rail transport
conveyance of passengers and goods by way of wheeled vehicles running on rail tracks
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Summary
rail transport is a mode of transport[1]. It draws 3,810 Wikipedia views per month (mode of transport category, ranking #6 of 36).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: rail and rope guided transport[3], land transport[4], means of transport[5]
- Part of: transport[6], rail transport industry[7]
- Has use: passenger transport[8], freight transport[9], commuter rail[10]
- Commons category: Rail transport[11]
- Industry: rail transport industry[12]
- Unicode character: 🛤[13]
- Has part(s): railway signalling system[14], Railway stations[15], rolling stock[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Rail transport[17]
- Facet of: public transport[18], logistics[19], transport infrastructure[20]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21], Sytin Military Encyclopedia[22], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[24], 1922 Encyclopædia Britannica[25], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[26], The New Student's Reference Work[27], New International Encyclopedia[28]
- Topic has template: Q20692110[29]
- Has characteristic: train noise[30], train and rail category[31], railway[32], energy efficiency[33], schedule[34]
- International Standard Industrial Classification code Rev.4: 491[35]
- Different from: rail and rope guided transport[36], railway[37]
- History of topic: history of rail transport[38]
- Uses: railway[39], railway track[40], rail vehicle[41], overhead contact line[42], electric power[43]
- Has list: list of railway companies[44]
- Practiced by: station master[45]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[46]
- Wikimedia outline: outline of rail transport[47]
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Influence
Things named for rail transport include it fan[48], an occupation[49].
Why It Matters
rail transport has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 75 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]
It has been cited as an influence by suburb[52], an urban unit definition[53].
Entities named for it include it fan[48], an occupation[49].
FAQs
Who did rail transport influence?
rail transport has been cited as an influence by suburb[52].