Why are railtracks correlated with the creation of cities?

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I’m studying geography and can’t quite grasp the correlation between railtracks and the creation of cities. I get that railtracks can transport natural resources, but I don’t see the connection.

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Also, for what its worth, steam trains needed stopping points to take on water and fuel. Towns would have sprung up around these stopping points.

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