Commuter rail or suburban rail is a passenger rail transport service that primarily operates within a metropolitan area, connecting commuters to a central city from adjacent suburbs or commuter towns. Commuter rail systems can use locomotive-hauled trains or multiple units, using electric or diesel propulsion. Distance charges or zone pricing may be used.
The Seoul Metropolitan Subway is a metropolitan railway system consisting of 23 rapid transit, light metro, commuter rail and people mover lines located in northwest South Korea. The system serves most of the Seoul Metropolitan Area including the Incheon metropolis and satellite cities in Gyeonggi province. Some regional lines in the network stretch out beyond the Seoul Metropolitan Area to rural areas in northern Chungnam province and western Gangwon Province, that lie over 100 km (62 mi) away from the capital.
The Northeast Corridor (NEC) is an electrified railroad line in the Northeast megalopolis of the United States. Owned primarily by Amtrak, it runs from Boston in the north to Washington, D.C., in the south, with major stops in Providence, New Haven, Stamford, New York City, Newark, Trenton, Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore. The NEC is roughly paralleled by Interstate 95 for most of its length. Carrying more than 2,200 trains a day, it is the busiest passenger rail line in the United States by ridership and service frequency.
The Gyeongchun Line is a regional rail line between Seoul and Chuncheon, South Korea, operated by Korail. Its name is derived from Gyeong and Chuncheon. It was completely reconstructed in the 2000s. Service on it has operated between Sangbong station on the Jungang Line in eastern Seoul and Chuncheon station, as part of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway system, since December 21, 2010. A class of regional rail service named ITX-Cheongchun began operations on February 28, 2012, linking Chuncheon to Cheongnyangni and Yongsan Stations.
Korea Train eXpress (Korean: 한국고속철도), often known as KTX, is South Korea's high-speed rail system, operated by Korail. Construction began on the high-speed line from Seoul to Busan in 1992. KTX services were launched on April 1, 2004.
The Gyeongjeon Line (Korean: 경전선) is a railway line serving South Gyeongsang and South Jeolla Provinces in South Korea. It covers a total of 300.6 km, from Samnangjin Station in Miryang, South Gyeongsang, to Gwangju Songjeong Station in Gwangju, South Jeolla.
Saint Paul Union Depot is a historic railroad station and intermodal transit hub in the Lowertown neighborhood of Saint Paul, Minnesota. It serves light rail, intercity rail, intercity bus, and local bus services.
The Naples Metro is a rapid transit system serving the city of Naples, Campania, Italy and some parts of the adjacent comuni of its metropolitan area through Line 11. The system comprises three underground rapid transit lines.
Railways are a part of the transport network in South Korea and an important mode of the conveyance of people and goods, though they play a secondary role compared to the road network. The network consists of 4,285 km (2,663 mi) of standard-gauge lines connecting all major cities with the exception of Jeju City on Jeju Island, which does not have railways; of the network, 2,790 km (1,730 mi) are double-tracked and 3,187 km (1,980 mi) are electrified. In 2018, rails carried 11.5 percent of all traffic in South Korea – 134.8 million passengers and 30.9 million tonnes of freight – with roads carrying 88.3 percent.
SuseoStation is a railroad station on the Suin–Bundang Line and Line 3 of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway. The station is in the Suseo neighborhood of the Gangnam District in Seoul, South Korea. Prior to the Line 3 extension to Ogeum station in 2010, Suseo Station was the southeastern terminus of Line 3. Along with Yangjae station, Suseo Station serves as an important transfer point between Line 3 and buses from/to southern cities such as Seongnam, Yongin, and Suwon.
The Super Rapid Train, often known as SRT, is a high-speed rail service in South Korea operated by SR Corporation. The service starts at Suseo station in southeast Seoul and terminates at either Busan station or Mokpo station.
SR Corporation, also known as Supreme Railways, is a South Korean rail operator that operates high-speed rail services.
January 1 – Port Klang To Kota Bharu Section of the Keretapi Tanah Melayu Network, is upgraded to 160 km/h (99 mph) . [1] 
– Chelyabinsk Metro opens between Komsomolskaya Ploshchad and Prospekt Pobedy. [2] 
– Line 1 of the Patna Metro opens between Malahi Pakri and New ISBT. [3] 
August 31 – Line 5 of the Monterrey Metrorrey opens between Hospital Gene and La Estanzuela. [5] 
– Metro-North Railroad: New Canaan Line, Danbury Line, Waterbury Line and New Haven Line services are diverted to Penn Station instead of Grand Central. [6] 
– Dongtan Metro: Line 1 opens between Soyosan and Sinchang; Line 2 opens between Humen and Dongtan. [8] 
– Blue Line of the Stockholm Metro extends to Barkarby from Akalla. [9] 
– Inland Railway opens between Port Augusta and Brisbane. [12] 
– Line 5 of the Charleroi Tramway Network opens between Neuville and Les Viviers. [13] 
– Line 6 of the São Paulo Metro opens between Bandeirantes and Sao Carlos. [15] 
– Ottawa O-train: Line 1 extends to Algonquin from Tunney's Pasture; Line 3 opens between Trim and Moodie. [16] 
– Line 6 of the Santiago Metro extends to Lo Errazuriz from Cerrillos. [19] 
– Line S11 of the Chengdu Metro opens between Deyang and Weijianian. [20] 
– Ain Sokhna To Marsa Matrouh High Speed Railway opens between Ain Sokhna and Marsa Matrouh. [26] 
– Tapa-Narva Line of the Estonian Railways is electrified between Tapa and Narva. [27] 
– Line 18 of the Paris Metro opens between Massy-Palaiseau and Aéroport d'Orly. [28] 
– Line U5 of the Frankfurt U-Bahn extends to Europaviertel from Frankfurt Hauptbanhhopf. [30] 
– Line 1 of the Thessaloniki Metro branches off from Dimokratias and extends to Papageorgiou Hospital. [32] 
– DART extends to Drogheda from Malahide. [33] 
– Purple Line of the Tel Aviv Light Rail opens between Tel Aviv–Savidor and Tel Aviv–HaHagana. [34] 
– Line 1 of the Milan Metro extends to Monza from Sesto Primo Maggio. [35] 
– Luxembourg-Bettembourg Line of the CFL Network opens between Luxembourg and Bettembourg. [39] 
– Yangon Urban Mass Rapid Transit opens between Hlaingthaya Township and Parami. [41] 
– Line 7 of the Manila MRT opens between North EDSA and Sacred Heart. [42] 
– Line H of the Porto Metro opens between Casa da Música and Santo Ovídio. [43] 
– Blue Line of the Doha Metro opens between Hamad Airport and Misheireb. [44] 
– Jurong Region Line of the Singapore MRT opens between Choa Chu Kang to Boon Lay and Tawas. [54] 
– Algeciras-Bobadilla Junction Line of the Renfe Network is electrified between Algeciras and Bobadilla Junction. [55] 
– M2 of the Lausanne Metro extends to Gare Lausanne from Grancy. [60] 
– Red Line of the Kaohsiung Metro extends to Dahu from Gangshan. [61] 
– Purple Line of the Bangkok MRT extends to Rat Burana from Tao Poon. [63] 
– Lumo opens service between London and Manchester. [65] 
