Metros in Europe

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The Athens Metro is the underground public transport system of Athens, Greece, constructed by the Attiko Metro (Αττικό Μετρό) company (literally ' Attican metro') and the ISAP company (Ilektrikoi Sidirodromoi Athinon-Pireos/Ηλεκτρικοί Σιδηρόδρομοι Αθηνών-Πειραιώς) (Athens Piraeus Electric Railways). ...more on Wikipedia about "Athens Metro"

The Barcelona Metro, part of the mass transit public transport system of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain is an extensive network of electrified railways that run underground in central Barcelona and above ground into the city's suburbs. ...more on Wikipedia about "Barcelona Metro"

The Berlin S-Bahn is a metro system operated by S-Bahn Berlin GmbH, a subsidiary of the Deutsche Bahn. The Berlin S-Bahn consists of 16 lines and is integrated with the mostly underground U-Bahn to form the backbone of Berlin's rapid transport system. Although the S- and U-Bahn are part of a unified fare system, they have different operators: the U-Bahn is run by BVG, the main public transit company for the city of Berlin. ...more on Wikipedia about "Berlin S-Bahn"

The Berlin U-Bahn, together with the S-Bahn, is the backbone of the public transport system of Berlin, Germany. The U-Bahn runs mostly underground, while the S-Bahn is mostly above ground. The U-Bahn opened in 1902 and now consists of 170 stations on nine subway lines, which have a total length of 144.2 kilometres. Trains run every two to five minutes during peak hours, and every seven to 12 minutes for the rest of the day. The entire system is maintained and operated by the Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe, commonly known as the BVG. ...more on Wikipedia about "Berlin U-Bahn"

The Brussels metro is administered by the Société des Transports Intercommunaux de Bruxelles or STIB (in French) or Maatschappij voor Intercommunaal Vervoer van Brussel or MIVB (in Dutch). ...more on Wikipedia about "Brussels Metro"

The Bucharest Metro (Metroul Bucureşti in Romanian) is an underground urban railway network that serves the capital of Romania, Bucharest. The network is run by Metrorex. It is one of the most accessed systems of the Bucharest public transport network. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bucharest Metro"

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The Budapest Metro is the fastest means of public transport in Budapest. At the moment, it consists of three lines (including the Millennium Underground), each marked with a number and a separate colour. Metro 4 is currently being built and the plans for Metro 5 are ready for implementation. Both lines are estimated to be operational in 2010. ...more on Wikipedia about "Budapest Metro"

The Metro is a rail rapid transit system serving Copenhagen and Frederiksberg, Denmark. The system which opened in 2002, has two lines with 17 stations. It is operated by Ørestadsselskabet I/S (Ørestad Development Corporation). ...more on Wikipedia about "Copenhagen Metro"

The Frankfurt U-Bahn is a subway and streetcar system in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It is operated by Verkehrsgesellschaft Frankfurt (Transportation Company of Frankfurt) and is part of the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (Rhine-Main Transportation Assocation). ...more on Wikipedia about "Frankfurt U-Bahn"

The Gemeentelijk Vervoerbedrijf (GVB) (municipal transport company) of Amsterdam operates ...more on Wikipedia about "Gemeentelijk Vervoerbedrijf"

Ghost stations is the usual English translation for the German word Geisterbahnhöfe. This term was used to describe certain stations on Berlin's U-Bahn and S-Bahn metro networks that were closed during the period of Berlin's division during the Cold War. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ghost station"

The Glasgow Subway is a metro system which has a circular two-track layout. Trains run clockwise on one track and counterclockwise on the other. It is said, but mainly by the media, to be nicknamed the "Clockwork Orange" (coined from the title of the book and film A Clockwork Orange) because most of its carriages were painted orange, the corporate colour of Strathclyde Passenger Transport, although these have since been replaced with a new colour scheme of carmine and cream with a small orange stripe. Between 1936 and 2003 it was officially called the Glasgow Underground, but the name has now reverted back to Subway. It remains one of only two tube-type underground railways in the United Kingdom outside London, (the other being in Tyne and Wear). Unlike the London Underground, Glasgow Subway is not policed by British Transport Police. ...more on Wikipedia about "Glasgow Subway"

The Hamburg S-Bahn is the suburban S-Bahn railway network serving the city of Hamburg. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hamburg S-Bahn"

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The Hamburg U-Bahn is operated by Hamburger Hochbahn AG and belongs to the Hamburger Verkehrsverbund (HVV). It was opened in March 1912 and today comprises three lines with a length of 101 km (62.8 miles) ...more on Wikipedia about "Hamburg U-Bahn"

The Helsinki Metro, or Helsingin metro in Finnish, is the metro system in Helsinki, Finland. It is the world's most northern metro. The system maintains a single forked line with 16 stations, out of which 8 are subterranean and 8 are surface stations. Trains travel either between Ruoholahti (in Swedish Gräsviken) and Mellunmäki (Mellungsbacka) or between Ruoholahti and Vuosaari (Nordsjö), the tracks diverging at Itäkeskus (Östra Centrum). ...more on Wikipedia about "Helsinki Metro"

The Kharkov Metro is the metro system that serves the city of Kharkov (Kharkiv in Ukrainian), the second largest city in Ukraine. The Metro was the second in Ukraine (after Kiev) and the fifth in the USSR when it opened in 1975. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kharkiv Metro"

The Kiev Metro is a metro system that is the mainstay of Kiev's public transport. It was the first metro in Ukraine and the third one in the USSR (after Moscow and Saint Petersburg). Kiev Metro carries 1.6 million passengers daily, accounting for 34% of 4.7 million people who use the city's public transport system every day. In 2004, the number of trips totaled 559 million. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kiev Metro"

The Lisbon Metro is the metro (subway) system that provides Lisbon, Portugal with mass-transit services. It was the first metro in Portugal. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lisbon Metro"

:For more coverage on London, see the London Portal. ...more on Wikipedia about "London Underground"

The Lyon Metro, in Lyon, France, first opened in 1978 and now consists of 4 lines. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lyon Metro" http://www.shortopedia.com Is Good For You. Metros_in_Europe

The Madrid Metro is the large metro system serving Madrid, the capital of Spain. ...more on Wikipedia about "Madrid Metro"

Metro Bilbao is a metro system serving the northern Spanish city of Bilbao. ...more on Wikipedia about "Metro Bilbao"

The Milan transportation system is the transport network of Milan, Italy. It connects the city with the rest of Lombardy and with the national railway system. The network is composed by the Subway (Milan Metro - M lines), the Suburban Railway Service (S lines), the Urban Railway Service (Metro-S), and the Regional Railway Service (R lines). ...more on Wikipedia about "Milan Transportation System"

The Moscow Metro in Moscow, Russia is the world's most heavily used metro system (see Top 10 rail systems in terms of annual passenger rides). It is well known for the ornate design of many of the stations, containing stunningly beautiful examples of socialist realist art. ...more on Wikipedia about "Moscow Metro"

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