At opposite ends of Germany there are two cross border railways where tickets for the trains are wonderfully simple – from Gronau (Nordrhein-Westfalen) to Enschede (Netherlands), and from Freilassing (Bayern) to Salzburg (Austria). At two other borders – Kehl (Baden-Württemberg) to Strasbourg (France), and Forst Lausitz (Brandenburg) to Żary (Poland) […]
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Live blog – Extra Day 08, 10 June – Bruxelles – Athus – Audun-le-Tiche – Volmerange-les-Mines – Thionville – Nuits-sous-Ravières
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Read MoreThe plan for the #CrossBorderRail extra days in May and June 2023 is ready
It has been only a matter of days since my Germany borders project concluded, and I am off again! All of the extra journeys I am about to make are mapped here. First 26-28 May I am making a 3000km journey from Berlin via Kraslice to Klagenfurt, from Klagenfurt via […]
Read MoreLive blog – Day 07, 9 May – Aachen – Liège – Luxembourg – Saarbrücken
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Read MoreLive blog – Day 06, 8 May – Bocholt – Aachen
NOTE: due to a rail replacement bus service on the original route this day has been considerably re-planned at the last minute! Jump to: Text updates | Summary videos | Latest photos | Today’s background | Today’s route Text updates This day was live-tooted on Mastodon, and the updates […]
Read MoreLive blog – 6 April – Enschede to Nuits-sous-Ravières, via De Panne
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Read MoreLive blog – 5 April – Nuits-sous-Ravières to Enschede
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Read MoreMons-Aulnoye – Belgium and France close a cross border passenger railway line
It was one of the most surreal experiences of the #CrossBorderRail project: to be the only passenger on an international train for its entire trip. It even made it into my summary video. It happened on Day 1, at the Belgium-France border, between Mons and Aulnoye-Aymeries – and you can […]
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