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no service

No service is the status of a transport line or section on which no public transport service is operating.

In plain English

It means public transport is not running at all on the line or part being referred to. The phrase names an operating status, not a minor disruption or a reduced level of operation.

In context

Here, it reports that no public transport is operating for the section or period being shown.

Situation
Using rail, bus, metro, ride, and local-transit tickets and service updates
What it communicates
reports a zero-service state for the shown section or period.

Meaning limits

By itself, this term does not say why service is absent or when operation will resume.

Examples

“There was no service beyond Central, although trains were still running on the rest of the line.”

Core meaning

“On Sundays, the riverside section has no service between noon and two.”

In context