Limited express

The term "limited express" is a common translation of the Japanese compound noun tokubetsu kyūkō (特別急行); lit.

Following the Night Limited was a slower unnamed express that stopped at more stations and provided a lower level of comfort.

Both regular and limited expresses were augmented by additional services between intermediate destinations, such as an evening railcar between Christchurch and Dunedin operated by NZR's 88 seater, or Vulcan Class Railmotors.

However, from 1971 to 1979, the Silver Star performed the role of a limited express as it operated to a faster schedule than a supplementary slower service that was known from 1975 as the Northerner.

As of 13 March 2017[update], Auckland Transport introduced limited express services on the Onehunga Line.

These services operate until 7:30 pm on weekdays, bypassing Parnell, Remuera and Greenlane stations.

They only stop at major stations along the two intercity main lines in Luzon unlike regular expresses.

[8] However, a new basic design report released in June 2021 reclassified the services into two groups: Local and Express.

The JFK Express proved to be unsuccessful, seeing low ridership in part because the service did not actually serve any airline terminals.

The Long Island Rail Road operates some rush hour trains that run 50 miles between the central city station and the first stop of its express route itinerary, for instance, on the Ronkonkoma Line.