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Re:France's new high-speed train has Americans asking: Why c... by rlpb on Thursday April 10, 2025 @05:44AM (#43642323)
> The presence of fast trains between two cities, on the scale of <600km, is transformative, as it becomes more convenient to take a train than to fly

I haven't found this to be true for London to Brussels. Eurostar terminals seem to operate like airports and require check-in two hours in advance, with airport style security. So I don't save time, and for me, my regional airport is much easier to reach than the Eurostar terminal.

I can believe it works better for "normal" train travel within the Schengen area, but I wonder: what are the security requirements then, if any?

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Re:France's new high-speed train has Americans asking: Why c... by fgeiger on Thursday April 10, 2025 @06:49AM (#43642636)
There are next to no security checks on stations that I regularly use throughout Germany, the Netherlands, and Austria. I believe that French stations have a turnstile at the platform for TGV trains. Other than that, I know security checks only from Eurostar terminals at the Amsterdam, Brussels, and Paris stations.
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Re:France's new high-speed train has Americans asking: Why c... by rsynnott on Thursday April 10, 2025 @08:56AM (#43643314)
> but I wonder: what are the security requirements then, if any?

None, mostly. You just get on the train.

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