rapid transit line
C640
concept
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.
All labels observed (78)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| rapid transit line canonical | 982 |
| metro line | 494 |
| light rail line | 275 |
| rapid transit service | 116 |
| light rail system | 114 |
| planned metro line | 72 |
| public transport line | 58 |
| New York City Subway line | 51 |
| public transit line | 44 |
| Paris Métro line | 30 |
| Los Angeles Metro Rail line | 24 |
| heavy rail line | 24 |
| London Underground line | 19 |
| urban rail line | 19 |
| MBTA Green Line branch | 18 |
| Moscow Metro line | 18 |
| light metro line | 16 |
| public transportation route | 16 |
| Mexico City Metro line | 15 |
| Washington Metro line | 14 |
| Tokyo Metro line | 11 |
| New York City Subway trunk line | 10 |
| Chicago 'L' line | 9 |
| mass rapid transit line | 9 |
| Mass Rapid Transit line | 6 |
| Shenzhen Metro line | 6 |
| light metro system | 6 |
| line of the Moscow Metro | 6 |
| rapid transit line branch | 6 |
| transit line | 6 |
| Delhi Metro line | 5 |
| S-train line | 5 |
| MTR line | 4 |
| former rapid transit line | 4 |
| rapid transit service pattern | 4 |
| Chicago Transit Authority line | 3 |
| MBTA Red Line branch | 3 |
| Réseau Express Régional line | 3 |
| fully automated metro line | 3 |
| rapid transit route | 3 |
| rapid transit service route | 3 |
| urban transit line | 3 |
| BTS Skytrain line | 2 |
| Bay Area Rapid Transit line | 2 |
| Bay Area Rapid Transit service | 2 |
| Chicago "L" line | 2 |
| Montreal Metro line | 2 |
| SkyTrain line | 2 |
| component of the New York City Subway | 2 |
| high-speed metro line | 2 |
| intercity rapid transit line | 2 |
| orbital metro line | 2 |
| urban rail corridor | 2 |
| 'L' line | 1 |
| London Underground line extension | 1 |
| Mass Transit Railway line | 1 |
| Metro Rail line | 1 |
| Metrorail line | 1 |
| Metrorail service | 1 |
| Noida Metro corridor | 1 |
| S-Bahn trunk route | 1 |
| heavy rail metro line | 1 |
| heavy rail transit line | 1 |
| heavy-rail metro line | 1 |
| high-speed urban rail line | 1 |
| maglev rapid transit line | 1 |
| metro rail transit line | 1 |
| metro-style rail system | 1 |
| metropolitan railway service | 1 |
| rapid transit branch | 1 |
| rapid transit lines | 1 |
| rapid transit service branch | 1 |
| rapid transit trunk line | 1 |
| suburban rapid transit line | 1 |
| subway-style railway | 1 |
| tuyến đường sắt đô thị | 1 |
| underground rail line | 1 |
| urban rail transit route | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: rapid transit line
Generated description
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.
Instances (1,930)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
|
Incheon Subway
surface form:
Incheon Subway Line 1
|
metro line |
| B train | rapid transit service |
| Line 6 (Madrid Metro) | metro line |
|
Green Line
surface form:
Green Line (Tyne and Wear Metro)
|
metro line |
| Wuhan Metro Line 27 | — |
| Mexico City Metro Line 5 | — |
|
Daegu Metro
surface form:
Daegu Metro Line 1
|
metro line |
|
metro line L9 Sud
surface form:
Metro line L9 Sud
|
— |
| Line 7 (Madrid Metro) | metro line |
| Kaohsiung MRT Orange Line | — |
| Wuhan Metro Line 28 | planned metro line |
| BMT Astoria Line | New York City Subway line |
| Santiago Metro Line 5 | — |
|
Red Line
surface form:
Red Line (Dubai Metro)
|
— |
| Lake Branch | rapid transit line branch |
| Line 8 (Madrid Metro) | metro line |
| 1 train (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line) | rapid transit service |
| New York City Subway 5 line | rapid transit service |
| Line 9 (Madrid Metro) | metro line |
| Santiago Metro Line 3 | — |
| Route 10 | light rail line |
| D train | rapid transit service |
|
Green Line
surface form:
Green Line (MARTA)
|
— |
| Wuhan Metro Line 29 | planned metro line |
| Mexico City Metro Line 1 | — |
| Nevsko–Vasileostrovskaya Line | metro line |
| Mexico City Metro Line B | — |
| New York City Subway 7 train | rapid transit service |
| Newark–World Trade Center line | rapid transit service |
| Line 10 (Madrid Metro) | metro line |
|
Port Liner automated guideway transit system
surface form:
Port Liner
|
urban transit line |
| Line 3 of Saint Petersburg Metro | — |
| Wuhan Metro Line 30 | planned metro line |
| Line 11 (Madrid Metro) | metro line |
| Route 11 | light rail line |
|
Red Line
surface form:
Red Line (CTA)
|
— |
| F train | rapid transit service |
| Wuhan Metro Line 31 | planned metro line |
| Nottingham Express Transit | light rail system |
| Hoboken–World Trade Center line | rapid transit service |
| Wuhan Metro Line 32 | planned metro line |
| BART Antioch–SFO+Millbrae line | rapid transit service |
| Tram line 25 (Amstelveenlijn) | light rail line |
| Bury Metrolink line | light rail line |
| Wuhan Metro Line 33 | planned metro line |
|
Mortensrud
surface form:
Oslo Metro Line 3
|
metro line |
| Constantine tramway | light rail system |
| Centraal Station – NDSM ferry | public transport line |
| South Side elevated lines of Chicago | — |
| Wuhan Metro Line 34 | planned metro line |