102. Sample Essay: Underground Railways in Six Cities
Click Here to See the Chart: https://ieltswritingpodcast.libsyn.com/102-sample-essay-underground-railways-in-six-cities Cambridge IELTS 5 Test 4 Writing Task 1 Sample Essay The table displays data on the underground railway networks in six cities. Overall, the three oldest systems, in London, Paris and Tokyo, have longer routes and carry many more passengers every year than the three in Washington DC, Kyoto and Los Angeles. Opening in 1863 and covering 394 kilometers, London's is the oldest and longest of the systems in the six cities. The system in Paris opened in 1900 and Tokyo’s opened in 1927. Even though these two systems are less than 200 kilometers long, they have the largest annual passenger numbers, at 1927 million for Tokyo and 1191 million for Paris. Kyoto and Los Angeles are the last two of these cities to have their own railway networks. These two networks also have the shortest routes, at 11 and 28 kilometers respectively, and are used by the smallest numbers of passengers per year, at 45 and 50 million respectively. Compared with the two networks mentioned above, that in Washington DC is relatively long, at 126 kilometers, and has relatively large yearly passenger count, at 144 million.