Phrase guide

local train

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A train (either the service or the train itself) making stops at all stations along its route.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: regionaltog — train or train service serving all or almost all stations along its route
  • Dutch: stoptrein — train or train service serving all or almost all stations along its route
  • Dutch: sprinter — train or train service serving all or almost all stations along its route
  • Dutch: boemeltrein — train or train service serving all or almost all stations along its route
  • Dutch: boemel — train or train service serving all or almost all stations along its route
  • Dutch: forensentrein — train or train service serving all or almost all stations along its route
  • Dutch: lokaaltrein — train or train service serving all or almost all stations along its route
  • Finnish: paikallisjuna — train or train service serving all or almost all stations along its route
  • French: train omnibus — train or train service serving all or almost all stations along its route
  • German: (fam.) Bummelzug — train or train service serving all or almost all stations along its route
  • German: Nahverkehrszug — train or train service serving all or almost all stations along its route
  • German: Regionalbahn — train or train service serving all or almost all stations along its route
  • German: Regionalzug — train or train service serving all or almost all stations along its route
  • Italian: treno locale — train or train service serving all or almost all stations along its route
  • Norwegian: regiontog — train or train service serving all or almost all stations along its route
  • Romanian: tren local — train or train service serving all or almost all stations along its route
  • Spanish: ferrocarril regional — train or train service serving all or almost all stations along its route
  • Spanish: tren regional — train or train service serving all or almost all stations along its route
  • Swedish: lokaltåg — train or train service serving all or almost all stations along its route
  • Swedish: regionaltåg — train or train service serving all or almost all stations along its route
  • Yiddish: בענכל (benkhl) — train or train service serving all or almost all stations along its route