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Inter-city rail services are express train passenger services which cover longer distances than commuter trains. A train is a connected series of vehicles that move along a track ( Permanent way) to transport freight or passengers from one place to another Commuter rail, regional rail or suburban rail is a Passenger rail transport service between a city center and outer suburbs and Commuter towns

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Africa

Inter-city services are reasonably well developed in North Africa, although sometimes prone to delay or interrupted by civil disturbances. North Africa or Northern Africa is the Northernmost Region of the African Continent, separated by the Sahara from Sub-Saharan Moroccan Railways and Egyptian National Railways run fast, air-conditioned trains linking the major cities in these countries. ONCF or ONCFM (in French - O ffice N ational des C hemins de F er du M aroc National Office for Railways of Egyptian National Railways ( ENR) is the national Railway of Egypt and managed by the Parastatal Egyptian Railway Authority ( ERA Algeria is served by the SNTF. Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's SNTF (in French - S ocieté N ationale des T ransports F errovaires i

South Africa has an extensive inter-city network run by Shosholoza Meyl, a division of Spoornet. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Shosholoza Meyl is the long-distance passenger services unit of Spoornet, the South African main-line railway operator Among Transnet 's railway service divisions are Protekon, a transport infrastructure design company Transnet Rail Engineering (formerly Transwerk The most famous inter-city services are the luxury Blue Train between Pretoria and Cape Town, the Trans-Oranje between Cape Town and Durban, and the Trans-Natal Express between Durban and Johannesburg. Pretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. Cape Town (Kaapstad Xhosa: Ikapa) is the second most populous city in South Africa, forming part of the metropolitan municipality of the Durban (eThekwini is the third most populous city in South Africa, forming part of the EThekwini metropolitan municipality. Johannesburg ( Pronounced /jō-hān'ĭs-bûrg'/ is the largest city in South Africa.

In West-Africa we find services over the Dakar-Niger Railway, connecting for example Mali to Senegal. The Dakar-Niger Railway connects Dakar, ( Senegal) to Koulikoro, ( Mali) Mali, officially the Republic of Mali (République du Mali is a Landlocked nation in Western Africa. Senegal (le Sénégal officially the Republic of Senegal, is a country south of the Sénégal River in western Africa.

Asia

The inter-city trains run by China Railways link almost every town and city in China, including Beijing, Shanghai, Xi'an, and Hong Kong. China Railways (CR is the national railway company of the People's Republic of China, under the Chinese Ministry of Railways. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Shanghai ( 上[[wikt 海|海]] is the largest city in China in terms of population and one of the largest urban areas in the world with over 20 million UserEl_C --> Xi'an ( Postal map spelling: Sian is the Capital of the Shaanxi province in the Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders The Beijing-Shanghai Express Railway was scheduled for completion before the 2008 Summer Olympics, but is currently delayed due to controversy. The Beijing-Shanghai Express Railway (京滬高速鐵路 is one of China's plans for high-speed trains

Indian inter-city trains are run by Indian Railways. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Indian Railways (भारतीय रेल Bhāratīya Rail) abbreviated as IR (hi भारे is a Department of the Government of India under the Ministry With 63,000 km of rail routes and 6,800 stations, the railway network in India is the third biggest in the world (after Russia and China) and the biggest in the world in terms of passenger kilometres. All long-distance journeys require a reservation.

Trains in Vietnam, run by Vietnam Railways, link Hanoi, Hué, Danang, Nha Trang, and Ho Chi Minh City. Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially The railway system in Vietnam is operated by the state-owned Vietnam Railways (Đường sắt Việt Nam Hanoi ( Vietnamese: Hà Nội Hán Tự: 河[[wikt 内|内]], estimated population 3398889 (2007, is the Capital of Vietnam ( 化 in Chữ Nôm) is the capital city of Thừa Thiên - Huế province, Vietnam. This article is about the city of Đà Nẵng For the Vietnam War era air base see Da Nang Air Base or Đà Nẵng International Airport. Nha Trang is a coastal city and capital of Khánh Hòa province, on There is only one train service in Cambodia, from Battambang to Phnom Penh, running once a week. The Kingdom of Cambodia ( formerly known as Kampuchea (, transliterated: Preăh Réachéanachâkr Kâmpŭchea) is a country in South East Battambang (pronounced /bɐtdəmbɒŋ/ (the Siamese name was Phratabong founded during the height of the Khmer empire in the 11th Phnom Penh ( Khmer: ភ្នំពេញ official Romanization Phnum Pénh; pʰnum pɯɲ is the Capital

