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Transit Line (/metropolitan_transit-transit_line)

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Type Definition

A Transit Line is a transit service running along a single path. If multiple lines run along the same path—e.g., a local and an express service—they should be marked as alternates of each other. Similarly, if a line forks to multiple destinations (e.g., Boston’s Red Line), multiple Transit Lines should be created, marked as alternates of each other. Lines that share a significant distance along the same path, such as New York’s A-C-E subway lines, should be also marked as alternates.

Things That Are Transit Lines

• Bus lines (e.g. Greyhound Express from Boston to New York City)

• Intracity bus lines

• Intracity train or tram lines (e.g. The MBTA Red Line)

• Commuter rail lines (e.g. The MBTA Fitchburg Line or The Port Jefferson Branch of the Long Island Railroad)

• Regional or national train lines (e.g. Amtrak Cascades or the Allegro Tosca night train)

• Ferry lines (e.g. Dartmouth Ferry or the San Francisco Bay Ferry )

Things That Are NOT Transit Lines

• Travel for hire such as taxi service areas.

• Tour buses or trams

• Cruise ship lines