A street running train is a train which runs on a
track
Track or Tracks may refer to:
Routes or imprints
* Ancient trackway, any track or trail whose origin is lost in antiquity
* Animal track, imprints left on surfaces that an animal walks across
* Desire path, a line worn by people taking the shorte ...
built on public streets. The rails are embedded in the roadway, and the train shares the street with other users, such as pedestrians, cars and cyclists, thus often being referred to as running in mixed traffic or sharing the road with trains. For safety, street running trains travel more slowly than trains on dedicated rights-of-way.
Stations may appear similar in style to a
tram stop
A tram stop, tram station, streetcar stop, or light rail station is a place designated for a tram, streetcar, or light rail vehicle to stop so passengers can board or alight it. Generally, tram stops share most characteristics of bus stops, bu ...
, but often lack platforms, pedestrian islands, or other amenities. In some cases, passengers may be required to wait on a distant sidewalk, and then board or disembark by crossing the traffic.
Afghanistan
*
Afghanistan–Uzbekistan Friendship Bridge
The Afghanistan–Uzbekistan Friendship Bridge is a road and rail bridge across the river Amu Darya, connecting the town of Hairatan in the northern Balkh province of Afghanistan with Termez in the Surxondaryo Region of Uzbekistan. The bridge was ...
Argentina
* Over the
Salto Grande Dam
The Salto Grande Dam is a large hydroelectric dam on the Uruguay River, located between Concordia, Entre Ríos, Concordia, Argentina, and Salto, Uruguay; thus shared between the two countries.
The construction of the dam began in 1974 and was com ...
, between
Concordia, Argentina and
Salto, Uruguay
Salto () is the capital city of the Salto Department in northwestern Uruguay. As of the 2011 census it had a population of 104,028 and is the third most populated city in Uruguay, after Montevideo and Ciudad de la Costa.
Location and geography
Th ...
.
* On a bridge between
Viedma,
Río Negro and
Carmen de Patagones
Carmen de Patagones is the southernmost city in the .
Geography
It is located 937 km southwest from the city of Buenos Aires, on the north bank of the Río Negro ("Black River"), near the Atlantic Ocean, and opposite Viedma, capital of ...
,
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...
.
* Buenos Aires : Calle Radio Estacion.
Australia
*
Bundaberg
Bundaberg is a city in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia, and is the tenth largest city in the state. Bundaberg's regional area has a population of 70,921, and is a major centre of the Wide Bay–Burnett geographical region. The Bun ...
, the
North Coast main line runs briefly down the
median strip
The median strip, central reservation, roadway median, or traffic median is the reserved area that separates opposing lanes of traffic on divided roadways such as divided highways, dual carriageways, freeways, and motorways. The term also a ...
Perry Street before intersecting Hanbury Street
*
Mossman, a narrow-gauge
sugar-cane
Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of (often hybrid) tall, perennial grass (in the genus ''Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with stout, jointed, fibrous stalks t ...
railway runs down Mill Street
*
Nambour
Nambour is a rural town and locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Nambour had a population of 11,187 people.
Geography
Nambour is north of the state capital, Brisbane. The town lies in the sub ...
, the
Moreton Central Sugar Mill Cane Tramway
Moreton Central Sugar Mill Cane Tramway is a heritage-listed tramway at Mill Street, Currie Street, and Howard Street, in Nambour, Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built . It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on ...
ran down Mill Street, was also street running on a bridge at
Bli Bli
Bli Bli () is a rural town and locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Bli Bli had a population of 7,801 people. Geography
A few kilometres inland from the Maroochydore urban area, Bli Bli rises above the wetlands ...
, closed 2003The rails in the street remained in place and a tourist tram is planned on it.
*
Port Pirie
Port Pirie is a small city on the east coast of the Spencer Gulf in South Australia, north of the state capital, Adelaide. The city has an expansive history which dates back to 1845. Port Pirie was the first proclaimed regional city in South ...
, the
Adelaide-Port Augusta railway line line ran down the centre of Ellen Street until 1967
*
Rockhampton
Rockhampton is a city in the Rockhampton Region of Central Queensland, Australia. The population of Rockhampton in June 2021 was 79,967, Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018. making it the fourth-largest city in the state outside of the ...
, the
North Coast main line runs down Denison Street, double track line singled in 1996
*
Wycheproof
Wycheproof is a small town in the centre of the Shire of Buloke, in north western Victoria, Australia. As of the , it had a population of 610.
History
The name "Wycheproof" originates from an Aboriginal word meaning 'grass on a hill', referri ...
,
Victoria
Victoria most commonly refers to:
* Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada
* Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory
* Victoria, Seychelle ...
, the
Kulwin line runs for almost one kilometre along the median strip of the town's main street, the
Calder Highway
Calder Highway is a rural highway in Australia, linking Mildura and the Victoria/New South Wales border to Bendigo, in North Central Victoria. South of Bendigo, where the former highway has been upgraded to freeway-standard, Calder Freeway link ...
*
Yass
Yass may refer to:
People
* Catherine Yass (born 1963), painter
* Yazz, a British pop singer from the 1980s and 1990s
* Jeff Yass (born 1956), options trader, managing director and one of the five founders of the Philadelphia-based Susquehanna I ...
, Yass Tramway from
Yass Junction to
Yass Town ran down Dutton Street, closed 1988The route is no longer connected, but the tracks in Dutton street and by the station are still present and are on the heritage list. Near the old station is a railwaymuseum.
Austria
*
Wiener Lokalbahn
The Badner Bahn or Wiener Lokalbahn is a tram-train service in the metropolitan area of Vienna. It runs for between Vienna and Baden, and is operated by the Wiener Lokalbahnen Aktiengesellschaft. The entire Badner Bahn is part of the and is one ...
–
tram-train
A tram-train is a type of light rail vehicle that meets the standards of a light rail system (usually an urban street running tramway), but which also meets national mainline standards permitting operation alongside mainline trains. This all ...
running on tram tracks in
Vienna
en, Viennese
, iso_code = AT-9
, registration_plate = W
, postal_code_type = Postal code
, postal_code =
, timezone = CET
, utc_offset = +1
, timezone_DST ...
and
Baden
Baden (; ) is a historical territory in South Germany, in earlier times on both sides of the Upper Rhine but since the Napoleonic Wars only East of the Rhine.
History
The margraves of Baden originated from the House of Zähringen. Baden is ...
and as light rail between the two towns. A section of the light rail tracks in
Guntramsdorf
Guntramsdorf is a town in the district of Mödling in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. As part of the "''Industrieviertel''", the industrial region in the southeast of Lower Austria, it is well connected to the country capital Vienna. The loca ...
runs directly on the Feldgasse narrow street, but without any stops on it.
* Linz: on the old Donau bridge at Linz and in the Reindlstrasse on the same line. The street-running line is abandoned, as of 2022 the old bridge has been torn down and was replaced by a new one that doesn't feature street-running tracks.
* Weiz Stadt: passenger and freight trains through the street, beside the road, on free track. In the past ran only freight trains, and was the track shorter, and in the middle of the road.(Kapruner Generator Strasse.)
Belgium
*
Antwerp
Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504, : on bridges in the harbour.
Brazil
*
Uruguaiana
Uruguaiana is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is located on the eastern shore of the Uruguay River
bordering Argentina. Opposite to Uruguaiana, and joined to it by a road/railway bridge, lies the Argentine city of P ...
: almost 300 m in the Vasco Alves street to reach the
Paso de los Libres–Uruguaiana International Bridge
The Paso de los Libres-Uruguaiana International Bridge is a road and railroad bridge that joins Argentina and Brazil over the Uruguay River, running between Paso de los Libres, Corrientes Province, Argentina, and Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul
...
.
* Alem Paraiba: R.Cel.Oscar Cortes, and R.Francisco Basillio da Costa - R.Cap.Medeiros de Rezende - R.Dr.Tavares - R.Capito Mendes- R.Barao de Guararema - R.Visc.do Rio Branco. About . No regular passengertrains. Not in use.
Cambodia
* The
Toll Royal Railways
Cambodia has of metre gauge rail network, consisting of two lines: one from the capital Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville, and another from Phnom Penh to Poipet on the Thai border. The lines were originally constructed during the time when the co ...
airport shuttle train runs along the 105K Street in
Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh (; km, ភ្នំពេញ, ) is the capital and most populous city of Cambodia. It has been the national capital since the French protectorate of Cambodia and has grown to become the nation's primate city and its economic, indus ...
in Cambodia from
Phnom Penh railway station
Phnom Penh Royal railway station (french: Gare de Phnom Penh) is a railway station in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It is located next to the University of Health Sciences and the National University of Management as well as the Canadian embassy. Th ...
to
Phnom Penh International Airport
Phnom Penh International Airport ( km, អាកាសយានដ្ឋានអន្តរជាតិភ្នំពេញ; french: Aéroport international de Phnom Penh) is the busiest and largest airport in Cambodia, occupying a land ar ...
. With a unique train. Temporary abandoned due COVID.
Canada
Notable examples in Canada include:
Trains Magazine
''Trains'' is a monthly magazine about trains and railroads aimed at railroad enthusiasts and railroad industry employees. The magazine primarily covers railroad happenings in the United States and Canada, but has some articles on railroading els ...
, Vol. 68, Issue 4 (April 2008) (pages 22-31)
*
Brantford, Ontario
Brantford ( 2021 population: 104,688) is a city in Ontario, Canada, founded on the Grand River in Southwestern Ontario. It is surrounded by Brant County, but is politically separate with a municipal government of its own that is fully independ ...
: Clarence Street (From Nelson Street to Icomm Drive, formerly
Canadian National Railway
The Canadian National Railway Company (french: Compagnie des chemins de fer nationaux du Canada) is a Canadian Class I freight railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, which serves Canada and the Midwestern and Southern United States.
CN i ...
; now
Southern Ontario Railway
The Southern Ontario Railway is a shortline railroad in the province of Ontario, owned and operated by Genesee & Wyoming Canada Inc., the Canadian subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming Inc. It operated of track from Brantford to Nanticoke, Ontario, ...
