In plain English
This is the kind of public transport meant for getting around one area rather than covering distance quickly. It usually calls at every stop, or nearly every stop, along the way.
In context
In that service list, "local service" identifies the bus, train, or other public transport option that stays within the area and makes all or most stops on its route.
- Situation
- Using rail, bus, metro, ride, and local-transit tickets and service updates
- What it communicates
- labels the standard fuller-stop option in the service list.
Meaning limits
The term by itself does not say how fast the journey will be or exactly which stops are included.
Examples
“Instead of the express, they boarded the local service that stopped at every station in the district.”
“According to the evening service list, the last local service still runs past the hospital and the college.”