All major towns and cities in South Korea are linked by railway, run by Korean National Railroad. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː Korail is the national railroad operator in South Korea. Korail operates passenger and freight trains throughout South Korea In addition, Seoul and Pusan are linked by a high-speed train line known as KTX, which was built using French TGV technology. Seoul ( soʊl is the Capital and largest City of South Korea. The Korea Train eXpress ( KTX) is South Korea 's High-speed rail system

Japan has six main regional passenger railway companies, known collectively as Japan Railways Group or simply as JR. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The Japan Railways Group, more commonly known as, consists of seven for-profit companies that took over most of the Assets and Operations of the government-owned Four JR companies operate the "bullet trains" on the Shinkansen lines that link all the larger cities, including Niigata, Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshima and Fukuoka. The is a Network of High-speed railway lines in Japan operated by four Japan Railways Group companies is the capital and the most populous city of Niigata Prefecture, Japan. officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. (IPA /kʲoːto / is a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. is a city in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, in the Kansai region of the main island of Honshū The Japanese city of ( is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chūgoku region of western Honshū, the largest of Japan 's is the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture and is situated on the northern shore of the island of Kyūshū in Japan, across Many other cities are covered by a network of JR's "limited express" inter-city trains on narrow gauge lines. A limited express is a type of Express train service It refers to an express service that stops at a limited number of stops in comparison to other express services on the A narrow gauge railway (or narrow gauge railroad) is a Railway that has a Track gauge narrower than the of Standard gauge railways In addition to the JR Group, Japan has several major regional carriers such as the Kintetsu and Nagoya Railroads. named Kinki Nippon Railway Co Ltd in English (a full translation of its Japanese name until June 27, 2003, is a Japanese rail transit corporation often abbreviated as, is a railroad company operating around Aichi Prefecture and Gifu Prefecture of Japan.

Other Asian railway networks running inter-city services:

Australia

In Australia, the national interstate network operated by Great Southern Railway connects all mainland Australian capital cities except Canberra and Brisbane. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Great Southern Railway (GSR owned by Serco Asia Pacific is a tourism business and rail transport operator in Australia. Intrastate inter-city trains that traverse shorter distances are operated by V/Line, CountryLink, Queensland Rail and Transwa. V/Line is a not for profit regional passenger train and coach service in Victoria, Australia. CountryLink is the operator of passenger rail services in country New South Wales, Australia and from New South Wales into Queensland and Victoria QR Limited is the company government-owned corporation responsible for the operation and maintenance of the railway system in the State of Queensland Transwa is Western Australia's regional public transport provider linking 275 destinations within Western Australia, from Kalbarri in the north to Augusta in the south Many of Australia's inter-city trains are not true inter-city services, given their leisurely average speed and primary role to transport people between regional areas and the nearest capital city or for the tourist market. As a result, Australian networks refer to these services as "country" trains. Australians usually fly between capital cities, given the massive distance involved in travel in Australia and the lack of dedication to providing quality rail services by both the Commonwealth and State governments. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The fastest intercity trains in regular service are the tilting trains used by Queensland Rail, which have a top speed of 160 km/h and an average of only 80 km/h. A tilting train is a Train with a tilting mechanism that enables increased speed on regular Railway tracks QR Limited is the company government-owned corporation responsible for the operation and maintenance of the railway system in the State of Queensland

In Australia, electrified interurban commuter railway systems are used to connect urban areas separated by long distances and use heavy rail equipment:

On these systems, services either run as limited-stop expresses in the suburban area (e. g. Blue Mountains services) or as shuttles terminating where the suburban lines end (e,g. Rosewood services).

