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Nominating Guidelines:

NOTE As this is a forum about architecture, this is not about the technology or the subway cars. Please try to focus on the architecture of the subway stations.
NEW It must be absolutely clear that you intend to nominate something. Therefore, each nomination must be preceded by "I nominate ...".
Make sure to include the official name of the nomination, as well as where it is located - city, and country.
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Only two (2) nominees per country are allowed. Therefore, choose only the most distinctive, exceptional nominees. Basically, the best in the country! It's a good idea to discuss the nominations with your fellow countrymen, and posters, so that everyone comes to an agreement about what should be nominated. If more nominees are posted per country, only the first two will be considered.
Since there are only 15 spots on the poll, the first 15 valid nominations will be submitted. To avoid disappointment, post your nominations as early as possible. To make sure that your nominations are not late, you can even post the nomination without any pictures first, and edit them in later.

I nominate Kyiv, Ukraine. (Pictures to come soon)

And I nominate Kharkiv, Ukraine.

So it's Kyiv and Kharkiv for Ukraine. Don't anybody rush, треба добре підібрати найкращі з станцій і щоб якість фоток була гарною ;)

Sergei, I think you should specify how many stations to be presented per city. We don't want 100 pics per city. Unless you meant 2 stations to be nominated altogether, then both will be Kyiv.

Авжеж, треба трохи порити і подумати які саме станції показувати.

I nominate..."Вуков Cпоменик" metro station in Belgrade:

http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/840/vukov17vb.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img437.imageshack.us/img437/2608/vukov23zs.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img437.imageshack.us/img437/2669/vukov32ut.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/1632/vukov48ye.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/3307/vukov52bn.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://www.yu-build.com/main/h/089/089a.jpg
http://www.yu-build.com/main/h/089/089b.jpg
http://www.yu-build.com/main/h/089/089c.jpg
http://www.yu-build.com/main/h/089/089d.jpg

I nominate Moscow & St. Petersburg

Do we even have 15 subways in the whole of Eastern Europe?
Or I guess a bit over, but either way, we'll get almost all of them

Actually there are 16 subways in EE :D but since its only 2 per country, we wont fill that much in anyway

I believe all we've got is

1. Budapest
2. Bucharest
3. Belgrade
4. Sofia
5. Athens
6. Istanbul
7. Prague
8. Warsaw
9. Kyiv
10. Kharkiv
11. Minsk
12. Moscow
13. St. Petersburg
14. Nizhniy Novgorod
15. Kazan
16. Samara

Hey it is exactly 16, and half of them are in the former USSR.

Scratch Belgrade from that list. Two stations don't make a metro;)

Is Belgrade's subway even functional?

^^
Yes it is. Not very extensive underground network though with only 3 stations. All other stations are built above the ground.

I believe all we've got is

1. Budapest
2. Bucharest
3. Belgrade
4. Sofia
5. Athens
6. Istanbul
7. Prague
8. Warsaw
9. Kyiv
10. Kharkiv
11. Minsk
12. Moscow
13. St. Petersburg
14. Nizhniy Novgorod
15. Kazan
16. Samara

Hey it is exactly 16, and half of them are in the former USSR.

+
Dnipropetrovs'k, Ukraine
Kryvyj Rih, Ukraine ( which is sort of like Belgrades, 6 underground and 10 above ground )

Scratch Belgrade from that list. Two stations don't make a metro;)
We should leave Belgrade. Even though it has a few stations it is still classified as a metro

Yes, and I bet it will do very well in this poll :D

Yes, and I bet it will do very well in this poll :D


:lol: :D

I nominate the Prague Metro, in the Czech Republic. When I first used it, it looked like any other communist era subway/metro system. Since then it's been flooded, its recovered after the flooding, it has now been modernized and extended.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Prague_metro_Kobylisy_station_01.JPG/800px-Prague_metro_Kobylisy_station_01.JPG
Kobylisy station

http://www.ckddiz.cz/images/doprava2.jpg
Rajska zahrada station

I believe all we've got is

1. Budapest
2. Bucharest
3. Belgrade
4. Sofia
5. Athens
6. Istanbul
7. Prague
8. Warsaw
9. Kyiv
10. Kharkiv
11. Minsk
12. Moscow
13. St. Petersburg
14. Nizhniy Novgorod
15. Kazan
16. Samara

Hey it is exactly 16, and half of them are in the former USSR.
Well that is perfect, if Sergei allows it, we could use them all, or at least the 2 per country.
But I think Athens, Istanbul, Kyiv, Moscow and somebody else like Warsaw or Prague will be the top 5, then the rest is behind

I still need to know how many stations per city to be presented? 1,2,20,40?

Well that is perfect, if Sergei allows it, we could use them all, or at least the 2 per country.
But I think Athens, Istanbul, Kyiv, Moscow and somebody else like Warsaw or Prague will be the top 5, then the rest is behind


:lol:, phil, no, kidding, Athens is the winner, or is it Istanbul, wait a sec, could be Belgrade, it all depends who's got more nationalist in there camp, lol, it ain't political, honest the god,, like Eurotrashion, lmao :D

My vote goes to Warsaw, Prague, Budapest and Moscow.

my vote would go for Prague,Budapest,Warsaw and Athens, I dont like those soviet looking underground palaces, sorry :)

Warsaw, Prague, Kyiv...The ones in athens, i've been there, they look more like museums rather than subways, and i havent seen any istanbul pics

some pictures from Warsaw.

http://www.urbanrail.net/eu/war/plac-wilsona.jpg

http://www.urbanrail.net/eu/war/swietokrzyska3.jpg

http://www.urbanrail.net/eu/war/wilanowska1.jpg

http://de.geocities.com/m_warszawa/ratusz2.jpg

http://metro.civ.pl/foto/stacja%20Plac%20Wilsona/DSC03558_resize.JPG

http://metro.civ.pl/foto/stacja%20Plac%20Wilsona/DSC03556_resize.JPG

http://metro.civ.pl/foto/stacja%20Plac%20Wilsona/DSC03562_resize.JPG

http://metro.civ.pl/foto/stacja%20Plac%20Wilsona/DSC03567_resize.JPG

I still need to know how many stations per city to be presented? 1,2,20,40?
The nicest and most representative station(s). If you have 40 exceptional stations - great! but I think 5 or so is more realistic number

Sergei, I think you should specify how many stations to be presented per city. We don't want 100 pics per city. Unless you meant 2 stations to be nominated altogether, then both will be Kyiv.

