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'''Public transport''' is [[train]]s, [[tram]]s, [[bus]]es, and other passenger [[transport]] available for use by the public.
'''Public transport''' (or '''public transportation''') is [[train]]s, [[tram]]s, [[bus]]es, and other passenger [[transport]] available for use by the public. It is also known as '''mass transportation''', or '''mass transit''', particularly any form of transportation which can move large numbers of people at once. Public transport systems are often government-owned and financed, but not always.
== Range of the term ==
== Range of the term ==
The term tends to be used of services within a city or town, or between nearby cities and towns.
The term tends to be used of services within a city or town, or between nearby cities and towns.
=== Alternative terms ===
=== Types of Public Transport ===
The following are all types of public transport:
*[[Bus]]es
*[[Ferries]]
*[[Monorail]]s
*[[Streetcar]]s
*[[Subway]]s
*[[Train]]s
*[[Tram]]s
*[[Trolley]]s
== Public transport providers ==
== Public transport providers ==
=== Universality ===
=== Universality ===
Public transport provides transport to almost anybody, whereas private transport is limited to people able and licensed to drive or able to ride a bicycle or walk.
Public transport provides transport to almost anybody, whereas private transport is limited to people able and licensed to drive or able to ride a bicycle or walk. Therefore people too young to drive, people with disabilities that prevent or make it difficult to use private transport, including many older people, are often not able to use private transport, except by having someone else drive them. Many people dislike this lack of freedom to get around.
Therefore people too young to drive, people with disabilities that prevent or make it difficult to use private transport, including many older people, are often not able to use private transport, except by having someone else drive them.
Many people dislike this lack of freedom to get around.
The ability of public transport to carry people with disabilities, particularly people confined to [[wheelchair]]s, varies, but many governments now require that public transport be able to carry such people.
The ability of public transport to carry people with disabilities, particularly people confined to [[wheelchair]]s, varies, but many governments now require that public transport be able to carry such people.