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No airport rail

Transit systems tagged with no airport rail in Mike's authored notes.

Antwerp Premetro

Antwerp · Tram

Traveler notes on Antwerp Premetro: De Lijn trams that dip underground through the city core, especially useful around Central Station, Diamant, Astrid, Opera, and the park-and-ride corridors.

Antwerp Premetro

Antwerp · Tram

Cairo Metro

Cairo · Metro

Traveler notes on the Cairo Metro: cheap, useful when it lines up, not the airport or pyramids answer, and one of the least chaotic ways to cross the city.

Cairo Metro

Cairo · Metro

DART

Dublin · Commuter rail

Traveler notes on the DART: Dublin's coastal rail, Leap Card use, Howth and Bray day trips, and why it is different from Luas.

DART

Dublin · Commuter rail

Granada Metro

Granada · Light rail

Traveler notes on the Granada Metro: a one-line light rail across the modern city, useful for the bus station, rail station, Recogidas, and the south side, but not the Alhambra.

Granada Metro

Granada · Light rail

Ho Chi Minh City Metro

Ho Chi Minh City · Metro

Traveler notes on the brand-new Ho Chi Minh City Metro: Line 1 from Ben Thanh to Suoi Tien, tap-to-ride payment, tickets and passes, and why it changes tourist movement in Saigon.

Ho Chi Minh City Metro

Ho Chi Minh City · Metro

Houston METRORail

Houston · Light rail

Traveler notes on Houston METRORail: a useful central light-rail corridor for downtown, museums, the Medical Center, NRG, UH, and EaDo, but not citywide transportation.

Houston METRORail

Houston · Light rail

Istanbul Tram

Istanbul · Tram

Traveler notes on the Istanbul Tram: T1 as the old-city spine, T5 along the Golden Horn, Istanbulkart/contactless payment, and why it matters more than the metro for first-time sightseeing.

Istanbul Tram

Istanbul · Tram

Izmir Tram

Izmir · Tram

Traveler notes on the Izmir Tram: waterfront tram movement, Konak and Karşıyaka corridors, İzmirim Kart payment, and how it complements the metro and İZBAN.

Izmir Tram

Izmir · Tram

Luas

Dublin · Tram

Traveler notes on Dublin's Luas tram: Red and Green Line basics, Leap payment, station-area usefulness, and why it is not the airport answer.

Luas

Dublin · Tram

Merseyrail

Liverpool · Commuter rail

Traveler notes on Merseyrail: Liverpool's metro-like regional rail, Tap & Go contactless, Wirral and Northern Line day trips, and why central Liverpool is still mostly walking.

Merseyrail

Liverpool · Commuter rail

Miami Metromover

Miami · People mover

Traveler notes on Miami Metromover: a free elevated people mover for downtown, Brickell, Omni, Bayside, and short central hops.

Miami Metromover

Miami · People mover