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Electrified line

Electrified line with at least one track electrified. The length of electrified lines only includes entire line sections that allow the passage of electric tractive units between two stations, or between a station and a tractive unit depot where at least one of the tracks is electrified. Line sections that are electrified at station approaches and where electrification is not extended as far as the next station count as non-electrified lines. Neutral sections, where trains transit between different current systems without power, are considered part of electrified lines. In these short, non-electrified sections, trains run by momentum with pantographs down as they move from one electrical current type to another. These sections are part of the continuity between electrified line sections and should not be counted among non-electrified lines.
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Glossary
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EU Policy
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Glossary for transport statistics - 6TH EDITION 2026

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