little-used

alternative little used

1. Not used much, or as much as another or others; lightly used.

   In addition, over 350 little-used stations were closed, and reductions were made in unprofitable train services.

   1959 August 28, “Re-Appraisal of the Modernisation of British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 520

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   Mr. Hoyle, who does not believe many multiple-unit diesel services on secondary routes will resist for ever the road transport challenge, would forgo passenger traffic altogether on a little-used route in order to improve the quality of the freight working and reduce its costs by equating the average speed of all trains on the line concerned.

   1960 February, “Talking of Trains”, in Trains Illustrated, page 67

   The B.T.C. and the National Farmers' Union are now reviewing farm crossings to see if little-used ones could be closed and whether a simple warning could be provided at crossings where conditions are difficult.

   1962 December, “British Railways safety in 1961”, in Modern Railways, page 379

   Antonyms: oft-used, well-used