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sleeper train; sleeping car train
A train equipped with sleeping berths or compartments, allowing passengers to sleep during overnight journeys.
寝台列車で旅をする。
To travel by sleeper train.
日本では寝台列車の数が大幅に減った。
In Japan, the number of sleeper trains has decreased dramatically.
子どもの頃、家族で寝台列車に乗って北海道に行ったのがいい思い出だ。
A fond memory from my childhood is riding a sleeper train with my family to Hokkaido.
A compound of 寝台 (bed; sleeping berth) and 列車 (train). Once a common mode of long-distance travel in Japan, most sleeper trains have been discontinued due to competition from the 新幹線 (bullet train) and domestic airlines. The luxury cruise train サンライズ瀬戸・出雲 (Sunrise Seto/Izumo) between Tokyo and western Japan is one of the few remaining regular services.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 寝台列車に乗る: to ride a sleeper train
- 寝台列車の旅: a sleeper train journey
- 豪華寝台列車: luxury sleeper train
- 寝台列車が廃止される: a sleeper train route is discontinued
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 夜行列車: night train — a broader term for trains running overnight; not all have sleeping berths
- 特急列車: limited express train — a fast train that may or may not run overnight
- ブルートレイン: Blue Train — nickname for the classic blue-painted Japanese sleeper trains, now mostly retired