Mode

Commuter Rail

Rail Mode

A passenger rail mode that connects a central city to its surrounding suburbs and commuter towns, typically running on shared mainline track alongside intercity and freight trains rather than on dedicated urban rapid-transit infrastructure. Service usually runs on a scheduled timetable with lower frequency than a metro system, concentrated around morning and evening peak travel, and covers longer distances than a typical subway or tram line. The mode grew gradually through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries as railways extended outward from industrial cities into their expanding suburbs, so it has no single identifiable founding system or date.

Facts
Core Concern
Carrying suburban commuters into a central city on scheduled trains sharing mainline rail track 1
Medium
Land 2
Cargo or Passenger
People 3
Connections

Exemplified By

Adelaide Metro 4000 class, Vehicles
Source Adelaide Metro 4000 class (Wikipedia)
Alstom Aventra, Vehicles
Source Alstom Aventra (Wikipedia)
Alstom Coradia Juniper, Vehicles
Source Alstom Coradia (Wikipedia)
Bombardier BiLevel Coach, Vehicles
Source Bombardier BiLevel Coach (Wikipedia)
Bombardier Electrostar, Vehicles
Source Bombardier Electrostar (Wikipedia)
Bombardier MultiLevel Coach, Vehicles
Source Bombardier MultiLevel Coach (Wikipedia)
British Rail Class 334, Vehicles
Source British Rail Class 334 (Wikipedia)
British Rail Class 458, Vehicles
Source British Rail Class 458 (Wikipedia)
British Rail Class 460, Vehicles
Source British Rail Class 460 (Wikipedia)
British Rail Class 600, Vehicles
Source British Rail Class 600 (Wikipedia)
CFL Class 2000, Vehicles
Source CFL Class 2000 (Wikipedia)
CFL Class 2200, Vehicles
Source CFL Class 2200 (Wikipedia)
CFL Class 2400 and 2450, Vehicles
Source CFL Class 2400 and 2450 (Wikipedia)
Comet V, Vehicles
Source Comet V (Wikipedia)
CP Class 2240, Vehicles
Source CP Class 2240 (Wikipedia)
CPTM Series 9000, Vehicles
Source CPTM Series 9000 (Wikipedia)
DBAG Class 422, Vehicles
Source DBAG Class 422 (Wikipedia)
DBAG Class 430, Vehicles
Source DBAG Class 430 (Wikipedia)
DBAG Class 490, Vehicles
Source DBAG Class 490 (Wikipedia)
DBAG Class 648, Vehicles
Source DBAG Class 648 (Wikipedia)
IÉ 2700 and 2750 Classes, Vehicles
Source IÉ 2700 and 2750 Classes (Wikipedia)
IÉ 8200 Class, Vehicles
Source IÉ 8200 Class (Wikipedia)
IÉ 90000 Class, Vehicles
Source IÉ 90000 Class (Wikipedia)
M1/M3 (railcar), Vehicles
Source M1/M3 (railcar) (Wikipedia)
M2/M4/M6 (railcar), Vehicles
Source M2/M4/M6 (railcar) (Wikipedia)
MI 09, Vehicles
Source MI 09 (Wikipedia)
MI 79, Vehicles
Source MI 79 (Wikipedia)
Pop (train), Vehicles
Source Pop (train) (Wikipedia)
Regio 2N, Vehicles
Source Regio 2N (Wikipedia)
RER NG, Vehicles
Source RER NG (Wikipedia)
SFC120-V Series, Vehicles
Source SFC120-V Series (Wikipedia)
Siemens Desiro, Vehicles
Source Siemens Desiro (Wikipedia)
Siemens Mireo, Vehicles
Source Siemens Mireo (Wikipedia)
SL X60, Vehicles
Source SL X60 (Wikipedia)
SNCF Class Z 11500, Vehicles
Source SNCF Class Z 11500 (Wikipedia)
SNCF Class Z 20500, Vehicles
Source SNCF Class Z 20500 (Wikipedia)
SNCF Class Z 22500, Vehicles
Source SNCF Class Z 22500 (Wikipedia)
SNCF Class Z 23500, Vehicles
Source SNCF Class Z 23500 (Wikipedia)
SNCF Class Z 26500, Vehicles
Source SNCF Class Z 26500 (Wikipedia)
SNCF Class Z 6400, Vehicles
Source SNCF Class Z 6400 (Wikipedia)
SNCF Class Z 7300, Vehicles
Source SNCF Class Z 7300 (Wikipedia)
SNCF Class Z 9500, Vehicles
Source SNCF Class Z 9500 (Wikipedia)
SNCF Class Z 9600, Vehicles
Source SNCF Class Z 9600 (Wikipedia)
TCDD E8000, Vehicles
Source TCDD E8000 (Wikipedia)
Tokyo Yamanote Line, Routes and Services
Transperth C-series train, Vehicles
Source Transperth C-series train (Wikipedia)
ViaMobilidade Series 8900, Vehicles
Source ViaMobilidade Series 8900 (Wikipedia)
VR Class Dm11, Vehicles
Source VR Class Dm11 (Wikipedia)
X3 (train), Vehicles
Source X3 (train) (Wikipedia)
X61 (railcar), Vehicles
Source X61 (railcar) (Wikipedia)

