passenger transport

Carrying human cargo

Passenger transport is the movement of people from one place to another by vehicle, vessel, or aircraft.

The term encompasses public transit systems like buses and trains, commercial services like airlines and ferries, and private arrangements like taxis and rideshares.

The city invested heavily in passenger transport infrastructure.

Related
  • ferryVessel for scheduled crossings
  • busLarge passenger vehicle
  • tramUrban rail vehicle
  • trainRail vehicle or instruct
  • subwayUnderground transit passage

airplane · taxi · rideshare · scheduling · ticketing · boarding pass · rail pass · commuter · express lane · carpooling · rush hour · station · route planning · monorail · bus stop · terminal · congestion · fleet management

Opposites
cargo type

passenger transportfreight transport

Commercial movement of goods

cargo transport · cargo shipping · freight shipping · logistics · haulage

mobility vs. stasis

passenger transportstaying put

Remaining in place

immobility · sedentariness

Family

transport, passenger

Familiarity
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