At this point, I will allow different stations to be presented for one city/nomination.

Well that is perfect, if Sergei allows it, we could use them all, or at least the 2 per country.
But I think Athens, Istanbul, Kyiv, Moscow and somebody else like Warsaw or Prague will be the top 5, then the rest is behind

I'd prefer 15, but if you guys want to include all of them, that's alright. It's just that I don't want the fillers who will get like one vote.

I nominate Moscow, Russia of course.
http://www.beeflowers.com/Metro/Mayakovskaya/VR/smallpano.jpg

http://www.metro.ru/stations/zamoskvoretskaya/mayakovskaya/mayak.jpg

http://www.beeflowers.com/Metro/Kievskaya/VR/smallpano1.jpg

http://www.beeflowers.com/Metro/Kievskaya/VR/smallpano3.jpg

http://www.beeflowers.com/Metro/Kievskaya/VR/smallpano2.jpg

http://www.beeflowers.com/Metro/Komsomolskaya/VR/smallpano5.jpg

http://metro.ru/stations/zamoskvoretskaya/sokol/083.jpg

http://metro.ru/stations/zamoskvoretskaya/aeroport/082.jpg

http://www.beeflowers.com/Metro/Elektrozavodskaya/VR/Electrosmall.jpg

http://www.beeflowers.com/Metro/Novoslobodskaya/VR/smallpano.jpg

http://www.mymetro.ru/img/1/3/13/01.jpg

http://www.beeflowers.com/Metro/PloshadRevolutia/VR/smallpano.jpg

http://www.beeflowers.com/Metro/ProspektMira/VR/smallpano.jpg

http://news.metro.ru/12/delc_P9100049.jpg

http://news.metro.ru/12/delc_P9100040.jpg

http://news.metro.ru/12/delc_P9100064.jpg

Warsaw, Prague, Kyiv...The ones in athens, i've been there, they look more like museums rather than subways, and i havent seen any istanbul pics

What's wrong with grand subway stations? They look nice, don't they, so I don't see how it matters.

I think Moscow should win, it has incredible stations.

Nice pics, Singi, but those panos look so weird. Makes me dizzy. :lol:

^^
They have outstanding quality and they show everything ;)

edit

Warsaw

http://www.metro.waw.pl/grafika/dw_gdanski9.jpg
http://www.metro.waw.pl/grafika/dw_gdanski5.jpg
http://www.metro.waw.pl/grafika/dw_gdanski15.jpg
http://www.metro.waw.pl/grafika/0z18.jpg
http://www.metro.waw.pl/grafika/0z5.jpg
http://www.metro.waw.pl/grafika/0z19.jpg

And of course Athens
http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/5774/crw19109qh.jpg

http://assets.in.gr/dGenesis/assets/Content5/Photo/552247_b.jpg

http://assets.in.gr/dGenesis/assets/Content5/Photo/553647_b.jpg

http://www.urbanrail.net/eu/ath/syntagma2.jpg

http://www.urbanrail.net/eu/ath/syntagma1.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8c/Metro_Athens_Syntagma_1.jpg

http://img430.imageshack.us/img430/3654/51012484zg.jpg

http://p.vtourist.com/916713.jpg

http://www.athensguide.com/photoalbum/athens/metro2.JPG

http://www.athensguide.com/photoalbum/athens/metro3.JPG

http://www.architectureweek.com/2001/0328/images/11345_image_1.300x450.jpg

http://www.corporatelocation.com/Gifs/media/athens_metro.jpg

http://acrux.altervista.org/photo/pict1128-1.jpg

http://acrux.altervista.org/photo/pict1129-1.jpg

http://www.2004photos.com/photos/albums/Athens%20-%20Transportation/normal_190804-190749.jpg

http://www.railfaneurope.net/pix/gr/metro/Attiki_Metro/P7240001.jpg

http://www.railfaneurope.net/pix/gr/metro/Attiki_Metro/AgDimitrios.jpg

http://www.ametro.gr/main/publicinfo/images/amyna.gif

http://assets.in.gr/dGenesis/assets/Content5/Photo/552819_b.jpg

http://assets.in.gr/dGenesis/assets/Content5/Photo/554516_b.jpg

few more

http://metro.civ.pl/foto/stacja%20Natolin/PC280057.JPG
http://metro.civ.pl/foto/stacja%20Sluzew/IMGP2160.JPG
http://metro.civ.pl/foto/stacja%20Swietokrzyska/IMGP2319.JPG
http://metro.civ.pl/foto/stacja%20Swietokrzyska/IMGP2309.JPG
http://metro.civ.pl/foto/stacja%20Plac%20Wilsona/DSC03547_resize.JPG
http://metro.civ.pl/foto/stacja%20Plac%20Wilsona/DSC03556_resize.JPG
http://metro.civ.pl/foto/stacja%20Plac%20Wilsona/IMGP2974.JPG
http://metro.civ.pl/foto/stacja%20Dworzec%20Gdanski/PC300132.JPG
http://metro.civ.pl/foto/stacja%20Ratusz/PC300107.JPG
http://metro.civ.pl/foto/stacja%20Ratusz/PC300110.JPG
http://metro.civ.pl/foto/stacja%20Centrum/PC300038.JPG
http://metro.civ.pl/foto/stacja%20Centrum/PC300039.JPG
http://metro.civ.pl/foto/stacja%20Centrum/PC300055.JPG

And perhaps Metro of Petrograd
http://ometro.net/lines/lid-01/sid-08/lg-0004.jpg

http://ometro.net/lines/lid-01/sid-04/lg-0002.jpg

http://ometro.net/lines/lid-01/sid-10/lg-0001.jpg

http://ometro.net/lines/lid-01/sid-17/lg-0001.jpg

http://ometro.net/lines/lid-01/sid-15/lg-0003.jpg

http://ometro.net/lines/lid-01/sid-16/lg-0001.jpg

http://ometro.net/lines/lid-04/sid-13/lg-0001.jpg

http://ometro.net/lines/lid-04/sid-06/lg-0001.jpg

Here are some more Moscow stations

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/5778/showjpeg1gc.jpg
http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/9483/showjpeg27bg.jpg
http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/5388/showjpeg33rs.jpg
http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/2916/showjpeg41lx.jpg
One of my favorite, Vorobyi Gori
http://img479.imageshack.us/img479/6766/showjpeg59ob.jpg
http://img479.imageshack.us/img479/8715/showjpeg67ay.jpg

Ukraine and Russia have the most beautiful metrostations of the world!!!

