Medium-capacity rail system
List of systems
The following is the list of currently-operating MCSs which are categorized as light metros by the Light Rail Transit Association (LRTA), unless otherwise indicated.

Medium-capacity rail system

Section Title: List of systems
Table Section Text: The following is the list of currently-operating MCSs which are categorized as light metros by the Light Rail Transit Association (LRTA), unless otherwise indicated.

Country	Location	System	Lines	Year opened	Comments

Bulgaria	Sofia	Sofia Metro – Line 3	1	2019 (u/c)	Driverless vehicle system – 60 m long trains; Siemens chosen as technology supplier

Canada

Toronto	Toronto subway: Line 3	1	1985	Categorized by APTA as being "intermediate rail" (i.e. between "heavy rail" and "light rail"), and categorized as a "light metro" by LRTA.

Vancouver	SkyTrain	3	1985	While using equipments typically employed in medium capacity systems, the Expo and Millennium lines start to approach that of than of full "rapid transit" since they now operate with longer 4- and 6-car Bombardier INNOVIA ART trains.

China	Guangzhou	Zhujiang New Town Automated People Mover System	1	2010	The system uses 14 Bombardier Transportation's APM 100 cars built in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Hong Kong	Disneyland Resort Line (Penny's Bay Rail Link)	1	2005	Trains: 3 compartments without drivers. Some of the M-Train cars used in the Disneyland Resort Line were originally ordered from 1994–1998 as subtype H-Stock train (Phase 3 EMU, A/C 270-291, B/C 486-496).

South Island Line	1	2016	Trains: 3-car S-Trains Categorized as a "Medium-capacity rail transport system".

Denmark	Copenhagen	Copenhagen Metro	2	2002	Driverless vehicle system. Trains: 3-car config., 39 metres length.

France	Lille	Lille Metro	2	1983	VAL people mover system. Trains: 2-car config., 26 metres in length, with a maximum passenger capacity of 208–240 per train (depending on VAL 206 or VAL 208 train).

Paris	Orlyval	1	1991	VAL people mover system, using VAL 206 vehicles.

Rennes	Rennes Metro	1	2002	VAL people mover system – while trains have 80 second headways, they can only carry 158 people per train.

Toulouse	Toulouse Metro	2	1993	Although a VAL system, LRTA defines the system as "Metro." On the other hand, UrbanRail.net describes it as a "light metro VAL system".

India	Gurgaon	Rapid Metro Gurgaon	1	2013	Driverless vehicle system. The line is designed to carry up to 30,000 passengers per hour.

Italy	Brescia	Brescia Metro	1	2013	Trains: 3-car config, 39 metres length.

Catania	Catania Metro	1	1999	Single-tracked at-grade section limits headways to 15 minutes. Currently 9 km of double track extension are under construction, 5 km of which is scheduled to open in 2016.

Genoa	Genoa Metro	1	1990	Generally considered to be a "light metro" considering its low frequency, limited hours of operation and reduced transport capacity. It is actually categorized as "light rail" by LRTA.

Milan	Milan Metro: Line 5 and Line 4	2	2013, 2020 (planned)	Line 4 is under construction. Driverless vehicle system. Trains: 4-car configuration, 50.5 metres length, capacity for 536 passengers maximum.

Naples	Naples Metro	1	1993	Line 6 is categorized as "light metro", with only 16 minute headways. Line 1 has a single-tracked tunnel section.

Perugia	MiniMetro	1	2008	LRTA defines the system as a "light metro," while they regarded the same system in Laon, which ceased in 2016, as a "cable monorail."

Turin	Turin Metro	1	2006	VAL people mover system.

Japan	Hiroshima	Astram Line	1	1994	Driverless vehicle system. A small part of the underground section was built as Metro system.

Kobe	Kobe New Transit	2	1981, 1990	Trains: Port Island Line and Rokkō Island Line. Both consist of 4-car config (300 people per train), but the platforms are made for fitting to 6-car config.

Osaka	Nankō Port Town Line	1	1981	Trains: 4-car config, but the platforms are designed to apply to 6-car.

Saitama	New Shuttle	1	1983	Trains: 6-car config, rubber-tyred and operated manually.

Sakura	Yamaman Yūkarigaoka Line	1	1982	Trains: 3-car config (205 people per train). An AGT with center-guideway system.

Tokorozawa	Seibu Yamaguchi Line	1	1985	Trains: 4-car config (302 people per train), rubber-tyred and operated manually. Not mentioned LRTA nor UrbanRail.net.

