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Rapid transit

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Building Jakarta's Mega Mass Rapid Transit System

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How An Autonomous Train-Bus Hybrid Could Transform City Transit

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Bus Rapid Transit

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What is Bus Rapid Transit?

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Designing a Rapid Transit System for Las Vegas

Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT), also known as heavy rail, metro, subway, tube, U-Bahn or underground, is a type of high-capacity public transport generally found in urban areas. Unlike buses or trams, rapid transit systems are electric railways that operate on an exclusive right-of-way, which cannot be accessed by pedestrians or other vehicles of any sort, and which is often grade separated in tunnels or on elevated railways.
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