subsidies to their railways because of the social and economic benefits that it brings. The economic benefits can greatly assist in funding the rail network...

effective than its predecessors. Like roads, the French railways receive rail subsidies from the state in order to operate. Those amounted to €13.2 billion...

smoother international passenger services. EU rail subsidies amounted to €73 billion in 2005. Subsidies vary widely from country to country in both size...

Code for Germany is 80. Germany was ranked fourth among national European rail systems in the 2017 European Railway Performance Index assessing intensity...

and increased rail subsidies. The privatisation of British Rail began in the 1990s. Passenger satisfaction, according to the National Rail Passenger survey...

2%, were paid by passengers, and CHF 4.15 billion (or 47%) came from rail subsidies provided by federal, cantonal, and municipal contributions. CHF 426...

Rail transport in Greece has a history which began in 1869, with the completion of the then Athens & Piraeus Railway. From the 1880s to the 1920s, the...

to the lowest bidder. Total EU rail subsidies amounted to €73 billion in 2005. Via Rail Canada and US passenger rail service Amtrak are private railroad...

the EU, rail subsidies are around €73 billion, and Chinese subsidies reach $130 billion. Publicly owned airports can be an indirect subsidy if they lose...

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that perhaps the most substantial changes were made. Seeking to reduce rail subsidies, one-third of the network and over half of all stations were permanently...

mechanisms: A direct grant to Network Rail Subsidies to train operating companies (TOCs) from central government Subsidies given by devolved administrations...

underground. Chicago's commuter rail system that serves the entire metropolitan area is called Metra (short for Metropolitan Rail), while its rapid transit...

A siding, in rail terminology, is a low-speed track section distinct from a running line or through route such as a main line, branch line, or spur. It...

Light rail transit (LRT) is a form of passenger urban rail transit characterized by a combination of tram and rapid transit features. While its rolling...

corporate mismanagement and severe cuts in rail subsidies. Due to falling passenger numbers, government subsidies are necessary to keep the railways financially...

severe cuts in rail subsidies and above-inflation increases in fares were enacted, decreasing losses. Following the sectorisation of British Rail, InterCity...

the taxpayer through rail subsidies. Safety also became a major issue after the Hatfield rail crash in 2000 and the Potters Bar rail crash in 2002 exposed...

transport. High-speed rail, first built in the 1960s, has proven competitive with cars and planes over short to medium distances. Commuter rail has grown in importance...

finances, however, and the Canadas were all but bankrupted by the subsidies. The largest rail project of this period was also a disaster. The Grand Trunk Railway...

Rail suicide is deliberate self-harm resulting in death by means of a moving railway vehicle. The suicide occurs when an approaching train hits a suicidal...

Commuter rail or suburban rail is a passenger rail transport service that primarily operates within a metropolitan area, connecting commuters to a central...

This is a list of rail accidents which occurred between 2010 and 2019. For a list of terrorist incidents involving trains, see List of terrorist incidents...

High-speed rail High-speed rail (HSR) is a type of rail transport network utilizing trains that run significantly faster than those of traditional rail, using...

efforts were hampered somewhat by Democratic opposition to any sort of rail subsidies to the privately owned railroads, and Republican opposition to nationalization...

This is a list of rail accidents since 2020. This list does not contain incidents with singular fatalities of pedestrians who were not in a vehicle. Entries...

carry. Other profiles of rail include: bullhead rail; grooved rail; flat-bottomed rail (Vignoles rail or flanged T-rail); bridge rail (inverted U–shaped used...

period of increasing competition from road transport and reducing the rail subsidies necessary to keep the network running. The second report identified...

goods movement. The privatised network is highly efficient, requiring few subsidies and running with extreme punctuality, though since privatisation several...

to £5.17 in 2014. Rail subsidies have increased from £3.4bn in 1992–93 to £4.5bn in 2015–16 (in current prices), although subsidy per journey has fallen...