train services

Scheduled locomotive travel

Train services refers to the system of passenger or freight transportation provided by rail operators.

The term encompasses scheduled routes, timetables, and the overall availability of rail travel: Train services were suspended due to weather, The city has excellent train services connecting it to the suburbs.

In British usage especially, it often appears in announcements about delays or cancellations.

Related

railway track · conductor · ticket inspector · ticket · real-time tracking · route planning · rail network · arrival · carriage · passenger car · sleeper car · ticketing system · rail pass · engine · signal · schedule · intercity rail · intercity

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Opposites
mode of transportation

train servicesbus services

Scheduled mass transport routes

air travel · ferry services · road transport · taxi services · airline services

service availability

train servicesservice disruption

Break in expected availability

rail strike · strike action

mobility type

train servicesprivate car

Individually owned vehicle

driving · walking · hitchhiking · cycling · ride-sharing

Family

train, services

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Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G