From the publisher’s rulebook
Who goes first in Trains?
English AEG base-game rules
The player who most recently traveled by train starts.
Source & edition
- Trains: Alderac Entertainment Group rulesAlderac Entertainment Group · All Aboard step 7; How to Play; PDF pages 4, 5 · Checked 2026-09-23Printed page references: 4, 5
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If there’s a tie
The rulebook doesn’t say.
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