And this week I heard there is not one single seat available between Copenhagen and Hamburg the weekend *before* Easter.
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And this week I heard there is not one single seat available between Copenhagen and Hamburg the weekend *before* Easter. That effectively means no-one from anywhere in Scandinavia can travel to the rest of Europe by train, because there isn't enough capacity in the system 🤬
https://mastodon.social/@europeanspodcast/116141784022064980
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️ Why is it still so hard to choose a train over a plane?On many long-distance routes in Europe, choosing the train can feel like a borderline heroic decision. It’s often more expensive, takes longer, and can be less reliable when connections are tight.
This week we spoke to cross-border rail advocate @jon about what Europe would need to change to make rail the obvious choice, not a moral gesture.
Here’s his recipe. THREAD:
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And this week I heard there is not one single seat available between Copenhagen and Hamburg the weekend *before* Easter. That effectively means no-one from anywhere in Scandinavia can travel to the rest of Europe by train, because there isn't enough capacity in the system 🤬
https://mastodon.social/@europeanspodcast/116141784022064980
europeanspodcast@mastodon.social -️ Why is it still so hard to choose a train over a plane?On many long-distance routes in Europe, choosing the train can feel like a borderline heroic decision. It’s often more expensive, takes longer, and can be less reliable when connections are tight.
This week we spoke to cross-border rail advocate @jon about what Europe would need to change to make rail the obvious choice, not a moral gesture.
Here’s his recipe. THREAD:
@Ruth_Mottram There is the route through Tønder and Niebüll, though. Sure, it is much slower.
Also, presumably also many trains *inside* Scandinavia are already fully booked for that weekend, too. It is not a unique thing for the Copenhagen–Hamburg connection.
Also, if you insist on traveling in the second-busiest season of the year, common sense says you should buy tickets well in advance if you want to be sure to get a seat.
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And this week I heard there is not one single seat available between Copenhagen and Hamburg the weekend *before* Easter. That effectively means no-one from anywhere in Scandinavia can travel to the rest of Europe by train, because there isn't enough capacity in the system 🤬
https://mastodon.social/@europeanspodcast/116141784022064980
europeanspodcast@mastodon.social -️ Why is it still so hard to choose a train over a plane?On many long-distance routes in Europe, choosing the train can feel like a borderline heroic decision. It’s often more expensive, takes longer, and can be less reliable when connections are tight.
This week we spoke to cross-border rail advocate @jon about what Europe would need to change to make rail the obvious choice, not a moral gesture.
Here’s his recipe. THREAD:
@Ruth_Mottram one challenge for the Copenhagen-Hamburg route is the mandatory seat reservation. Of course theis means theres a seat for every traveller but also means that there at lots of vacant seats on each train, where people bought the reservation but did not travel.
It takes only 6h30m if you accept 2 changes (compared to 5h for the direct train)
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