S-Bahn
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German
Etymology
Abbreviation of Stadtschnellbahn, from Stadt (“city”) + schnell (“fast”) + Bahn (“rail”).
Pronunciation
Noun
S-Bahn f (genitive S-Bahn, plural S-Bahnen)
- (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)
- Antonym: U-Bahn
Usage notes
- S-Bahn (abbreviation of Stadt-Schnellbahn) is not to be confused with
- 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
- 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, Regionalbahn or Stadtbahn.
Declension
Declension of S-Bahn