On the rails again… #Interrail #CrossBorderRail

Today, Wendy the DBJUNGLESKOG and I are heading off on an 11-hour 1,600km slog through France on a couple of TGV Duplexes, going, via Paris Gare de Lyon and Paris Gare de l’Est, to Karlsruhe Hbf.

Today’s Itinerary: trainlog.me/public/trip/557680…

On the way out towards Girona we pass through the new platforms at the as-yet-unopened Barcelona La Sagrera station. And there we saw some Renfe Series 103 trains parked up, as the station is currently being used as a depot for High-Speed trains. These 103s will become relevant next Thursday and Friday during the second and third day of the #ICEAgeChallenge…

#CrossBorderRail Timetable change days Train 17 of 32
EC 31
06:33 Zürich HB - Chiasso 08:55
SBB CFF FFS

Train type: Stadler RABe 501 Giruno EMU, 11 short carriages
⚡️ (15kV ac)
🚲: ✅
🦽: ✅ (step free for 55 or 76cm platforms - best anywhere)
🛜: ✅
🍽️: ✅
🧳: 🙂 (hard to say - vestibules are tiny. Problem if it’s full? Today empty)
🧽: 🙂

But it gets a top score!

Can you cross 6 rail borders in a day? Each of them different lines? Let’s try it 🙂 #CrossBorderRail

The highlight of the day is going to be number 5: FART💨
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domodoss…

railway line in Switzerland and Italy

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Welcome to today's thread - #CrossBorderRail Timetable change days - Zürich - Chiasso - Mendrisio - Cantello Gaggiolo - Pino-Tronzano - Locarno - Domodossola – Zürich

Borders:
Chiasso VG 🇨🇭 - Como S. Giovanni 🇮🇹
Stabio 🇨🇭 - S Margherita Confine 🇮🇹
Stabio 🇨🇭 - Arcisate 🇮🇹
Ranzo-S. Abbondio 🇨🇭 - Pino-Tronzano 🇮🇹
Camedo 🇨🇭 - Ribellasca 🇮🇹
Brig 🇨🇭 - Iselle di Trasquera 🇮🇹 (crossed before)

These borders on the borders map:
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Today's routes on the routes map:
umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/c…

#CrossBorderRail Autumn 2023 Train 97
AVE 2070
07:00 Madrid Atocha - Sevilla Santa Justa 09:52
Renfe

Distance: 471km
Average speed: 164km/h

Train type: Renfe Series 100 AVE (Alstom) 8 carriages
⚡️
🚲: ⛔️
🦽: ✅ (lift on platform)
🛜: ⛔️ (only Renfe ticket holders can use it - stupid)
🍽️: ✅
🧳: 🤔 (poor space for large bags)
🧽: 🙂

Welcome to #CrossBorderRail Autumn 2023 Day 24, 23 Oct, Madrid - Sevilla - Huelva - Vila Real - Faro - Lisboa

Today I’m crossing these borders
Vila Real de San António 🇵🇹 - Ayamonte 🇪🇸

Map of today’s route
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Today’s Live Blog
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Live Blog - Autumn 2023 Day 24, 23 Oct, Madrid - Sevilla - Huelva - Vila Real - Faro - Lisboa - #CrossBorderRail

Jump to: Text updates | Summary videos | Latest photos | Today’s background | Today’s route   The best way to follow #CrossBorderRail as the trip develops is on social media – there are always posts on Mastodon (@jon@gruene.

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Realty check: The company fantasising about running a Groningen to Paris high-speed train has to cancel their regular regional services to provide the extra capacity for a festival – no #CrossBorderRail trains between Heerlen and Aachen today and then from Thursday to Monday next week.

In the Dutch information system, this is published as engineering works, but they forgot to tell the Germans.

rijdendetreinen.nl/werkzaamhed…
zuginfo.nrw/?msg=84723

Heerlen - Aachen Hbf.: werkzaamheden

Er is een storing op het traject Heerlen - Aachen Hbf. door werkzaamheden.

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