Questions tagged [high-speed-rail]
Rail services running significantly faster than traditional rail traffic.
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Historical Data on Rail Fares (Ticket Prices)
I found this historical table of ticket prices per kilometer for the German Federal Railways: www.pro-bahn.de/fakten/fahrpreise.
It even goes so far as to distinguish between "short-haul" ...
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Travelling from California to Chicago by rail [closed]
Rail route from California to Chicago by rail
Amtrak
YouTube video
Can there be any alternate rail routes by rail for travelling from California to Chicago?
The current journey takes 42 hours by rail. ...
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Plane ticket includes train ticket (Europe), what if I do not show up at train station?
I have to travel from Tijuana (Mexico) to Brussels (Belgium) on a business trip. The flight is operated by AirFrance and goes:
from Tijuana to Mexico City (Aeromexico);
from Mexico City to Paris (...
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Travelling from London to Paris and return journey [closed]
London to Paris
Eurostar - London to Paris
What would be the better choice for travelling between London and Paris return journey in terms of cost, travelling time if a comparison is made between ...
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The Haramain Railway or Mecca-Medina Railway
This is an extension on the other question about Mecka:
Is it allowed as a non-moslem to take the train to Mecka, stay in the nearabouts of the station and then take the train to Medina ?
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Corridor seats on the TGV — why? Are seat reservations not always mandatory?
The TGV has mandatory seat reservations (unlike, for example, the ICE). There is no equivalent of German Flexpreis where I can take any train, and if I miss my connection I need to get a new ticket ...
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Change trains from Italo to Trenitalia at Milano Centrale
My situation is:
I am travelling from Vicenza to Milano via high-speed Italo train. The train departs at 9:45 and arrives at Milano at 11:26.
In Milano I want to board Trenitalia train to La ...
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What is the easiest way to travel between western Europe and Morocco without using plane? [closed]
France in the 1980s, and Spain in the 2000s opened high-speed train network. Morocco opened a high-speed train line between Tanger and Kenitra in 2018, and they're constructing it further south ...
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Conflicting information: does the Hikari 535 Shinkansen exist?
I wish to travel by Shinkansen from Tokyo to Kyoto in the evening of 24 February, as late as possible, keeping in mind that I will have a Japan Rail Pass and thus cannot use Nozomi trains.
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High-speed railway line usage (Germany) [closed]
I am not sure where else to ask this question, so please close if off-topic (or point to a more suitable place).
I am interested to know what the theoretical highest frequency (i.e. shortest ...
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Can I buy Shinkansen tickets that allow onward travel on JR regional trains?
The other day, I took a train trip from a station just outside the Kyoto city boundaries to Yokohama using the Nozomi Shinkansen for the Kyoto–(Shin-)Yokohama portion. I noticed on my outbound journey ...
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Can I buy tickets for Taiwan high speed rail in advance online?
I will be going on a trip to Taiwan and will be going around multiple cities. There is a high speed rail system that I would like to purchase tickets for in advance. My trip is still 3 months away. ...
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Reserving a domestic TGV train in Germany
I am travelling to Germany and France next month. For the last leg, I am travelling from Lyon to Paris Charles de Gaulle Terminal 2 by TGV.
Would it be possible to reserve this ticket in Germany(...
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In the Italo high-speed train, what is the difference between club seat and "salotto"?
While booking a Milan to Naples ticket on the Italo high-speed train, I noticed some nice fares. Even the highest class, "Club Executive", has seats priced at €49 for a full fare on this stretch.
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How can a private person put a SNCF train ticket on hold to combine it with its return journey later?
I usually travel to France for a weekend once or twice a year. Most of the time by train, the Netherlands to Paris by Thalys and Paris to wherever I go often by TGV and then the return journey a ...
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