Shuttle train

The expression shuttle train refers to a train that runs back and forth between two points, especially if it offers a frequent service over a short route. Shuttle trains are used in various ways, in various parts of the world. They commonly operate as a fixed consist, and run non-stop between their termini. They can be used to carry passengers, freight, or both.

A train may be described as an airport shuttle train if it either shuttles between an airport and some other location, or connects two airport terminals with each other. The latter type of airport shuttle train is usually in the form of a driverless people mover, and is often referred to as such.

A shuttle train connects Galileo Galilei Airport in Pisa with Pisa Centrale railway station. It operates daily and takes five minutes.

The Gatwick terminal shuttle is a people mover used to transfer passengers between the North and South Terminals at Gatwick Airport. It runs every few minutes 24 hours a day, and the journey takes two minutes.

A car shuttle train is used to transport accompanied automobiles, and usually also other types of road vehicles, for a relatively short distance. Car shuttle trains usually operate on lines passing through a rail tunnel and connecting two places not easily accessible to each other by road. On car shuttle train services, the occupants of the road vehicles being carried on the train usually stay with their vehicle throughout the rail journey.

A shuttle train may be used to carry commuters, especially if at least one of the shuttle train's termini is an interchange station.

During the morning rush hour, the Aichi Loop Line shuttle train runs over the Aichi Loop Line between Mikawa-Toyota Station and Shin-Toyota Station in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The northeastern end of the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line is single-tracked although the depot line runs in parallel. Trains serving the terminus are shuttles to the penultimate stop, Ayase.

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