rail service

Scheduled train operation

Rail service is the operation of trains for passenger or freight transportation along a fixed route.

The term covers everything from local commuter lines to cross-country routes: Rail service between the two cities was suspended after the derailment.

It may refer to the quality or frequency of such operations: Rail service in this region has deteriorated over the years.

Opposites
transportation mode

rail serviceair travel

Transport by aircraft

flight · road transport · sea transport · ferry service · air service

mobility vs. immobility

rail serviceshutdown

Cessation of operations

rail strike

Family

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