Stiamo cercando di arrivare a Köln da Francoforte e abbiamo trovato un biglietto del treno, quello nell’immagine sottostante, sia il modo più economico. Tuttavia, ci chiediamo se la finestra di 5 minuti sia sufficiente per arrivare all’altro treno e cosa le scatole blu con l’Eq. roba significa. Se puoi aiutarci con questo, sarebbe fantastico!
EDIT: questo è il collegamento dell’immagine: https://imgur.com/a/45qlxyg
Taking the train from Frankfurt to Köln
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Yes, normally it is enough, otherwise they wouldn’t sell it. You arrive on track 2 and the next train leaves directly opposite on track 3, this means about 10 metres distance.
Should it not work out you are entitled to take any other DB train to your destination and get compensation for the delay if it’s more than an hour.
The blue boxes show the track on which the train leaves/arrives. I have no idea why it is translated as “Eq”.
5 minutes is very tight. I would go for at least 10. You can set that during search.
I dont know what Eq. Stands for. But, that gives the track number.
I’ve never seen it called Eq., but that box typically states the platform the train departs/arrives at. I assume it is the same here and they just used some weird translation.
Platform 2 and 3 in Mainz form a single island platform, so the transfer is just a 10 meter walk. As long as your first train is on time you should make it. The problem is that train started its journey all the way in Dresden, and German long-distance trains are only on time in 60% of the cases. I would take one of the direct Frankfurt – Köln trains, even if they are more expensive.
Just wanted to make you aware that you literally chose the longest and most complicated ride. Maybe you have reasons for that, but there are direct trains toward „Köln Messe/Deutz“ that take only 1
hour without changing trains.
There’s a direct ice from köln to Frankfurt!!
My recommendation for the future: buy nonstop tickets whenever possible, even if more expensive. The potential amount of time you lose when things go wrong is way too high for the 20-30 euros you saved by choosing this itinerary.
Another tip: if any of these trains is cancelled, if you’re expected to miss your connection or expected to arrive 20 minutes later than scheduled, you’re allowed to take any direct train you want, and these direct trains run every 20-30 minutes.