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The Rail Vehicle Accessibility (Non-Interoperable Rail System) Regulations 2010 [1] (commonly known as RVAR 2010) is a statutory instrument in the United Kingdom. It aims to set standards designed to improve accessibility for disabled people on light rail passenger vehicles. It came into force on 6 April 2010.
The following is a list of all light rail systems in the United States. Also included are some of the urban streetcar/trolley systems that provide regular public transit service (operating year-round and at least five days per week), ones with data available from the American Public Transportation Association's (APTA) Ridership Reports.
A report from the World Bank places the capacity of an MCS at 15,000 to 30,000 p/h/d. [4] For comparison, ridership capacity of more than 30,000 p/h/d has been quoted as the standard for metro or "heavy rail" standards rapid transit systems, [5] while light rail systems have passenger capacity volumes of around 10,000 to 12,000 p/h/d [4] or 12,000 to 18,000 p/h/d. [5]
Light rail (or light rail transit, abbreviated to LRT) is a form of passenger urban rail transit that uses rolling stock derived from tram technology [1] while also having some features from heavy rapid transit. The term was coined in 1972 in the United States as an English equivalent for the German word Stadtbahn, meaning "city railway".
The San Diego Trolley, the most heavily used light rail system in the United States. Light rail is a mode of rail-based transport, usually urban in nature. Light-rail systems are typically designed to carry fewer passengers than heavy-rail systems like commuter rail or rapid transit (subway).
The most common use of the term "track gauge" refers to the transverse distance between the inside surfaces of the two load-bearing rails of a railway track, usually measured at 12.7 millimetres (0.50 inches) to 15.9 millimetres (0.63 inches) below the top of the rail head in order to clear worn corners and allow for rail heads having sloping ...
Platform screen doors are also present in some tram and light rail stops such as the Xijiao Light rail, Nanjing tram and Chengdu tram. Several underground high speed railway stations of the CRH network use platform screen doors set back from the platform edge. In addition, Fengxian District in Shanghai installed platform gates at a road crossing.
North American light rail type vehicles frequently have a similar configuration but with a centre bogie designed to accommodate a low floor situated under a short centre section. In Vienna, Ultra Low Floor (ULF) Trams can "kneel" at the curbside, reducing the height from the road to only 180 mm (7.1 in).