, still in use) (not on the road although tracks do occupy the right turn lane at Colborne Street)
*
Guelph, Ontario
Guelph ( ; 2021 Canadian Census population 143,740) is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. Known as "The Royal City", Guelph is roughly east of Kitchener and west of Downtown Toronto, at the intersection of Highway 6, Highway 7 and Welli ...
(also not real street running):
** Kent Street (from Glasgow Street to Gordon Street), CNR, still in use
*
St. Catharines, Ontario
St. Catharines is the largest city in Canada's Niagara Region and the sixth largest urban area in the province of Ontario. As of 2016, it has an area of , 136,803 residents, and a metropolitan population of 406,074. It lies in Southern Ontari ...
:
** Ontario Street (removed) (to the disappeared car factory) (continues to Louisa St.) (diagonal between the houses) (former track partly still visible from the air)
** Louisa Street (From just east of Thomas Street to Catherine Street, Canadian National Railway, originally Niagara St. Catharines Toronto Railway. Electric interurban (branch from Port Dalhousie-west) (until 1959) removed, continues to Welland Avenue below)
** Welland Avenue (From Francis Street to Balfour Street, removed) (continues to Niagara St.)
** Raymond Street (depot only)
** Niagara Street (continues to Facer St.)
** Facer Street (branch to Niagara~on~the~Lake)
** Electric interurban network to Port Dalhousie-west, Port Dalhousie-east, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Port Colborne, and Niagara Falls. All tracks on the streets are removed in all places, except(?) Pine Street in Thorold. Freight trains with diesel engines on the streets only from 1959 to the closing in about 2005.
** St. Catharines was the center of the
Niagara St. Catharines Toronto Railway.
*
Waterloo, Ontario
Waterloo is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is one of three cities in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo (formerly Waterloo County, Ontario, Waterloo County). Waterloo is situated about west-southwest of Toronto. Due to the c ...
:
** Caroline Street (from Erb Street West to Allen Street West, (CP Rail) tracks removed in 1994. Later reinstalled for ION light rail, in service again as of 2019)(the lightrail follows a different route) The former railway is now a trail - path. (To the south)
*
Thorold, Ontario
Thorold is a city in Ontario, Canada, located on the Niagara Escarpment. It is also the seat of the Regional Municipality of Niagara. The Welland Canal passes through the city, featuring lock 7 and the Twin Flight Locks.
History
The first sur ...
** Pine Street. To the factory under St. David Street West. Abandoned, but partly still in place. (2020)
** Townhill Road East. Abandoned. Was still in place, but now not any more. Tracks at the paper factory in Merrit Street still in place in 2020. Abandoned.
Trillium Railway
The Trillium Railway is a Canadian short-line railroad operating in the province of Ontario. Much of its right-of-way in the Niagara area was formerly part of the " Welland Canal Railway" (also known as the Welland Railway) that closely follow ...
. Originally Niagara St. Catharines Toronto Railway. Electric interurban. (until 1959)
*
Toronto, Ontario
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...
(Not real street running):
**Villiers Street (ran in the median of the roadway from Don Roadway to Cherry Street) (removed sometime between 2012 and 2014; only the ties remain as of 2020)
**Lake Shore Boulevard (ran alongside Lake Shore Boulevard from Don Roadway to Carlaw Avenue, travels in the median for about 500 meters before the line branches off)
Costa Rica
Passenger and freight trains on narrow gauge through narrow streets.
* San José : Transversal 24, Transversal 142, Av. 20A, Av.20, Calle 13, Av. 2.
* Cartago : Av.3, Transversal 13, Av. 1 del comercio. The station is also in Av. 3.
* Turrialba : Av. 5, Puente Negro (bridge).
* Puerto Limon : Calle 8.
* Heredia : Av.10 / Del Ferrocarril. The station is also here.
The rail network is recovering after many years of neglect. There are also new trains, and more level crossing security. Despite this, the trains are honking a lot.
Croatia
*
Rijeka
Rijeka ( , , ; also known as Fiume hu, Fiume, it, Fiume ; local Chakavian: ''Reka''; german: Sankt Veit am Flaum; sl, Reka) is the principal seaport and the third-largest city in Croatia (after Zagreb and Split). It is located in Primor ...
, freight trains (and occasional passenger trains) run from western to eastern cargo terminal of
Port of Rijeka
The Port of Rijeka ( hr, Luka Rijeka, ) is a seaport in Rijeka, Croatia, located on the shore of the Kvarner Gulf in the Adriatic Sea. The first records of the port date to 1281. It was the main port of the History of Hungary 1700–1919, Kingdom ...
through the city centre.
Cuba
* Havana : at station Casablanca. Street without a name. Antique electric interurban. Regular services.
** Havana Centre : San Pedro (= street) harbour branch. Abandoned.
* Guantánamo : La Linea. (= street)
Czech Republic
*
Brno
Brno ( , ; german: Brünn ) is a city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava and Svratka rivers, Brno has about 380,000 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in the Czech Republic ...
: the railway line that connects
Brno Exhibition Centre
Brno Exhibition Center is a convention centre based in Brno, Czech Republic. It was established in 1928. The centre occupies a site on and provides a total net exhibition area of including open-air space and exhibition halls with an exhibition a ...
and mainline runs about . along Poříčí street. Touristic (steam) trains run on the Highway, with police escorts.
Germany
For tramways the legal separation of a street running trackbed and an exclusive trackbed in urban traffic is given in
§ 16 BOStrab tramway regulations. Germany has some street-running railways:
*In the northeast of Germany, the steam "
Mollibahn" narrow gauge railway travels on-street through the town of
Bad Doberan
Bad Doberan () is a town in the district of Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It was the capital of the former district of Bad Doberan. In 2012, its population was 11,427.
Geography
Bad Doberan is situated just west of Rostock's city c ...
at the start of its journey.
*Near Mannheim, the
Oberrheinische Eisenbahn
The Upper Rhine Railway Company (''Oberrheinische Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft Aktiengesellschaft Mannheim''; OEG, originally also OEG AG, later MVV OEG AG), was a railway infrastructure company and transport company based in Mannheim, Germany. It ope ...
and Rhein-Haardt-Bahn are street running through several villages.(tramways)(in the past, also freighttrains ran here)
*In Linkenheim, near Karlsruhe, the
Hardt Railway
The Hardt Railway (german: Hardtbahn) is a railway line in the Karlsruhe region of Germany. Originally built as part of the Rhine Railway, a through main line, it now forms a branch line from Karlsruhe to Hochstetten. The line runs along the we ...
was changed to BOStrab (tramway) in 2011 for that reason.
*Road and rail share the
Lindaunis Bridge in
Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein (; da, Slesvig-Holsten; nds, Sleswig-Holsteen; frr, Slaswik-Holstiinj) is the northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Sch ...
.
*Freight trains using the infrastructure of Rhein-Sieg-Verkehrsgesellschaft to the company
Evonik
Evonik Industries AG is a stock-listed German specialty chemicals company headquartered in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the second largest chemicals company in Germany, and one of the largest specialty chemicals companies in the ...
in Niederkassel-Lülsdorf passing the village Sieglar (next to
Troisdorf
Troisdorf () is a city in the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis (district), in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Geography
Troisdorf is located approximately 22 kilometers south of Cologne and 13 kilometers north east of Bonn.
Division of the city
Troisdorf consi ...
) are running inside the Pastor-Böhm-Straße.
*Newly built rail vehicles leave the factory of
Bombardier Transportation
Bombardier Transportation was a Canadian-German rolling stock and rail transport manufacturer, headquartered in Berlin, Germany.
It was one of the world's largest companies in the rail vehicle and equipment manufacturing and servicing industry ...
along the long Fabrikstraße in
Bautzen
Bautzen () or Budyšin () is a hill-top town in eastern Saxony, Germany, and the administrative centre of the district of Bautzen. It is located on the Spree river. In 2018 the town's population was 39,087. Until 1868, its German name was ''Budis ...
.
*A freight branch of the
Main-Neckar Railway
The Main-Neckar Railway (german: Main-Neckar–Eisenbahn, MNE) is a main line railway west of the Odenwald in the Upper Rhine Plain of Germany that connects Frankfurt am Main to Heidelberg via Darmstadt, Bensheim and Weinheim. It was opened in 18 ...
features some street running sections in
Darmstadt
Darmstadt () is a city in the States of Germany, state of Hesse in Germany, located in the southern part of the Frankfurt Rhine Main Area, Rhine-Main-Area (Frankfurt Metropolitan Region). Darmstadt has around 160,000 inhabitants, making it th ...
. The line is no longer in regular use, but a short
dual gauge
In railway engineering, "gauge" is the transverse distance between the inner surfaces of the heads of two rails, which for the vast majority of railway lines is the number of rails in place. However, it is sometimes necessary for track to c ...
section (Kirschen Allee)(Evonik) was until 2015 connected to the
metre gauge
Metre-gauge railways are narrow-gauge railways with track gauge of or 1 metre.
The metre gauge is used in around of tracks around the world. It was used by European colonial powers, such as the French, British and German Empires. In Europe, la ...
Darmstadt tram network allowed old trams to be loaded onto mainline vehicles for export.
Greece
* Loutraki : narrow gauge on the street. "Temporary" out of service.
Hong Kong
The MTR
Light Rail running in and between the new towns of
Tuen Mun
Tuen Mun or Castle Peak is an area near the mouth of Tuen Mun River and Castle Peak Bay in the New Territories, Hong Kong. It was one of the earliest settlements in what is now Hong Kong and can be dated to the Neolithic period. In the more re ...