Tokyo	Nippori-Toneri Liner	1	2008	Trains: 5-car config, driverless vehicle system.

Yurikamome	1	1995	Trains: 6-car config, driverless vehicle system.

Yokohama	Kanazawa Seaside Line	1	1989	Driverless vehicle system.

Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	Rapid KL - LRT Kelana Jaya, LRT Ampang and LRT Sri Petaling	2	1998	Bombardier INNOVIA ART 200 Trains: Mixed 2-car, 4-car config. fleet.

Philippines	Manila	Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 1 (Line 1)	1	1984	Trains: LRT-1 Line began with 2-car configuration, reconfigured to 3-car in 2004, and procured new 4-car configurations in 1999 and 2007..

Manila Metro Rail Transit System Line 3 (Line 3)	1	1999	Trains: 3-car config., with a max. capacity of 1,182 passengers, and running with 4–5 minute headways.

Russia	Moscow	Moscow Metro: Line 12 – Butovskaya Line	1	2003	Can carry 6,700 p/h/d. Trains: 3-car config, ~85 metres length

Singapore	Singapore	Singapore MRT: Circle Line, Downtown Line, Thomson-East Coast Line(future) and Jurong Region Line(future)	4 (1u/c and 1 under planning)	2009, 2013, 2019, 2025 (predicted)	The Circle Line rolling stock consists of the AlstomC830 and C830C in 3 car formations with a maximum capacity of 931 passengers.

South Korea	Busan	Busan Metro Line 4	1	2009	Unmentioned by LRTA, though UrbanRail.net categorizes the line as a "light metro."

Busan–Gimhae Light Rail Transit	1	2011	Driverless vehicle system. Trains: 2-car config. Unmentioned by LRTA, but the operator calls the system "light rail".

Seoul	Ui LRT	1	2017	Each train consists of 2-car trains and runs unmanned.

Uijeongbu	U Line	1	2012	VAL driverless system. Trains: 2-car config.

Spain	Barcelona	Barcelona Metro: Line 8 and Line 11	2	2003	Driverless vehicle system. Trains: 2-car config. LRTA also categorizes Line 8 as "light metro."

Málaga	Málaga Metro	1	2014	System contains at-grade intersections on surface section of Line 1. Described as a "light metro" by at least one rail publication.

Palma, Majorca	Palma Metro: Line M1	1	2007	Mostly underground line operates with just 15-minute headways and two-car trains (306 passengers max.); one reference even categorizes line as "light rail".

Seville	Seville Metro	1	2000	Trains: 31 metres length with a max. capacity of 192 passengers.

Taiwan	Taipei	Taipei Metro: Brown Line (Line 1) and Yellow Line	2	1996, 2019 (planned)	Brown Line (Line 1) – Trains: Rubber-tire system; 4-car config; categorized as a part of the "metro" by LRTA. Yellow Line - planned to open in 2019, will use AnsaldoBreda Driverless Metro vehicles, and is categorized as a "light metro" by LRTA.

Thailand	Bangkok	Bangkok MRT: MRT Purple Line	1	2016	3-car configuration

Turkey	Ankara	Ankaray Light Metro (A1 Line)	1	1996	Trains: 3-car config, approx. 90 metres length. Categorized as a "light rail" by LRTA, though Current capacity: 27,000 p/h/d.

Istanbul	Istanbul Metro: M1 Line (Istanbul Hafif Metro)	1	1989	Trains: 4-car config. "Hafif Metro" literally translates as "Light Metro". Categorized as a "light rail" by LRTA.

United Kingdom	Glasgow	Glasgow Subway	1	1896	Gauge: 4 ft (1,219 mm). Trains: 3-car config.

London	Docklands Light Railway	7	1987	Driverless vehicle system. Trains: generally 2–3-car config. Categorized as a "light rail" by LRTA.

United States	Miami	Metromover	3	1986	Considered to be a "people mover".

Philadelphia	Norristown High Speed Line (part of the SEPTA rail system)	1	1907	Has been categorized by APTA as being "Light rapid rail transit" (i.e. between "rapid transit (heavy rail)" and "light rail").

Venezuela	Maracaibo	Maracaibo Metro	1	2006	Trains: 3-car trainset config, ~58 metres length (originally designed for Prague Metro). Categorized as a "light rail" by LRTA.

Valencia	Valencia Metro	1	2007	Trains: 2-car Siemens SD-460 config, ~55 metres length. Categorized as a "light rail" by LRTA.

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The MCS of China operates in Guangzhou and was opened in 2010.

final_sentence: The MCS of China operates in Guangzhou and was opened in 2010.