Comments on: The 5 Best Mass Transit Systems in the World

By: jonathan

jonathan — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:45:43 +0000

No Tokyo? Seriously the list has just lost its credibility by that singular fact!

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 07:17:11 +0000

I can’t believe Tokyo was not even mentioned. It has everything the Hong Kong system has.

By: S

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:21:31 +0000

What idiot would put New York but not Japan? Japan has the best public transportation system in the WORLD. PERIOD. ???????

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 12:55:04 +0000

I’ve used most of the transit systems in your post (and use the London underground daily), but none of them come close to Tokyo.

By: MS

MS — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:49:43 +0000

I partially agree with this ranking. But I would probably put down the top 5 here..n ofcourse some mentions like Soul, Paris and NYC .

5. Moscow
4. London
3. Hong Kong
2. Copenhagen
1. Tokyo

By: Pegasus33

Pegasus33 — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:01:49 +0000

Miami is the best by far. My hometown Minneapolis has the best bussing system Ive ever seen.
Minneapolis should have a people mover too! Just a loop from IDS to Capella to 225 South, and the Foshay Tower. The BART is excellent to. Does anyone know why they tore down the M-Bahn, By the Way. (I think monorails are the best system of transport in cities).

By: AlexB

AlexB — Thu, 21 May 2009 01:21:20 +0000

Moscow? Tokyo? Seoul? Madrid? The “el” in Chicago is more like a transit museum than a transit system. Hong Kong only has one or two subway lines. This article is a piece of crap.

By: Vin

Vin — Mon, 18 May 2009 17:36:01 +0000

Having lived in NY and Chicago, I have to agree with others – there is no way Chicago belongs here. I think some of the horror stories people are recounting are extreme examples, but delays on the ‘L’ are frequent and the ’slow zones’ are INSANE. The Metra is OK as commuter lines go, but it runs infrequently off-hours. And many parts of the city do not have access to rapid transit. Chicago’s system is very good by American standards, operative phrase here being “by American standards.” Internationally, it kinda sucks.

Even New York is kinda iffy for the top five. I won’t quibble with that one too much, but I definitely do not think it’s number two.

By: C.S.

C.S. — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 04:31:44 +0000

This list is RIDICULOUS!!! The best in the U.S. is Metro in Washington DC without a doubt, by far the safest, cleanest, and second biggest in the U.S. The info on this list is completely wrong. Chicago’s El doesn’t move but a fraction of the numbers given on this list and it is one of the world’s WORST transit systems.

By: dan gally

dan gally — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 13:56:01 +0000

Chicago???? HA!

Where is greater tokyo… Without a doubt the best you would agree if you experienced its greatness