旅 客 列 車(りょかくれっしゃ)

りょかくれっしゃ

noun

passenger train

1. passenger train

A train that carries passengers, as opposed to one that carries freight. The standard technical term used by railway operators, contrasted with 貨物列車(かもつれっしゃ) (freight train).

次(つぎ)に来(く)るのは旅客列車(りょかくれっしゃ)です。

The next train to arrive is a passenger train.

この路線(ろせん)では旅客列車(りょかくれっしゃ)と貨物列車(かもつれっしゃ)が共用(きょうよう)している。

Passenger and freight trains share this line.

昭和(しょうわ)の時代(じだい)には、長距離(ちょうきょり)の旅客列車(りょかくれっしゃ)に食堂車(しょくどうしゃ)が連結(れんけつ)されていた。

During the Showa era, long-distance passenger trains had dining cars attached.

A technical railway term combining 旅客(りょかく) (passenger) and 列車(れっしゃ) (train). Found in timetables, railway announcements, and news about rail accidents. In everyday speech people usually just say 電車(でんしゃ) instead.

Common collocations

旅客列車(りょかくれっしゃ)が通過(つうか)する: a passenger train passes through
旅客列車(りょかくれっしゃ)の運行(うんこう): operation of passenger trains
長距離(ちょうきょり)旅客列車(りょかくれっしゃ): long-distance passenger train

Similar words

電車(でんしゃ): train — the everyday word; preferred in conversation
貨物列車(かもつれっしゃ): freight train — the counterpart that carries cargo instead of passengers
特急(とっきゅう)列車(れっしゃ): limited express train — a type of passenger train that stops only at major stations

Related Words

Antonym: 貨物列車(かもつれっしゃ) (freight train)

Compare: 電車(でんしゃ) (train)

Compare: 特急列車(とっきゅうれっしゃ) (limited express train)

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