Table 4: Modal Category Definitions
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Table 4: Modal Category Definitions
Mode | Definition | Comments |
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Ferry transit | Scheduled ferry service running between points within a city or the same metropolitan area. | |
Ferry intercity | Scheduled ferry service running between points that are not within the same metropolitan area, or are not located in any metropolitan area. | |
Bus transit | Bus service operated on a route within a city or single metropolitan area. | Most often operated by a transit agency, a private company operating under contract to a transit agency or authority, or in some cases service is operated by a private company. |
Bus intercity | Scheduled bus service running on routes that are not completely within the same metropolitan area, or link locations not in any metropolitan area. | In addition to over-the-road scheduled buses, this category includes scheduled airport bus services from cities outside of the metropolitan area served by the airport. |
Bus code share | A scheduled bus service that is sold as a connection by a carrier of another mode as a connection to that mode. | While this is usually a route that would be classified as Bus Intercity, it is operated specifically as an intermodal feeder to another mode, and as such is highlighted with a separate category. |
Bus supplemental | A scheduled bus service operated along an intercity rail route to provide additional frequencies for travelers on the rail route. | While the trip on a supplemental bus may not involve a connection to another mode, it is a service that is operated as an additional frequency in conjunction with another mode. As such it is highlighted with a separate category. |
Rail intercity | Scheduled rail service operated by either Amtrak or the Alaska Railroad, running on routes that are not confined to a single metropolitan area. | |
Rail commuter | Scheduled rail service operated by a commuter railroad, on the national rail network, usually within a single metropolitan area. | |
Rail heavy | A transit rail service such as a subway or elevated train that operates on a dedicated right of way within a city or metropolitan area. | |
Rail light | A transit rail service such as a light rail vehicle, streetcar or trolley car operating on a right of way that includes street running and may also include running on dedicated trackage. | |
Air service | Served by scheduled airline service that is open to public sale. |