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A new high-speed train service linking Paris and Berlin was launched on Monday – just in time for the Christmas travel season. Joint operators SNCF and Deutsche Bahn say they hope passengers will see it as a "greener" alternative to flying.

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[–] thisfro@slrpnk.net 21 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Yep, 150km/h on average is not that great. Especially considering the average in the part of the route in France (tbf, without a stop) is around 280km/h. Leaving an average of 130km/h through Germany.

But still nice that there are long-distance direct connections, as changing can be a major pain, especially with DB...

Changing trains is by far one of the biggest problems with the DB. I'm fine with arriving later, but if I am unlucky and miss the last train and have to wait till like 4am to get the next one I'm absolutely pissed.

[–] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 5 points 6 days ago

Also going via Strasbourg is a massive detour. The direct connection would go through the northern bits of Luxembourg. However there is no track in the region allowing speeds above 130km/h in any of the four countries in that region.