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rail transit [2 records]

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Record 1 2017-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Urban Development
  • Rail Transport
CONT

... not very many cities will require high-capacity, fixed-route, transit systems such as rail (rapid) transit.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Développement urbain
  • Transport par rail
CONT

Les réseaux ferrés - métropolitains ou de banlieue - ont, dans le passé, favorisé [...] la concentration des activités dans le cœur de la ville.

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rail Transport
OBS

This term refers to the various types of urban rail transportation (streetcar, subway, etc.). It is more specific than the general "rail transport". No such distinction is made in French, thus the general term is used as the equivalent in both cases.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport par rail

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte ferroviario
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