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Privately owned multi-system locomotive designed for freight and passenger trains near the Danish-German border. Rail transport in Europe has diverse technological standards, operating concepts, and infrastructures. Common features are the widespread use of standard-gauge rail, high operational safety and a high share of electrification.
The Trans-European Transport Network ( TEN-T) is a planned network of roads, railways, airports and water infrastructure in the European Union. The TEN-T network is part of a wider system of Trans-European Networks (TENs), including a telecommunications network (eTEN) and a proposed energy network (TEN-E or Ten-Energy).
The railway starts from Russia's capital Moscow, which is the largest city in Europe, and ends at Vladivostok, on the coast of the Pacific Ocean. Expansion of the railway system continues as of 2021, [10] with connecting rails going into Asia, namely Mongolia, China and North Korea. [11]
Map Ref. Brussels Metro Métro de Bruxelles Brusselse Metro: Locale: Brussels: 1 2 5 6: 3: Began operation: 20 September 1976 Lines in operation: 2 [b] No. of stations: 59 Network length: 39.9 km (24.8 mi) Ridership: 87.6 million (2020) Charleroi Metro [c] Métro Léger de Charleroi: Locale: Charleroi M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 Began operation: 21 June ...
Trans-Siberian Railway. The Trans-Siberian Railway, [ a] historically known as the Great Siberian Route[ b] and often shortened to Transsib, [ c] is a large railway system that connects European Russia to the Russian Far East. [ 1] Spanning a length of over 9,289 kilometers (5,772 miles), it is the longest railway line in the world. [ 2]
An ETR 500 train running on the Florence–Rome high-speed line near Arezzo, Italy, the first high-speed railway opened in Europe. [6] The earliest high-speed rail line built in Europe was the Italian "Direttissima", the Florence–Rome high-speed railway 254 km (158 mi) in 1977. The top speed on the line was 250 km/h (160 mph), giving an end ...
Between rail services. Services on the Swiss railway are integrated with each other and with other forms of public transport, such as local railways, postal buses, boats and cable transports, often in direct proximity, to minimise transfer times. Unlike its European neighbours, Switzerland has not developed a comprehensive high-speed rail ...
Rail transport in Germany. As of 2021, Germany had a railway network of 33,399 kilometres (20,753 mi), of which 20,540 kilometres (12,760 mi) were electrified and 18,556 kilometres (11,530 mi) were double track. [ 2] Germany is a member of the International Union of Railways (UIC).