An urban passenger rail mode descended from the traditional tram but built to run on its own reserved track, in tunnels or on elevated sections as well as in mixed street traffic, giving it more speed and capacity than a streetcar while costing far less to build than a full metro. The United States Urban Mass Transportation Administration coined the term in 1972 to describe this intermediate class of system as European tram networks modernized in the postwar decades. More than 400 cities worldwide now operate light rail lines, ranging from a few street-running cars to extensive multi-line networks.
Facts
Core ConcernRunning tram-derived rail vehicles partly or wholly on their own reserved track for higher speed and capacity 1 Cargo or Passenger Connections
Exemplified By
Source 高雄捷運シタディス電車 (Wikipedia, Japanese)
Source Alstom Metropolis Saint-Laurent (Wikipedia)
Source U5-Triebwagen (German Wikipedia)
Source Citadis Spirit (Wikipedia)
Source Flexity Freedom (Wikipedia)
Source Flexity Swift (Wikipedia)
Source Siemens P2000 (Wikipedia)
Source Siemens S200 (Wikipedia)
Source Siemens S700 and S70 (Wikipedia)
Source Siemens SD-100 and SD-160 (Wikipedia)
Source Siemens SD-400 and SD-460 (Wikipedia)
Source Siemens SD660 (Wikipedia)
Source Siemens-Duewag U2 (Wikipedia)
Source Tyne and Wear Metrocar (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Light Rail
WikipediaIntroduction
Light rail (or light rail transit, abbreviated to LRT) is a form of passenger urban rail transit.
- Overview
- History
Lead sentence
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, while having the capability to operate rolling stock on exclusive right of ways, on grade-separated section as well as in mixed traffic conditions.
- In Category: Modes
- Part Of: Rail Transport
View the Source Siemens S700 and S70 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Siemens S70 and S700, Lead, mode of transportQuote, Exemplified By: Siemens S70 and S700, Lead, mode of transport
are a series of articulated low-floor light-rail vehicles (LRV) and modern streetcars
Siemens S200 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Siemens S200, Lead, mode of transportQuote, Exemplified By: Siemens S200, Lead, mode of transport
is a high-floor light rail vehicle (LRV)
Siemens SD660 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Siemens SD660, Lead, mode of transportQuote, Exemplified By: Siemens SD660, Lead, mode of transport
is a double-articulated, 70%-low-floor light rail vehicle (LRV)
Siemens-Duewag U2 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Siemens-Duewag U2, Lead, mode of transportQuote, Exemplified By: Siemens-Duewag U2, Lead, mode of transport
is a type of light rail vehicle (LRV)
Siemens SD-100 and SD-160 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Siemens SD-100 and SD-160, Lead, mode of transportQuote, Exemplified By: Siemens SD-100 and SD-160, Lead, mode of transport
are two related types of high-floor light rail vehicles (LRV)
Siemens SD-400 and SD-460 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Siemens SD-400 and SD-460, Lead, mode of transportQuote, Exemplified By: Siemens SD-400 and SD-460, Lead, mode of transport
are light rail vehicles (LRV)
Siemens P2000 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Siemens P2000, Lead, mode of transportQuote, Exemplified By: Siemens P2000, Lead, mode of transport
is an articulated light rail vehicle used on the Los Angeles Metro Rail system
U5-Triebwagen (German Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Bombardier Flexity Swift U5, Lead, typeQuote, Exemplified By: Bombardier Flexity Swift U5, Lead, type
fünfte Generation von Stadtbahnfahrzeugen in Frankfurt am Main
Flexity Freedom (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Flexity Freedom, Lead, typeQuote, Exemplified By: Flexity Freedom, Lead, type
family of low-floor, articulated light rail vehicles
Flexity Swift (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Flexity Swift, Lead, typeQuote, Exemplified By: Flexity Swift, Lead, type
urban and inter-urban tram, light rail, and light metro vehicles
高雄捷運シタディス電車 (Wikipedia, Japanese)
Exemplified By: Alstom Citadis 305 (Kaohsiung), LeadQuote, Exemplified By: Alstom Citadis 305 (Kaohsiung), Lead
高雄捷運の高雄ライトレール（環状軽軌、LRT環状線）で運行される超低床路面電車
Alstom Metropolis Saint-Laurent (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Alstom Metropolis Saint-Laurent, Lead, modeQuote, Exemplified By: Alstom Metropolis Saint-Laurent, Lead, mode
a type of light metro train built by Alstom for the Réseau express métropolitain (REM)
Citadis Spirit (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Citadis Spirit, Lead, modeQuote, Exemplified By: Citadis Spirit, Lead, mode
a low-floor articulated light rail vehicle originally developed by Alstom for Ottawa's O-Train
Tyne and Wear Metrocar (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Tyne and Wear Metrocar, Lead, modeQuote, Exemplified By: Tyne and Wear Metrocar, Lead, mode
The Tyne and Wear Metrocar is a light rail vehicle used on the Tyne and Wear Metro in North East England.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.