Top 10 Coolest Above Ground Metro Systems in the World
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- Опубликовано: 18 июн 2021
- Here is a list of the top 10 most interesting above ground metro systems across the world that I have encountered.
Please note that this is all my footage and therefore you can find the full length videos on my channel :D
What are some of the most above ground interesting metro/subway systems to you? Do you agree with the list? Is there something I left out? What is a place that is a must visit? Where in the world have you been that has an interesting above ground metro transit system and why?
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Please comment if you have opinions or facts to share about the video or transit in general! Its a learning process for all of us and I enjoy being educated on what in the end we all love: transportation 
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I am shocked that not even a single Indian metro system was considered. Not even an honourable mention. And then people ask why do Indians feel discriminated. Did you know that 13 Indian cities already have metro lines and 20 more are under construction? Indian metro systems like Bangalore metro, Delhi Metro, Chennai Metro, Calcutta Metro and Jaipur Metro can easily beat systems like Market Frankford line, Rome Metro and San Juan metro featured on this list.
The name "Hochbahn" of Hamburg's metro operator actually even translates to "elevated railway"
Initially the Berlin U-Bahn should be elevated like Chicago, but many places requested to put the trains underground.
Therefore line 2 goes up and down.
I like subways and Chicago has those as well. But I love the elevated in Chicago as you get mind blowing views downtown and in the neighborhoods, and of the trains from below, nothing beats it!
Athens... «A little bit of graffiti on these trains.» Oh yes, just a little bit! 😂😂
Greek parents must not deploy the wooden spoon enough.
Graffiti makes metro trains look better.
Lol athens metro and commuter has a lot of graffiti (only line 1 and airport branch)
Looks like New York in the '70s! They need to contact former NYC mayor Giuliani and ask him how he got rid of their graffiti.
@@jimpern Well, if they had a time machine to travel back to before he lost his mind and New Yorker's respect...
My home town Rotterdam has viaducts with a great view of the skyline and Port Of Rotterdam. Metro tracks at the river too. The trains look good!
The RTM is pretty good to be fair, used it a few times to get to Rotterdam Den Haag Airport
The 7 line in Queens should have been mentioned.
True
New York's subway system even has a higher percentage of elevated tracks than Chicago does.
Chicago: LOOP
I like the way, how the train "terminates"....
Nothing beats the Chicago Loop!
The best
The Docklands Light Rail should have a special mention with its automated 5 routes.
... light rail
@@ronylouis0 it's called the light rail but it's only called that because it's being compared to the Underground, it's still a grade separated rapid transit system and if it were built in a city that didn't already have a bigger metro it would probably be called a metro
The Chicago Loop nbr 1. San Juan and Vancouver for their fully automated systems. My hometown Philly gets high marks too. Great video. Thanks Tim👍👍
The Miami Metro is entirely elevated. I was glad to read that someone mentioned the Docklands Light Rail in London. The DLR is really one-of-a-kind.
👍That was an interesting video. Thanks for sharing👍
Have you been on the Holmenkollen line on the Oslo T-Bane system? That one's really cool, the metro climbs up the hill, Holmenkollen, you get nice views down to the city, and terminates at Frognerseteren, 470m above the city. It's still a metro line, but you'd hardly think it was still in the city haha.
For those who are interested, Paris metro lines #2 and #6 have large elevated parts. Not enough to be in a "Top 10", but they give nice views on Paris.
Same thing in Rotterdam. Great view of the city!
Horrible! How could he miss central Paris' elevated Metro loop line, consisting of lines 2+6? Has he never been to Paris? I kept waiting throught the video for Paris and Chicago to claim the natural top spots...
Above ground metro is better than undeground metro.
I love Vancouver’s skytrain
What about Delhi Metro you missed it. Delhi has a metro network length more than 300km and expected to extend by 500 km in next 6 to 8 years of time.I thought that you have added Delhi metro.
I agree, and it's very modern looking
Sounds like Delhi has a commuter system totally upgraded to metro specifications.
Please do visit Delhi once you would probably like the metro system as well as the place because there is so much to visit here.
And Kochi metro is also beautiful 😍❤💕🚉
Surprised that he missed on delhi metro
Think the DLR should have had an honourable mention
Thank you Tim for featuring my home city of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia at No.3.
Do come visit and try out the MRT system when air travel is back. This coming August 1st will be the launch of the new MRT2 line's first phase.
new line for lrt shah alam Line train 2024 years
Toronto has an above ground metro too. See the Kipling, Old Mill-Dundas West and Main Street-Kennedy corridors. Toronto also has line 3 which was supposed to be LRT but was converted to Light Metro. Most elevated.
Chicago is number one!
