"local train" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: local trains [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} local train (plural local trains)
  1. (rail transport) A train (either the service or the train itself) making stops at all stations along its route. Categories (topical): Rail transportation Synonyms: accommodation train [US], commuter train (english: esp. if primarily used by or intended for commuter), non-express train, parliamentary train (english: especially if stops are made for legal reasons and not any actual/significant passenger demand) [UK, dated], slow train, stopping train (alt: Br.), stopper (alt: Br.), way-train [US] Hypernyms: train Hyponyms: local passenger train Related terms: S-train Translations (train or train service serving all or almost all stations along its route): regionaltog (Danish), stoptrein (Dutch), sprinter (Dutch), boemeltrein (Dutch), boemel (Dutch), forensentrein (Dutch), lokaaltrein [masculine] (Dutch), paikallisjuna (Finnish), train omnibus [masculine] (French), (fam.) Bummelzug [humorous] (German), Nahverkehrszug (english: overly technical) (German), Regionalbahn (German), Regionalzug [Swiss-German, especially] (German), treno locale (Italian), regiontog (Norwegian), tren local [neuter] (Romanian), ferrocarril regional (Spanish), tren regional (Spanish), lokaltåg (Swedish), regionaltåg (Swedish), בענכל (benkhl) [neuter] (Yiddish)

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Alternative forms

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          "note": "各駅停車 (kakueki teisha, literally “stopping at every station”)",
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          "sense": "train or train service serving all or almost all stations along its route",
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          "sense": "train or train service serving all or almost all stations along its route",
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