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    S bahn Karlsruhe on interrail

    I can assure everyone that KVV ticket check staff don't know the ins and outs of Interrail and anything resembling a valid ticket (like an Interrail written-in with the journey details) is very likely to be accepted. I asked KVV about Interrail once and basically if you're travelling on AVG...
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    German Rail in decline ?

    The timetable for tomorrow should be loaded in by now, so you can check which trains run and which are cancelled
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    Freiburg v Cambridge

    Within Germany, Freiburg has a reputation of being a fairly progressive, laid-back uni city with a fondness of green issues. Its cycle mode share is really high to the point that cycle infrastructure that's fairly good compared to basically any other German city has to be replaced because there...
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    German Rail in decline ?

    Strike announced Thursday 7 March 02:00 to Friday 8 March 23:00
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    Which tramways have you used?

    Thanks for reminding me to update :) Why wouldn't Dortmund count?
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    Marseille Local Transport 16/17 March

    A handy page to see what strikes are currently on in France is cestlagreve.fr
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    London Overground line names announced

    There's a video by TfL what shows how it will be like, with an example journey from Euston to Hackney Wick:
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    Why are minor and regional branches in countries like Germany and Denmark operated by private companies like Arriva?

    No, EU regulation 1370/2007, which is applicable here, has always allowed a direct award without a tender. Until December 2023, railway services could be awarded to just any company, mostly done for the former state railways (article 5 subsection 6). Even though that's now prohibited (see...
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    Is the D-Ticket best option for CGN/Cologne/KVB/Wuppertal/Schwebebahn?

    The Berlin-Hamburg IRE don't exist anymore since COVID
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    Is the D-Ticket best option for CGN/Cologne/KVB/Wuppertal/Schwebebahn?

    Eezy through the fairtiq app is fairly easy and it also charges 49€ max per month. It's only valid if you're always inside NRW, but considering what you're planning to do, you will be. Fairtiq works with swiping in the app before the journey and at the end and it works out the price. It needs...
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    Germany ticket

    For example here at Mopla you cancel up to 24h before the next month starts: https://www.mopla.solutions/de/tickets/deutschlandticket I think S-Bahn Stuttgart has a similar rule, with most other vendors you have to cancel up to the 10th of the previous month Short border hops are different...
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    ÖBB buys Go-Ahead Germany

    What do you mean by "upgrade"? At least in Baden-Württemberg, the exterior and interior design, the information design and the capacity is set by the rail authority, so i don't see what they could change
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    Delay repay availability in Europe

    Germany's rule is 25% back from 60 mins late and 50% from 120 minutes. Hotel and taxi are possible if late at night and/or last journey of the day, and also refreshments from one hour delay. I believe this is mainly based on EU rules so similar elsewhere Link with details in German...
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    Can I download a Swiss Railways pdf timetable (and also stock diagrams)?

    I think you might be looking for: https://www.öv-info.ch/de/fahrplan-aktuell/fahrplanarchiv
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    Process of getting refunds from Deutsche Bahn

    On 5/12 the timings were: ICE 720 Würzburg depart 12:35+56 = 13:31 Frankfurt arrive 14:04+61 = 15:05 Frankfurt depart 14:09+68 = 15:17 Cologne-Deutz arrive 15:15+82 = 16:37 (I guess you took an S-Bahn to Hbf?) ICE 14 Frankfurt depart 14:26+24 = 14:50 EST 9472 Cologne Hbf depart 16:44+18 =...

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