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Express train

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expressverb(not comparable) Moving or operating quickly, as a train not making local stops.
limitedWith certain (often specified) limits placed upon it.
local trainnoun(rail transport) A train (either the service or the train itself) making stops at all stations along its route.
stopping servicenoun(rail transport) A train service operated by a stopping train.
trainnounElongated or trailing portion.
stopping trainnoun(rail transport) A passenger train that stops at most, if not all, of the stations on the route in the course of its journey.
way-trainnoun(US) A train stopping at most of the stations on a line.
accommodation trainnoun(rail transport) A local train that stops at all or nearly all stops and is used by passengers and freight.
fastnoun(British, rail transport) A train that calls at only some stations it passes between its origin and destination, typically just the principal stations.
through trainnoun(rail transport) a train that travels a long distance without any stops
slow trainnoun(rail transport) Synonym of local train.
land trainnounA trackless train, made to resemble a real locomotive, used for transporting passengers short distances, and normally used in tourist resorts.
stoppernounSomeone or something that stops something.
flag stopnoun(rail transport, US) A train station at which trains stop only on request.
localFrom or in a nearby location.
fast tracknounThe quickest or most direct method or path.
tube trainnoun(rail transport, UK) A smaller-profile underground train which operates through the tube tunnels under London, which have a small cross section.
railway trainnounA locomotive plus the carriages that it pulls along a railway track.
railcarnoun(rail transport) A self-propelled railway vehicle for passengers, similar to a bus.
single tracknoun(rail transport) A single rail line, where trains can only run in one direction at a time between passing points.

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