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social science subjects > economics > economic concepts > urban transportation > subway
... > social science subjects > geography > human geography > regional geography > urban studies > urban transportation > subway
... > social science subjects > geography > human geography > human geography theory > regional geography > urban studies > urban transportation > subway
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of organizations, institutions and structure > communities (sociology) > urban and suburban life > urban transportation > subway

Preferred term

subway  

Definition

  • The subway, also called the metro or underground, is generally understood as an inner urban and often subterranean or elevated passenger railway system operating with high frequency. Although mostly separated from other infrastructures, the subway is embedded in the urban fabric through its links with other systems of transportation (buses, airports, railway, etc.). [Source: Encyclopedia of Urban Studies; Subway]

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