Kyiv has both modern and classical stations. But of course I prefer classical, modern is too boring and its all the same everywhere in the world. Plus "modern" doesn't stay modern and what looks modern now will look cheap in 20 years.

Station "Institut'ska". Busts of important historical, cultural figures are present in the marbel walls. One of my favourites.
http://metro.zarohem.cz/kyjev/01-svjatosinobravarska/09-universitet/010901.jpg

http://www.metro.kiev.ua/images/Univer2.jpg

http://www.metro.kiev.ua/images/Univer1.jpg

Simply interesting design.
http://metro.zarohem.cz/kyjev/02-sireskopecerska/07-druzbynarodov/020702.jpg

One of the many standard-stations
http://metro.zarohem.cz/kyjev/02-sireskopecerska/10-osokorky/021001.jpg

Modern one, opened few years ago
http://metro.zarohem.cz/kyjev/02-sireskopecerska/01-dorogozici/020102.jpg

Waiting for the subway, you can sit down if you like. Its bright and clean :)
http://metro.zarohem.cz/kyjev/02-sireskopecerska/01-dorogozici/020101.jpg

Syrets station
http://www.metro.kiev.ua/images/Sirets1.jpg

http://www.metro.kiev.ua/images/Sirets4.jpg

http://www.metro.kiev.ua/images/Sirets2.jpg


Very interesting lights at Minsk station ( its not in Minsk, its just called after Belarus' capital :D ) opened in 1982
http://metro.zarohem.cz/kyjev/03-kurenivskocervonoarmijska/02-minska/030203.jpg

Republican Stadium. Love it, almost like a castle ;)
http://metro.zarohem.cz/kyjev/03-kurenivskocervonoarmijska/10-respublikanskijstadion/031003.jpg

http://www.metro.kiev.ua/images/Stadion2.jpg

One of the latest stations, opened last year. "Boryspilska" an example of modern design
http://www.metro.kiev.ua/images/Borispolskaya1.jpg

http://www.metro.kiev.ua/images/Borispolskaya3.jpg

Elevator for the disabled
http://www.metro.kiev.ua/images/Borispolskaya2.jpg

Entrances
http://www.metro.kiev.ua/images/Dorogogichi1.jpg

Escalators
http://www.metro.kiev.ua/images/Dorogogichi5.jpg

:okay:


But I have to admit 3-4 of the best stations in Moscow are without competition worldwide.

I was truly impressed by Vukov Spomenik (Beograd)....super. I must say that it's probably the coolest place in Belgrade during the summer...the air conditioning is second to none!

My vote goes to Moscow. The best sations in the World.

We should leave Belgrade. Even though it has a few stations it is still classified as a metro
http://www.railfaneurope.net/pix/yu/electric/emu/412-035_Novi-Beograd.jpg
does this train appear to be metro?!?! for metro the most important thing is operating od light rails, and not usual commuters'.
Belgrade is on excellent way to get metro in few (i guess 5) years. unfortunately, you have to wait untill then.

^ if thats what is used in Belgrade, then sorry, its not a metro.

Prague metro

http://www.metroweb.cz/metro/tunely/TunelyIP-MUA-MSB-FRC-VL/P5070211.JPG
http://www.metroweb.cz/metro/tunely/TunelyLA-VL/20060506_BK_044x.jpg

Prague metro



amazing photos kokpit !!!

Prague metro


nice where was it taken?

nice where was it taken?

The first one is probably junction between line A and B, the second one is tunnel on line C probably between Nádr.Holešovice and Kobylisy. It's taken from http://www.metroweb.cz
BTW great to see someone from Prague, welcome!! I hope you will upgrade some threads here :)

Foto from one of the Kyiv metro stations, lol:

http://www.photographic.com.ua/image/38485.jpg

http://www.photographic.com.ua/gallery/photo.aspx?id=38485

Prague metro stations and vestibules

http://www.metroweb.cz/metro/stanice/linka_a/HR/P5051167.JPG
http://www.metroweb.cz/metro/stanice/linka_a/MA/P5051173.JPG
http://www.metroweb.cz/metro/stanice/linka_a/MA/nast_%20kol_2.jpg.http://www.metroweb.cz/metro/stanice/linka_a/MA/vest.jpg
http://www.metroweb.cz/metro/stanice/linka_a/ST/nast_kol_1.jpg.http://www.metroweb.cz/metro/stanice/linka_a/ST/vyst_Starom_nam_nahore.jpg
http://www.metroweb.cz/metro/stanice/linka_a/MSA/vstupPrace.jpg.http://www.metroweb.cz/metro/stanice/linka_a/MSA/strlod.jpg
http://www.metroweb.cz/metro/stanice/linka_a/MUA/19SDI.jpg.http://www.metroweb.cz/metro/stanice/linka_a/MUA/18podchod(1).jpg
http://www.metroweb.cz/metro/stanice/linka_a/NM/NM-str-lod1.jpg.http://www.metroweb.cz/metro/stanice/linka_a/NM/NM-vestibul.jpg
http://www.metroweb.cz/metro/stanice/linka_a/FL/P2150024.JPG
http://www.metroweb.cz/metro/stanice/linka_b/LZ/P8013809.JPG
http://www.metroweb.cz/metro/stanice/linka_b/SN/P9183966.JPG
http://www.metroweb.cz/metro/stanice/linka_b/MSB/P2121525.JPG
http://www.metroweb.cz/metro/stanice/linka_b/NR/P2121571.JPG
http://www.metroweb.cz/metro/stanice/linka_b/FRB/P1010098.jpg
http://www.metroweb.cz/metro/stanice/linka_b/RZ/img00032.jpg
http://www.metroweb.cz/metro/stanice/linka_b/RZ/rajj.jpg
http://www.metroweb.cz/metro/stanice/linka_c/LA/P6252707.JPG
http://www.metroweb.cz/metro/stanice/linka_c/VL/P1010029.JPG
http://www.metroweb.cz/metro/stanice/linka_c/MUC/MUc-pohledzvestnaperon_kol1.jpg
http://www.metroweb.cz/metro/stanice/linka_c/IP/IPperon.jpg
http://www.metroweb.cz/metro/stanice/linka_c/IP/IPvstupzpodch.jpg
http://www.metroweb.cz/metro/stanice/linka_c/BD/BDpasazSEVERvlevoodvstupu.jpg

Prague Metro system is currently 54.8 km long with 54 stations, in 2005 it served 496 millions passangers which is about 1,3 millions passangers per average day. (The record was in 1992 when it served 629 millions people).

