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1/ The visitors of Rome remark that, for a 3.5m metro region, the subway network of the Eternal City is severely underdeveloped:
2 (and a half) lines
60 km
73 stations
A thread to try to explain why Rome has the worst rail transit among European capital cities
2 (and a half) lines
60 km
73 stations
A thread to try to explain why Rome has the worst rail transit among European capital cities
2/ This is a reparatory thread for Rome, ousted in round 1 in #RapidTransitBracket by @AlonLevy by London. Even if the defeat was deserved, putting the oldest metro network in the same bracket with the last European major capital city to get one, was an unfair pairing.
3/ Rome, despite its age, it’s a young capital city. When the Pope was finally kicked off in 1870 and the city became the capital of Italy, it was barely a large village of 212k inhabitants.
London had 3.8m, Paris 1.8m, Berlin 826k, Madrid 333k.
London had 3.8m, Paris 1.8m, Berlin 826k, Madrid 333k.
