suburban train
Outer city transport
A suburban train is a passenger rail service connecting a city center to its surrounding suburbs and nearby towns.
These trains make frequent stops along routes radiating outward from urban cores, carrying commuters to and from work: She takes the suburban train from Greenwich into Manhattan.
Also called commuter train or regional rail.
- commuterOne who travels regularly
- morning commuteRegular trip to work
- peak hoursBusiest usage times
- platformRaised flat structure
- platform numberStation boarding location marker
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- public transitbus, subway, metro, tram, trolley
- train termsall aboard, engine, departure time, arrival time, passenger car
- commuter railregional rail, commuter rail, railcar, rail car, carriage
- Melbourne transittram, bus, tram stop, bus stop, city loop
- Indian Transportcycle rickshaw, rickshaw, tuk tuk, tuk-tuk, e-rickshaw
- railcarsrailroad cars, passenger car, railcars, sleeper car, sleeping car
suburban trainintercity train
Railway linking separate municipalities
express train · high-speed rail · bullet train · overnight train · sleeper train
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