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The Children's Train by Viola Ardone

The Children's Train: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Children's Train runs 5.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Tim Campbell (about 3.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

5.9listening hrs
Literary Fictionstore shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 5.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Children's Train at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day12 days
1 hour / day6 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×4 days

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What our data says

  • At 5.9 hours, it is shorter than 80% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

The Children's Train is an audiobook by Viola Ardone: a 5.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Tim Campbell, released January 12, 2021, on the Historical (Fiction) and Coming of Age shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
5.9 hrs
Narrated by
Tim Campbell
Released
January 12, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Fiction), Coming of Age, Literary Fiction
ISBN
9780062940537

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Children's Train as an audiobook?

The Children's Train runs 5.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.9 hours.

Is The Children's Train free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Children's Train?

The Children's Train is narrated by Tim Campbell.