The following ticket types exist in Russia:
Buying tickets for Russian trains is not such an easy task - even for locals. Russian rail tickets can be purchased from ticket offices directly at the train station or through a travel agency. Here are the answers to the most popular questions regarding ticket booking process.
How to read Russian electronic train ticket:
1 - Passenger information (Surname, first letter of Name, first letter of Second name)
2 - Date and time of departure
3 - Departure station
4 - Arrival station
5 - Date and time of arrival
6 - Ticket class
7 - Train number
8 - Carriage number
9 - Berth/seat number
How to read the Russian paper train ticket (local trains):
(1) train number
(2) date of departure
(3) time of departure
(4) carriage number
(5) carriage type
(6) city of departure
(7) city of arrival
(8) train type
(9) berth number
(10)passenger passport number
(11)passenger name in Russian
(12)arrival date and time
How to read the Russian paper train ticket (international trains):
(1) number of passengers
(2) ticket type (full/child)
(3) passenger passport number
(4) passenger name
(5) passenger date of birth
(6) date of departure
(7) time of departure
(8) city of departure
(9) city of arrival
(10)date of arrival
(11)time of arrival
(12)carriage type
(13)train number
(14)carriage number
(15)seat/berth number
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