List of named passenger trains
The following is a list of named passenger trains and some summary information about them. The trains are sorted alphabetically.
See also: Famous trains
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Trains in Australia
| Train Name | Railroad Operator | Train Endpoints | Operating Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra XPL | CountryLink | Sydney, NSW-Canberra | |
| Ghan | Adelaide, SA-Darwin, NT | 1929-present | |
| Indian Pacific | Perth, WA-Sydney, NSW | 1970- | |
| Intercapital Daylight | Melbourne, VIC-Sydney, NSW | 1961-1991 | |
| Melbourne XPT | CountryLink | Melbourne-Sydney, NSW | |
| Prospector | Transwa | Perth, WA-Kalgoorlie,WA | 1971-present |
| Spirit of the Outback | Queensland Rail | Brisbane-Longreach, QLD | |
| The Gulflander | Queensland Rail | Normanton-Croydon, QLD | |
| The Inlander | Queensland Rail | Townsville-Mount Isa, QLD | |
| The Sunlander | Queensland Rail | Brisbane-Cairns, QLD | |
| The Westlander | Queensland Rail | Brisbane-Charleville, QLD |
Trains in Europe
| Train Name | Railroad Operator | Train Endpoints | Operating Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eurostar | Paris, France-London, United Kingdom | since 1994 | |
| Orient Express | Paris, France-Istanbul, Turkey | ||
| Thalys | Paris, France-Bruxelles, Belgium-Cologne, Germany |
Trains in Japan
| Train Name | Railroad Operator | Train Endpoints | Operating Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shinkansenn/Bullet Train | |||
| Hayate | Tokyo-Hachinohe | ||
| Hikari | Tokyo-Shin-Osaka | ||
| Hikari Rail Star | JR-West | Tokyo-Shin-Osaka | |
| Kodama | Tokyo- | ||
| Komachi | Tokyo-Morioka | ||
| Nasuno | Tokyo-Koriyama | ||
| Nozomi | JR Tokai, JR-West | Tokyo-Hakata | |
| Tsubame | 2004- | ||
| Night Trains | |||
| Cassiopeia | Ueno- Sapporo | ||
| Hokutosei | Ueno- Sapporo | ||
| Akebono | Ueno- Aomori | ||
| Moonlight Echigo | Shinjuku – Niigata | ||
| Hokuriku | Ueno- Kanazawa | ||
| Noto | Ueno- Kanazawa | ||
| Fuji | Tokyo – Oita | ||
| Hayabusa | Tokyo – Kumamoto | ||
| Izumo | Tokyo – Izumoshi (via Tottori) | ||
| Sunrise Seto | Tokyo – Takamatsu | ||
| Sunrise Izumo | Tokyo – Izumoshi (via Okayama) | ||
| Ginga | Tokyo – Osaka | ||
| Moonlight Nagara | Tokyo – Okagi | ||
| Twilight express | Osaka- Sapporo | ||
| Nihonkai | Osaka- Hakodate (via Aomori | ||
| kitakuni | Osaka- Niigata | ||
| Naha | Shin-Osaka – Kumamoto | ||
| Akatsuki | Kyoto- Nagasaki | ||
| Suisei | Kyoto- Minami Miyazaki | ||
| Daisen | Osaka- Yonago (via Tottori) | ||
| Hamanasu | Sapporo – Aomori | ||
| Ohotsuku | Sapporo – Wakkanai | ||
| Rishiri | Sapporo – Abashiri | ||
| Marimo | Sapporo Kushiro | ||
| Dream Nichirin | Hakata – Minami Miyazaki | ||
| Discontinued Night Trains (no longer in service) | |||
| Asakaze | Tokyo – Shimonoseki | -March 2005 | |
| Sakura | Tokyo – Nagasaki | -March 2005 | |
| Limited express trains (partial list) | |||
| Azusa, Super Azusa | Shinjuku – Matsumoto | ||
| Haruka | Kyoto/Shin-Osaka – Kansai Airport | ||
| Kaiji | Shinjuku – Kofu | ||
| Narita Express | Tokyo area – Narita Airport | ||
| Odoriko, Super View Odoriko | Tokyo/Shinjuku – Shimoda | ||
| Wide View Tokai | Tokyo – Shizuoka | ||
Trains in North America
Due to this list's size, it has been split into sub-articles. Please reference the appropriate page below, based on the first character of the train's name.
| List of North American named passenger trains |
References
- Wayner, Robert J., ed. (1972). Car Names, Numbers and Consists. Wayner Publications, New York, NY. .
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