express train

noun

: a train that has very few stops

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With the Double Track NWI project completed, the South Shore now operates an express train that can get riders from Michigan City to Millennium Station in downtown Chicago in just 67 minutes, Noland said. Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2025 There’s an express train from Zurich to Interlaken Ost that takes just under two hours. Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2025 From that point on, the creative process was like an express train, John says. Melinda Newman, Billboard, 1 Apr. 2025 Waiting at central London's Paddington station, which normally offers express train service to Heathrow, U.S. traveller Tyler Prieb contacted airlines Friday morning, hoping to find a new flight back to his home in Nashville, Tennessee. Catarina Demony, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025 The hotel is located behind the Royal Palace and is only a 10-minute walk from Nationaltheatret station station, where the airport express train comes in. Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2024 The express train will make stops at stations in San Mateo, Redwood City, Palo Alto, Mountain View and Sunnyvale, arriving at San Jose’s Diridon Station at 6:18 p.m. Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024 The accident effectively halted the southbound inaugural run of an express train that originated in West Palm Beach and was headed for the MiamiCentral station. David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 1 July 2024 The accident happened after the driver of the freight train disregarded a signal and hit the rear end of the express train, Sinha added. Reuters, NBC News, 17 June 2024

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“Express train.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/express%20train. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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