Asia History of rapid transit

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a tokyo subway train emerges tunnel commuter-rail train boards passengers @ ochanomizu station.


asia s first cities have subway lines tokyo in 1927 , osaka in 1933. other major japanese cities subway systems yokohama, sapporo, kobe, kyoto, fukuoka, , sendai.


the first of many china s metro systems, beijing subway, began operation in 1969, on trial operations until 1981. other major cities completed rapid transit systems in following years: tianjin (1984), shanghai (1993), guangzhou (1997), wuhan (2004), shenzhen (2004). near sixty cities have or planning rapid transit systems , new chinese metro systems opening every year.



the mtr of hong kong


in 1979, hong kong s subway line, mtr, began operations. has 9 lines, including 4 run underneath victoria harbour. 1982, british section of kowloon-canton railway, known later kcr east rail , mtr s east rail line, started provide metro-like service electrification completed. in 2007 merger of kcr line mtr system completed.


india s oldest metro in kolkata, started in 1984, followed elevated rapid transit system chennai mrts. cities delhi, mumbai, bengaluru, chennai built metros after that. in june 2017 kochi metro in central kerala became operational. other cities nagpur, pune , hyderabad constructing metros. patna , other cities have hired engineers , civil planners plan locations of future metro lines.


since 1974, number of cities in south korea have developed modern , extensive subway systems, first lines converting existing heavy railway lines. largest, seoul, has twelve lines on approximately 314 km of track. busan, daegu, incheon, daejeon , gwangju have subway systems. seoul , incheon connected metro.


pyongyang in communist north korea notably has adorned , deep metro non-geographical names of stations (unique in world) , built serve bomb shelter in case of war.


1987 saw opening mass rapid transit in singapore. world s first heavy rail system feature platform screen doors on underground stations. network has 5 lines 3 more lines planned open 2030.


in 1996, taiwan opened first metro system in taipei. second metro system opened in kaohsiung in 2008.


iran built first metro network in tehran in 1999, second being in mashad, finished in 2011. 5 more networks in other persian cities completed in next years.


in mecca, saudi arabia, 20 km first line of ground , elevated metro system completed in 2011. total of 5 metro lines long trains planned carry mass of pilgrims religious sites. 2 similar ground metros under construction in riyadh (capital) , jeddah (economic capital).


in 2009 uae built elevated metro in dubai become 1 of modern in world , followed metros in abu dhabi , sharjah.








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