quiet carriages
Hush-required train sections
Quiet carriages are designated sections on trains where passengers are expected to keep noise to a minimum—no phone calls, no loud conversations, no music without headphones.
The term is primarily British; American trains use "quiet car." Enforcement varies from stern conductor announcements to passive-aggressive glances from fellow passengers: I moved to the quiet carriage to get some work done.
- silenceTotal lack of sound
- calmFree from agitation
- railwayTrack system for trains
- train journeyTravel by locomotive
- no phonesMobile devices forbidden here
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