Wow :applause:
Prague has great metro stations :D

Prague has the best looking metro in Central and Eastern Europe IMO

Here are some more Moscow stations
http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/2916/showjpeg41lx.jpg
This one is simple and beautiful. :)

it will be useless poll. no one metro in the world could beat moscow. it is settled fact.

it will be useless poll. no one metro in the world could beat moscow. it is settled fact.
Even if that's true, we'll rate the other metros as well as runner-ups.

As I understud this Belgrade metro station is without rails and tunnels, only one station ? And other two underground stations by city trains...

it will be useless poll. no one metro in the world could beat moscow. it is settled fact.

not everybody likes soviet looking stations, I preffer modern look of metros in Prague or Warsaw.

soviet (or stalin empire style has gone in 1953). as of design - moscow is always modern. as of hitech (i suppose you called it modern) there are also hitech stations in moscow.

not everybody likes soviet looking stations, I preffer modern look of metros in Prague or Warsaw.
I'd like to see more Warsaw stations, but I just want to say I don't understand what all the fuss is about the Prague metro. They stations that have been shown are not even that modern, it's like what was considered modern in 1980's.

And as coth said, Moscow has some really nice modern stations. I remember seeing new pictures of a brand-spanking-new station in Moscow City.

As for the Moscow stations, I think many stations don't necessarily look Soviet, but rather old and historical. You can see much of this architecture in many Western countries as well.

Not only Delovoy Center. Look also at Vorob'yovy Gory or elevated stations of Butovskaya line.

@coth You better tell me what is the name of this station, because I can't read from this pic. ;)
http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/2916/showjpeg41lx.jpg

Ulitsa Akademika Yangelya
http://metrowalks.ru/moscow/station-9-23

Ulitsa Akademika Yangelya
http://metrowalks.ru/moscow/station-9-23
Thanks a lot, now I can look for other stations from this period for comarison. :)

Besides other things, generally I don't like stations with massive columns and kind of central tunnel for passengers. In such a kind of stations I feel little claustrophobic.

http://www.metro.ru/stations/zamoskvoretskaya/mayakovskaya/mayak.jpg

http://www.metroweb.cz/metro/stanice/linka_b/NR/P2121571.JPG

I think I dont need to nominate Istanbul's subways
It's obvious it's winner or second whatever...

Marmaray-It'll tie Europe to Asia with metro for undersea
You will able to see sea life ;) ( U/C)

500 Km Metro system is approved

Ankara

http://img458.imageshack.us/img458/8705/framea637qy.jpg

http://img459.imageshack.us/img459/8222/framea659wc.jpg

http://img460.imageshack.us/img460/9968/ko31sj.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b148/stormicy3/99419edc.gif

Athens
http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/2185/912002007vn0id0.jpg
http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/7612/912002019xi6wx2.jpg
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/3271/912002041uy7hi9.jpg
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/6029/912002044jk2mz2.jpg
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/7457/gr1032yn1nj5.jpg

Wow, they're like museums.

Yes well you have these situations in places like Athens and Rome where you cannot build anything without bumping into something from the past. I believe all these displays are artifacts which were found in the digging for the metro.

Izmir

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/8751/atametro132vp.jpg

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/5054/atadscn26988bz.jpg

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/9735/atametro8tr.jpg

http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/7461/atametro19ay.jpg

http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/9761/atametro0mm.jpg

http://img288.imageshack.us/img288/580/umitmetroc8km.jpg

http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/8074/atametromerdivenler5cd.jpg

http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/4901/umitmetroizmir2dsc05050jpg4tk.jpg

http://img395.imageshack.us/img395/5641/izmetro15dk.jpg

http://img395.imageshack.us/img395/112/izmetro53vn.jpg

http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/4163/izm016as.png

http://img67.imageshack.us/img67/2930/izm109ly.png

Hi everybody from EE present Yours contries here everybody come to see our thread ( sadly Slovakia dont have Subway:-( ) - dont need for Bratislava too small ..so go go
anyway my favorite is Prague Subway (best development) and biggest from EE (can somebody confirm that? im not sure)

Hi everybody from EE present Yours contries here everybody come to see our thread ( sadly Slovakia dont have Subway:-( ) - dont need for Bratislava too small ..so go go
anyway my favorite is Prague Subway (best development) and biggest from EE (can somebody confirm that? im not sure)
Moscow Metro is far bigger than Prague's.

also Moscow is 10 time bigger than Prague so when You compare population with development Prague is 1..
graphs of EE subways will by nice ( how big is metro in each city...etc...)

also Moscow is 10 time bigger than Prague so when You compare population with development Prague is 1..
graphs of EE subways will by nice ( how big is metro in each city...etc...)
What's with you and population? When you say biggest, be sure that's what you mean. Because that way, Moscow wins. If you mean the best for it's population, perhaps it's Prague.

also Moscow is 10 time bigger than Prague so when You compare population with development Prague is 1..
graphs of EE subways will by nice ( how big is metro in each city...etc...)

more stations per 1000 people doesn't mean more efficient.

wow Athen's metro is really awesome, my fav so far, followed by Prague and Warsaw

Welcome Marek, we need more Slovaks here. My favorite EEers and there's not that much of them!

In my mind Prague metro is simple end nothing special....Ex soviet stations with ex soviet trains...No even stations with palace style !

My fav is Prague, Athens would come a close second, and some stations in Moscow.

What is sow specialy in Prague metro ?
I have been several times, just some renovated stations naw. For example Athens metro is more beautiful, with Prague like, day by night.