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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Commuter Rail
Wikipedia
  • Introduction
    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.
  • Overview
    Commuter rail systems can use locomotive-hauled trains or multiple units, using electric or diesel propulsion.
  • In Category: Modes
  • Part Of: Rail Transport
  • In Group: Main-Line and Freight Rail Modes, Lead sentence
    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.
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2. Dictionary.com: railroad
American, noun, definition 1
Quote, American, noun, definition 1
a permanent road laid with rails, commonly in one or more pairs of continuous lines forming a track or tracks,
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3. 49 CFR 37.3 Definitions (LII)
Definition of commuter rail transportation
Quote, Definition of commuter rail transportation
Commuter rail transportation means short-haul rail passenger service operating in metropolitan and suburban areas,
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Siemens Desiro (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Siemens Desiro, Lead, mode of transport
Quote, Exemplified By: Siemens Desiro, Lead, mode of transport
The trains are mostly used for commuter and regional services
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Siemens Mireo (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Siemens Mireo, Lead, mode of transport
Quote, Exemplified By: Siemens Mireo, Lead, mode of transport
The Mireo City is a sub class focused on suburban rail transport.
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Bombardier Electrostar (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Bombardier Electrostar, Lead, routes
Quote, Exemplified By: Bombardier Electrostar, Lead, routes
high-volume suburban commuter routes around London
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Bombardier MultiLevel Coach (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Bombardier MultiLevel Coach, Lead, use
Quote, Exemplified By: Bombardier MultiLevel Coach, Lead, use
for use on North American commuter rail lines
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Bombardier BiLevel Coach (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Bombardier BiLevel Coach, Lead, use
Quote, Exemplified By: Bombardier BiLevel Coach, Lead, use
designed for commuter rail service in North America
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Regio 2N (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Regio 2N, Lead, use
Quote, Exemplified By: Regio 2N, Lead, use
to serve its regional rail routes (TER, Transilien, and RER)
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Alstom Aventra (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Alstom Aventra, Description
Quote, Exemplified By: Alstom Aventra, Description
generic platform for conducting inter-regional, commuter, metro and high-speed passenger services
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Alstom Coradia (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Alstom Coradia Juniper, Operators, United Kingdom, Coradia Juniper
Quote, Exemplified By: Alstom Coradia Juniper, Operators, United Kingdom, Coradia Juniper
(used for Glasgow commuter services, 40 units)
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SNCF Class Z 23500 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: SNCF Class Z 23500, Lead, mode
Quote, Exemplified By: SNCF Class Z 23500, Lead, mode
a class of double-deck electric multiple units operated in France
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SNCF Class Z 26500 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: SNCF Class Z 26500, Lead, mode
Quote, Exemplified By: SNCF Class Z 26500, Lead, mode
electric multiple unit (EMU) trains with bi-level carriages
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SNCF Class Z 6400 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: SNCF Class Z 6400, Lead, mode
Quote, Exemplified By: SNCF Class Z 6400, Lead, mode
electric multiple unit trains were built by Alsthom/Carel et Fouché
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SNCF Class Z 22500 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: SNCF Class Z 22500, Lead, mode
Quote, Exemplified By: SNCF Class Z 22500, Lead, mode
dual-voltage electric multiple unit (EMU) operated on RER E
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British Rail Class 334 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: British Rail Class 334, Lead, mode
Quote, Exemplified By: British Rail Class 334, Lead, mode
a suburban electric multiple unit passenger train built by Alstom in Birmingham
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British Rail Class 458 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: British Rail Class 458, Lead, mode
Quote, Exemplified By: British Rail Class 458, Lead, mode
a class of electric multiple-unit passenger trains of the Alstom Coradia Juniper family
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British Rail Class 460 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: British Rail Class 460, Lead, mode
Quote, Exemplified By: British Rail Class 460, Lead, mode
a class of electric multiple-unit passenger trains built by Alstom at Washwood Heath
