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urban rail transit

term for various types of local rail systems
Class type of: railway system, public transport network Q3491904

Facts

3 properties
Subclass of
railway system, public transport network
Has use
urban and regional transportation, public transport[3][4]
Partially coincident with
Mass Rapid Transit[5]
🏷️ Also known as
en urban rail transit ar النقل بالسكك الحديدية في المناطق الحضرية de Schienenverkehrssystem des öffentlichen Personennahverkehrs el σύστημα αστικών σιδηροδρομικών μεταφορών es transporte urbano sobre rieles fi kaupunkiraideliikenne fr transport urbain par rail he מערכת תחבורה רכבת עירונית he מערכת תחבורה עירונית של הרכבת hu városi gyorsvasút hu városi vasút id kereta api perkotaan it trasporto urbano su rotaia ja メトロ ja 都市鉄道 ja 都市高速鉄道 ko 도시의 철도교통 ko 도시의 철도 교통 ko 도시 철도 ko 도시 철도교통
🔖 Identifiers · 10
OpenAlex ID
C2780434240, C2992701429, C2992919092
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
TorontoTram1.jpg ↗
Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID
300008569
BabelNet ID
01014404n
Freebase ID
/m/05vv90
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/122_gqnw
JSTOR topic ID (archived)
rail-transit
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
2780434240
Oslo Byleksikon article ID
6853
Quora topic ID
Urban-Rail-Transit

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🔗 Connections
Examples 16
Wuppertal Schwebebahn, Moscow Central Circle, Recife Metro, Beovoz, Circumvesuviana, Sydney Trains, M-Bahn, Gautrain +8 more
Subtypes 7
rapid transit, commuter rail, tram-train, medium-capacity rail transport system, tram system, urban rail transit in India, urban rail
Has use 2
public transport, urban and regional transportation
← Is a list of 1
Urban rail transit in China
← Main subject 1
Act on Enhancement of Convenience of Urban Railways, etc.
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Summary

urban rail transit is a type of railway system[1] and public transport network[2].

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  1. 27w ago · InternetArchiveBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Partially coincident with → Mass Rapid Transit
    Has use → urban and regional transportation, public transport
    Subclass of → railway system, public transport network
    "Changed claim references: OpenAlex ID: C2780434240, Rescuing 1 sources and submitting 0 for archiving. #IABot (v2.0.9.5)"
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