,
Yuen Long
Yuen Long is a town in the western New Territories, Hong Kong. To its west lie Hung Shui Kiu (), Tin Shui Wai, Lau Fau Shan and Ha Tsuen, to the south Shap Pat Heung and Tai Tong, to the east Au Tau and Kam Tin (), and to the north Nam Sang W ...
and
Tin Shui Wai
Tin Shui Wai New Town is a satellite town in the northwestern New Territories of Hong Kong. Originally a ' fish pond area, it was developed in the 1980s as the second new town in Yuen Long District and the eighth in Hong Kong. It is due northw ...
has many sections of on-street running, although the majority of the system runs on
its own tracks alongside major roads or elevated viaducts, e.g., at the junctions near
Tuen Mun Town Centre.
The
KCR British Section had two street running stretches: a spur line to
Whampoa Dockyard
Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock was a Hong Kong dockyard, once among the largest in Asia.
History
Founded in 1866 by Douglas Lapraik and Thomas Sutherland, the Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock Company (known as Hong Kong Kowloon and Whampoa Dock Company ...
through , another across and
Canton Road
Canton Road is a major road in Hong Kong, linking the former west reclamation shore in Tsim Sha Tsui, Jordan, Yau Ma Tei, Mong Kok and Prince Edward on the Kowloon Peninsula. The road runs mostly parallel and west to Nathan Road. It starts ...
to the
Kowloon Godowns.
Hungary
*A section of service track of the H8/H9
BHÉV
BHÉV (''Budapesti Helyiérdekű Vasút'', "Budapest Railway of Local Interest") is a system of four commuter rail lines ( Szentendre HÉV, Gödöllő HÉV, Csömör HÉV and Ráckeve HÉV) and rapid transit ( Csepel HÉV and Békásmegyer H ...
lines on Kerepesi Road in
Budapest
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...
was rebuilt as street running in order to allow metro replacement buses to use the path to avoid traffic jams. The railway is only used by maintenance trains, mainly at night. Buses also only operate occasionally.
*The only operational road-railway bridge in Hungary where street running happens is at
Kisköre
Kisköre is a town in Heves County, Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Rom ...
on the
Tisza
The Tisza, Tysa or Tisa, is one of the major rivers of Central and Eastern Europe. Once, it was called "the most Hungarian river" because it flowed entirely within the Kingdom of Hungary. Today, it crosses several national borders.
The Tisza be ...
. Here, the non-electrified single-track railway carrying the branch line 102 of
MÁV
Hungarian State Railways ( hu, Magyar Államvasutak, MÁV) is the Hungarian national railway company, with divisions "MÁV START Zrt." (passenger transport), "MÁV-Gépészet Zrt." (maintenance), "MÁV-Trakció Zrt." and "MÁV Cargo Zrt" (freig ...
runs on the same path as local car traffic. The bridge is closed for road vehicles when trains pass.
India
*
Darjeeling
Darjeeling (, , ) is a town and municipality in the northernmost region of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located in the Eastern Himalayas, it has an average elevation of . To the west of Darjeeling lies the easternmost province of Nepal, ...
: The steam or diesel-powered narrow gauge railroad
Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, also known as the DHR or the Toy Train, is a narrow-gauge, gauge railway that runs between New Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling in the Indian state of West Bengal. Built between 1879 and 1881, it is about long. It c ...
runs along the narrow main street in
Darjeeling
Darjeeling (, , ) is a town and municipality in the northernmost region of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located in the Eastern Himalayas, it has an average elevation of . To the west of Darjeeling lies the easternmost province of Nepal, ...
in
West Bengal
West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ...
in India. It also runs alongside the road for much of its journey.
* Gwalior : the narrow gauge railway between Gwalior and Sheopur runs on the middle of the road for approximately 200 meters.
Indonesia
*
Java
Java (; id, Jawa, ; jv, ꦗꦮ; su, ) is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea to the north. With a population of 151.6 million people, Java is the world's List ...
: Indonesia used to have an extensive "steam tramways" (more accurately defined as local railways) network, which had many street running sections in various towns and cities in
Java
Java (; id, Jawa, ; jv, ꦗꦮ; su, ) is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea to the north. With a population of 151.6 million people, Java is the world's List ...
. Two sections remain in use in 2021: part of the
Wonogiri
Wonogiri Regency is a regency () in the southeastern part of Central Java province in Indonesia. It covers an area of 1,822.36 km2, and its population was 928,904 at the 2010 Census and 1,096,138 at the 2020 Census. The capital and largest t ...
branch runs along the Slamet Riyadi street in
Surakarta
Surakarta ( jv, ꦯꦸꦫꦏꦂꦠ), known colloquially as Solo ( jv, ꦱꦭ; ), is a city in Central Java, Indonesia. The 44 km2 (16.2 sq mi) city adjoins Karanganyar Regency and Boyolali Regency to the north, Karanganyar Regency and Sukoh ...
, and a short branch to an oil depot in
Madiun
Madiun ( jv, ꦑꦸꦛꦩꦝꦶꦪꦸꦤ꧀, translit=Kutha Madhiun) is a landlocked city in the western part of East Java, Indonesia, known for its agricultural center. It was formerly (until 2010) the capital of the Madiun Regency, but is now adm ...
. The first line is now used for passenger service (including an occasional steam-hauled tourist train), while the latter line is exclusively for petrol freight.
*In addition, there were and are many sugar cane narrow gauge lines on Java, and they sometimes also run on or next to the street. A large network is still active, especially around Semboro. The networks of Semboro and Jatiroto are interconnected.
Ireland
* Dublin: Freight trains to and from the docks at Dublin share the Alexandra road with cars.
* Cork : In Cork, there have been street railways and tramways in the central area of the city, and the
Cork and Muskerry Light Railway
The Cork and Muskerry Light Railway was a narrow gauge railway in County Cork, Ireland. The first part of the railway opened in 1887 and closed in 1934. A major reason for building the railway was to exploit tourist traffic to Blarney Castle.
...
also had street lines running through the western suburbs, later shared with trams.
Italy
*
Tirano
Tirano ( lmo, Tiràn, german: Thiran) is a town in Valtellina, located in the province of Sondrio in northern Italy. It has 9,053 inhabitants (2016) and is adjacent to the Switzerland-Italy border. The river Adda flows through the town.
Main ...
: The
Bernina Railway
The Bernina Railway (german: Berninalinie; it, Linea del Bernina; rm, Lingia dal Bernina) is a single-track railway line forming part of the Rhaetian Railway (RhB). It links the spa resort of St. Moritz, in the canton of Graubünden, Switze ...
runs in the streets of
Tirano
Tirano ( lmo, Tiràn, german: Thiran) is a town in Valtellina, located in the province of Sondrio in northern Italy. It has 9,053 inhabitants (2016) and is adjacent to the Switzerland-Italy border. The river Adda flows through the town.
Main ...
.
*
Catania
Catania (, , Sicilian and ) is the second largest municipality in Sicily, after Palermo. Despite its reputation as the second city of the island, Catania is the largest Sicilian conurbation, among the largest in Italy, as evidenced also by ...
: The
Circumetnea
The Ferrovia Circumetnea (roughly translated as ''"Round- Etna Railway"'') is a narrow-gauge, , regional railway line in Sicily. It was constructed between 1895 and 1898.
As the name suggests, the line follows a route which almost completely enc ...
ran until 1999 on the Corso delle Provincie in
Catania
Catania (, , Sicilian and ) is the second largest municipality in Sicily, after Palermo. Despite its reputation as the second city of the island, Catania is the largest Sicilian conurbation, among the largest in Italy, as evidenced also by ...
.
* Cavatigozzi : The Cremona–Iseo railway ran until 1956 in the central street of Cavatigozzi.
*
Domodossola
Domodossola (; Lombard: Dòm) is a city and ''comune'' in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, in the region of Piedmont, northern Italy. It was also known as Oscela, Oscella, Oscella dei Leponzi, Ossolo, Ossola Lepontiorum, and Domo d'Ossola ...
: The
Domodossola–Locarno railway started until the 1980s from the station square of
Domodossola
Domodossola (; Lombard: Dòm) is a city and ''comune'' in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, in the region of Piedmont, northern Italy. It was also known as Oscela, Oscella, Oscella dei Leponzi, Ossolo, Ossola Lepontiorum, and Domo d'Ossola ...
.
*
Trieste
Trieste ( , ; sl, Trst ; german: Triest ) is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is the capital city, and largest city, of the autonomous region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, one of two autonomous regions which are not subdivided into provi ...
: The Rivabahn was until 1981 a freight railway that ran into the city of
Trieste
Trieste ( , ; sl, Trst ; german: Triest ) is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is the capital city, and largest city, of the autonomous region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, one of two autonomous regions which are not subdivided into provi ...
along the seaside street ("''Riva''").
*
Rome
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus (legendary)
, image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg
, map_caption ...
: The
Rome–Fiuggi railway (now practically a tramway) runs completely along the Via Casilina in
Rome
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus (legendary)
, image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg
, map_caption ...
.
* Palau : narrow gauge tourist-trains on the road.
Japan
Japanese law distinguishes between tramways and railways, but light rail does not exist as a separate category. For instance, the
Toyama Light Rail line - with extensive street trackage - is legally a railway but uses low-floor light rail vehicles. Only operations with 'heavy rail' vehicles are listed here. Examples under the jurisdiction of Japan's Railway Law include:
*
Enoshima Electric Railway
The is a private railway in Japan which connects Kamakura Station in Kamakura with Fujisawa Station in Fujisawa, Kanagawa. Stations en route include , the stop closest to Kōtoku-in, the temple with the colossal outdoor statue of Amida Buddha. ...
has a street running section between
Koshigoe is a part of the municipality of Kamakura, Kanagawa prefecture, Japan, located at the western end of the beach of Shichirigahama, near Fujisawa.Kamakura Shōkō Kaigijo (2008:60-61) The name seems to stem from the fact it was founded by people wh ...
and
Enoshima
is a small offshore island, about in circumference, at the mouth of the Katase River which flows into the Sagami Bay of Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Administratively, Enoshima is part of the mainland city of Fujisawa, and is linked to ...
stations .
