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Metro Rail in Europe

Metro Rail in Europe is well developed and forms an important medium of transport. Europe, one of the seven continents of the Earth, is the second smallest continent according to area. The continent of Europe has 48 countries. The largest country is Russia while the smallest one in terms of area is Vatican. Europe is the third most populous continent. Transport in Europe is reputed to be the best in the world. The transport system in Europe offers excellent service to the large number of people in Europe. The home to some of the largest airlines of the world, Europe can also boast of having the largest ports and the fastest trains on earth. The Channel Tunnel in Europe connects United Kingdom with Belgium and France. The European highway system with several highways and motorways plays a big role in transport of Europe. The metro rail in Europe represents one of the most advanced forms of transport and handles a large number of people.

To talk about the metro rail in Europe, the metro system of London comes first. London, the mother of all the metro systems in the world, had its first tunnel in the year 1863. In the following years the metro rail extended, new branches developed and now the metro in Europe has become the advanced of all metro systems in the world. A home to 8 million people London had most of its underground lines built in the first half of 20th century. Several new tunnels and underground routes are being developed.

The Budapest Metro consists of three lines and the Metro Line 4 is under construction. The first section of Metro Line 4 is to be put into operation by 2010. The Budapest Metro system is the second oldest underground metro system in the world. Plans for Line 5 are one the verge of implementation. The iconic Line 1 of Budapest Metro system has been declared a World Heritage Site.

The metro rail system in Moscow is well-advanced and 281.4 km long. It has 173 stations
The metro forms an important form of transport providing service to millions of tourists.
The construction of metro in Moscow began in the year 1932. The metro stations in Moscow are elegant and huge. The metro in Moscow carries an average of 8-9 million passengers everyday and is the busiest in the world.

Apart from the above-mentioned places the other prime locations in Europe has well-developed metro railway. The European countries with developed metro rail include,

Amsterdam, Athens, Barcelona, Brussels, Budapest, Genoa, Istanbul, Madrid Marseille, Milan, Minsk, Moscow, Munich, Hamburg, Helsinki, Kazan', Kharkiv, Rotterdam, Samara, St.Petersburg, Sofia, Berlin, Bilbao, Bucharest, Catania Copenhagen, Glasgow, Kryvy Rih, Kyiv Lille, Lisbon, Oslo, Palma, Paris, Prague, Lyon, Naples, Newcastle, Nuremberg, Rome, Stockholm, Toulouse, Turin, Nizhny Novgorod, Rennes, Valencia, Warsaw, Wuppertal, Vienna etc.

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