/'re?lr??d/ (North American English) (British English railway) (British English also railway line) a track with rails on which trains run.
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In the US, and also some European countries such as Sweden, a designated place where a train can arrive is referred to as a track (e.g. The train is arriving on Track 5). The term platform is also used in the US but refers to the structure rather than a designated place for a train arriving.
A train (from Old French trahiner, from Latin trahere, to pull, to draw) is a series of connected vehicles that run along a railway track and transport people or freight. Trains are typically pulled or pushed by locomotives (often known simply as engines), though some are self-propelled, such as multiple units.
But long distance buses are called coaches. In England and the rest of the UK and most, if not all of the english speaking world they are called - buses, which is short for - omnibus. The other word that is usefull if you wish to travel by bus is - bus stop, at these you may get on or off a bus.
A tram (called a streetcar or trolley in USA) is a rail vehicle that travels on tramway tracks on public urban streets; some include segments on segregated right-of-way.
In the United States, the Surface Transportation Board categorizes rail carriers into Class I, Class II, and Class III based on carrier's annual revenues.