Metro-land (or Metroland – see note on spelling, below) is a name given to the suburban areas that were built to the north-west of London in the counties...
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Metro-land is a BBC documentary film written and narrated by the Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom, Sir John Betjeman. The film was directed by Edward...
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reclamation of land from the surrounding waters of Metro Manila is used to expand the region's limited area of usable and natural land. There are about...
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making it one of the fastest completed metro projects in India. The Kochi metro project is the first metro system in the country which connects rail...
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area, the Met developed land for housing, and after World War I promoted housing estates near the railway using the "Metro-land" brand. On 1 July 1933...
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coined the term Metro-land in 1915 when the Guide to the Extension Line became the Metro-land guide, priced at 1d. This promoted the land served by the...
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The Purple Line is a part of the Namma Metro rail system for the city of Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. As of 2023, the line is 43.49 km (27.02 mi) long...
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may refer to: Metro-land, an informal name for a suburban area north-west of London, England served by the Metropolitan Line Metro-land (1973 film), a...
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Namma Metro (transl. Our Metro), also known as Bengaluru Metro, is a rapid transit system serving the city of Bengaluru, the capital city of the state...
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documentary for the BBC called Metro-Land, directed by Edward Mirzoeff. In 1974, Betjeman and Mirzoeff followed up Metro-Land with A Passion for Churches...
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rapid transit metro line of the Mumbai Metro in the city of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The 33.5 km (20.8 mi) route is Mumbai Metro's first underground...
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Department (also known as Metro) announced that they had no motive and no suspects in the case. Land's mother, Connie Land, asserted that Sydney had possibly...
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Green Line of Namma Metro was built along with the Purple Line during the first phase of construction of the metro rail system for the city of Bengaluru...
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Songshan–Xindian line (redirect from Xindian Line, Taipei Metro)
The Songshan–Xindian or Green line (code G) is a metro line in Taipei operated by Taipei Metro, named after the districts it connects: Songshan and Xindian...
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Slushy fields and grass farms. — John Betjeman, Metro-land (1973) In 1881 Watkin purchased large tracts of land close to the MR line and began a grand scheme...
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The Pink Line of Namma Metro is under construction and will form part of the metro rail network for the city of Bangalore, Karnataka, India. The 21.25 km...
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Mumbai Metro to be transplanted on western railway land". Hindustan Times. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017. "Thane-Bhiwandi-Kalyan metro construction...
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expansion of dormitory suburbs, and was one of the stations included in the Metro-land project in the early 20th century. The site is served by several bus routes...
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counties exclaves. Bibliography of the home counties London commuter belt Metro-land Suburbia 1851 Post Office Directory of the Six Home Counties covered Essex...
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Buckinghamshire with its suburban railway, enticing Londoners with its "Metro-Land" advertising campaign promoting the new railway as an opportunity to live...
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metro projects were delayed because of late environmental clearances, land acquisition troubles and protests. After nearly eight years, two new metro...
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Pink Line (Line 7) is a metro rail line of the Delhi Metro, a rapid transit system in Delhi, India. It consists of 38 metro stations from Majlis Park...
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Metropolitan Manila (Filipino: Kalakhang Maynila), commonly shortened to Metro Manila and formally the National Capital Region (NCR; Filipino: Pambansang...
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— Sir John Betjeman, Metro-Land The programme also showed some of the unsuccessful designs for the tower. The script for Metro-land can be found in Betjeman's...
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Line 2 (Yellow Line) is a rapid transit metro line of the Mumbai Metro in the city of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The line connects Dahisar in the northwest...
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until then had been a "country halt" on the Metropolitan line. This was Metro-land's flagship development, begun in by E S Reid, with streets full of semi-detached...
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Pune Metro is a mass rapid transit system serving the city of Pune, India. The system comprises three lines with a combined length of 54.14 km (33.64 mi)...
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Rapid transit (redirect from Metro system)
transit or mass rapid transit (MRT) or heavy rail, commonly referred to as metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport that is generally built in...
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Line 4 (Green Line) is an under construction rapid transit metro line of the Mumbai Metro in the city of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The Mumbai Metropolitan...
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The Yellow Line of Namma Metro is almost complete and will form part of the metro rail network for the city of Bangalore, Karnataka, India. The 18.82 km...
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