• jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de
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      5 months ago

      Or a better night train. The slowness is not an issue if you can actually save time by merging the trip and the hotel stay.

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      5 months ago

      You’re essentially paying for a hotel that transports you to a different city by next morning, as if by magic. You can have a full day’s work or sightseeing, eat dinner, board your train and get a reasonable night’s sleep, waking up to have another full day at your destination.

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        Your room is smaller, more like a prison cell than a hotel room. And it’s noisier (depending on the train). And there’s no guarantee you will arrive on time. And the food is worse. And you can’t leave.

        It’s like being in prison. I want to like trains but they need to be fast (high speed rail) or convenient (subways).