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Why did some cities build a subway system and elevated commuter train system?
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∙ 11y ago
To bypass traffic, to get rid of elevated trains, and to speed up trafic.
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∙ 12y agoFor transportation.
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Why did some cities begin using elevated railroads and subway system for their transportation needs?
To get there faster
How does the Tokyo Subway System compare to the railway system in Sydney?
Tokyo's Subway System is a full scale rapid transit. The Sydney CityRail is an extensive commuter rail.
What is the cost of a one way subway ride in nyc?
It depends on what subway system you're talking about. Lots of major cities have subway systems.
What is the name of Russia's subway system?
The subway system in Moscow is called the "Metro". A railway station is called a "vokzal" or maybe a "stantsiya", a Subway Station is called a "Stantsii Metro". There are about 200 subway stations in Moscow and the network is growing.
Where can one find subway trains in Germany?
All German cities offer a subway system, called U-Bahn. Regular light rail train systems known as S-Bahn also operate within cities as well as between cities.
What is the NYC commuter system?
The MTA.
What is the difference between ny subway and the lirr train?
The LIRR is a railroad system that has trains that go on train tracks above ground and sometimes underground as it hits Manhatten and brooklyn. The NYC subway is totally different. The NYC subway has buses that run on streets underground and sometimes elevated. The NYC is essentially an urban bus system that has buses that go more underground.
What was the type of the first Boston transportation system in US?
The first attempts to have public transportation were by horse-drawn stagecoaches, as far back as 1793. Eventually, cities moved away from horse-drawn vehicles, and when electrification came along in 1889, Boston had street-cars and trolley cars, which traveled above-ground. In the 1890s, there were also elevated railways. But you may be referring to the subway (called the "underground" in countries like England). Boston had the first subway system, trains that ran beneath the city, in underground tunnels. The subway opened for business in July 1897, and while most of the stations have been updated and the tracks modernized, the subway system is still in use today.
What Caribbean countries have a subway system?
What Caribbean countries have a subway system?
Does Iceland have a subway system?
No but they have a bus system.
What is metro rail?
Metro rail is a rapid transit system for metropolitan areas which can include subway systems, elevated rail systems, or light rail transit systems as part of its infrastructure. MetroRail is also the name given to the metro system in Houston, Texas.
Does Washington DC have a subway?
The subway system is call the Metro.
