Wiki has some details here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_in_Greater_Tokyo#Rail … - 40 million daily riders - 882 stations - 30 operators - 121 lines
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Rolling stock on the subways tops out at 50-70 mph, most non-HSR lines in Japan top out at 80 mph
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Not at all, I'm grateful and frankly surprised by your patience. So, like, to Yokohama for example? Would that be the metro area?
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yes, certainly--Yokohama is more or less a suburb of Tokyo
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So by that definition if something like the LIRR was attached to NY's rail system, that would count, right?
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LIRR almost counts, but not b/c of its geography, rather b/c it has good frequency and EMUs
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it's not about proximity to the city here, but about how similar in service "subway" and "commuter rail" are
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In Tokyo they are virtually indistinguishable, in NYC there is a clear difference between the *kind* of service on MTA and LIRR
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Right, do they charge separately for that in Tokyo? Do you have to pay an extra fee going out?
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No, fares are always based on distance, regardless of how many companies you use to get there
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