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Old Posted Dec 8, 2015, 6:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Nouvellecosse View Post
The skytrain and the Honolulu system are often called light metro which is a form of rapid transit. It's the same as any other metro system except has very short trains. The APTA puts it in the same category as other metro systems which it calls heavy rail.
No, that is untrue. APTA categorizes SkyTrain as an "automated guideway" rather than as "heavy rail."
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