Portal:Rapid transit
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Rapid transit is a light or heavy, ground level, underground or overground railway system that provides fast and reliable passenger transportation. In some areas trams are included in this sector although most english speaking people do not. This portal covers all aspects of rapid transit.
A rapid transit, underground, subway, tube, elevated, or metro(politan) system is a railway system, usually in an urban area, with a high capacity and frequency of service, and grade separation from other traffic.
There is no one term that all English speakers use for rapid transit or metro systems. This is a reflection on national and regional usage and differing definitions of what characteristics are essential for these systems.
A common definition would be:
- an urban, electric mass transit railway system;
- totally independent from other traffic;
- with high service frequency.
Those who prefer the terms "subway" (American) or "underground" (British) would additionally specify that the tracks and stations are:
- located below street level, in at least the most important places,
so that the streetscape is unaltered by the line's presence. In some cities the word "subway" applies to the entire system, in others only to those parts that are actually underground, but is commonly called as "Metro".
Those who prefer the terms "rapid transit" or "metro" tend to view this as a less important characteristic and include systems that are entirely elevated or at ground level (at grade).
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