Chicagos system may be nice, but it’s soo noisy! It seems like they don’t care at all to keep the tracks in a good shape and also get lightweight and quiet rolling stock…
I LOVE that noise its the best part!
Amazing ,, Chicago Loop'' 👌👍❗
Sometimes I happen to see your video due to the algorithm (this is the 2nd time), and what I feel while watching them is that I hope that you should have some Korea experience. :)
(Especially Seoul Metropolitan Area Line 1)
Also Seoul Metropolitan Area Gyeongchun Line
I’m glad you included Singapore.
How about Paris Line 6? This line goes right next the Eiffel tower and other monuments.
Hamburg, meine Perle!
Nice
I was a bit surprised to see "The El" from Philadelphia show up on the list. People constantly hate on that line.
11:11 that’s the sound from the ATL SkyTrain! (And it’s also the eBay sound)
The San Juan Puerto Rico metro trains look somewhat like a hybrid of Toronto's T1 subway cars and the Taipei MRT C301. Although it's hard to believe they're 75 ft long (same as the T1) yet only have 3 doors on each side instead of 4.
I say more of a Budd Universal Transit Vehicle to me
The San Juan cars are based on those built for the red line in Boston in the early 1990s.
Actually they were builded in California & the system has been open since 2005 it's CBTC active anf out of the 16 stations 2 of them are underground
Chicago has some very unique lines. The Blue line from the terminal at O'Hare Field to the terminal at Forest Park goes through three different subways, medians in both the Kennedy and Eisenhower Expressways, a section of old elevated structure and a ballasted railroad type section. The Pink, Brown, Purple and Yellow lines all have sections running at street level with crossing gates at road and street intersections. The CTA has videos on RUclips for cab-view trips on all their lines.
So true
Nice video. I think Bart should have been included , but still a great list.
Truu
Berlin with its U1, U2 and U3 lines deserves a honorable mention.
Do come back and visit Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia when the pandemic is over. You can get two types of MRT trains, Guiding Lights for MRT1 and "Ducky" for MRT2. LRT3 will have a new rolling stock too if you are here when it has been completed.
I’m from Thailand and thank for thinking that our system is good
So Chicago is #1, huh? Why am I not one bit surprised?
P.S. Those trains in Athens kind of remind me of NYC back in the '70s and '80s.
Miami Metrorail with their new Hitachi Cars. Would have been a good addition.
To answer your last video question, I generally prefer to ride in above ground metros as the view can be really cool. That being said, I generally prefer underground for city centers. The "L", for example, gets in the way of seeing the city from the ground. That being said, it probably also provides much needed relief from the sun in the summer time.
Yurikamome Line in the Tokyo waterfront serving the mainland to Odaiba island. It's like an automated people mover traveling through the most modern structures on reclaimed land and does the iconic 270 degree loop climbing up Rainbow Bridge. Probably different being more of a tourist destination for shopping, leisure and hospitality than daily metro commutes in this video.
Disagree:Most of Singapore MRT stations are mostly underground The video shown which is the East West Line has 8 underground station
Well technically unless you don’t count the all underground automatic lines then majority is still above ground
Our Skytrain dose have several subway sections throughout the system. At 11:30 in this video you see the train entering Stadium Chinatown which is where the tunnel portal is to the subway portion of the Expo Line. The 2 stops after Stadium Chinatown are both full on subway stations. Columbia Station which is in New Westminster is also a subway station on the Expo Line, the Canada Line is mostly a subway and the Millennium Line extension to Arbutus Street will also be a subway.
Left out Miami Metrorail.
For an elevated metro system, none can rival Chicago's. That's mainly because the elevated tracks congeal into a loop above the streets in the heart of downtown, creating an entire neighbourhood out of it. In addition, you've got multiple lines that run at street level with grade crossings plus two lines that run underground AND along the median of multiple interstate highways.
I'd give an honourable mention to Lima's metro since it boasts one of the longest elevated metro lines in the world. It's planned for further expansion as we speak. The title was taken down by Wuhan's metro a few years ago, but this expansion could put it back on top!
AGree!
Great video, but imho you should've included São Paulo on your top 10 list! The city has two systems: CPTM (completely above ground), which is a commuter rail with metro features (e.g. frequent service), and Metrô, which is partially above ground as well.
Both Rio and Sao Paulo have extensive elevated sections which I enjoyed riding. The Brazilian metros were very modern and clean.
Might not want to take the Chicago red line from one end to another. Might not come back alive
You didn't mention Miami's elevated system. Almost 30 miles of double track elevated subway (Metrorail) and an extensive automated, elevated distributor (Metromover). Both systems take you through a diversity of neighborhoods and are a blast to ride, especially when the train's outpacing the cars below on Route 1, the South Dixie Highway! 😀
I was surprised Tokyo wasn't #1. The JR portion of the rail system there is entirely above ground so would qualify in that regard. JR operates 37 train lines in the Tokyo area with hundreds of stations, including the two busiest in the world. The Yamanote Line alone moves more people in a day than New York's entire subway system.
