national railway
State-owned rail system
A national railway is a rail transportation system owned or operated by a country's government, as distinct from private rail companies.
Many countries maintain national railways for passenger and freight service: The national railway connects major cities across the country.
In some nations, these systems have been privatized while retaining the name.
- trainRail vehicle or instruct
- train stationPassenger boarding facility for locomotives
- stationFixed stopping point
- tracksMarks showing passage
- locomotiveRailway pulling machine
passenger · first class · dining car · freight · transit · commuter · platform · all aboard · conductor · station master · timetable · intercity · express · sleeper · carriage · depot · route · journey
- nationalized sectorsrailways, postal service, public utilities, state monopolies, electricity grid
- public enterprisespublic utility, public utilities, public services, public transit, postal service
- railwaystrains, train, locomotives, locomotive, tracks
national railwaycommuter rail
Suburb-to-downtown train service
city transit · suburban rail · light rail · metro system · streetcar line
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