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Train fares are up to 30 times more expensive than planes in Europe (edition.cnn.com)
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[–] hubobes 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah…sad to hear that. I did it before a few years ago, really nice experience. Sad to see it go.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Political will isn't there for this. Main issue is that all companies operate independently or nationally. There are rare cases where it somewhat works. I can take train to Vienna or Berlin from here and it is pretty much painless experience.