regional trains
Not cross-country locomotives
Regional trains are passenger rail services connecting cities and towns within a geographic area, typically covering distances too short for high-speed rail but too long for urban transit.
They stop more frequently than express trains and serve commuters and travelers moving between nearby population centers: The regional train from Boston stops at every town along the coast.
In Europe, regional trains often form the backbone of public transportation networks.
- commuterOne who travels regularly
- day tripperVisitor returning same evening
- locomotiveRailway pulling machine
- rolling stockWheeled railway equipment
- platformRaised flat structure
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- transportationcar, bus, airplane, plane, taxi
- public transitbus, subway, metro, tram, trolley
- rail transportlocomotive, rail network, platforms, heavy rail, terminus
- railwayslocomotives, locomotive, tracks, rails, railway
- rail transitsubway, metro, tram, streetcar, light rail
- European Railtracks, platforms, rail network, rail stations, locomotives
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Ultra-fast passenger locomotives
express trains · TGV · Shinkansen · Eurostar · Acela
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Railway crossing entire continent
intercity trains · Orient Express · Trans-Siberian Railway · local trains · commuter trains
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Short-distance air service
short-haul flights · commuter airlines · puddle jumpers · air shuttle · intercity buses
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