Table 1-9: Characteristics of Rail Transit by Transit Authority: 2009

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¹ Many light rail lines have numerous stops in the street that do not meet the definition of a station.

² Additional stations may be wheelchair accessible but do not comply with other provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

³ Excludes commuter-type services operated independently by Amtrak or another intercity rail provider.

KEY: U = data are unavailable, ADA = Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, MTA = Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

NOTES: Does not include other transit rail systems including aerial tramway, automated guideway, cable car, inclined plane, and monorail. For definition of Directional route-miles see table 1-8. Heavy rail, Light rail, and Commuter rail are defined in the glossary. For more information on individual transit agencies, see Transit Profile: All Transit Agencies for the 2009 Report Year, available at http://www.ntdprogram.gov/ntdprogram/pubs/profiles/2009/Transit%20Profiles_All%20Transit%20Agencies_Complete%20Set.pdf, as of Jun. 10, 2011. For more information on the footnotes, see the National Transit Database Glossary entries for Passenger Stations, ADA Accessible Stations, and Commuter Rail, available at "http://www.ntdprogram.gov/ntdprogram/Glossary.htm, as of Jun. 10, 2011.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Database, tables 21 and 23, available at http://www.ntdprogram.gov/ntdprogram/data.htm as of Jun. 10, 2011.