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Intercity

British  
/ ˌɪntəˈsɪtɪ /

adjective

  1. (in Britain) denoting a fast train or passenger rail service, esp between main towns

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The Intercity Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles, conducted by Charles Dickerson III, took on the huge assignment of the first and last movements from Mahler’s Third, his longest symphony.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2025

On Wednesday, Barcelona takes on third-division team Intercity, while Atlético Madrid faces second-division club Oviedo.

From Washington Times • Jan. 3, 2023

Intercity passenger trains were still relatively abundant in 1962, although the jet airliner and interstate highways were siphoning off travelers.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 29, 2022

The electric-only trains differ from GWR's Hitachi Intercity Express trains which are diesel-electric hybrids.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2022

Intercity travel in North Korea had once been impossible without a travel permit, which would be stamped or folded into a “citizen’s certificate,” a passport-size document modeled after the old Soviet identification card.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden