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Ukraine train questions
Mon, 05/11/2009 - 08:02
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My family has been hosting an exchange student from Mariupol Ukraine this school year.
We have received her return itinerary; however it does not tell us many details about assistance provided by the exchange program for returning students. It includes a train journey from Kiev to Mariupol. She will have probably 3 large suitcases and is traveling alone. My questions, 1 Will the Ukraine train system allow her to transport this much luggage, even if it is at an additional cost? 2 Will there be an assistant available to help her with her luggage when she boards the train and at any transfers along the way? 3 Does anyone know of a website that would have information about the Ukraine train system?
Thank you so much.

Mon, 05/11/2009 - 11:02
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Sorry I can’t be more definite….

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My questions, 1 Will the Ukraine train system allow her to transport this much luggage, even if it is at an additional cost?
Probably
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2 Will there be an assistant available to help her with her luggage when she boards the train and at any transfers along the way?
Probably not, although several people offered to help me with a bag. However, there is a direct train on this route on some days — I think every day after May 29. I would definitely recommend that one. Use the German rail site for schedules. The city names are usually the transliteration of the Russian name/spelling as opposed to the Ukrainian on this site. http://reiseauskunft…
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3 Does anyone know of a website that would have information about the Ukraine train system?
I will try to see what else I can find. www.uz.gov.ua has schedules in Ukrainian — perhaps there’s other information there. I found that and other info about the Ukrainian rail system here in an on-line preview of The Bradt Guide to Ukraine. www.poezda.net also has train schedules (also using the odd spelling/transliteration of city names that the German rail site uses) according to Language and Travel Guide to Ukraine (which I highly recommend you buy when you go to Ukraine to visit your student).

Mon, 05/11/2009 - 11:14
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Thank you oldlady, you are a great help as always.
I will show our student the links you provided. I can’t read Ukrainian/Russian but she can, so hopefully it will answer some questions for us.