What is sow specialy in Prague metro ?
I have been several times, just some renovated stations naw. For example Athens metro is more beautiful, with Prague like, day by night.
I Wish Athens, Riga ind Warsaw such "soviet" stations. :)

1978
http://metroweb.cz/metro/stanice/linka_a/HR/Hrad.JPG

1985
http://www.metroweb.cz/metro/stanice/linka_b/AN/An005.jpg

1980
http://www.metroweb.cz/metro/stanice/linka_c/RO/P1010051.JPG

1985
http://www.metroweb.cz/metro/stanice/linka_b/MSB/P2121524.JPG

1985
http://www.metroweb.cz/metro/stanice/linka_b/FRB/P1010102.jpg

1974
http://www.metroweb.cz/metro/stanice/linka_c/KC/KCvestibul(+stanPM).jpg

1999
http://www.metroweb.cz/metro/stanice/linka_b/HL/PB160176.JPG

1980
http://www.metroweb.cz/metro/stanice/linka_c/HA/HApodchzapad=mozaikaKosmonautivHaji.jpg

1985
http://www.metroweb.cz/metro/stanice/linka_b/KN/P2070051.JPG

1980
http://www.metroweb.cz/metro/stanice/linka_a/JP/JP-podch_relief.jpg

1990
http://www.metroweb.cz/metro/stanice/linka_b/KR/P2270456.JPG

2001
http://www.metroweb.cz/metro/stanice/linka_b/KL/PB160206.JPG

2004
http://www.metroweb.cz/metro/stanice/linka_c/KB/P6252697.JPG

Riga haven't metro yet.

do Riga need metro?
In Bratislava it will by maybe light train betwen suburb Petrzalka and city centre...thats the plans ...

do Riga need metro?
In Bratislava it will by maybe light train betwen suburb Petrzalka and city centre...thats the plans ...



Of course, this is the only solution.

For more info You can look at thread: North Europe --> projects and construction --> Riga public transport thread...

The Moscow's subway is the best in the world.
The plan:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/14/Moscowmetro-2005-2.png
It has 11 lines and 168 stations.Every station is other.
Every day more than 9 milion people use that subway!By moscow's underground railway you can get where do you want in Moscow

^ Wow, never though I would hear a Pole say something like that! :bow:

It has 12 lines and 171 stations.

It has 12 lines and 171 stations.
Maybe, I had out-of-date informations;)

^ Wow, never though I would hear a Pole say something like that! :bow:

Not all of us are like Jacek. :crazy:

Not all of us are like Jacek. :crazy:
Thank god! :colgate:
Isn't he banned now?

Thank god! :colgate:
Isn't he banned now?
He has a new account...;x :)

He has a new account...;x :)
Oh, reregistering now, huh?
What's his new username?

Jacek is probably the best Polish forumer:yes:
One of the first as welll...I remember him as "WaRR".

are you shitting me KM, he's like the worst Polish forumer we've had. his nationalism is about as big as yours, if not worse. it makes me wonder about some of our Canadian forumers.

At least he'd never say any such rubbish as "Free Kosovo":|
Only an uneducated imbecile could ever utter something like that.

lol stupid insults won't help your case, you've already ruined your reputation numerous times to be taken seriously.

Istanbul Metro

++Finished + Under Construction Map (Just Subway System)

http://priestor.crazycurators.org/images/vo_7_137101179940e14b68a4b7f.jpg

++ 500 Km Metro Subway System is approved (Underground)

++ 79 Km Metro Subway System is Under Construction (Underground)

++ When 500 Km's Construction finished,Istanbul is going to have World's biggest metro System with New York

++Marmaray Europe meets with Asia by underwater rail system(One of the world's most important project )
http://www.marmaray.com.tr/images/anasayfa_resim3.jpg
http://www.marmaray.com.tr/genel_images/genel_projenin_tarihcesi_resim3.jpg
http://www.marmaray.com.tr/images/anasayfa_resim1.jpg

Construction Pics

http://www.marmaray.com.tr/insaat_images/bogaz_tarama_1_04.jpg

http://www.marmaray.com.tr/insaat_images/bogaz_tarama_1_05.jpg

http://www.marmaray.com.tr/insaat_images/gecici_saft_08.jpg

Stations of Marmaray

http://www.marmaray.com.tr/teknik_images/teknik_istasyonlar_resim1.jpg

http://www.marmaray.com.tr/teknik_images/yenikapi/yenikapi1.jpg

http://www.marmaray.com.tr/teknik_images/yenikapi/yenikapi3.jpg

http://www.marmaray.com.tr/teknik_images/sirkeci/sirkeci3.jpg

http://www.marmaray.com.tr/teknik_images/uskudar/uskudar4.jpg


Current Metro System Of Istanbul

http://www.urbanrail.net/eu/ist/taksim-2.jpg
http://www.urbanrail.net/eu/ist/taksim-1.jpg
http://www.urbanrail.net/eu/ist/gayrettepe1.jpg
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c359/stormicy5/6e3e04a2.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c359/stormicy5/97b7678d.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/stormicy/39d7f4cd.jpg
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c359/stormicy5/4e7f37b3.jpg


http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/stormicy/7aa40934.jpg


http://www.marmaray.com/images/gen_metro_jap_sobu.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/24/54518013_ed975426ba.jpg
http://img.blogcu.com/uploads/turkiyesevgisi_metro-istanbul.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/athens/aegean/5366/metro.jpg

http://www.urbanrail.net/eu/ist/kabatas1.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/stormicy/Kabatas-17.jpg
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/2825/merekdscf50936lx.jpg

By the way I nominate Istanbul :D

Moscow is by far the best, me thinks:)

Some of the photos posted in previous pages are really great!!! :cheers:
Moscow is because of its size and its history on the top of the list in my opinion...
I like also the very modern metro of Warsaw and Prague , Istanbul has a nice metro too and with a brilliant future as it seems with all these projects running...

regarding Athens metro :

The metro system is relatively small for the size of Athens but its advantage is that it is new , well constructed , there was use of high quality materials (like attic marble) and in the center of the city the stations are small musea.
The network is 30km underground and total length ~52 Km.
It has not to do with stations but I like especially the new trainsets(2004) that are in use in the line Monastiraki-Airport . They are fully airconditioned , with almost no noise inside , very clean , with screens inside for information about the stations etc. (the other trainsets used are quite old fashioned and ugly)

http://www.railfaneurope.net/pix/gr/metro/Attiki_Metro/P8200005.jpg

Chalandri Station

http://www.railfaneurope.net/pix/gr/metro/Attiki_Metro/P7250003.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/43/98595964_83077095da_o.jpg

Syntagma

http://static.flickr.com/54/148560360_c8fb416278_o.jpg

Istanbul may not be the best right now because Moscow Subway System looks better
But In 8-10 years, I can surely say Istanbul will pass Moscow

HOW???!!!

