commuter rail
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commuter rail
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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
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.
Similar: suburban rail
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noun railway
Talk about this word "commuter rail." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/commuter%20rail. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. commuter rail. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/commuter%20rail "commuter rail." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/commuter%20rail.Cite this
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title = {commuter rail},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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