Thread by @jonworth

Yesterday I completed my first draft of a route that crosses all border pairs in the EU that can be traversed by train.

But some of the border crossings have been nagging at me, and I need your help...

The original rationale, and the maps and tables are in this thread 👇

https://twitter.com/jonworth/status/1478073951796568064

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Am I right there is no train north of Šiauliai, and no train south of Jelgava?

80km between the two... So I assume I am going to need a bus there? Is there a way via Vilnius and Daugavpils instead?

@moritzkraehe @briedisunrepshe

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While Fehmarn is being rebuilt, the route from Kbh westwards via Odense to Kolding is obvious. But what then?

Standard route south via Padborg? Or via Tønder-Niebüll?

@NiChNi @jacobchr @SorenHave

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The damaged bridge from Leer towards Groningen is easy to visit by bike, so that is in

But what other border is best to investigate? Kleve-Nijmegen is in, but should I consider Borken or Bocholt to Winterswijk too?

@DavidEerdmans @mauritswever

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I have Dinant-Givet included at the moment as that one draws lots of attention... but how viable is that for non-tourists?

Should I better investigate Mons-Valenciennes or De Panne-Dunkerque?

@eliasvandeun @fuenareva

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Vigo-Porto is the route into Spain, but what's the best route out?

On the 1 daily train via Badajoz is probably best, as that has the most potential for the future? Better than Vilar Formoso-Salamanca?

@trainmaniac

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The only secondary border route is Nice-Tende- Cuneo, but I have never really understood the significance of this one. Do I have any Cote d'Azur people among my followers?

But I think better stick to Modane-Bardonecchia here

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The original plan was to take the Ljubljana-Rijeka train, but then I discovered the cross border rail oddities between Novo Mesto and Karlovac - but how viable is that crossing ever going to be?

@borutcink @Bulc_EU @mrak

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The dense railway network between Szeged and Arad looks peculiar, but are any of those lines actually viable? Or better I stick to the mainline Lököshaza-Curtici?

@PaliparanDotCom @Colcestrian

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Choice needed when leaving Romania - either Oradea-Püspökladány or Satu Mare-Debrecen seem to be the obvious routes - which would be most important?

@PaliparanDotCom @Colcestrian

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It looks like the line from Bohumín via Čadca to Žilina is the best line at the northern end of the border, and Břeclav-Kuty at the southern end - but are there plans, or demand, to improve any of the other lines here?

@pinkthingie @Vantju

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Rédics-Lendava looks interesting to explore, but it connects to Čakovec in Croatia, and there's a line from there to Nagykanizsa in Hungary too - but seemingly no trains. And there used to be a Lendava-Maribor train, but no more?

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The original plan was to take the Maribor-Graz line via Spielfeld-Straß, but there is the alternative - to go to Bleiburg, and from there onto the Koralm route towards Klagenfurt. Any upgrade plans here once Koralmbahn is done?

@vorortanleiter @wanisbunes

I am also working on extensions to the route to cover 🇳🇴🇨🇭🇱🇮, and possibly 🇮🇪🇬🇧 too. A rough Western Balkans extension has been planned already too... But detail on all of those will follow in a further thread!

/ends