Does anyone know if the train schedule differs on all saints day?
Have to get the first train from El Escorial to Villalba. Will the station be open to buy a ticket?
(from there, RENFE from Villalba to Segovia but I plan to buy that at the airport renfe office when I pick up my other tickets.
I want to try and coordinate the two trains)

Go to www.renfe.es and see the timetables (cercanias and regionales)), there are less trains in that type of days, but there are plenty of them. You can buy the tickets in the station counters or in the electronic machines (this sations are big, especially Villalba). It is not necesary buy the ticket to Segovia in the airport, (the seats are not reserved, you can seat where you like) the train is called regional but it is a normal Cercanias (short distance) train.

thanks so much! It looks like the 1st on isn't until 9am...s'ok I'll watch El Escorial wake up.
(I'll be on my first full day post flight...probably wake up at 4am....