European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 30, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse If you need More informal Ion than what you find on the rain sched Ules look for this sign. Bun Desbah personnel Are very helpful and someone usually Speaks English. They Wilt typical / write your schedule on a if they Don to say Al late sek Reiben she Das it s easier than trying to re member All of your Transfer Points times of departure Etc. Ticket sales windows labelled Inland arc Only for ticket sales for trips within West Germany. Auit and marked windows Are for trips Cross ing International Borders. For trips under 50 Kilometres Purchase tickets from the ticket vending machines. Simply find your Desti nation see what zone it s in and push the corresponding zone Button on the right Side of the machine either for an adult or child s ticket if you want a roundtrip ticket push the of Rund Lahirt Button after you push the zone Button. If you want an in Zus filae or fd/d-2ttsehag intercity or Holiday express a train supplement ticket push and pay for that separately and you will get another ticket. Different machines offer the 1c or the add supplement buttons. If the machine you re using does t offer the Zug swag you need you can always buy one at the ticket counter or on the train. Paying the surcharge on the train will Cost you an extra Mark. Machines accept Dos do 2, do 50 i. And 10 of. Coins and give change. If your destination is not listed and the ticket windows Are closed Pur Chase a ticket covering the first part of your journey and buy another ticket at the next connecting station or on the train. It is better to get on a train with a valid ticket for at least part of your journey than to Board empty handed. Otherwise you could be liable for a Fine of do 40 or Morel Rutur Vitolan there is a separate window for re serving seats Couch ettes or sleep ing compartments except in Small Bah Nofs that Only have one win Dow. You can Reserve a seat on the cd trains and most drains for do 3.50. Scat reservations Are free for tee which is Only 1st class and 1c intercity trains. It is advisable to Reserve seats during Peak travel periods and it is always advisable to Reserve seats for groups. Couchetta and Sleeper reservations should be made and paid for in Advance to assure you the accommodations you desire. When using a Cou Chette or Sleeper compartment which crosses International Borders your passports will be safely kept by train officials during the night so that you can sleep undisturbed by passport control officials. For a fee. If you want to Check your Luggage instead of carrying it yourself look for this sign the do also offers pick up and delivery service from your front door to your destination if you want to store your Luggage at the Bohnhof look for this sign Scholes Faecher. For a few Marks you can safely store your gear. Keep the key with you and retrieve your baggage any time the Bohnhof is open. You can also store your gear in a guarded storage office which might be More convenient for longer periods since you Don t have to re turn every 24 hours to put More Money in the locker. But make sure you la be retrieving your bags while the office is open. Either Way having some place to safely store your baggage while seeing some sights or looking for a hotel room can make your trip a lot nicer. You la find Luggage trolleys of Ferkull for use within larger train stations. These can save a lot of Wear and tear on your shoulders and arms. Push Down on the handle to release the braking device of most trolleys. The City connection a City connections Booklet gives you All of the arrivals and departures Between a particular City and other cities location by location. For example a Booklet for Heidelberg contains on one Page ail of the i Rains Between Heidelberg and Konstanz and vice versa. On other pages you la find schedules for trains Between Hei Delberg and Bremen Heidelberg and Karlsruhe Etc. There is an Index in front of i he schedule Booklet which indicates the Page Seite number for each Destina Tion. There is also a Price per kilo meter Chart towards the front of the Booklet so you can determine the train fare. These booklets Are available free of charge at every Bohnhof. Cent of around Germany time of arrival this tide howl trains from time of Heidelberg to Koni Lanz departure no. Of Btl Meten Type of train / thai Ilde of How Riim Romko Niland to irn Konstanz h if r Tevik flip a my a 211ta own Amanca Tunn few to a Rimml. Or 1uibw Tut of in Anno rot Siv in tin Luv a Imp Tugab a Vul Dan remarks if you take the Iilo d train from Kunitani o Heidelberg or example you mini Transfer loan 1c train in Ofle Bing. And you Tramper again in Karlsruhe. Remember u stands Lor Umi Telgen which meant Transfer. The 14.46 train goes All the Way to Heidelberg no Transfer necessary. on operating Tomci for example the 15 56 local train runs monday through saturday except on the Josih of dec. Until the 1st of january the 29th through the 3lit of match and on the 19lh of May. If you Are taking a rain with one of i heir buses look below at the line print i thursday april 30,1987 paid special insert to the stars and stripes Page do