Not mentioning other operators in Kanto area which have most (some even entirely) of their networks overground i.e. Tokyu, Keio, Keikyu, Keisei, Odakyu, and Tobu.
The network in Singapore also has a newer line that is completely underground which is that purple line while the Green line is also completely underground under a section of the CBD! :)
Cleveland. Wierdest metro I've ever seen
Thailand: Also have MRT Purple line.
TTC's Scarborough RT is also above ground as well on line 3, it is consists of UTDC ICTS Mark 1
Green line is the East West line. And that particular station is Tanah Merah, so the center track is only for Airport Shuttle. Used to have have full coverage of train services from Boon Lay to Airport, which was discontinued.
6:19 A ''LITTLE BIT''
Yay! Athens M1!! Even though it is not taken too much care of I prefer it to the other two lines. Even though both are super convenient, M1 provides youso many things to see out of the window instead of the darkness in the tunnels. Generally, above ground and especially elevated should be the way to go, as it is more feasible than a subway and can be done in many, if not all, difficult terrains.
Nice video. But I would add Miami, Denver, Cleveland, St. Louis, Monterrey and Amsterdam.
I'm sure than the Lima's metro is here, it had the largest elevated metro line in the world. 😉🇵🇪
The New York City Subway, the Washington Metro, MARTA (Atlanta, GA), and HART (Honolulu, HI) all have large sections of elevated (in the last case, the whole system).
Edit: Come to think of it, the San Francisco Bay Area's BART is also mostly above ground, including a lot of elevated.
The San Juan Metro system is quite new when compared to other Metro systems. And I really like Singapore's Metro.
"A little bit of graffiti on those trains"? Those Athens trains transport me back to the 1970s New York subways. (¡Ouch! 😮)
Charleroi's metro system alternates underground stations in the central circle line and ground or elevated stations leaving the city centre. A quite interesting system
And Chareroi also has the fantastic - built but never used because we ran out of money - line.
@@thomasakerblad4924 Yes, but is seems now that they will complete the 5th line as the town is building a new hospital near the end station
MTA NYC is chopped liver?
That San Juan train looks a lot like the NYC subway. It also has a couple of underground stops.
Definitely agree with Chicago as No.1. In terms of above ground v underground - for a visitor or traveller above ground is best as it provides views.....but if you are a resident of the area, then underground is far better. I speak from experience, having just had a 10 m tall "Skyrail" section of metro line built near my house. It is almost like seeing a model railway from my window :)
agree
Good choice of #1! I already saw some videos of this line. I absolutly love these elevated rail crossroads. :)
I also hoped Hamburg would be in the list, and yeah, it's there! Unfortunately the best part of our U3 wasn't shown: from Rathaus Markt to St. Pauli. Rathaus Markt is underground, then you go to Baumwall which is elevated. The tunnel exit is in a canel. So, if you go the other way round, it's like you dive into the canel. :) After Baumwall the line continues elevated next to our port. It's a very beautiful view there. And then it goes from still elevated Landungsbrücken back to underground.
I was looking for a video of this part, but found only full lines. So, here is a link with a timestamp to a video which shows the part I'm talking about: ruclips.net/video/EbLhhg79j-A/видео.html (It's the old U2 line. They changed the line few years ago back to the former "Ringlinie", the very first subway line in Hamburg.)
I’d like to point out how similar German and English is when the voice said next stop.
It's because in Hamburg the announcements are in both german and english. ;) "Next stop" in german is: "Nächster Halt".
The accent in Hamburg sounds remarkably similar to English. After all, the Angles did emigrate from an area just outside modern-day Hamburg!
The accent in Hamburg sounds remarkably similar to English. After all, the Angles did emigrate from an area just outside modern-day Hamburg!
@@andrewwoodgate3769 not really. Some dialect from northern Germany have sounds one is expecting to listen to in Dutch and English, but that is where it ends. Grammatically it's completely different, vocabulary, mannerisms and expressions as well.
@@almerindaromeira8352 I was referring specifically to the Hamburg area and its phonology, not the whole of North Germany.
Line 1 in Oslo, Norway up to Frognerseteren
I'm really surprised that there was no mention of the NYC/MTA. While it's true the New York City rapid transit is mostly subway, once you get into the boroughs a lot of those lines run as els. The IRT 7, 6, 4, 5 and 2 trains operate on extensive elevated structures very similar to Chicago's. A number of "lettered" lines for the BMT/IND run on extensive elevated structures, particularly through Brooklyn and Queens.
