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Inter-city rail services are express Train passenger services which cover longer distances than Commuter Train s. EUROPE In Europe , many long distance inter-urban trains are operated under the InterCity brand. The term ''InterCity'' originated with British Rail 's InterCity Sector , but the term went out of official use in the UK following privatisation. The principal network of inter-city trains in continental Europe is called EuroCity , distinguished from the InterCity network by its better support for international travels even though IC trains also traverse borders. High-speed Rail ways have particularly few stops. The German high-speed train line was named InterCity Express indicating evolution from older InterCity trains. In Great Britain , the inter-city rail links are now operated by A Number Of Private Companies . In Ireland , the inter-city rail network is maintained by Iarnród Éireann and Northern Ireland Railways . UNITED STATES In the United States , the inter-city trains are operated by Amtrak over a network that is far less dense than the European one. The most heavily used routes with the greatest ridership and schedule frequencies are in the Northeastern United States , on Amtrak's Northeast Corridor . About one in every three users of mass transit in the United States and two-thirds of the nation's rail riders live in New York City . The two busiest passenger rail stations in the United States are Penn Station and Grand Central Terminal , both in New York City. Passenger rail outside of the Northeast is infrequent and rarely used relative to networks in Europe and Japan. AUSTRALIA In Australia , the national inter-city network operated by Great Southern Railway connects all mainland Australian capital cities except Canberra and Brisbane. Other inter-city trains that traverse shorter distances are operated by V/Line , CountryLink , Queensland Rail and Transwa . Australian inter-city" trains are not true inter-city services, given their leisurely speed and primary role, to transport people between regional areas and the nearest capital city or for the tourist market. As a result, Australian networks refer to these services as "country" trains, with the term "intercity" used informally to describe long-distance commuter rail, e.g. by CityRail . For true inter-city travel Australians usually fly, given the massive distance involved in travel in Australia, what are usually slow speeds, poor rail corridor alignments and the lack of dedication to providing quality rail services by both the Commonwealth and State governments. The fastest trains in regular service are the tilting trains used by Queensland Rail , which have a top speed of 160km/h and an average of only 80km/h. In Australia , electrified interurban commuter railway systems are used to connect urban areas separated by long distances and use Heavy Rail equipment:
On these systems, services either run as limited-stop expresses in the suburban area (e.g. Blue Mountains services) or as shuttles terminating where the suburban lines end (e,g. Rosewood services).
A large scale non-electric project of four regional lines ( Regional Fast Rail ) is also planned for Victoria . Current commuter journeys outside the suburban area are usually locomotive-hauled, due to Victoria's lack of electrification outside of Melbourne , but these accept Metlink Tickets . SEE ALSO
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