run into the train vs run onto the train

Both phrases are correct, but they have different meanings. 'Run into the train' implies colliding with the train, while 'run onto the train' means getting on the train. The choice between the two depends on whether you want to express accidentally hitting the train or boarding it.

Last updated: March 23, 2024 • 2320 views

run into the train

This phrase is correct and commonly used to indicate accidentally colliding with the train.

This phrase is used when someone accidentally hits or crashes into the train while running.

Examples:

He wasn't paying attention and ran into the train.
The car swerved and almost ran into the train.
The cyclist ran into the train at the crossing.

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-I've never run into you on the train.
The train which runs into the unknown.
The train runs between Tokyo and Kagoshima.
You should run the train now, not Wilford.
All the trains run on time.
Child. He who runs behind the train.
The trains run on time in Japan.
The trains run on time in Japan.
The trains always run on time.
In the cases of exceptions where the RU or the IM is not able to run the train at the forecasted time, a new path according Chapter 4.2.2 (Path request) must be negotiated.
Son, I've been doing my damndest to get things back to normal, make the trains run on time.
Great. Throw one of those switches and have the train run off on a siding.
In contracts between RUs and IMs path availability to run trains will be clearly described in terms of a range of times at specified points.
That's the train that runs closest to the club.
And when life is at its best, you don't really want to run around in the trains.
But on the bright side, you got your money, the trains run on time...
One fellow has a suitcase always at the ready and the moment he is at liberty, he whips off his spurs and runs to the train.
Sometimes I get to catch bad people doing bad things, but... Most of the time I just make the trains run on time.
The infrastructure manager shall send this message to the next neighbouring infrastructure manager involved in the train run.
In contracts between RUs and IMs path availability to run trains will be clearly described in terms of a range of times at specified points.

Alternatives:

collided with the train
hit the train

run onto the train

This phrase is correct and commonly used to indicate getting on the train.

This phrase is used when someone is boarding or getting on the train by running.

Examples:

She had to run onto the train before it departed.
The doors were closing, so he had to run onto the train.
The kids ran onto the train with excitement.

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It appears a prankster has run onto the field wearing a sling and halter top.
Listen, when I run onto the football field, 90,000 people stand up and cheer.
If y keep reading, you'll run onto the side with the obituaries.
Back up. I did not run onto the field.
I thought I was followed onto the train.
I saw him onto the train myself.
He drove onto the train tracks.
So one witness saw a black man pull Wyatt onto the train.
She fell onto the train tracks...
The Macedonia team runs onto the pitch: we see the goalie
Gilberte got onto the train at Katonah, and made the ride on the train at 9:15 going into the city.
Henry crawls out onto the tracks and lies down in front of the train.
In just a few minutes, I shall be welcoming the passengers onto the train.
I remember as boys, we jumped onto the trains heading from the suburbs to the centre.
In the near future, it is not only passengers who should get out of the car and onto the train, but freight which should go off the road and onto the railway.
You mean, when you stalked and followed me onto the train?
You followed her onto the train - Margaret, your friend.
Load the cream of it onto the train dynamite the rest.
But for now... mark the red suit, walking onto the train with the confidence of an oppressor.
I threw myself out of the open car... and let myself fall onto the train tracks.

Alternatives:

boarded the train by running
got on the train quickly

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run into the train vs run onto the train