MISC | How many cities have you travelled "underground"? - Page 4

Booyashako · May 4th, 2005, 06:37 AM

Those Stockholm stations look very interesting...I hope use their system one day.

My (very short) list (no order):

New York (Worst experience)
- Dirty, stinky
- large, heavily used
- Pretty much what you'd expect from America's largest city
- In the summer some of the stations get real hot and muggy
Chicago (Least Remembered Experience)
- The only thing I can remember is that it took us quite a bit of time to travel a short distance
Vancouver (Cleanest Experience)
- Very short underground section
- By far the cleanest system
- Spectacular views of the city
- Would like to see it connect to Richmond and UBC
Toronto (Most Recent Experience)
- Heavily used
- good frequencies (even on the weekends)
- I really hope they continue to expand the subway
London (Best Experience)
- I absolutely ADORE the "tube"
- Excellent coverage
- Great frequencies
- Mix of modern and classic
- Very easy to use (for me at least)

Unfortunately, on most of my travels I was limited to getting around by car.

magicks · May 7th, 2005, 12:02 PM

I have travelled underground:
Berlin
Dortmund
Munich
Cologne
Frankfurt

kingart · May 11th, 2005, 02:16 AM

Montreal
Toronto
Boston
Newark + PATH
Buffalo
New York
Philadelphia + PATCO
Washington
Atlanta
Chicago
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Mexico City
Santiago
Buenos Aires
Hong Kong
London
Glascow
Paris
Amsterdam
Rotterdam
Brussels
Stockholm
Helsinki
Hamburg
Berlin
Frankfurt
Cologne
Munich
Prague
Rome
Vienna
Budapest
Warsaw
Haifa
Moscow
St Petersburg

sfgadv02 · May 11th, 2005, 02:24 AM

Well, you guys have to know that NYC's is 100 years old, so of course nothing 'fancy'.

chuangk · May 11th, 2005, 02:53 AM

Taipei
Hong Kong
Singapore
Beijing
Tokyo
Washington, DC
San Francisco

asohn · May 11th, 2005, 05:14 AM

New York
Jersey City (PATH)
Hoboken (PATH - ok, that was a long shot - it's only one station and its just past the border of Jersey City)

Not so impressive is it? I have to travel more.

MplsTodd · May 12th, 2005, 02:07 AM

Toronto
NYC
Philadelphia (once-this seemed to be the dirtiest system i've seen)
Boston
Washington, DC
Montreal
Pittsburgh (free subways in dwtn)
Chicago
St. Louis (a portion of their LRT is underground)
Vancouver BC ( a portion of Skytrain is below grade)
San Francisco (Muni & BART)
Los Angeles
London
Paris
Munchen
Brussels
Minneapolis (portion of the LRT is under ground)

Latoso · May 12th, 2005, 08:40 AM

Chicago
New York
Los Angeles
Toronto
Mexico City
Guadalajara
London
Paris
Madrid
Barcelona

JayT · May 12th, 2005, 08:53 AM

Brisbane
Sydney
Melbourne
London
Singapore
Hong Kong
Paris
Newcastle (UK)

Thats all.

jt

Henk · May 12th, 2005, 09:34 AM

Amsterdam
Rotterdam
Praque
Budapest
Sofia
Oslo
Brussels

Alargule · May 12th, 2005, 05:50 PM

Amsterdam - relatively small system, but easy and convenient in use;
Rotterdam - more impressive than the Amsterdam system, with a REAL underground transfer station (Amsterdam will have one soon);
London - really old, really claustrophobic, really vast, really cool!;
New York - stations are still in decrepit state, but the trains are aircoed! Kewl...!;
Paris - my first underground experience. I particularly like line 6, with its rubber tyres, overground sections and splendid view towards the Tour Eiffel;
Prague - clean, deep, efficient, communist...;
Berlin - surprisingly large network with some beautiful stations and wooden interior cars;
Vienna - my last new underground experience so far. Not much of a special system though, although traveling line 6 (hmmm..coincidence?), which is mainly overground and runs on an old elevated structure is recommendable.

Alargule · May 12th, 2005, 05:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sfgadv02

Well, you guys have to know that NYC's is 100 years old, so of course nothing 'fancy'.

Umm...London's oldest underground section is 142 years old and still looks fine. So that's no excuse.
The NY system has been largely neglected after WWII, and well, this is what you got in return. Too bad, but fortunately, there are some great plans to re-modernize the entire system and finally build some significant amount of new lines! (#7 extension and the Second Avenue Subway).

