High Speed Trains at the Madrid Atocha Railway Station
While the Retiro Park was huge, it was still a nice place to visit. However, I also have a schedule to keep. I didn’t think there was much keep me there in the park so I might as well start to head out. I roughly knew the layout of the park and I figured out the way to the exit. It was along a major road which leads to back to the train station so I won’t have to worry about getting lost here. The entrance to the park was near a major roundabout and I was observing how complicated navigating that roundabout was. I am a bit of a newbie when it comes to roundabouts such that I can only go up to two lanes. However, I won’t even know what to do with a 7 lane roundabout. How do you position your car and when do you get out of the roundabout? All of this was going in fast motion it was amazing it actually works.
Boarding the High Speed Train
I found my way to the train station with a lot of time to spare. After all, I don’t want to arrive late to my train because I couldn’t find it. I first went up to the upper level to enter the departure area when upon seeing my ticket, the staff told me to head down. It seems there is more than one departure area here. It wasn’t that difficult to find as it was at the lowest level. You need to put your things through a scanner though. Not surprising since Madrid was a victim of a terrorist attack here at this very station. I got to my train and took my seat. The train was very modern and a far cry from the trains they were using in the metro. I believe this was their high speed model and I can’t wait to try it out.
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