Europe Euphoria

With the new generation high speed trains reaching speeds more than 250 mph, the train seems to be the next best medium after air travel. Europe is certainly taking advantage of this high speed rail system and trying to promote tourism using it. Basically, Europe is going to ‘let the train take the strain’. How are they going to achieve this? Well, for starters, this system is known as Eurail system and it’s an existing network spread over most European countries. The Eurail or RailEurope website boasts about the system and has a map of all the rail stations. Eventually though, there will be five major hubs: at Lille, Brussels, Cologne, Frankfurt and Stuttgart These hubs will known as junctions. These junctions will be the major operational areas for the rail system. The goal As of now, the goal is to compete with the airline industry. RailEurope is going to lower some prices and make things easier for passengers. At least this way, people won’t have to wait in long lines for security check at the airports. I think this is a great idea for frequent travelers. Rail journey is and will be less of a hassel. Even after 200 years after the locomotive invention in Northen England, Railways are the safest and easiest way to travel. The trains also have restaurants and/pantry cars along with them. Passes and costs: As of now there are country passes, international passes and various other systems to keep the costs low. Eight hour journeys can cost about 35 pounds only which I think is pretty cheap compared to airtravel. There’s also Eurostar group of trains along with others which have different costs. Routes: Various routes are scenic and cheap. Some are also known as Snow route for a reason. You can opt for the following routes as of now. Prague to Budapest through Bratislava. This views are just spectacular. There’s plenty to see. As the train zooms past, you will see some serious snow in the Danube valley in winter. In the summer, it’s just awesome vistas all around. It takes 8 hours and 35 pounds for this particular journey. Next up is the Snow train option from Paris to Bourg. During the ski season, this is a route that operates between the slopes and major cities. So, if you are up for some skiing, hop in for a snow train ride. These are real cheap 6 cabin trains with not much room in them. So if you are going to do some traveling around in Europe the best way is Eurorail system. It is the cheapest and safest. I say it is the safest because there have been hardly any deaths or injuries unlike airtravel. Statistics show that in 27 years the French Train a Grande Vitesse (TGV) system carried more than a million passengers without any serious injury or deaths. This is excellent. Maybe it’s time that you buy a Eurorail pass and check out the awesome Europe.