Light rail transit | Wikipedia audio article
Channel: wikipedia tts
Date: 05/06/2019

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_rail


00:01:12 1 History
00:04:06 2 Definition
00:10:30 3 Types
00:11:45 3.1 Lower capacity
00:13:05 3.2 Higher capacity
00:14:22 3.3 Mixed systems
00:15:16 3.4 Speed and stop frequency
00:17:21 3.5 System-wide considerations
00:18:52 4 Track gauge
00:20:13 5 Capacity
00:20:22 5.1 Efficiency
00:20:43 5.2 Comparison with high capacity roads
00:23:04 5.3 Practical considerations
00:26:33 6 Safety
00:27:58 7 Construction and operation costs
00:33:20 8 Health impact
00:33:30 9 Integration with bicycles
00:34:14 10 Variations
00:34:24 10.1 Trams operating on mainline railways
00:36:53 10.2 Third-rail power for trams
00:38:54 11 Comparison to other rail transit modes
00:39:35 11.1 Typical rolling stock
00:39:59 11.2 Train operation
00:40:51 11.3 Floor height
00:41:44 11.4 Power sources
00:42:34 12 Tram and other light rail transit systems worldwide



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SUMMARY
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Light rail, light rail transit (LRT), or fast tram is a form of urban rail transit using rolling stock similar to a tramway, but operating at a higher capacity, and often on an exclusive right-of-way.

There is no standard definition, but in the United States (where the terminology was devised in the 1970s from the engineering term light railway), light rail operates primarily along exclusive rights-of-way and uses either individual tramcars or multiple units coupled to form a train that is lower capacity and lower speed than a long heavy-rail passenger train or metro system.A few light rail networks tend to have characteristics closer to rapid transit or even commuter rail; some of these heavier rapid transit-like systems are referred to as light metros. Other light rail networks are tram-like in nature and partially operate on streets. Light rail systems are found throughout the world, on all inhabited continents. They have been especially popular in recent years due to their lower capital costs and increased reliability compared with heavy rail systems.