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I think one telling feature is that the New York subway runs 24/7; every other metro in the world shuts down for nightly maintenance.

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Berlin's U/S-Bahns certainly give the impression of being open 24/7 -- I've never had problems getting to/from clubs or airports at any time of day.

London can also claim a useful 24/7 service, with the night tube starting a couple months ago and the third and fourth lines (Jubilee and Northern) just opening up this week[1].

[1]: https://tfl.gov.uk/campaign/tube-improvements/what-we-are-do...

London's Night Tube only runs on Friday and Saturday nights, which I'd think makes it 24/2 rather than 24/7.

It's been a few years, but I remember getting stranded at the U-Bahn station a few times when I was in college because we got out of the bar too late and having to walk home or wait around for daylight.

It's open 24 hours on weekends but close at nights preceeding working days.

Copenhagen's metro runs all night.

It helps that it's new and driverless.

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