page_title: Commuter rail
hierarchical_section_title: Commuter rail
caption_attribution_description: English: Dublin Area Rapid Transit 1500 V= Unit No. 8203 at Grand Canal Dock station.
context_page_description: Commuter rail, or suburban rail, is a passenger rail transport service that primarily operates within a metropolitan area, connecting commuters to a central city from adjacent suburbs or commuter towns. Generally commuter rail systems are considered heavy rail, using electrified or diesel trains. Distance charges or zone pricing may be used.
  The term can refer to systems with a wide variety of different features and service frequencies, but is often used in contrast to rapid transit or light rail.
  Similar non-English terms include Treno suburbano in Italian, Cercanías in Spanish, Rodalies in Catalan, Proastiakos in Greek, Train de banlieue in French, Příměstský vlak or Esko in Czech, Elektrichka in Russian, Pociąg podmiejski in Polish and Pendeltåg in Swedish.
  Some services share similarities with both commuter rail and high-frequency rapid transit, examples being the German S-Bahn, the Réseau Express Régional in Paris, many Japanese commuter systems, and some Australasian suburban networks. Some services, like British commuter rail, share tracks with other passenger services and freight.
context_section_description: Commuter rail, or suburban rail, is a passenger rail transport service that primarily operates within a metropolitan area, connecting commuters to a central city from adjacent suburbs or commuter towns. Generally commuter rail systems are considered heavy rail, using electrified or diesel trains. Distance charges or zone pricing may be used.
  The term can refer to systems with a wide variety of different features and service frequencies, but is often used in contrast to rapid transit or light rail.
  Similar non-English terms include Treno suburbano in Italian, Cercanías in Spanish, Rodalies in Catalan, Proastiakos in Greek, Train de banlieue in French, Příměstský vlak or Esko in Czech, Elektrichka in Russian, Pociąg podmiejski  in Polish and Pendeltåg in Swedish.
  Some services share similarities with both commuter rail and high-frequency rapid transit, examples being the German S-Bahn, the Réseau Express Régional in Paris, many Japanese commuter systems, and some Australasian suburban networks. Some services, like British commuter rail, share tracks with other passenger services and freight.
  In the United States, commuter rail often refers to services that operate a higher frequency during peak periods and a lower frequency off-peak. Since the creation of Toronto's GO Transit commuter service in 1967, commuter rail services and route length have been expanding in North America. In the US, commuter rail is sometimes referred to as regional rail.
caption: The DART is part of Dublin's commuter rail network. It is operated by a fleet of Electric Multiple Units.
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