commuter train

noun

: a train that people use to get to and from work

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Barcelona is braced for further torrential rain on Monday prompting Spanish Transport Minister Óscar Puente to announce the suspension of all commuter train services in northeastern Catalonia. David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024 The four people killed on a Chicagoland commuter train early on the morning of Labor Day appeared to be sleeping when they were fatally shot. Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 3 Sep. 2024 The toilet, the jammed commuter train, the garbage can, all replete with loneliness. Yukio Mishima, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024 An Illinois man was charged Tuesday with murder in connection with the Labor Day shooting of four people who authorities said were sleeping in their seats on a Chicago-area commuter train. Antonio Planas, NBC News, 4 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for commuter train 

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“Commuter train.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commuter%20train. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.

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