commuter rail

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A rail transport system with trains used to transport commuters between two places, typically their homes and works, normally within a metropolitan area and its surrounding environs, and generally distinguished from other rail transport systems (i.e. subways, metros, tramways) by having less frequent service, lacking free transfers between trains and using heavy rolling stock running on a mainline railway

Word forms

commuter rail

Synonyms

overground/Overground S-Bahn
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