subways
Tunneled city transit
Subways are underground railway systems for urban transit, or the tunnels and passages that house them.
Major cities have subway networks: Take the subway to Times Square.
In British usage, a subway may simply be an underground pedestrian passage.
As a verb, to subway is to travel by subway: We subwayed downtown.
Rotating single-passage barrier
- platformRaised flat structure
- farecardPrepaid subway ticket
- passengerTraveler, not operator
- conductorOne who directs musicians
station · ticket · fare · transfer · route · map · schedule · delay
Enclosed underground route
- tubeHollow cylindrical passage
- metroUrban rail transit
- U-BahnGerman urban subway system
- excavationAct of unearthing
ventilation · electrification · catenary · deep-level · cut-and-cover · bore · shaft · subterranean
View of urban architecture
- metropolisLarge important city
- downtownCentral business district
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
- commuteRegular work travel
pedestrians · infrastructure · bustle · graffiti · buskers · panhandlers · sidewalks · gentrification
Public transportation authority
- London UndergroundLondon's subway system
- BARTBay Area transit rail
Strokes connecting two points
- connectionsRelationships between things
- interchangeReciprocal transfer between parties
- hubCentral connection point
- terminusFinal destination point
branch · loop · spur · junction · grid · expansion · extensions · ridership
turnstile
Rotating single-passage barrier
conductor · station · ticket · fare · transfer · route · map · schedule · delay · announcement
tunnel
Enclosed underground route
excavation · ventilation · electrification · catenary · deep-level · cut-and-cover · bore · shaft · subterranean · mezzanine
cityscape
View of urban architecture
- metropolisLarge important city
- downtownCentral business district
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
commute · pedestrians · infrastructure · bustle · graffiti · buskers · panhandlers · sidewalks · gentrification · transit-oriented
MTA
Public transportation authority
- London UndergroundLondon's subway system
- BARTBay Area transit rail
lines
Strokes connecting two points
- connectionsRelationships between things
- interchangeReciprocal transfer between parties
- hubCentral connection point
terminus · branch · loop · spur · junction · grid · expansion · extensions · ridership · coverage
- East CoastAtlantic coast, mid-Atlantic, Eastern Seaboard, New York City, NYC
- urban neighborhoodsboutiques, galleries, row houses, cafes, bungalows
- Canadian TransitSkyTrain, buses, streetcar, LRT, rapid transit
- City BuildersSimCity, city planning, population, buildings, residential zones
- urban mobilitypublic transit, mass transit, bike lanes, sidewalks, light rail
- transportationcar, bus, airplane, train, plane
subwayselevated trains
Rail lines above ground
elevated railways · monorails · cable cars · streetcars · light rail
subwaysprivate cars
Individually owned motor vehicles
buses · automobiles · cars · taxis · streetcars
subwayscars
Motor vehicles for travel
driving · chauffeurs · private jets · limousines · helicopters
- subway tileRectangular glazed wall ceramic
- subway stationUnderground railway platform
- subway mapsUrban rail network charts
- subway carUnderground train compartment
- subway lineUnderground rail corridor
- subway stopUnderground transit point