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

Related terms

• pendeltågsliknande
• pendeltågslinje
• pendeltågsnät
• pendeltågsspärr
• pendeltågsstation
• pendeltågssystem
• pendeltågstrafik
• pendeltågstunnel
• snabbpendeltåg

See also

• skytteltrafik

Further reading

• pendeltåg in Svensk ordbok.