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Although nearly all of the country's tram systems were replaced by bus services in the 1930s or shortly after World War II, France is now in the forefront of the revival of tramways and light rail systems around the globe. Only trams lines in Lille and Saint-Étienne have operated continuously since the 19th century.
Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT) or heavy rail, [2] [3] commonly referred to as metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport that is generally built in urban areas. A grade separated rapid transit line below ground surface through a tunnel can be regionally called a subway , tube , metro or underground .
Rapid Rail Sdn Bhd is the operator of the rapid transit (metro) system serving Kuala Lumpur and the Klang Valley area in Malaysia. [1] A subsidiary of Prasarana Malaysia , it is the sole operator of five rapid transit lines which collectively form the Rapid KL rapid transit system.
The Réseau Express Régional (French pronunciation: [ʁezo ɛkspʁɛs ʁeʒjɔnal]; English: Regional Express Network), commonly abbreviated RER (pronounced), is a hybrid commuter rail and rapid transit system, similar to the S-Bahns of German-speaking countries and the S Lines of Milan, serving Paris and its suburbs.
Example of 207 series Rapid Service display (JR Tōzai Line direct train) "Rapid Trains" or "Rapid Service" (Japanese: 快速列車, Hepburn: Kaisoku Ressha) are trains that generally do not require an additional charge such as an express fare on Japanese railroads, but provide express service to the destination station by passing through some or all of the intermediate stations and stopping ...
In North America, heavy rail can also refer to rapid transit, when referring to systems with heavier passenger loadings than light rail systems, [1] but distinct from commuter rail and intercity rail systems. It is characterized by high-speed, passenger rail cars running in separate rights-of-way from which all other vehicular and foot traffic ...
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Underground, subway and metro are common names for a form of mass transit public transport system employing trains.In many cases, at least a portion of the rails are placed in tunnels dug beneath the surface of a city.