Light metro

Uncommon card · No. 176168

Light metro, light rapid transit (LRT) or a medium-capacity system (MCS), is a rail transport system with a capacity greater than light rail, but less than rapid transit. It typically resembles a rapid transit system in terms of infrastructure, but typically features smaller rolling stock and stations, and may have a differing network topology. Since ridership determines the scale of a rapid transit system, statistical modeling allows planners to size the rail system for the needs of the area. When the predicted ridership falls between the service requirements of a light rail system and a rapid transit system, a light metro project is indicated. A light metro system may also result when a rapid transit system fails to achieve the requisite ridership due to network inadequacies (e.g. single-tracking) or changing demographics. In contrast with light rail systems, a light metro system runs on an entirely grade separated exclusive right of way, and is therefore completely separated from other...

Read on Wikipedia · Image Trainholic, CC BY-SA 4.0