What is "express office"

Express \Ex*press"\, n. [Cf. F. expr[`e]s a messenger.]

1. A clear image or representation; an expression; a plain declaration. [Obs.]

   The only remanent express of Christ's sacrifice on earth.
   --Jer. Taylor.

2. A messenger sent on a special errand; a courier; hence, a regular and fast conveyance; commonly, a company or system for the prompt and safe transportation of merchandise or parcels.

3. An express office.

   She charged him . . . to ask at the express if anything came up from town.
   --E. E. Hale.

4. That which is sent by an express messenger or message. [Obs.]
   --Eikon Basilike.

5. a railway train or bus for transporting passengers or goods with speed and punctuality; a train or bus that does not stop at certain stations. Contrasted to local; as, take the express to get there faster.

   Syn: express train. [PJC]

   Express office, an office where packages for an express are received or delivered.

   Express train, a railway train (such as a subway train) that does not stop at certain stations, but only at stations designated express stops.