Rapid Transit Timelines and Scale Comparison

five years earlier (or press a) --- five years later (or press s)
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(maps ordered by opening date; click a city name in sidebar to jump to its map)

London
2025 map New York
2025 map Paris
2025 map Berlin
2025 map Chicago
2025 map Boston
2025 map Wien
2025 map Tokyo
2025 map Osaka
2025 map San Francisco
2025 map Madrid
2025 map München
2025 map Sydney
2025 map Moskva
2025 map Milano
2025 map México
2025 map Beijing
2025 map Seoul
2025 map São Paulo
2025 map Washington
2025 map Hong Kong / Shenzhen
2025 map Singapore
2025 map Shanghai / Suzhou
2025 map Taipei
2025 map

five years earlier (or press a) --- five years later (or press s)

Based on frequent midday service at the end of the year in question (notes).
Scale: = 10 km (10 CSS pixels per km)

Please send any corrections or questions to threestationsquare at gmail dot com.

See also: miscellaneous timelines and maps

By Alexander Rapp (CC-BY-SA) based on map data by OpenStreetMap contributors and historical sources.