How does it work on trains with "Seat reservation not required"? Can you get in without making a reservation? Is it on a first come, first served basis? Is entry to the train guaranteed?
How does it work on trains with "Seat reservation not required"?
Best answer by AnnaB
If a train has optional reservation, like all domestic day trains in Germany, you can travel without a reservation and just find a free seat. If there are no free seats you stand or sit on the floor.
However if the train is too crowded, the staff might, for security reason, ask people without reservation to leave the train. This is unusual but I have heard that it has happened in Germany and Austria.
There are trains, like Inlandsbanan in Sweden, where reservation is optional, but if you don't have a reservation and the train is fully booked, then you are not allowed to board the train or you might have to leave the train. This means that as long are there are free seats you can travel without a reservation but if all seats are reservation you need a reservation.
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