2-functional types of railway
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Functional Types of Railway
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Functional Types of RailwaySuper Express
Rapid Trains
Local Trains
Subways
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Super Express (Bullet Train)
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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.
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Rapid Trains (Limited Express Train)Intercity Trains, Urban-rural Connection
Top commercial Speed 120-150 km/h
Stops at Limited Stations.
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Local TrainsNormally within city trains.
Top commercial Speed 90-100 km/h
Stops at every station
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Subways
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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