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Conflicting information: does the Hikari 535 Shinkansen exist?
Short answer. Hyperdia is correct; you can take the Hikari 535 service at 20:33.
Long answer. Hikari 535 is an irregularly-scheduled service: it does not have a regular schedule like "every day" or "...
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Corridor seats on the TGV — why? Are seat reservations not always mandatory?
The TGV has mandatory seat reservations
That is incorrect, e.g. see https://en.oui.sncf/en/france-europe/on-board-seating-positions (mirror):
When all seats are booked, you will be offered an "...
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Plane ticket includes train ticket (Europe), what if I do not show up at train station?
Accoriding to Air France, you can't skip the train journey
If you are traveling in the order of "train + plane", you must complete your train trip in order for your flight ticket to be ...
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Is there Wi-Fi in the ICE trains in Germany?
Since 1 January 2017 there is Wi-Fi in all ICE-Trains. From DB-Homepage:
In first class we offer you worry-free internet access. With the
internet provided in first class you can work ...
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Corridor seats on the TGV — why? Are seat reservations not always mandatory?
When I missed my connection I went to the ticket window, I was accepted on the next train even though, in theory, there were no seats available. I had to report to the train manager. He asked me to ...
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What is the easiest way to travel between western Europe and Morocco without using plane?
The Man in Seat 61 has a page that discusses how to get from London to Morocco by train and ferry. Eurostar from London to Paris, TGV from Paris to Barcelona, overnight in Barcelona, AVE and Spanish ...
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What happens if I miss my Eurostar because of a delay in a domestic train to get to it?
They just gave me a new ticket for a later train as of February 2017
This has happened to me this February 2017 because of storm Doris: the line from Cambridge to London broke down, and I arrived 3 ...
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Should I make a reservation for going from Rome to Florence by train?
Yes, if you have certainty about your time of travel, then it is advisable to purchase tickets beforehand, not so much for risk of trains selling out, but more for significant savings.
With the ...
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What is the shortest segment of high-speed rail out of Barcelona where trains reach the maximum speed?
Trains (especially trains designed with that in mind) don't need that long to accelerate, this document from Siemens states that it takes 148 seconds (a little more than 2 min) for the Velaro ...
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How can a private person put a SNCF train ticket on hold to combine it with its return journey later?
Disclaimer: I'm not sure if I correctly understood the question but here it goes: you can put a SNCF train ticket on hold, and buy the return journey later under certain conditions. But I'm not sure ...
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High-speed railway line usage (Germany)
The capacity of the oldest (and probably busiest) European high-speed line (LGV Sud-Est, Paris-Lyon, France) used to be about 12 trains/hour, i.e. a headway of 4 minutes. It's probably around 15 tph ...
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What is the easiest way to travel between western Europe and Morocco without using plane?
You can take a ferry from Algeciras in Spain, to Morocco.
There are routes to Tangier, and to Tangier Med (located about 40 km east of Tangier), which is a shorter route.
The crossing to Tangier ...
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Corridor seats on the TGV — why? Are seat reservations not always mandatory?
Note that the rules have recently changed, are still in flux, and of course things may be very different in case of disruption.
Until recently:
On TGV seat reservation were mandatory
There would be ...
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Plane ticket includes train ticket (Europe), what if I do not show up at train station?
I post this answer only to leave trace of what ended up happening during the trip.
Going from Tijuana to Europe
I boarded the plane as usual, Aeromexico just asked for my passport and everything was ...
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Is there a continuous highway or high-speed rail between Estonia to Poland?
The understanding of the world "highway" differs from culture to culture. There is the E67, is that enough for you or are you asking for a more substantial road?
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Can I buy Shinkansen tickets that allow onward travel on JR regional trains?
Yes, it's possible. You can even buy these from vending machines if you're feeling brave enough to navigate that twisty maze, but the easiest thing is to visit a manned ticket office (みどりの窓 midori no ...
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Delayed Eurostar arrival in London, going to miss my connection, what to do?
It's a bit too late for you now, but for future reference - Ideally you want to be booking you UK train ticket as a special "CIV" ticket:
CIV is a set of rules shared by European rail operators to ...
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Corridor seats on the TGV — why? Are seat reservations not always mandatory?
These seats are also very useful when you simply want to spend some time in the corridor for whatever reason, e.g. to make a phone call, to calm a crying baby, or because you're preparing to get off ...
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Reserving a domestic TGV train in Germany
I have posed your question to the service team of Deutsche Bahn on Twitter, and the answer is yes.
Q: Kann man von DB-Bahnhöfen aus TGV-Tickets kaufen? [...]
A: Ja, das geht. Am besten geht er in ein ...
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Paris Gare du Nord to Gare Montparnasse, by public transport but without lots of walking?
It doesn't help this exact question, but it might help somebody else reading this as part of planning a trip - in the current timetable there are a few direct TGVs from Lille-Europe station to ...
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When does high-speed rail between Seville and Granada begin?
According to the Railway Gazette, it opened 2019-06-25.
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In the Italo high-speed train, what is the difference between club seat and "salotto"?
Salotto price is for the whole lounge, up to max 4 travellers (make a sample booking for 1/2/3/4 and you will see).
A description of the comfort/service included can be found with Italo. Some ...
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Is there a continuous highway or high-speed rail between Estonia to Poland?
Simply put: no, there is no such road (expressway or motorway) nor high-speed rail through Poland in that direction
Why do you ask for "continuous" one?
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Can I buy tickets for Taiwan high speed rail in advance online?
No but you will be able to later. The official site is here and they sell tickets up to one month in advance.
Should you want to have your tickets and expect no issues with connections, you can buy ...
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Should I make a reservation for going from Rome to Florence by train?
You probably want to take a Frecciarossa/Frecciargento train, leaving about each 30min and taking about 90min.
In this case, the answer is yes, you need a reservation.
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Paris Gare du Nord to Gare Montparnasse, by public transport but without lots of walking?
A little trick usable only from Nord to Montparnasse : take line 4, but don't get off at Montparnasse, get off at Raspail. Line 6 to Etoile is at same level, avoiding two flights of stairs. It reduces ...
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What is the difference between Eurostar first class and French TGV first class?
I think these answers are missing the most important benefit: savings of time and flexibility with respect to time. If you have a business premiere ticket, there’s a special ticketing queue and it’s ...
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Change trains from Italo to Trenitalia at Milano Centrale
40 minutes to change trains should be more than enough since all you have to do is move from one platform to the other within the same station - Italo and Trenitalia trains both arrive in the same ...
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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 ...
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