Train

Verb + train

  • catch / miss the train

  • change trains

  • board / get on a train

  • get off a train

  • trains run late

  • trains depart / leave (on time)

  • trains travel (fast, slow, at 100 kph)

Common expressions

  • train ticket

  • direct train

  • express train

  • train times

  • train timetable

  • train arrival and departure times

  • earlier / later train

Exercise

1. Verb + train

  1. You'd better hurry or you'll miss the train.

  2. There are no direct trains to Paris from here. You have to change trains at Lyons.

  3. I'm afraid I can't stay much longer. I have a train to catch.

  4. Jill! Don't try to get off the train until it has stopped.

  5. Nobody got on the train at Chester. The station was completely empty.

  6. All our trains are running late because of the snow. - c

  7. Some high speed trains travel at over 200 kph. - a

  8. The train to Grantham will leave from platform 3. - b

2. Preposition + focus

  1. Can I catch the express train to Madrid from this station?

  2. Excuse me. When does the overnight train from Hamburg get in?

    I think it's due in at 6am.

  3. My next-door neighbor travels on the same train as me to work every day.

  4. I never take the car to work. It's actually quicker by train.

Common expressions

  1. I booked the train tickets on the internet, but we'll have to pick them up at the station. - c

  2. Is it a direct train or do we have to change? - d

  3. Just to be on the safe side, let’s get the earlier train. - a

  4. I'm sure I can download the train timetable. - e

  5. I think we should get a later train. The No 8515 to Bordeaux leaves at 22.40. -b

Notes

  1. The illustration at the top of this page is of a goods train - one that carries goods not passengers.

  2. Overnight trains with beds are called sleepers:

    I'm getting the sleeper from London to Inverness tonight.

    Note that we call the train “the sleeper” - not “the sleeper train”.

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