: fast passenger transportation (as by subway) in urban areas
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We'll use rapid transit to get from the airport to the hotel.
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An Orange Line train at Assembly Station, a rapid transit station in Somerville, Massachusetts, on March 21, 2023.—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025 Gamble and hold, hoping for a big payday from a developer once the Colfax bus rapid transit, or BRT, project is completed?—Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 19 July 2025 With 34 stops instead of 90 and a more direct trajectory, Metro Transit’s new B Line is expected to shave time off end-to-end commutes while cementing the public transit authority’s commitment to its growing network of bus rapid transit corridors.—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 13 June 2025 Figure 3: Project Map of Ontario Line By contrast, Delhi demonstrates how a phased planning approach can enable rapid transit system development.—Ankit Mishra, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rapid transit
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