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Slovenian uses postaja for a station and postajališče for a halt. Both are derived from the verb stati (to stand, to stop). There is also kolodvor ("wheel-court") which is a bit archaic but still understood just fine, and the colloquial štacjon which is loaned from Italian stazione.

TfW does

Actually, ennui is pronounced /ɑ̃.nɥi/, and inouï is pronounced /i.nwi/. I agree that they don't sound very close. Like "Andy" and "Inty" for example.

Hello again, I have just received a message from TfW confirming a refund of £35.55 which is fantastic! Although it took them almost a month, I appreciate they have a big workload in the current circumstances.

I'm currently able to get a fee-free refund in my TfW account on all tickets I've bought through them, including advance and standard off-peak returns for destinations not served by them.

TfW seem to be refunding tickets free of charge as well!

Thanks for your answers everyone! A good idea, thanks. I have a photo of all of them so this won't be an issue. To be fair to TfW, I have good experience with their Delay Repay process, but admittedly it was always for journeys exclusively on their trains. I'm interested to see how they will...

Hello, I would appreciate some advice on the following situation, the journey took place today: Planned journey: Dep. Aberystwyth 09:30 Arr. Shrewsbury 11:20 Dep. Shrewsbury 11:59 Arr. Manchester Piccadilly 13:13 Dep. Manchester Piccadilly 13:34 Arr. York 15:05 Actual journey: Dep...

This was rampant in the aftermath of the breakup of Yugoslavia. Many lines were straddling inner borders which were completely unimportant up until the breakup. As a result of conflicts, service was naturally discontinued even on the very important lines (Sisak - Knin for example), and some...

Buses in Ljubljana (Slovenia) only accept payments with a smartcard (called Urbana) which can be bought and topped up at self-service machines or in various tobacconist/shops.

No, these are still alive. Italian Railways run 2tpd (one Trieste-Ljubljana, the other Udine-Trieste-Ljubljana), and Slovenian Railways run about 8 tpd from Ljubljana to Villa Opicina (the first station on the Italian side of the border).

Exactly. A police officer asked everybody to show our passports as we passed through the hall. Those whose passports didn't feature a unicorn or a harp (me included) got directed towards the side where a UKBF officer had a thorough look at our documents. He was very apologetic about the whole...

I was subject to a similar check in Holyhead, arriving from Dublin on the ferry. Due to the CTA there should not normally be such a check, but I appreciate that they can do it whenever/wherever they want. Only the passengers who didn't have British or Irish passports were checked though ...

This looks crazy. Surely you'd be blown away as the Shinkansen speeds through. As far as I understand, these two stations were built only as a temporary measure, but still it baffles me why anyone would have used them! I am going to Japan this summer and I hope to visit Doai!

Yeah, the line went to Rédics in the past. I am quite sure nobody uses these trains. There is practically no reason for anyone to travel from Lendava to Čakovec (or vice versa), and to use the connection to go somewhere useful like Maribor it takes 3 times as long as in a car (and also involves...

There is a railway station in Lendava (Slovenia), at the end of a short line leading directly into Croatia (3km away). It is not otherwise connected to Slovenian railway network. In the past, the line continued north to Hungary (about 2km away) but this was lifted in 1945. After the...

Great, thank you. On second thought, I think I'll go for the Off-Peak return (valid by any train) which permits break of journey on the return leg so I'll do it the other way round (staying in Pwllheli overnight).

Thank you! This ticket permits breaks of journey right? I did the Cambrian Coast once already, but it was a Saturday so getting the 0830 was not a problem.

Hello, I am not entirely sure about the validity of the Cambrian Coast day ranger in the morning. I would like to use it on a weekday. The ticket itself (£13 or £8.50 with a railcard) is valid after 0914, while there is also a minimum fare of £12 for railcard-discounted tickets before 1000...

Topčider stations is literally out in the woods, a considerable distance from city centre. There is no passenger infrastructure whatsoever and it hasn't been used for passenger traffic in many years. The only link to civilization is a tram line. Hopefully they will improve the connectivity and...