| My general
information page on Train Travel Al-Andalus
train tour - a classic luxury train
tour of southern Spain
Madrid Train Station
Barcelona
Train Station
Sevilla Train Station
Cordoba Train Station
Toledo Train Station
How to read a AVE Train
Ticket
Outside Links
specific to train travel in Spain:
RENFE ticket sales Use this link to check train
schedules (sometimes,
this link can be really slow and difficult)
Looking for the Al-Andalus
train tour - a classic luxury train
tour of southern Spain
Europass® (5 countries), as low as $253
|
(Please
note: The map of the Barcelona train station
above was completed from a sketch I made
while riding on a train leaving Barcelona. It
may not be completely accurate.)
Basically, Barcelona's train
station is one large rectangle. On the main
floor are shops, with ticket windows running
along the center of the building. Below the
main floor are the train bays. Once you
purchase your ticket and determine which
train platform number (VIA) your train leaves
from, you take the appropriate escalator down
to your train.
I was told busses are located
outside the train station.
 |
Photo Left:
Arriving at the Barcelona train
station on a light traffic day. |
| If you are uncertain as to which
window to buy your train ticket from,
search out the information desk. In
Oct. 2003 it could be found right
next to the ticket windows. |
 |
 |
Stop- Before
getting in that ticket or information
line, look around. Do you see a
machine dispensing "take a
number for service"? If so, you
need to acquire a number before
stepping in line.
Photo left
-"SU TURNO"
(your turn). This
number dispenser at the Barcelona
train station is used for the
information line. You will need a
different number for the ticket line.
|
Once you get a number, you can
take a seat in one of the chairs located
in front of the ticket windows and then watch
and listen for your number. A couple of turns
ahead of your number it is a good idea to get
closer to the ticket window, but try to leave
a lane for those charging up at the last
minute.
You shouldn't have any
problems finding an English- speaking ticket
agent at the Barcelona train station.
|