rail services

Locomotive passenger transport

Rail services are transportation provided by trains, encompassing passenger travel and freight shipping on railway networks.

The term typically appears in discussions of public transit, infrastructure, or travel planning: Rail services between the two cities have been suspended due to flooding.

In British English especially, the phrase often implies the broader system of schedules, operators, and routes.

Related

intercity trains · ticket barriers · rolling stock · metro systems · sleeper trains · train depots · tramways · quiet carriage · first class · bullet trains · timetables · control centers · bulk freight · Shinkansen · passenger capacity

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mode of transportation

rail servicesair travel

Transport by aircraft

flights · road transport · aviation · airline services · bus services

public vs. private transport

rail servicesprivate car

Individually owned vehicle

driving · cycling · walking · ride-sharing · taxi

Family

rail, rails, railed, railing, railings, railroad, railroads, railroaded, railroading

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