Are there developed countries in the world other than the U.S. which have "double cities"? (rail, rated)

[sohsocool]

Spain:
Barcelona and Madrid.

Australia:
Sydney and Melbourne.

China:
Beijing and Shanghai.

[diablo234]

Originally Posted by sohsocool

Spain:
Barcelona and Madrid.

Australia:
Sydney and Melbourne.

China:
Beijing and Shanghai.

None of those cities are next to each other.

Please consult a map.

[sohsocool]

Originally Posted by diablo234

None of those cities are next to each other.

Please consult a map.

My bad, I went and re-read the OP's question again, I thought he/she meant as in cities that were the major cities within one country, not cities that were close to one another.

My bad.

[KathrynAragon]

Originally Posted by mrconfusion87

I heard that Budapest was a combination of the twin cities of Buda and Pest. Not sure how true that is though.

This is true.

Also - Garmisch/Partenkirchen in Bavaria, though they're not large.

[Ethereal]

Originally Posted by sohsocool

My bad, I went and re-read the OP's question again, I thought he/she meant as in cities that were the major cities within one country, not cities that were close to one another.

My bad.

Newcastle, Sydney and Wollongong are side-by-side (north to south), although two of them aren't 'large cities'.

[weltschmerz]

Montreal and Laval.

[Rams_Lord]

Copenhagen and Malmö, although they're in two different countries

[viribusunitis]

Originally Posted by KathrynAragon

This is true.

Also - Garmisch/Partenkirchen in Bavaria, though they're not large.

Budapest got unified in 1873 and Garmisch-Partenkirchen in 1935.

Vienna and Bratislava are called Twin Cities for marketing reasons nowadays.

[P London]

Are there twin cities that are equal in size and influential?

Not like Minneapolis and St pauls, the first is much more "known" than the latter.

I think again in the US DC and Baltimore would fit

[Repubocrat]

I don't know if these count but there are more than a few US/Mexico "twin cities" Some I remember is Laredo, Texas/Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas and Nogales, Arizona/Nogales, Sonora.

Also, if I am not mistaken, Eagle Pass, Texas/Piedras Negras, Coahuila and perhaps the most famous one, El Paso, Texas/Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua.