Collocations for train - verb
PREP.
for
The team is training hard for the big match.
Collocations for train - noun
1. railway engine pulling carriages/trucks
ADJ.
railway | metro, subway, tube, underground | intercity, international, long-distance | local, suburban | express, fast | direct, through
I got the through train to Manchester.
slow, stopping | special | early, evening, midnight, morning, night, overnight | two o''clock, 10.45, etc. | return
What are the times of the return trains?
first, last, next
The last train leaves at 00.30.
London to Glasgow, etc.
the Paris to Brussels train
Stuttgart-bound, etc. | northbound, southbound, etc. | Piccadilly line, etc. | crowded, fuil, loaded | empty | moving | stationary | speeding | runaway | approaching, oncoming
the sound of an approaching train | He was pushed into the path of an ancoming train.
passing
the roar of a passing train
departing
She ran alongside the departing train, waving goodbye.
delayed, late-running | luxury, Pullman | four-coach, three-coach, etc. | bullet, high-speed | diesel, electric, steam | coal, commuter, freight, goods, mail, passenger | military, troop | model | ghost
a carnival with ghost trains and dodgem cars
VERB + TRAIN
take, travel by
From Germany they travelled by train to Poland.
travel on
She''s travelling on the same train as you.
use | catch, get, make
We had to get up early to make the 6 o''clock train for Florence.
miss | wait for | run for
I was late and had to run for my train.
board, get on, hop on, jump aboard/on
We jumped on the train just as it was about to leave.
jump from/off, jump out of
She tried to kill herself by jumping off a moving train.
alight from, get off | meet (sb off)
I''m going to the station to meet her off the train.
change
You''ll have to change trains at Cambridge.
operate, run
The company plans to run trains on key intercity routes.
cancel
The 10.19 train has been cancelled.
drive | haul
a train hauled by a steam locomotive
stop | derail | fall under, throw sb under
Driven to despair, he threw himself under a train.
TRAIN + VERB
run
In summer the trains run as often as every ten minutes.
start | terminate
The train terminated in Carlisle.
be bound for …
an express train bound for Edinburgh
be due
The next train is due at 9.45.
be delayed, be held up, be late, run late
Most trains are running late because of the accident.
arrive, come in, come into sth, draw in, draw into sth, pull in, pull into sth, steam in, steam into sth
The next train to arrive at Platform 2 is the 12.30 from Leeds. | The train came in and I got on. | The train drew into the station.
come, go
We didn''t want to leave the platform in case the train came.
reach
The train reached Prague at half past six.
return | depart, draw out (of sth), leave, pull away, pull out (of sth), start (off), steam out
The train pulled out of the station.
head …
The train headed out of Athens.
stand, wait
The train now standing at Platform 3 is the 16.50 to Brighton. | a train waiting at a signal
move
Slowly the train began to move.
travel
The high-speed train travels at 120 mph.
chug, trundle
The train chugged slowly forward.
gather speed | hurtle, rush, speed, steam
a picture of the bullet train speeding past Mount Fuji
slow (down) | brake | be brought to a halt, come to a halt, halt, stop | rattle, rumble, thunder, whistle
The train rattled into the station.
jerk, jolt, lurch, shudder
The train jolted into motion.
approach, come
The train came towards them.
pass | enter sth
The train entered the tunnel.
collide (with sth) | be loaded with sth, carry sth
TRAIN + NOUN
journey, ride | service | station | times, timetable | fare | ticket | crew, driver, guard, staff | travellers, travelling | spotter, spotting | accident, collision, crash, disaster | window | carriage | shed | robber | set
I saved up my pocket money to buy an electric train set.
PREP.
aboard/on/on board a/the ~
the people on the train
by ~
It''s quicker by train.
~ between
trains between Brindisi and Rome
~ for/to
He was leaving on the early train for Zaragoza.
~ from
the train from Birmingham to Worcester
PHRASES
a train load of sth
train loads of iron ore
a train to catch
I can''t stop now, I have a train to catch.
2. number of people/animals moving in a line
ADJ.
camel, mule, wagon | supply
3. series of events/actions/thoughts
VERB + TRAIN
set sth in
That telephone call set in train a whole series of events.
bring sth in
(figurative) Unemployment brings greater difficulties in its train (= causes great difficulties).
PHRASES
a train of events, a train of thought
The telephone rang and she lost her train of thought.
PREP.
in sb''s ~
(figurative) In the train of (= following behind) the rich and famous came the journalists.