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Spain and Portugal are finally getting a high-speed train link
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this post was submitted on 16 Aug 2023
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Could we just get an EU wide ticketing system. So tickets from every national train company are accepted by all the other ones as well and stuff like delays work. It is awfull that having a delayed SNCF train and you missing a RENFE one due to that means you need to buy a new ticket for the next RENFE train.
The insane part of Deutsche Bahns website is that it is often easier to use then the one from other EU countries, but has basicly all timetables in it. You can look up RENFE connections for example, without booking them.
We already had this years ago with SCIC-NRT but France, Italy,Spain and Sweden started with the Global Price Bullshit which destroyed it. Nowadays with the private operators the rail sector is getting even more fragmented. Also the 4th rail package of the EU which bans state rail operators from getting any direct subsidies starting 2031 (everything has to be put up for tender) will make this situation even worse I fear. I really like the EU, but that rule is really shitty. The Status Quo where every member state decides if they want to have a market in their rail sector or a national railway was better IMHO