Understanding rail europe (Italy) train ticket?

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I'm in the USA and I just got tickets for riding the train from Rome to Venice next month. I'm looking at the tickets and some things aren't clear:

1. My name isn't on the ticket anywhere, but it does have a seat number - is that enough/OK?

2. There's a line that says
TRAIN 9422 ESI COACH 01
- I guess 9422 is the number of that train for that day (like a flight number), and the big board at the station will list that number and what track it's on, right? But what is "ESI" and what is "COACH 01"? Is "COACH 01" the car of the train that my seat is on?

3. The next lines I don't understand say:
TO USE ON THIS TRAIN
COACH            02WINDOW
- I'm not sure how this info fits in or conflicts with the "COACH 01" and seat number info that appeared above it, any explanation?

P.S. They did include a sheet titled "reading train tickets" but the layout of the example tickets don't match my ticket.

johnsredgloves · Accepted Answer

9422 is the train number, and ESI stands for the train name which is "Eurostar Italia".  Usually Coach 01 refers to first class and 02 is 2nd class (or coach seating).  I'm not sure why your ticket is showing both.  Here's a link to what a typical ticket looks line and what each line item stands for.  I hope this helps some.  Sorry I don't have a full answer to your question:  

http://juliegilley.typepad.com/my_far_and_away_blog/2011/04/how-to-read-an-italian-train-ticket.html

zafir · Answer

You really need to contact Rail Europe and ask them to explain the ticket to you. There does seem to be some conflict with the carriage numbers and you need to get that sorted out quickly.  Your ticket should show the carriage number and a seat number.

Gius · Answer

@johnsredglovaes is right

In addition:
1. My name isn't on the ticket anywhere, but it does have a seat number - is that enough/OK?
>>The name is written only on monthly/yearly tickets

"TO USE ON THIS TRAIN" 
>>Perhaps this isn't the right way to say so in english, but it could mean that, if you miss your train,
you can't use that ticket anymore, you have to buy a new ticket

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Understanding rail europe (Italy) train ticket?

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