Rush hour facts for kids

Rush hour staircase bottleneck in the New York City subway

A rush hour or peak hour is a part of the day during which traffic on roads and crowding on public transport is most. Normally, this happens twice a day—once in the morning and once in the evening. These are the times during when the most people commute.

Images for kids

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  Morning rush hour on the New York City Subway platform at Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Avenue

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  Afternoon rush hour traffic on Interstate 95 in Miami

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  A set on the Sydney Trains network. All suburban trains on the network have two decks for increased capacity.

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  Fuxingmen station transfer from Line 2 to Line 1. Note the barrier used to restrict passenger flow to reduce congestion on Line 1 platforms.

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  Rush hour at Shinjuku Station, Tokyo. The station is the world's busiest, used by approximately 3.8 million passengers per day in 2008.

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  Heavy rush hour congestion on US 25 along Gratiot Avenue in Detroit in the 1940s

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  Traffic in Atlanta during rush hour

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  Traffic heading into Philadelphia on Interstate 95 during the morning rush hour

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In Spanish: Hora punta para niños