^^ Read #93

Does anyone have pics of Budapest metro to post plz

^^ Read #93
lol, i doubt Istanbul have enough money to build 500km within 10 years. more like within 80 years. and of course other metro systems does not stays without development. moscow plans to build at least 56km until 2012. 16km will be open in next year and half. moscow has in plans hundreds kilometers. not even half of all plan is built.

Budapest Metro

In Budapest there is a three line system, with all lines meeting in the city centre at Deák Ferenc Tér. System is about 33 km long and has 42 stations.

http://www.urbanrail.net/eu/bud/budapest-map.gif

Budapest metro

M1 line has 11 stations (first electric underground line on the European mainland)
http://metro.zarohem.cz/budapest/01-m1/08-bajza_ucta/010805.jpg
special trains take power from the rail on the roof
http://metro.zarohem.cz/budapest/01-m1/01-vorosmarty_ter/010102.jpg.
http://metro.zarohem.cz/budapest/01-m1/01-vorosmarty_ter/010106.jpg.
http://metro.zarohem.cz/budapest/01-m1/02-deak_ter/010210.jpg
http://metro.zarohem.cz/budapest/01-m1/03-bajcsy_zsilinsky_ut/010301.jpg.
http://metro.zarohem.cz/budapest/01-m1/03-bajcsy_zsilinsky_ut/010305.jpg.
http://metro.zarohem.cz/budapest/01-m1/04-opera/010404.jpg.
http://metro.zarohem.cz/budapest/01-m1/05-oktogon/010505.jpg.
http://metro.zarohem.cz/budapest/01-m1/06-vorosmarty_utca/010607.jpg.
http://metro.zarohem.cz/budapest/01-m1/07-kodaly_korond/010701.jpg
http://metro.zarohem.cz/budapest/01-m1/11-mexikoi_ut/011101.jpg

Budapest metro

M2 line has 11 stations
http://metro.zarohem.cz/budapest/02-m2/01-deli_palyaudvar/020104.jpg.
http://metro.zarohem.cz/budapest/02-m2/01-deli_palyaudvar/020107.jpg.
http://metro.zarohem.cz/budapest/02-m2/02-moszkva_ter/020204.jpg.
http://metro.zarohem.cz/budapest/02-m2/03-batthyany_ter/020301.jpg.
http://metro.zarohem.cz/budapest/02-m2/04-kossuth_lajos_ter/020412.jpg.
http://metro.zarohem.cz/budapest/02-m2/04-kossuth_lajos_ter/020404.jpg.
http://metro.zarohem.cz/budapest/02-m2/04-kossuth_lajos_ter/020401.jpg.
http://metro.zarohem.cz/budapest/02-m2/04-kossuth_lajos_ter/020413.jpg
:D ride a horse in Budapest metro is permitted
http://metro.zarohem.cz/budapest/02-m2/05-deak_ter/020510.jpg.
http://metro.zarohem.cz/budapest/02-m2/06-astoria/020610.jpg.
http://metro.zarohem.cz/budapest/02-m2/07-blaha_lujza_ter/020710.jpg.
http://metro.zarohem.cz/budapest/02-m2/08-keleti_palyaudvar/020805.jpg.
http://metro.zarohem.cz/budapest/02-m2/09-stadionok/020905.jpg.
http://metro.zarohem.cz/budapest/02-m2/10-pillango_utca/021005.jpg.
http://metro.zarohem.cz/budapest/02-m2/11-ors_vezer_tere/021101.jpg

Budapest metro

M3 line (18 km) has 20 stations
http://metro.zarohem.cz/budapest/03-m3/01-ujpest_kozpont/030103.jpg.
http://metro.zarohem.cz/budapest/03-m3/02-ujpest_varoskapu/030202.jpg.
http://metro.zarohem.cz/budapest/03-m3/03-gyongyosi_utca/030304.jpg.
http://metro.zarohem.cz/budapest/03-m3/04-forgach_utca/030401.jpg.
http://metro.zarohem.cz/budapest/03-m3/05-arpad_hid/030502.jpg.
http://metro.zarohem.cz/budapest/03-m3/06-dozsa_gyorgy_ut/030601.jpg.
http://metro.zarohem.cz/budapest/03-m3/07-lehel_ter/030701.jpg.
http://metro.zarohem.cz/budapest/03-m3/08-nyugati_palyaudvar/030802.jpg.
http://metro.zarohem.cz/budapest/03-m3/08-nyugati_palyaudvar/030803.jpg.
http://metro.zarohem.cz/budapest/03-m3/09-arany_janos_utca/030902.jpg.
http://metro.zarohem.cz/budapest/03-m3/10-deak_ter/031003.jpg.
http://metro.zarohem.cz/budapest/03-m3/10-deak_ter/031008.jpg.
http://metro.zarohem.cz/budapest/03-m3/11-ferenciek_tere/031101.jpg.
http://metro.zarohem.cz/budapest/03-m3/12-kalvin_ter/031204.jpg.
http://metro.zarohem.cz/budapest/03-m3/14-klinikak/031404.jpg.
http://metro.zarohem.cz/budapest/03-m3/15-nagyvarad_ter/031506.jpg.
http://metro.zarohem.cz/budapest/03-m3/15-nagyvarad_ter/031505.jpg.
http://metro.zarohem.cz/budapest/03-m3/16-nepliget/031602.jpg.
http://metro.zarohem.cz/budapest/03-m3/18-pottyos_utca/031801.jpg.
http://metro.zarohem.cz/budapest/03-m3/20-kobanya-kispest/032004.jpg.
http://metro.zarohem.cz/budapest/03-m3/20-kobanya-kispest/032009.jpg.

Trains in Budapest metro

http://metro.zarohem.cz/budapest/04-soupravy/040105.jpg.
http://metro.zarohem.cz/budapest/04-soupravy/040115.jpg.
http://metro.zarohem.cz/budapest/04-soupravy/040111.jpg.
http://metro.zarohem.cz/budapest/04-soupravy/040119.jpg

Thx Kokpit :)

For me the best metro stations are in Athens (according to the pics). Turkey has great plans with this undersea section. I like the Warsaw system also because this is probably the newest underground system in Europe.

Newest one is in Kazan'. First line opened in August 2005.
http://www.rosmetrostroy.ru/openkazan.htm
http://www.kazan1000.ru/eng/turist/volumephoto.htm

For me no 1 is Budapest underground , especially line M1.

