A ticket

A half price ticket

A reduce rate
A single ticket
A return ticket
A season ticket
A railcard
Useful phrases: (First) class
The train is arriving at platform 2 Standard class
The train to (city) calls at … To punch
When is the next/last train for …?
A single / return to (city) please.
Do I have to change trains?

timetable/schedule
public holidays
weekdays
1
- When does the London train leave, please?
- 9.25, Platform 3.
- What time does it reach London?
- You should be there at 11.31, but you may be a bit late.
1 The (railway) station - Do I have to change?
2 The train a The rail / the track - Yes, you change at Lewis and East Croydon.
3 The platform b The front of the train 2.
4 The (railway) track c The rear of the train - Which train do I take for Victoria, please?
5 A passenger - 9.28. This end of Platform 2. 4.
d The locomotive
6 Luggage - When does it get in? What time's the next train to Victoria, please?
7 The (luggage) trolley e The luggage (postal)
- It gets there at 11.34. 9.26, Platform 4. Right up at the front.
8 The railwayman van - Must I change? When do we get there?
9 The ticket inspector f The carriage - No, it's a through train. It's due in at 11.35, but they're running late today.
10 The guard g The buffet car Need I change trains?
11 The station master h The dining car Yes, change at East Croydon.
12 The station buffet i The sleeper 3.
13 The waiting room - Which platform for London Bridge, please?
j The compartment
14 The ticket machine - 9.27 from Platform 1.
15 The left luggage locker k The - What time does it arrive?
16 Information desk couchettes/berths It takes roughly two hours. So, you'll arrive just before 11.30.
17 The lost property office Is it necessary to change?
18 The arrival / departure board No, there's no need to change.
19 The ticket office
On a bus -- Situational Dialogues -- How to say

1.
- Does this bus go to the station?
- Am I OK for St. Mary's Church?
- Do you go to the seafront?
- Is this the right bus for the Town Hall?

2.
- No, you'll have to get off at the bank and take a 192.
- No, we only go as far as the park, but you can walk from there.
- No, you're going the wrong way. You want a 143 from the church.
- No, you should've caught a 12. Jump out at the bridge and get one there.
3.
- Can you tell me where to get off?
- How much further is it?
- Have we got much further to go?
-Could you tell me when we get there?
4.
- It's the next stop but one.
- It's quite a way yet, but I'll tell you in good time.
- It's the next stop.
- It's three stops after this one.