*
Inuyama Bridge
The Inuyama Bridge is a bridge over the Kiso River in Japan.https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Japan_the_Official_Guide/0D0bAAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Inuyama+Bridge&dq=Inuyama+Bridge&printsec=frontcover
References
Bridges in Japan
Ra ...
(The bridge on the
Meitetsu Inuyama Line
The is a 26.8 km Japanese railway line operated by the private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu), which connects Biwajima Junction in Kiyosu, Aichi with Shin-Unuma Station in Kakamigahara, Gifu. Together with the Kakamigahara Li ...
runs across the
Kiso River
The is a river in the Chubu region of Japan roughly long, flowing through the prefectures of Nagano, Gifu, Aichi, and Mie before emptying into Ise Bay a short distance away from the city of Nagoya.Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric ''et al.'' (2005) ...
. Since 2000 the bridge has been used exclusively by trains, with a new parallel bridge for road traffic.)
*
Kumamoto Electric Railway
The is a public transport company in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is abbreviated as or . The company was founded in 1909. The company operates railway and bus lines.
Lines
* Kikuchi Line (菊池線)
** Kami-Kumamoto — Miyoshi:
* Fu ...
(A short section on the Fujisaki Line.)
Examples classified legally as tramways - but using heavy rail vehicles and often inter-operating with full-size railways - are listed below.
*
Keihan Keishin Line
The is an interurban railway line in Japan operated by the private railway operator Keihan Electric Railway. The 7.5 km line connects Misasagi Station in Kyoto and Biwako-Hamaōtsu Station in the neighbouring city of Ōtsu.
Train service ...
( A section between
Hamaōtsu Station and
Kamisakaemachi Station
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keihan Electric Railway.
Lines
Kamisakaemachi Station is served by the Keihan Keishin Line, and is 6.7 kilometers fr ...
. Around of street trackage in
Kyoto
Kyoto (; Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan. Located in the Kansai region on the island of Honshu, Kyoto forms a part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kobe. , the ci ...
were replaced by
through services A through service is a concept of passenger transport that involves a vehicle travelling between lines, networks or operators on a regularly specified schedule, on which the passenger can remain on board without alighting. It may be in form of eith ...
on the
Kyoto Subway Tōzai Line in 1997.)
*
Keihan Ishiyama Sakamoto Line
The is a railway line in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Keihan Electric Railway.
Stations
History
The Otsu Railway opened the Hamaotsu to Awazu section in 1913, electrified at 600 V DC. The line was extende ...
( A section between
Hamaōtsu Station and
Karahashimae Station.
*
Keifuku Electric Railroad
is a railroad company based in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan (but with offices in Fukui Prefecture) in operation since March 2, 1942. It is a parent company of Keifuku Bus and Kyoto Bus, and an affiliated company of Keihan Electric Railway, which ow ...
(Like the above Keihan lines, Keifuku uses high-profile railway-style vehicles and only includes short sections of street trackage; however the entire network is classified as a tramway.)
*
Fukui Railway
is a bus and railway company located in Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. It owns and operates the Fukubu Line between Tawaramachi Station in Fukui and Echizen-Takefu Station in Echizen.
Overview
Although Fukui Railway's name refers to its fo ...
(Operated as a single line, formerly with heavy rail stock, but street running section is legally a tramway.)
*
Nagoya Railroad
, referred to as , is a private railway company operating around Aichi Prefecture and Gifu Prefecture of Japan.
Some of the more famous trains operated by Meitetsu include the ''Panorama Car'' and the '' Panorama Car Super'', both of which off ...
's 600V network in
Gifu
is a city located in the south-central portion of Gifu Prefecture, Japan, and serves as the prefectural capital. The city has played an important role in Japan's history because of its location in the middle of the country. During the Sengoku ...
(Abandoned in 2005, this network of street tramways inter-operated with interurban lines - such as the
Minomachi,
Tagami,
Ibi and
Tanigumi lines - that were classified as railways and used large, high-floor vehicles. The Minomachi and Tagami lines included short sections of street trackage classified as tramways.)
*
Niigata Kotsu Railway Line (This interurban line, abandoned in 1999, included a short street running section - legally a tramway - near its Niigata terminus.)
Laos
* The rail link across the
Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge over the Mekong River between
Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...
and
Laos
Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...
is shared-use, although road traffic stops while trains cross the bridge.
Mexico
* Puebla - Cholula : New lightrail on old refurbished railway with parts on the street.
Netherlands
* In the harbours of Rotterdam and Dordrecht. In the past in a few more towns. Until 2003 in Deventer.
New Zealand
* Kawakawa : The
Bay of Islands Vintage Railway
The Bay of Islands Vintage Railway Trust (BOIVRT) is a heritage railway in Kawakawa, in Northland, New Zealand. The railway operates on part of the former Opua Branch railway.
History
The railway was formed as the Bay of Islands Scenic Railwa ...
, part of the former
Opua Branch
The Opua Branch or Otiria-Opua Industrial Line, partially still operational as the Bay of Islands Vintage Railway, is a former section of the North Auckland Line in the Northland Region of New Zealand, between Otiria and the Bay of Islands towns ...
of the
New Zealand Railways, runs down the middle of the state highway in the centre of
Kawakawa.
* Hindon : The
Taieri Gorge Railway
Dunedin Railways (formerly the Taieri Gorge Railway) is the trading name of Dunedin Railways Limited, an operator of a railway line and tourist trains based at Dunedin Railway Station in the South Island of New Zealand. The company is a council- ...
, part of the former
Otago Central Railway
The Otago Central Railway (OCR) or in later years Otago Central Branch Railway, now often referred to as the Taieri Gorge Railway, was a secondary railway line in Central Otago, in the South Island of New Zealand.
Construction
Construction of ...
runs down the middle of a one lane road bridge in
Hindon. These tourist passenger trains have the right of way, with only signs warning motorists of trains.
Peru
*
Aguas Calientes Agua Caliente, Aguas Calientes or Aguascalientes (Spanish for 'hot/warm water(s)' or 'hot spring(s)') may refer to:
Places Central America
* Agua Caliente, El Salvador
* San Antonio Aguas Calientes, Guatemala
Mexico
* Aguascalientes, a state in M ...
: In
Aguas Calientes Agua Caliente, Aguas Calientes or Aguascalientes (Spanish for 'hot/warm water(s)' or 'hot spring(s)') may refer to:
Places Central America
* Agua Caliente, El Salvador
* San Antonio Aguas Calientes, Guatemala
Mexico
* Aguascalientes, a state in M ...
, the town at the foot of
Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu is a 15th-century Inca citadel located in the Eastern Cordillera of southern Peru on a mountain range.UNESCO World Heritage Centre. It is located in the Machupicchu District within Urubamba Province above the Sacred Valley, which ...
, the railway shares the streets with pedestrians, as well as in other towns further up the line. This railway serves as the only way of reaching Machu Picchu from
Cusco
Cusco, often spelled Cuzco (; qu, Qusqu ()), is a city in Southeastern Peru near the Urubamba Valley of the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cusco Region and of the Cusco Province. The city is the list of cities in Peru, seventh m ...
without walking.
* Tacna : railbus from 1923 runs twice a day to Chile. In Tacna on the streets. With loud horn, siren, lights and beacon. Against the traffic. Heritage line. Unique station with railroadmuseum.
Philippines
* The Port Line of the
Philippine National Railways
The Philippine National Railways (PNR) ( fil, Pambansang Daang-Bakal ng Pilipinas and es, Ferrocarril Nacional de Filipinas) is a state-owned railway company in the Philippines which operates one commuter rail service between Metro Manila an ...
ran through a western stretch through Calle Azcarraga (now C.M. Recto Avenue) alongside the
tranvia towards the northern banks of
Pasig River
The Pasig River ( fil, Ilog Pasig) is a water body in the Philippines that connects Laguna de Bay to Manila Bay. Stretching for , it bisects the Philippine capital of Manila and Metro Manila, its surrounding urban area into northern and souther ...
at Manila, from
PNR Tutuban station.
Portugal
*
Coimbra
Coimbra (, also , , or ) is a city and a municipality in Portugal. The population of the municipality at the 2011 census was 143,397, in an area of .
The fourth-largest urban area in Portugal after Lisbon, Porto Metropolitan Area, Porto, and Bra ...
: An single-track segment of ''Ramal da Lousã'' runs along Emídio Navarro Avenue, immediately southeast of the Coimbra-City station; closed “provisionally” in 2004, track scheduled to be lifted upon total closure of the spur line from
Coimbra-B.
*
Lisbon
Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Grande Lisboa, Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administr ...
: A series of short single track segments along Brasília Avenue / India Avenue in riverside southwest Lisbon, links ''Linha de Cintura'' with ''
Linha de Cascais
The Cascais Line ( pt, Linha de Cascais) is a Portuguese railway line which connects the municipalities of Lisbon, Oeiras, and Cascais. The line starts in Lisbon, at Cais do Sodré and ends in Cascais. On the Lisbon urban trains' diagra ...
'' and with cargo tracks associated with the harbour. It carries freight traffic only, mostly at night.
* Sernada do Vouga, on Jafafe bridge (
Linha do Vouga
Linha do Vouga ''(the Vouga line)'' is the last surviving metre gauge railway line in Portugal still operated by Comboios de Portugal. The other remaining metre gauge lines (the Corgo, Tâmega and Tua lines) all closed in 2009. The line is, h ...
).
Serbia
*
Novi Sad
Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; hu, Újvidék, ; german: Neusatz; see below for other names) is the second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pan ...
: In 1999,
Žeželj Bridge
Žeželj Bridge ( sr, Жежељев мост, Žeželjev most) is a tied-arch bridge on Danube river in Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia. The bridge was originally built in 1961, only to be destroyed during the 1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia. The newl ...
, a railway and road bridge in
Novi Sad
Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; hu, Újvidék, ; german: Neusatz; see below for other names) is the second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pan ...
(with separated traffic) was destroyed during
NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) carried out an aerial bombing campaign against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia during the Kosovo War. The air strikes lasted from 24 March 1999 to 10 June 1999. The bombings continued until an a ...
