pendeltåg

Swedish

Etymology

The term pendeltåg was introduced in Stockholm in the 1980s, referring to the local trains (lokaltågen) which "pendlar" (run like a pendulum) between a northern and a southern Stockholm suburb without terminating at Stockholm Central Station (since 10 July 2017 replaced by the new underground railway station Stockholm City).

Noun

pendeltåg n

  1. a commuter or overground train (in Sweden typically in Stockholm and Gothenburg)
    Synonyms: (Finland Swedish) närtåg, (former in Stockholm) förortståg

Declension

Declension of pendeltåg
nominative genitive
singular indefinite pendeltåg pendeltågs
definite pendeltåget pendeltågets
plural indefinite pendeltåg pendeltågs
definite pendeltågen pendeltågens
  • pendeltågsliknande
  • pendeltågslinje
  • pendeltågsnät
  • pendeltågsspärr
  • pendeltågsstation
  • pendeltågssystem
  • pendeltågstrafik
  • pendeltågstunnel
  • snabbpendeltåg

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Further reading

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