What is the difference between metro and commuter train?

Most commuter (or suburban) trains are built to main line rail standards, differing from light rail or rapid transit (metro rail) systems by: being larger. providing more seating and less standing room, owing to the longer distances involved. having (in most cases) a lower frequency of service.



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Trains are used for intercity or long distance commuting. Metro are a mass rapid transit system inside a city. It can be underground, elevated or at grade, so don't get fooled by an elevated metro, like in Bangkok, Chicago… Or at grade like in London suburb.

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A subway is always a tube, or the underground, or the metro.

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subway, also called underground, tube, or métro, underground railway system used to transport large numbers of passengers within urban and suburban areas.

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In America metro is usually short for metropolitan area (a big city and its area of influence). SUMMARY (simplified) = the tube (or the underground) = the subway / the train.

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Amtrak operates a fleet of passenger train rolling stock consisting of predominantly custom-built equipment. The active fleet includes some 240 diesel locomotives, 66 electric locomotives, 1,408 passenger cars and 20 Acela Express high-speed trainsets.

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The Shanghai Metro is the world's longest metro network at 803 kilometres (499 mi) and has the highest annual ridership at 2.83 billion trips. The New York City Subway has the greatest number of stations with 472. As of 2023, the country with the most metro systems is China, with 45 in operation.

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