did ever happen to you to have the same ticket as someone else on a train?
By XiaoLin
@XiaoLin (289)
Italy
July 13, 2009 8:29am CST
Yesterday when I entered the train to come back home and showed my ticket to the girl who was sitting in the place that should have been mine, I discovered we had booked the same place. The two tickets were both valid. Fortunately there were other seats empty, so the trouble was not that big.
Did it ever happen to you?
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3 responses
@maximax8 (31046)
• United Kingdom
14 Jul 09
That happened to me one time and there weren't any spare seats in that compartment. So I walked along the train saw an empty seat and asked if it was free. It would have been bothersome if no other seats had been available.
I was sitting in my plane seat when a lady showed me her boarding pass. We had the same seat. I especially wanted a window seat. A member of the cabin crew said sorry to her. They found her another seat so that was fine.
@pengbubu (1011)
• China
13 Jul 09
Nope, I think one ticket is fake and the other one isn't. Because it's impossible to have two tickets for the same seat, maybe the two tickets date are different but you didn't notice. I have done this before when I was a student, coz I want to go home earlier.
Xiaolin, First I saw you name, I thought you were a Chinese, because it's common to to see xiaolin in China.
Happy everyday, Xiaolin. I love China, Pengbubu.
@XiaoLin (289)
• Italy
13 Jul 09
we also checked everything: time, coach, seat. Both were valid.
I must say that I booked the ticket on line and paid it at the station the day after at 2 p.m. I had time to pay until 7 p.m.
She bought the ticket at the station at 7:20 p.m.
I think the computer at the station had some problems when I payed for my ticket and didn't realize the place was taken, because it had waited unti after 7 p.m. to sell it to her...
I don't know the reason, I'm only happy I didn't have to stand for over four hours only because of that.
Thanks for your blessing, Pengbubu, I also love China and that's why I chose this name even if I'm not Chinese.
I wishi you all the best, too
@derlilaStern (1756)
• United States
13 Jul 09
I have never had that happen. There have been times when it seemed like it happened, but upon further review it was usually a different car or a different time!
As long as there are plenty of seats, not a big deal. Im glad there werent any problems!
