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Taking the Train

Apr 27, 2006 20:21

This is a rather specific question that I'm not sure can be answered unless I'm extremely lucky. My question is: How long would it take to travel by train from Kovel', Ukrain to Lublin, Poland?
And along those lines, what do the interiors of trains look like?

EDIT: Thanks for the quick info.

poland (misc), ~trains, ~travel: ground & rail, ukraine (misc)

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tessfawcett April 28 2006, 04:03:24 UTC

Maybe check out the Polish Train Company (or whatever it's called)? Anyway, they have train schedules, and it's in English. There's also A Beginner's Guide to Train Travel in the Ukraine.

It also might help to figure out what the exact route would be. The two cities look close on a map, but are they actually on a direct train line? (I have no clue, this is why I'm asking.) And if so, do passenger trains use it, i.e. are there border stations etc. where they can stop trains and check passports?

According to the Polish website, Lublin to Chelm takes one hour and eleven minutes, you could always try extrapolating from that (and toss in an hour or so for the passport checks, although two or three is probably more likely).

tessfawcett April 28 2006, 04:06:36 UTC

Aha, my questions are all answered in one fell swoop! Here we go: a schedule for a train which passes through both Lublin and Kovel, with times for both. Looks like it takes about six hours.

smurfb1ue April 28 2006, 15:51:03 UTC

Perfect. Thanks for the link.

bwinter April 28 2006, 05:59:30 UTC

The interior of the train will usually be divided into compartments with 8 or 6 seats in each (2nd or 1st class carriages respectively), 4 or 3 on each side. At one side's the window, at the other the big mostly glassed partition between the compartment and the hallway, with a sliding door. Two small foldable tables/trays at the window, one for each window-side passenger. Luggage racks under the ceiling (at each side one large for suitcases, one small underneath for newspapers, umbrellas etc). Usually at least one mirror between the seats and the racks, sometimes full-width mirrors on both sides of the compartment. If there are 4 seats to a side, there will usually be armrests that can be lowered only between #2 and #3 - passengers 1 and 2 are forced to keep apart at their own steam, and so are #3 and #4, so you generally pray for a slim person in the other seat ;) This is one of the better second-class compartments, they usually don't have plush seats like that.

The hallway looks like this. Toilets at either end, cleanliness varies ( ... )

blue_condition April 28 2006, 08:29:18 UTC

For almost any European rail journey:

http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en