. As a temporary replacement, a street running
Road-Railway Bridge was constructed in 2000. It remained actively used up to 2018, when the new Žeželj Bridge opened, and the dismantling of the temporary bridge began in October that year.
*
Rača Bridge
The Rača Bridge ( sr, Мост у Рачи) is an international bridge over the Sava river, from Sremska Rača in Serbia to Bosanska Rača in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The Bridge of Maria of Yugoslavia (Мост краљице Марије) was ...
shared the carriageway with road traffic until 2010, when a dedicated road bridge was built next to it.
* On the
Orlovat
Orlovat (; hu, Orlód) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Zrenjanin municipality, in the Central Banat District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority (95.52%) and its population numbering 1,789 people (2002 censu ...
Bridge, a single railway track shares the 2 lane road carriageway.
South Africa
* Fauresmith : in 2021 are still rails visible in the road in Voortrekker Road. Abandoned in 2001, buy the line is still present. Except the connection in Springfontein.
* Durban, Maydon Wharf(Harbour)(partly abandoned) :
**Maydon Wharf Street. Several tracks. Mainline through this area. Formerly also connected in the north.
**Parker Road.
**Methven Road. Buffer for train in the middle of the road.
**partly in Shadwell Road.
**Fletcher Road.
**Davey Road.
**Mcbride Road.
**Leuchars Road.
**Canal Road - Fish Wharf Street.
Spain
* La Pobla de Lillet : a narrow gauge railroad run on narrow streets. Industrial railway from 1905 until 1970. Re-opening for tourists in 2005. ., 600 mm.
*
Ferrocarril de Sóller
The Ferrocarril de Sóller (; en, Railway of Sóller), acronym FS, is an interurban railway and the name for the company which operates the electrified narrow gauge tracks running between the towns of Sóller and Palma on the Spanish island of ...
: an interurban narrow gauge railway in
Mallorca
Mallorca, or Majorca, is the largest island in the Balearic Islands, which are part of Spain and located in the Mediterranean.
The capital of the island, Palma, is also the capital of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. The Bal ...
that has a section on street in
Palma.
Switzerland
Swiss law does not distinguish between trams and railways, making the distinction between street running by trams and that by railways legally indistinct.
Some examples:
* The
Berninabahn has five sections of street running, in St. Antonio,
Le Prese
Le Prese is a village in the Val Poschiavo in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It lies at above sea level at the northern end of Lago di Poschiavo, and is in the municipality of Poschiavo, some south of the village of the same name. The P ...
,
Miralago
Miralago is a village in the Val Poschiavo in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It lies at above sea level at the southern end of Lago di Poschiavo, and the Poschiavino river flows out of the lake in the village. The village is some sou ...
,
Campocologno
Brusio ( Lombard: ''Brüs'', Romansh ''Brüsch'') is a municipality in the Bernina Region in the canton of Grisons in Switzerland.
History
Brusio is first mentioned in 1106 as ''Bruse''. It was first mentioned as Brusio in 1212. Previously it w ...
, and in
Tirano
Tirano ( lmo, Tiràn, german: Thiran) is a town in Valtellina, located in the province of Sondrio in northern Italy. It has 9,053 inhabitants (2016) and is adjacent to the Switzerland-Italy border. The river Adda flows through the town.
Main ...
(in Italy), where the approach to the station involves street running and crossing a public square.
*
Chur
, neighboring_municipalities= Arosa, Churwalden, Tschiertschen-Praden, Domat/Ems, Felsberg, Malix, Trimmis, Untervaz, Pfäfers
, twintowns = Bad Homburg (Germany), Cabourg (France), Mayrhofen (Austria), Mondorf-les-Bains (Luxembourg), ...
:
Rhaetian Railway
The Rhaetian Railway (german: Rhätische Bahn; it, Ferrovia retica; rm, Viafier retica), abbreviated RhB, is a Swiss transport company that owns the largest network of all private railway operators in Switzerland. Headquartered in Chur, the RhB ...
has sections of street running in
Chur
, neighboring_municipalities= Arosa, Churwalden, Tschiertschen-Praden, Domat/Ems, Felsberg, Malix, Trimmis, Untervaz, Pfäfers
, twintowns = Bad Homburg (Germany), Cabourg (France), Mayrhofen (Austria), Mondorf-les-Bains (Luxembourg), ...
.
*
Zürich
Zürich () is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zürich. It is located in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zürich. As of January 2020, the municipality has 43 ...
: grain trains make up to 4 journeys a day between
Bahnhof Hardbrücke and the
Swissmill Tower on Sihlquai, following a route along Zahnradstrasse, Hardstrasse and Zöllystrasse, including a
tram
A tram (called a streetcar or trolley in North America) is a rail vehicle that travels on tramway tracks on public urban streets; some include segments on segregated right-of-way. The tramlines or networks operated as public transport are ...
crossing. The driver controls traffic lights manually.
*At Schinznach runs a 600mm. narrow gauge rail in/on/through a garden-center. With steam engines. Even drive through a greenhouse ! Unique in the world.
Thailand
*
Maeklong Railway Market, Bangkok
Tunisia
* Formerly in
Sousse
Sousse or Soussa ( ar, سوسة, ; Berber:''Susa'') is a city in Tunisia, capital of the Sousse Governorate. Located south of the capital Tunis, the city has 271,428 inhabitants (2014). Sousse is in the central-east of the country, on the Gulf ...
United Kingdom
Street running railways have been much rarer in the United Kingdom than elsewhere. This is due to 19th-century laws requiring railways to be enclosed by fences, which had the consequence that railways could not be built along existing roads and had to use their own
rights of way
Right of way is the legal right, established by grant from a landowner or long usage (i.e. by Easement#Easement by prescription, prescription), to pass along a specific route through property belonging to another.
A similar ''right of access'' ...
. In cases where street running was unavoidable, the roads were often legally treated as
level crossing
A level crossing is an intersection where a railway line crosses a road, Trail, path, or (in rare situations) airport runway, at the same level, as opposed to the railway line crossing over or under using an Overpass#Railway, overpass ...
s with trains and road vehicles not permitted to use them at the same time. Some examples are:
*
Weymouth: The most notable street running track was the
Weymouth Harbour Tramway
The Weymouth Harbour Tramway (also known as the Quay Branch or Harbour Line) was a heavy rail line running entirely on the streets of Weymouth, Dorset, England from a junction to the north of Weymouth station to Weymouth Quay station at ...
(despite the name, it was never used for
tram
A tram (called a streetcar or trolley in North America) is a rail vehicle that travels on tramway tracks on public urban streets; some include segments on segregated right-of-way. The tramlines or networks operated as public transport are ...
s and was a heavy-rail route); however this ended service to regular traffic since 1987, and to all traffic since 1999, with track removal starting in 2020.
*
Porthmadog
Porthmadog (; ), originally Portmadoc until 1974 and locally as "Port", is a Welsh coastal town and community in the Eifionydd area of Gwynedd and the historic county of Caernarfonshire. It lies east of Criccieth, south-west of Blaenau Ffest ...
: The
Porthmadog cross town link
The Porthmadog cross town link is a section of the narrow gauge Welsh Highland Railway, specifically built to link with the Ffestiniog Railway in Porthmadog, and runs along partly what was called the Junction Railway, previously existing as pa ...
links the narrow-gauge
Welsh Highland and
Ffestiniog
Ffestiniog () is a community in Gwynedd in Wales, containing several villages, in particular the settlements of Llan Ffestiniog and Blaenau Ffestiniog. It has a population of 4,875.
History
Ffestiniog was a parish in Cantref Ardudwy; in 1284 ...
railways and includes 50 metres of street running over the Britannia Bridge in
Porthmadog
Porthmadog (; ), originally Portmadoc until 1974 and locally as "Port", is a Welsh coastal town and community in the Eifionydd area of Gwynedd and the historic county of Caernarfonshire. It lies east of Criccieth, south-west of Blaenau Ffest ...
. The section that runs along a street is closed to road traffic by alternating red stop lights, as if it were an extended level crossing.
*
Trafford Park
Trafford Park is an area of the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, opposite Salford Quays on the southern side of the Manchester Ship Canal, southwest of Manchester city centre and north of Stretford. Until the la ...
: A freight-only street-running railway network was through Trafford Park; only one section alongside Barton Dock Road has seen use in recent years. This branch is abandoned and partially removed.
*
Preston: The
heritage
Heritage may refer to:
History and society
* A heritage asset is a preexisting thing of value today
** Cultural heritage is created by humans
** Natural heritage is not
* Heritage language
Biology
* Heredity, biological inheritance of physical c ...
Ribble Steam Railway
The Ribble Steam Railway is a standard gauge Heritage railway, preserved railway in Lancashire, in the United Kingdom. It was opened to the public on 17 September 2005, running along Preston, Lancashire, Preston Docks. The railway began by h ...
runs across a swing bridge at the entrance to Preston Marina. The bridge is used by both road and rail traffic, but closed by barriers to road traffic when a train is crossing.
United States
Entries marked with a ∆ denote instances where a railroad is laid alongside a road or in the median of a divided roadway rather than embedded in the road surface.
☆ = in use as far as known.
Alabama
*
Gadsden ☆ : Only freight trains.
** Locust Street, between 1st St N and 6th St N,
Alabama & Tennessee River Railway (still in use)
*
Tuscaloosa
Tuscaloosa ( ) is a city in and the seat of Tuscaloosa County in west-central Alabama, United States, on the Black Warrior River where the Gulf Coastal and Piedmont plains meet. Alabama's fifth-largest city, it had an estimated population of 1 ...
☆ : Only freight trains.
** In 16th Street.
Alaska
*
Anchorage
Anchorage () is the largest city in the U.S. state of Alaska by population. With a population of 291,247 in 2020, it contains nearly 40% of the state's population. The Anchorage metropolitan area, which includes Anchorage and the neighboring Ma ...
