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What is a commuter train called?

Commuter rail, or suburban rail, is a passenger rail transport service that primarily operates within a metropolitan area, connecting commuters to a central city from adjacent suburbs or commuter towns.



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There are many types of trains depending on where trains are running and what they carry. The most useful and usual type of trains is electric trains. Other than this type of trains, you can find diesel trains and steam locomotives.

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Etymology 1. From Middle English trayne (“train”), from Old French train (“a delay, a drawing out”), from traïner (“to pull out, to draw”), from Vulgar Latin *tragino, from *trago, from Latin traho (“to pull, to draw”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *treg?- (“to pull, draw, drag”).

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