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Railway Station English: Phrases & Audio

Buying tickets and asking about trains. Here are all 14 phrases from the “At the Railway Station” topic of the Hinglish app’s Spoken English track — the natural English to say, what it means in simple words, other answers the app also accepts, and a Hindi translation you can switch on or off.

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At the Railway Station: phrases & meanings

एक टिकट दिल्ली के लिए।

One ticket to Delhi, please.

Buying a train ticket to Delhi.

Also accepted: “One ticket for Delhi please” · “One ticket to Delhi”
ट्रेन कितने बजे आएगी?

What time does the train arrive?

Asking when a train will arrive.

Also accepted: “What time will the train come” · “When does the train arrive”
यह ट्रेन कहाँ जाती है?

Where does this train go?

Asking a train's destination.

Also accepted: “Where is this train going” · “Where does this train go to”
मुझे दो टिकट चाहिए।

I need two tickets.

Asking for two tickets.

Also accepted: “I want two tickets” · “Can I get two tickets”
प्लेटफॉर्म नंबर क्या है?

What is the platform number?

Asking which platform to go to.

Also accepted: “Which platform is it” · “What platform is it on”
क्या यह ट्रेन लेट है?

Is this train late?

Asking if a train is delayed.

Also accepted: “Is the train delayed” · “Is this train running late”
अगली ट्रेन कब है?

When is the next train?

Asking the time of the next train.

Also accepted: “What time is the next train” · “When's the next train”
किराया कितना है?

How much is the fare?

Asking the ticket price.

Also accepted: “What's the fare” · “How much is the ticket”
क्या इस ट्रेन में सीट खाली है?

Are there any seats available on this train?

Asking if seats are free on a train.

Also accepted: “Is there any seat available on this train” · “Are seats available on this train”
मुझे एक वापसी टिकट चाहिए।

I need a return ticket.

Asking for a two-way ticket.

Also accepted: “I want a return ticket” · “Can I get a return ticket”
यह ट्रेन किस प्लेटफॉर्म से जाएगी?

Which platform does this train leave from?

Asking which platform a train departs from.

Also accepted: “Which platform will this train depart from” · “From which platform does this train go”
क्या मुझे यहाँ ट्रेन बदलनी होगी?

Do I have to change trains here?

Asking if you need another train here.

Also accepted: “Do I need to change trains here” · “Should I change trains here”
क्या आप मेरी टिकट कन्फर्म करा सकते हैं?

Can you confirm my ticket?

Asking staff to check your booking is confirmed.

Also accepted: “Could you confirm my ticket” · “Can you get my ticket confirmed”
वेटिंग रूम किधर है?

Where is the waiting room?

Asking where passengers can sit and wait.

Also accepted: “Which way is the waiting room” · “Where's the waiting room”

“Also accepted” lists other answers the app’s spoken answer-checker counts as correct for that phrase.

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Reading a list is the easy half. In Hinglish you see a prompt, say the English, and the app checks your spoken answer — then brings back the ones you fumble through spaced review. This topic is one of 24 in its Spoken English track, alongside a 60-day course and a vocabulary track (1,365 phrases in all), and everything works without internet.

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