Topical phrase list

I want a ticket to… - Мне нужен билет до

Does this train go direct to…? - Этот поезд идет прямо до…?

Yes, it’s a through train. - Да, это прямой поезд .

Do I have to change? - Мне надо делать пересадку?

You should change at… - Вам надо сделать пересадку в…

When does the train arrive at …? - Когда поезд прибывает в…?

Which platform is for … train? - С какой платформы отходит поезд на…?

Which train must I take? - На какой поезд мне надо сесть?

Where can I register the luggage? - Где можно сдать вещи в багаж?

Where is the booking office? - Где билетная касса?

Where is the left-luggage service? - Где камера хранения?

Dialogues Catching a train

Pauline: Second class return to Exmouth, please/

Clerk: Here you are.

P.: Thank you. Which platform for the Exmouth train, please?

C.: Platform three. You’ll have to hurry up . It goes at nine o’clock.

Staiton announcer: The train standing on platform three is the Exter and Plimouth train. Passengers for Exmouth should change at Sidmouth junctions. It is the Exter and Plimouth train leaving at nine o’clock.

P.: Here’s platform three. I’m only just in time.

Ticket collector: Up in the front for Exmouth, miss. First three carriages. Change at Sidmouth Junction.

P.: Oh, do I have to change?

T. C.: Yes, change at Sidmouth junction for Exmouth.

P.: Oh, dear, I’ll have to walk right along the platform with this heavy suitcase. I’ll get a porter. Porter!

Porter: Yes, miss?

P.: I want to Exmouth part of the train.

Porter: Right you are… Up in the front for Exmouth.

P.: See if you can find me a non-smoker, will you?

Porter: Here you are, miss. I’ll put this case on the rack for you, just here.

P.: Oh, thank you.

Booking train tickets in Britain

Passenger: I want a ticket to Manchester, please. Which train must I take?

Booking clerk: If I were you, I should take the 8.35. train.

P.: Do I have to change anywhere?

C.: No, no change, it’s a through train.

P.: Thank you. A ticket to Manchester, please!

C.: Single or return?

P.: Return, please, first class.

C.: Return, Manchester, twenty pounds fifteen pence, please.

P.: Here you are. Can you tell me again what time the train goes?

C.: 8.35. You’ll have to hurry if you want to register your luggage.

Booking train tickets in the usa

Clerk: May I help you?

Foreigner: I’d like to book two roundtrip tickets to Boston.

C.: Okay. When are leaving?

C.: Next Sunday.

C.: What time do you prefer?

F.: As far as I know, there is a train that leaves for Boston at 9a.m. I’d like to go by that train.

C.: Do you prefer a smoking carriage or a car for non-smokers.

F.: A car for non0smokers.

C.: I’ll reserve for you two tickets for the nine o’clock Sunday train.

F.: Roundtrip tickets?

C.: Yes.

F.: How much is it?

C.: 168 dollars.

F.: When does the train arrive to Boston?

C.: At 11.45. a. m. Your name, please?

F.: Oleg Rodimov. Where can I get the tickets?

C.: At the railroad station, window N9.