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Agh
Greenpeace has a new report about missing *direct* connections between European capital cities
PDF:
https://www.greenpeace.de/publikationen/Greenpeace_Report_Direktzug_0.pdf
This is somehow right and wrong simultaneously. Sure, some routes we need are missing. *But* for example I’d prefer a Frankfurt-Paris every hour than a Paris-Berlin once a day…
It’s sort of like this
Where do I want to go?
Is the trip time reasonable?
Is there an option when I want to go?
Is there a direct train I can take?
I’m aware that *for some types of travellers* direct connections matter more than others. But it’s just one of many important factors.
An example
The trip I took yesterday - Lausanne to Dijon. There are 3 direct trains a day, but if they don’t go when you want then you’re stuck - alternatives are a huge detour with 2 changes and double the trip time
Contrast that with Basel SBB - Stuttgart. There are NO direct trains, but there’s an option every hour, all day, with 1 change in Karlsruhe or Mannheim. That’s *better* in my view
@statsguy@mas.to@jon Yes, agreed. Very often you want to travel at a time that fits in with your plans. A route with 1 or 2 trains a day is unlikely to be convenient. And changing trains is a heck of a lot easier than changing planes.