What city has the best Subway system?

DavidMn · #1 03-16-2006, 09:22 PM

This may seem like a weird thead to start but what the hell. I've had a chance to travel some and I always like using public transportation wherever possible. My personal favorites:

Boston, by far the cleanest Stations and Subway cars.

Washington D.C, I liked that one because the motel I stay at whenever I'm tehre is 5 min from a station, and it only takes 15 minutes to get right downtown.

Atlanta: I loved this one again because I stayed out in Decatur for Fleetwood Mac in '03 and I ws able to get a bus right out in front of the motel and took that to a Marta station which dropped me off right at Philips Arena.

One I've never had a chance to ride is the BART. That's one I've heard alot of good things about.

madformac · #2 03-16-2006, 09:24 PM

LONDON!!!

DavidMn · #3 03-16-2006, 09:27 PM

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LONDON!!!

Yes, London's is the best Ive ever been on. I was manily talking about ones in the U.S, but nothing tops the Underground!

paleshadow · #4 03-16-2006, 09:42 PM

Montreal has a good subway system. I only have NYC to compare it to though.

catinthedark · #5 03-16-2006, 09:45 PM

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Montreal has a good subway system. I only have NYC to compare it to though.

you beat me to it!! hands down - montreal's metro system is the best. clean, QUIET, goes everywhere. very affordable.

i've been on nyc's, toronto's, london's, san francisco's... probably more.

tuigirl · #6 03-17-2006, 01:38 AM

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Originally Posted by madformac

LONDON!!!

Your'e taki'n the MICK!!! It's mostly rubbish.....even at the best of times.Over crowded, over priced, smelly and more ofen than not, delays, left, right and centre.
If subway includes trams..then from what little experience I've had, I'll go for Hanover in Germany..fast, cheap and reliable thanks. I wouldn't doubt that alot of European countries have got it right, the UK, lags behind quite a bit.

Red · #7 03-17-2006, 01:48 AM

I don't have a massive frame of reference, but Toronto is pretty easy to navigate, especially for a squirrely city that's tricky to get around in a car or by foot.

catinthedark · #8 03-17-2006, 10:33 AM

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I don't have a massive frame of reference, but Toronto is pretty easy to navigate, especially for a squirrely city that's tricky to get around in a car or by foot.

i actually find the subway system here limiting - there's only the north-south line, and then the east-west line. i hardly ever, ever take it. now.... the streetcar system? FABULOUS. there are streetcars everywhere - they come all the time - they're efficient - smooth ride - and they're environmentally friendly!

sara1998 · #9 03-17-2006, 11:45 AM

Indianapolis - Oh ya, we don't have public transportation.

Actually, I've never used a subway.

chiliD · #10 03-17-2006, 11:48 AM

HA! When I first read the title of the thread, I thought someone was talkin' sandwiches. (No WONDER I have a weight problem)

amber · #11 03-17-2006, 12:28 PM

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HA! When I first read the title of the thread, I thought someone was talkin' sandwiches. (No WONDER I have a weight problem)

And who wouldn't? I'm thinking of sandwiches right now, independently of this thread title.

I've heard our BART is cushy compared to east coast ones. In other words, padded seats, carpeting, that kind of thing. More comfortable. But that doesn't make it the "best" of course. Ours goes under the bay, does NY's do that also? I don't know how far other systems go, but ours goes pretty far.

I took this for some unknown reason. Well, actually because I just got my first digital cam, and have been taking random pictures a lot. This is "my" BART station, Ashby. I resized in photobucket but it didn't get smaller.

Edit - it did get smaller I guess.

Here's a map of how far ours goes:

**mylittledemon** · #12 03-17-2006, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by DavidMn

Atlanta: I loved this one again because I stayed out in Decatur for Fleetwood Mac in '03 and I ws able to get a bus right out in front of the motel and took that to a Marta station which dropped me off right at Philips Arena.
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Atlanta sucks for public transportation. When I lived there, someone stole my wallet on the Marta. F*ck that mess.

madformac · #13 03-17-2006, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by tuigirl

Your'e taki'n the MICK!!! It's mostly rubbish.....even at the best of times.Over crowded, over priced, smelly and more ofen than not, delays, left, right and centre.
If subway includes trams..then from what little experience I've had, I'll go for Hanover in Germany..fast, cheap and reliable thanks. I wouldn't doubt that alot of European countries have got it right, the UK, lags behind quite a bit.

I'd hardly call it rubbish. I've had a few delays but nothing you couldn't get around with alternative routes. Thats the good thing. In most cases you can get to a destination in different routes. Yes it's full but when you get about 3 million people a day using it in quite a small city its gonna happen. The secret is to mentally "drop out" until you reach your stop. You have to remember that those tunnels, even the newer ones (forget the Jubilee line extention) are 40-50 years old and not designed for this amount of traffic. I think it works very well under the circumstances.

Besides, it would be far easier and less crowded to travel if all the tourists knew where they were actually going! (and yes you Americans are the worst offenders! The map is not that difficult is it?

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