ƒƒ · May 12th, 2005, 06:27 PM

- Antwerp
- Paris
- Chunnel (if that counts)
- Rotterdam
- Brussels

tata · May 12th, 2005, 06:41 PM

paris
lyon
london
brussels
amsterdam
singapore
bangkok
montreal

LSyd · May 12th, 2005, 06:49 PM

new york city - i thought it was great, except on the weekend when it was slow b/c of all the dumbasses who came into the city to shop.
washington d.c.
atlanta
paris
madrid
london

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Kevin J · May 12th, 2005, 09:01 PM

Chicago
New York
Boston
Montreal
Washington DC
Paris
Sydney
Stockholm
Cleveland (some stations are underground, even though it's a mostly street level system)

De Snor · August 8th, 2005, 09:15 PM

Chicago - New York - Montréal

Amsterdam - Rotterdam - Brussel - Antwerpen - Lille - Lyon - Paris - Bilbao - Madrid - Barcelona - Berlin - München - Frankfurt - Köln - Wien - London

micro · August 8th, 2005, 11:01 PM

I've used 60 systems so far (including some metro tram systems). Long before this thread, I've put them on this webpage with a few comments: http://mic-ro.com/metro/visited.html

Srananbloke · August 8th, 2005, 11:10 PM

My short list:

Amsterdam
Rotterdam
Antwerp (premetro)
Brussels
Cologne
Dusseldorf
London
Paris
Barcelona
Hong Kong
Bangkok
Sydney
Melbourne

and next week: New York

Chavito · August 8th, 2005, 11:13 PM

My List:

Madrid - Barcelona - Valencia - Bilbao - Lisboa - Toulouse - Lyon - París - London - Newcastle - Amsterdam - Wien - Budapest - Berlin - Nurmberg - Munchen - Koln - Frankfurt - Rome - Mexico City

May 4th, 2005, 06:37 AM	#61
Booyashako Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: (905) Posts: 551 Likes (Received): 0	Those Stockholm stations look very interesting...I hope use their system one day. My (very short) list (no order): New York (Worst experience) - Dirty, stinky - large, heavily used - Pretty much what you'd expect from America's largest city - In the summer some of the stations get real hot and muggy Chicago (Least Remembered Experience) - The only thing I can remember is that it took us quite a bit of time to travel a short distance Vancouver (Cleanest Experience) - Very short underground section - By far the cleanest system - Spectacular views of the city - Would like to see it connect to Richmond and UBC Toronto (Most Recent Experience) - Heavily used - good frequencies (even on the weekends) - I really hope they continue to expand the subway London (Best Experience) - I absolutely ADORE the "tube" - Excellent coverage - Great frequencies - Mix of modern and classic - Very easy to use (for me at least) Unfortunately, on most of my travels I was limited to getting around by car. __________________ ...and all your wishenz will come true...

May 12th, 2005, 08:53 AM	#69
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May 7th, 2005, 12:02 PM	#62
magicks Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 46 Likes (Received): 0	I have travelled underground: Berlin Dortmund Munich Cologne Frankfurt

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May 11th, 2005, 02:24 AM	#64
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May 11th, 2005, 02:53 AM	#65
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May 11th, 2005, 05:14 AM	#66
asohn Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: North Jersey Posts: 980 Likes (Received): 0	New York Jersey City (PATH) Hoboken (PATH - ok, that was a long shot - it's only one station and its just past the border of Jersey City) Not so impressive is it? I have to travel more.

May 12th, 2005, 02:07 AM	#67
MplsTodd Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota Posts: 189 Likes (Received): 0	Toronto NYC Philadelphia (once-this seemed to be the dirtiest system i've seen) Boston Washington, DC Montreal Pittsburgh (free subways in dwtn) Chicago St. Louis (a portion of their LRT is underground) Vancouver BC ( a portion of Skytrain is below grade) San Francisco (Muni & BART) Los Angeles London Paris Munchen Brussels Minneapolis (portion of the LRT is under ground)

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May 12th, 2005, 05:50 PM	#71
Alargule riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight... Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: La Guerla Posts: 4,904	Amsterdam - relatively small system, but easy and convenient in use; Rotterdam - more impressive than the Amsterdam system, with a REAL underground transfer station (Amsterdam will have one soon); London - really old, really claustrophobic, really vast, really cool!; New York - stations are still in decrepit state, but the trains are aircoed! Kewl...!; Paris - my first underground experience. I particularly like line 6, with its rubber tyres, overground sections and splendid view towards the Tour Eiffel; Prague - clean, deep, efficient, communist...; Berlin - surprisingly large network with some beautiful stations and wooden interior cars; Vienna - my last new underground experience so far. Not much of a special system though, although traveling line 6 (hmmm..coincidence?), which is mainly overground and runs on an old elevated structure is recommendable.

May 12th, 2005, 06:27 PM	#73
ƒƒ Cosa dire cosa fare Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Berchem Posts: 3,364 Likes (Received): 2	- Antwerp - Paris - Chunnel (if that counts) - Rotterdam - Brussels

May 12th, 2005, 09:01 PM	#76
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August 8th, 2005, 09:15 PM	#77
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micro Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Hamburg, .de Home: everywhere Posts: 1,517 Likes (Received): 3	I've used 60 systems so far (including some metro tram systems). Long before this thread, I've put them on this webpage with a few comments: http://mic-ro.com/metro/visited.html __________________ 178 metro/subway logos to play around with Follow Metrobits on Twitter

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