Переведите в время и на 44 .journeys by railway begin and likely to need in the way of service. the main purpose of railway station is to get a passenger and his luggage into or out of railway trains as effectively and speedily as possible. l'he first need of the passenger is to know what trains are available to his destination, how long they take and where, if anywhere, he has to change. thus the information on the time of train departure, fares, rout, arrival time is given either at the inquiry office or by automatic machines. besides this information is all shown on printed timetables and train indicators an automatic check-room (cloak-room) is intended for safekeeping hand luggage at left-luggage office. a meal can be obtained in the restaurant, in the refreshment and dining rooms. book-, newspapers-, flower-, souvenirs stalls, a post office and telegraph office, an in tourist office, the first aid post, banks of telephones, spacious waiting rooms and numerous booking (ticket) offices are taken for granted at large railway stations. an automatic system «express-2» for booking distance train ticket selling is in operation on the moscow railway. similar systems are installed now in st. petersburg, kiev, some over railway stations of the russia.
