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by sofixa 1163 days ago
> Many subway systems are profitable

The vast majority are not, the systems in a bunch of Asian cities (mostly in Japan, HK, Taiwan, Singapore) are the exception due to a few reasons, most notably because they use distance-based fares and land around stations often belongs to the operator bringing in massive commercial revenues.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farebox_recovery_ratio