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The bar graph gives data about three telephone types used for calls, with the 
units being measured in billions of minutes, in the UK between 1995 and 
2002.
Overall, local calls made via fixed line was the most popular in the UK, and 
the numbers fluctuated for this category over the period, whereas the other 
two call types witnessed increases.
Turning to details, the figure for total minutes on local calls went up from just 
above 70 billion minutes to peak at 90 billion units, after which it saw a 
gradual decline to more or less the same rate as at the beginning of the 
period in 2002. 
Regarding the other two categories, in 1995, UK populations made national 
and international calls through fixed line for a total almost 40 billion minutes, 
but about a mere of 2 billion minutes went for mobiles. This gap between 
these two had widened by the end of the period, albeit rising noticeably, and 
the year 2002 reported 60 billion and around 45 billion minutes respectively.
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The table provides data on subway lines in six cities in terms of date opening, 
kilometers of route and the number of passengers annually. 
 
Overall, the three older underground railways covered longer distances 
compared to relatively recently opened ones, and this superiority could also be 
reflected in the figure for passengers, each carrying significantly more users. 
Turning to details, the oldest subway line on the list was opened in London in 
1863, which covered 394 km on its route, and a total of 775 million passengers 
used it annually. Second in the order was Paris underground railway. Being 
opened in 1900, this railway system served 1191 million train-users per year, 
despite relatively small kilometers of route, at almost 200. However, the most 
popular subway with passengers was in Tokyo, carrying a whopping 1927 
million of passengers, but it only provided 155 kilometers of route. 
According to the chronological order of the date opened, Washington DC came 
next in 1976. The distance coverage of this underground railway was 126 
kilometers, and 144 million passengers in a year used it. In 1981, Kyoto railway 
was launched, and it was run on only 11 kilometers and provided 45 million 
passengers with seats. Finally, in 2001, the most recent subway on the list was 
introduced in Los Angeles, with its 28 kilometers of route and 50 million annual 
users.