Abstract
Earthquake disaster management for subway systems has various aspects such as structural issues mainly with tunnels, p ower supply and lighting systems, t rain operations ystems, e tc. This article is a state-of-practicere port in these agenda in Japan and the US. It deals with retrofit of existing structures, activities for seismic design code developments and earthquake emergency operation manuals. The cases of Osaka City Rapid Transit Systems, BART of San Francisco Bay Area, and The Red Line of Los Angeles City are observed comparatively.
