Ulf Kutzner

Jon Bell schrieb:
    >
    > In article <[email protected]>,
    > Lennart Petersen <[email protected]> wrote:
    > >
    > >Anyway, as usual the German timetable
    > >http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en
    > >is the best source for information.
    >
    > It's worth noting that all stations (except perhaps the very smallest
    > Haltestellen) have ticket vending machines that take accept both credit
    > cards and cash, and access the same database used by the Web site.

Err, very few of the NTA-FV accept cash.

Regards & X-post, ULF

Jon Bell

In article <[email protected]>,
Ulf Kutzner <[email protected]> wrote:
    >Jon Bell schrieb:
    >>
    >> In article <[email protected]>,
    >> Lennart Petersen <[email protected]> wrote:
    >>
    >> It's worth noting that all stations (except perhaps the very smallest
    >> Haltestellen) have ticket vending machines that take accept both credit
    >> cards and cash, and access the same database used by the Web site.
    >Err, very few of the NTA-FV accept cash.

OK, you're probably referring to the machines that handle tickets for
long-distance trips.

I'm pretty sure I used cash in ticket vending machines most of the time
last summer. However, my wife and I used a rail pass for long-distance
travel, so we used the machines only when doing short trips on days when
we weren't using the pass. In most of those cases we were within some
urban Verkehrsverbund's area (e.g. Nürnberg, Karlsruhe, Rhein-Ruhr) where
the machines are different from the DB-only machines for longer trips.

--
Jon Bell <[email protected]> Presbyterian College
Dept. of Physics and Computer Science Clinton, South Carolina USA

Ulf Kutzner

Jon Bell schrieb:

    > >> It's worth noting that all stations (except perhaps the very smallest
    > >> Haltestellen) have ticket vending machines that take accept both credit
    > >> cards and cash, and access the same database used by the Web site.
    > >
    > >Err, very few of the NTA-FV accept cash.
    >
    > OK, you're probably referring to the machines that handle tickets for
    > long-distance trips.
    >
    > I'm pretty sure I used cash in ticket vending machines most of the time
    > last summer. However, my wife and I used a rail pass for long-distance
    > travel, so we used the machines only when doing short trips on days when
    > we weren't using the pass. In most of those cases we were within some
    > urban Verkehrsverbund's area (e.g. Nürnberg, Karlsruhe, Rhein-Ruhr) where
    > the machines are different from the DB-only machines for longer trips.

I see. Most, if not all of these local machines accept cash. Some of
them may additionally accept electronic payment.

Regards, ULF

Martin Bienwald

Casey schrieb:

    > I am going to Wurzburg (sorry, no umlaut), and the train first goes to
    > Frankfurt. So is that considered a local or long distance train? How
    > are the two train stations marked? (I read & speak some German)

They are named "Frankfurt Flughafen Fernbf" and "Frankfurt Flughafen
Regiobf" respectively. Regiobf (local station) consists of tracks #1
to #3 while Fernbf (long distance station) has tracks #4 to #7.

    >> (There is a small surcharge if you use an ICE train with an IC ticket.)
    >
    > Can I pay the conductor or must I arrange for this with the ticket agent
    > before I board?

You can pay the conductor, although it's slightly (2 euros IIRC) cheaper to
arrange for this with the ticket agent. Certainly no reason to miss a train
over buying the supplement at the counter.

Conductors on long-distance trains accept major credit cards.

... Martin

Casey

    >> How are the two train stations marked? (I read & speak some German)
    > They are named "Frankfurt Flughafen Fernbf" and "Frankfurt Flughafen
    > Regiobf" respectively. Regiobf (local station) consists of tracks #1
    > to #3 while Fernbf (long distance station) has tracks #4 to #7.

Thanks for the specifics. I wonder why they named it Regiobf instead
of Regionbf, given that Regionbf is clearer. Fernbf is clear, though.


Casey

Tom Peel

Casey wrote:

    >>>How are the two train stations marked? (I read & speak some German)
    >>They are named "Frankfurt Flughafen Fernbf" and "Frankfurt Flughafen
    >>Regiobf" respectively. Regiobf (local station) consists of tracks #1
    >>to #3 while Fernbf (long distance station) has tracks #4 to #7.
    >
    >
    > Thanks for the specifics. I wonder why they named it Regiobf instead
    > of Regionbf, given that Regionbf is clearer. Fernbf is clear, though.
    >
    >
    > Casey
    >
    >
Regiobahn seems to be one of these trendy buzzwords that are invading
the langauge. It's surprising they didn't call it Regiotrain,
considering the state of the German language nowadays.

T.