In September 2026 I am attempting the new longest train journey in the EU, to demonstrate the joys and shortcomings of international railway journeys in Europe.

#CrossBorderRail so far

428
Border lines
investigated

1220
Trains taken
189368km

259
Bike stages
6146km

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New videos: a question to European Commissioner Valean, and event live streams

29.06.2022

I had the opportunity to ask European Commissioner for Transport Adina Valean a question today at the #ConnectingEurope days event in Lyon. My question and her answer are here: There are also two recordings of events from the project – in Warszawa on Day 11 And Helsinki on Day 7

Event details Thu 30 Jun – 14:00-17:00 – Train and cycle – Freiburg-Breisach-Volgelsheim-Neuf Brisach

27.06.2022

The timetable for the train and bike excursion to Breisach – with the help of VCD Südbaden – is now available! Anyone can come along for a part of this, or the whole thing – please just sign up here so I have an idea of numbers. IMPORTANT: it is […]

Press coverage of the #CrossBorderRail project – before departure and Northern loop

27.06.2022

Sfinansowaliśmy wam tory i nawet perony, ale jak pociągi nie jeżdżą, to już nie nasz problem Publicysta Krytyki Politycznej – Michał Sutowski – 9/7/2022 “W Unii Europejskiej myśli się głównie o bardzo szybkich pociągach między wielkimi miastami, a powinniśmy zadbać o dobre skomunikowanie nawet wolniejszymi pociągami, które połączą miejscowości przygraniczne […]

How to follow the project

15.06.2022

I have had to change how I am going to do the communication en route for #CrossBorderRail – maintaining Twitter threads and a live blog is simply too much, so I have cut it back only to Twitter. I will then post links to the daily threads and summaries here! […]

From the sublime to the slightly ridiculous: trip timetable changes in Switzerland and Romania

03.06.2022

Max Wyss – one of the excellent community of Swiss railway nerds on Twitter – messaged me with a suggestion: why not route via Rapperswil to St Gallen on Day 23 of #CrossBorderRail. That would mean taking in part of the Voralpen Express run by Südostbahn. The new Stadler built trains […]

Pre-departure events in Berlin – choose between a serious discussion and a chat over a beer!

02.06.2022

Before #CrossBorderRail starts in earnest on 13 June, there are two pre-departure events in Berlin – one informal and one formal. It’s not only that Berlin is home, but it’s also the place where many of the people who have helped me with the whole project are based. So it […]

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All the #CrossBorderRail borders documented so far