Railway classification

In Joban, Railways are classified into a few factors. The definitions differ between companies, with only Harmony Rail Transit having a standard form of classification for the railroads. There are 2 parts to line classification in general, the first being based on the volume of cargo and then the area or the nature of the line. Only Passenger Lines are subject to these classifications, as Freight is virtually non-existent in the District.

By Company

Harmony Rail Transit (Lamtsu)

Volume/Nature of cargo

Type	Definition	Example
Feeder	Railway Lines that link to main lines with little to no traffic stopping at the stops within the line itself.	Vtuber Park Line
Rapid Transit	Lines that run at high frequencies with less that 1.5km on average between stops.	Formerly Yamate Line
Metro	Underground Lines that run at high frequencies, greater than Rapid Transit, and with larger rolling stock capacities.
No Suffix	Lines that do not fit into any of the listed categories.	Tozai Line
Commuter	Railway Lines that operate with sections within a city, have a frequency of 2.5-7 minutes between each train, and have 6-12 car rolling stock (High Capacity).	Namboku Line
Express	Railway Lines that operate as bypasses to main lines, with maximum speeds above 120km/h, and not higher than 160km/h. Services operating on these lines will charge a surcharge for entry.	Mihara-Misato Line
Frieght	Lines that serve primarily frieght, though Passenger Trains can use the line as well.	Misato Freight Line

Area of Operation

Type	Definition	Example
Rural	Lines that run in areas with minimal human interactions, and generally only have stations where there are towns.	Ome Line
Suburban	Lines that run primarily from a Terminal Station to the suburbs of a city.	Mihara Line
Urban	Lines that run exclusively within urban areas.	Yamate Line
No Prefix	Lines that are too long or fit more than one of the above definitions.	Namboku Line

Full Definition and List

Type	Definition	Line
Tram	Lines that run on roads.	Tai Hing Tram
APM	An Automatically operated system with throughput slightly higher than of a Tram. Generally elevated and using APM rolling stock.	Vtuber Park APM
Light Rail	Lines that run using tram rolling stock but do not run on roads, being grade-separated from other networks.	Former Hakone Line
Ropeway/Cable Car	Lines that use Cable Cars.	Hakone Ropeway (Proposed)
Rural	Lines that run in rural areas.	Ome Line
Rural Feeder	Lines that run in rural areas to feed to Main Lines.	Mei Tao Light Rail
Rural Rapid Transit	Lines that run at high frequencies in rural areas. As such lines would be immensely unprofitable, no lines of this sort exist.
Rural Metro	Metro Lines that run in rural areas. The Yokohama Subway used to be a Urban Metro, but due to the development loss in the area and the south-west push in development, it was reclassified as a Rural Metro until it's closure in 1997. Suggestions have been made to redevelop the line.	Yokohama Subway
Rural Commuter	Lines that run with Commuter Rolling stock and throughput in rural areas. Generally only seasonal.	Hakone Express
Rural Express	Lines that run through rural areas as bypasses to main lines, with a higher speed limit than the main line.	Kujukuri Line
Rural Frieght	Frieght Lines that run in rural areas. Currently no such lines exist.
Suburban Feeder	Lines that run in suburban areas to feed to Main Lines or Commuter lines. Currently no such lines exist.
Suburban Rapid Transit	Lines that run in suburban areas with high frequencies. Currently no such lines exist.
Suburban Metro	Metro Lines that run in suburban areas. The southern portion of the Sakuho Line can be counted as such.	Sakuho Line
Suburban Commuter	Lines that run primarily in the suburbs with commuter rolling stock and passenger throughput.	Mihara Line
Suburban Express	Lines that run through suburban areas as bypasses to main lines, with a higher speed than the main line.	Mihara-Misato Line
Suburban Frieght	Frieght Lines that run through suburban areas. As of the 2022 Lamtsu Railway Rebuild, the Misato Frieght Line will be converted to the Vtuber Park Line.	Misato Frieght Line
Urban Feeder	Urban Lines that feed to Terminal Stations. Currently no such lines exist.
Urban Rapid Transit	Urban Lines that have high frequencies but run above-ground or at-grade, within the boundaries of the Yamate Line (Lamtsu only). The Tozai Line was one such line until it's extension. Currently no such lines exist.
Urban Metro	Urban Lines that have high frequencies but run underground, within the boundaries of the Yamate Line (Lamtsu only). Currently no such lines exist.
Urban Commuter	Commuter Lines that run exclusively within urban areas.	Yamate Line
Urban Express	Lines built as bypasses with higher speed limits than the other lines.	Lamtsu-Misato Line
Urban Frieght	Frieght Lines that operate exclusively within urban areas.	Mihara Freight Branch
Main Line	Railway Lines that travel very long distances, and have frequencies no greater than 10 minutes per train.	Chuo Main Line
Mini-Shinkansen	Existing Main Lines converted to Shinkansen operation with a maximum speed of no greater than 160km/h. Must link to an existing Shinkansen line.	Shima Shinkansen
Shinkansen	High-Speed lines built approximately parallel to existing Main Lines, but with speeds above 200km/h.	Nagano Shinkansen