Light and Other Rail Cars by Type of Wheelchair Accessibility
|
YEAR |
LIGHT RAIL |
OTHER RAIL (a) |
|
LIFT |
RAMP |
STA-
TION |
NONE |
TOTAL |
LIFT |
RAMP |
STA-
TION |
NONE |
TOTAL |
1993 |
71 |
0 |
435 |
738 |
1,244 |
0 |
0 |
37 |
46 |
83 |
1994 |
75 |
2 |
480 |
666 |
1,223 |
0 |
0 |
26 |
48 |
74 |
1995 |
96 |
11 |
498 |
624 |
1,229 |
0 |
0 |
35 |
48 |
83 |
1996 |
171 |
12 |
510 |
582 |
1,275 |
1 |
0 |
34 |
48 |
83 |
1997 |
123 |
65 |
549 |
575 |
1,312 |
1 |
0 |
42 |
45 |
88 |
1998 |
123 |
65 |
828 |
373 |
1,389 |
1 |
0 |
53 |
45 |
99 |
1999 |
123 |
17 |
914 |
369 |
1,423 |
1 |
0 |
52 |
46 |
99 |
2000 |
123 |
143 |
950 |
370 |
1,568 |
1 |
0 |
52 |
46 |
99 |
2001 |
131 |
200 |
874 |
357 |
1,562 |
1 |
0 |
58 |
46 |
105 |
2002 |
131 |
326 |
825 |
351 |
1,633 |
1 |
0 |
60 |
46 |
107 |
2003 |
137 |
333 |
905 |
297 |
1,672 |
1 |
0 |
93 |
46 |
140 |
2004 |
156 |
368 |
1,000 |
285 |
1,809 |
1 |
0 |
94 |
46 |
141 |
2005 |
172 |
371 |
927 |
214 |
1,684 |
4 |
0 |
130 |
41 |
175 |
2006 P |
172 |
480 |
1,005 |
290 |
1,947 |
4 |
0 |
143 |
46 |
193 |
2006 % of Total |
8.8% |
24.7% |
51.6% |
14.9% |
100.0% |
2.1% |
0.0% |
74.1% |
23.8% |
100.0% |
Source: APTA survey. Light rail data represent 98% and other rail data represent 60% of national totals. "Lift" and "ramp" columns refer to on-vehicle lifts and ramps; "station" column includes level-platform boarding and platform lifts.
(a) Includes aerial tramway, automated guideway, cable car, inclined plane, and monorail.
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