Many people think that the first subway in the world was built in New York City. But New York’s subway was actually the world’s sixth!
The world’s first subway was built in London, and opened in 1863. It was 31/4 miles long, and the cars were pulled by locomotives burning coal in the tunnels! London was the only city in the world with a subway until 1891, when a subway line was built in Glasgow, Scotland.
Boston was the first city in the U.S. to build a subway, opening its first line in 1897. New York’s first subway was opened in 1904. There are now more than 65 cities with rail lines that are at least in part underground.
The earliest subway cars had no windows, the designers didn’t think anyone would want to look out a window into a dark tunnel!
See also:
- What Is the Longest Subway System In the World?
- Where Is the World’s Largest Subway?
- What Is the Oldest Subway System In the World and What Is the Longest Subway System?
- Where Is the World’s Longest Subway System and When Did the London Underground Subway System First Open?
- Where Is the Breezy Subway Grate That Marilyn Monroe Stood On In the Movie Some Like It Hot?
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The second subway in the world was in Istanbul Turkey. January 17th 1875. Check the following:
http://tinyurl.com/98po77
That is a funicular, not a subway.
First 10 countries with underground network: England, France, Turkey, Austria, Hungary, Germany, Greece, Germany, Argentina and USA.