列車會為你而停下 The train would stop for you Castellana Grotte是意大利其中一個最多遊客到訪的鐘乳石洞，但它位置偏遠，位於普利亞大區中部的鄉郊小鎮，只能自駕或乘FSE火車前往。 Castellana Grotte的火車站其實也不算一個火車站，只有單軌單月台，沒有車站，沒有站長，沒有列車訊息。自從從前被罰逃票後，我也不敢再犯，做個老老實實的遊人。但在百無車站，票從何來？ 遊畢鐘乳石洞後，我開始尋找車票。遊客中心說可以到煙草專賣店問問，煙草店卻說沒有。火車站附近的旅館說只能在列車上購買。是的，意大利的列車基本上都可以在車上買票，只是這個方法我也不太常用。 久候過後，列車終於到達，我第一時間走去問車長買票，他只是叫我先上車。火車又重新奔馳，車長也遲遲未有找我。不一會兒，火車抵達下一車站，車長突然現身車廂，叫我下車到站內買票。（他叫我把行李留在車內，但在意大利我真的不敢） 我飛奔到售票窗口買票，希望列車真的會等我這個無票乘客。車長原來也跟在我後面，又告訴職員我要前往何處，又幫我打票，最後我倆又跑回列車。 FSE火車可能經常延誤，設備陳舊，但卻有一種企業沒有的彈性和人情味。 Castellana Grotte is one of the most popular karst caves in Italy, but it is actually located in a rural town in Puglia, Southern Italy. It can be accessed only by car or by FSE train. The train station of Castellana Grotte is not really a "station". There's only a single rail and single platform, no facility, no staff, no train info. As I was fine for fare evasion some years ago, I would not dare to ride without a ticket again. But, where can I get one? After the tour in the cave, I started to look for the train ticket. The tourist center asked me to try my luck in a tobacco shop, which actually didn't sell train tickets. The hotel nearby told me the ticket was only available on board. Yes, this could be an option in Italy. After some delay, the train arrived. I immediately asked the train crew for a ticket. He told me to get on the train first, and the train departed soon. Not until the next stop, the crew came to my cart and told me to get off the train for the ticket. (He told me to leave my belonging in the cart, but I didn't dare to) I rushed to the station to get my ticket, hoping the train would wait for this no-ticket-passenger. The crew actually got off the train too, helping me with the ticketing staff, and validated my ticket, and rushed back to the train with me. FSE could always delay, and the facilities could be old, but it showed the flexibility and hospitality which other corporations do not necessarily cherished. #一相一程一故事, #Onephotojourneystory, #旅行, #Travel, #意大利, #火車延誤, #FSE, ##Italy, #TrainDelays （Bryan的故事五十四 Bryan's chapter 54） ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 一相一程一故事 One photo, one journey, one story Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/onephotojourneystory Bryan's blogger: onephotojourneystory.blogspot.com U blog: https://blog.ulifestyle.com.hk/blogger/onephotojourneystory/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onephotojourneystory/
