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Re:Deutschlandticket: Germany’s €49 ticket pushes passenger ... by rad_gruchalski on Saturday August 05, 2023 @03:21PM (#37015424)
Sure, but the train doesn't travel by car. 396 km.
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Re:Deutschlandticket: Germany’s €49 ticket pushes passenger ... by fsh on Saturday August 05, 2023 @05:42PM (#37016556)
The train track is 493 km long: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris-Est%E2%80%93Strasbourg...
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Re:Deutschlandticket: Germany’s €49 ticket pushes passenger ... by Glawen on Monday August 07, 2023 @06:20AM (#37032554)
This is the old track, with normal train (around 130kmh). The TGV track is 406km and has just a few stops: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGV_Est
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Re:Deutschlandticket: Germany’s €49 ticket pushes passenger ... by Glawen on Monday August 07, 2023 @06:28AM (#37032597)
I don't get where you're going. Your initial take is that your ICE route in Germany was slow. Indeed because Germany has not a lot of dedicated high speed train track and it has a lot of stops. That is why the TGV example is brought up, as it runs on dedicated track. 1h45min for 400km (500km by road) from city centre to city center is unbeatable, and you just need to show up 5 min before train departure. That is why there is no flights from Strasbourg to Paris anymore.
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