Platform information traveling from krakow to rzeszow

mafketis:

Not only that, but sometimes the platform is changed at the last minute without being changed on the departureboard. And if it's a domestic train, then the announcement will only be in Polish.

1. Look for signs that the train does indeed go to Rzeszów on the train itself.

2. Ask a few different passengers. A quick 'do Rzeszowa?' or even 'Rzeszów?' (in pseudo French spelling JAI-chouf) is enough (they'll nod and/or say 'tak' if it is. Don't ask kids or teenagers who might think it's funny to misdirect you. Don't ask conductors as they're not always 100% reliable. Do ask other passengers, preferably older and more stable looking.

plgThreads: 25 Posts: 316 Joined: Jul 9, 06	Nov 30, 09, 18:20 / #
Detailed view Station/Stop Date Arr. Dep. Platform Products Comments Kraków Główny 04.12.09 12:11 2/3 IR 63129 InterRegio Number of bicycles conveyed limited, 2nd class only Rzeszów Główny 14:13 Duration: 2:02; runs Mo - Sa Could someone please tell me what 2/3 means for the platform number? shouldnt it just be one number like > platform 2< for example... why two numbers? cheers

dtaylor5632Threads: 49 Posts: 4,459 Joined: May 2, 09	Nov 30, 09, 18:31 / #
you have to check the board when u get there to make sure which platform to wait at. Why you going to rzeszow? Its my fav city in Poland I use to make the trip from Krak to Rzeszow all the time.

AvalonThreads: 3 Posts: 812 Joined: Sep 11, 07	Nov 30, 09, 19:46 / #
The platform serves both 2 and 3, your train will leave from the 2 side.

plgThreads: 25 Posts: 316 Joined: Jul 9, 06	Nov 30, 09, 19:50 / #
Hi ok, so it is either 2 or 3. Thats a bit strange you would think they would know hehe I am going to visit my friend. I have never been to rzechow. I have been to krakow twice. And that is, of course, for now my fav city. ( i have been to poznan and gdanks also) So can you give me the lowdown on rzechow? things to do?? though my friend as i said is from there so no worries hehe are you polish? i dont think so......................shouldnt it be> ja mowię<<<po polsku

SzwedwPolsceThreads: 13 Posts: 1,915 Joined: Feb 21, 09	Edited by: SzwedwPolsce Nov 30, 09, 19:59 / #
The platform can be changed! You must always check on the board in the railway station before departure.

dtaylor5632Threads: 49 Posts: 4,459 Joined: May 2, 09	Nov 30, 09, 20:01 / #
Ok, so Rzeszow might not be as great as Krakow, well actually it isnt anywhere near Krakow. I mainly stay outside the city in the countryside but in the city there are some cool student bars and clubs. As with Krakow i wouldnt spend too much time on the square but try getting to places just outside it. Also a visit to the "*****" statue is always great for a laugh. I just prefer the "Polishness" of Rzeszow to Krakow.

plgThreads: 25 Posts: 316 Joined: Jul 9, 06	Nov 30, 09, 20:08 / #
hi yes i did not think so-krakow has to be the best. i love the square in krakow. It is very touristy. The what statue? you cant be polish? your english is too good. So why do you stay in poland? do you work? jak dlugo uczesz sie polskiego?

SzwedwPolsceThreads: 13 Posts: 1,915 Joined: Feb 21, 09	Edited by: SzwedwPolsce Nov 30, 09, 20:09 / #
Let me recommend a very cozy city in South-Eastern Poland - Zamość. The historical city centre is on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

plgThreads: 25 Posts: 316 Joined: Jul 9, 06	Nov 30, 09, 20:13 / #
yeah that looks beautiful

dtaylor5632Threads: 49 Posts: 4,459 Joined: May 2, 09	Nov 30, 09, 20:14 / #
I was supposed to go there last year, I hear its really nice.

dtaylor5632Threads: 49 Posts: 4,459 Joined: May 2, 09	Nov 30, 09, 20:39 / #
The train station in Rzeszow is something else though. When we went to buy ticket we waited for an hour behind ONE guy who wanted to check the prices of every train and possibilities. When we got to the woman, she put up a sign to say she was going for a break! bit(h! You could hear a lot of kurwa's that day :D

SzwedwPolsceThreads: 13 Posts: 1,915 Joined: Feb 21, 09	Edited by: SzwedwPolsce Nov 30, 09, 21:48 / #
plg: hmmmmm i think im terrified now Even a brain dead person can find the right train. Just look on the signs. But make sure you look on odjazdy (departures) and not przyjazdy (arrivals).

delphiandomineThreads: 42 Posts: 9,954 Joined: Nov 25, 08 [Suspended]	Nov 30, 09, 21:57 / #
Grzegorz_: Hmm I'm not 100% sure but It could be peron 2, tor 3 -> each platform (except the first and last one...) has tracks on both sides... so there are tracks 2 and 3 next to platform 2... No matter how many times you explain this, if the person isn't familiar with Polish railways, it'll still sound completely nonsense. It took me about 6 months to get to realise the idea of island platform sides being 'tracks' and not 'platforms'. :(

dtaylor5632Threads: 49 Posts: 4,459 Joined: May 2, 09	Nov 30, 09, 22:23 / #
aye she was a wee polish gem;) Im not fluent but I speak it well enough to have convo's with folk. I never went and studied it at school but just picked it up as i went along. Ive known some people to master it in less than a year, others longer. Depends how much practice you get.

