A trip by railway

Travelling by train is slower than that by plane, but it has its advantages, too. Modern trains have comfortable seats in all passenger carriages, and there are sleeping-cars and dining-cars which make even the longest journey enjoyable.

And what an interesting place a big railway station is! There are a lot of notices: Entrance and Exit, or perhaps Way In and Way Out, Arrivals and Departures, Refreshment Room and Waiting Room. There are shouts of the porters as they pull luggage along the platform to the waiting trains, the crowds at the booking-office getting tickets. At bookstalls the passengers choose books, magazines or newspapers for the journey.

When the train is in, the loud speaker announces the passengers to take their seat. The travellers find their berths and arrange their suitcases under the seat or on the racks. Soon the train starts.

If it is an express train, it doesn’t stop at little wayside stations or halts. It stops at big stations and junctions where some passengers change trains.

On arriving in a town of his destination, the traveller may leave his heavy luggage in the Left Luggage Office until he finds a hotel or other place to stay in.

If people need any information about a train, they address the Inquiry Office.