Below you will find example sentences with "passenger train". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Passenger Train in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: train
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 12
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 28.1 words

Words in this phrase

passenger train

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • passenger can mean: One who rides or travels in a vehicle, but who does not operate it and is not a member of the crew. Frequent word
  • train can mean: Elongated or trailing portion. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 9 start, 11 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

the passenger train was carrying 2× a passenger train collided with 1× a passenger train is one 1× a sydney passenger train to plough 1× by another passenger train coming in 1× fighter the passenger train collided with 1× four carriage passenger train was carrying 1× high speed passenger train service in 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a passenger train 2× the passenger train 2× a locomotive drawn 1× and last january 1× authorities are investigating 1× br had pursued 1×

Common sentence endings:

a dozen people 1× a parallel track 1× chinese locomotives regularly 1× country s history 1× disables the train 1× hellenic train data 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

freight 7× two 5× crash 5× carrying 4× track 3× development 3× high 3× speed 3× long 3× collided 3× killed 3× people 3×

Related phrases

freight train passenger seat train station passenger trains train services passenger side passenger traffic passenger vehicles

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around train:

freight train 18× train services 8×

Just before it in the phrase index:

passenger traffic passenger side passenger seat passed away pass rush pass rate

Just after it in the phrase index:

passenger trains passenger vehicles passing game passing touchdowns passing yards passion fruit

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

passenger seat passenger trains passenger side passenger traffic passenger vehicles

Same ending:

freight train

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "passenger train" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 28.1 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as the passenger train was carrying, a passenger train collided with, freight, two and crash stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with freight train, passenger seat, train station, freight train and train services, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with passenger train

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

The first passenger train passed through the Gotthard tunnel since a crash. (12 words)

The four-carriage passenger train was carrying about 50 passengers at the time of the crash. (16 words)

A passenger train is one which includes passenger-carrying vehicles which can often be very long and fast. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

Investigators said a signaling failure might have been the cause of the disaster, in which a passenger train hit a freight train, derailing on the tracks before being hit by another passenger train coming in the opposite direction on a parallel track. (42 words)

The inaugural test of privately-owned high-speed passenger train service in the United States is set to kick off this Friday, as Florida’s Brightline launches its trains between Miami and Orlando, boasting speeds of up to 125 mph (200 kph). (42 words)

Last Accessed on 24-August-2014 The Lehigh Valley's top New York City-Ithaca-Buffalo passenger train, "The Black Diamond", was optimistically publicized as 'The Handsomest Train in the World', perhaps to compensate for its roundabout route to Buffalo. (40 words)

Example sentences (20)

Investigators said a signaling failure might have been the cause of the disaster, in which a passenger train hit a freight train, derailing on the tracks before being hit by another passenger train coming in the opposite direction on a parallel track.

BR had pursued two development projects in parallel, the development of a tilting train technology, the ' Advanced Passenger Train ' (APT), and development of a conventional high-speed diesel train, the 'High Speed Train' (HST).

The passenger train was carrying 342 travelers and 10 crew, while two crew were on the cargo train, according to Hellenic Train data.

A passenger train is one which includes passenger-carrying vehicles which can often be very long and fast.

A passenger train collided with an oncoming freight train, causing a fiery crash on Wednesday in northern Greece.

Charles, in a message of condolence, sent his “thoughts, prayers and heartfelt sympathy” to those affected by the head-on collision, involving a passenger train and freight train, which killed 43 people.

Eight rail employees were among those killed in the crash, including the two drivers of the freight train and the two drivers of the passenger train, according to Greek Railroad Workers Union President Yannis Nitsas.

The passenger train was carrying more than 350 when it collided with a freight train near the city of Larissa and many of the victims are believed to be students returning from a long holiday weekend.

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And last January two teenagers train surfing on a passenger train admitted to endangering the safety but claimed they didn't know it was illegal.

Authorities are investigating what caused a Sydney passenger train to plough into a rail barrier at a train station, injuring more than a dozen people.

Investigators said that a track switch was in the wrong position, sending a New York-to-Miami Amtrak passenger train onto a side track where the CSX freight train was parked after offloading materials nearby.

A locomotive drawn passenger train typically has only a single power unit; the failure of this single unit temporarily disables the train.

Last Accessed on 24-August-2014 The Lehigh Valley's top New York City-Ithaca-Buffalo passenger train, "The Black Diamond", was optimistically publicized as 'The Handsomest Train in the World', perhaps to compensate for its roundabout route to Buffalo.

Those benefiting the most are long distance freight services with the French train Havana-Santiago being the only passenger train using one of the new Chinese locomotives regularly.

For a number of years, the classy passenger train running from Colorado Springs to Chicago on the Rock Island railroad was called the Rocky Mountain Rocket.

The 1981 derailment of a passenger train in the Indian state of Bihar that killed an estimated 750 people is believed to be the deadliest rail accident in the country’s history.

The crash was not caused by the unexpected presence of the snow fighter the passenger train collided with, she added.

The first passenger train passed through the Gotthard tunnel since a crash.

The four-carriage passenger train was carrying about 50 passengers at the time of the crash.

The inaugural test of privately-owned high-speed passenger train service in the United States is set to kick off this Friday, as Florida’s Brightline launches its trains between Miami and Orlando, boasting speeds of up to 125 mph (200 kph).

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