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2. Rapid transit - Wikipedia

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   Some rapid transit systems have at-grade intersections between a rapid transit line and a road or between two rapid transit lines. [9] The world's first rapid transit system was the partially underground Metropolitan Railway which opened in 1863 using steam locomotives, and now forms part of the London Underground. [10]

3. List of United States rapid transit systems - Wikipedia

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   The following is a list of all heavy rail rapid transit systems in the United States. It does not include statistics for bus or light rail systems; see: List of United States light rail systems by ridership for light rail systems. All ridership figures represent unlinked passenger trips, so line transfers on multi-line systems register as ...

4. List of metro systems - Wikipedia

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   Some cities use "metro" as a brand name for a transit line with no component of rapid transit whatsoever. Similarly, there are systems branded "light rail" that meet every criterion for being a rapid transit system. Some systems also incorporate light metro or light rail lines as part of the larger system under a common name. These are listed ...

5. List of rail transit systems in the United States - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of the operating passenger rail transit systems in the United States. This list does not include intercity rail services such as the Alaska Railroad or Amtrak and its state-sponsored subsidiaries. "Region" refers to the metropolitan area based around the city listed, where applicable. Operating Region State System Authority Type (FTA) Albuquerque New Mexico Rail Runner Express ...

6. List of North American rapid transit systems - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of North American rapid transit systems by ridership. These heavy rail or rapid transit systems are also known as metro or subway systems. This list of systems in North America does not include light rail, even when they are integrated with heavy rail.

7. History of rapid transit - Wikipedia

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   The system originally used light rail vehicles but has the characteristics of a rapid transit system and later on upgraded to a medium capacity system. Singapore MRT. In 1987, Mass Rapid Transit in Singapore opened. It was the world's first heavy rail system to feature platform screen doors on its underground stations. The network operates six ...

8. Passenger rail terminology - Wikipedia

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   A rapid transit system is an electric railway characterized by high speed (~80 km/h (50 mph)) and rapid acceleration. It uses passenger railcars operating singly or in multiple unit trains on fixed rails.

9. Lists of urban rail transit systems - Wikipedia

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   These lists of urban rail transit systems are sorted by the type of system: List of tram and light rail transit systems; List of town tramway systems; Medium-capacity rail system; List of premetro systems; List of metro systems; List of monorail systems; List of suburban and commuter rail systems; List of funicular railways; List of urban rail ...