Berlin-Paris High-Speed ​​Rail: The 8-Hour Journey Connecting Two European Capitals

The 1,100km route will operate once a day, passing through Frankfurt South, Karlsruhe and Strasbourg stations, with a journey time of eight hours.

According to a VNA reporter in Berlin, the German national railway company Deutsche Bahn (DB) officially put into operation a direct high-speed train line connecting Berlin and Paris from December 16, marking a new step forward in European rail traffic.

The first ICE train departs from Gare de l'Est in Paris at 9:55 a.m. and is scheduled to arrive at Berlin Hauptbahnhof at 6:03 p.m.

The 1,100km route will operate once a day, passing through Frankfurt South, Karlsruhe and Strasbourg stations, with a journey time of eight hours.

Berlin Mayor Kai Wegner said the new railway line not only meets growing travel needs but is also a good symbol of German-French friendship, the two most populous countries with the largest economies in the European Union.

DB is struggling to improve service quality after November figures showed only 60% of long-distance trains arrived on time.

The company aims to raise this rate to above 75% by 2027, receiving support from German Transport Minister Volker Wissing.

One-way fares for this journey range from 24.99 euros (26.23 USD) to more than 99 euros (104 USD), possibly higher depending on ticket class and demand./.

(TTXVN/Vietnam+)

Source: https://www.vietnamplus.vn/duong-sat-cao-toc-berlin-paris-hanh-trinh-8-gio-ket-noi-hai-thu-do-chau-au-post1002493.vnp