Express train

Express trains make a small number of stops, usually major destinations, allowing faster service than local trains that stop at most or all of the stations along their route.[1][2][3][4] They are sometimes referred to as "fast trains" (or an equivalent term, such as the German Schnellzug), meaning that they are faster than other trains on the same route.[5] Though many high-speed rail services are express, not all express trains are "fast" relative to other services; early trains in the 19th-century United Kingdom were limited to 40 miles per hour (64 km/h).[6][7] Express trains sometimes have higher fares than other routes, and bearers of a rail pass may be required to pay an extra fee. First class may be the only one available. Some express train routes that overlap with local train service may stop at stations near the tail ends of the line. This can be done, for example, where there is no supplemental local service to those stations. Express train routes may also become local when it is most practical to do so, such as during the night.

For other uses, see Express train (disambiguation).
"Express rail" redirects here. For the railway in Hong Kong, see Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link. For the railway in Malaysia, see Express Rail Link. For the transloading network in the Port of New York and New Jersey, see ExpressRail.
An Amtrak Acela Express train
The red trains are local, the blue trains are express
Ball Signal USA (1830) "High ball"

In Thomas and Friends media Gordon the Big Engine is always depicted pulling the Express.

See also

References
  1. "express train". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  2. "Definition of 'express train'". Collins English Dictionary. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  3. the editorial staff of the National Reporter System, ed. (1914). Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases - Second Series. St. Paul, MN: West Publishing Co. p. 791 – via Google Books.
  4. "How to Ride the Subway". MTA.info. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  5. Cases Decided in the Court of Session, Court of Justiciary, and House of Lords, From August 3, 1893, to August 25, 1894. Fourth Series, Volume XXI. Edinburgh: T&T Clark, Law Booksellers. 1894. pp. 767–768 – via Google Books.
  6. Foxwell, E. (1884). English Express Trains. London: Edward Stanford. p. 60 – via Internet Archive. express train definition.
  7. Foxwell, E.; Farrer, T.C. (1889). Express Trains, English and Foreign. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 93 – via Internet Archive. express train definition.


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