In your favourite bookstore you'll find phrasebooks for travelers no matter which exotic dialect you're looking for. Online translations you'll find at www.travlang.com.
Some essential expressions you'll need for train travels and stations:
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| station | gare | Bahnhof | estación | estação | stazione |
| track | voie | Gleis | via | via | binario |
| platform | quai | Bahnsteig | andén | plataforma | marciapiede |
| train | train | Zug | tren | comboio | treno |
| car | voiture | Wagen | coche | carruagem | vettura |
| seat | siège/place | Sitzplatz | asiento | assento | posto a sedere |
| seat reservation | réservation de place assise | Platzreservierung | reserva | reserva de assento | prenotzazione posti |
| departure | départ | Abfahrt | salida | partida | partenza |
| arrival | arrivée | Ankunft | llegada | chegada | arrivo |
| exit | sortie | Ausgang | salida | saída | uscita |
| information office | renseignements | Information | oficina de información | guiché de informação | informazioni |
| baggage check-room | consigne | Gepäckaufbewahrung | sala de consigna | depósito de bagagem | deposito bagagli |
| baggage registration office | enregistrement des bagages | Gepäckausgabe | terminal de equipajes | terminal de bagagem | ufficio baggagli |
| ticket | billet | Fahrschein | billete | bilhete | biglietto |
| supplement | supplément | Zuschlag | suplemento | suplemento | supplemento |
| connection | correspondance | Anschluß | enlace | correspondência | coincidenza |
| sleeper | voiture-lits | Schlafwagen | coche cama | carruagem cama | carrozza letti |
| berth | place couchée | Bettplatz | cama | cama | letto |
| couchette | couchette | Liegeplatz | cabina de literas | couchette (leito) | cuccetta |
| dining car | voiture-restaurant | Speisewagen | coche comedor | vagão-restaurante | carrozza ristorante |
| subway | métro | U-Bahn | metro | metro(politano) | metropolitana |