The world's first metro line began operations in London in 1890. Today, the metro has become a familiar, convenient and inexpensive transport that allows you to move from end to end of large cities, bypassing traffic jams.
True, not every subway is simple and understandable for passengers. Sometimes it’s very difficult to understand the intricacies of branches, stations and directions of movement. Our Top 5 presents the most intricate subways of the world.
5. Paris Metro
One of the oldest and the most beautiful metro The world has many numbered lines. In order not to confuse the numbers, make a change in time and not get lost in the transitions, you should be extremely careful.
In addition, some lines have several branches, which create additional difficulties.
4. Berlin Underground
The peculiarity of the metro of the German capital is that there each of the main lines has many branches. From the same platform, trains leave in different directions, so getting lost is very easy.
True, the authorities in Berlin minimize the risk by placing electronic information boards at each station.
3. Tokyo Metro
At first glance, it’s impossible to understand the scheme of this metro. In fact, everything is built logically and very pragmatic. Each line has its own color, and stations everywhere have signs duplicated in English. The Moscow metro harmoniously flows into the suburban railways.
2. New York Metro
This metro is the largest in the world in terms of total length of lines. Understanding all the principles of the metro is not easy - there are 29 lines and 25 routes on the map. Routes are indicated by letters and numbers, and names are assigned to the lines. Train routes can vary by time of day and by day of the week.
Since tourists often get confused in the New York subway, each station has a special information point where you can get an exhaustive consultation on the chosen route by telephone from the dispatcher.
1. London Underground
Not only tourists, but also the inhabitants of the British capital themselves are often confused in the intricacies of the oldest metro in the world. The difficulty lies, first of all, in that trains can run on the same line in different directions. So our usual logic often does not work - if you go to the opposite side of any platform, then the train does not necessarily return the passenger to the previous station.
