I just came from Germany, and now it's time again.
On my way to Arlanda with X60
Arlanda airport in the rain
Bus to airport for only 79SEK
Beer bar at Arlanda airport
On my way to Frankfurt with Lufthansa
At Frankfurt airport, I am taking a train to Frankfurt main station
For some reason, the ICE train is stopping at Regional train station
Not many people on the train at this hour
Arriving at Frankfurt Hbf
Same trams as in Norrköping
One night in a hotel in Frankfurt
Much of the Frankfurt central parts were destroyed during WW2, here is Wiesenhüttenplatz
My room
Following morning I'm heading to the train station
I'm on my way to the eastern part of Germany. Last time I wanted to visit Großkorbertha outside Leipzig, but there were rail works. I thought it would be fine this time, but no - there are rail works again on the same line.
On my way from Frankfurt to Erfurt
Coffee is served at 1st class
There is a single-track operation between Bebra and Erfurt, which means not much traffic here except for ICE trains and some regional trains
Erfurt
Between Erfurt and Großkorbetha, the line is closed completely, so I have to wait for another ICE train to Halle
Checking out shops while waiting for the train
Some ICE trains do not even stop here
I have found a seat on a fully booked ICE
Halle
Starbucks coins
So, I'm now hoping there will be some more trains on the line Halle-Eichenberg, so I'm heading to a station nearby Halle
Röblingen am See
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The summer of 2026 will be very warm, but today is rather cold, not more than 15 C
Not many freight trains so far
Here is one
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Eurodual from 2021
There should be some Euroduals here in the East Germany, so I hope to see some more
It was too cold; I'm heading back to Halle
Halle Rosengarten station
There is a tram line just next to the station
Halle has one of the longest meter gauge tram networks in Germany, 87.6 km
Duewag MGT6D
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ICE T trains were in service between 2001-2017 in Germany and Denmark. I had a chance to ride on this train between Copenhagen and Hamburg
This train is now used for testing as Advanced TrainLab
It's not a black-and-white photo; the red line on the train is repainted grey
Back in Halle
I'm heading to Bitterfeld; the line is used by ICE trains
Despite intense ICE traffic on the line, there is space for some freight trains
I'm visiting the town of Bitterfeld
A typical East German town
ICE 3 train on the route Berlin-Munich
I'm heading back to Halle, this time through Delitzsch
There are two stations in Delitzsch, I'm walking from the unt to ob station
Unt station is located on Berlin-Leipzig railway, while the Ob station is at the Falkenberg-Halle railway
The only freight I see is switching to the lower railway
On my way to Halle, passing by Klitschmar
Time to check in at the next hotel
Klinikum Bergsmannstrost
Stadler Tina tram
I'm back at Rosengarten, there is some increased freight traffic here
Some trains are coming from Leuna Werke like this one, 151 079
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152 008
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I'm on my way to visit Halle Neustadt, also known as HaNeu.
The actual history of the city began in 1958 with a conference of the Central Committee of the SED on "Chemistry Programme of the GDR" at which the settlement of labour in the vicinity of chemical sites Buna - Schkopau and Leuna was decided. Following extensive site investigations and planning in the district of Halle, the Politburo of the SED decided on 17 September 1963, the construction of the "Chemical Workers' City," known by the inhabitants in short as Neustadt or "Ha-Noi". The city was built at a greater distance from the chemical plants. (Wikipedia)
A dedicated S-Bahn line was built to HaNeu
Also, there is a tram line from the city centre
I'm back at Halle
Halle (Saale), or simply Halle (German pronunciation: [ˈhalə] ⓘ), is the second largest city of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is the sixth-most populous city in the area of former East Germany after (East) Berlin, Leipzig, Dresden, Chemnitz, and Magdeburg, and is Germany's 31st-largest city. (Wikipedia)
Marktplatz
