You say he could Apparate, but this is not necessarily less exhausting than the train. Remember that Hogwarts has an anti-Apparition jinx, so Apparition would still require a little, or maybe a lot, of walking over hard ground to get to Hogwarts, whereas on the train he could--and did--sleep almost the whole time. Could he use Floo powder? Doubtful. There was a lot of anti-werewolf prejudice at the time, and he was very poor, so it is unlikely that he had access to Floo Powder. Portkeys? They need Ministry help to set up, and this is too much trouble, as well as hard since he is a werewolf. So it is probable that he was just exhausted or had no other means of travel. Or, though this is unlikely, Dumbledore put him on the train knowing that he would meet Harry.
Edit: I've found a quote from Slughorn's letter to Harry about the Slug Club. It proves that teachers do take the train, or at least some of them do, they just don't mix with students while on the train:
Harry,
I would be delighted if you would join me for a bit of lunch in compartment C.
Sincerely,
Professor H. E. F. Slughorn.
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