Train announcement boards
 

If I am in a smaller city, say Eisenach, and I want to travel to Leipzig
on a train that eventually travels to Dresden, what will the train
announcement board read? Will the stated destination of the train be
"Dresden", "Leipzig, Dresden", "Erfurt, Weimar, Leipzig, Dresden",
or is it somewhat inconsistent? Obviously there is only so much
room for words, but I want to know the usually included destinations.


Pete

Re: Train announcement boards
 

On 19 Aug, 17:47, "Pete" <[email protected]> wrote:
> If I am in a smaller city, say Eisenach, and I want to travel to Leipzig
> on a train that eventually travels to Dresden, what will the train
> announcement board read? Will the stated destination of the train be
> "Dresden", "Leipzig, Dresden", "Erfurt, Weimar, Leipzig, Dresden",
> or is it somewhat inconsistent? Obviously there is only so much
> room for words, but I want to know the usually included destinations.
>
> Pete

STR it's inconsistent, save it will always mention the final
destination, But also STR that it's not usually ever a problem because
every train run / route has a number, which the boards invariably show
and which can be crosschecked either by reference to your ticketing
documentation or the departure schedules on display on the platform.
No doubt others much more knowledgeable will correct me if remembered
wrong !

Re: Train announcement boards
 

On Sun, 19 Aug 2007, Pete wrote:

> If I am in a smaller city, say Eisenach, and I want to travel to Leipzig
> on a train that eventually travels to Dresden, what will the train
> announcement board read? Will the stated destination of the train be
> "Dresden", "Leipzig, Dresden", "Erfurt, Weimar, Leipzig, Dresden",
> or is it somewhat inconsistent? Obviously there is only so much
> room for words, but I want to know the usually included destinations.

The final destination is indicated, as is any major city along the way.
It's not consistent.

There's usually a timetable showing all the stops, so you don't have to
worry about taking the wrong train.

--
Yves Bellefeuille
<[email protected]>

Re: Train announcement boards
 

On 19 Aug, 17:47, "Pete" <[email protected]> wrote:
> If I am in a smaller city, say Eisenach, and I want to travel to Leipzig
> on a train that eventually travels to Dresden, what will the train
> announcement board read? Will the stated destination of the train be
> "Dresden", "Leipzig, Dresden", "Erfurt, Weimar, Leipzig, Dresden",
> or is it somewhat inconsistent? Obviously there is only so much
> room for words, but I want to know the usually included destinations.
>
> Pete

Don't think the available hardware on the kind of stations / places
you cite as exmples once incorporated too much idisplay information or
sophistication, but, as such places are tending to get rebuilt and
modernized, all this should change or already has changed - as regards
all but the smallest rail stations,

Re: Train announcement boards
 

In article <[email protected]. com>,
David <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 19 Aug, 17:47, "Pete" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > If I am in a smaller city, say Eisenach, and I want to travel to Leipzig
> > on a train that eventually travels to Dresden, what will the train
> > announcement board read? Will the stated destination of the train be
> > "Dresden", "Leipzig, Dresden", "Erfurt, Weimar, Leipzig, Dresden",
> > or is it somewhat inconsistent? Obviously there is only so much
> > room for words, but I want to know the usually included destinations.
> >
> > Pete
>
> Don't think the available hardware on the kind of stations / places
> you cite as exmples once incorporated too much idisplay information or
> sophistication, but, as such places are tending to get rebuilt and
> modernized, all this should change or already has changed - as regards
> all but the smallest rail stations,

You can usually find that information posted on a wall, however.

--
Mary, biblioholic

bib-li-o-hol-ism : the habitual longing to purchase, read, store,
admire, and consume books in excess.

http://www.airstreamcomm.net/~erilarlo

Re: Train announcement boards
 

On Sun, 19 Aug 2007 10:44:56 -0700, David <[email protected]> wrote:

>STR it's inconsistent, save it will always mention the final
>destination

It does happen that the final destination is mentioned merely as a
footnote (or not even at all) when this destination can be reached
through another route in less time (e.g. Stuttgart-Bielefeld or
Bruchsal-Germersheim).

Regards, Martin

Re: Train announcement boards
 

On 20 Aug, 00:15, erilar <[email protected]> wrote:
> In article <[email protected]. com>,
>
>
>
> David <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On 19 Aug, 17:47, "Pete" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > If I am in a smaller city, say Eisenach, and I want to travel to Leipzig
> > > on a train that eventually travels to Dresden, what will the train
> > > announcement board read? Will the stated destination of the train be
> > > "Dresden", "Leipzig, Dresden", "Erfurt, Weimar, Leipzig, Dresden",
> > > or is it somewhat inconsistent? Obviously there is only so much
> > > room for words, but I want to know the usually included destinations.
>
> > > Pete
>
> > Don't think the available hardware on the kind of stations / places
> > you cite as exmples once incorporated too much idisplay information or
> > sophistication, but, as such places are tending to get rebuilt and
> > modernized, all this should change or already has changed - as regards
> > all but the smallest rail stations,
>
> You can usually find that information posted on a wall, however.
>
> --
> Mary, biblioholic
>
> bib-li-o-hol-ism : the habitual longing to purchase, read, store,
> admire, and consume books in excess.
>
> http://www.airstreamcomm.net/~erilarlo

Look on the departures notice , note the train number which often be
on the indicator board .Also pick up the free timetable leaflet and
of course you can ask if not sure .