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, dating back to the 19th century, there have been hundreds of named

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s. Lists of these have been organized into geographical regions. Trains with numeric names are spelled out. For example, the

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is listed under "Twentieth Century Limited". Named trains are sometimes identified through a train headboard,

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, lettering on the locomotive or passenger cars, restoration photos of cars lettered for the Texas Special or a combination of these methods.

Africa

* List of named passenger trains of Africa

Asia

List of named passenger trains of Bangladesh This article contains a list of passenger trains in Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous ...

List of named passenger trains of India This article contains a list of Lists of named passenger trains, named passenger trains in India. A B C D E F G Gangaur Express (Mumbai Central - Jaipur) H I Indore Intercity Express (New Delhi - Indore) J K L M Ma ...

* List of named passenger trains of Indonesia *

List of named passenger trains of Japan This article contains lists of named passenger trains in Japan. Shinkansen (bullet trains) Daytime trains Limited express (partial list) Express Rapid Night trains Limited express Express Rapid See also * Rail trans ...

* List of named passenger trains of Pakistan *

List of named passenger trains of Russia This article contains a list of named passenger trains in Russia. List Gallery P-vrn-msk.jpg, Воронеж (Voronezh) train Vyatka train.jpg, Вятка (Vyatka) train Demidovskiy164.jpg, Демидовский экспресс (Demidovs ...

List of named passenger trains of Sri Lanka This article contains a list of named passenger trains in Sri Lanka, by operator. Sri Lanka Railways Regular services In the mid-1950s, Sri Lanka Railways, under the leadership of B. D. Rampala, started to name major passenger services. * ...

* List of named passenger trains of Southeast Asia

Oceania

List of named passenger trains of Australia This article contains a list of named passenger trains in Australia. Australia is the only continent to offer both east-west and north-south transcontinental trains: The Indian Pacific from Sydney on the Pacific to Perth on the Indian Oceans, an ...

* List of named passenger trains of New Zealand

Europe

* List of named passenger trains of Europe *

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List of named passenger trains of Switzerland This is a list of named passenger trains in Switzerland. References Swiss Railway time table (current)CityNightLine {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Named Passenger Trains Of Switzerland Switzerland Named passenger trains Luxury trains are a pre ...

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North America

List of named passenger trains of Canada This article contains a list of named passenger trains in Canada.The primary source for Canadian passenger train names is the ''Official Guide of the Railways'', which has been published since 1868, under the following titles: 1868-1869 ''Travelers ...

List of named passenger trains of Mexico There have been a number of named passenger trains in Mexico. The named trains that are operating include: Former named trains include: See also * List of Mexican railroads * Rail transport in Mexico Mexico has a freight railway syst ...

List of named passenger trains of the United States (A–B) This article contains a list of named passenger trains in the United States, with names beginning A through B.The primary source for American passenger train names is the ''Official Guide of the Railways'', which has been published since 1868, unde ...

List of named passenger trains of the United States (C) This article contains a list of named passenger trains in the United States with names beginning with C.The primary source for American passenger train names is the ''Official Guide of the Railways'', which has been published since 1868, under the ...

List of named passenger trains of the United States (D–H) This article contains a list of named passenger trains in the United States, with names beginning D through H.The primary source for American passenger train names is the ''Official Guide of the Railways'', which has been published since 1868, unde ...

List of named passenger trains of the United States (I–M) This article contains a list of named passenger trains in the United States, with names beginning I through M.The primary source for American passenger train names is the ''Official Guide of the Railways'', which has been published since 1868, und ...

List of named passenger trains of the United States (N–R) This article contains a list of named passenger trains in the United States, with names beginning N through R.The primary source for American passenger train names is the ''Official Guide of the Railways'', which has been published since 1868, und ...

* List of named passenger trains of the United States (S–Z)

References

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