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Light rail

Term · Transportation · MLC-T-TRA-000218

A streetcar-type vehicle operated on city streets, semiexclusive rights-of-way, or exclusive rights-of-way. Service may be provided by step-entry vehicles or by level boarding.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-TRA-000218
FieldTransportation
ReferencesNational Transportation Statistics, Appendix B: Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-TRA-000218",
  "term": "Light rail",
  "field": "Transportation",
  "definition": "A streetcar-type vehicle operated on city streets, semiexclusive rights-of-way, or exclusive rights-of-way. Service may be provided by step-entry vehicles or by level boarding.",
  "references": [
    "National Transportation Statistics, Appendix B: Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/transportation/light-rail/"
}

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