The opening of the Koralm Railway between Graz and Klagenfurt in December 2025 leads to major changes on the Südbahn between Vienna and Villach. Railjet and Railjet Xpress services connect Vienna with Graz, Klagenfurt and Villach. From 1 March 2026, Westbahn also run a few daily trains on this route. There is an hourly frequency … Continue reading Long-distance Rail in Austria 2026
Systematic Long-distance Services in Germany 2025
The 2025 version of the long-distance rail map in Germany does not show many differences to the 2024 version of this map. I haven't changed the design or the structure. To make it clear that the map only shows connections that run at least three times a day, I have given it the new title … Continue reading Systematic Long-distance Services in Germany 2025
Long-distance Rail in Austria 2025
December 2024 is the last time the Austrian timetable changes slightly before a major reorganisation a year later. The opening of the Koralm Railway in December 2025 will affect the long-distance lines in southern Austria. The long-distance rail diagram 2025 only shows smaller changes as compared to the Austria long-distance rail diagram 2024. The Westbahn … Continue reading Long-distance Rail in Austria 2025
Long-distance Rail in Austria 2024
The year 2024 brought some changes to Austria: The Westbahn increased the number of connections to Innsbruck. A new daily connection to Bregenz was also introduced. It has more stops than the RailjetXpress connections, such as Hohenems, Frastanz or Nenzing. The daily connection from Innsbruck to Bregenz, Stuttgart and further to Germany is now realised … Continue reading Long-distance Rail in Austria 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 Trains in Austria 2023
A new country has joined my collection. This new map includes the long-distance trains in Austria. Its design is the same as in most of my other maps. However, there is one major difference. The diagonal axes are not in an angle of 45° but 26° from the horizontal axis. In this way, most main … Continue reading Long-distance Trains in Austria 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 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”
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