Category Archives: asia

Kobe subway, Japan

Probably Kobe might sound familiar to you because of the famous Kobe steaks that cost a pretty penny. If you visit them, you better move by underground and save some money for the bill in the restaurant

 

  • Known as: Metro
  • Lines: 2
  • Stations: 28
  • Network Length: 40,4 kms
  • Operator: Kobe Municipal Transportation Bureau
  • Opening: 1977

 

Shanghai Metro, China

Shangahi Metro

The Shanghai Metro transit system incorporates both subway and light metro lines. Since 1995, this metro has become one of the fastest-growing, the third longest and the fifth busiest rapid transit systems in the world, with several lines under construction at the moment.

  • Known as: metro
  • System length: 437 km
  • Number of lines: 12
  • Number of stations: 292
  • Average ridership: 6.69 million per day
  • Website:www.shmetro.com
  • Operator: Shanghai No.1-No.4 Metro Operation Company
  • Start of operation: April 10, 1995.

 

Moscow Metro

Some curiosities about Moscow metro:
– Speakers indicate the direction of the train using male/female voices. Male for clockwise and female opposite .
– It is said that in times of Stalin the construction of a secret parallel metro system began, codenamed D6 by the KGB
– Also known by the nickname “The underground palace”