Underground takes an award

LONDON UNDERGROUND has taken the “Metro” award as Europe’s finest metropolitan rail system beating off stiff competition from Berlin, Copenhagen Madrid and Paris.  The statistics are overwhelming as it positively combats years of underinvestment.  In 2008/9 the system carried 1,089m passengers, the highest in its 146-year history.  Passenger satisfaction ratings also hit a new high with average scores reaching 79 out of 100.  First called “The Tube” back in 1890 when a deep-level electric railway line was opened, it presently covers a network of 249 miles with 270 stations. www.tfl.gov.uk

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