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Outline of public transport

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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to public transport:

Public transport – transport of passengers by group travel systems available for use by the general public, typically managed on a schedule, operated on established routes, and that charge a posted fee for each trip. Public transport modes include city buses, trolleybuses, trams (or light rail) and passenger trains, rapid transit (metro/subway/underground, etc.) and ferries. Public transport between cities is dominated by airlines, coaches, and intercity rail.

What type of thing is public transport?

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Public transport can be described as all of the following:

  • Technology – making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures.
    • Transport – the movement of humans, animals and goods from one location to another.

Types of public transport

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Types of public transport, by mode

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Other forms of publicly available transport

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Vehicles for hire

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  • Auto rickshaw - A motorized development of the traditional rickshaw.
  • Boda-boda - Bicycle & motorcycle taxis commonly found in East Africa.
  • Cycle rickshaw - A local means of transport that are human-powered by pedaling
  • Gondola - A traditional, flat-bottomed Venetian rowing boat, well suited to the conditions of the Venetian lagoon.
  • Hackney carriage - A carriage or automobile for hire.
  • Limousine - A luxury sedan or saloon car driven by a chauffeur and with a partition between the driver and the passenger compartment.
  • Motorcycle taxi - A taxi that typically carries one passenger, who rides as the pillion behind the motorcycle operator.
  • Paratransit - Special transportation services for people with disabilities, often provided as a supplement to fixed-route bus and rail systems by public transit agencies.
  • Pulled rickshaw - A mode of human-powered transport by which a runner draws a two-wheeled cart which seats one or two people.
  • Share taxi - Vehicles for hire that are typically smaller than buses and usually take passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables, but instead departing when all seats are filled.
  • Taxicab - A car used by a single passenger or small group of passengers, often for a non-shared ride.
  • Car jockey
  • Flexible carpooling
  • Ridesharing company
  • Slugging
  • Vanpool

History of public transport

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History of public transport

General public transport concepts

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Public transport organizations

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Persons influential in public transport

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See also

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