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Old Dec 29, 2015 | 1:03 pm
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Originally Posted by FredAnderssen
What an unmitigated disaster. I've flown through CPH dozens of times and taken the train into Sweden, only to be met by trains overflowing with passengers, even during times not considered to be rush-hour. Once, I had to scoop a child who was hanging half-way out of the train door so that it could close, as we all stood packed like sardines in the aisles and entrances to the the train.

Now they want to funnel the passengers (from all over Denmark, no less!) up the moving walkways into the main terminal just so they can then funnel them back down into the train station? Talk about a logistical nightmare!

Have you ever stood in Terminal 1 at CPH at almost ANY time of the day and been able to push your way through the crowds to get to the ticket counters for the trains without being jostled around like a ship in a storm? Now the powers that be want to add a crushing throng of passengers from Copenhagen Central on top of this? Are they insane?

I, for one, have already checked out Gothenburg (GOT) airport's parking schedule. It will double my costs to not be able to take the train to the airport as there is no direct route from where I am now to GOT. Now I will need to drive to the airport and park my car (Lot P7 being the most reasonable). No matter how you slice it, the cost, time, and convenience of traveling to and from Sweden will be aversely affected.

Still, anything will be better, and any costs will be palatable compared to the categorical disaster which will be Kastrup.
This decision comes from Stockholm, of course, with no consideration whatsoever for the regions (or indeed for the Danes). Unfortunately, the cross-country train schedule from Gothenburg has been gutted, and I don't have a car in Sweden anymore. But I'll be considering the options of terminating at ARN, or connecting into LPI or KLR for my next trip. I might book an open jaw and *leave* out of CPH.
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