Definitions for interurban
ˌɪn tərˈɜr bənin·terur·ban

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1. interurbannoun

   A railway connecting two or more urban centres.

2. interurbanadjective

   Of, pertaining to, involving or joining two or more urban centres

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1. Interurban

   The Interurban (or radial railway in Europe and Canada) is a type of electric railway, with streetcar-like electric self-propelled rail cars which run within and between cities or towns. They were very prevalent in North America between 1900 and 1925 and were used primarily for passenger travel between cities and their surrounding suburban and rural communities. The concept spread to countries such as Japan, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium, Italy and Poland. Interurban as a term encompassed the companies, their infrastructure, their cars that ran on the rails, and their service. In the United States, the early 1900s interurban was a valuable economic institution. Most roads between towns and many town streets were unpaved. Transportation and haulage was by horse-drawn carriages and carts. The interurban provided reliable transportation, particularly in winter weather, between the town and countryside. In 1915, 15,500 miles (24,900 km) of interurban railways were operating in the United States and, for a few years, interurban railways, including the numerous manufacturers of cars and equipment, were the fifth-largest industry in the country. By 1930, most interurbans in North America were gone with a few surviving into the 1950s. Outside of the US large networks of high-speed electric tramways have been built in countries across the world that survive today.

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1. Interurban

   The interurban was a type of electric railway, particularly prevalent in the United States and Canada in the period 1900 to 1925, specializing primarily in the conveyance of passengers between cities. They also allowed fast and easy access to those cities to people who lived in the suburban or rural areas beyond. When the interurban first was built into a town, it often was met with a celebration and even subsidies. They were a hybrid between a city streetcar and a railroad train and are also known as radial railways. Interurban is a term that referred to both the interurban company and to the passenger cars that ran on the rails. Early interurban "cars" were almost always defined by their use of a trolley pole to collect propulsion power from an overhead wire. The interurban was a valuable cultural institution in the 1900–1915 time period. Roads were unpaved, many town streets were dirt, and transportation was by horse drawn carriages and carts. The interurban, where it existed, improved the lives of rural folk by allowing them to easily ride many miles into a city or town to discover what an urban area offered in terms of entertainment and shopping. In 1915, 15,500 miles of interurban railways were operating in the United States. As a business, for a time interurban railways were the fifth-largest industry in the United States and employed thousands. But many interurban lines were badly constructed and poorly managed. plus the automobile was appearing in growing numbers. Interurban ridership declined rather rapidly. By 1930, most interurbans were gone. A few survived into the 1940s and 1950s. "The automobile doomed the interurban whose private tax paying tracks could never compete with the highways that a generous government provided for the motorist," Oliver Jensen: American Heritage History of Railroads in America.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of interurban in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of interurban in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Interurban
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interurban
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=interurban