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Etymology edit

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).

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pendeltåg n

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

Declension edit

Declension of pendeltåg 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative pendeltåg pendeltåget pendeltåg pendeltågen
Genitive pendeltågs pendeltågets pendeltågs pendeltågens

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