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Functional Types of Railway

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  • Functional Types of Railway

  • Functional Types of RailwaySuper Express

    Rapid Trains

    Local Trains

    Subways

  • Super Express (Bullet Train)

  • Super Express (Bullet Train)Normally intercity trains.Top Commercial SpeedCountry dependentMaximum 581km/h (Japan)Still under Experiments.France and European countries 330 km/h on an average.

  • Rapid Trains (Limited Express Train)Intercity Trains, Urban-rural Connection

    Top commercial Speed 120-150 km/h

    Stops at Limited Stations.

  • Local TrainsNormally within city trains.

    Top commercial Speed 90-100 km/h

    Stops at every station

  • Subways

  • Subways Underground trainsNormally stops at every stationAvg. Speed 90 km/hTokyo Subways system is the World Largest.New York Subways system is Worlds 2nd Largest