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> Anyone in the know knows where to look to find out the platform... And for anyone who isn't in the know, that's Realtime Trains[1]. It isn't correct 100% of

> Anyone in the know knows where to look to find out the platform... And for anyone who isn't in the know, that's Realtime Trains[1]. It isn't correct 100% of the time; it uses the public record of train movements (TRUST) to predict which platform a train will arrive at, but is prevented by National Rail Enquiries from using the live status and delay data which official departure boards show (Darwin). That means that if the platform is changed at the last minute it is not certain that Realtime Trains will be able to detect the change. [1]: https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/ https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/

agubelu 2y ago
As someone who just had to travel from Euston yesterday, thanks a lot for this!
iggldiggl 2y ago
Once you've found out the four-letter ID ("train description") of your train, you can also cross-check with the live signalling displays provided by Opentraintimes (https://www.opentraintimes.com/maps/signalling/lec1 https://www.opentraintimes.com/maps/signalling/lec1), Traksy (https://traksy.uk/live/M+39+EUSTON+-29 https://traksy.uk/live/M+39+EUSTON+-29) et al. Those will show a copy of the train describer data, which is the same thing that the actual signallers use to keep track of which train runs to which timetable, so they (or the computer, where available) can route it accordingly.