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List of named passenger trains - Definition and Overview

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Following is a list of all named passenger trains and some summary information about them. The trains are sorted here alphabetically by name.

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Trains in Australia

Train NameRailroad OperatorTrain EndpointsOperating Years
Canberra XPLCountryLinkSydney, NSW-Canberra 
Ghan Adelaide, SA-Darwin, NT1929-present
Indian Pacific&nbspPerth, WA-Sydney, NSW1970-
Intercapital Daylight&nbspMelbourne, VIC-Sydney, NSW1961-1991
Melbourne XPTCountryLinkMelbourne-Sydney, NSW 
ProspectorTranswaPerth, WA-Kalgoorlie,WA1971-present

Trains in Europe

Train NameRailroad OperatorTrain EndpointsOperating Years
Orient Express Paris, France-Istanbul, Turkey 

Trains in Japan

Train NameRailroad OperatorTrain EndpointsOperating Years
Shinkansenn/Bullet Train
Hayate Tokyo-Hachinohe 
Hikari Tokyo-Shin-Osaka 
Hikari Rail StarJR-WestTokyo-Shin-Osaka 
Kodama Tokyo- 
Komachi Tokyo-Morioka 
Nasuno Tokyo-Koriyama 
NozomiJR Tokai, JR-WestTokyo-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  
Sakura   Tokyo - Nagasaki  
Asakaze   Tokyo - Shimonoseki  
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  
Dearm Nichirin   Hakata - Minami Miyazaki  
Limited express trains
       

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

0-9, A-C, D-H, I-M, N-Z

References

  • Wayner, Robert J., ed. (1972). Car Names, Numbers and Consists. Wayner Publications, New York, NY. .

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