Yes, another post about the Paris Métro. I’d stop doing it if I stopped finding really interesting maps! This one is from way back in 1913, and is purportedly the first Métro map to use different colours for each of the lines and the first one to have strip plans for each of them as well. Another thing to note is that this is a mere thirteen years after the Métro opened – and there’s […]
Barcelona, Spain. Source: a l e x . k/Flickr
Here’s a submission via the Transit Maps Facebook Page from reader Dave Kramer. This is a beautiful map of NS rail service within the Netherland’s Randstad region: an informal name for the conurbation of the four largest Dutch cities – Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht – and the surrounding areas.With a combined population of 7.1 million, it’s one of the largest conurbations in Europe and is serviced by a comprehensive rail system. Dave points […]
Here’s the map for Munich’s S-Bahn network… interestingly placed on the outside of a train. I like the line drawing of Munich’s distinctive skyline. Source: NiceBastard/Flickr
More gorgeous art with this delightfully arabesque take on the Moscow Metro. Love the almost organic feel to this. This is definitely art and not a usable map, despite the flowing route lines being overlaid on what seems to be an accurate street map. Source: Petit Groupe/Flickr
Now this is pretty. Source: Noah Stroyman/Flickr
There’s nothing quite like photos of people looking perplexed by transit maps. Source: wahine_87/Flickr – link no longer active
Nice shot of an in-car strip map from Milan. Source: roboppy/Flickr
Being studied very intently by the man on the right. Looks like a tour group is coming through from the left… Source: cam17/Flickr
I absolutely love this photo. You can see where countless fingers have traced paths on this map, resting on popular locations and wearing the paper through. This is a map that has been used, and I think it’s fantastic. Source: tjhallett1/Flickr
