So finaly update arrived. Just received another update and it’s working again now.
Better late than never. Don’t know what train type it is, I went few day ago only for Kaunas (Warszava Centalna <> Kaunas with change at Mockava station via IC144 > T135).Had reservation without seat number - as stated in area marked red (acquired from web page).They have no reservations for me for whole route via any channel (IR page, PL page) as well so I looked at itinerary of the train where seat are requested (don’t know how many trains you go and if all of them need to be with reservation) and made one for the very last station before borders. In train none checked it - only IR Pass. My train almost half empty all the time. Almost full only for few first statitons. In this case depends on how many ppl is aboard > whoever have reservation will push you out, so in need to find new place or stay in aisle till next place is free.Luggage can remain where left depends what the other persona will have with them and if they fit it in the storage rack above seats. Saw few ppl
So finaly update arrived. And nothing changed with the behavior. Except the date of last time table update, that moved on 1st this month. Noticed that for connection that have prepared for the ticket activation in My trip section - the itinerary of train is displayed when going from Planner(!) - but for the very same one tran the itinerary can’t be loaded from ticket. Ticket section; still won’t showPlanner - it shows the itinerary Thinking if it’s a bug with only me - or is it for anyone? If it’s my installation - kinda like statistic and map section of My trip and don’t wanna loose it untill can make few prtsn for memories when back home at chill. Does any one know if when app is reinstalled - will this be loaded back (acording reviews and overall FAQ of IRP app web page - seems to me that it’s only local, offline data state, not persistent via remote state backup.) Also the IR pass is per device - in that case regardles data about trip, if device is the same one, will it be added wi
Managed triggering another banner with “should update timetables” > even clicked on it, but when GPlay is loaded it’s the info is that my app is actual, so no update option available. I've also seen that a number of times, so I now ignore these pop-ups. Since 19.5. the app in my phone is with non-actual timetables. That’s quite long time. The rail planner app timetables are usually only updated once or twice per month. That's one of the reasons it should not be used to plan. Contacted them via zendesk RQ - so will see. Anyway I’m coping with situation now via “DB Navigator” as BrendanDB suggested - seems working well so far. It’s a hassle one more step adding that manually, but thx god both of them existing. Still grateful for.
Managed triggering another banner with “should update timetables” > even clicked on it, but when GPlay is loaded it’s the info is that my app is actual, so no update option available. Several update events happened meanwhile - but none included RailPlanner. (Thus this is wrong info from me in post above: “it opens Play Store with update available”.) Since 19.5. the app in my phone is with non-actual timetables. That’s quite long time.
What’s weird about that? Almost all seat reservations cost the same independent from distance (except Eurostar and other special cases) Ahh, didn’t know that the price of reservation is independent from the distance travelled.In that case it make sence.
And for connection Halkali - Sofia > done that inside Sırkecı station (Eminönü - European side of Instanbul) international ticket counter. They charge me same price for Plovdiv > Halkali / Halkali > Sofia = 10€ per ticket.Kinda weird cos it’s a difference in distance between Plovdiv vs Sofia. Also border control make it a bit unpleasant experience, in my case it totalled in at least 3 times waking up me from couch. There is a shop openend on Turkiye side so one can buy smthnk at least.
Yup, thx for reply - it turns out that it’s indeed depended on Google Play Store update. About one hour ago I receiver in app notification about available update of connections - so that is why, the app have now old schedule. Pity that I was searching at that time for connection and clicked it away in rush so it won’t show now anymore. After updating all apps in phone the new request for available updates doesn’t bring it up unfortunately. So one need to wait before Rail Planner app show it again or it will appear in Play Store later. It’s not possible trigger this manually unfortunately. (Play Store not showing the update now but when clicked from Rail Planned notification it opens Play Store with update available, so maybe it’s a way how to rush it to phone in before Google do it somehow on their own). It can be somehow written via “?” mark in-app so one know what is going on. Even better do it independently from Play Store cos Google tends to smooth updates of frequently used apps s
I can still get to the payment page (to enter my card details) for a 2nd class seat using "Seat reservation only”. Yes, that is what I'm talking about in post above. Reservation system let you in - it will create reservations and let you pay only to return error or create reservation even for 1st class while not notifying one about that. I tied CZ Můj Vlak app - it shows this:(At least the app won't lie about availability and won't allow buying a ticket, it forcing you for 1st class the way you notice it.) What is the "intended for passengers without seat reservations"? Like they put me here and I will pay some fine? Or they will throw me out of the train? Only reason why I would like to have a reservation is the possibility of seat without roaming around. But I don't have a problem with that in general - I'm commuting by train for 20 yrs or so and just stay in aisle in case there is no space. The way I understood the concept is it's only an option for more comfortable trip.Mandatory
So even almost a week in advance, it’s not possible to buy on IR page. And on PL web site there is still no option in menu for me as pass-holder. So basically I have chance only at the counter? Can I do workaround by buying only for PL part of journey, thus it will be not across border - is it legal option how to solve this situation? in worst case, can I board the train without reservation, just ticket? - (will change seats or stay in aisle).
So overall uncanny experince cos it’s as you pointed out “Selecting seat reservations won't work (counter-intuitive I know)” and also adding the pass into discount is kinda hidden in next extra steps.Managed to pay but after payment process (it won’t charge actually when this error ir occuring) is done it’s either:1: So one must go again and again via all the options for seats - while there is no warning prior ordering, but the system know it, but won’t tell you untill one go through all the confirmations on phone for payment. Or 2:If I don’t specify that I would like only 2st class it order WITHOUT warning a 1st class reservation and it’s not even shown directly on confirmation - I discovered it by accident! The first one is 2st class and second is 1st class. This is done even when I specifically don’t choose 1st class option! Thanks god my inner feeling push me to click that 3 min cancellation button severall times. Hope they return me money.(In this case they charge cos payment is d
Thx for info! Pity that one must go for the reservation face to face; managed it at Varna station - if remember correctly 10€ for me. Hope this will be in app (the RP app is awesome thb so far) someday.
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