local train
English
Noun
local train (plural local trains)
- (rail transport) A train (either the service or the train itself) making stops at all stations along its route.
Usage notes
Local train is especially used to distinguish between an express train (and/or semi-express train) serving the same route.
2021 January 26 (last accessed) “stations & lines”, in Map of NYC commuter rail:
- Each train line is called "Local" or "Express":
- Local Train: Trains stop at all stations without exception.
- Express Train: trains stop only every 2, 3, 4 or 5 stations depending on the NYC locations served.
Otherwise, if all trains have the same schedule (such as a line serving a branch track in a rural area), local train can be considered redundant, since there is no distinction to other trains, although it is not necessarily wrong.
Synonyms
- accommodation train (US)
- commuter train (esp. if primarily used by or intended for commuters)
- non-express train
- parliamentary train (UK, dated, esp. if stops are made for legal reasons, not any actual/significant passenger demand)
- slow train
- stopping train (Br.)
- stopper (Br.)
- way-train (US)
Antonyms
- express train
- express (provided that context implies “train”)
- fast train
- crack train (US, dialect, dated)
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- local passenger train
Holonyms
Translations
train or train service serving all or almost all stations along its route
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See also
Further reading
Regional rail on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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