A large scale non-electric project of four regional lines (Regional Fast Rail) is also planned for Victoria. The Regional Fast Rail project was a State Government initiative in Victoria, Australia, to decrease travel times on parts of the Victorian regional Current interurban and intercity journeys outside the suburban area are usually locomotive-hauled, due to Victoria's lack of electrification outside of Melbourne. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3

Europe

In Europe, many long-distance inter-urban trains are operated under the InterCity (Intercity, or often simply IC) brand. InterCity (commonly abbreviated IC on timetables and tickets is the classification applied to certain long-distance Passenger train services in The term InterCity originated with British Rail's InterCity sector, but it went out of official use in the UK following privatisation. See also Rail transport in Great Britain, National Rail, Network Rail This article is about the defunct entity "British Railways" InterCity (or in the earliest days the hyphenated Inter-City was introduced by British Rail in 1966 as a brand-name for its long-haul express passenger services The UK service became very popular in Britain in the 1970s thanks in part to an advertising campaign fronted by Jimmy Savile. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. Sir James Wilson Vincent Savile OBE, KCSG (born 31 October 1926) commonly known as Jimmy Savile (often misspelled

The principal network of international express trains in continental Europe is called EuroCity, to distinguish it from the national InterCity networks and to indicate its better support for international journeys even though some IC trains also cross borders. EuroCity, abbreviated EC, denotes an international Train service within the European Inter-city rail network

High-speed railways have particularly few stops. The German high-speed train service was named InterCityExpress indicating its evolution from older InterCity trains. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The InterCityExpress or ICE (German pronunciation) is a system of high-speed trains predominantly running in Germany and neighbouring countries Other high-speed lines include the TGV (France), AVE (Spain) and Treno Alta Velocità (Italy). The TGV ( t rain à g rande v itesse, French for "high-speed train" is France 's High-speed rail service This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Ave! or aue! is a Latin phrase used by the Romans as a salutation and Greeting, meaning 'hail' Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Treno Alta Velocità SpA is Special purpose entity owned by RFI (itself owned by Ferrovie dello Stato) for the planning and construction of a high-speed Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest

In Great Britain, the inter-city rail links are now operated by a number of private companies such as Virgin Trains and First Great Western. See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands There are a number of companies operating trains in the United Kingdom. In Ireland, the inter-city rail network is maintained by Iarnród Éireann and Northern Ireland Railways. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world InterCity is the brand name given to rail services operated by Iarnród Éireann that run between Dublin and other major cities in the Republic of Ireland. rail transport in Ireland Iarnród Éireann ( IÉ;; in English, Irish Rail) is the national Railway system operator of the Republic NI Railways also known as Northern Ireland Railways and for a brief period of time Ulster Transport Railways (UTR is the Railway operator in

North America

In the United States, the inter-city trains are operated by Amtrak over a network that is far less dense than the European one. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Doing business as Amtrak, is a Government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971 The most heavily used routes with the greatest ridership and schedule frequencies are in the Northeastern United States, on Amtrak's Northeast Corridor. The Northeast is a region of the United States. As defined by the U The Northeast Corridor ( NEC) is the busiest passenger rail line in the United States by ridership and service frequency About one in every three users of mass transit in the United States and two-thirds of the nation's rail riders live in New York City. The transportation system of New York City is a cooperation of complex systems of infrastructure The two busiest passenger rail stations in the United States are Penn Station and Grand Central Terminal, both in New York City. Pennsylvania Station (commonly known as “Penn Station”) is the major intercity rail station and a major Commuter rail hub in New York City "Grand Central Station" redirects here For other uses see Grand Central. Passenger rail outside of the Northeast, California, and Chicago is infrequent and rarely used relative to networks in Europe and Japan. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States.