/
Whittier ☆ :
**
Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel
The Portage Glacier Highway, or Portage Glacier Road, is a highway located in the U.S. state of Alaska. The highway is made up of a series of roads, bridges, and tunnels that connect the Portage Glacier area of the Chugach National Forest and the ...
*
Fairbanks
Fairbanks is a home rule city and the borough seat of the Fairbanks North Star Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. Fairbanks is the largest city in the Interior region of Alaska and the second largest in the state. The 2020 Census put the po ...
:
** The
Alaska Railroad
Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S., ...
bridge over the
Chena River
The Chena River (; Tanana Athabascan: Ch'eno' "river of something (game)") is a tributary of the Tanana River in the Interior region of the U.S. state of Alaska. It flows generally west from the White Mountains to the Tanana River near the cit ...
, located on
Fort Wainwright
Fort Wainwright is a United States Army installation in Fairbanks, Alaska. Fort Wainwright is part of the Fairbanks North Star Borough and the coterminous Fairbanks Metropolitan Statistical Area. The installation is managed by U.S. Army Garrison ...
, was previously shared by rail and road traffic. The U.S. Army eventually installed a new road bridge at a crossing downriver from the rail bridge and rerouted the roads accordingly.
Arizona
*
Phoenix
Phoenix most often refers to:
* Phoenix (mythology), a legendary bird from ancient Greek folklore
* Phoenix, Arizona, a city in the United States
Phoenix may also refer to:
Mythology
Greek mythological figures
* Phoenix (son of Amyntor), a ...
☆ : Only freight trains.
** S. 11th Avenue (from W. Grant Street to
Interstate 17
Interstate 17 (I-17) is a north–south Interstate Highway entirely within the US state of Arizona. I-17's southern terminus lies in Phoenix, at I-10, and its northern terminus is in Flagstaff, at Milton Road north of I-40.
Most of I-17 ...
)
*
Globe
A globe is a spherical model of Earth, of some other celestial body, or of the celestial sphere. Globes serve purposes similar to maps, but unlike maps, they do not distort the surface that they portray except to scale it down. A model globe ...
☆ :
** N Pine Street.
*
Safford:
** W 8 th.st. (before on the street, now next to the road)
Arkansas
*
Fort Smith : Abandoned 2006.
** North P Street.
[kusttram-street-running-train.jouwweb.nl.]
*
North Little Rock
North Little Rock is a city in Pulaski County, Arkansas, across the Arkansas from Little Rock in the central part of the state. The population was 64,591 at the 2020 census. In 2019 the estimated population was 65,903, making it the seventh-mo ...
☆ : Only freight trains.
** Arkansas Ave.
California
*
Alameda
An alameda is a Avenue (landscape), street or path lined with trees () and may refer to:
Places Canada
*Alameda, Saskatchewan, town in Saskatchewan
**Grant Devine Dam, formerly ''Alameda Dam'', a dam and reservoir in southern Saskatchewan
Chile
...
: Industrial spur.
** Clement ave. Abandoned and removed.
*
Anaheim
Anaheim ( ) is a city in northern Orange County, California, part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city had a population of 346,824, making it the most populous city in Orange County, the 10th-most p ...
☆ : Freight trains only.
** Santa Ana St., and after a bend continuing on the street in S Olive street.
*
Chula Vista
Chula Vista (; ) is the second-largest city in the San Diego metropolitan area, the seventh largest city in Southern California, the fifteenth largest city in the state of California, and the 78th-largest city in the United States. The popul ...
:
** F - street. Abandoned. Removed 2020.(F-street—Third street—K-street abandoned in 2000)
[Google maps/streetview]
*
Fresno
Fresno () is a major city in the San Joaquin Valley of California, United States. It is the county seat of Fresno County and the largest city in the greater Central Valley region. It covers about and had a population of 542,107 in 2020, maki ...
☆ :
** Floradora Avenue (North Clark Street to North Maple Avenue) ∆
**S Anna Street.
*
Gardena ☆ : Only freight trains.
** Vermont Avenue between Gardena Boulevard and West 164th Street.
*
Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...
: Freight trains only.
** MC Farland ave.☆
** S Fries ave.☆
** S Alameda st. Abandoned; partly still in place.
*
Modesto
Modesto () is the county seat and largest city of Stanislaus County, California, United States. With a population of 218,464 at the 2020 census, it is the 19th largest city in the state of California and forms part of the Sacramento-Stockton- ...
:
** From 1912 until April 2000, trains operated approximately down Ninth Street, one of the major arteries of the city. The tracks were built by the
Tidewater Southern
The Tidewater Southern Railway was a short line railroad in Central California in the United States. For most of its history, it was a subsidiary of the Western Pacific Railroad. It was originally built as an interurban system, connecting to th ...
Railway and later operated by the
Union Pacific
The Union Pacific Railroad , legally Union Pacific Railroad Company and often called simply Union Pacific, is a freight-hauling railroad that operates 8,300 locomotives over routes in 23 U.S. states west of Chicago and New Orleans. Union Paci ...
. Once this line was electric. The line was controversial and the city tried to have them removed for decades. However, a short side-section along B Street from Ninth Street to Twelfth Street remains in active use ☆.
*
Oakland
Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third largest city overall in the Bay A ...
:
**
Jack London Square
Jack London Square is an entertainment and business destination on the waterfront of Oakland, California, United States. Named after the author Jack London and owned by the Port of Oakland, it is the home of stores, restaurants, hotels, Amtrak ...
☆: 1st. St. W./Embarcadero W. (from end of road, west of Market St. to Webster St.,
UP/
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Trade name, doing business as Amtrak () , is the national Passenger train, passenger railroad company of the United States. It operates inter-city rail service in 46 of the 48 contiguous United Stat ...
mainline, in use.)
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Trade name, doing business as Amtrak () , is the national Passenger train, passenger railroad company of the United States. It operates inter-city rail service in 46 of the 48 contiguous United Stat ...
passenger train
A passenger train is a train used to transport people along a railroad line. These trains may consist of unpowered passenger railroad cars (also known as coaches or carriages) hauled by one or more locomotives, or may be self-propelled; self pr ...
s, and
mainline container
A container is any receptacle or enclosure for holding a product used in storage, packaging, and transportation, including shipping.
Things kept inside of a container are protected on several sides by being inside of its structure. The term ...
freight train
Rail freight transport is the use of railroads and trains to transport cargo as opposed to human passengers.
A freight train, cargo train, or goods train is a group of freight cars (US) or goods wagons (International Union of Railways) haul ...
s share the road with pedestrians, cyclists, buses and automobiles, with passenger trains traveling at up to .
** Glascock St☆, from 29th Ave to Lancaster St, serving Cemex and Miller Mining Company.
** Abandoned street-trackage in different streets still in place. (Wood Street, 105th Ave., Union St., Poplar St., 20th St., Louise St., 18th St., 26th St.)
[coasttram.info/street running trains !]
*
Redwood City
Redwood City is a city on the San Francisco Peninsula in Northern California's Bay Area, approximately south of San Francisco, and northwest of San Jose. Redwood City's history spans its earliest inhabitation by the Ohlone people to being a po ...
☆: Freight trains only.
** Chestnut Street (Heller Street to Veterans Boulevard)
*
San Francisco
San Francisco (; Spanish language, Spanish for "Francis of Assisi, Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the List of Ca ...
: Freight trains only.
** Carroll Ave. (tracks to Ingalls St., but abandoned after Keith street)(The only customer is(??) United Cold Storage).
** Illinois St. Bridge ☆ (over Islais Creek)
** Quint St.☆ (Davidson Ave. to Arthur Ave.)
*
San José☆: Freight trains only.
**Rogers Ave.
[Google streetview]
*
Santa Cruz☆: Heritage trains for tourists.
** Beach St. (from Cliff St. to Pacific Ave. at the Municipal Wharf; additionally the track section east to Leibrandt Ave. runs on a pedestrian walkway)
** Chestnut St. (from Green St. to south of Laurel St.)
*
Sebastopol
Sevastopol (; uk, Севасто́поль, Sevastópolʹ, ; gkm, Σεβαστούπολις, Sevastoúpolis, ; crh, Акъя́р, Aqyár, ), sometimes written Sebastopol, is the largest city in Crimea, and a major port on the Black Sea ...
:
** Main Street (Analy Avenue to Burnett Street) Abandoned former electric interurban, now bike-trail.
*
Stockton☆: Freight trains only.
** B St. (from E. Miner Ave. to E. Scotts Ave., owned by the
Central California Traction Company)
** E. Roosevelt St. (from N. Union St. to Waterloo Rd., owned by
Stockton Terminal and Eastern Railroad)
** Waterloo Road. CCT railroad.
*
Turlock
Turlock is a city in Stanislaus County, California, United States. Its estimated 2019 population of 73,631 made it the second-largest city in Stanislaus County after Modesto.
History
Founded on December 22, 1871, by prominent grain farmer Jo ...
: Freight trains only.
** Castor Street from Orange Street to Lander Street and B Street from 5th Street to 1st Street, former
Tidewater Southern
The Tidewater Southern Railway was a short line railroad in Central California in the United States. For most of its history, it was a subsidiary of the Western Pacific Railroad. It was originally built as an interurban system, connecting to th ...
, now
Union Pacific
The Union Pacific Railroad , legally Union Pacific Railroad Company and often called simply Union Pacific, is a freight-hauling railroad that operates 8,300 locomotives over routes in 23 U.S. states west of Chicago and New Orleans. Union Paci ...
(out of use)(?)
*
Vallejo: Freight trains only.
** The Vallejo Causeway, and on Mare Island.(largely out of order on the island)
*
Visalia
Visalia ( ) is a city in the agricultural San Joaquin Valley of California. The population was 141,384 as per the 2020 census. Visalia is the fifth-largest city in the San Joaquin Valley, the 42nd most populous in California, and 192nd in ...
