silver train

English

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

Noun

silver train (plural silver trains)

1. (neologism) 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, 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.