| A | B |
| à la gare | at the railroad station |
| un haut-parleur | loud-speaker |
| un guichet | ticket-window |
| des voyageurs | passengers |
| la salle d'attente | waiting room |
| faire la queue devant le guichet | to line up in front of the window |
| un billet aller-retour en première | a round trip ticket first class |
| un aller simple en seconde | a one-way ticket second class |
| un horaire | a schedule |
| un train | a train |
| un quai | platform |
| une voie | a track |
| un porteur | a porter |
| composter son billet | stamp, validate your ticket |
| On vend les billets. | They sell tickets. |
| On vend les billets au guichet. | They sell tickets at the window. |
| le kiosque | newsstand |
| On vend des journaux au kiosque. | They sell newspapers at the newsstand. |
| la consigne | checkroom |
| la consigne automatique | locker |
| Jean met ses bagages à la consigne automatique. | Jean puts his luggage in the locker. |
| Marie-Claire laisse ses bagages à la consigne. | Marie leaves her luggage at the checkroom. |
| Les voyageurs attendent. | The passengers wait. |
| Ils sont en avance. | They are early. |
| Ils attendent le train dans la salle d'attente. | They wait for the train in the waiting room. |
| On annonce le départ du train. | They announce the train's departure. |
| On entend l'annonce au haut-parleur. | They hear the announcement on the loud-speaker. |
| Le train part à l'heure. | The train leaves on time. |