Transport announcements

Transport announcements

Listen to some transport announcements to practise and improve your listening skills.

Do the preparation task first. Then listen to the audio and do the exercises.

Preparation

Transcript

A

The next train to arrive at Platform 2 is the 12.20 to Bristol Temple Meads, calling at Reading, Oxford and Bristol Parkway. Platform 2 for the 12.20 to Bristol. First class is in the rear carriage.


B

This is a platform announcement for passengers for the 12.20 service to Bristol Temple Meads. This train is delayed by approximately 8 minutes. The train will now depart from Platform 9. Passengers for the 12.20 train to Bristol, please make your way to Platform 9.


C

Passengers for Flight EB380 to Paris please make your way to Gate 13 for boarding. Gate 13 for flight EB380 to Paris. Please have your passports and boarding passes ready. Your flight is ready to board.


D

This is a London Underground service to Liverpool Street. The next station is Liverpool Street. Upon arrival, the first set of doors will not open. Customers in the first carriage, please move towards the rear doors to leave the train. The next station is Liverpool Street. Change here for Central Line, Circle Line, Hammersmith & City Line and Metropolitan Line and Main Line Suburban rail services. Please mind the gap between the train and the platform. This train terminates at Redbridge.

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Submitted by Okaser on Sat, 05/09/2026 - 01:04

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Only once time I've traveled on a plain , I went to the concert of Oasis. It was an epic trip , I enjoyed the concert to the begin at the end. "Stop crying your hearth and learn English" haha! The fans will be understand the reference.

Submitted by yslove914 on Fri, 04/09/2026 - 16:26

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When I was in my hometown, I hardly ever traveled plane. Because I have a family of four, air travel is too expensive. So, in South Korea, traveling by car was more convenient and cheap, especially when traveling with my children. 

Since I'm in the UK, I'd like to travel as much as possible by train or plane. I think living in the UK is a good opportunity to visit lots of place in Europe because countries are relatively close. Especially, I'm planning to visit Italy during next May half-term, because it's my son's favorite country.

I hope traveling will help my family experience lots of new things, such as food, people, and cultures. Also, I want to make good memories with my family.

 

Submitted by flower123 on Tue, 18/08/2026 - 01:19

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How often do you travel by plane or train?

When I was studying in Morocco, I traveled by train every weekend. Now, I travel by plane twice a year.

Submitted by the algerian. on Thu, 30/07/2026 - 15:59

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There were a lot of places names and new vocabulary in this recording, which made it difficult for me.

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Submitted by TaniaCrego on Tue, 09/06/2026 - 17:38

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A few hard for me , but I get

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Submitted by Arafat bepari on Fri, 10/04/2026 - 18:45

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I haven't flown by plane but by train I have done this !
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Submitted by Rayman_chow on Thu, 19/03/2026 - 16:27

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Is the answer to the first multiple-choice question (task 2) is wrong?

Because the broadcast  announcement states: The next train to arrive at Platform...., The answer should be"2".

Hello Rayman_chow,

The question does not ask for the platform number but the number (how many) stops there are:

The number of stops before Bristol Temple Meads.

The answer is three:

The next train to arrive at Platform 2 is the 12.20 to Bristol Temple Meads, calling at Reading, Oxford and Bristol Parkway

 

Peter

The LearnEnglish Team

Submitted by dradriel on Tue, 10/03/2026 - 23:18

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2025 was an extraordinary year because i was travel 9 times by plane. Usually i travel by plane 2 times at 1 o 2 years.