Well, I'm pretty sure all of these will be on the list

Athens
Budapest
Moscow
Istanbul
Warsaw
Prague
Kyiv

Other possibilities:

St Petersburg
Sofia
Bucharest
Minsk
Kharkiv

vehicles operating in Prague metro

M1 48 trains on line C
http://www.metroweb.cz/metro/M1/akce_ecs-05.jpg
http://www.metroweb.cz/metro/M1/PC170096.JPG
http://www.metroweb.cz/metro/M1/M1_vnitrek2002.jpg

81-71M (modernized 81-71) 25 trains on line A and 18 trains (currently) on line B (last 30 modernised 81-71 for line B will be continuosly delivered till 2010)
http://www.metroweb.cz/metro/81-71M/host.JPG
http://www.metroweb.cz/metro/zajimavosti/otevreniHO/DepoHostivar21-1.jpg

81-71 39 trains on line B (all will be replaced till 2010)
http://www.metroweb.cz/metro/81-71/81%202113%20DZ%2020.12.2002c.jpg
http://www.metroweb.cz/metro/81-71/P1010035.JPG

http://www.urbanrail.net/eu/pra/praha-map.gif
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=307889&page=1&pp=20

several shots of sofia metro from www.railfaneurope.net

http://www.railfaneurope.net/pix/bg/metro/Sofia_M6.jpg
http://www.railfaneurope.net/pix/bg/metro/Sofia_Skif-06.jpg
http://www.railfaneurope.net/pix/bg/metro/Sofia_Skif-04.jpg
http://www.railfaneurope.net/pix/bg/metro/Sofia_Skif-03.jpg

Moscow is breath takin ..........definitly the winner

I like modern metro, so the winner is Athens metro for me. But is Greece part of Eastern Europe?

Any last nominations?

has anyone suggested Moscow Metro, LMAO, seriously, I think Sofia if no one has put it for nominations should have at least one nomination from me.

Also if Belgrade light metro system, can we nominate that, you know new LR thing they are building in Belgrade, I know it is not complete, still if it is possible, you got my vote :)

Sergei, I think You should start this poll as a goodbye one. :)

LOL since when Athens counts for Eastern Europe? Geographically maybe yes but greece always is considered as a western Europe country.

Because it's in eastern Europe.kapish

I'm still waiting for this poll. :)

new metro stations in Warsaw U/C

http://metro.waw.pl/grafika/odcinekprojekt_d.gif
http://bi.gazeta.pl/im/8/3674/z3674198X.jpg

http://metro.waw.pl/grafika/a19_11_10_06_6.jpg
http://metro.waw.pl/grafika/a19_11_10_06_5.jpg
http://metro.waw.pl/grafika/a19_11_10_06_2.jpg
http://metro.waw.pl/grafika/a19_11_10_06_1.jpg
http://metro.waw.pl/grafika/a19_11_10_06_4.jpg
http://bi.gazeta.pl/im/4/3631/z3631774X.jpg
http://bi.gazeta.pl/im/2/3631/z3631762X.jpg
http://bi.gazeta.pl/im/4/3631/z3631764X.jpg

new metro stations in Warsaw U/C
Pics show only one station - Marymont. ;) Other 4 are in the initial phase of the construciution. :)

daha show us another four :)

^^
Butlonosku, nobody's interested. ;)

A u/c subway map of Istanbul

http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/8669/istanbulmapfo8.gif

The most important project(it's u/c) on Earth,me thinks... ( finishes in 2008)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZf3rMigAfc

longest Prague interstation section seen from metro nose.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOct7QtRT4M

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=307889&page=1&pp=20

Anyone who doesn't pick Moscow is being quite foolish. In addition to having probably the best looking metro system of any city in the world, it has either the highest or second highest ridership in the world (there is a dispute between Moscow and Tokyo' numbers). Additionally, it goes everywhere and is reliable and cheap. Istanbul is awesome and all, but the public transport is a mess. Maybe after Marmaray and some extensions are completed it will have a shot at the top 5, but constantly switching between metros, light rail, suburban trains, and funiculars is a nightmare. Moscow all the way!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S22HeXl1XVI&mode=related&search=

You may watch Istanbul metro in this video, btw song is good also.

I think Moscow, St Petes and Kiev (and probably Istanbul) will dominate this poll :okay:

Athens metro, has already been nominated so here is a map and a picture flood :)

Map:
http://www.ametro.gr/main/project/description/zoom/map_big_down.jpg (http://www.ametro.gr/main/project/description/zoom/map_big_down/)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/156/408667281_fa9c1fbbb8.jpg?v=0
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/44/211476250_bec31edce0.jpg?v=0
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http://farm1.static.flickr.com/108/260015785_72ede4d750.jpg?v=0
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/51/132279747_e35856939e.jpg?v=0
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http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/6277/336325350346ac4565eotq0.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/154/330040721_42b069ce8e.jpg?v=0
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/161/375048377_2db9b1400f.jpg?v=0

Ancient river eridanos recently opened to the public:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/172/438971961_88a5dacb2e.jpg?v=0
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/175/438976596_c6bf53fc43.jpg?v=0
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/242/462072641_868b1a2d27.jpg?v=0
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/145/438972285_441edc2702.jpg?v=0

These stations in Athens look amazing...

Too bad Greece isn't in Eastern Europe.

Thats true but this forums says " Eastern Europe / Balkans" so it can be here too!

For the "Best of EE" contests, all Balkan nations (including Greece), Central Europen, Baltic, along with Poland, Ukraine, Russia, and Turkey (so long as it was in the geographically European part of thier country) could participate.

Athens metro, has already been nominated so here is a map and a picture flood :)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/44/211476250_bec31edce0.jpg?v=0
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/203/461562409_3350bfdb45.jpg?v=0


No turnstiles?? Does everybody pay to get in? :)

Or are they optical turnstiles?

I think Moscow, St Petes and Kiev (and probably Istanbul) will dominate this poll :okay:
Comparing city size Warsaw has currently much more developed metro network than Istanbul. Both have comparable length. Current projects and constructions in Istanbul are impressive, but It's still future not presence. The same case is when You compare Prague and Kyiv. Both Warsaw (aspecially as a euro2012 hosting city) and Prague also have plans for development of their networks.

First of all I wasnt talking about size only, I dont know about Warsaw and Prague, but in many ex-Soviet cities, the commies built amazing looking subways. In terms of size I think you may be right. I had a quick browse and found that probably Athens and Prague has a bigger subway than Warsan/Istanbul. Dont know about any statistical information though.

