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S-Bahn
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German
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Etymology
Abbreviation of de Stadtschnellbahn, from de Stadt city + de schnell fast + de Bahn rail.
Pronunciation
de /ˈɛsˌbaːn/
de De-S-Bahn.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
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de chiefly in German-speaking countries and Copenhagen, Denmark A commuter rail/metro system (generally overground) serving a metropolitan area or A train in such systems (S-train)
de U-Bahn
Usage notes
S-Bahn (abbreviation of Stadt-Schnellbahn) is not to be confused with
de Stadtbahn, which is a tramway or light rail system with some parts built with subway standard but not fully converted to subway, in other European countries known as premetro, or
de Straßenbahn, which is a street running tramway mainly within a city centre. (In densely populated areas one will have to take the S-Bahn to get to the next city, and then switch to the local Straßenbahn to arrive at one's final destination; note that some traffic regions do not use S-Bahnen, but have similar trains called, for example, de Regionalbahn or de Stadtbahn.
Declension
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