Railway electrification using alternating current (AC) at 15 kilovolts (kV) and 16.7 hertz (Hz) are used on transport railways in Germany, Austria, Switzerland...

of 25 kV AC electrification is closely connected with that of successfully using utility frequency. This electrification is ideal for railways that cover...

electronically. Electric power supply system of railways in Norway List of installations for 15 kV AC railway electrification in Sweden List of power stations in...

coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) Electric railways in Sweden are powered from a single-phase AC supply of 15 kV at 16+2⁄3 Hz, as used in Germany, Austria...

railways in 1948, British Railways (BR) expanded electrification at both 1,500 V DC overhead and 660/750 V third rail. In 1956, BR adopted 25 kV AC overhead...

Burdwan, was upgraded to 25 kV AC in 1968. 25 kV AC railway electrification emerged as an economical form of electrification as a result of research and...

10% return on electrification investment (to replace diesel traction). By 1990, the electrification was about half 3 kV DC and half 25 kV AC 50 Hz and 70%...

Plant. It was built in 1983 and opened on January 4, 1984. Electrification is at 50 kv AC overhead wire. The coal it hauls on the 33 miles (53 km) is...

municipalities) granted the BT an electrification loan of CHF 3.9 million. In order to ensure continuous electrification, BT had to lease the Wattwil–Ebnat-Kappel...

between the railway electrification systems in Denmark and Sweden. Denmark uses 25 kV 50 Hz AC while Sweden uses 15 kV  16.7 Hz AC. The signalling systems...

Institute of Railway Engineers carried out calculations for railway electrification at 12 kV DC, showing that the equivalent loss levels for a 25 kV AC system...

incorporated into the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB). In 1930, the SBB modified the electrification to its standard of 15 kV  16.7 Hz AC. In 1997 the branch line between...

S-Bahn. The S-Bahn is the only railway in Germany that uses both 1,200 V DC supplied by a third rail and 15 kV  16+2⁄3 Hz AC supplied by overhead lines....

"Electric Traction I". History of Electrification. IRFCA. Retrieved 20 March 2014. "From May 5, faster Central Railway with AC power". The Times of India. 30...

Germany. For traction current, see List of installations for 15 kV AC railway electrification in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. As of July 2023, Germany...

5 kV DC. The Kalyan–Pune section was electrified with a 1.5 kV DC overhead system in 1930. The previously used 1.5 kV DC was converted to 25 kV AC on...

is planned to be extended via Friedrichsdorf to Usingen, requiring electrification of the Taunusbahn line. The green light for the project was given in...

PTE Class 304 25 kV AC EMUs Class 505 1500 V DC Altrincham Electrics Suburban electrification of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway Cheshire Lines...

The Franz-Josefs-Bahn (lit. 'Emperor Franz Joseph railway line') is a standard gauge railway line in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. It runs 163.1...

feeding railway systems with AC of a different frequency from that of the main electricity grid. In Europe, this would typically be for 15 kV AC railway electrification...

Sweden. For traction power, see List of installations for 15 kV AC railway electrification in Sweden. There are perhaps a thousand more hydroelectric...

Quintus (4 January 2017). "Czechs to switch to 25 kV ac electrification". International Railway Journal. Michał Szymajda (17 January 2020). "Szybka...

kilometres (38.10 mi) long, standard gauge, double track and electrified at 15 kV  16.7 Hz AC supplied by overhead line. Between Zürich and Thalwil, the...

was electrified in 1941 and 1942, using the standard Swiss main line system of 15 kV  16.7 Hz AC supplied by overhead line. The electrification led to...

(German: Schnellfahrstrecke Köln–Rhein/Main) is a 180-kilometre-long (110 mi) railway line in Germany, connecting the cities of Cologne and Frankfurt. Its route...

generation of traction current see List of installations for 15 kV AC railway electrification in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, for that of Mariazeller...

rack line was rebuilt to Brünigbahn standards and a new overhead line for 15 kV 16⅔ Hz was built. On 19 December 1964, the line went back into business...

Switzerland. For traction current see List of installations for 15 kV AC railway electrification in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. There are 556 hydroelectric...

operational safety and a high share of electrification. Electrified railway networks operate at many different voltages, both AC and DC, varying from 750 to 25...

The Laaer Ostbahn (lit. 'Laa Eastern railway line') is a railway line in Lower Austria. It runs 82.6 kilometres (51.3 mi) from Wien Hauptbahnhof to Laa...