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passenger train en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. A train whose primary function is to carry passengers.
   • The "Scotian" is hardly a passenger train at all: typically, it consists of two 1,750 h.p. diesel units, four fish cars, five parcel cars, two mail cars, a baggage car, two passenger coaches and a sleeper which only goes part of the way. 1959 November, J. N. Westwood, “The Railways of Canada”, in Trains Illustrated, page 553:
   • The programme would increase capacity and create space for 736 more passenger trains on the network each day. 2019 October, Tony Miles, “Midlands Connect's £3.5bn plan”, in Modern Railways, page 16:

Forms

Coordinates

freight train · passenger dedicated line

Translations (23)

es tren de pasajeros (type of train) · nl passagierstrein (type of train) · pl pociąg osobowy (type of train) · da persontog (type of train) · uk пасажирський потяг (type of train) · tr yolcu treni (type of train) · nl reizigerstrein (type of train) · nb persontog (type of train) · nn persontog (type of train) · fr train de voyageurs (type of train) · ru пассажи́рский по́езд (type of train) · nn passasjertog (type of train) · fi matkustajajuna (type of train) · mk па́тнички во́з (type of train) · nb passasjertog (type of train) · cmn 客車 /客车 (type of train) · fi henkilöjuna (type of train) · cs osobní vlak (type of train) · et reisirong (type of train) · de Personenzug (type of train) · sv persontåg (type of train) · el επιβατική αμαξοστοιχία (type of train) · nv kǫʼ naʼałbąąsii diné bee nágéhé (type of train)