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'''Public transport''' (or '''public transportation''') is [[train]]s, [[tram]]s, [[bus]]es, airliners 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.
'''Public transport''' (or '''public transportation''') is [[train]]s, [[tram]]s, [[bus]]es, airliners 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 ==
Neither are long-distant rail and bus services often included.
Neither are long-distant rail and bus services often included.
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.
The term does not include publicly owned or financed channels of commerce, like the interstate highway system and navigable waterways, since the vehicles that use them are not available for public use.
=== Types of Public Transport ===
=== Types of Public Transport ===