You should check out line 1 on the Oslo metro to Frognerseteren
I prefer above ground as I can see the city.I noticed the Singapore version is going round in circles whereas we can walk or take a bus.The Kuala Lumpur ,Malaysia version tends to be confusing but is useful when learnt well.
CTA Number 1
fact
I found the door system in Singapore interesting. A good way to keep everyone off the tracks. I could not believe how close the CTA is to some buildings when I was riding it. I am sure you get used to the noise if you live in those buildings.
You do. In fact, so much so that when you relocate to a quieter neighborhood away from the el noise, you actually have a hard time sleeping for a time because your so acclimated to the noise.
Are you referring to the PSDs?
The Hamburg 'Hochbahn' opened in 1912, so it is comparable to the Chicago L, but very different from the modern lines you show. The best Hamburg section is alongside the docks - very spectacular! In Germany 'U-Bahn' stands for Unabhangigbahn - 'Independent way'. For another very attractive old-fashioned elevated line similar to Hamburg and Chicago you should ride on Vienna line U6. In particular, some of the stations are architectural masterpieces!
U-Bahn stands for Untergrundbahn, not Unabhangigbahn.
1:38 Medellin -- Also should've mentioned the metrocable system, which gives great tours of Comuna 13, as well as nature on your way to Parque Arvi.
I'm surprised the Dubai Metro wasn't on this list. It is mostly elevated with some sections under ground as far as I know.
What about the UK's Newcastle Metro in Tyne and Wear
No 9 Medellín. That metro system runs at 1500 V = and the first generation of trains were built in Hamburg Germany. And the prototype made test runs in the Netherlands in late 1989, as NS (Dutch Railways) uses 1500 V = as well. The train was 'sleeping'' at the workshop in Tilburg in the south of the Netherlands. The test runs showed out a few small modifications were needed and after that the production run in Hamburg started full speed.
Bangkok's wrap-around ads might be visually worse than Athens's graffiti.
but it better than their factory vinyl
Bangkok BTS looks better, the graffiti looks horrible
New York’s 7 train in queens or the 6 in the Bronx should have had a mention the Q train in Brooklyn is nice too
Of course, a lot of "subway" systems in the world have some pretty cool elevated or ground-level sections, including both New York and London. For a system which, by necessity, is totally elevated, consider Miami. The original line is not particularly "cool" but the system is being expanded. It includes a connected downtown people-mover.
Santiago Metro of Chile 🇨🇱 are missing. 6 Lines with 135 stations. And multiple trains and technology are set.
No DLR in London :(
How about Miami and Atlanta!
Why not London Underground?
timosha you have beautiful channel, make episode talking milan metro and suburban network
I swear the MTA IRT, BMT, or the IND lines in NYC should have been mentioned. (also if you dont know, the MTA stands for Metropolitan Transit Authority)
I just mention, the Metro in Mexico City is also an overground metro but I can understand why it isn’t here since recently it had an accident due to an issue in one of the columns an the bridge collapsed with the train on it, maybe a video of the worst overground metro systems?
Where on the Singapore MRT to trains run side by side in the same direction?
Delhi Metro should have been on the list
HK metro is very amazing
Hopefully the trains don't fall on the L Train. And yes, it should be called 10 wonders of subway systems (globally).
And...I think our L system is unique in that all outdoor stations have heat lamps to stand under while waiting for trains during our very cold winters.
I think Glasgow should be on this list
Tube (London Underground) Circle and Metropolitan Lines
The name of Bangkok's elevated train system (BTS) also stands for "bulletproof youth boy band" (防弹少年男团) in Korean I think
Yes, and BTS know that skytrain name is same with their band.
You should See nahe New in Stuttgart, Germany!
Sg Mrt comes in 6#
#1 is clearly Chongqing Rail Transit, China.
Philly? LOL!
Budapest, Metro Line 4 :)
Portland, OR
First train has same motor as athens metro line 1
OMG at #5 My City Hamburg i live here ❤️❤️❤️ and yes The Subway (U-bahn) is Awesome
#5 is Philadelphia, and Hamburg has a Hochbahn, HHA.
@@benmossad2073 Philadelphia? Dude you are blind? Look at the Name on the train ,i know this Street its a german Street in Hamburg ,Not Philadelphia and yes we called it Hochbahn and U-Bahn (its the same as Philadelphia but diferent trains)
@@marcelcookiecore5256 ?? At 7:52, you can see the SEPTA (Philadelphia transit) logo. This is not Hamburg.
@@yaric2274 dude i Mean at 4:20 thats hamburg
@@marcelcookiecore5256 Hamburg is number 7, #7