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Public transport comprises all transport systems in which the passengers do not travel in their own vehicles. It is also called public transit or mass transit. While it is generally taken to mean rail and bus services, wider definitions would include scheduled airline services, ferries, taxicab services etc. — any system that transports members of the general public.

The term rapid transit refers to fast public transport in and around cities, such as metro systems.

Public transport can be faster than other modes of travel; prime examples are in cities where road congestion can be avoided, and for long distance travel where much higher speeds are possible than are permitted on roads.

1 Forms of public transport (in the broad sense)

• Aerial tramway also called cable car or cableway, vehicle suspended on aerial cables
• Airliner
• Automated guideway transit (AGT), also called Peoplemover
• Auto rickshaw
• Bus normally serving a regular fixed route but could include a variable route, divert-on-demand service, see Bus rapid transit
• Cable car on rails, used in cities, tram-like vehicle on rails pulled by a cable
• Cable car on rails, used in mountains, see FunicularA funicular or funicular railway also called inclined railway inclined plane or in England a cliff railway consists of a system of transportation in which cables attach to a tram-like vehicle on rails to move it up and down a very steep slope. Introductio
• Cable car not on rails, suspended on a cable, see Aerial tramway
• ChairliftA chairlift is a type of aerial lift, which consists of a constantly moving loop of steel cable strung between two end terminals and generally over intermediate towers. They are ubiquitous at ski areas, and can also be found at amusement parks, and variou
• CoachThis article discusses transportation vehicles. For other meanings of the word, see coach (disambiguation). Rail coach A coach is a road or rail vehicle (also sometimes called a chair car designed to transport passengers. A rail coach, also known as a car
• Cog railwayA cog railway or rack-and-pinion railway is a mountain railway with a special centre rack rail mounted in the middle of the sleepers between the regular rails. The trains are fitted with one or more cog wheels that mesh into this rack rail . This then all (or rack and pinion railway)
• Conveyor transportConveyor transport is the broad category of transport that includes modes developed from the idea of a conveyor belt. Examples include: Conveyor belt Escalator Moving sidewalk (moving walkway, travelator), including the inclined moving sidewalk (moving ra (term includes escalators and horizontal or slightly inclined moving sidewalk - "Travolator")
• Electric trolleybus
• Elevator
• Escalator
• Ferry, including hydrofoil and Hovercraft
• Funicular, used in mountains, tram-like vehicle on rails pulled by a cable up and down a very steep slope.
• Gondola lift
• Helicopter
• Jitney
• Light rail a tram-like system with no significant sections of the route shared with cars or pedestrians
• Limousine
• Maglev
• Metro
  • Rubber-tired metro
  • Advanced light rapid transit
• Monorail
• Rickshaw
• Taxicab
• Train, including commuter train and high-speed rail
• Tram (or tramway, trolley, streetcar)
• Vehicle for hire
• Velotaxi
• Water taxi

Some of these types are often not for use by the general public, e.g. elevators in offices and apartment buildings, buses for personnel or school children, freight trains, etc.

• Emerging transportation technologies
  • Group rapid transit
  • Dual mode transit
  • Personal rapid transit
  • Automated highway systems
  • Bus rapid transit

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