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)

• Edinburgh Trams via concept surface "light rail system"
• Solntsevskaya Line via concept surface "Moscow Metro line"
• A train via concept surface "rapid transit service"
• Northwestern Elevated Railroad
• Filevskaya Line
• Second Avenue Subway via concept surface "New York City Subway line"
• Trambaix via concept surface "light rail system"
• DART Green Line via concept surface "light rail line"
• Trambesòs via concept surface "light rail system"
• Metrolink via concept surface "light rail system"
• DART Red Line via concept surface "light rail line"
• DART Blue Line via concept surface "light rail line"
• E
  surface form: E (New York City Subway service)
• J via concept surface "rapid transit service"
• Muni F-Market & Wharves line via concept surface "public transit line"
• Long Beach via concept surface "light rail line"
  surface form: Los Angeles Metro A Line
• Tramway de Reims via concept surface "light rail system"
• Mumbai Metro via concept surface "metro line"
  surface form: Mumbai Metro Line 1
• MRT Line 7 (under construction) via concept surface "metro rail transit line"
  surface form: MRT Line 7
• DART Orange Line via concept surface "light rail line"
• MBTA Green Line D branch (nearby stations) via concept surface "light rail line"
  surface form: MBTA Green Line D branch
• Brussels tram system via concept surface "light rail system"
• MAX Yellow Line via concept surface "light rail line"
• MRT Line 3
• Chemnitz Stadtbahn via concept surface "light rail system"
• Airport Line via concept surface "light rail line"
  surface form: Airport Line (Manchester Metrolink)
• Scarborough RT via concept surface "public transit line"
• LRT Line 2
• Osaka Loop Line via concept surface "urban rail line"
• Broad–Ridge Spur
• Line 1 via concept surface "metro line"
  surface form: Line 1 (Santiago Metro)
• Line 4A
• Line 6 via concept surface "metro line"
  surface form: Line 6 (Santiago Metro)
• Line 7 (planned) via concept surface "planned metro line"
• Line 8 (planned) via concept surface "planned metro line"
• Line 9 (planned) via concept surface "planned metro line"
• Line 10 (planned) via concept surface "planned metro line"
• Central line via concept surface "London Underground line"
• Circle line via concept surface "London Underground line"
• Jubilee line extension via concept surface "London Underground line extension"
• Docklands Light Railway via concept surface "light metro system"
• N Judah light rail via concept surface "light rail line"
  surface form: N Judah
• Line 2 via concept surface "metro line"
  surface form: Line 2 (Santiago Metro)
• Line 4 – blue via concept surface "metro line"
• Bakerloo line via concept surface "London Underground line"
• Elizabeth line via concept surface "rapid transit service"
• District line via concept surface "London Underground line"
• Hammersmith & City line via concept surface "London Underground line"
• Line 4 via concept surface "metro line"
  surface form: Line 4 (Santiago Metro)
• Line 5 via concept surface "metro line"
  surface form: Line 5 (Santiago Metro)