David Crawford reviews the recent opening of Dubai's Red Line. The US$7.6bn Dubai Metro, the Phase I Red Line of which started partial operation in September 2009, will be the world's longest driverless rail system on its planned completion in 2011.
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Our number one metro overall? 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).
The world's longest driverless metro in Dubai has begun operating under a new a 15-year contract awarded by the emirate's Roads & Transport Authority (RTA).
Guangzhou Metro - ChinaLaunched in 1997, Guangzhou Metro is the world's third longest metro rail network with a total length of 607 km. 8 million people use it daily.
The list was topped by the reliable, safe and comfortable public transport in Berlin. 97 percent of Berliners raved about their city's transport network, with their metro U-Bahn offering travellers 175 stations across nine simple-to-navigate lines.
Most of the EU Members have at least one metro system. However, only six of them operate automated metro systems (GoA4). The largest number of unmanned networks are located in France and Italy.
THE smallest city in the world to have a rapid transit metro is Lausanne in Switzerland. Lausanne is just 41.37 square kilometers in size and it's fifteen kilometer long Metro Lausanne consists of two lines and twenty eight stations.
The highest subway station is at Smith and 9th Street in Brooklyn, located 88 feet above street level, according to the MTA. It's not just the highest subway station in New York City, but it also holds the distinction of being the highest rapid transit station in the world.