What is the standard gauge of most high-speed rail tracks?
Answer
1435 mm
98630 Intermediate Trivia Questions
98630 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
Which railway was the first to use electric traction for mainline passenger trains in the US?
Answer
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Which railway, built by the British, connected Mombasa to Lake Victoria?
Answer
Uganda Railway
Which company built the steam locomotive 'Mallard'?
Answer
London and North Eastern Railway
What is the name of the first high-speed train service in the United States?
Answer
Acela Express
What is the highest railway station in the world?
Answer
Tanggula Railway Station
In which year did the Channel Tunnel open?
Answer
1994
Which luxury train began service between Paris and Constantinople in 1883?
Answer
Orient Express
What is the name of the driverless metro system in Dubai?
Answer
Dubai Metro
Which city's metro includes a station called 'Plaza de Mayo'?
Answer
Buenos Aires
What is the name of the circular line on the Moscow Metro?
Answer
Koltsevaya Line
Which city's metro includes the Sokolnicheskaya Line?
Answer
Moscow
What color is the Chicago 'L' Red Line?
Answer
Red
What is the name of the subway system in Mexico City?
Answer
Mexico City Metro
What is the name of the subway system serving Washington, D.C.?
Answer
Washington Metro
Which German scenic route is called the "Romantic Road"?
Answer
Romantische Straße
Which UK motorway is the London orbital road?
Answer
M25 motorway
Which Japanese expressway connects Tokyo to Nagoya?
Answer
Tomei Expressway
Which Spanish motorway connects Madrid to Barcelona?
Answer
Autovía A-2
Which South African highway runs from Cape Town to Beit Bridge, being the country's longest?
Answer
N1 (National Route 1)
Which Australian highway connects Adelaide to Darwin?
Answer
Stuart Highway
Which highway in Iceland forms a ring road around the island?
Answer
Route 1 (Ring Road)
Which French autoroute connects Paris to Bordeaux?
Answer
A10 autoroute
Which Canadian highway is the busiest in North America by traffic volume?
Answer
Highway 401 (Ontario)
Which Indian national highway is the longest, running from Srinagar to Kanyakumari?
Answer
National Highway 44 (NH 44)
Which Alaskan highway is known as the "Haul Road" and goes to the Arctic Ocean?
Answer
Dalton Highway (Alaska Route 11)
Which city is the southern terminus of the Alaska Highway?
Answer
Dawson Creek
Which Brazilian highway is the longest in the country?
Answer
BR-116
Which Japanese expressway is the longest?
Answer
Tohoku Expressway
Which U.S. highway is known as the "Loneliest Road in America"?
Answer
U.S. Route 50
What do blue background signs indicate on US roadways?
Answer
Motorist services
In which country was the first electric traffic signal installed?
Answer
United States