Israel Railways Ltd. is the state-owned principal railway company responsible for all inter-city, commuter, and freight rail transport in Israel. Israel Railways network consists of 1,138 kilometers (707 mi) of track. All its lines are standard gauge. The network is centered in Israel's densely populated coastal plain, from which lines radiate out in many directions. In 2018, Israel Railways carried 68 million passengers.
Aerial view of Tel Aviv Savidor Central railway station
Israel Railways
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Inter-city rail services are express trains that run services that connect cities over longer distances than commuter or regional trains. They include rail services that are neither short-distance commuter rail trains within one city area nor slow regional rail trains stopping at all stations and covering local journeys only. An inter-city train is typically an express train with limited stops and comfortable carriages to serve long-distance travel.
A Acela Express high-speed train traveling on the busy Northeast Corridor between Boston and Washington, D.C. in July 2011
A Moroccan inter-city train at the Rabat station
DF4D with 25G passenger cars used for K-series trains
A China Railway High-speed trains
