The longest metro in the world is Shanghai, with a total length of more than 500 kilometers. Even the ramified and complex Beijing Metro is hard to compete with, but by 2020, it is likely that Beijing will receive this title. The deepest metro is located in the capital of the DPRK, Pyongyang. The deepest stations are located in Kiev and St. Petersburg.
The longest metro in the world
In terms of the total length of all lines, the first place among the world's subways is occupied by the Shanghai Metro, 538 kilometers long. This is a fairly young network, it appeared only in 1993, but quickly became the longest in the world. 14 lines stretch from the city center to its outskirts for tens of kilometers. Despite an extensive system and a large number of trains, the Shanghai subway is often overcrowded. By 2020, it is planned to build several more lines, as a result, the length of the Shanghai Metro will be 780 kilometers.
The second longest metro in the world also belongs to China - this is Beijing. Through the entire capital of China, which occupies a huge territory - about 17 thousand square kilometers - there are 21 lines with a length of 12 to 57 kilometers. Their total length is 465 kilometers.
The construction of the Beijing metro began in 1965, following the experience of Moscow builders. At first it was exclusively a military transport, and only in 1976 the lines were opened to the public. Most of the lines within the city are numbered, the rest, leading to the suburbs, have their own names depending on the destination. They pass through the city in the form of a checkerboard, forming perpendicular and parallel lines.
The metro of the Chinese capital began to develop especially rapidly in the 21st century: by its beginning there were only a little more than 100 kilometers of lines, but this figure was constantly growing, reaching 465 kilometers. By 2015, the length of the Beijing subway should grow to 708 kilometers, and by 2020 it will reach an unprecedented size - more than a thousand kilometers. Most likely, this metro will take the first place in length in the near future.
The deepest metro in the world
If we consider the average depth of the metro, then the first place among the deepest subways belongs to Pyongyang. In the North Korean capital, railway lines lie on average 120 meters underground, and in some places they reach 150 meters. The rest of the Pyongyang metro has no peculiarities: it consists of two lines, their total length is about 22 kilometers.
The deepest metro station is Arsenalnaya in Kiev, it is located at a depth of 105 meters. Although this title can be tried to challenge: it is located under a hill, which explains its depth - many experts urge to take measurements depending on the sea level, and not the surface of the earth. The second deepest station is located in St. Petersburg and is called "Admiralteyskaya".
