Draft talk:List of Electric Urban Rail Systems in Europe

Comments

Probably something with the type could be improved. There are many mixed systems which could be differentiated that way if possible? Valenciano (talk) 20:47, 26 January 2024 (UTC)

what do you mean by mixed systems? If you mean systems like Naples, where one line is a metro and one a frequent urban rail, we can say both and specify. If you mean something like the overground, where it shares tracks with metros, it's still more of a frequent commuter train than it is not. Another option is to just call it what the agency markets it as, and add a note. Rckania (talk) 20:52, 26 January 2024 (UTC)

By mixed systems I'm thinking of systems like Medellin which include cable cars, Valencia which includes trams and the future Panama metro lines, which will include tram lines. Valenciano (talk) 17:37, 28 January 2024 (UTC)

this list will not include any tram lines. Rckania (talk) 19:46, 28 January 2024 (UTC)

Europe list done. Moving onto The Americas

The list of all the systems is finished. Obviously this draft isn't even close to finished, but every system that will be listed is listed. I am now working on Draft:List of Electric Urban Rail Systems in The Americas - Wikipedia Rckania (talk) 17:37, 30 January 2024 (UTC)

Clarifications

"frequent heavy rail" seems vague (especially as there is no Wikipedia article for "frequent heavy rail".) Would you include for example Thameslink? Which has 20 trains per hour through central London. Does this overlap with the defnition of commuter rail, including S-Bahns in other German cities e.g. Dresden S-Bahn?

Seville Metro should also be included? Matthewmayer (talk) 15:33, 4 February 2024 (UTC)

I somehow missed the Seville metro. yes, that counts. Frequent heavy rail is stuff that acts like a metro and mostly serves the city and inner ring suburbs. So, stuff like the Berlin S bahn and Merseyrail count. Other S-bahn systems don't count as they are mostly regional and suburban in character. Thameslink goes all the way to Brighton and does not make any stops between Croydon and inner London. It's a regional train. Rckania (talk) 19:10, 5 February 2024 (UTC)

Hmm, Elizabeth Line goes "all the way to Reading", the total length of the line shouldn't be important. What about say the Heathrow Express? Or the Rodalies de Catalunya? Or Tramlink? I don't have definite answers on these. I just don't think its any easier to decide what goes into this list versus what went into the existing List of metro systems in a way which is Wikipedia:Verifiable.

Matthewmayer (talk) 15:23, 6 February 2024 (UTC)