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Commuter rail

Commuter rail or suburban rail is a passenger rail service that primarily operates within a metropolitan area, connecting the central city to its suburbs and commuter towns. Commuter rail systems can use locomotive-hauled trains or multiple units, using electric or diesel propulsion. Distance charges or zone pricing may be used.

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Commuter rail systems around the world

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Commuter rail systems around the world

Hybrid systems

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Commuter rail

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Triples101
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Commuter rail

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related to Hybrid systems · 32
Commuter rail → Australia, Canada, China, Comparable, Delhi RRTS, Elizabeth, France, German-speaking, Great Train, Higher-speed, Hybrid, In, In Asia, India, Japan, JR East/West, Lazio, London Overground, London Underground Metropolitan, Merseyrail
related to Africa · 22
Commuter rail → Africa, Algeria, Algiers, Botswana, Botswana Railways, BR Express, Currently, Dar, Egypt, Gaborone, In Algeria, In Botswana, It, Kenya, Lobatse, Metrorail, Morocco, Salaam, South Africa, Tanzania
see also · 11
Commuter rail → AustraliaRegional, Austria, Bahn, CharabancList, Denmark, Germany, North AmericaCommuter, Rail, Spain's, Switzerland, United KingdomCommuter
related to Multiple unit type · 3
Commuter rail → Commuter, Depending, Multiple
related to External links · 1
Commuter rail → Transit News Current

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rail commuter services suburban line trains lines systems railway city metro system network service run cities used underground central tracks

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
New York's subwayinstance ofsystems0.80text
the LIRRinstance ofsystems0.80text
Metro-North Railroadinstance ofsystems0.80text
Paris' Métroinstance ofsystems0.80text
RER along with Transilieninstance ofsystems0.80text
Washington D.C.'s Metro along with its MARCinstance ofsystems0.80text
VREinstance ofsystems0.80text
London's tube lines of the Undergroundinstance ofsystems0.80text
the Overgroundinstance ofsystems0.80text
Elizabeth lineinstance ofsystems0.80text
Thameslink along with other commuter rail operatorsinstance ofsystems0.80text
Madrid's Metroinstance ofsystems0.80text

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