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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 (freight train).
次に来るのは旅客列車です。
The next train to arrive is a passenger train.
この路線では旅客列車と貨物列車が共用している。
Passenger and freight trains share this line.
昭和の時代には、長距離の旅客列車に食堂車が連結されていた。
During the Showa era, long-distance passenger trains had dining cars attached.
A technical railway term combining 旅客 (passenger) and 列車 (train). Found in timetables, railway announcements, and news about rail accidents. In everyday speech people usually just say 電車 instead.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 旅客列車が通過する: a passenger train passes through
- 旅客列車の運行: operation of passenger trains
- 長距離旅客列車: long-distance passenger train
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 電車: train — the everyday word; preferred in conversation
- 貨物列車: freight train — the counterpart that carries cargo instead of passengers
- 特急列車: limited express train — a type of passenger train that stops only at major stations