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Re:After 27 years within budget Austria open 6thlongest rail... by spacechild1 on Saturday December 13, 2025 @05:06AM (#46253436)
When the tracks allow it, the Railjet goes over 200 km/h. Vienna-Linz only takes 1 hour, which is about twice as fast as by car. Same for the new Koralm track.
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Re:After 27 years within budget Austria open 6thlongest rail... by jack_tripper on Saturday December 13, 2025 @06:41AM (#46253877)
Then the tracks are shit if cars can go twice as fast on the same terrain.
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Re:After 27 years within budget Austria open 6thlongest rail... by spacechild1 on Saturday December 13, 2025 @08:07AM (#46254268)
I agree that regional trains are often painfully slow. But that's also because there are so many stops.

Vienna-Graz is mainly slow because it has to cross the Semmering mountains and the tracks date back to the K&K days. This will change with the Semmering tunnel.

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