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(a) Evolution of the number of stations for various large world subway networks. (b) Evolution of the number of stations y years after creation, averaged over all networks (tubes mark the standard deviation across all networks). The linear shape indicates that the growth in terms of new stations from a decade to another goes to zero for all these networks, signalling the possible appearance of a stationary limit. (Online version in colour.)
