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Questions tagged [trains]

Travel by rail including local and long distance trains, but note that more specific tags are available and should be preferred where relevant. For examples see tag info.

This tag should be used for questions around travelling by trains. This includes where and when trains run, booking train tickets, different ticket types and classes, and questions relating to when rail is a good transport choice for a given journey.

For more general questions, tags like and should be used.

More specific tags in current use include:

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Why are lights very bright in most passenger trains, especially at night?

I saw a general tendency, at least in Europe, for newer trains to have significantly bright lighting in passenger carriages. During the evening and at night, I find those can be an inconvenience for: Getting some sleep Relieving eye…
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Codes on trains and train wagons

While traveling Europe, I noticed codes written on trains (public transport as well as cargo), which are written like words but seem to be codes. Examples: Shimms, Shimmns, Tads. Case exactly as written. Dutch and Austrian trains. When googling, we…
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Identifying Train/carriage/seats on Austrian Rail

This might sound like a really daft/pointless question, but my tickets say, if Google translate is correct that my train to Budapest from Vienna (Wein HBF) is train 49, with a window seat by a table then 076, is this a seat number? will there be a…
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Train travel UK-Southern Spain

What options do we have for traveling from London to Southern Spain? Are high speed trains the only option? The route I have found is London-Paris-Barcelona-Malaga, in Eurostar, TGV, AVE. I'd be OK with a slow overnight train at some point of the…
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Seating plan for ECE

We've been allocated seats 34 and 37 on EuroCity-Express (ECE) 451. I tried to find a seating plan for this train but couldn't find one. This forum post appears confusingly unrelated despite talking about ECE maps. The ticket says they're both…
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German Rail Pass

I'm holding a UK passport but a Hong Kong permanent resident holding a permanent HK identity card and valid driving licence. Can I use German rail pass?
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How can you travel on a trans-Siberian train when it is fully booked?

In China, if the train you want to take is full such that no tickets are available, you can buy a short ticket and supplement it on board by paying the fare of the remaining section plus a small fee. This causes the train to be overloaded which…
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Partial cancellation of a train ticket

I have booked four person ticket of 3rd ac in one PNR number. Now I want to cancel two person ticket from them. Are the remaining two person tickets on same reservation valid or not?
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How can I confirm the delay on a digital ticket?

When missing connections in case of train delays, it is recommended to have the delay confirmed on the first ticket (for example, the passenger must present a confirmation of this delay, that he received from the delayed operator). Classically this…
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U1256 LONDN TO BESCOT STADIUM

I have received a train ticket stipulating From U1256 LONDN to BESCOT STADIUM. Can you confirm this covers my underground travel from Heathrow through to London Euston and then my onward travel through to Bescot, Walsall?
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Why are subway stations platforms +15 F/+8 C hotter than ambient temperature in summer

It was pleasant this morning in NYC 77F/25C: I did not break a sweat walking to the station. In contrast, the platforms of the #6 train at 42nd and 77th felt 15F/8C degrees hotter. I was not the only one sweating. What causes the appreciable…
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Trains - Are the IZY trains very strict on luggage dimensions?

Please share your experience. This concerns the pan-European IZY trains which arrive in France. Do you have to be very careful to follow luggage restrictions mentioned on the website?
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Late running Eurostar service from Brussels

What happens if my Eurostar service from Brussels is running late and I miss my Grand Central train from Kings Cross
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Paris day Trip from London with South African passport

Im South African going to the UK on holiday. I would like to do a one day Paris tour leaving from London. Do I also need to apply for a Schengen visa even if it an in and out trip?
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Would a train stop if someone runs after it?

I have seen many people miss trains and wave after it, but it doesn't stop, I'm in the UK and I am wondering if the train would stop in other countries or if it depends on the driver and the train company (in the UK)?
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