Public Transport Around the World

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• Which city opened the world's first underground railway service in 1863?
• Which city is especially associated with pioneering bus rapid transit through its Rede Integrada de Transporte?
• What is the main public-transport function of Venice's vaporetto?
• What was the original purpose of jeepneys in the Philippines?
• Which public transport system is represented by the abbreviation BRT?
• Which city is famous for a public cable-car network that forms part of its urban transport system?
• Match each historic urban rail system with the year its first service opened.
• Match each public transport mode with the city strongly associated with it.