Underground railway
Also called: Metro, Tube · Topic: World Transport and Communication · NCERT: Class 12, Ch 7 "Transport and Communication"
Meaning
An underground railway runs mostly in tunnels beneath a city. It is also called a metro or, in London, the Tube. It carries large numbers of people quickly without using crowded streets. London's underground (1863) is the oldest in the world. NCERT names underground railways in London, Paris and Moscow.
Example
Kolkata's metro opened in 1984 and was India's first. It runs mostly under the city, mainly along a north-south line. Delhi also has a large metro system today.
Don't confuse with
- Commuter trains: suburban trains that run mostly on surface tracks between outer suburbs and the city centre, like Mumbai's suburban railway.
- Stockton and Darlington Railway (1825): the first public railway. It ran in the open, not underground.
Related concepts
- Stockton and Darlington Railway
- Commuter trains
- Rail network of Europe
- Channel Tunnel
- Rail network of North America
- Trans-Andean Railway
- Uspallata Pass
- Benguela Railway
- Tanzania-Zambia Railway
- Blue Train