{"id":41881,"date":"2023-04-21T17:11:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-21T08:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/en\/?p=41881"},"modified":"2023-04-21T18:55:29","modified_gmt":"2023-04-21T09:55:29","slug":"160-years-of-subways-underground-trains-yesterday-today-and-tomorrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/en\/features\/engineering-construction\/2023-04-160-years-of-subways-underground-trains-yesterday-today-and-tomorrow\/","title":{"rendered":"160 years of subways: Underground trains yesterday, today, and tomorrow"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"41881\" class=\"elementor elementor-41881\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f2f0ad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f2f0ad\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-372d672\" data-id=\"372d672\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97b4456 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97b4456\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>It is hard to believe, but this year already marks <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/technology\/subway\" target=\"_blank\">160 years since the opening<\/a> of the world\u2019s first underground railway. The arrival of the subway, also called the metro or the underground, revolutionized mass transit. The advantage of a subway as public transportation is that it is unaffected by road traffic conditions, while enabling large numbers of people to move quickly, efficiently, and reliably. Hundreds of cities in dozens of countries around the world now have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frommers.com\/slideshows\/818699-the-world-s-best-subways\" target=\"_blank\">underground rail networks<\/a>, with more being built each year.\n<\/p><p>\nSamsung C&#038;T Engineering &#038; Construction Group is actively participating in underground tunnel and subway facility construction projects in a number of countries. Let\u2019s take a look at the subways of yesterday, today, and tomorrow.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4541609 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4541609\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From humble beginnings\u2026<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d42223c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d42223c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Subways we are a symbol of modern public transportation, but did you know the history of underground rail goes all the way back to Victorian England? The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ltmuseum.co.uk\/collections\/stories\/transport\/very-short-history-underground\" target=\"_blank\">world\u2019s first metro system opened in London in 1863<a\/>; trains were pulled by steam locomotives powered by coal. Electrified trains first arrived in 1890. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9fe37f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a9fe37f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/Baker-Street-Station-London-England.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Baker Street Station, London, England\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDE4ODYsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9uZXdzLnNhbXN1bmdjbnQuY29tXC91cGxvYWRcLzIuMFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzNcLzIwMjNcLzA0XC9CYWtlci1TdHJlZXQtU3RhdGlvbi1Mb25kb24tRW5nbGFuZC5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"472\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/Baker-Street-Station-London-England-850x472.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-41886\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/Baker-Street-Station-London-England.jpg 850w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/Baker-Street-Station-London-England-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/Baker-Street-Station-London-England-30x17.jpg 30w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">World\u2019s first subway station, <a href=\"https:\/\/evanevanstours.com\/blog\/the-london-tube-map-explained-finally\/\" target=\"_blnak\" rel=\"noopener\">London\u2019s Baker Street Station<\/a><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0cbe94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0cbe94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The next underground railways were opened in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (now Istanbul, T\u00fcrkiye) <a href=\"https:\/\/transportationhistory.org\/2018\/01\/17\/today-in-transportation-history-1875-turkey-gets-a-tunel\/\" target=\"_blank\">in 1875<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/travel\/article\/budapest-m1-europe-oldest-metro-network\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">in Budapest in 1896<\/a>. Outside Europe, the first subway in North America was inaugurated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insider.com\/oldest-subway-stations-in-america-2019-7\" target=\"_blank\">in Boston in 1897<\/a>. \n<\/p><p>\nIf London\u2019s is the world\u2019s oldest subway, China claims to have the world\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/asia\/china\/shanghai-metro-longest-world-china-b1984870.html\" target=\"_blank\">longest underground rail system in Shanghai<\/a>, stretching 831 kilometers, while New York has the most stations (<a href=\"https:\/\/new.mta.info\/guides\/riding-the-subway\" target=\"_blank\">493 and counting<\/a>). \n<\/p><p>\nOver the years, subway stations have moved beyond the practical to become aesthetically pleasing. Some feel more like art galleries or museums than a simple stop on a train line. On recently constructed subway systems, it is not unusual to see stations with unique characteristics and themes. One example <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tripsavvy.com\/the-world-s-most-beautiful-metro-stations-6502383\" target=\"_blank\">is Sweden\u2019s beautiful Stockholm subway<\/a>, with about 100 stations, each boasting works of art such as paintings, sculptures, murals, and mosaics.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-045a2cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"045a2cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/T-Centralen-Station-Stockholm-Sweden.