silver train

English

This English term is a hot word. Its inclusion on Wiktionary is provisional.

Noun

silver train (plural silver trains)

  1. In China, a railway train assigned to take elderly retirees on touristic trips to underdeveloped areas whose economies will benefit from the spending.
    • 2025 February 12, Chris Lau, “China hopes new fleet of ‘silver trains’ will encourage its elderly to travel, and spend, more”, in CNN‎[1], archived from the original on 14 February 2025:
      China will launch a fleet of special “silver trains” specially built for the comfort and safety of elderly people to encourage its rapidly ageing population to travel – and spend – more, as it grapples with a demographic decline and stuttering economy.
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