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WorksheetsTravelling By Train
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is a departure time?
A time you arrive at.
A time you leave at.
Leisure time.
What is a place on a railway line where trains regularly stop so that passengers can get on or off?
Train station.
Train port.
Train services.
What is an arrival time?
A time you leave at.
A time you get to a place at.
Leisure time.
You buy this to use a train to get where you want.
Token.
Ticket.
Wrist band.
What is meant by a change?
Getting off one train at a station to get on another train to complete the journey.
The end of a journey.
The start of a journey.
What do trains travel along?
Roads.
Rivers.
Tracks.
When someone buys a one way ticket, what does it mean?
It only takes you to one station.
It only takes you to where you want to go not how to get back.
When someone buys a return ticket, what does it mean?
It only takes you to where you want to go.
It takes you back from the place you wanted to go to.
What is the primary (main) spending opportunity when travelling by train?
Food and drinks.
Tickets.
Hotel reservations.
How long is the railway network in the UK?
21,000 miles.
2 miles.
30,000 miles.
100,000 miles.
How many train stations are in the UK?
Less than 2,500.
More than 2,500.
In what city is there an underground rail network called the 'tube'?
Liverpool.
London.
Leeds.
Lincoln.
Can families buy a family rail card to give them a discounted price to travel at?
Yes.
No.
What is meant by off-peak times?
Any time excluding mornings and late afternoons/early evenings Monday to Friday. Most train travel during weekends and bank holidays, Trains during these times are generally less busy with cheaper tickets available.
Travelling in the best and most expensive seats.
Travelling in the mornings and late afternoons. This excludes weekends and bank holidays.
What does travelling first class usually include?
Access to toilets.
Champagne once people are in their seats.
Free Wi-Fi, complimentary food and drinks, free newspapers, extra leg room and reclining seats.
What do people check at the station to see if a train is on time or delayed?
An engineer in charge.
An app called train status UK.
Status and live departure boards
