rapid transit line

A rapid transit line is a high-capacity, high-frequency urban rail route operating on an exclusive or mostly separated right-of-way to provide fast, reliable public transportation between key areas of a city or metropolitan region.

Observed surface forms (41)

• light rail line ×56
• metro line ×32
• rapid transit service ×29
• light rail system ×28
• New York City Subway line ×27
• Moscow Metro line ×12
• Los Angeles Metro Rail line ×11
• Washington Metro line ×11
• London Underground line ×10
• public transit line ×10

• Paris Métro line ×8
• public transportation route ×7
• Chicago 'L' line ×6
• MBTA Green Line branch ×4
• planned metro line ×4
• heavy rail line ×3
• light metro line ×3
• urban rail line ×3
• Bay Area Rapid Transit service ×2
• Chicago Transit Authority line ×2
• MBTA Red Line branch ×2
• Mexico City Metro line ×2
• New York City Subway trunk line ×2
• Réseau Express Régional line ×2
• line of the Moscow Metro ×2
• public transport line ×2
• rapid transit service pattern ×2
• 'L' line ×1
• Chicago "L" line ×1
• London Underground line extension ×1
• Metro Rail line ×1
• Shenzhen Metro line ×1
• Tokyo Metro line ×1
• component of the New York City Subway ×1
• former rapid transit line ×1
• fully automated metro line ×1
• heavy rail transit line ×1
• light metro system ×1
• maglev rapid transit line ×1
• metro rail transit line ×1
• rapid transit line branch ×1

Instances (327)

• Shenzhen Metro Line 2 via concept surface "metro line"
• Line 1 via concept surface "metro line"
  surface form: Line 1 (Mexico City Metro)
• Line 2 via concept surface "metro line"
  surface form: Line 2 (Mexico City Metro)
• Line 6 via concept surface "metro line"
  surface form: Line 6 (Mexico City Metro)
• Line A via concept surface "metro line"
  surface form: Line A (Mexico City Metro)
• Line 12 via concept surface "metro line"
  surface form: Line 12 (Mexico City Metro)
• 1 train via concept surface "rapid transit service"
• 2 train via concept surface "rapid transit service"
• SEPTA Market–Frankford Line
• RER B line via concept surface "Réseau Express Régional line"
• tramway T7 via concept surface "public transport line"
  surface form: Tramway T7
• 4 train via concept surface "rapid transit service"
• 5 train via concept surface "rapid transit service"
• Orange Line
  surface form: Orange Line (Washington Metro)
• IND Subway via concept surface "component of the New York City Subway"
• Bury Line via concept surface "light rail line"
• Tyne and Wear Metro via concept surface "light rail system"
• Silver Line
  surface form: Silver Line (Washington Metro)
• 6 train via concept surface "rapid transit service"
• 42nd Street Shuttle
• Eccles Line via concept surface "light rail line"
• Berlin U-Bahn line U6
• Green Line
  surface form: Green Line (Washington Metro)
• C train via concept surface "rapid transit service"
• Yellow Line
  surface form: Yellow Line (Washington Metro)
• E train via concept surface "rapid transit service"
• East Didsbury Line via concept surface "light rail line"
• Trafford Park Line via concept surface "light rail line"
• Metro B Line
• B train via concept surface "rapid transit service"
• Route 10 via concept surface "light rail line"
• D train via concept surface "rapid transit service"
• Route 11 via concept surface "light rail line"
• Red Line
  surface form: Red Line (CTA)
• F train via concept surface "rapid transit service"
• Route 13 via concept surface "light rail line"
  surface form: SEPTA Route 13
• Blue Line
  surface form: Blue Line (CTA)
• M train via concept surface "rapid transit service"
• MBTA Green Line D branch via concept surface "light rail line"
• G train via concept surface "rapid transit service"
• Mattapan Trolley via concept surface "light rail line"
• Manchester Metrolink via concept surface "light rail system"
• Line 4 Sheppard
• Green Line
  surface form: Green Line (CTA)
• J train via concept surface "rapid transit service"
• Central Subway via concept surface "light rail line"
• MAX Light Rail via concept surface "light rail system"
• Orange Line
  surface form: Orange Line (CTA)
• Purple Line
  surface form: Purple Line (CTA)
• L train via concept surface "rapid transit service"