Paddington to Castle Cary

[Newbie2019]

Hi all, have booked a seat on the 16:30 train from Paddington to Castle Cary.

 

Any idea if this means I'll be guaranteed to get on the train and sit in my seat? I've heard there will be a queuing system of some sort. Any advice on how early to get to the station would be greatly appreciated as well!

 

Thanks all!

[Walker2295]

Guaranteed to get on train, Yes. Getting your reserved seat, unsure.

When I went on train 2017 I ended up switching from 10:30 to 8:30 and was a bit of a free for all in terms of queue and seat allocation really at that time being one of the first trains. But I imagine late afternoon should of died down a bit so if should be more organised.

I would say get there for 3pm. See how chaotic it is looking and take it from there. Speak to station staff they make take people with reservations ahead of a just people jumping on trains with open tickets.

 

[danbailey80]

Speak to a guard and explain you have booked a seat etc. Don't just sit back in a queue.