:
** West Oak Ave between North Johnson St and North Tipton St
*
Watsonville
Watsonville is a city in Santa Cruz County, California, located in the Monterey Bay Area of the Central Coast of California. The population was 52,590 according to the 2020 census. Predominantly Latino and Democratic, Watsonville is a self- ...
☆: Freight trains only.
** Walker Street southern terminus to Beach Street, Santa Cruz Branch Line owned by Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission
Colorado
*
Fort Collins
A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere'' ...
☆:
** Mason St. (from Cherry St. to W. Pitkin St.,
BNSF
BNSF Railway is one of the largest freight railroads in North America. One of seven North American Class I railroads, BNSF has 35,000 employees, of track in 28 states, and nearly 8,000 locomotives. It has three transcontinental routes that ...
, Tracks still in use though currently within median separated from traffic by curbs) ∆ Freight trains only.
Florida
All places freight trains only, except Tavares.
*
Clearwater Clearwater or Clear Water may refer to:
Places Canada
* Clear Water Academy, a private Catholic school located in Calgary, Alberta
* Clearwater (provincial electoral district), a former provincial electoral district in Alberta
* Clearwater, Briti ...
☆:
** East Avenue (from Turner Street to Drew Street; still in use)
** Fort Harrison Avenue (from Belleview Blvd. to E Street; removed, now
Pinellas Trail
The Fred Marquis Pinellas Trail is a rail trail in Pinellas County, Florida. It stretches from Tarpon Springs in the north to St. Petersburg in the south, passing through the towns of Palm Harbor, Dunedin, Belleair, Clearwater, Largo, Seminole, ...
)
*
Ocala
Ocala ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Marion County within the northern region of Florida, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city's population was 63,591, making it the 54th most populated city in Florida.
Home to ...
☆:
** NE and SE Osceola Av. (from NE 3rd St. to SE 3rd St., rarely used)
*
Pensacola
Pensacola () is the westernmost city in the Florida Panhandle, and the county seat and only incorporated city of Escambia County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 54,312. Pensacola is the principal ci ...
☆:
** Tarragona St. (from E. Blount St. to E. Main St.)
*
St. Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
:
** 1st Ave. S. (from 13th St. S. to Bay Shore Dr. SE; removed, with portions now Pinellas Trail)
*
Tampa
Tampa () is a city on the Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida. The city's borders include the north shore of Tampa Bay and the east shore of Old Tampa Bay. Tampa is the largest city in the Tampa Bay area and the seat of Hillsborough County ...
☆:
** E. Polk St. (from N. Ashley Dr. to N. Jefferson St., still in use)
*
Tavares
Tavares may refer to:
Places Brazil
*Tavares, Paraíba
*Tavares, Rio Grande do Sul
*Rodovia Raposo Tavares, the longest highway in São Paulo
*Tavares Bastos (favela), a favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
*Tavares River
Jamaica
*Tavares Garden ...
☆ ∆ Here also touristique trains.
** Lake Dora Drive.
Georgia
All places freight trains only.
*
Albany☆:
** W Roosevelt Ave.
*
Augusta:
** 6th St. (from Reynolds St. to Taylor St., still in use)
*
Columbus
Columbus is a Latinized version of the Italian surname "''Colombo''". It most commonly refers to:
* Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), the Italian explorer
* Columbus, Ohio, capital of the U.S. state of Ohio
Columbus may also refer to:
Places ...
:
** 9th St.☆, and 6th.St.
*
Savannah
A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodland-grassland (i.e. grassy woodland) ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the Canopy (forest), canopy does not close. The open canopy allows sufficient light to rea ...
:
** River St./West Riverstreet/East River street. Abandoned, partly in place and exploited as trolley. Temporary out of use.
*
Sandersville☆:
** Tybee street.
Illinois
*
Rockford☆: Freight trains only.
** N Madison Street (from Southwest of Prairie Street to Y Boulevard)
*
Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
, image_map =
, map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago
, coordinates =
, coordinates_footnotes =
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name ...
: Freight trains only.
**on Goose Island. Abandoned in 2019.
*
Springfield
Springfield may refer to:
* Springfield (toponym), the place name in general
Places and locations Australia
* Springfield, New South Wales (Central Coast)
* Springfield, New South Wales (Snowy Monaro Regional Council)
* Springfield, Queenslan ...
☆:
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Trade name, doing business as Amtrak () , is the national Passenger train, passenger railroad company of the United States. It operates inter-city rail service in 46 of the 48 contiguous United Stat ...
and freight trains.
**S 3rd street.
* Chicago: (71st. Street and Exchange Avenue) ∆ Metra Electric only.
* Worden, IL (Illinois Terminal, until 1972) Freight trains only.
Indiana
Freight trains only, since February 27, 2022.
*
Kokomo:
** East Madison street.
** Buckeye street. Abandoned.
*
Bedford
Bedford is a market town in Bedfordshire, England. At the 2011 Census, the population of the Bedford built-up area (including Biddenham and Kempston) was 106,940, making it the second-largest settlement in Bedfordshire, behind Luton, whilst ...
:
** J-street, between 14th and 18th street. Removed in 2022.
*
Elwood Elwood may refer to any one of the following::
Places
;In Australia
*Elwood, Victoria
;In the United States of America
*Elwood, Illinois
*Elwood, Indiana
*Elwood, Kansas
* Elwood, Missouri
*Elwood, Nebraska
* Elwood-Magnolia, New Jersey
*Elwood, N ...
:
** C street.
*
Michigan City:
This rail line is being moved as of February 27, 2022. The stretch of track running down 11th. Street will be doubled and the grade-separated.
** 10th Street (from Sheridan Avenue to Huron Street, continues to 11th Street below)
** 11th Street (from Kentucky Street to Michigan Boulevard, continues to Holiday Street)
*
New Albany:
** E 15th. street.After about 10 years, this route will be used again in 2022.
Iowa
Freight trains only.
*
Bellevue Bellevue means "beautiful view" in French. It may refer to:
Placenames
Australia
* Bellevue, Western Australia
* Bellevue Hill, New South Wales
* Bellevue, Queensland
* Bellevue, Glebe, an historic house in Sydney, New South Wales
Canada ...
☆:
** 2nd Street between Elm St and High St ∆ .
*
Cedar Falls☆:
** 5th Street between Franklin St and Main Street.
*
Iowa City
Iowa City, offically the City of Iowa City is a city in Johnson County, Iowa, United States. It is the home of the University of Iowa and county seat of Johnson County, at the center of the Iowa City Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the time ...
☆:
** South Gilbert Court ∆ north of Kirkwood Avenue. This line connects the
IAIS mainline to the
CRANDIC system running beneath the IAIS viaduct but is very rarely used due to the steep grade.
Kansas
Freight trains only.
*
Kansas City
The Kansas City metropolitan area is a bi-state metropolitan area anchored by Kansas City, Missouri. Its 14 counties straddle the border between the U.S. states of Missouri (9 counties) and Kansas (5 counties). With and a population of more ...
:
** Railroad Street.
*
Wichita:
** S Mosley Street. Out of use.
*
Selina
Selina () is a feminine given name, considered either a variant of Selene, the goddess and personification of the Moon in Greek mythology and religion, or a spelling variation of the name Celina, which is derived from the Roman name Cecilia, refe ...
:
** S 4th Street. Out of use.
*
Hutchinson
** Lorraine Street. ∆ Out of use.(?)
Kentucky
Freight trains only.
*
Augusta☆:
** W 3rd St. and E 3rd St. (from Williams St. to Hamilton Av.)
*
La Grange☆:
** Main St. (from S. 4th St./Kentucky Ave. to Cedar St.,
CSXT
CSX Transportation , known colloquially as simply CSX, is a Class I freight railroad operating in the Eastern United States and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. The railroad operates approximately 21,000 route miles () of track. ...
mainline still in use)
*
Owensboro
Owensboro is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Daviess County, Kentucky, United States. It is the fourth-largest city in the state by population. Owensboro is located on U.S. Route 60 and Interstate 165 about southwest of Lou ...
☆:
** W 11 Th.street
** E 11 Th.street.
*
Shelbyville☆:
** 11 Th.street.
Louisiana
Freight trains only.
*
Gretna☆:
** Madison St. (from Americus St. to 4th St.)
** 4th St. (from Amelia St. to Huey P. Long Av.)
*
:
** Alabo street. Nearly abandoned(?).
Maine
Freight trains only.
*
Portland
Portland most commonly refers to:
* Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States
* Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
:
** In Commercial street (tracks removed). (
Portland Terminal, no longer in use)
Maryland
Freight trains only.
*
Baltimore
Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the List of municipalities in Maryland, most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, and List of United States cities by popula ...
** Streets in the
Fells Point
Fell's Point is a historic waterfront neighborhood in southeastern Baltimore, Maryland. It was established around 1763 along the north shore of the Baltimore Harbor and the Northwest Branch of the Patapsco River. The area has many antique, music, ...
section of Baltimore (no longer in use)
** Wicomico St. (from Bayard St. to S. Monroe St.)(Abandoned)
*
Frederick Frederick may refer to:
People
* Frederick (given name), the name
Nobility
Anhalt-Harzgerode
*Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Harzgerode (1613–1670)
Austria
* Frederick I, Duke of Austria (Babenberg), Duke of Austria from 1195 to 1198
* Frederick ...
:
** Google maps/streetview shows in 2021 abandoned rails embedded in East Street/N East Street, between E Patrick St. and E 8th. St.
And a side-branch/side-line in E 5th. St. between N East St. and Pine Ave. Formerly part of the
Old Main Line Subdivision
The Old Main Line Subdivision is a railroad line owned and operated by CSX Transportation in the U.S. state of Maryland. The line runs from Relay (outside Baltimore) west to Point of Rocks, and was once the main line of the Baltimore and Ohio Ra ...
of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was the first common carrier railroad and the oldest railroad in the United States, with its first section opening in 1830. Merchants from Baltimore, which had benefited to some extent from the construction of ...
