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Train journeys: useful Hindi phrases

Check a route, a platform, and a connection.

Start with the essentials

Start with the essential words and expressions below. Next, learn the five specific phrases in the reference table. Finally, read both sides of the exchange and try the linked rehearsal before revealing its sample replies. This collection connects to the broader vocabulary topic.

Train
ट्रेनtren
Train
Station
स्टेशनsteshan
Station
Ticket
टिकटtikat
Ticket
What time does it leave?
यह कितने बजे चलेगी?yah kitne baje chalegi?
What time does it leave?

Make the conversation more specific

Useful Hindi expressions for train journeys
What you want to say	Hindi
Train	ट्रेनtren Train
Station	स्टेशनsteshan Station
Ticket	टिकटtikat Ticket
What time does it leave?	यह कितने बजे चलेगी?yah kitne baje chalegi? What time does it leave?
Is this a direct train?	क्या यह सीधी ट्रेन है?kya yah seedhi train hai? Show English translation Is this a direct train?
Do I need to change trains?	क्या मुझे ट्रेन बदलनी पड़ेगी?kya mujhe train badalni padegi? Show English translation Do I need to change trains?
Which platform does it leave from?	यह किस प्लेटफ़ॉर्म से चलेगी?yah kis platform se chalegi? Show English translation Which platform does it leave from?
Is the ticket valid for ...?	क्या यह टिकट … के लिए मान्य है?kya yah ticket ... ke liye maanya hai? Show English translation Is the ticket valid for …?
What happens if I miss the connection?	अगर मेरी अगली ट्रेन छूट जाए तो क्या होगा?agar meri agli train chhoot jaaye to kya hoga? Show English translation What happens if I miss the connection?

Read the other side of the exchange

Partner
आपकी यात्रा की पहली ट्रेन जल्द चलेगी।aapki yaatra ki pahli train jald chalegi.
The first train for your journey leaves soon.
You
क्या यह सीधी ट्रेन है?kya yah seedhi train hai?
Is this a direct train?
Partner
नहीं, यह जंक्शन पर समाप्त होती है।nahin, yah junction par samaapt hoti hai.
No, it ends at the junction station.
You
क्या मुझे ट्रेन बदलनी पड़ेगी?kya mujhe train badalni padegi?
Do I need to change trains?

Train journeys in other languages

A note on speaking Hindi

These examples generally use respectful आप (aap). Familiar तुम (tum) changes the verb ending, and तू (tu) can sound too intimate or disrespectful in the wrong relationship. Where gender changes a first-person form, choose the version that describes the speaker.

Read the Devanagari alongside the romanization. Romanization is a reading aid rather than an exact description of every sound. Everyday Hindi can use familiar loanwords, while a literal English word order may sound unnatural.