express train

noun

: a train that has very few stops

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By adding a few switches, an airport express train could weave between local trains and proceed nonstop between O’Hare and the Loop. — Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026 Closer to Tokyo, the sleek Laview express train runs from Ikebukuro straight to Chichibu in about 80 minutes, depositing riders steps from Matsuri no Yu, a humble public bathhouse built around the town's annual winter festival. — Winston Ross, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 The train that hit the woman was identified as the RE45 regional express train on the Heilbronn–Karlsruhe line by the Heilbronner Stimme newspaper. — Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026 The business can really come at people like an express train. — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 3 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for express train

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“Express train.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/express%20train. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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