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I've done this trip. Madrid Chamartin is not a particularly large station where you would have to do a lot of walking. To find your platform, you look for the departure board (see below). The trains are listed for a long time on the board but the number of their departure platforms are shown only close to departure time. Once your platform appears on the board you take an escalator that gets you immediately to the platform. You can see the numbers and escalators in the photo (9 and 10 are shown here, to the left and right of the board). I think the train from Madrid to Valladolid does not end in Valladolid, so it's convenient to retain the name of final destination as this is the name displayed on the board, other than departure time and the number of your train which allow you to identify your train, too. The number of your train and its departure time is on your ticket. They can/will tell you the final destination when you buy your ticket. All this information is displayed on the board. I didn't find it difficult not to miss Fromista. While you are on the train, the next station is always announced in the train; maybe even several times, I don't remember. Don't worry, it's really easy.What can I expect in Madrid?
I already know, thanks to one of you, that I should ask an official looking person to remind me to get off the train at Fromista lest I miss it. I figure I should do the same for Valladolid.
When you know the day and departure time for your train(s), you can look up all the intermediate stops online - sometimes reassuring to know this. For tomorrow, Thursday 16 August, the earliest connection would be the A 4087 train leaving Madrid Chamartin for Irun at 8 in the morning, with a change in Valladolid where you have a comfortable 40 minutes (get a coffee in the small station, it has a sit-down bar) and the following stops:
Madrid-Chamartin: departure 08:00 - A 4087 (direction: Irun)
Segovia Guiomar: departure 08:30
Valladolid Campo Grande: arrival 09:16
Valladolid Campo Grande: departure 09:55 - R 18101 (direction: Santander)
Valladolid-Universidad: departure 10:00
Cabezon del Pisuerga: departure 10:09
Cubillas de Santa Marta: departure 10:16
Duenas: departure 10:21
Venta de Banos: departure 10:27
Palencia: departure 10:38
El Carrion: departure 10:47
Pina: departure 10:55
Fromista: arrival 10:59
In April the train between Valladolid and Madrid was high speed, but to Fromista wasn’t.If your train is a high speed one (AVIA, I think is the designator), once you are on board, the next stop will be displayed on a digital display in each car. At least that has been my experience based on three or four train rides there over the last couple of years. So you will be alerted before you reach Valladolid and then Fromista. (Unless you fall asleep.)
Tom
Sometimes, on a train, I'm amusing myself with switching on Apple maps on the iPhone to see where I am. There are plugs at the seats in the fast train from Madrid to Valladolid so you can charge while you travel. Not sure about the slower trains to Fromista. Depending on the trains you actually take, there may be fewer stops. I'm sure the conductor will assist when you ask. Bon voyage!Perfect information! Thanks
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