Order tickets on the Belarusian railway. Gomel train and train schedule Rw by personal account
As you, dear and respected readers, may have noticed from my previous posts, not so long ago (a month ago) I returned from a trip to our northern neighbor, the Republic of Belarus. About cities, their appearance, attractions, etc. I told you. And now I would like to tell you about an integral part and one of the integral symbols of any civilized state - the Belarusian railway, especially the passenger transportation system.
Although the Belarusian Railway (hereinafter referred to as BC, abbreviated from the official name BZD-Belarusian Chygunka) some 25 years ago was part of the same huge railway transport system as the railways of Ukraine (hereinafter referred to as UZ, abbreviated from the official name Ukrzaliznytsia ), during this period, many differences formed between them, which will mainly be discussed. So, the first and most important difference lies in the classification of railway transportation. In the vastness of Uzbekistan, a more “soviet” system of dividing trains into suburban and night trains has been preserved passenger (fast, passenger and express) and day passenger (Intercity, regional express and regional train), of which during independence only such a thing as a day passenger train appeared." In Soviet times, trains of this format ran as local ones. In Belarus During the period of independence, the train classification system has changed dramatically, becoming more modern and European. The former commuter trains changed their name to regional economy class trains, passenger trains began to be divided into interregional economy class, business class and international trains. Also such concepts as trains of urban and commercial lines appeared. Each of these subtypes of trains began to have its own markings and colors, the symbols of these subtypes were the types of flowers growing on the territory of Belarus 
Now let's move on to such an important factor as the quality of service and service at stations, stations and inside trains. In this regard, important advantages of BC in relation to UZ are a much higher degree of modernization of the country's main stations (interactive electronic displays, better and more modern finishing of ticket offices halls and waiting rooms), the absence of division into suburban, intercity and international ticket offices, the ability to buy a train ticket using a payment card of international systems, the presence of self-service ticket machines at the largest train stations (however, only the owner of a national payment system card can buy a ticket from such a machine , Belkart", which I managed to get burned on once.) The photo below shows the waiting room and ticket office of one of these modernized train stations - the Grodno station.
Most of the largest Ukrainian train stations, reconstructed during the 2000s and 2010s, do not look like after a nuclear war, but clearly do not reach the level of modern ones. Let's just say that such a reconstruction could have been considered ideal in the 70s and 80s last century, but not now
Another important factor in railway transportation is the frequency of trains. In this regard, BC is also significantly ahead of UZ trains, which run at Soviet frequency, there are a large number of direct cars, since Soviet times, not on any branch, not counting some sections on the border with other states, the movement was not cancelled.
The third factor by which UZ and BC can be compared is the condition of the rolling stock. It is also worth noting the advantage of BC - the majority of the rolling stock on interregional and international lines is either new or new. It was a shock for me to see a modern carriage with a vacuum toilet and an electronic display, next in general mode on a regular train. The rolling stock of regional business class lines and city lines consists entirely of modern Swiss-made trains, the so-called Stadler Flirt. By the way, these trains have recently been produced on
territory of Belarus, in the suburb of Minsk Fanipol
On regional economy class lines, just like our suburban lines, there are mostly good old electric or diesel trains produced by the Riga Carriage Works, although there are also newer examples, such as DP1 (620M) or modernized DR1B 
But we also have such examples, so 
What can we say that in terms of suburban MVPS, UZ is approximately on the same level as BC. Although this statement is debatable, because Belarusian rolling stock is much better looked after than Ukrainian. The photo below shows a typical electric train of the only depot serving Belarusian electric trains-Minsk PM-9 
Another factor by which our railways can be compared are tariffs. We can say with confidence that in Belarus they are quite cheap, more expensive than in Ukraine, but quite adequate to the income of the local population. For 100 km of travel on regional economy class lines BC you will pay 16,800 Belarusian rubles (21.84 UAH, 60.66 rubles), while in Ukraine (in the vastness of, for example, the Lvov railway) it will cost 15 hryvnia (11,538 Belarusian rubles, 41.6 rubles).
So, it is logical that having discussed all the advantages of the Belarusian Railway, we can calmly move on to its disadvantages. The first and most important of them is the high degree of negligence of the control workers; on the evening train to Minsk there may be no controllers or conductors at all. Or they may simply sit in the carriage and never once during the entire trip go to check or sell tickets. None of the Belarusian stations are ticketed, none have such a thing as platform control of passengers. Also not a very pleasant fact is the absence of glasses in the cup holders in most carriages and the absence of many types of social benefits in a state that declares itself social.
