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@jon@gruene.social · Apr 20, 2026
The train manager was friendly. So I’m on my #CrossBorderRail to Liège. In the bar for now…
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@jon@gruene.social · Apr 20, 2026
Also I increased the chances of this working by knowing what type of Eurostar - Thalys runs the Köln service, and waiting right beside it before the platform was announced. That meant I was the first to see the train manager. That ought not be necessary! #CrossBorderRail
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@jon@gruene.social · Apr 20, 2026
I tried the ticket office for Eurostar first. But there were 3 desks open and a crazy queue. That would not have worked. #CrossBorderRail
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@jon@gruene.social · Apr 20, 2026
Apart from the speed of the train when it’s running, and - from Eurostar’s point of view - the ticket prices, EVERYTHING else is inefficient. Staffing. Boarding. Seating. Timetables. Ticket offices. Catering. Luggage stowage. #CrossBorderRail
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@jon@gruene.social · Apr 20, 2026
Damn how we need competition against Eurostar. Both to London and on ex-Thalys routes. I’m not even necessarily a fan of competition but it’s the only hope here. #CrossBorderRail
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@jon@gruene.social · Apr 20, 2026
And all I need now: my second #CrossBorderRail to run on time later on Liège - Maastricht But it’s a Drielandentrein 🫣
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@jon@gruene.social · Apr 20, 2026
Also I forgot to add a rather tragic conversation from the Eurostar ticket office earlier, where I’d tried queuing. American behind me, to the security guard at the door: “I want to go to London today!” Security: “You’ll have to wait!” Him: “Isn’t there a train every hour?” Me to him: “Honestly try on your phone instead.” Him: “But they all say ‘No availability’” #CrossBorderRail
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@jon@gruene.social · Apr 20, 2026
The guy is going to then have queued an hour, only to still be told there’s no ticket. #CrossBorderRail
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@jon@gruene.social · Apr 20, 2026
Meanwhile at Eurostar HQ. Screw you sucker passengers! We can set whatever prices we like, because what the hell else are you gonna do? Go to Charles de Gaulle Airport or something? #CrossBorderRail
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@jon@gruene.social · Apr 20, 2026
I am not on Interrail today, so just purchased my ticket for the last bit - Liège - Maastricht (Drielandentrein, not compulsory reservation) Look at the price if I chose to go via Aachen instead! 🤨 #CrossBorderRail
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@tml@mementomori.social · Feb 27, 2026
@mkivinen@toot.community More fun inconsistencies: When searching for buses on March 2nd from Kemi railway station to Haparanda railway station, the reittiopas.matkahuolti.fi site shows the route on the map with correct locations for start and end stops, and the couple of stops in-between, but with just straight line segments between them. For the opposite journey, it doesn't manage to correctly show the journey starting at Haparanda railway station, but screws up the route completely there. The rest of the route does follow the actual road, though. #Matkahuolto #crossBorderRail
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@tml@mementomori.social · Feb 25, 2026
From March there is a bus between Kemi station and Haparanda station (and back) twice a day. Yay. The schedule from Kemi to Haparanda fits nicely with trains arriving from Helsinki, but sadly not that well with trains from Haparanda. And if you are going towards Kiruna, Abisko, Narvik, several hours of wait in Boden. Did not bother checking the other direction, probably not ideal that way either. But at least, somebody (Tornio municipality) is doing something... #CrossBorderRail
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@coreice@infrastruct.social · Feb 22, 2026
So apparently it is now “official” that there will be an :de_ice: Antwerpen–Köln service starting in September this year. On VagonWeb, they can already be spotted with the train numbers 310/311/312/313. What I did *not* know is that during the summer period (01/06–31/08 — before the Antwerpen service starts in September), there will be a daily :de_ice: between Oostende and Köln. The train numbers are 1110 and 1111. #CrossBorderRail https://www.gva.be/regio/antwerpen/regio-antwerpen/antwerpen/vanaf-september-nieuwe-treinverbinding-tussen-antwerpen-en-keulen/135246620.html
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@mrc@mastodon.berlin · Feb 02, 2026
@moanos@gay-pirate-assassins.de One could also try booking with another operator, in this particular case PKP shows "Loading prices" and then does not show prices at all :D Welcome to the hell that is #CrossBorderRail bookings.
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@HaTetsu__dup_32189@mastodon.com.pl · Jan 29, 2026
Another #PKPIC announcement: The Adriatic Express is to return for summer holidays in 2026 too, this time running 6 days a week with through cars to Koper as well as Rijeka, as well as a bus connection to Trieste with a change in Ljubljana in cooperation with an unspecified "local operator". https://www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiadomosci/pkp-intercity-wraca-pociag-do-rijeki-beda-tez-wagony-do-kopru-126452.html #kolej #rail #CrossBorderRail #NightTrain #Croatia #Slovenia #pkp
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