Panama Metro Subway

If you have been to Panama recently, you have probably seen that they are building the new subway sytem right now—Panama Metro Subway. As the population of Panama City is growing every year, it is normal to see traffic jams everywhere. To deflate this issue, the government of Panama has decided to build and run this new subway system. This is a fantastic plan and most of the people are supporting it because it will give a good solution for most of them. It will be especially convenient for workers who need comfortable transportation to go to their workplaces every day.

The construction of Panama Metro Subways is in progress right now. Not only will the workers and citizens of Panama enjoy this new subway, but it will also become a great help for tourists as they explore different places in Panama. It is going to be much easier to utilize the subway if you are not so familiar with the streets there, and; if you aren’t knowledgeable about the area with the area, then the Panama Metro Subway will really be helpful to you. The construction of this subway in Panama will adopt the technology from some subways that you may find around the world.

Many major cities in the world have great subway systems and they provide a convenient transportation alternative throughout the city. In general, the subway is the most effective and cheapest transportation. Nothing can match the ability of the subway in transporting people with speed. The subway systems in 160 cities of the world had stood for decades and even more than one hundred years for the subways in London and Paris. In regards to the Panama Metro Subway, they can choose to follow different kinds of subway models from other countries all over the world, including:

1. London, England

London Underground is the largest subway system in Europe and the oldest in the world, beginning operations in 1863. It covers 407 km and transports 3 million people per day. This subway is also connected to a range of rail services to London and the surrounding area (including the Eurostar to Paris).

2. Paris, France

Paris’ subway system is the second oldest in the world (the system was originally completed in 1900) and it transports about 4.5 million people per day. Total length of the rail is over 133.7 kilometers and it stops at 380 stations; it has a great range all over the city. Most of the stations are typically designed with a unique style of art nouveau.

3. Moscow, Russia

The Moscow subway system has the most passengers of all metro systems in the world, with 3.2 billion passengers a year on 12 lines to 172 stations. In total, the Moscow Metro covers about 286 km. On an average weekday, the subway itself carries about 8.2 million passengers. Although most trains run underground, some lines cross bridges and provide views of the Moskva River and the Yauza River.

4. Madrid, Spain

Madrid subway is the second largest underground system in Europe and the sixth largest in the world subway system. Until the end of 2009, it reach 288 km (including an additional 27.5 km), and it has 231 stations and 12 rail. Madrid subway is the most dense rail network in the world.  It is very clean and implementing ecological sanitation systems.

5. New York City, USA

New York City subway system is the most complete transportation system in the world. It has grown from 28 stations when the station was established in October 1904, to 462 stations today. The subway carries 4.9 million people a day. The system is very effective, not even half of New York residents drive vehicles because they like to utilize the subway for their main transportation.  Unlike other systems, the New York subway operates 24 hours. Many subway systems in the world stop operating at 12 o'clock at night.

So from a lot of models of subway systems all over the world above, which one will be adopted by Panama Metro Subway? It will likely take inspiration from many of them; creating a new subway system that is totally different from the others.