Source Word
commuter rail
Noun
uncountable
(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
Japanese Meaning
通勤鉄道：都市圏内やその周辺地域で、住宅地と職場など異なる地域間の通勤者輸送を目的とした鉄道システム。通常、主要鉄道線路上を走る重厚な車両を使用し、他の鉄道システム（地下鉄、メトロ、路面電車など）と区別され、運行頻度が低く、乗り継ぎが無料でない特徴を持つ
Sense（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
