commuter rail

English

Noun

commuter rail (uncountable)

1. (rail transport) 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

   Synonyms: (mainly in London) overground/Overground, (mainly in Germany and Austria) S-Bahn

   Boston and Philadelphia's commuter rails each have thirteen active lines, but Boston's lines reach, on average, over a third again farther out from the central city than their counterparts in Philly.

   I took the commuter rail in to work today, since it's quicker and more convenient than driving on the highway at rush hour.

Translations

railway

• Esperanto: A-fervojo, aglomeraĵo fervojo, antaŭurba fervojo
• Finnish: lähijunajärjestelmä, paikallisjunajärjestelmä
• French: train de banlieue f
• German: S-Bahn (de), Stadtschnellbahn
• Italian: servizio ferroviario suburbano, servizio ferroviario urbano, servizio ferroviario metropolitano
• Polish: kolej aglomeracyjna (pl) f, kolej podmiejska f
• Spanish: ferrocarril de cercanía
• Swedish: pendeltågssystem, pendel (sv)