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Compensation for train journey rerouting due to track-work (Sweden–Germany)?
Interrail tell us:
Due to urgent construction work in Germany, SJ EuroNight services will be affected from March 3 to 19.
The SJ Euronight will depart and arrive at Pinneberg station north of Hamburg....
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Trains from Geneva to Zurich and back — any better option than buying tickets through Omio?
The best way to buy a train ticket in Switzerland, is the official website for the SBB (national rail operator) :
https://www.sbb.ch/en/home.html
EDIT: My assumption of overcharging was false, as SBB ...
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For the Nozomi from Shinagawa to Osaka, say on a Saturday afternoon, would tickets/seats typically be available - or would you need to book?
On an average day, there is absolutely no need to book for travel between Tokyo and Osaka, you can just rock up, buy a ticket and get on board. The vending machines can be a bit complicated, so I ...
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Can non-Muslims ride the Haramain high-speed train in Saudi Arabia?
I've never visited but I have researched this in the past.
The upshot is that the station at the Medina end is outside the boundaries of the holy city, which are quite limited. On the other hand Mecca'...
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Compensation for train journey rerouting due to track-work (Sweden–Germany)?
When you have a ticket from A to B the railway commits itself to getting you to B. So if a change in operation of train means that you cannot get to B on the original train they must just offer you an ...
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How can I find all stations served by direct trains from a given UK mainline station?
If you sign up for a TransportApi.com account you can do this using code. Note that the free account is limited to 30 requests/day so in practice you'll need a "Home Plan" for 5 pounds/...
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Trains from Geneva to Zurich and back — any better option than buying tickets through Omio?
In general, the best place to book Swiss train tickets is the website of the Swiss Railways at https://sbb.ch/en/ or the SBB app. For international journeys, you may find booking portals like ...
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Trains from Geneva to Zurich and back — any better option than buying tickets through Omio?
Actually, if one of the stations is close to the Swiss border, it is (surprisingly) usually cheaper to buy an international ticket. In this case, buying a ticket from Geneve to Singen in Germany on ...
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Past train punctuality data for Deutsche Bahn
Have a look at zugfinder.net. It comes in a free and a paid version. For the free version you can see the data you need for the last month only. Simply enter the train number or station in the search ...
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Compensation for train journey rerouting due to track-work (Sweden–Germany)?
On top of the S-Bahn being included in your ticket at not additional cost because of the re-routing, you're also potentially eligible for compensation if you arrive later than planned.
If you arrive ...
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From Munich to Vienna with one connection in Salzburg train station
A quick look on the TheTrainline.com indicates the following for the 2023 timetable (as viewed in mid March 2023) for Munich station > Vienna station (München Hbf > Wien Hbf):
There are 40 ...
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How can I find all stations served by direct trains from a given UK mainline station?
It's not a list as such, but this site does the trick:
https://direkt.bahn.guru/
Type in a station in the top right, click on the name in the list and give it a few seconds and then the map will show ...
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How can I find all stations served by direct trains from a given UK mainline station?
So I'm looking for a way to list all the stations I can travel to without changing trains, from a particular station. If only lines/termini are listed, but I can get to a list of stations on each line ...
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How can I find all stations served by direct trains from a given UK mainline station?
Not a full list, at least not from the stations I checked as there were too many trains to fit in that window, the National Rail site has the option to see live departures, and if you do not give it a ...
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Late boarding on the westbound Dacia Express
This is covered on the CFR Calatori website, under "Sleeping and berth car":
» Not presenting at the car when leaving the boarding station
When the passenger is not present at the sleeping ...
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What are the two flashing dots on Italian train station boards?
Unfortunately the link to the video has died due to link rot. However, I assume you mean the dots to the right of this list of trains departing (for example) from Roma Termini:
File:Tabellone delle ...
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Plane to train transfer times at Copenhagen Airport
I'm intimately familiar with this airport and the train station below as this is my "home" airport. I find this connection uncomfortably tight.
Risks in this itinerary:
your flight may be ...
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Past train punctuality data for Deutsche Bahn
Not a direct answer, but a few avenues to explore further:
DB has an open data portal with datasets and API's although it seems to be outdated.
The question "Are there public transport data for ...
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German Bahn "Sparpreis": can I use a local train (S-Bahn) instead of ICE?
The behavior you are describing is by design.
You live in village A, want to take the high-speed train between cities B and C, and your final destination is village D.
You merely need to purchase one ...
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Compensation for train journey rerouting due to track-work (Sweden–Germany)?
So to reach my original destination, I’ll need to take a short extra S-Bahn journey. Should I be eligible for reimbursement for this extra cost?
No, in the large majority of the transport world, a ...
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Amsterdam travel tickets
It seems to me that the link below answers your question:
https://www.schiphol.nl/en/page/amsterdam-travel-ticket/
Visit Discoverholland.com to buy your ticket online. You can also buy
your ticket in ...
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Are train times in Google Maps trustable in Tunisia?
Train times are very unreliable as lags aren't updated even in the station timetable. Advice from a Tunisian person:
Unless you're traveling very late at night, ditch the train and take a shared taxi ...
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Is there a list of trains to and from a UK station?
If I understand your question and comments correctly, you want to customize your journey on the basis of stopping off at places of interest along the way.
I think the easiest way to do this would be ...
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