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July 06, 2008
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APTA > Industry Information > Transit Statistics > Public Transportation Overview  

Number of Transit Agencies by Mode

Number of Transit Agencies by Mode

MODE

NUMBER

 

Aerial Tramway

 

       2

Automated Guideway Transit

       7

Bus

1,500

Cable Car

       1

Commuter Rail

     21

Ferryboat (b)

     47

Heavy Rail

     14

Inclined Plane

       4

Light Rail

     29

Monorail

       2

Paratransit

5,960

Trolleybus

       4

Vanpool

     69

TOTAL (a)

6,429

(a) Total is not sum of all modes since many agencies operate more than one mode.
(b) Excludes international, rural, rural interstate, island, and urban park ferries.

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