Palma de Mallorca underground

Palma de Mallorca has a new metropolitan railway system. Its first trip was in April, 2007. The system is connected to T1, T1e, T2 and T3 train lines. Is the fifth metro system to open in Spain.

• Known as: metro
• System length: 16 km
• Number of lines: 2
• Number of stations: 15
• Top speed: 100 km/h
• Operator: Servicios Ferroviarios de Mallorca
• Average ridership: 1,5 millions
• Start of operation: April 25, 2007

 

Frankfurt U-bahn Map

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Frankfurt U-Bahn

Frankfurt U-Bahn: Overview

Frankfurt has an underground railway metropolitan transit system (U-Bahn) composed by 9 lines and 87 stations. As a complement of this system there are lines of suburban trains (S- Bahn) and trams.

• Known as: U-Bahn
• System length: 65 km
• Number of lines: 9
• Number of stations: 87
• Website: http://www.vgf-ffm.de
• Operator: Verkehrsgesellschaft Frankfurt
• Average ridership: 140 million per year
• Start of operation: It operates since October 4, 1968. The first line goes from Nordwestzentrum to Hauptwache.

 

Copenhagen subway

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Copenhagen Metro Map

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Copenhagen Subway

Copenhagen underground: Overview

Copenhagen has a rapid transit system that serves Copenhagen, Frederiksberg and Tårnby in Denmark. This metro has two lines, M1 and M2, both driverless lines.

• Known as: metro
• System length: 20,5 km
• Number of lines: 2 (m1 and m2) and 2 more lines in project.
• Number of stations: 22
• Top speed: 80 km/h
• Operator: Metro Service A/S a part of Metroselskabet I/S
• Average ridership: 150,000 per day
• Start of operation: 19 October 2002

Athens Metro Station Art

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Athens metro station are almost museums

Athens Metro Map

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Syntagma Station

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Athens Metro

 

Athens Metro: General Info

Athens Metro was built by Attic Meters and ISAP (Electric Railway Athens to Piaeus). Although as Metro was opened in 1954, its origins date back to the opening of Line 1 on February 27, 1869 with a steam locomotive to link Athens with Piraeus.

• System Length: 35 km (blue line), 11.6 km (red line)
• Lines: 3 (and 5 more stations proposed)
• Stations: 54 served and 50 owned
• Operator: Statheres Sygkoinonies S.A.
• Average Ridership: 1,115,000 per day
• Start of operation: February27, 1869 (Line 1) and January 28, 2000 (Lines 2 and 3)