Problems with the Rail Input Data Since the rail travel times, as layed out here, were entered manually they are prone to errors. So the script calculates when for the direct connection between two cities there is a faster alternative that goes via a (or multiple) other cities. This must …

The question of this project is to find out what flight routes within Europe could actually be replaced by trains. For this high-speed day trains as well as ultra long distance night trains are being considered. The Passenger Data that is the foundation of this analysis is provided by the …

Data Sources The objective is to calculate the possible travel time between any two stations of the railway network. Several websites, such as Deutsche Bahn or Rio2Rome offer point-to-point connection data between stations. But this includes waiting times at central nodes + the time for intermediate stops. Here we consider an …