underground train
Tunneled mass transit
An underground train is a passenger rail system that operates below street level, typically serving urban areas.
The term is more common in British English; Americans usually say subway.
Underground trains run on fixed routes through tunnels, stopping at stations: We took the underground train to the city center.
- subway stationUnderground railway platform
- tube stationUnderground railway platform
- mind the gapHeed the opening
- commuterOne who travels regularly
- third railElectrified track conductor
rush hour · bus · locomotive · electrification · escalator · ticket barrier · fare card · rolling stock · pantograph · concourse · seating capacity · high-speed rail · trolley · urban planning · travel time · carbon footprint · transit hub · city grid
- rail transportlocomotive, rail network, platforms, heavy rail, terminus
- transitbus, subway, metro, light rail, buses
- electric trainssubway, metro, light rail, electric locomotive, monorail
- British Trainslocomotive, carriage, Flying Scotsman, Mallard, Eurostar
underground trainelevated train
elevated railway · overground · sky train · monorail · light rail
underground, train, under, ground, grounds, grounded, grounding, undergrounds, trains