Assignment

1. Study check - 5.1

Q1. All airports have a railway station. TRUE or FALSE?

Answer : (b) False

Q2. There are more than 5,000 railway stations in Germany. TRUE or FALSE?

Answer : (a) True

Q3. An increasing number of people are using Amtrak's "North East Corridor trains. TRUE or
FALSE?

Answer:(a) True

Q4. Which mode of transportation produces lower carbon emissions, therefore reducing harm to
the environment?

Answer:(a) train

Q5. The Channel Tunnel links Great Britain with Norway. TRUE or FALSE?

Answer: (b) False

2. Study check 5.2

Sr Name of train service Country High speed or

no long distance

1 Acela express USA High speed

2 Alfa pendular Portugal High speed

3 Alta velocidad española Spain High speed

4 Alta velocita Italy High speed

 5 Canadian Canada Long distance

6 Coast starlight USA Long distance

7 Glacier express Swiss Long distance

Alpes

8 Indian Pacific Australia Long distance

9 Intercity express Germany High speed

10 Railjet Austria High speed

11 Rajdhani India Long distance

12 Shatabdi India Long distance

13 Shinkansen Japan High speed

14 Supercity Czech High speed

15 TGV France High speed

16 Trans-siberian Russia Long distance

17 X-2000 Sweden High speed

3. Study check 5.3

Q 1. Rail travel between Paris and Cologne always requires a change of train. TRUE or
FALSE?

Answer: (b) False

Q2. Internet journey planners show train times for a FALSE? ecific date. TRUE or

Answer : (a) True

Q3. Internet journey planners provide fares.

Answer: (b) sometimes

Q4.The bahncard is a frequent traveler discount card offering reduced railfares to card holders.
TRUE or FALSE?
Answer: (a) True

Q5. Internet journey planners. that the train is scheduled to depart from show the platform
(track) number

Answer : (b) sometimes

4. Study check 5.4

Q1. Eurostar trains have three classes of travel. TRUE or FALSE?

Answer : (a) True

Q2. Couchette is FALSE? the highest y of sleeping cars in Europe. TRUE or FALSE

Answer: (b) False

Q3. In the USA, the p FALSE? Most expensive class of travel is Business Class. TRUE or
FALSE

Answer: False

Q4. Some trains have dedicated areas to transport people in wheelchairs. TRUE or FALSE?

Answer: True

Q5. Bicycles are never allowed on trains. TRUE or FALSE?

Answer : (b) False

5. Study Check 5.5

Q1. Amtrak's capitol Corridor trains run every day of the year. TRUE or FALSE?

Answer: false

Q2.The last train from Sacramento to Oakland is at 20.10. TRUE or FALSE?

Answer: (b) False

Q 3. Timings for Amtrak trains are only shown in tabular timetables. TRUE or FALSE?

Answer: (b) False

Q4. The fastest trains from Milan to Rome take 2 hours 55 minutes. TRUE or FALSE?

Answer: (a) True

Q 5. What time is the last train of the day from Turin to Florence on a Saturday?

Answer :(b) 1802

Q6. The 1850 train from Verona to Firenze arrives at Firenze SMN station. TRUE or FALSE?

Answer: (b) False

Q7. On a Sunday morning the first train from Lille to Paris leaves from Lille Flandres station.
TRUE or FALSE?

Answer: (b) False

Q8. How many TGV trains run from Paris to Lille after 19.00 on a Saturday evening?

Answer :(b) 3

Q9. After 15.00 on a Thursday, the first available train from Paris to Lille arrives at Lille Europe
station. TRUE or FALSE?

Answer: (a) True

Q10. Which standard timetable symbol indicates that a train service operates only on
Saturdays, Sundays and holidays?

Answer: (c) The letter C in a circle

6. Study Check 5.6

Q1. Rail fares are tance traveled. based only on the dis-

Answer: (b) sometimes

Q 2. Thalys' trains have to be reserved in advance. TRUE or FALSE?

Answer: (a) True

Q3. People resident in France can buy Eurail passes. TRUE or FALSE?

Answer: (b) False

Q4. The Balkan Flexipass is a rail pass for

Answer: (c) Eastern Europe.

Q5. The 'Amadeus' Booking System Can Book Hotel & Airlines but not Trains. True or False?

Answer: (b) False

Q7 . Which is the best reason for a business person to travel by train?

Answer: (c) Trains are friendlier to the environment than planes

Q8. Wireless internet access is available on

Answer: (c) some long-distance trains

Q9. The number of passengers traveling by rail in India is

Answer: (a) increasing

Q10. Which train traverses the longest stretch without a curve?

Answer: (c) Indian Pacific

Q11. The Shinkansen train in Japan is popularly categorized as a train.

Answer: (c) high-speed

Q12. Eurostar trains operate between.

Answer: (b) London and Paris or Brussels