commuter train

noun

: a train that people use to get to and from work

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Flowers and photos for Iryna Zarutska, who was fatally stabbed on a commuter train last month, seen in Charlotte, North Carolina, on September 22. Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025 Alex O'Keefe, an award-winning writer known for working on the hit FX dramedy The Bear, was handcuffed and removed from a New York commuter train last week after a complaint from a fellow passenger. Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Sep. 2025 Ditto for the suspect in Zarutska’s gruesome knifing death on a Charlotte, North Carolina, commuter train. Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025 To get there from the U.S. or Europe also requires a combination of planes, trains, and automobiles—in my case, a commuter train, four flights, multiple taxis, and a tender ride from outside London. Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for commuter train

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“Commuter train.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commuter%20train. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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