Collocation
change trains
to get off one train and get on another train to continue a journey
Definition
'change trains' is a common English collocation. to get off one train and get on another train to continue a journey
change + trains
“You need to change trains at Central Station.”
Examples
- You have to change trains at King’s Cross to get to Cambridge.
- We changed trains in Paris and continued on to Lyon.
- If you miss this stop, you will need to change trains at the next station.
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- She is changing trains at Birmingham New Street, so she might be a little late.
- Do we have to change trains, or is it a direct service?
- They had to change trains twice because the line was closed.
- After you change trains, follow the signs to Platform 6.
- I have only five minutes to change trains, so I will walk fast.
- We were told to change trains at Oxford, but the announcement was hard to hear.
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