Abstract
Abstract The paper reviews the main technical, operational and economic characteristics of Metro systems in operation or planning around the world and attempts to arrive at some conclusions about their future prospects. First, Metros are examined in their town planning context and their basic characteristics are correlated with some basic town planning elements such as population size and density. Whereas the existence of a Metro system can be correlated with the size of the population, no clear patterns can be detected as regards the density or the form of the urban area. Several other points are illustrated concerning, for example, integration with other modes of public transport and protection of the environment. Secondly, a detailed presentation is made of collective statistics showing trends and tendencies around the world on network characteristics, rolling stock, ‘degree of sophistication’, various operational characteristics, as well as fare structures and economic performance of Metro systems wor...
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