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Metro
Metro
- is an abbreviation of "metropolitan".
- is a rapid transit rail system, the name originating from the eponymous Paris Métro
Metro has many uses, including:
Public transport
In '''Rail''':
- A Metro is a rapid transit rail system, the name originating from the eponymous Paris Métro
- For a list of individual metro systems, see the list of rapid transit systems
- METRO Light Rail (Phoenix), in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area, Arizona
- Tranz Metro, commuter rail in Wellington, New Zealand
In '''Buses''':
- Madison Metro, bus system in Madison, Wisconsin
- Metro (Belfast), Northern Ireland bus services in Belfast, Northern Ireland
- Swansea Metro, a bus rapid transit scheme in Wales
- Public transport in Christchurch, New Zealand, where bus services are jointly marketed as Metro
- Metrobus, a name used by multiple bus operators
- Metro Tasmania, a state owned bus company that is the major public transport provider in Tasmania's five main population centres
In '''Transit authorities''':
- Metro (West Yorkshire), the brand adopted by the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive in England
- Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas in and around Houston, United States
- Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
- NFTA|NFTA Metro, in Erie and Niagara Counties of New York, United States
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, branded Metro, responsible for the rapid transit metro and metrobus systems
- Bi-State Development Agency, publicly branded to as Metro, serving St. Louis, Missouri
Populations and government
- Metro, Indonesia, a city in Lampung, Indonesia
- Metropolitan area, a large population area and its adjacent zone of influence, for example:
- Metro Manila, in the Philippines
- Washington Metropolitan Area, in the United States
- Metro Detroit, in the United States
- In '''government agencies''':
- Metro (Oregon regional government), the regional government for the Portland metropolitan area in Oregon, United States
- Metropolitan Toronto, the former regional government body of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department in Nevada, United States
Media
In '''Newspapers''':
- Metro (Associated Metro Limited), a free daily newspaper in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland
- Metro International, a Swedish media company that runs dozens of city and country editions in Europe, Asia and the Americas
- Metro Newspapers, a newspaper company in California, United States, which publishes:
- Metro Silicon Valley, a weekly newspaper published in San Jose, California
- Metro Santa Cruz, a weekly newspaper published in Santa Cruz, California
- Metro (Belgian newspaper), separate versions in Belgium's two main languages, published in Brussels
- Zimbabwe Metro, a newspaper published in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
- Harian Metro, a newspaper published in Malaysia
In '''Magazines''':
- Metro (magazine), a monthly lifestyle magazine published in New Zealand
- Metro Magazine, a trade magazine published for bus and rail transit and motorcoach operators since 1904
In '''Broadcasting''':
- Metro FM, a national radio station in South Africa
- Metro Radio, a radio station in North East England
- Metro Broadcast Corporation Limited, with a variety of Hong Kong based Metro-branded radio stations
- Metro TV, Indonesia's first 24-hour news channel
Retail businesses
- Metro AG, Germany's largest retailer
- Metro Cash and Carry, a cash-and-carry hypermarket chain owned by Metro AG
- Metro (department store), a department store chain based in Singapore
- Metro Inc., a Canadian supermarket chain
- Metro (supermarket, Egypt), an Egyptian supermarket chain
- Metro (supermarket, Greece), a Greek supermarket chain
- Metro (supermarket, Indonesia), previously an Indonesian supermarket operator
- MetroCentre, largest indoor shopping mall in Europe located in Gateshead, England, UK
Entertainment
In '''Music''':
- Metro Chicago, a popular music venue in Chicago
- The Metro Theatre, a music venue in Sydney, Australia
- The Metro (song), a 1983 single by American new wave band Berlin
- Metro Recordings, a record label
- Metro, a 2006 single by the Canadian band The Vincent Black Shadow
- The Metros an English indie band
- Metró, Hungarian rock band in the 1960s and 1970s
In '''Film''':
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the leading film studio during the first half of the 20th century
- Metro Pictures, one of MGM's predecessor companies
- Metro (1997 film), a 1997 motion picture starring Eddie Murphy
- Life in a... Metro, a 2007 Bollywood movie starring Shilpa Shetty
Vehicles
In '''Aircraft''':
- Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner|Fairchild Metro, a turboprop, 19-passenger commuter airliner
In '''Automobiles''':
- Rover Metro, produced by Rover in Europe
- Geo Metro, sold by General Motors in the United States
- IHC Metro, A delivery van made by International Harvester
Other
In '''Language''':
- The word for "metre", a unit of length, in several languages including Spanish, Italian and Portuguese
- "metrosexual", a neologism for a male (typically heterosexual) who spends large amounts of time and money on his appearance and lifestyle
In '''Technology''':
- XML Paper Specification, Microsoft's document framework, formerly code-named "Metro"
- Metro Ethernet, a computer network based on the Ethernet standard and which covers a metropolitan area
- GlassFish Metro, an opensource web service stack that is part of the GlassFish project
In '''Sport''':
- MetroStars, a former United States Major League soccer club, now known as Red Bull New York
In '''Education''':
- Metro Academic and Classical High School, a high school in St. Louis, MO
In '''Airports''':
- Short for Metropolitan Airport
- Detroit Metro Airport
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