passenger train

noun

: a train that people use for traveling

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In 2023, ten cars of a passenger train derailed in southern Pakistan, killing 30 people and injuring more than 90 others. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026 The district’s boundaries changed in May after the Colorado General Assembly approved a bill to narrow the district’s boundaries to match the passenger train route that is being developed, Butzin said in a letter sent Wednesday. — Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026 Florida’s Brightline has struck a restructuring agreement that will infuse the private high-speed passenger train service with $490 million in new capital while also lowering its debt. — Michelle Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026 Zelensky said that a passenger train was also struck in the Mykolaiv region on Wednesday, damaging a railway station and a diesel locomotive. — Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026 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 20 Oct. 2026.

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