First of all I wasnt talking about size only, I dont know about Warsaw and Prague, but in many ex-Soviet cities, the commies built amazing looking subways. In terms of size I think you may be right. I had a quick browse and found that probably Athens and Prague has a bigger subway than Warsan/Istanbul. Dont know about any statistical information though.
When it comes to design, I just love Prague Metro. You can also argue which design is better: modern in Warsaw or massive socrealistic in Kyiv.
Prague stations:
http://www.metroweb.cz/metro/stanice/linka_a.htm
http://www.metroweb.cz/metro/stanice/linka_b.htm
http://www.metroweb.cz/metro/stanice/linka_c.htm
Warsaw stations:
http://www.metro.civ.pl/galeria.php

If we compare metro systems in whole such as network and lenght of the lines Istanbul shouldn't be mentioned in this thread since the city has a network lenght of a midsize city. Ok right now 145(including marmaray) km of new lines is u/c but they will be finished by 2009-2011. And if we compare the way the stations and vehciles etc.. look Istanbuöl has done great job espcially the new stations of Marmaray will be huge and ultra modern.

Dear Sbz2ifc, it may seems to you strange, but yes, there are no turnstiles on the Athens Metro System...and this is strange for me too (even though I am Greek and use this metro system in every day basis). Well we depend on people's good manners and on ticket inspector's good work!!!

Ok We all know that Moscow is best in EE but lets not get over ourselves!! The World can produce better metros then Moscow. London for instance has the Largest network in the world it consits of 13 lines and has 275 stations with 410km of track London kicks moscows arse so dont go saying moscow is the best in the world. best in EE for sure though!!
Warsaw metro
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/85/Warsaw_Metro_Plac_Wilsona_2.jpg
http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grafika:Kabaty_warsaw_subway1.JPG
http://de.geocities.com/m_warszawa/M1_Wilanowska-1_1995.JPG

^^ simply modern, clean and elegant ;) I love subway in Warsaw.

Metro Warszawskie:
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Definitely I think Moscow's subway is the best in EE and one of the best in the world. Large, comfortable, beautiful stations...

yep...i agree

I nominate Warsaw:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Warsaw_Station_2.jpg/800px-Warsaw_Station_2.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Warsaw_Station_3.jpg/800px-Warsaw_Station_3.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Wilanowska_warsaw_metro1.JPG/800px-Wilanowska_warsaw_metro1.JPG

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Warsaw_Station_4.jpg/800px-Warsaw_Station_4.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Dworzec_gdanski_warsaw_subway2.JPG/800px-Dworzec_gdanski_warsaw_subway2.JPG

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Marymont04.JPG/800px-Marymont04.JPG

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Natolin_warsaw_metro1.JPG/800px-Natolin_warsaw_metro1.JPG

Bucharest - the best :nuts:
sFGUtWY4_WI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFGUtWY4_WI

^^ what happened to those trains? can you see anything through the windows there?

^^ don't think so

I've had first hand experiance on Warsaw's metro, and it was a good one. Stations are clean, efficient and accessable. On the other hand, Moscow's are very luxiurious....but how much money to they spend on maintanance!?

Athens subway Rocks!!
Clean Stations,long distances etc it has everything+it stills expanding. :D

Bucharest - the best :nuts:
sFGUtWY4_WI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFGUtWY4_WI

:lol: How do they find the doors? But seriously it looks so cool...

Sorry guys...but Athens' metro is the best in the Balcans!!! For your eyes only: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=429656

Moscow metro rocks

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f4/Moscow_metro.png

Moscow metro rocks


^^ Jesus! Is there anything to develop to it? :nuts:

You guys do know this thread is dead. Best of EE contest ended 2 years ago. Damn, makes me wish that all forumers who registered after 2005 would be banned.

This Thread should have name: "Best subway in EE after Moscow's..."

There is no sense comparising Moscow's palaces to other metro systems... It,s one of the seven technical wonders of world. So what, that trains aren't as modern as in London or Madrid... Stations and size of whole net is not to beat.

Imo the second place should go to Kiev (for the same reason as Moscow) and third to Budapest and Prague.

^^so true...

Sorry guys...but Athens' metro is the best in the Balcans!!! For your eyes only: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=429656

Athens subway is not just the best in Blakans but one of the pretiest of the world....!!

This Thread should have name: "Best subway in EE after Moscow's..."

There is no sense comparising Moscow's palaces to other metro systems... It,s one of the seven technical wonders of world. So what, that trains aren't as modern as in London or Madrid... Stations and size of whole net is not to beat.

Imo the second place should go to Kiev (for the same reason as Moscow) and third to Budapest and Prague.

Yes, it is true also about size. No need to compare huge Moscow metro with others.

But recently Warsaw and Athens look great! And why don't anybody mentions Minsk? It's new stations are good and modern.

We've had our first (and only) subway since 1872:

http://www.balkanpostcards.com/slike/pict0275.jpg

http://www.lifeclass-postojna.com/img/main/postojnska-jama.jpg

:lol:

Reconstruction of metro station Elektrozavodskaya in Moscow (original station was build in 1943-44, during war time)
By russos (http://russos.livejournal.com/510936.html?page=1#comments)
http://russos.without.ru/img/metro/electr/electr-62.jpg

http://russos.without.ru/img/metro/electr/electr-64.jpg

http://russos.without.ru/img/metro/electr/electr-67.jpg

http://russos.without.ru/img/metro/electr/electr-71.jpg

http://russos.without.ru/img/metro/electr/electr-79.jpg

Definitely I think Moscow's subway is the best in EE and one of the best in the world. Large, comfortable, beautiful stations...

probably yes, the stations are one of the biggest. but during the rush hour abou 6pm you have sometimes to wait 10-30min to change the line or to go outside, because of the masses of people. but yes the stations are so big always.

The problems of Moscow metro are luck of light, missing elevators for disabled people or people with strollers, crowds, uncomfortable trains.

The problems of Moscow metro are luck of light
Keep your light out of my metro!


uncomfortable trains.
No

trains in Moscow are, actually, pretty good. you havn't try ones in LA

I like Moscow metro very much. Although i havent visited it, i can tell from the pictures that they have used very high quality materials. And the design is not too modern, it keeps some of the glamour of the past, when even the simplest thing had to be a small work of art...

I like also our metro system, here in Athens. I especially like how some of the stations ( especially Syntagma & Monastiraki ) combine the ancient with the modern. Very nice work.