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British Rail Class 600 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: British Rail Class 600, Lead, mode
Quote, Exemplified By: British Rail Class 600, Lead, mode
a proposed class of hydrogen fuel cell-powered multiple units
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Transperth C-series train (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Transperth C-series train, Lead, mode
Quote, Exemplified By: Transperth C-series train, Lead, mode
a class of electric multiple units part of Alstom's X'Trapolis family of trains
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CFL Class 2000 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: CFL Class 2000, Lead, mode
Quote, Exemplified By: CFL Class 2000, Lead, mode
a class of electric multiple units operated by CFL on the Luxembourgish railway network
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CFL Class 2200 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: CFL Class 2200, Lead, mode
Quote, Exemplified By: CFL Class 2200, Lead, mode
CFL Class 2200 is a series of electric multiple units built by Alstom for CFL
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CFL Class 2400 and 2450 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: CFL Class 2400 and 2450, Lead, mode
Quote, Exemplified By: CFL Class 2400 and 2450, Lead, mode
electric multiple units of the Coradia Max type built by Alstom for the Luxembourg National Railway Company, CFL
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MI 09 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: MI 09, Lead, mode
Quote, Exemplified By: MI 09, Lead, mode
a double-deck, dual-voltage electric multiple unit trainset operated on line A
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RER NG (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: RER NG, Lead, mode
Quote, Exemplified By: RER NG, Lead, mode
a double-deck, dual-voltage electric multiple unit trainset operating on line D and line E
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CPTM Series 9000 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: CPTM Series 9000, Lead, mode
Quote, Exemplified By: CPTM Series 9000, Lead, mode
a class of electric multiple units operating on CPTM Line 11-Coral
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ViaMobilidade Series 8900 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: ViaMobilidade Series 8900, Lead, mode
Quote, Exemplified By: ViaMobilidade Series 8900, Lead, mode
a class of electric multiple units built by Alstom to operate on ViaMobilidade Lines 8-Diamond and 9-Emerald
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SL X60 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: SL X60, Lead, mode
Quote, Exemplified By: SL X60, Lead, mode
a series of Alstom Coradia Nordic 6-car articulated electric multiple units operated by Storstockholms Lokaltrafik (SL)
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TCDD E8000 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: TCDD E8000, Lead, mode
Quote, Exemplified By: TCDD E8000, Lead, mode
a three-car electric multiple unit operated by the Turkish State Railways (TCDD) on the Istanbul suburban service
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X'Trapolis 2.0 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: X'Trapolis 2.0, Lead, mode
Quote, Exemplified By: X'Trapolis 2.0, Lead, mode
a series of electric multiple unit (EMU) trains produced for the suburban rail network of Melbourne
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X'Trapolis Mega (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: X'Trapolis Mega, Lead, mode
Quote, Exemplified By: X'Trapolis Mega, Lead, mode
The X'Trapolis Mega is an electric multiple unit (EMU)
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X'Trapolis Modular (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: X'Trapolis Modular, Lead, mode
Quote, Exemplified By: X'Trapolis Modular, Lead, mode
is an electric multiple unit operated by Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado (EFE) in Chile
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DBAG Class 422 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: DBAG Class 422, Lead, mode
Quote, Exemplified By: DBAG Class 422, Lead, mode
The Class 422 is a series of four-car electric multiple units
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DBAG Class 430 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: DBAG Class 430, Lead, mode
Quote, Exemplified By: DBAG Class 430, Lead, mode
an electric railcar for S-Bahn commuter networks in Germany
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DBAG Class 490 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: DBAG Class 490, Lead, mode
Quote, Exemplified By: DBAG Class 490, Lead, mode
a three-car dual-voltage electric multiple unit train for the Hamburg S-Bahn
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Comet V (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Comet V, Lead, mode
Quote, Exemplified By: Comet V, Lead, mode
The Comet V railcar is the fifth generation of the Comet railcar series
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IÉ 2700 and 2750 Classes (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: IÉ 2700 and 2750 Classes, Lead, mode
Quote, Exemplified By: IÉ 2700 and 2750 Classes, Lead, mode
two related types of diesel multiple unit operated by Iarnród Éireann
