A high-capacity electric rail mode, commonly called a metro or subway, that runs on an exclusive right of way separated from street traffic by tunnels, elevated structures or fenced surface track, using multiple-unit trains that stop at fixed stations along the line. London's Metropolitan Railway opened the first such system in 1863, running steam locomotives partly underground before electrification followed decades later. Because it carries large numbers of passengers at high frequency over relatively short distances within a city, rapid transit forms the backbone of many major metropolitan transport networks. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Core ConcernMoving large numbers of passengers at high frequency on a fully grade-separated urban rail line 1 Connections
Exemplified By
Source Yellow Line (Delhi Metro) (Wikipedia)
Source Line 1 (Shanghai Metro) (Wikipedia)
Source Ginza Line (Wikipedia)
Source Wikipedia: Red Line (Washington Metro)
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1. Wikipedia: Rapid Transit
WikipediaIntroduction
Rapid transit, mass rapid transit (MRT) or rail rapid transit (RRT) and commonly referred to as metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport that is generally built in urban areas.
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- In Category: Modes
- Part Of: Rail Transport
In Group: Urban Rail Modes, Lead sentence
Rapid transit, mass rapid transit (MRT) or rail rapid transit (RRT) and commonly referred to as metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport that is generally built in urban areas.
View the Source Wikipedia: Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos
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is one of the rapid transit companies serving the city of
Wikipedia: Storstockholms Lokaltrafik
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Storstockholms Lokaltrafik known as SL, (lit. 'Greater Stockholm Local Transport') is the public transport organisation responsible for managing land-based public transport in Stockholm County, Sweden.
Line 1 (Shanghai Metro) (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Shanghai Metro Line 1, Lead sentenceQuote, Exemplified By: Shanghai Metro Line 1, Lead sentence
Line 1 (Chinese: 上海地铁1号线) is a north-south line of the Shanghai Metro.
Ginza Line (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, Lead sentenceQuote, Exemplified By: Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, Lead sentence
The Ginza Line (銀座線, Ginza-sen), officially designated as Line 3 Ginza Line (3号線銀座線, San-gō-sen Ginza-sen), is a subway line in Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metro.
Yellow Line (Delhi Metro) (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Delhi Metro Yellow Line, Lead sentenceQuote, Exemplified By: Delhi Metro Yellow Line, Lead sentence
The Yellow Line (Line 2) is a rapid transit metro line of the Delhi Metro in Delhi, India.
Wikipedia: Red Line (Washington Metro)
WikipediaExemplified By: Washington Metro Red Line, Lead sentenceQuote, Exemplified By: Washington Metro Red Line, Lead sentence
The Red Line is a rapid transit line of the Washington Metro system, consisting of 27 stations in Montgomery County, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., in the United States.
Tokyo Metro (Wikipedia)
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a major rapid transit system in Tokyo, Japan
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (Wikipedia)
Has Part: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, LeadQuote, Has Part: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, Lead
operates the Delhi Metro
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