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Mae neocat_hug_dlr @maeow@meow.woem.cat
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made the mistake of opening twitter (my travel companion is a twitterhead) and I’m now breaking out in sweats, crying and screaming at this abomination of an uninformed take that’s dressed as if the person knew what they are talking about
I am Germany @germany_iam Follow Did you know that Hamburg has the second busiest train station in Europe, and that this is actually a problem? [picture of Hamburg Hbf] ALT 17:03 • 2024-06-14 From Earth • 336K Views 72 Reposts 47 Quotes 2.1K Likes 282 Bookmarks I am Germany @germany_iam • 1d Gare du Nord in Paris has 245 million passengers per year, Hamburg Hauptbahnhof 196 million. Problem is, Gare du Nord has 32 platforms but Hamburg only 12. That creates an incredible train traffic and if you have to get your train there, you'll need some good nerves.
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Jeder neocat_floof_googly_woozy neocat_flag_agender 🔜 eth0 @jeder@miau.jeder.pl
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@maeow 196m with 12 platforms huh
Wrocław Główny has 30m and 12 platforms and is the busiest polish station, but it's also on brink of just exploding because of just 3 tracks leading to it from western side which is also the busiest one

oh well
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Jeder neocat_floof_googly_woozy neocat_flag_agender 🔜 eth0 @jeder@miau.jeder.pl
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@maeow like, they are splitting the platforms at times just to fit more trains
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Mae neocat_hug_dlr @maeow@meow.woem.cat
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@jeder yeah, makes the platforms more effective
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Jeder neocat_floof_googly_woozy neocat_flag_agender 🔜 eth0 @jeder@miau.jeder.pl
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@maeow yeah, like the problem with the station is that it's not really used as a through station lmao
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Jeder neocat_floof_googly_woozy neocat_flag_agender 🔜 eth0 @jeder@miau.jeder.pl
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@maeow but yeah, can't really do anything unless they upgrade that 3-track flyover
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Mae neocat_hug_dlr @maeow@meow.woem.cat
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@jeder many large stations do that tbf, I’m thinking of Amsterdam Centraal, Leeds, Rotterdam C, Köln Hbf (partially), etc…
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