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public transport

British  

noun

  1. a system of buses, trains, etc, running on fixed routes, on which the public may travel

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The disruption caused by the fire affected many businesses in the area as well as bus travel down Union Street, a major route for public transport.

From BBC

"I usually meet with my friends weekly and monthly," says the bank employee, who has been travelling to work on public transport.

From BBC

And Rob Callister suggested offering discounted bus and rail fares to encourage people to use public transport and not use their cars.

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In addition to daily outages, fuel prices have soared, public transport has become rare and trash is piling up as garbage trucks are no longer running.

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The Philippines has reduced ferry services and prices of local public transport have risen.

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