Public transport - public transport

Japanese: 公共輸送 - こうきょうゆそう

Public transportation refers to transportation with an unspecified number of general public as customers. Transportation services such as trains, buses, taxis, and airplanes that are used daily are public transportation, while private cars that can only be used by their owners are not public transportation. In addition, even within the transportation industry, specific transportation that only handles passengers and freight for specific customers is not considered public transportation. Public transportation operators are called common carriers. The word "public" in public transportation simply means that the service is available to anyone and not exclusively to specific individuals.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

不特定多数の一般公衆を顧客とする輸送をいう。日常利用する鉄道，バス，タクシー，航空などの運輸事業のサービスは公共輸送であり，所有者しか利用できない自家用車などは公共輸送ではない。また運輸事業であっても特定の顧客の貨客だけを扱う特定輸送は，公共輸送とは見なされない。公共輸送事業者を公共運送人common carrierという。公共輸送の公共とは，特定の個人の専用でなく誰でも利用可能なサービスということを意味するにすぎない。

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