"commuter rail" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-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 Wikipedia link: commuter rail Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Rail transportation Synonyms: overground/Overground [mainly], S-Bahn [mainly] Translations (railway): A-fervojo (Esperanto), aglomeraĵo fervojo (Esperanto), antaŭurba fervojo (Esperanto), lähijunajärjestelmä (Finnish), paikallisjunajärjestelmä (Finnish), train de banlieue [feminine] (French), S-Bahn (German), Stadtschnellbahn (German), servizio ferroviario suburbano (Italian), servizio ferroviario urbano (Italian), servizio ferroviario metropolitano (Italian), kolej aglomeracyjna [feminine] (Polish), kolej podmiejska [feminine] (Polish), ferrocarril de cercanía (Spanish), pendeltågssystem (Swedish), pendel (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-commuter_rail-en-noun-eab1ezeP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

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