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In rail transport, a train is a vehicle or (more frequently) a string of vehicles capable of being moved along a continuous line of rails or other guideway for the purpose of conveying freight or passengers between points on a predetermined route. The train may be hauled or propelled by one or more vehicles designed exclusively for that purpose (locomotives) or may be driven by a number of motors incorporated in all or several of the vehicles (multiple units). As of 2018[update], there are approximately 1,052,000 kilometres (654,000 mi) of railway track in use worldwide. (World Bank (via Archive.org)) |
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Airport (Catalan: Aeroport) is a Rodalies de Catalunya terminus railway station serving Barcelona–El Prat Airport. It is located adjacent to the airport's terminal T2B, in the municipality of El Prat de Llobregat, in Catalonia, Spain. The station is currently served by Barcelona commuter rail service line R2 Nord. Opened on 15 July 1975 , the current station and its connecting branch line are due to disappear around 2018 with the construction of a new airport rail link, which will reach the 1.8-kilometre-away (1.1 mi) terminal T1. Besides, Barcelona Metro line 9 is scheduled to start services at the station in February 2016.
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A passenger train poses for a photograph at Tripoli railway station in the 1920s. Some freight cars are being shunted by a locomotive on the adjacent tracks.
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