the age of the system (amongst many others).

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Did you know that the name “SUBWAY” comes from the word “submarine,” which means underwater vessel? If you observe closely, the sandwiches sold at SUBWAY have a shape similar to a submarine, and the name of the first branch of SUBWAY was “Pete's Submarines,” which had the characteristic shape of the submarine.

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Each region has a name for their transportation system, so it varies. For New York, I have mostly seen subway, for DC it's metro, for Boston and Pittsburgh it's the T, for Chicago it's the L. In terms of strict dictionary definitions, both terms imply underground trains.

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The New York Subway opened in 1904 and is the State's longest metro system and one of the world's largest underground lines. It has nearly 500 stations and a total of 660 miles of tracks (1,060 km).

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The system is operated by a subsidiary of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). The subway system is usually just referred to as the trains. Locals say I can take the train to your place to generally mean that they take the subway. The subway is never referred to as the metro, underground, or tube.

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subway, also called underground, tube, or métro, underground railway system used to transport large numbers of passengers within urban and suburban areas.

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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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