Definitions for rapid transit
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. rapid transit, mass rapid transitnoun

   an urban public transit system using underground or elevated trains

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1. Rapid transit

   Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT), also known as heavy rail or metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport generally found in urban areas. A rapid transit system that primarily or traditionally runs below the surface may be called a subway, tube, or underground. Unlike buses or trams, rapid transit systems are railways (usually electric) that operate on an exclusive right-of-way, which cannot be accessed by pedestrians or other vehicles, and which is often grade-separated in tunnels or on elevated railways. Modern services on rapid transit systems are provided on designated lines between stations typically using electric multiple units on rail tracks, although some systems use guided rubber tires, magnetic levitation (maglev), or monorail. The stations typically have high platforms, without steps inside the trains, requiring custom-made trains in order to minimize gaps between train and platform. They are typically integrated with other public transport and often operated by the same public transport authorities. However, some rapid transit systems have at-grade intersections between a rapid transit line and a road or between two rapid transit lines.The world's first rapid transit system was the partially underground Metropolitan Railway which opened in 1863 using steam locomotives, and now forms part of the London Underground. In 1868, New York opened the elevated West Side and Yonkers Patent Railway, initially a cable-hauled line using static steam engines. As of 2021, China has the largest number of rapid transit systems in the world—40 in number, running on over 4,500 km (2,800 mi) of track—and was responsible for most of the world's rapid-transit expansion in the 2010s. The world's longest single-operator rapid transit system by route length is the Shanghai Metro. The world's largest single rapid transit service provider by number of stations (472 stations in total) is the New York City Subway. The three busiest rapid transit systems in the world by annual ridership are the Shanghai Metro, Tokyo subway system and the Moscow Metro.

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1. rapid transit

   Rapid transit, also known as heavy rail, metro, subway, or underground, is a type of high-capacity public transportation system found in urban areas that operates on an exclusive right-of-way, including on tracks separated from the general public, such as in tunnels or on elevated railways. It typically has a high frequency, fixed schedule, and high speed, offering quick travel times over long distances, often across an entire city or metropolitan area.

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1. Rapid transit

   A rapid-transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, metro or metropolitan railway system is a passenger transport system in an urban area with a high capacity and frequency, and grade separation from other traffic. Rapid transit systems are typically located either in underground tunnels or on elevated viaducts above street level. Outside urban centers, rapid transit lines may run on grade separated ground level tracks. Service on rapid-transit systems is provided on designated lines between stations using electric multiple units on rail tracks, although some systems use guided rubber tyres, magnetic levitation, or monorail. They are typically integrated with other public transport and often operated by the same public transport authorities. Rapid-transit is faster and has a higher capacity than trams or light rail, but is not as fast or as far-reaching as commuter rail. It is unchallenged in its ability to transport large amounts of people quickly over short distances with little land use. Variations of rapid-transit include people movers, small-scale light metro and the commuter rail hybrid S-Bahn. The first rapid-transit system was the London Underground, which opened in 1863, and its oldest sections completed 150 years of operation on 9 January 2013. The technology quickly spread to other cities in Europe, and then to the United States where a number of elevated systems were built. At first these systems used steam locomotives, with the term later coming to entirely mean electric systems. More recently the largest growth has been in Asia and with driverless systems. More than 178 cities have rapid-transit systems, totalling more than 8,000 km of track and 7,000 stations.

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon WurdzRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. RAPID TRANSIT

   A municipal myth, circulated for the amusement of the long suffering--and slow moving--public.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of rapid transit in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of rapid transit in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of rapid transit in a Sentence

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=rapid transit
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Transit
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=rapid transit
5. ^ The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1989/pg1989-images.html#:~:text=rapid transit