1. Functional Types of Railway

2. Super Express Rapid Trains Local Trains Subways

3. Super Express (Bullet Train)

4. Normally intercity trains. Top Commercial Speed  Country dependent  Maximum 581km/h (Japan)  Still under Experiments.  France and European countries 330 km/h on an average.

5. Rapid Trains (Limited Express Train) Intercity Trains, Urban-rural Connection Top commercial Speed 120-150 km/h Stops at Limited Stations.

6. Local Trains Normally within city trains. Top commercial Speed 90-100 km/h Stops at every station

7. Subways

8. Underground trains Normally stops at every station Avg. Speed 90 km/h Tokyo Subways system is the World Largest. New York Subways system is World’s 2nd Largest