transit line
Noun: A route or system of routes, along with its associated infrastructure, used for the public transportation of passengers. This typically refers to a specific, named route within a larger public transit network, such as a bus line, streetcar line, or rail line.
The term "transit line" is used to specify a particular route within a public transportation system. It is often preceded by the mode of transport or the line's name or number. - The city is expanding its transit line network to reduce traffic congestion. - Which transit line do you take to get to the university? - The new light rail transit line will connect the airport to the city center.
- The Blue Transit Line on the subway map is the busiest.
- Delays are expected on several bus transit lines due to construction.
- She lives near the streetcar transit line, so she doesn't need a car.
- "along a transit line": Describing location or development relative to a transportation route.
- Property values often increase along a major transit line.
- "feeder transit line": A secondary line that connects neighborhoods to a main transportation corridor.
- The local bus acts as a feeder transit line to the central train station.
- Transit route: A very close synonym, often used interchangeably with "transit line."
- Transport line: A less common but understandable synonym.
- Public transit: The broader system or concept of publicly available transportation.
- Rail line / Bus line: Specific types of transit lines.
- Public transportation route
- Transport corridor
- Service line (in a transit context)
- "Transit line extension": The act of lengthening an existing route.
- The transit line extension will serve three new neighborhoods.
- "End of the line": The final stop on a transit line.
- My apartment is near the end of the line for this bus route.
"Transit line" specifically denotes the route itself, not the vehicles or the physical tracks/rails (though these are part of its infrastructure). It is a key term for navigating and discussing public transportation systems.
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a line providing public transit
