Underground Railways of the World

Stephen Halliday

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RYDON
28 August 2021

Trains & railways: general interest

Series: Amazing and Extraordinary Facts

Over 200 underground railways are in service or under construction around the world. Many although of great importance to their cities and passengers are otherwise unremarkable, however others have fascinating stories to tell. With unique histories, unusual circumstances around their construction, unbelievable technical challenges to overcome, beautiful architecture and a whole host of colourful personalities this enthralling collection has it all.

The first underground railway opened in London in 1863, with numerous major cities following, and since the year 2,000 an explosion in new systems with over 30 metros opening in China alone! From the Budapest World Heritage site, to the longest and busiest in Beijing; from the stunning architecture of Moscow to the mysterious Pyongyang Metro; from the Buenos Aires Subte the first in Latin America and the Spanish-speaking world to the forthcoming Crossrail in London and the City Rail Link, the first in New Zealand.

Key undergrounds featured (individual sections): .

Auckland .

Beijing .

Berlin .

Budapest

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Buenos Aires .

Chicago .

Crossrail

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London .

Madrid .

Melbourne .

Mexico City .

Moscow .

New York

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Paris .

Pyongyang

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Shanghai .

St Petersburg .

Stockholm .

Sydney

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Vienna

Rest of the World (combined section): .

Cairo .

India .

Rome .

Toronto .

Tokyo

The Amazing and Extraordinary Facts series presents interesting, surprising and little-known facts and stories about a wide range of topics which are guaranteed to inform, absorb and entertain in equal measure.

AUTHOR: Stephen Halliday is a historian specialising in transport and industrial history. He is the author of a number of books in the best-selling Amazing and Extraordinary Facts series published by Rydon Publishing including London Underground, Cathedrals and Abbeys and Great Britain. He contributes articles and reviews to magazines such as the Literary Review, Times Higher Education, BBC History and History Today.

By: Stephen Halliday
Imprint: RYDON
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 172mm, Width: 130mm,
ISBN: 9781910821404
ISBN 10: 1910821403
Series: Amazing and Extraordinary Facts
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 28 August 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Introduction 06 Auckland: The City Rail Link 08 Australia 11 Beijing Subway 14 Berlin U-Bahn 18 Budapest Metro 23 Buenos Aires Underground: Subte 27 Chicago 'L' 30 London Underground 35 Crossrail 69 Madrid Metro 74 Mexico City Metro 79 Moscow Metro 82 New York Subway 94 Paris Métro 107 St Petersburg Metro 119 Pyongyang Metro 123 Shanghai Metro 127 Stockholm Metro 130 Vienna U-Bahn 136 The Rest of the World 140 Index 142

Stephen Halliday is a historian specialising in transport and industrial history. He is the author of a number of books in the best-selling Amazing and Extraordinary Facts series published by Rydon Publishing including London Underground, Cathedrals and Abbeys and Great Britain. He contributes articles and reviews to magazines such as the Literary Review, Times Higher Education, BBC History and History Today. Stephen lives in Cambridge.