And this week I heard there is not one single seat available between Copenhagen and Hamburg the weekend *before* Easter.

[ruth_mottram@fediscience.org]

And this week I heard there is not one single seat available between Copenhagen and Hamburg the weekend *before* Easter. That effectively means no-one from anywhere in Scandinavia can travel to the rest of Europe by train, because there isn't enough capacity in the system 🤬

https://mastodon.social/@europeanspodcast/116141784022064980
europeanspodcast@mastodon.social - ️ Why is it still so hard to choose a train over a plane?

On many long-distance routes in Europe, choosing the train can feel like a borderline heroic decision. It’s often more expensive, takes longer, and can be less reliable when connections are tight.

This week we spoke to cross-border rail advocate @jon about what Europe would need to change to make rail the obvious choice, not a moral gesture.

Here’s his recipe. THREAD:

#trains #travel #europe #infrastructure