We are now on high speed Alvia train number 4284, coach 3 from Santiago to Madrid-Chamartin station. Same scheduled route where a train that was driven too fast some months ago crashed. Prudence is in coach 2, which is different from ours due to the vaguerities of Renfe ticketing when tickets are bought separately. We purchased the first-class tickets at the Renfe ticket office located conveniently right by the peregrine compestella-issuing office near the cathedral in Santiago, right after getting our compostellas.
We took a taxi from the Pombal Hotel at 8:15 AM, for a 10 minute ride to the station and after a cup of coffee boarded at precisely 9:03. Two minutes later, exactly at the published time of 9:05 the train departed the station. The trains still run on time here, in spite of the Spanish budget woes. We are due to arrive in Madrid Chamartin station at 2:50 PM, after a few interim stops, and I have little doubt we will be on time.
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