local line

Every-stop train service

A local line is a telephone connection serving a specific geographic area, as opposed to long-distance service.

In transportation, it refers to a rail or bus route making all stops within a limited region rather than express service between distant points.

The term also appears in fishing, where a local line is tackle suited to nearby waters.

Related

train station · station · platform · subway · transit · telephone · landline · switchboard · dial · dial tone · connection · neighborhood · streetcar · trolley · tracks · depot · schedule · timetable

Opposites
train/transit service type

local lineexpress line

Limited-item checkout option

express · express train · rapid transit · bullet train · through train

telephone service type

local linetrunk line

Primary transport or communication route

long distance · long-distance

Family

local, line, locale, locality, locally, localize, localization, localized, localizing

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G