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Skip-stop is a public transit service pattern which reduces travel times and increases capacity by not having all vehicles make all designated stops along a route. [1]

24 relations: Bus lane, Bus turnout, C-Tran (Washington), Central business district, Chicago, Chicago "L", Express train, Infrastructure, Limited-stop, Market–Frankford Line, MAX Light Rail, New York City Subway, Philadelphia, Portland Transit Mall, Portland, Oregon, Public transport, Rail transport, Santiago Metro, Santiago Metro Line 2, Santiago Metro Line 4, Santiago Metro Line 5, Seattle, SEPTA, TriMet.

Bus lane

A bus lane or bus-only lane is a lane restricted to buses, often on certain days and times, and generally used to speed up public transport that would be otherwise held up by traffic congestion.

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Bus turnout

A bus turnout, bus pullout, bus bay, bus lay-by (UK), or off-line bus stop is a designated spot on the side of a road where buses or trams may pull out of the flow of traffic to pick up and drop off passengers.

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C-Tran (Washington)

The C-Tran (stylized as C-TRAN), more formally the Clark County Public Transit Benefit Area Authority, is a public transit agency serving Clark County, Washington, United States, including the cities of Battle Ground, Camas, Vancouver, Washougal, and Yacolt.

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Central business district

A central business district (CBD) is the commercial and business centre of a city.

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Chicago

Chicago, officially the City of Chicago, is the third most populous city in the United States, after New York City and Los Angeles.

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Chicago "L"

The Chicago "L" (short for "elevated") is the rapid transit system serving the city of Chicago and some of its surrounding suburbs in the U.S. state of Illinois.

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Express train

Express trains (also sometimes referred to as fast trains, though this is a relative term, usually meaning "faster than some other trains on the line in question") are a form of rail service.

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Infrastructure

Infrastructure is the fundamental facilities and systems serving a country, city, or other area, including the services and facilities necessary for its economy to function.

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Limited-stop

In public transit, a limited-stop bus, tram, or train service is a service that stops less frequently than local service.

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Market–Frankford Line

The Market–Frankford Line (MFL) (also called the Market–Frankford Subway–Elevated Line (MFSE), the Market-Frankford El (MFE), the El, or the Blue Line) is a rapid transit line in Philadelphia, operated by SEPTA.

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MAX Light Rail

MAX Light Rail, or Metropolitan Area Express, is a light rail system consisting of five separate lines (Blue, Green, Orange, Red, and Yellow lines) serving 97 stations in the Portland metropolitan area in Oregon.

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New York City Subway

The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, a subsidiary agency of the state-run Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).

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Philadelphia

Philadelphia is the largest city in the U.S. state and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the sixth-most populous U.S. city, with a 2017 census-estimated population of 1,580,863.

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Portland Transit Mall

The Portland Transit Mall is a set of public transit corridors through the center of downtown Portland, Oregon, United States.

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Portland, Oregon

Portland is the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Multnomah County.

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Public transport

Public transport (also known as public transportation, public transit, or mass transit) is 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.

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Rail transport

Rail transport is a means of transferring of passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, also known as tracks.

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Santiago Metro

The Santiago Metro (Metro de Santiago) is the underground railway network serving the city of Santiago, Chile.

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Santiago Metro Line 2

Santiago Metro Line 2 is one of the six lines that currently make up the Santiago Metro network in Santiago, Chile.

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Santiago Metro Line 4

Santiago Metro Line 4 is one of the six lines that currently make up the Santiago Metro network in Santiago, Chile.

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Santiago Metro Line 5

Santiago Metro Line 5 is one of the six lines that currently make up the Santiago Metro network in Santiago, Chile.

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Seattle

Seattle is a seaport city on the west coast of the United States.

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SEPTA

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) is a regional public transportation authority that operates bus, subway / elevated rail line, commuter and light rail line, and electric trolleybus services to nearly 4 million people in five counties in and around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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TriMet

TriMet, more formally known as the Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon, is a public agency that operates mass transit in a region that spans most of the Portland metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Oregon.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skip-stop

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