Canadian inter-city trains are run by VIA Rail, and connect most of the major cities. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page VIA Rail Canada (also referred to as VIA Rail and VIA; ˈviːə 'vee-ah' is an independent Crown corporation offering intercity passenger rail International trains, run jointly by Amtrak and VIA Rail, connect New York with Toronto and Montreal, and Seattle with Vancouver. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal

Rail service in Alaska is not provided by Amtrak, instead, the Alaska Railroad operates passenger service within the state of Alaska. Alaska ( Аляска Alyaska) is a state in the United States of America, in the northwest of the North American continent The Alaska Railroad is a Class II railroad which extends from Seward and Whittier, in the south of the state of Alaska, in the United States

The Mexican federal government discontinued almost all scheduled inter-city passenger trains in January 2000. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Ferromex operates trains on two routes: Chihuahua to Los Mochis, and Guadalajara to Amatitan. Ferromex (a contraction of Ferrocarril Mexicano or "Mexican Railroad" is a private rail consortium that operates the largest (by mileage Railroad in Los Mochis is a coastal city in northern Sinaloa, Mexico, located at. Guadalajara (ˌgwɑːdləˈhɑːrə Spanish pronunciation) is the capital city of the Mexican state of Jalisco, and the seat of the municipality Amatitán (population 50000 is a municipality in the Mexican state of Jalisco, and is home to one of the world's largest Tequila distilleries

South America

Argentina has inter-city services on a number of routes, run by Ferrobaires, Ferrocentral, and Trenes Especiales Argentinos. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Ferrobaires SA is the commercial name of a public railway company which operates extensive long-distance passenger trains throughout Buenos Aires Province in Argentina Ferrocentral is a private railway company in Argentina, its name being a combination of the Spanish words for "Central Rail Trenes Especiales Argentinos (TEA (in English Special Argentine Trains is a private railway company in Argentina set up during railway privatisation from 1991 Trains in Argentina are experiencing a revival, since the government intends to re-establish long-distance passenger trains between major cities. High-speed rail is in consideration for the Buenos Aires - Rosario stretch with links to Córdoba. Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern Córdoba, abbreviated as CBA, is a city located near the geographical center of Argentina, in the foothills of the Sierras Chicas mountains on the See: Buenos Aires-Rosario-Córdoba high-speed railway

Brazilian inter-city services operate on one route, from Vitória to Belo Horizonte and Carajás to São Luis. The Buenos Aires–Rosario–Córdoba high-speed railway (Tren de Alta Velocidad – TAVe) is a project that will according to its proponents link the Argentine cities |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Vitória is the capital of the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. Belo Horizonte ( Portuguese for "beautiful horizon", (bɛloɾiˈzõtʃi) is the capital of Minas Gerais state located in the

Chile has inter-city services connecting Santiago to Concepción and Temuco, run by Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado. Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the Santiago ( (litteraly in spanish Saint James) is the Capital of Chile, and the center of its largest Conurbation ( Greater Santiago History Concepción was founded by Pedro de Valdivia in 1550 north of the Bío-Bío River, at the site which is today known as Penco. Temuco is the capital of the Araucanía Region, Chile. The name comes from the Mapudungun language meaning "temu water" " temu Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado ( EFE) is the national Railway of Chile.

Inter-city train services in Bolivia are operated by two train companies: Eastern and Western. The Republic of Bolivia (República de Bolivia) named after Simón Bolívar, is a Landlocked country in central South America. The western network runs daily trains from Oruro to Tupiza, with both expresso (fast) and WaraWara (slow) trains. Oruro is a city in Bolivia with a population of over 215 660 (2001 located about equidistant between La Paz and Sucre at approx Tupiza is a town in Potosí Department, Bolivia. It is located at around at an elevation of about 3160 m The eastern rail hub is Santa Cruz de la Sierra, with connections to Puerto Suarez and Villamontes, and international lines to Brazil and Argentina. Santa Cruz de La Sierra, commonly known as Santa Cruz, is the capital city of the Santa Cruz department in eastern Bolivia. Puerto Suárez is an important inland river port and Municipality in Bolivia 10 km west of the border with Brazil. Villamontes (or Villa Montes) is a town in the Tarija Department in south-eastern Bolivia.

A few countries of South America were once interconnected by international train services, today they are almost non-existent. Most of governments in the continent have favoured roads and automobile transportation since mid-20th century.

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