How to Take a Train You must buy a ticket and have it checked at least twice before you board a train. The following steps show you how to take a train. 1. Get to the station. Check the ticket information carefully. To avoid missing your train, you are recommended to arrive at the train station at least an hour earlier than the departure time. 2. Go through the security check to enter the station. Security check Put your luggage, including handbags and carry-on bags, on the security scanner conveyor belt. Then walk through a metal detector gate to check if there are any forbidden articles on you. Unlike the security restrictions at an airport, you can take water on a train. 3. Find your carriage and seat. When you are boarding the train, show your ticket to a staff member and make sure you are boarding the right train. Find the seat according to the ticket after you get on the train. Then place your baggage opposite your seat, so that you can easily keep an eye on it. 4. Get off the train. Station announcements usually come at least 10 minutes before each stop, to give passengers time to prepare to leave the train. If your destination is not the terminus of a train, you need to listen to the stop announcements carefully. 5. Get out of the station. Remember to have your ticket readily accessible as the ticket will be inspected again at the exit gate.