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"T-Centralen Station, Stockholm, Sweden\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDE5MTEsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9uZXdzLnNhbXN1bmdjbnQuY29tXC91cGxvYWRcLzIuMFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzNcLzIwMjNcLzA0XC9ULUNlbnRyYWxlbi1TdGF0aW9uLVN0b2NraG9sbS1Td2VkZW4uanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"972\" height=\"647\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/T-Centralen-Station-Stockholm-Sweden-972x647.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-41911\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/T-Centralen-Station-Stockholm-Sweden.jpg 972w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/T-Centralen-Station-Stockholm-Sweden-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/T-Centralen-Station-Stockholm-Sweden-30x20.jpg 30w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 972px) 100vw, 972px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/stockholms-subway-network-worlds-longest-art-walk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sweden's Stockholm subway station<\/a>, decorated with murals<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e434c54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e434c54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Building a subway station<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62ea70d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62ea70d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Constructing an underground network requires meticulous planning and execution. Tunnel boring can proceed horizontally, but building a station usually requires excavating straight down from the surface, with each taking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metro.net\/about\/station-construction\/\" target=\"_blank\">years to build<\/a>. \n<\/p><p>\nThe first stage is preparing the site by moving or protecting any existing underground facilities such as cables and pipes and redirecting traffic around the site to prepare for the next step, placing a concrete platform that will act as a temporary road surface during construction. Once this has been done, the work of excavating and tunneling can begin in earnest while traffic continues to flow above. Dirt and rocks are constantly removed from the site to make the space for the station box. \n<\/p><p>\nNext, the station itself can be built, including platforms, restrooms, ticketing areas and concourses. Elevators and escalators are also installed at this time, ready to transport future passengers to the surface. \n<\/p><p>\nFinally, the temporary decking is removed and the street is resurfaced to look as it did before. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24b950f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"24b950f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Samsung C&T\u2019s work on subways<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7f68d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7f68d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Samsung C&#038;T E&#038;C Group has been recognized for its broad and deep subway construction experience, execution capabilities, and outstanding capabilities in both project and safety management. Thanks to the Group\u2019s accumulated technology and trust, it has seen success and recognition in Singapore, a discerning customer.\n<\/p><p>\nIn 2021, the group received an order for Singapore\u2019s Subway Cross Island line <a href=\"\/features\/engineering-construction\/2021-05-constructing-safely-stably-singapore\/\">CR112 project<\/a>, slated for completion by December 2029.  Previously, the E&#038;C Group single-handedly carried out <a href=\"\/features\/engineering-construction\/2017-07-the-fine-balance-between-design-and-construction\/\">project T307<\/a>, making a new station on the Thomson-East Coast Line and connecting tunnels. Additionally, it carried out the <a href=\"\/features\/engineering-construction\/2019-10-making-impossible-possible-singapore-t313-subway-project\/\">challenging T313 project<\/a>, including a 1.2 km-long tunnel connecting Singapore\u2019s Xilin Avenue to the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system. <a href=\"\/features\/engineering-construction\/2020-11-samsung-ct-ec-group-bags-awards-6-categories-singapore-ltas-asac\/\">The last two projects received awards<\/a> from project owner Singapore\u2019s Land &#038; Transport Authority in a total of 6 categories at the 2020 Annual Safety, Health and Environmental Award Convention. Samsung C&#038;T E&#038;C was particularly recognized for its health and safety management practices.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c997e4 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"4c997e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image-carousel .swiper,.elementor-widget-image-carousel 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Line in Singapore, for which Samsung C&amp;T won an order\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradelinkmedia.biz\/publications\/7\/news\/2748\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A perspective view of Hougang Transit Station<\/a> on the Cross Island Line in Singapore, for which Samsung C&amp;T won an order<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 4\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/04\/2-CRL-Hougang-Station-Platform-1024x513.jpg\" alt=\"CRL Hougang Station Platform\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradelinkmedia.biz\/publications\/7\/news\/2748\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CRL Hougang Station Platform<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Elsewhere in the world, the E&#038;C Group is in the process of constructing part of a new <a href=\"\/features\/engineering-construction\/2017-01-transit-behind-scenes-groundbreaking-riyadh-metro-project-2\/\">subway system in Saudi Arabia\u2019s capital Riyadh<\/a>, building three lines and 24 stations, while in Qatar, it constructed two large transfer stations on the Doha Metro, completing them in 2018.\n<\/p><p>\nSamsung C&#038;T E&#038;C Group will continue to strengthen its position, not only in the field of subway construction, but also in that of overseas infrastructure, based on its experience of collaborating with global construction companies and winning orders for global super-sized projects.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is hard to believe, but this year already marks 160 years since the opening of the world\u2019s first underground railway. The arrival of the subway, also called the metro or the underground, revolutionized mass transit. 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