light rail transit
Light rail transit in Changchun, Jilin province, China.
light rail transit
Also known as: LRV, electric trolley system
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- railroad
- mass transit
News •
Light rail train fatally strikes pedestrian in St. Paul
• Mar. 6, 2025, 12:02 AM ET (CBS)
LRT services at four stations disrupted after passenger falls onto tracks, says Rapid Rail
• Feb. 22, 2025, 12:23 AM ET (The Star)
light rail transit, system of railways usually powered by overhead electrical wires and used for medium-capacity local transportation in metropolitan areas. Light rail vehicles (LRVs) are a technological outgrowth of streetcars (trams). Light rail transit lines are more segregated from street traffic than are tramways (particularly in congested urban areas) but less so than are rapid transit (heavy rail) lines. See mass transit.