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Heavy rail
 
  The term heavy rail can refer to:

In railway infrastructure:
  • The structures and vehicles of railways not falling under the description of tram
    Tram

    A tram, tramcar, trolley, trolley car, or streetcar is a railroad car, of lighter weight and construction than a train, designed for the transport of passengers within, close to, or between villages, towns and/or cities, on tracks running primarily on streets....
    s, light rail
    Light rail

    Light rail or light rail transit is a form of urban rail transit public transportation that generally has a lower capacity and lower speed than Passenger_rail_terminology#Heavy_rail and rapid transit systems, but higher capacity and higher speed than street-running tram systems....
    , medium capacity system, or rapid transit
    Rapid transit

    A rapid transit, subway, underground, elevated railway or metro system is an railway electrification system public transport rail transport in an urban area with high capacity and frequency, and which is grade separation from other traffic....
     ("metro").


In passenger railway terminology:
  • An inter-city rail
    Inter-city rail

    Inter-city rail services are express train passenger services which cover longer distances than Commuter rail or Regional rail trains.There is no clear definition of Inter-city rail....
     or commuter rail network
  • A rapid transit
    Rapid transit

    A rapid transit, subway, underground, elevated railway or metro system is an railway electrification system public transport rail transport in an urban area with high capacity and frequency, and which is grade separation from other traffic....
     system (North America)