interurban
/ɪntərˈəːb(ə)n
/adjective
Existing or travelling between cities: the target is to reduce congestion on interurban roads they usually took the interurban railroad...
- On average, current prices for interurban travel in the UK are similar to the full external cost.
- All of the Toronto region's communities were experiencing rapid growth, and thus there were new demands on interurban services.
- The N9 major interurban route from Waterford to Kilcullen will be delivered in four separate contracts.
noun North American
A railway or train operating or travelling between cities: the interurban provided a new predictable and comfortable way to travel...
- The sculpture of commuters "waiting for the Interurban" is one of my favorites.
- Founded in 1901 and terminated in 1965, Pacific Electric was known as the World's Great Interurban.
- The existing service, started as the Chicago, South Shore, and South Bend, is considered by some to be the last interurban, despite having few characteristics of one.