crosspost from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/3477888

I just came across this tool, which - after entering a city - shows all other cities to which there is a direct train connection. A color code depicts the travel hours.

Examples:

Although I’m not quite sure yet on what occasion I can use the tool. But someday the moment will come :D

Btw. there is a Sparpreis search on https://bahn.guru/ with a monthly view (“On which day do I travel cheapest from A to B?”). Unfortunately the links to the store don’t work yet.

  • plactagonic@sopuli.xyz
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    I never knew that I can get to Hamburg in about 10 hours. Visiting Berlin by train is on my wish list now I will add Hamburg too.

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        Why is the German rail infrastructure so shit for such a rich country? Even the Netherlands has a better system. Is it because of the car industry lobbyists?

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          There is simple answer: there is too much to maintain.

          As a Czech I can tell that we have the denses rail network in Europe because we were in centre of Austria-Hungary. Communists didn’t want to tear it down and expanded public transport…

          Now even with heavy subsidies it is just too much.

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            At least in Germany it’s due to partial privatization. To a degree. We still think it should be profitable and don’t treat it as the critical infrastructure it is.

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              Here it is also partially privatised, but only train providers. National rail maintainer is SŽDC. I think that it is similar in Germany.