Corresponding to the changes on the long-distance rail map 2024, I have also adapted the layout of the night trains map. The enlarged size of the map allows a clearer layout of the lines especially at nodes in contrast to the map of 2023. This is important, as the number of night trains is increasing … Continue reading Long-distance Night Trains in Germany 2024
Long-distance Rail in Germany 2024
For the 2024 version of the long-distance rail map in Germany, I have totally rebuilt the map. It still shows the systematic long-distance trains in Germany (e.g. all connections that run at least three times daily). As the number and variety of connections is increasing, the main axes count more and more lines, whereas the … Continue reading Long-distance Rail in Germany 2024
Long-distance Night Trains in Germany 2023
Again, I have updated the map showing the long-distance night trains in Germany for the year 2023. You can find the older version here. There have been a couple of changes. ÖBB rearranged their Nightjet trains from Zurich to Germany. The train to Hamburg is no longer combined with the Nightjet to Berlin. Instead, its … Continue reading Long-distance Night Trains in Germany 2023
Long-distance Trains in Germany 2023
Fahrplanwechsel! I have updated the long-distance train map of Germany again. It shows the systematic ICE, IC and EC trains in Germany. You can find the older version here. This year, some IC and ICE lines along the Rhine have been rearranged. The lines ICE 43 and IC 55 have been extended, so that there … Continue reading Long-distance Trains in Germany 2023
Long-distance Trains in Germany 2022
I have updated the long-distance train map of Germany again. It shows the systematic ICE, IC and EC trains in Germany. You can find the older versions here on my blog. This year, major changes concern the ICE Sprinter trains that only serve a few stops. As the ICE Sprinter trains do not have specific … Continue reading Long-distance Trains in Germany 2022
Long-distance Night Trains in Germany 2022
Again, I have updated the map showing the long-distance night trains in Germany for the year 2022. You can find the older versions on my blog. The timetables of the night trains are quite dynamic. There are a couple of changes in contrast to the timetable 2021. ÖBB operates a new daily line between Zurich, … Continue reading Long-distance Night Trains in Germany 2022
Long-distance Night Trains in Germany 2021
In addition to the German day train map 2021, I have also created a night train map 2021. It is an updated version of the original map 2019. The timetables of the night trains are quite dynamic. This is why the train routes differ from those in 2019. The major operators Deutsche Bahn and ÖBB … Continue reading Long-distance Night Trains in Germany 2021
Long-distance Trains in Germany 2021
Again, I created an updated transport map for the long-distance trains in Germany. The map combines all systematic ICE, IC and EC trains. You can find the older versions from 2019 and 2020 on my blog. The timetables changed only slightly. In December 2020, additional trains between Hamburg and Berlin (ICE 29) as well as … Continue reading Long-distance Trains in Germany 2021
The “Deutschlandtakt”
The German Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure elaborated a concept to double passenger capacity until 2030. The number of trains is going to increase and the majority of the long-distance train lines will be rearranged. On the official website (German only), extensive netgraphs can be downloaded. Unfortunately, these graphs do not allow to … Continue reading The “Deutschlandtakt”
Long-distance Trains in Germany 2020
In order to provide a map according to the current timetables and to improve the design I have updated the long-distance train map for Germany from 2019. The timetables only changed slightly in December 2019. New are for example the IC 17 line from Warnemünde to Dresden as such as the increased number of ICE … Continue reading Long-distance Trains in Germany 2020
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