乗ってきた

got on

→ 乗る
phrase Rare #27,745
got on Often describes someone boarding and coming toward the speaker. In expressions like 乗ってこない, it can also mean not going along with an invitation or suggestion.
JA: 彼らは次の駅で乗ってきた。
EN: They got on at the next station.

茶色のセーターを着た男が子供と一緒に乗ってきたか?

Did the man in the brown sweater get on with a child?

— バジュランギおじさんと、小さな迷子 (2015)

乗客が一斉に乗ってきた。

The passengers all boarded at once.

だれかが乗ってきたのかな

I wonder if someone got on.

— When Marnie Was There (2014)