local train

noun

local train

noun

1

Rail transport, Railways, Transport A train (either the service or the train itself) making stops at all stations along its route.

For all the attention on express trains, it's often local trains that tip the railway into congestion.2021 June 30, Philip Haigh, “Regional trains squeezed as ECML congestion heads north”, in RAIL, number 934, page 53:

Synonyms: accommodation train, commuter train, non-express train, slow train, stopping train, stopper, way-train
Antonyms: express train, express, fast train, crack train
Related terms: S-train
Hypernyms: train
Hyponyms: local passenger train

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