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In Russian, в поезде literally means in the train, and that is the normal way to say on the train when you mean being inside it as a passenger.
A useful pattern is:
- в
- location you are physically inside
- на
- surface, event, or some forms of transport in a more abstract sense
So Russian says:
- в поезде = on the train
- в автобусе = on the bus
- в машине = in the car
- в метро = on the metro / in the subway
But:
- на самолёте can mean by plane
- на поезде often means by train rather than inside the train
So in this sentence, в поезде is about location, not means of travel.