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> The universal symbol for a city’s Metro system is a big “M.” Except in Germany, where it's a big “U” (for U-Bahn).
by mpitt 11y ago
> The universal symbol for a city’s Metro system is a big “M.”
Except in Germany, where it's a big “U” (for U-Bahn).
- dagw 11y agoOr in Norway and Sweden where it is a "T"
- elthran 11y agoOr any other city where they don't call it a metro
- GFischer 11y agoExactly. In Argentina it's a "Subte", in Japan it's "Chikatetsu". However, Metro seems to be the most popular name (it's used in Madrid and Sao Paulo too).
- lunchladydoris 11y agoExcept in Tokyo it is called the Tokyo Metro. The logo is even in the article.
- GFischer 11y agoI was misled by (the spanish language) Wikipedia :) , you're right, it talks about the heart shape and everything. https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_(sistema_de_transporte)#Terminolog.C3.ADa https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_(sistema_de_transporte)#... I can personally confirm that in Buenos Aires it's called Subte and the word Metro is used nowhere in Argentina or Uruguay.
- rangibaby 11y agoTokyo has both a metro and a subway (chikatetsu literally means "underground railway"). Nagoya has a subway, and the logo is a kind of tunnel.