Public Transport Use in
Three World Urban Areas
Exceeds Total US
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Estimates
Public transport ridership in Tokyo, Mexico City and Moscow exceeds the annual US total, according to estimates
released by the Urban Transport Fact Book on 31 October 1999. The estimates are based upon data from
Jane's Urban Transport, the USNational Transit Database and other sources.
- Annual passenger journeys in the Tokyo-Yokohama metropolitan area are estimated at 15.4 billion, 2.4 times tha
estimated US total of 6.4 billion (1997, assuming the 0.79 transfer factor from the 1995 Nationwide Personal
Transportation Survey).
- At 10.5 billion, Mexico City carries 1.64 times the US volume. It is believed that the Mexico City figure
could be significantly underestimated due to under-reporting of private minibus services. Mexico City public transport
ridership is now approximately five times that of New York.
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At 10.1 billion, Moscow carries 1.58 times the US volume. It is believed that the Moscow figure
could be significantly underestimated due to non-reporting of data for the extensive regional rail (Russian
Railways) services.
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Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto and Shanghai carry more than 6 billion annual passenger journeys, nearly the same number as the US
total.
Estimated Public Transport Ridership:
Ranked by Passenger Journeys:
Compared to US Annual Total
Based upon Data at 9910 |
|
Rank |
Connurbation |
Estimated Annual Passenger Journeys (000,000) |
Estimated Annual Journeys per Capita |
|
1 |
Tokyo-Yokohama |
15,390 |
508 |
|
2 |
Mexico City |
10,520 |
724 |
|
3 |
Moscow |
10,070 |
765 |
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UNITED STATES: All |
6,400 |
23 |
|
4 |
Shanghai |
6,100 |
554 |
|
5 |
Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto |
6,050 |
358 |
|
6 |
Hong Kong |
4,630 |
971 |
|
7 |
Seoul |
4,590 |
290 |
|
8 |
Mumbai |
3,870 |
307 |
|
9 |
Beijing |
3,140 |
429 |
|
10 |
Buenos Aires |
2,950 |
268 |
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