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IÉ 8200 Class (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: IÉ 8200 Class, Lead, mode
Quote, Exemplified By: IÉ 8200 Class, Lead, mode
electric multiple units built for the Dublin Area Rapid Transit (DART)
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IÉ 90000 Class (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: IÉ 90000 Class, Lead, mode
Quote, Exemplified By: IÉ 90000 Class, Lead, mode
is a type of electric multiple unit (EMU) which will be deployed on the DART network in Dublin, Ireland
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Pop (train) (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Pop (train), Lead, mode
Quote, Exemplified By: Pop (train), Lead, mode
electric multiple units built by Alstom in Savigliano
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X61 (railcar) (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: X61 (railcar), Lead, mode
Quote, Exemplified By: X61 (railcar), Lead, mode
X61 is an electric multiple unit built by Alstom as a part of the Alstom Coradia Nordic family
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X3 (train) (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: X3 (train), Lead, mode
Quote, Exemplified By: X3 (train), Lead, mode
an electric multiple unit high-speed train used by Arlanda Express on the airport rail link service
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X'Trapolis 100 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: X'Trapolis 100, Lead, mode
Quote, Exemplified By: X'Trapolis 100, Lead, mode
a type of single deck electric multiple unit part of Alstom's X'Trapolis family of trains
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Adelaide Metro 4000 class (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Adelaide Metro 4000 class, Lead, mode
Quote, Exemplified By: Adelaide Metro 4000 class, Lead, mode
electric multiple unit trains built by Bombardier Transportation (later Alstom) in Dandenong, Victoria
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CP Class 2240 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: CP Class 2240, Lead, mode
Quote, Exemplified By: CP Class 2240, Lead, mode
is an electric multiple unit used by the national train operator Comboios de Portugal
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SNCF Class Z 7300 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: SNCF Class Z 7300, Lead, mode
Quote, Exemplified By: SNCF Class Z 7300, Lead, mode
The SNCF Class Z 7300 electric multiple units were built by Alsthom between 1980 and 1984
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SNCF Class Z 9500 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: SNCF Class Z 9500, Lead, mode
Quote, Exemplified By: SNCF Class Z 9500, Lead, mode
electric multiple units were built by Alstom between 1982
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SNCF Class Z 9600 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: SNCF Class Z 9600, Lead, mode
Quote, Exemplified By: SNCF Class Z 9600, Lead, mode
a class of French electric multiple units built by Alsthom between 1984
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SNCF Class Z 11500 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: SNCF Class Z 11500, Lead, mode
Quote, Exemplified By: SNCF Class Z 11500, Lead, mode
a model of electric multiple unit (EMU) train that was built by Alsthom in 1986
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DBAG Class 648 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: DBAG Class 648, Lead, mode
Quote, Exemplified By: DBAG Class 648, Lead, mode
a two car, diesel multiple unit operated by the Deutsche Bahn
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VR Class Dm11 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: VR Class Dm11, Lead, mode
Quote, Exemplified By: VR Class Dm11, Lead, mode
was a diesel multiple unit built by GEC-Alsthom in Spain for VR Group
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SNCF Class Z 20500 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: SNCF Class Z 20500, Lead, mode
Quote, Exemplified By: SNCF Class Z 20500, Lead, mode
a double-deck, dual-voltage electric multiple unit trainset that are operated by SNCF on the Réseau Express Régional (RER)
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MI 79 (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: MI 79, Lead, mode
Quote, Exemplified By: MI 79, Lead, mode
is a dual-voltage electric multiple unit trainset that is operated on line B of the Réseau Express Régional (RER)
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M1/M3 (railcar) (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: M1/M3 (railcar), Lead, mode
Quote, Exemplified By: M1/M3 (railcar), Lead, mode
The Metropolitans blurred the line between traditional commuter rail and rapid transit
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M2/M4/M6 (railcar) (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: M2/M4/M6 (railcar), Lead
Quote, Exemplified By: M2/M4/M6 (railcar), Lead
now a part of Metro-North
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SFC120-V Series (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: SFC120-V Series, Lead, operator
Quote, Exemplified By: SFC120-V Series, Lead, operator
for the Indonesian commuter railway operator KAI Commuter
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