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Originally Posted by muppet
Yep the Overground is just one section of the heavy rail that operates inside London -I'm not sure why they give it a seperate name, but they're similar to tube trains in size and frequencies (the East London line got 'converted' to become part of the Overground), that also runs under and over ground, like a halfway house. There are 337 heavy rail stations within the London boundary (and about 35 which are part of London but jurisdictionally fall outside), the majority unaccounted for on maps due to how migraine-inducing it would all get. I hazard in the London boundary there are about 650 seperate tube and rail stations (inc DLR).
I would imagine though SP still carries way more on public transport overall due to much higher density and generally being the bigger city.
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Yes, if we count all tracks on London metro area, it will probably goes way above 1,000 km and passenger count would probably be above 6 million.
About São Paulo, yes. It's a 22 million people metro area for 15 million of London. And that shows São Paulo still a long way to go, to shift away from its autocentric mentality.
Another difference on the ground is the trains in São Paulo are wider than in London and headways shorter. Still, it's definitely more crowded. We need to add more lines and stations to balance things.
And in common, both cities have superb bus systems. They're usually negleted by the transit enthusiasts, but when the system is good they're incredibly helpful.