What is Light rail?
[[File:Greater Manchester Metrolink - tram 3009A.jpg|thumb|right|[[Manchester Metrolink|MetroLink]] in [[Manchester]], England.]] [[File:ETS Car1039 SD160.jpg|thumb|right|[[Edmonton Transit Service|ETS]] in [[Edmonton, Alberta|Edmonton]], Canada.]] {{commonscat|Light rail}} '''Light rail''' or '''light rail transit (LRT)''' is a form of [[urban rail transit|urban rail]] [[public transportation]]. The term light rail was created in the early 1970s to refer to more modern types of [[tram|tram/streetcar]] services. Generally it can carry fewer people and has a lower speed than [[Rapid transit|heavy rail metro]] systems, but it can carry more people and has a higher speed than street-running [[tram]] systems. The term is normally used to refer to rail systems with some [[rapid transit]]-style features that use [[Electric Multiple Unit|electric rail cars]]. Light rail is mostly operating in [[Right-of-way (transportation)|private rights-of-way]] separated from other traffic but sometimes, if necessary, mixed with other traffic in city streets. Modern light rail technology is highly flexible in how it can be used, and whether any given system is considered a true [[rapid transit]] system or not depends on its [[implementation]]. ==Related pages== * [[Rapid transit]] * [[Suburban rail]] * [[Tram]] {{Public transport}} [[Category:Light rail| ]] {{transport-stub}}