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[BusinessTraveller]

Which cities do you think have the best underground systems and why? And how often do you use them?

[millionsofmiles]

I am not the worldwide specialist, but I was VERY impressed in Moscow:

Clean, marble floors and walls, abundance of luxurious chandeliers, great! And the acceleration of the trains is unbelievably fast.

So I’d opt for Moscow. Definitely not: New York.

[PatJordan]

for all its faults, London Underground takes beating. The Docklands Light Railway is good too: my Grandson loved sitting in the front without a driver!

Pat

[NTarrant]

I agree with you Pat, London does take some beating. Other good examples are Paris, Hong Kong, Singapore and Dubai.

[Hippocampus]

London for, in spite of its problems, the sheer scale of the network and the huge volume of passengers it carries everyday, as well as clear signage and navigation and improving proactive passenger communication.

New York falls far short with mainly inaudible driver announcements, dark uninviting stations, and poor signage (only very recently have they introduced countdown clocks in stations!).

[BGIWorldTraveller]

I think Madrid has an exceptional Metro system. Relatively state of the art trains, clear annoucements, comfortable seating and clean stations.

[LeTigre]

While the MRT system in Singapore is neither very pretty nor especially extensive, it does what it is meant to well:
-very reliable
-stations generally where you need them
-inexpensive
-fast
-comfortable (even in rush-hour the crush does not reach LU Met Line levels)

Other than that, I like the flashy Dubai Metro quite a lot, though knowing everything in the UAE is powered by oil in one way or another makes me feel a bit guilty.

[BeckyBoop]

Definitely NOT the Tube (London underground) its the pits how many of you have to use it every day?!?!?!?… yuk!!!

Listen to this it will explain how all regular commuters feel!!!

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

I hear Beijing and Tokyo are very good but have never used used them myself

xxx

[shree711]

I believe the best metro system in the world is the Hong Kong MTR because it actually carries a huge number of people within a low catchment area. The system is amazingly clean, precise and on time. The MTR’s standards in general are very high.It is very efficient and Hong Kong is really a testimony to what the meaning of public transport is because 90% of daily journeys are made by public transport there.

[Communipaw]

Seoul has a very impressive subway system.

Easy to use, with announcements in both Korean and English.

[HonestCrew]

Ditto Becky.
The London Underground in the summer is murder and a national embarrassment. Where else in the world do the operators advise you carry plenty of water so not to pass out in heat. One place hit 39c this summer!
Granted, the network is great, but the experience in summer leaves a bitter taste in my parched mouth.

Nice to see the new London Routemaster bus unveiled today and goodbye to the junction-clogging, fare-dodging, ‘self-combusting’ bendy-bus!

http://travel.aol.co.uk/2011/12/17/boris-unveils-londons-new-hop-on-hop-off-bus/

[RichHI1]

New York smells bad, is nasty but runs 24 hours beats traffic in rush hours and is sensibly priced unlike London Underground which is a rip off and closes too early to use on a night out.
My vote though would be Tokyo where the trains run to the minute and like the subway it has express and local trains.

[VintageKrug]

London Underground will be much improved once the new air conditioned trains roll out more widely:

http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/better-late-than-never–londons-tube-gets-aircon-2047868.html

The new tube lines and stations already planned with further improve the network.

I’ve travelled on plenty of metros, but for speed, comfort (those nice sprung cloth seats – luxury!), relative cost-effectiveness and network the tube takes some beating.

[LuganoPirate]

I think the Hong King Metro is no. 1, then the DLR, but not the London Underground, though I love the maps! Not strictly a metro, but the Gauteng train from JNB is incredible for speed and ease of use.

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