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A cortado is a Spanish beverage consisting of espresso mixed with a roughly equal amount of warm milk to reduce the acidity, [1] [2] although the exact ratios have considerable regional variation. [3] The milk in a cortado is steamed, but not frothy and "texturized" as in many Italian coffee drinks. [4] The cortado is commonly served all over ...
The Shanghai Metro is both the world's longest metro network at 896 kilometres (557 mi) and the busiest with the highest annual ridership reaching approximately 2.83 billion passenger trips. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The Beijing Subway has the greatest number of stations, with 424.
A pair of 9000 series are tested on the Santo Domingo Metro. Four other metro systems operate the manual version of the 9000 series or its derivatives, with segregated driver cabs and walk-through cars: the Santo Domingo Metro operates 34 three-car trains with a similar external livery, [ 7 ] [ 20 ] and the Lima Metro has operated 19 five-car ...
Metro Trains Melbourne, often known simply as Metro, is the operator and brand name of train services on the electrified metropolitan rail network serving the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is the largest urban rail network in Australia , with 17 lines and 221 stations across 405 km (252 mi) of railways, and the second busiest ...
A report from the World Bank places the capacity of an MCS at 15,000 to 30,000 p/h/d. [4] For comparison, ridership capacity of more than 30,000 p/h/d has been quoted as the standard for metro or "heavy rail" standards rapid transit systems, [5] while light rail systems have passenger capacity volumes of around 10,000 to 12,000 p/h/d [4] or 12,000 to 18,000 p/h/d. [5]
Interior of a Metro Plus (1st class) car. The Class 5M2s operate on the 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) Cape gauge track that is standard throughout Southern Africa. The motor coaches draw 3,000 volt direct current from an overhead pantograph; they have a power output of 925 kilowatts (1,240 hp) and produce 158 kN (15.9 LTf; 17.8 STf) of tractive effort.
Line 2 of the Madrid Metro is a rapid transit line in Madrid.It runs through the city center between the Las Rosas and Cuatro Caminos stations, for a total of 20 stations (the Cuatro Caminos - La Elipa section with 60-metre platforms and the La Almudena - Las Rosas with 90-metre platforms), linked by 14.1 km of track in a narrow gauge tunnel, with a journey that lasts approximately 33 minutes.
The Plaza Mayor (English Main Plaza) is a large plaza located in the center of Salamanca, Spain used as a public square. [1] It was built in the traditional Spanish baroque style and is a popular gathering area. [ 2 ]