intercity
adjective
in·ter·city
ˌin-tər-ˈsi-tē 
variants
or inter-city
: occurring in or extending or operating between two or more cities
intercity travel
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Colorado’s Front Range Passenger Rail District board this week is mulling whether to put a measure on the election ballot this year, or in 2026, asking voters to approve a tax hike to raise more funds for intercity rail.
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Bruce Finley, The Denver Post, 16 May 2024
There are also intercity trains and regional trains, which cost less but take longer than high-speed trains.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2024
The federal government created Amtrak in 1970 to take over intercity passenger rail operations that were previously largely run by private companies.
—Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2024
Competition also came from airlines and intercity bus lines that could easily carry parcel post on their routes.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Feb. 2024
Separately within the infrastructure law, money was set aside to explore intercity rail service corridors with distances of less than 750 miles.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 6 Feb. 2024
Then in 2013, the Orange County Transportation Authority was chosen to oversee intercity passenger rail service.
—Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
Nonetheless, the roughly 25,000 miles of rail in Germany are overburdened, and less than 65 percent of intercity trains ran on time last year, according to Deutsche Bahn’s own numbers.
—Christopher F. Schuetze, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2024
Starting in early 2024, Uber will offer riders the option of choosing a black cab as part of the company’s expansion in recent years into a one-stop transportation app including bookings for intercity trains, the Eurostar and car rentals.
—Helen Chandler-Wilde, Fortune Europe, 29 Nov. 2023
Bruce Finley, The Denver Post, 16 May 2024
There are also intercity trains and regional trains, which cost less but take longer than high-speed trains.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2024
The federal government created Amtrak in 1970 to take over intercity passenger rail operations that were previously largely run by private companies.
—Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2024
Competition also came from airlines and intercity bus lines that could easily carry parcel post on their routes.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Feb. 2024
Separately within the infrastructure law, money was set aside to explore intercity rail service corridors with distances of less than 750 miles.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 6 Feb. 2024
Then in 2013, the Orange County Transportation Authority was chosen to oversee intercity passenger rail service.
—Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
Nonetheless, the roughly 25,000 miles of rail in Germany are overburdened, and less than 65 percent of intercity trains ran on time last year, according to Deutsche Bahn’s own numbers.
—Christopher F. Schuetze, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2024
Starting in early 2024, Uber will offer riders the option of choosing a black cab as part of the company’s expansion in recent years into a one-stop transportation app including bookings for intercity trains, the Eurostar and car rentals.
—Helen Chandler-Wilde, Fortune Europe, 29 Nov. 2023
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“Intercity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intercity. Accessed 24 May. 2024.
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