Europe
In Europe, lines that fit the interurban definition were rare historically. A whole large interurban system in continuous service exists however since 1894 at Upper Silesia in Poland connecting cities and towns of this densely populated region (See Silesian Interurbans for more information). More common were either wholly urban, street-running tram systems or light rail systems operating wholly on dedicated rights of way. In Europe, tram-trains began running on the streets in cities and on railway lines in the suburbs and countryside in the mid-late 20th century.
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