Why is it SO HARD to Take a Train Across the Border? (w/Jon Worth)

Why is it SO HARD to Take a Train Across the Border? (w/Jon Worth)

From The Urbanist Agenda by Not Just Bikes

October 17, 2025 · 45 min · Episode 33

About this episode

Jon Worth discusses the challenges of taking regional trains across EU borders and shares insights from his extensive travel experience on European rail lines.

The EU is heavily promoting rail as an alternative to flying and driving, but while the "big" high-speed train projects get a lot of attention, it's often maddeningly difficult to take a regional train across an EU border. Jon Worth has travelled on almost every single rail line in the EU and he has an incredible wealth of knowledge about how cross-border rail could work so much better. The Cross Border Rail Project: https://crossborderrail.trainsforeurope.eu/ Jon Worth's personal blog: https://euroblog.jonworth.eu/ Jon's Mastodon: https://gruene.social/@jon Not Just Bikes: https://youtube.com/notjustbikes Not Just Bikes Mastodon: https://social.notjustbikes.com/@notjustbikes See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Not Just Bikes

Guest: Jon Worth

Topics covered

  • rail travel
  • EU transportation
  • cross-border travel
  • high-speed trains
  • regional trains

Keywords

  • train travel
  • EU rail
  • cross-border trains
  • high-speed rail
  • transportation policy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cross Border Rail Project, Trains for Europe, Euroblog, Mastodon, YouTube, California Privacy Notice, Art19

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