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reduced service

Reduced service is the state of a transport service continuing to operate but with fewer or less frequent trips, or on fewer routes, than normal.

In plain English

This means transport is still running, but not at its usual level. There may be fewer departures than normal, or service may cover fewer parts of the network. It describes a service that continues rather than stopping completely.

In context

Here, it reports that the route is operating below its normal level rather than running its full usual schedule.

Situation
Using rail, bus, metro, ride, and local-transit tickets and service updates
What it communicates
reports a below-normal operating level on the route.

Meaning limits

By itself, the term does not say that service has stopped entirely or specify exactly how much the normal operation has been reduced.

Examples

“After the bridge closure, the buses ran on reduced service, with one departure every hour instead of every fifteen minutes.”

Core meaning

“Route 8 is still on reduced service, serving only the stations between the airport and the city centre.”

In context

  • service disruption Broader Term

    Reduced service is one kind of disruption to a transport service.

  • service suspension Contrast

    Reduced service means the service continues in a limited way, while a suspension means it does not continue.