Question.
What is a transcontinental railway?
(Class 12 geography, Fundamentals of Human Geography, Chapter-8. Transport and Communication )
Answer.
Transcontinental railways are railway networks that run across the continent and connect the two ends of the continent. Transcontinental railways are built for economic and political reasons to facilitate trade and commerce.
The following are the world's top five trans-continental railroads:
- Trans-Siberian Railway
- trans-Canadian railway
- Union and Pacific Railway
- Australian Cross-Continental Railway
- Orient Express
Trans-Siberian Railway:
It is the world's longest (9,332 km) double-track and electrified trans-continental railway. It is in Russia and runs from Saint Petersburg in the west to Vladivostok on the Pacific Coast in the east.
Trans-Canadian Railway:
It is a 7050 km long rail line in Canada that connects Halifax in the east with Vancouver on the Pacific Coast.
Union and Pacific Railway:
It is in the United States and it connects New York on the Atlantic Coast to San Francisco on the Pacific Coast.
Australian Trans Continental Railway:
It is located in Australia that connects west to east in the southern part of Australia.
Orient Express:
It is in Europe that connects Paris (France) with Istanbul (Turkey).
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