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The World’s Best 10 Cities with Good Public Transportation System

# Public transportation is one of the key elements to invigorate a city.

It is essential for citizens and tourists to travel or take a trip in a city. 

Shall we check the ranking of the transportation systems in major cities around the world based on the elements including accessibility to the public transportation, economy (fare), operating time, congestion, speed of commute etc.?

# Number １ Hong Kong

There are 166 subway stops in Hong Kong and it’s known that few delay or disruption in subway service.

With its lower fare and good accessibility, the utilization rate of the public transportation is world’s highest.

It is peculiar that the subway system is integrated into urban infrastructures.

# Number 2 Zurich / High accessibility to public transportation / Low traffic congestion and highly appreciated air quality assessment / Safe road and low mortality of traffic incident

Number 3 Stockholm / The subway of Stockholm, Sweden, is famous for interior of the stops / The utilization of the service is not as high as private car / The city will expand public transportation and bicycles lanes until 2040 with its goal of ‘Net Zero’, an eco-friendly project.

Number 4 Singapore / Introduced the world’s first automatic railway system in 2003 / Low fare and located in the distance that is accessible by walk / Induced the minimized congestion from car travel by imposing congestion toll

Number 5 Helsinki / Public transportation network complex consisting of buses, trams, subways, commuter’s trains, and ferries etc. / All transportations are integrated during rush hour and are connected with national railway system thanks to traffic planner app.

Number 6 Oslo / pushed forward the plan of ‘Car-Free City’ by stages / Prohibited personal vehicles to facilitate the urban traffic / Improved the infrastructures for bicycles and public transportation / Lines consisting of tram-only tracks and multiple lines in subway network

Number 7 Tokyo / World’s broadest suburban train service, subway lines and urban railway network / Proud strength of scheduled departure and connection with Japan’s best railway network such as Shinkansen, a high-speed railway / Took the lead in walking and cycling 

Number 8 Paris / High accessibility and utilization / Offers RER wide-area routes and its surrounding 4 tram routes / Scheduled completion of ‘Grand Paris Express’ project in 2030

Number 9 Berlin / Integrated app provides traffic plan and payment system for all types of transportation methods including vehicles and electric scooters / Popularization of bicycles

Number 10 London / World’s biggest public transportation network / Integrated metro, train and bus system throughout the city / Opened a new subway line passing through downtown in London and key areas nearby

# Public transportation is much more efficient that private transportation for urban transportation and creates the equal opportunities to many people in travel, job and shopping etc.

In addition, its environment-friendly strength makes us anticipate the advance in public transportation technology and infrastructure in the future.

* This card news is produced by modifying and supplementing the article 'Top 10 Cities with Good Public Transportation System in the world’ of Monthly Transportation issued December 2022.