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Are there any other rural tramways in the world, like the Coastal Tramway in Flanders?
It is run with steam trains that leave from a dedicated platform at Bad Doberan mainline station and for a lot of its path runs through rural countryside towards the seaside towns of Heiligendamm (known … They run steam-powered trains and sometimes diesel-powered railcars to Wernigerode, the top of the Brocken hill (1141 m above sea level) and Quedlinburg. …
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Is it required to use the most direct route to the border when using an Interrail pass in th...
, when I used to live in central Hessia (Germany) and was planning on using Interrail to get to Brussels and then London, the shortest and fastest path would have been a couple of cross-country local trains … Apart from that limitation, the inbound/outbound days work just like any other travel day, unlimited mileage and unlimited trains from midnight to midnight, you need to record the journey on your pass …
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Buying tickets and finding the train station at the Copenhagen airport
In theory, the first website will only show you the cheap local trains while SJ will also show you long-distance trains at a markup. Make sure to choose an Øresundståg train when booking on SJ.se. … (There are more stations in Malmö but those three are on the route of the direct trains out of the airport.) …
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How manageable are <15 min connection times in Frankfurt Hbf?
DB is running the trains into and out of Frankfurt (I assume they will all be ICEs) and they are selling you a ticket for the entire journey which may even be tied to specific trains (for a lower price … previous train being delayed, you are automatically allowed to take whichever the next train to your destination is; i.e. even if your ticket was once tied to a train it is no more (exceptions apply to trains …
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Overcrowded German trains
Seat reservations in German trains are only a thing in long distance trains (marked EC/IC or ICE if serviced by DB but can also include the Austrian RJ, the French TGV, the Thalys or other European railways … TGV, Thalys) and night trains if in a berth. …
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Avoid long walking when changing between Tokyo subway lines
I personally am very happy with the Japan Travel app (App store link, Google Play link) by Navitime. It is very good for finding trips from one train station to another (sometimes it provides bus rout …
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Can I buy Shinkansen tickets that allow onward travel on JR regional trains?
jpatokal’s answer is absolutely correct when buying from a ticket machine outside the ticket gates, for example the ones that are close to the people-operated counters. However, if I already entered t …
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Train from Nice to Moscow / Border Controls
However, the all-knowing Man in Seat 61 confirms:
No problems have been reported by any westerners using the direct Russian Railways trains from Paris, Nice, Vienna, Berlin, Prague or Warsaw to Moscow …
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How do I find if a specific train (RE60) carries bicycles during morning rush hour?
This is a local train, so given space is available on the train on the actual day of travel, you can take your bicycle. The space is limited so it could fill up, which is why there is a notice on the …
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Traveling from Germany to other countries by train?
If your intention is to cross the border from Germany to Austria, that is easy once you are legally inside the Schengen area (includes all of the continental EU except Croatia, Romania and Bulgaria, p …
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Going from Hongik Univ to Incheon intairport by train: possible with T-money card?
In 2017, I was visiting South Korea, flew into Incheon airport, got a T-Money card there and used it all the way from there on the all-stops train into the city centre where my hotel was without issue …
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Can I buy Shinkansen tickets that allow onward travel on JR regional trains?
I noticed on my outbound journey that if you are connecting from JR regional trains, you can directly transfer to the Shinkansen part of the staion by buying the appropriate ticket after feeding the machine … Or is fare adjustment the only and expected way to transfer from Shinkansen on to local JR trains?
Note: Please assume a non-online purchase spontaneously on the day, if it matters for the answer. …
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In Germany, what are you supposed to do if your train station doesn't have any working ticke...
Furthermore, especially in long-distance trains the conductors may even still be selling tickets on board. … If you are on one of those trains you can just buy a ticket normally from them — be aware though that it may include a Bordpreis surcharge for buying on-board. …
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Do I need to validate train tickets that were purchased online?
Tickets for long-distance trains (e.g. ICE) and those bought online are never validated. They are printed out on A4 paper which is far too large to fit into the validator of any German city. …
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When to use the emergency brake in a train?
Building on the previous answers:
If you notice a condition where any sensible mind would think that it is extremely dangerous for the train to continue moving. Dangerous here can mean:
If another …