mafketisThreads: 17 Posts: 1,880 Joined: Mar 31, 08	Edited by: mafketis Nov 30, 09, 20:33 / #
SzwedwPolsce: The platform can be changed! You must always check on the board in the railway station before departure. Not only that, but sometimes the platform is changed at the last minute without being changed on the departureboard. And if it's a domestic train, then the announcement will only be in Polish. 1. Look for signs that the train does indeed go to Rzeszów on the train itself. 2. Ask a few different passengers. A quick 'do Rzeszowa?' or even 'Rzeszów?' (in pseudo French spelling JAI-chouf) is enough (they'll nod and/or say 'tak' if it is. Don't ask kids or teenagers who might think it's funny to misdirect you. Don't ask conductors as they're not always 100% reliable. Do ask other passengers, preferably older and more stable looking.

plgThreads: 25 Posts: 316 Joined: Jul 9, 06	Edited by: plg Nov 30, 09, 21:02 / #
mafketis: Not only that, but sometimes the platform is changed at the last minute without being changed on the departureboard. And if it's a domestic train, then the announcement will only be in Polish. 1. Look for signs that the train does indeed go to Rzeszów on the train itself. 2. Ask a few different passengers. A quick 'do Rzeszowa?' or even 'Rzeszów?' (in pseudo French spelling JAI-chouf) is enough (they'll nod and/or say 'tak' if it is. Don't ask kids or teenagers who might think it's funny to misdirect you. Don't ask conductors as they're not always 100% reliable. Do ask other passengers, preferably older and more stable looking. hmmmmm i think im terrified now ale jaja!!!!!!!!!!!!

Grzegorz_Threads: 81 Posts: 6,213 Joined: Nov 16, 06	Nov 30, 09, 21:26 / #
plg: Could someone please tell me what 2/3 means for the platform number? Hmm I'm not 100% sure but It could be peron 2, tor 3 -> each platform (except the first and last one...) has tracks on both sides... so there are tracks 2 and 3 next to platform 2... Anyway you should find It out easily If you come up 10 minhutes earlier, the next train should be displayed on the thingy next to each track... and there are signs on the sides of each train too... plg: The what statue? There's a statue, which looks like a huge pu*sy...

dtaylor5632Threads: 49 Posts: 4,459 Joined: May 2, 09	Nov 30, 09, 21:54 / #
plg: you cant be polish? your english is too good. So why do you stay in poland? do you work? I lived in Krakow for about 5 years, but came out to Ireland to buy an old farmhouse and do it up. But I have plans to go back forever at some point in the future just dont know when. But yes I'm not Polish but Scottish and I speak Polish ;)

plgThreads: 25 Posts: 316 Joined: Jul 9, 06	Nov 30, 09, 22:04 / #
SzwedwPolsce: plg: hmmmmm i think im terrified now Even a brain dead person can find the right train. Just look on the signs. But make sure you look on odjazdy (departures) and not przyjazdy (arrivals). hmmmm thanks............................ so what does this one mean for coming back>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Detailed view Station/Stop Date Arr. Dep. Platform Products Comments Rzeszów Główny 08.12.09 08:22 IR 36134 InterRegio Number of bicycles conveyed limited, 2nd class only Kraków Główny 10:36 4/4 Duration: 2:14; runs daily 4/4?????????????????????????????????? each platform has tracks on each side apart from the first and last........well of course so whats 4/4 mean......

dtaylor5632Threads: 49 Posts: 4,459 Joined: May 2, 09	Nov 30, 09, 22:14 / #
I never understood the train station at Rzeszow so cant help u there, the ex took care of it for me :)

plgThreads: 25 Posts: 316 Joined: Jul 9, 06	Nov 30, 09, 22:18 / #
byłaś polką? and are you fluent in polish and if you are how long did it take you to master?

plgThreads: 25 Posts: 316 Joined: Jul 9, 06	Nov 30, 09, 23:28 / #
i have been practising it for-what seems-forever. and i dont seem to get any further - lol one year to master polish?????? are you sure?

delphiandomineThreads: 42 Posts: 9,954 Joined: Nov 25, 08 [Suspended]	Nov 30, 09, 23:45 / #
plg: so whats 4/4 mean...... Platform/Track numberings can be absolutely insane - don't ask questions in this respect, just find platform 4 and you'll be fine ;)

SzwedwPolsceThreads: 13 Posts: 1,915 Joined: Feb 21, 09	Edited by: SzwedwPolsce Nov 30, 09, 23:54 / #
Just read the signs correctly. Don't worry, I have never heard about anyone who didn't find their train in a Polish railway station. plg: and i dont seem to get any further - lol It's just speaking, speaking, speaking... listening, listening, listening. And of course read some grammar, and normal Polish texts. Of course you need someone in real life who can give you feedback. plg: byłaś polką? byłaś polką? = you were a Pole? (before you died?) (czy) ona była polką? = Was she Polish? (Sounds a little like the person is dead now) Czy ona jest Polką? = Is she Polish?

plgThreads: 25 Posts: 316 Joined: Jul 9, 06	Dec 1, 09, 00:05 / #
hehehehe (czy) ona była polką? = Was she Polish? yes sorry, my polish is crap i wanted 'was' because he said it was his 'ex' była< then i was looking for cheers (this is a excellent forum) :)) i will let yous all know how i get on hehehe

SzwedwPolsceThreads: 13 Posts: 1,915 Joined: Feb 21, 09	Dec 1, 09, 00:08 / #
plg: yes sorry, my polish is crap Practice makes perfect!

mafketisThreads: 17 Posts: 1,880 Joined: Mar 31, 08	Dec 1, 09, 00:38 / #
plg: hmmmmm i think im terrified now Don't be. Those are things I always do in countries where you don't have to show tickets before getting on and I don't speak the language (or don't speak it well). Arrive early, go to the platform listed on the departure board, but realize there's a small chance it will be somewhere else and be ready to change platforms in a hurry.