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was a rainy day when I was watching the extreme engineering documentary on
subways in America. I felt so boring in the starting as it was just discussing
on the history of subways. Like the end of world war, then first subway was
made, then traffic increased drastically in the New York City etc… But later on
they shows how our forefathers made these subway all through the endangered
building foundations and piles. They felt several tragedies while constructing
the basement of subways which we see today. Anyway, now the situation in the
New York City is that traffic is completely struck due to enormous vehicles on
the road. And there aroused the need of a rethinking on rehabiliting and improving
the existing subways in the city. This leads to a great revolution in the
city’s traffic, and mass commute system as well.
As the Wikipedia says, The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the City of New York in the United States and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, a subsidiary agency of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. It is the most extensive public transportation system in the world by number of stations (468 stations in operation). The New York City Subway is also one of the world's oldest public transit systems. Overall, the system contains 209 miles (337 km) of routes, translating into 656 miles (1,056 km) of revenue track and a total of 842 miles (1,355 km) including non-revenue tracks. In 2011 the subway delivered over 1.64 billion rides, averaging approximately 5.3 million rides on weekdays, about 3.0 million rides on Saturdays, and about 2.4 million rides on Sundays. By annual ridership, the New York City Subway is the sixth busiest rapid transit rail system in the world. [The metro (subway) systems in Tokyo, Seoul, Moscow, Beijing, and Shanghai record a higher annual ridership]. In the United States, four rapid transit systems offer rail service 24 hours per day and 365 days per year.
The whole process worth watch and here it is….
As the Wikipedia says, The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the City of New York in the United States and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, a subsidiary agency of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. It is the most extensive public transportation system in the world by number of stations (468 stations in operation). The New York City Subway is also one of the world's oldest public transit systems. Overall, the system contains 209 miles (337 km) of routes, translating into 656 miles (1,056 km) of revenue track and a total of 842 miles (1,355 km) including non-revenue tracks. In 2011 the subway delivered over 1.64 billion rides, averaging approximately 5.3 million rides on weekdays, about 3.0 million rides on Saturdays, and about 2.4 million rides on Sundays. By annual ridership, the New York City Subway is the sixth busiest rapid transit rail system in the world. [The metro (subway) systems in Tokyo, Seoul, Moscow, Beijing, and Shanghai record a higher annual ridership]. In the United States, four rapid transit systems offer rail service 24 hours per day and 365 days per year.
The whole process worth watch and here it is….
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