intercity train

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intercity
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˌɪn.təˈsɪt.i/us
/ˌɪn.t̬ɚˈsɪt̬.i/
travelling from one city to another, or happening ...
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train
noun
uk
/treɪn/us
/treɪn/
a railway engine connected to carriages for carrying people or to wheeled containers for ...
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(Definition ofintercityandtrainfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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That man's trade is driving a high-speedintercitytrainat 120 miles per hour.
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The route is upgraded for 140 km/h and serves mainly regional traffic, although anintercitytrainpair runs over it each day.
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At that time, they travelled byintercitytrainwhen playing an away-game.
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When the respective drivers saw the danger, theintercitytrainwas travelling at 53km/h mph and the local train at 43km/h mph.
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Additionally, it was planned to run oneintercitytrainper hour in each direction through the tunnel.
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Therefore, the train severely damaged a turnout and ended up on the wrong track almost colliding with anintercitytrainat high speed.
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Intercitytrainfares are more expensive than slower trains on preexisting lines.
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The new platform was built to accommodate a full 8 carintercitytrainlength, whereas the existing 2 platforms can accommodate only 7 intercity car lengths.
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That was undoubtedly due to fast intercity trains, improved coaching stock, park-and-ride stations, and, to some extent, road congestion.
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It will allow extra intercity trains to go north and to use the east and west coast main lines.
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It is the terminus of several intercity trains.
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The plans also included an extended platform 4 capable of accommodating up to twelve-carriage intercity trains and a new multi-storey car park for long-stay travellers.
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The station is manned, serves intercity trains and is 10 minutes from the city's ferry terminal.
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The station is staffed and also serves intercity trains.
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The station was first constructed in 1900 and at the time, served as the halt for the intercity trains.
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In some regions, data has shown that intercity bus routes have transported over ten times the amount of passengers carried by intercity trains on the same competing routes.
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Intercity trains are long-haul services connecting cities; modern high-speed rail is capable of speeds up to 350km/h mph, but this requires specially built track.
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Higher-speed rail services are intercity rail services that have top speeds higher than conventional intercity trains but the speeds are not as high as those in the high-speed rail services.
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Intercity trains only call at on race days.
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Asquith has two side platforms which can accommodate 8-car intercity trains.
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