passenger train

noun

: a train that people use for traveling

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On February 27, 2002, a passenger train stopped in Godhra, a city in Gujarat. Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025 We were advised to stand well clear of the ditches that border the rails when the Super Continental, the railroad’s gleaming passenger train, whisked by every day. Graydon Carter, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025 Wednesday will mark 100 years since the first passenger train arrived at the Boise Depot, and the city is celebrating the landmark with four days of events. Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 14 Apr. 2025 Amtrak’s northeastern Acela, the fastest American passenger train, tops out at about 150 m.p.h. Tim Balk, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for passenger train

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“Passenger train.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/passenger%20train. Accessed 10 May. 2025.

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