, and later the
Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad
The Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad , familiarly known as the "Ma and Pa", was an American short-line railroad between York and Hanover, Pennsylvania, formerly operating passenger and freight trains on its original line between York and Baltim ...
and
Frederick and Pennsylvania Line.
Massachusetts
*
Boston
Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...
:
**
Union Freight Railroad
The Union Freight Railroad was a freight-only railroad connecting the railroads coming into the north and south sides of downtown Boston, Massachusetts. Almost its entire length was along Atlantic Avenue and Commercial Street. For most of it ...
, running along
Atlantic Avenue (freight only, demolished after 1970)
**
MBTA
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (abbreviated MBTA and known colloquially as "the T") is the public agency responsible for operating most public transportation services in Greater Boston, Massachusetts. The MBTA transit network in ...
Green Line E branch
The E branch (also referred to as the Huntington Avenue branch, or formerly as the Arborway Line) is a light rail line in Boston, Cambridge, Medford, and Somerville, Massachusetts, operating as part of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Auth ...
, running along
Huntington Avenue
Huntington Avenue is a secondary thoroughfare in the city of Boston, Massachusetts, beginning at Copley Square, and continuing west through the Back Bay, Fenway, Longwood, and Mission Hill neighborhoods. Huntington Avenue is signed as Route 9 ...
from
Brigham Circle
Brigham Circle is located at the intersection of Tremont Street and Huntington Avenue in the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The commercial center of Mission Hill, it forms the southern tip of the Longwood Medical Area.
The a ...
to
Heath Street terminus. (lightrail)
*
Holyoke
Holyoke is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, that lies between the western bank of the Connecticut River and the Mount Tom Range. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 38,238. Located north of Springfield ...
**
Holyoke and Westfield Railroad, branch running along Water Street in use, other lines demolished or separated, freight only
Minnesota
Freight trains only.
*
International Falls
International Falls (sometimes referred to as I-Falls) is a city in and the county seat of Koochiching County, Minnesota. The population was 5,802 at the time of the 2020 census.
International Falls is located on the Rainy River directly acro ...
**
Fort Frances–International Falls International Bridge
The Fort Frances–International Falls International Bridge is a privately owned international toll bridge connecting the towns of Fort Frances, Ontario, and International Falls, Minnesota, across the Rainy River.
The road and rail bridge was b ...
, connecting to
Fort Frances, Ontario
Fort Frances is a town in, and the seat of, Rainy River District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. The population as of the 2016 census was 7,739. Fort Frances is a popular fishing destination. It hosts the annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Cha ...
Canada. There is no connection to the Canadian rail network through this bridge. No more trains to cross the bridge since the paper mill closed in 2014. The municipality is still hoping to be taken over by another company.
*
Shakopee
Shakopee ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Scott County, Minnesota, United States. It is located southwest of Minneapolis. Sited on the south bank bend of the Minnesota River, Shakopee and nearby suburbs comprise the southwest portion of ...
**2nd Avenue East and West,
Union Pacific Railroad
The Union Pacific Railroad , legally Union Pacific Railroad Company and often called simply Union Pacific, is a freight-hauling railroad that operates 8,300 locomotives over routes in 23 U.S. states west of Chicago and New Orleans. Union Paci ...
main line of the
Mankato Subdivision still in use, former
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
The Chicago and North Western was a Class I railroad in the Midwestern United States. It was also known as the "North Western". The railroad operated more than of track at the turn of the 20th century, and over of track in seven states befor ...
(Omaha Road)
*
Brainerd
** 1st Avenue Northeast
BNSF
BNSF Railway is one of the largest freight railroads in North America. One of seven North American Class I railroads, BNSF has 35,000 employees, of track in 28 states, and nearly 8,000 locomotives. It has three transcontinental routes that ...
branch line serving Wausau Paper Company (factory and branch closed 2013)(but still in place)(?)
*
Saint Paul
Paul; grc, Παῦλος, translit=Paulos; cop, ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ; hbo, פאולוס השליח (previously called Saul of Tarsus;; ar, بولس الطرسوسي; grc, Σαῦλος Ταρσεύς, Saũlos Tarseús; tr, Tarsuslu Pavlus; ...
** Myrtle Avenue (from Cleveland Avenue to Hampden Avenue),
Minnesota Commercial Railway
The Minnesota Commercial Railway is a short line railroad in the United States.
This railroad operates out of the St. Paul area with service to Minneapolis, Bayport, Hugo, Fridley and New Brighton. It is considered a switching and terminal ra ...
serving Rock-Tenn Recycling
** Wabash Avenue
*
Winona Winona, Wynona or Wynonna may refer to:
Places Canada
* Winona, Ontario
United States
* Winona, Arizona
* Winona, Indiana
* Winona Lake, Indiana
* Winona, Kansas
* Winona, Michigan
* Winona County, Minnesota
** Winona, Minnesota, the seat of Wi ...
** Wall Street (from E. 9th St. to E. 2nd St) serving ADM and Modern Transport Terminal
*
Duluth
, settlement_type = City
, nicknames = Twin Ports (with Superior), Zenith City
, motto =
, image_skyline =
, image_caption = Clockwise from top: urban Duluth skyline; Minnesota ...
** At the railroad museum there are two tracks in the road surface of a public parking lot. In use for museum trains. Hidden under viaducts.
*
Camp Ripley
Camp Ripley is a military and civilian training facility operated by the Minnesota National Guard near the city of Little Falls in the central part of the state. The location of the camp was selected in 1929 by Ellard A. Walsh, Adjutant General ...
**The
Camp Ripley Bridge , the
Minnesota State Highway 115 bridge over the
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the second-longest river and chief river of the second-largest drainage system in North America, second only to the Hudson Bay drainage system. From its traditional source of Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota, it f ...
.
Mississippi
Freight trains only.
*
New Albany: Abandoned.
** N. Railroad Avenue (from Summer St./Cleveland St. to W. Bankhead St./E. Bankhead St.
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*_St._Louis,_Missouri">St._Louis
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St._Louis_()_is_the_second-largest_city_in_Missouri,_United_States._It_sits_near_the_confluence_of_the_Mississippi_and_the__Missouri_Rivers._In_2020,_the_city_proper_had_a_population_of_301,578,_while_the__bi-state_metropolitan_area,_which_e_...
☆:_(X)=Present_but_little_or_no_longer_in_use_since_the_company's_own_railway_was_closed_down_in_2011._
**_N_2nd_St._∆_(from_Bremen_Ave._to_Angelrodt_St.,_leads_to_Hall_St._below)
**_Hall_St._(from_Dock_St._to_Branch_St.,_leads_to_1st_St._below)(actually_this_is_not_a_street,_because_there_is_no_pavement.)
**_1st_St.__(from_Clinton_St._to_Biddle_St.)
**_3rd_St._(X)_(from_Shenandoah_Ave._to_north_of_Barton_St._(leads_back_to_S._2nd_St._below)
**_S._2nd_St._(X)_(from_Chouteau_Ave._to_Lynch_St.)
**_Dorcas_St.__(from_Busch_Pl._to_S._Broadway_St./rail_yard)
**_Hadley_St._(abandoned_in_2006)_(but_present)(but_the_tracks_on_the_long_winding_viaduct_to_it_are_gone)_(former_ITS_Highline)
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__Missouri_
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*_St._Louis,_Missouri">St._Louis
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St._Louis_()_is_the_second-largest_city_in_Missouri,_United_States._It_sits_near_the_confluence_of_the_Mississippi_and_the__Missouri_Rivers._In_2020,_the_city_proper_had_a_population_of_301,578,_while_the__bi-state_metropolitan_area,_which_e_...
☆:_(X)=Present_but_little_or_no_longer_in_use_since_the_company's_own_railway_was_closed_down_in_2011._
**_N_2nd_St._∆_(from_Bremen_Ave._to_Angelrodt_St.,_leads_to_Hall_St._below)
**_Hall_St._(from_Dock_St._to_Branch_St.,_leads_to_1st_St._below)(actually_this_is_not_a_street,_because_there_is_no_pavement.)
**_1st_St.__(from_Clinton_St._to_Biddle_St.)
**_3rd_St._(X)_(from_Shenandoah_Ave._to_north_of_Barton_St._(leads_back_to_S._2nd_St._below)
**_S._2nd_St._(X)_(from_Chouteau_Ave._to_Lynch_St.)
**_Dorcas_St.__(from_Busch_Pl._to_S._Broadway_St./rail_yard)
**_Hadley_St._(abandoned_in_2006)_(but_present)(but_the_tracks_on_the_long_winding_viaduct_to_it_are_gone)_(former_ITS_Highline)
*_Jefferson_City,_Missouri">Jefferson_City
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Jefferson_City,_informally_Jeff_City,_is_the_capital_of_Missouri,_United_States._It_had_a_population_of_43,228_at_the__2020_census,_ranking_as_the_15th_most_populous_city_in_the_state._It_is_also_the_county_seat_of__Cole_County_and_the_principa_...
☆:_(X)=Present_but_little_or_no_longer_in_use_since_the_company's_own_railway_was_closed_down_in_2011._
**_N_2nd_St._∆_(from_Bremen_Ave._to_Angelrodt_St.,_leads_to_Hall_St._below)
**_Hall_St._(from_Dock_St._to_Branch_St.,_leads_to_1st_St._below)(actually_this_is_not_a_street,_because_there_is_no_pavement.)
**_1st_St.__(from_Clinton_St._to_Biddle_St.)
**_3rd_St._(X)_(from_Shenandoah_Ave._to_north_of_Barton_St._(leads_back_to_S._2nd_St._below)
**_S._2nd_St._(X)_(from_Chouteau_Ave._to_Lynch_St.)
**_Dorcas_St.__(from_Busch_Pl._to_S._Broadway_St./rail_yard)
**_Hadley_St._(abandoned_in_2006)_(but_present)(but_the_tracks_on_the_long_winding_viaduct_to_it_are_gone)_(former_ITS_Highline)
*_Jefferson_City,_Missouri">Jefferson_City