But in general terms, we can say with confidence that warhead is still constantly progressing, it has a more or less bright present and a good and clear future, which, alas, cannot be said about its native UZ.
Quick purchase of train tickets from the website
You can purchase a train ticket on the site without hidden fees or charges. Prices for railway tickets depend on the date of booking (the more time before the trip, the cheaper it will cost), direction, class of carriage and seats. The mobile application website on Android and iOS will help you buy cheap train tickets without queuing at railway ticket offices and stations.Book train tickets online
Now you don’t even have to leave your home to make a purchase. We present, like the official website of the BelRussian Railways, the following options for messages from the Belarusian Railways:- – international in the near and far abroad;
- – regional (trains);
- – internal in Belarus.
Order train tickets online
To find out train schedules and availability of train tickets, use the search form. Select your route and departure date. On the page that opens you will see a list of trains and the cost of train tickets, travel duration, type of carriage, arrival and departure times. You just need to choose and book inexpensive tickets to any direction where Belorusskaya Chygunka trains operate.|
08-12.12.2017 2. Register on the site by entering necessary user information by the system. 3. Confirm your registration details by clicking on the link in the letter sent to your email address. 4. Log in. 5. Familiarize yourself with the Rules and features of placing an order, paying for it, issuing and re-issuing a travel document (ticket), returning an unused travel document (ticket) ordered via the Internet. 6. Confirm that got acquainted with the rules and features of ordering. 7. Select the route, travel date, number of tickets. 8. Choose the train that suits you best. 9. Select the carriage number and seat. 10.Enter passenger information. 11.Check your order. 12.Confirm the order and select the payment system. Don't forget to check the "Perform electronic train registration" checkbox. You can pay using:
13.Upon successful payment of your order, an email with a 14-digit order number will be sent to your email address., by which you can obtain travel documents (tickets) at the ticket office of the Belarusian Railway. To avoid misunderstandings, track the status of your order and check the 14-digit order number in the “Personal Account” section. The management of the Belarusian Railways reports: “A passenger who has used the electronic check-in service must present to the carriage conductor an identification document, the details of which are indicated in the electronic travel document, and when traveling from Vilnius, an order form printed on paper.” But to avoid misunderstanding, it is advisableprint out the order form or be sure to remember the order number. Electronic registration is performed at any other time in your personal account, but no later than 1 hour before the train departs from the initial station, simultaneously for all passengers specified in the order. It is imperative to check for the presence of the electronic registration sign in the “personal account” section. If there is no electronic registration mark, you will need to issue a travel document at the ticket office. 14. If you have any questions, you can watch the video of the Belarusian Railway "Video demonstration of purchasing tickets with electronic registration." Attention! You cannot reissue or return a travel document on the website http://poezd.rw.by. The return of an unused electronic travel document with electronic registration is made only after it is issued on a strict reporting form at least one hour before the train departs from the starting station of the train route at the ticket office of the Belarusian Railways on the territory of the Republic of Belarus. To issue a ticket (if you need to return it), you must present your order number and identification document to the box office. Any citizen can obtain a travel document using his/her identity document. To return and issue a travel document, you can contact any Belarusian Railways ticket office, equipped with the Express system, regardless of which route the travel document was purchased from. Refunds for unused travel documents issued via the Internet, at a ticket office equipped with a POS terminal, carried out only to a bank payment card. Note: The reasons for refusal of payment may be the following: 1. There are not enough funds on the card. |
Using this service, you can book seats on passenger trains, both domestic and international (CIS and Baltic countries), followed by issuing travel documents (tickets) at sales points (ticket offices) of the Belarusian Railway upon personal appearance. Seats are reserved from 60 to 1 day before the train’s departure, in accordance with the established deadlines for the pre-sale of travel documents (tickets) for the requested train.
When filling out the order form, be careful: enter the passenger information correctly (last name, first name, patronymic). The key details of the application for determining the route are the departure station and the destination station, the train number is a mandatory detail of the option for following this route.
The cost of the service for booking is 25 kopecks. for each seat ordered.
Up to four seats can be placed in one order.
Orders are accepted via direct and direct communication. If you need to place an order with a transfer along the route, then you need to send two or more orders, depending on the number of transfers.
