upbound

[ uhp-bound ]

/ ˈʌpˈbaʊnd /

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adjective

traveling or affording passage toward the north or in a direction regarded as up: an upbound freighter; the upbound lane of a highway.

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Origin of upbound

First recorded in 1880–85; up- + bound⁴

The nine forty-five was the upbound train to Cranston, the state capital.
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