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São Luís-Teresina Railway
The São Luís-Teresina Railway (Portuguese language, Portuguese: ''Ferrovia São Luís-Teresina''), also known as the EF-225, connects the cities of São Luís, Maranhão, São Luís (MA) and Teresina (PI), passing through Timon, Maranhão, Timon, Caxias, Maranhão, Caxias, Codó, Timbiras, Coroatá, Pirapemas, Cantanhede, Maranhão, Cantanhede, Itapecuru Mirim, Santa Rita, Maranhão, Santa Rita, Rosário, Maranhão, Rosário and Bacabeira, along approximately 454 kilometers. History In the 19th century, the economy of Maranhão was based on the export of cotton and operated by steamship companies on the Itapecuru River, which bordered the producing regions, such as the municipality of Caxias. São Luís, the capital of Maranhão, had a textile industrial park and required a more efficient form of transportation. As a result, a railway line was planned to link the main cotton-producing center with São Luís and connect the largest urban centers in Maranhão. It should also suppl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metre-gauge Railway
Metre-gauge railways ( US: meter-gauge railways) are narrow-gauge railways with track gauge of or 1 metre. Metre gauge is used in around of tracks around the world. It was used by several European colonial powers including France, Britain and Germany in their colonies. In Europe, large metre-gauge networks remain in use in Switzerland, Spain and many European towns with urban trams, but most metre-gauge local railways in France, Germany and Belgium closed down in the mid-20th century, although some still remain. With the revival of urban rail transport, metre-gauge light metros were built in some cities. The slightly-wider gauge is used in Sofia, Bulgaria. Another similar gauge is . __TOC__ Examples of metre-gauge See also * Italian metre gauge * Narrow-gauge railways A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge (distance between the rails) narrower than . Most narrow-gauge railways are between and . Since narrow-gaug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
