In the history of rail transport, dating back to the 19th Century, there have been hundreds of named passenger trains. Lists of these have been organised into geographical regions.

Trains with numeric names are spelled out. For example, the 20th Century Limited is listed under "Twentieth Century Limited".

Named trains are often identified through a train headboard.

[edit] Africa

• List of named passenger trains of Africa

[edit] Asia

The Eastern & Oriental Express, a named passenger train between Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore.

• List of named passenger trains of India
• List of named passenger trains of Japan
• List of named passenger trains of Pakistan
• List of named passenger trains of Southeast Asia

[edit] Australasia

The Indian Pacific, a named passenger train in Australia.

• List of named passenger trains of Australia
• List of named passenger trains of New Zealand

[edit] Europe

The Glacier Express, a named passenger train in Switzerland.

• List of named passenger trains of Europe
• List of named passenger trains of Italy
• List of named passenger trains of Russia
• List of named passenger trains of Switzerland
• List of named passenger trains of Ukraine
• List of named passenger trains of the United Kingdom

[edit] North America

The Canadian, a named passenger train in Canada.

• List of named passenger trains of Canada
• List of named passenger trains of Mexico
• United States:
  • List of named passenger trains of the United States (A-B)
  • List of named passenger trains of the United States (C)
  • List of named passenger trains of the United States (D-H)
  • List of named passenger trains of the United States (I-M)
  • List of named passenger trains of the United States (N-R)
  • List of named passenger trains of the United States (S-Z)