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Monza–Molteno Railway
The Monza–Molteno railway is a railway line in Lombardy, Italy. The line was opened as a private railway on 14 October 1911. The only train service is the S7 Milano-Monza-Molteno-Lecco line of Milan suburban railway service. Monza is connected to Lecco even with another railway, the main railway Milano-Monza-Carnate-Lecco, shorter and faster with a larger number of trains; Milano-Monza-Molteno-Lecco train (''"Treno dei Tre Parchi"'', Train of the Three Parks)THE OLD RAILWAY LINE ALONG THE RIVER LAMBRO http://www.visitbrianza.it/index.phtml?Lang2=EN&Id_VMenu=398&daabstract=532 runs through a longer, slower route across the hilly area of Brianza - ''Colli Briantei'' - the countryside, near beautiful meadows, torrents and rivers, woods, fields, small lake and high mountains close to Lecco, and old small towns with palaces of nobility and places of history, culture, and art. See also * List of railway lines in Italy This is a list of all railway lines in Italy. Active li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heavy Rail
Various terms are used for passenger railway lines and equipment; the usage of these terms differs substantially between areas: Rapid transit A rapid transit system is an electric railway characterized by high speed (~) and rapid acceleration. It uses passenger railcars operating singly or in multiple unit trains on fixed rails. It operates on separate rights-of-way from which all other vehicular and foot traffic are excluded (i.e. is fully grade-separated from other traffic). It uses sophisticated signaling systems, and high platform loading. Originally, the term ''rapid transit'' was used in the 1800s to describe new forms of quick urban public transportation that had a right-of-way separated from street traffic. This set rapid transit apart from horsecars, trams, streetcars, omnibuses, and other forms of public transport. A variant of the term, ''mass rapid transit (MRT)'', is also used for metro systems in Southeast Asia and Taiwan. Though the term was almost alway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
