Folks, let's take a look at passenger density on Japanese subway lines. How do they compare to each other and to the USA?
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Replying to @380kmh
We'll start on Tokyo Metro with the Fukutoshin Line--26,198 passengers per milepic.twitter.com/OI5q4PobPU
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Next are the Namboku Line (34,035/mile) and Hanzomon Line (82,580/mile) These rider density figures are daily, btw
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Replying to @380kmh
Yurakucho Line: 56,676/mi Chiyoda Line: 75,931/mi Hibiya Line: 85,230/mi Tozai Line: 69,197/mipic.twitter.com/1CLf0mtwPH
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Marunouchi Line: 64,074/mi Ginza Line: 113,045/mi Tokyo Metro overall: 56,436/mi NYC Subway overall: 24,152/mi Let's look closer at NYC...pic.twitter.com/K2tGioc8HI
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Replying to @380kmh
Luckily, ridership is given by Trunk Line: 8th Ave (ACE): 71,995/mi Broadway/7th Ave (123): 65,663/mi
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Lexington Ave (456<6>) has much higher passenger density than any Tokyo Metro line, at 153,493/mile. No wonder they're building 2nd Ave!
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NYC's network isn't as clear-cut as Tokyo Metro's, so it's hard to look at every line--but it's obvious non-Manhattan lines kill the averagepic.twitter.com/mQSthrfSyD
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What about Boston? Red Line: 12,511/mi Orange Line: 18,822/mi Blue Line: 11,253/mipic.twitter.com/SzexqfJqUZ
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