express trains
Skip-stop rail service
Express trains are trains that skip intermediate stops to travel faster between major stations.
The term distinguishes them from local trains, which stop at every station along a route.
Take the express—it's twenty minutes faster.
The concept extends to buses and other transit: The express bus runs nonstop to downtown.
Fired metal projectile
- high-speedMoving very quickly
- rapidMoving with haste
- swiftMoving with speed
- non-stopWithout any interruption
velocity · acceleration · streamlined · fast-track · Shinkansen · TGV · ICE · maglev
Busiest commuting period
- passengersTransported travelers
- platformRaised flat structure
- stationFixed stopping point
- boardingEntering a vehicle
commuters · transfers · subway · metro · fare · turnstile · ticket · conductor
Arranged list of events
- schedulePlan of timed events
- punctualityBeing on time
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
- on-timeAt the scheduled moment
dispatch · turnaround · scheduling · capacity · throughput · coordination · departure · arrival
Between different urban areas
- cross-countryTraversing wide natural terrain
- AmtrakU.S. passenger rail corporation
- EurostarCross-channel passenger rail
- sleeperOne at rest
overnight · transcontinental · rail pass · first-class · coach · dining car · corridor · panorama
bullet
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- high-speedMoving very quickly
- rapidMoving with haste
- swiftMoving with speed
non-stop · velocity · acceleration · streamlined · fast-track · Shinkansen · TGV · ICE · maglev · sprinter
rush hour
Busiest commuting period
- passengersTransported travelers
- platformRaised flat structure
- stationFixed stopping point
boarding · commuters · transfers · subway · metro · fare · turnstile · ticket · conductor · carriage
timetable
Arranged list of events
- schedulePlan of timed events
- punctualityBeing on time
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
on-time · dispatch · turnaround · scheduling · capacity · throughput · coordination · departure · arrival · terminus
intercity
Between different urban areas
- cross-countryTraversing wide natural terrain
- AmtrakU.S. passenger rail corporation
- EurostarCross-channel passenger rail
sleeper · overnight · transcontinental · rail pass · first-class · coach · dining car · corridor · panorama · reservation
track
Path or monitored route
terminal · corridor · electrification · overhead lines · gauge · signaling · switches · depot · junction · grade crossing
- European Railtrains, tracks, platforms, rail network, rail stations
- train typescommuter rail, luxury trains, local trains, suburban trains, bullet trains
- trainstrains, locomotive, locomotives, steam locomotive, steam locomotives
- transportationcar, bus, airplane, plane, taxi
- public transitbus, subway, metro, tram, trolley
- rail traveltrains, station, stations, passenger rail, railway station
express trainslocal trains
Short-haul passenger trains
local service · local · milk run · slow trains · milk runs
train, express, expression, expressive, expressed, expressing, expressway, unexpressed, expressly