Regional rail systems

Gothenburg commuter rail or Göteborgs pendeltåg is the commuter rail system associated with Gothenburg, Sweden. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gothenburg commuter rail"

Metrorail is the commuter rail service in the major urban areas of South Africa. Metrorail is a business unit of Transnet, the parastatal responsible for the South African transport infrastructure. The Metrorail system consists of 471 stations, 2228km of track, and carries an average of 1.7 million passengers per weekday ** . ...more on Wikipedia about "Metrorail (South Africa)"

Regional rail or commuter rail usually provide a rail service between a central business district and suburbs or other locations that draw large numbers of people on a daily basis. The trains providing such services may be termed commuter trains. The development of commuter rail services has become popular today, with the increased public awareness of congestion, dependence on fossil fuels, and other environmental issues, as well as the rising costs of owning and operating automobiles. ...more on Wikipedia about "Regional rail"

Roslagsbanan is an 891 mm narrow-gauge suburban railway system in Stockholm County, Sweden. It is 65 km long with 39 stations and starts in Stockholm at Stockholms östra (Östra station). It goes north and splits into three branch-lines, terminating in Näsbypark, Österskär and Kårsta. ...more on Wikipedia about "Roslagsbanan"

Saltsjöbanan is a suburban rail system between Stockholm and Saltsjöbaden in Nacka, Sweden. The rail system is 18.5 kilometres in length and contains eighteen stations in use. ...more on Wikipedia about "Saltsjöbanan"

Skåne commuter rail or Pågatågen is the commuter rail system in Skåne County, Sweden. Every train set is named from a scaninan man, since Påg means boy in scanian dialect. However on set was named after the female writer Victoria Benedictsson but by her pseudonyme Ernst Ahlgren. ...more on Wikipedia about "Skåne commuter rail"

Stockholm commuter rail or Stockholms pendeltåg is the commuter rail system in Stockholm County, Sweden. There are 51 stations on the lines, of which two are outside Stockholm County, Bålsta in Uppsala County and Gnesta in Södermanland County. ...more on Wikipedia about "Stockholm commuter rail"

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