Originally Posted by
ClimbGuy
I have never heard of this, what does it involve?
Quite a few termini do this just to get lots of people 'herded' properly. It's happened to me in LA, CHI, and DC. Basically, you check in, they check your ID, and then they tell you to stand in a line. Then a 'tour guide' comes along and the bunch of you walk in a single file line without being allowed to talk or chew gum (ok, not really) all the way to the platform. There, they separate the first class from the coach, and the coach passengers by destination.
It doesn't happen anywhere 'enroute' - just at Terminals to the best of my knowledge. Kind of silly if you ask me, but that's their thing. Of course, if you show up 10 minutes prior to departure, the ritual is over and you just walk up to the train and board where they tell you to.