Watch the track numbers! by christineintheworld
It may seem like an obvious note but I didn't quite realize how necessary it is!We arrived at the train station quite early, purchased our tickets, dodged gypsies, found our assigned track and settled down to wait. And wait. And wait.
The wait started to become suspiciously long, so I walked back over to the schedule board to check the status of the train (AGAIN). Lo and behold, the train was listed as having "arrived." Well, it had arrived, though not at our track. It had arrived more than 10 tracks over from where we were.
We ran and ran and ran. Arriving there just in time to watch the train pull away.
Moral of the story: Watch the track number. Watch it until you are actually ready to board the train.
**If you do find yourself having missed your train, return to the ticket counter and speak with an attendant. Typically they can rebook you on the next train.