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[–] EinfachUnersetzlich@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Magdeburg has less than half the population of Hanover though... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hh93@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) I know - but small villages in Bavaria have a better train access because the local Bavarian party controlled the traffic ministry for decades Also Hannover gets all the east-west connections and a city like Erfurt gets none even though they are on a similar trajectory south of the harz permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] yA3xAKQMbq@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Erfurt gets none What? Erfurt has direct ICE connections to Leipzig/Berlin, Dresden, Frankfurt, and Nürnberg/München. It’s pretty well connected for a city of just 200k. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_der_Intercity-Express-Linien permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hh93@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Ah so it's just really shitty to reach from Hannover/Braunschweig/Wolfsburg/Magdeburg - also it seems that there is no good connection to the whole Ruhr area permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] yA3xAKQMbq@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago Well, it’s located in a basin and has lots of mountainous areas north, south, and west, so it’s kind of expensive building rails through there. It’s annoying as fuck to get there by car as well. I used to drive that a lot, Cologne – Erfurt, sucks big time. I guess you could get a route via Kassel and Hamm. I mean, I’m all for it, but I don’t think that’s economically feasible for DB. Improving the route Hannover – Leipzig would make sense, especially if they could finally upgrade the route Dresden – Prague (one of the most important cargo routes). Hannover is just lucky. It sits on a giant plain right in the middle of the two axes Hamburg – „the South“, and Berlin – Rhein-Ruhr. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hh93@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) I know - but small villages in Bavaria have a better train access because the local Bavarian party controlled the traffic ministry for decades Also Hannover gets all the east-west connections and a city like Erfurt gets none even though they are on a similar trajectory south of the harz permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] yA3xAKQMbq@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Erfurt gets none What? Erfurt has direct ICE connections to Leipzig/Berlin, Dresden, Frankfurt, and Nürnberg/München. It’s pretty well connected for a city of just 200k. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_der_Intercity-Express-Linien permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hh93@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Ah so it's just really shitty to reach from Hannover/Braunschweig/Wolfsburg/Magdeburg - also it seems that there is no good connection to the whole Ruhr area permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] yA3xAKQMbq@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago Well, it’s located in a basin and has lots of mountainous areas north, south, and west, so it’s kind of expensive building rails through there. It’s annoying as fuck to get there by car as well. I used to drive that a lot, Cologne – Erfurt, sucks big time. I guess you could get a route via Kassel and Hamm. I mean, I’m all for it, but I don’t think that’s economically feasible for DB. Improving the route Hannover – Leipzig would make sense, especially if they could finally upgrade the route Dresden – Prague (one of the most important cargo routes). Hannover is just lucky. It sits on a giant plain right in the middle of the two axes Hamburg – „the South“, and Berlin – Rhein-Ruhr. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] yA3xAKQMbq@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Erfurt gets none What? Erfurt has direct ICE connections to Leipzig/Berlin, Dresden, Frankfurt, and Nürnberg/München. It’s pretty well connected for a city of just 200k. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_der_Intercity-Express-Linien permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hh93@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Ah so it's just really shitty to reach from Hannover/Braunschweig/Wolfsburg/Magdeburg - also it seems that there is no good connection to the whole Ruhr area permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] yA3xAKQMbq@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago Well, it’s located in a basin and has lots of mountainous areas north, south, and west, so it’s kind of expensive building rails through there. It’s annoying as fuck to get there by car as well. I used to drive that a lot, Cologne – Erfurt, sucks big time. I guess you could get a route via Kassel and Hamm. I mean, I’m all for it, but I don’t think that’s economically feasible for DB. Improving the route Hannover – Leipzig would make sense, especially if they could finally upgrade the route Dresden – Prague (one of the most important cargo routes). Hannover is just lucky. It sits on a giant plain right in the middle of the two axes Hamburg – „the South“, and Berlin – Rhein-Ruhr. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hh93@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Ah so it's just really shitty to reach from Hannover/Braunschweig/Wolfsburg/Magdeburg - also it seems that there is no good connection to the whole Ruhr area permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] yA3xAKQMbq@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago Well, it’s located in a basin and has lots of mountainous areas north, south, and west, so it’s kind of expensive building rails through there. It’s annoying as fuck to get there by car as well. I used to drive that a lot, Cologne – Erfurt, sucks big time. I guess you could get a route via Kassel and Hamm. I mean, I’m all for it, but I don’t think that’s economically feasible for DB. Improving the route Hannover – Leipzig would make sense, especially if they could finally upgrade the route Dresden – Prague (one of the most important cargo routes). Hannover is just lucky. It sits on a giant plain right in the middle of the two axes Hamburg – „the South“, and Berlin – Rhein-Ruhr. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] yA3xAKQMbq@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago Well, it’s located in a basin and has lots of mountainous areas north, south, and west, so it’s kind of expensive building rails through there. It’s annoying as fuck to get there by car as well. I used to drive that a lot, Cologne – Erfurt, sucks big time. I guess you could get a route via Kassel and Hamm. I mean, I’m all for it, but I don’t think that’s economically feasible for DB. Improving the route Hannover – Leipzig would make sense, especially if they could finally upgrade the route Dresden – Prague (one of the most important cargo routes). Hannover is just lucky. It sits on a giant plain right in the middle of the two axes Hamburg – „the South“, and Berlin – Rhein-Ruhr. permalink fedilink source parent