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Light Rail Transit (LRT)

Light-rail transit (LRT) is rapid transit that operates electric-powered single cars or short trains on fixed rails. Light refers to lighter passenger capacity, not the physical weight of the vehicles. Today’s LRT originates from traditional streetcar systems but is redesigned to run faster and carry more passengers over greater distances in a metropolitan area.

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