As the world's biggest cities become increasingly populous, demand for capacity on underground metro networks has also skyrocketed. As metros mutate and change shape, the transit maps that serve them ...

Transport maps distort a city’s true geography to strike a balance between readability and design. Scroll down to see how six metro maps compare to the real picture on the ground Public transit maps ...

Underground railway systems are one of the fastest, most efficient ways to get around lots of the world's biggest and most exciting cities. No two systems look the same, and some of the maps are like ...

Artist and urban planner Neil Freeman of Fake is the New Real has been updating his geographically accurate maps of city subway systems, all drawn to the same scale. We’ve used a selection of his maps ...

Metro and subway maps can tell us a lot about cities. For example, by comparing metro maps from different cities, you might be able to understand those cities' relative size or level of development.

The London Underground is not only the oldest Metro system in the world (it started operations as an underground railway in 1863, and got its first electrified line in 1890), it also has the world’s ...