the train would have arrived vs the train would arrive

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'The train would have arrived' is used to talk about a hypothetical past situation that didn't happen, while 'the train would arrive' is used to talk about a hypothetical future situation. They cannot be directly compared as they refer to different time frames.

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the train would have arrived

This phrase is correct and commonly used to talk about a hypothetical past situation that didn't happen.

This phrase is used to express a hypothetical past situation that didn't occur, often in the context of regrets or missed opportunities.

Examples:

If we had left earlier, the train would have arrived on time.
She thought the train would have arrived by now.

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The trains arrived and the people were driven out with clubs.
I would like to ask what happened after the train arrived Kishikawa station.
And when the train arrived at Kishikawa and I got off, she suddenly grabbed my sleeve...
You had turned off one of the light before the train arrived.
And the trains arrived on schedule!
IM to RU: this message must be sent to indicate that the train has arrived on the infrastructure.
The train has not arrived yet.
You see, early this morning a train arrived.
Men like us have been keeping peace in this valley since the first wagon train arrived.
Do you know if the Stockholm train arrived?
A few days later this freight train arrived... and we could get on it.
As the victim's train arrived at Kishikawa station, she chased after the defendant, who got off before her, and caught his right sleeve.
This train arrived in Tokyo at 6:10
In 2007, only 60% of all goods trains arrived at their destinations at the scheduled time.
When the train arrived at Antwerp-Berchem station at about 7.15 p.m., he was handed over to the Belgian Federal Police and taken to the police station at Antwerp Central railway station to be searched and questioned.
IM to RU, this message must be sent to indicate that the train has arrived on the infrastructure
In 2007, according to statistics published on the web site of the UIRR (International Union of combined Road- R ail transport companies), only around 60% of the freight trains arrived on time.
the assisting train has arrived, or
After a moving farewell in Berlin and a triumphal procession of the Führer along the whole route over German territory the train arrived in Italy.
Excuse me, has the train from the mountains arrived?

the train would arrive

This phrase is correct and commonly used to talk about a hypothetical future situation.

This phrase is used to express a hypothetical future situation, often to discuss plans, predictions, or possibilities.

Examples:

If the train were faster, it would arrive sooner.
He said the train would arrive at 3 p.m.

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The train arrives in ten minutes.
The train arrives in 20 minutes.
Let's hope the train arrives at Bicester in time.
The train arrives in platform number 5.
When the train arrives, we'll cross the river.
They're to be arrested the instant the train arrives and returned to London.
A train leaves Brussels at 7.20 a.m., and we are considering the possibility of arranging transport from Luxembourg, where the train arrives at 10.00 a.m.
How long until the train arrives?
What time does the train arrive at Yokohama?
The train will arrive in one hour on platform A.
The train should arrive in Nagoya or Gifu by morning.
I don't think the train will arrive, man.
It's still early, the train will arrive at 11 PM.
The train will arrive in Hamamatsu in five minutes, at 12:20.
If Saito is correct, the train will arrive in 5 or 10 minutes.
The train will arrive in Hamamatsu in five minutes, at 12:20.
When the train arrives on the infrastructure of IM n2 at the handover point this IM sends a Train Running Information with the actual handover time from this point to its path contracted RU.
When the train arrives at an interchange point, the IM must send a Train Running Information to his path contracted RU, for example RU 1, with the actual time of the arrival at that point.
When the train arrives at the handling point, the IM must send a Train Running Information with the actual time of arrival at this point to the RU.
When the train arrives at its destination the IM responsible sends a Train Running Information message with the actual arrival time to the RU which contracted the path.

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the train would have arrived vs the train would arrive