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D Bahn Ticket Terminology

I'm trying to decode the German terminology on my D Bahn seat reservation. My guesses so far: 1 sitzplatz = 1 seat ; Wg. xx = wagen (rail car#) xx ; Pl. xx = platz (seat#) xx ; 1 gang = aisle seat, or maybe aisle #1 ; pretty sure nichtraucher = non-smoking ; no guesses for grossraum and ruhebereich. Does anyone know if the guesses are accurate, or what the other words mean? Thanks for any help.

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Grossraum is the large open rail car with seats (as compared to the smaller compartment cars).

Ruhebereich means 'quiet area'.

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"1 Gang"

I think that means one seat on the aisle.

Gang comes from the verb "gehen" which means to go, and could be translated as "aisle" or "corridor", also as "course". A "Fußgangerzone" is a pedestrian zone; "Ausgang" is exit; a three course meal is 3-Gang.

My reservation from last year said "1 Fenster" (one window seat).

My reservation last year was for Wg. 10, Pl. 35, 1 Fenster. But I didn't get to use the reservation. My connecting regional train was late so they put me on the next train (ICE) without a reservation, but the train was half empty, so I had no trouble finding a seat.