To purchase a travel document (ticket), you or your authorized representative must come to the ticket office to issue travel documents at any time convenient for you before the expiration date of your order specified in the notification. The validity period of the order is usually 2 days (including the day of booking). When booking one day before the train departure, the order is processed according to the deadline specified in the notification. When booking a train on the current day of departure, the order ends 2 hours before its departure, regardless of the deadline for submitting the application.
To ensure that the client is notified of the results of order processing, an on-line mode for polling the status of the application has been implemented using the “Your order” tab.
Addresses and opening hours of travel document sales points can be found by following the link.
Applications are considered in the order in which they are received by the Contact Center of the Belarusian Railway.
Rules for ordering tickets.
You can order a seat reservation service, which is carried out from 60 days to 1 day before the train’s departure, in accordance with the established deadlines for the pre-sale of travel documents (tickets) for the requested train.
Applications are processed around the clock, following which you will receive an Order Notification to the e-mail specified in your application. The notice will contain the conditions for issuing travel documents.
Registration of travel must be carried out within the time period specified in the Notification, otherwise the seats will be sold on a free sale basis.
Registration of travel documents for international railway traffic to the CIS and Baltic states is carried out on the basis of information about the document,
identification of the passenger (children under 14 years of age - birth certificate). When applying for a discounted ride, you must present the original document giving the right to the discount.
Please note that travel documents are issued only for the persons specified in the application.
Please note that the issuance of travel documents (tickets) for group requests is carried out in accordance with the Procedure for organizing the transportation of organized groups of passengers by trains of regional, interregional and international lines on the Belarusian Railway, available at the link.
By choosing the next operation, you confirm your agreement with the specified conditions.
Minsk-Passenger is the main railway station and main station of the Belarusian capital. Since the Minsk transport hub is one of the most significant transport centers in Europe, trains of all categories pass through it constantly, as a result, the Minsk train schedule is very busy.
The station connects the Belarusian capital with a number of European countries. Branded passenger trains regularly transport passengers to Austria (Vienna), Bulgaria (Varna), Hungary, Germany (Berlin), the Netherlands, Romania, France (Paris, Nice), the Czech Republic (Prague) and Switzerland (Bazyl).
Long-distance trains depart from the Minsk-Pasazhirsky station to many cities in the near abroad. Minsk has direct connections with the Russian cities of Adler, Anapa, Arkhangelsk, Volgograd, Irkutsk, Kaliningrad, Kislovodsk, Kursk, Moscow, Murmansk, Novorossiysk, Novosibirsk, Saratov, St. Petersburg, Chelyabinsk and a number of others.
Minsk-Passenger is the starting point for international passenger trains connecting Minsk with Yevpatoria, Kiev, Zhitomir, Lvov, Mariupol, Odessa, Simferopol, Chernivtsi and Feodosia in Ukraine, Karaganda in Kazakhstan, Chisinau in Moldova, Warsaw in Poland and the Baltic capitals Vilnius and Riga.
Republican trains carry out regular flights to regional and district centers of Belarus (Baranovichi, Brest, Bobruisk, Vitebsk, Gomel, Grodno, Kalinkovichi, Orsha, Pinsk, Polotsk and others). Express trains run in the direction of Baranovichi, Brest, and Gomel, and commuter trains connect Minsk with Borisov, Brest, Molodechno, Orsha and Osipovich.
The Minsk-Passenger station is located in the city center. There are information and service centers, storage lockers and waiting rooms at the station. Ticket sales offices for suburban and passenger trains are accompanied by a detailed schedule indicating the route, train number, arrival and departure times, and delivery platform.
Information on train and train schedules at Minsk station:
The schedule of trains and electric trains at the Minsk station today includes 247 long-distance trains, commuter trains and electric trains (including diesel engines) - 254, 273 of them passing and 228 starting or ending their journey in this locality. Most trains arrive in the morning. The first, according to the schedule, departs at 00:05 in the direction of Riga station, and the last arrives at 23:52. The average parking time on the platform is 0:25.
Some trains passing through Minsk station do not run every day (they have a special schedule).
The train and train schedule for the Minsk station presented on this page takes into account seasonal changes, that is, winter and summer schedule options are always available.
Tickets for trains and electric trains at Minsk station can be purchased online or at the ticket office.