rapid transit
Urban rail network
Rapid transit is public transportation designed for fast movement through urban areas, typically running on dedicated tracks or lanes separate from regular traffic.
Subways, elevated trains, and light rail systems are the most common forms.
The term emphasizes speed and frequency over comfort or distance: The city invested heavily in rapid transit to reduce car dependency.
- metroUrban rail transit
- trainRail vehicle or instruct
- subwayUnderground transit passage
- platformRaised flat structure
- ShinkansenJapan's rapid rail system
underground · mind the gap · subway car · boarding platform · light rail · passengers · turnstile · fare card · station · monorail · maglev · tracks · headway · tunnel · commuter rail · city center · bullet train · hub
- speedspeed, quickness, rate, velocity, pace
- public transitbus, train, subway, metro, tram
- rail systemsrailroad, railway, light rail, heavy rail, metro
- rail transportfreight train, train stations, passenger train, commuter train, express train
- railwaystrains, train, locomotives, locomotive, tracks
- transitbus, subway, train, metro, light rail
rapid transitgridlock
Complete mutual obstruction
walking · local service · milk run · local train · traffic jam
rapid transitbus line
Scheduled public vehicle path
local bus · streetcar · tram · trolley · paratransit
rapid transitwalking
Locomotion on foot
cycling · driving · hitchhiking · ride-sharing · taxi
rapid, transit, transition, rapids, transitory, rapidity, transitional, transits, transitioned