May 25, 2017 at 3:07 pm

15 Subway Maps Compared to Their Actual Geography

by twistedsifter

 

The subreddit r/DataIsBeautiful is one of the most popular communities on reddit and its members have become well-known for creating original and engaging content that helps us all make better sense of the world.

A recent post by vinnivinnivinni that recently went viral showed an animated comparison of the Berlin subway map vs its actual geography.

The post inspired a lot of other community members to create equivalent maps for cities around the world and now most of the major subway systems have gotten the same animated treatment.

Below you will find 15 animated subway maps compared to their actual geography. You can find links to the original post under each image to learn more about how it was created and which source maps were used.

If you haven’t already, be sure to check out r/DataIsBeautiful, but be warned you may spend a lot of time on there!

[via r/DataIsBeautiful]

 

Berlin

 

 

 

Paris

 

Created by hlake on reddit

 

 

London

 

 

 

New York City

 

 

 

Vienna

 

Created by p6788 on reddit

 

 

Rotterdam

 

 

 

Tokyo

 

 

 

Washington D.C.

 

 

 

Singapore

 

Created by wrcyn on reddit

 

 

São Paulo

 

 

 

Oslo

 

 

 

Shanghai

 

 

 

Barcelona

 

 

 

Montreal

 

 

 

Austin

 

 

 

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