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Regionalzug (), abbreviated as R, is a type of
local passenger train in
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
. It is similar to the
Regionalbahn (RB) and
Regio (R) train categories in neighboring
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
and
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
, respectively. In general, a Regionalzug service will make all station stops, as opposed to trains such as the Regional-Express (REX).
Passenger rail transport in Austria
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