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Old Dec 10, 2016 | 11:29 pm
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Great report! As someone who loves Germany and the Deutsche Bahn, I felt really nostalgic reading this report.

Originally Posted by warakorn
Another 3 cars just go from Cologne and Dresden. Finally, 4 cars will be taken all the way to Prague (one sleeping car, two couchette cars and one Czech seating car).
So the EuroNight train to Prague travels northeast all the way to Berlin from Cologne before turning south towards Dresden and Prague? Seems like a very circuitous route.

Originally Posted by warakorn
It is not possible to (officially) book a ticket in the through cars Cologne-Warsaw from or to Berlin. Hence, no passengers get off or join the train here.
What's the rationale for this? If they're going to stop in Berlin HBF anyways, why not make it an official stop?
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