On the rails again…
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On the rails again…
Today I am going from Frankfurt to… Frankfurt
If you look at any railway timetable, or signage, you’ll see that Germany’s 2nd busiest railway station is referred to as Frankfurt(Main) Hbf. The brackets imply there are in fact two, the Main one and… the other one
The Main Frankfurt has over 750,000 people living it. The other one has a comfy 58,000
The Main Frankfurt has a huge train station, with 31 platforms serving the needs of 493,000 daily passengers. The other one has a more modest station with 6 platforms.
The Main Frankfurt is a financial hub, and hosts the headquarters of European Central Bank. The other Frankfurt hosts the headquarters of a Sparkasse.
The Main Frankfurt was where Holy Roman Emperors were crowned. The other Frankfurt was a bustling hub of the Hanseatic league
The Main Frankfurt is where I am starting today, the other one is where I will finish… Frankfurt(Oder)
Today’s itinerary: https://moof.space/trip/frankfurt-to-frankfurt
And how did they decide which was the Main Frankfurt and which was the Other one?
It has nothing to do with preference or importance, it has everything to do with the river they're on. Frankfurt am Main is on the river Main, which is the longest tributary of the Rhine.
On the Oder hand, Frankfurt an der Oder is on the river Oder, also known as the Odra. It rises in Czechia and flows down through Germany and Poland to the Baltic sea. Where Frankfurt is, it actually defines the post-WWII border with Poland. In fact, on the eastern side of the rive is the polish city of Słubice, which used to be a part of Frankfurt until 1945.
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@q Frankfurt (The Oder one)
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And how did they decide which was the Main Frankfurt and which was the Other one?
It has nothing to do with preference or importance, it has everything to do with the river they're on. Frankfurt am Main is on the river Main, which is the longest tributary of the Rhine.
On the Oder hand, Frankfurt an der Oder is on the river Oder, also known as the Odra. It rises in Czechia and flows down through Germany and Poland to the Baltic sea. Where Frankfurt is, it actually defines the post-WWII border with Poland. In fact, on the eastern side of the rive is the polish city of Słubice, which used to be a part of Frankfurt until 1945.
@moof reminds me of the spy thriller in which characters arranged to meet at "the Nádraží train station in Prague."
"Nádraží" is Czech for "railway station". They wanted the other part of the name, "Hlavní" (main).
The best part? That actress speaks Polish, and should have recognised that the words for "main" are cognate in Czech and Polish.
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@moof reminds me of the spy thriller in which characters arranged to meet at "the Nádraží train station in Prague."
"Nádraží" is Czech for "railway station". They wanted the other part of the name, "Hlavní" (main).
The best part? That actress speaks Polish, and should have recognised that the words for "main" are cognate in Czech and Polish.
@pozorvlak Frankfurt(Hlavní) Nádraží
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And how did they decide which was the Main Frankfurt and which was the Other one?
It has nothing to do with preference or importance, it has everything to do with the river they're on. Frankfurt am Main is on the river Main, which is the longest tributary of the Rhine.
On the Oder hand, Frankfurt an der Oder is on the river Oder, also known as the Odra. It rises in Czechia and flows down through Germany and Poland to the Baltic sea. Where Frankfurt is, it actually defines the post-WWII border with Poland. In fact, on the eastern side of the rive is the polish city of Słubice, which used to be a part of Frankfurt until 1945.
It’s cold outside, there’s a snow kind of atmosphere.
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It’s cold outside, there’s a snow kind of atmosphere.
@moof Are you all alone, more or less?
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@moof Are you all alone, more or less?
@siegeavecvue Let me zoom,
Far away from here,
Nice Nice Nice
In the ICE, ICE, ICE… -
It’s cold outside, there’s a snow kind of atmosphere.
“Your Tickets Please”
scans barcode
“But this is your Bahncard… Oh, Gold! Ja OK” -
On the rails again…
Today I am going from Frankfurt to… Frankfurt
If you look at any railway timetable, or signage, you’ll see that Germany’s 2nd busiest railway station is referred to as Frankfurt(Main) Hbf. The brackets imply there are in fact two, the Main one and… the other one
The Main Frankfurt has over 750,000 people living it. The other one has a comfy 58,000
The Main Frankfurt has a huge train station, with 31 platforms serving the needs of 493,000 daily passengers. The other one has a more modest station with 6 platforms.
The Main Frankfurt is a financial hub, and hosts the headquarters of European Central Bank. The other Frankfurt hosts the headquarters of a Sparkasse.
The Main Frankfurt was where Holy Roman Emperors were crowned. The other Frankfurt was a bustling hub of the Hanseatic league
The Main Frankfurt is where I am starting today, the other one is where I will finish… Frankfurt(Oder)
Today’s itinerary: https://moof.space/trip/frankfurt-to-frankfurt
@moof There even was a direct train between the two back when. Confusingly, only eastbound. The return trip went to Mönchengaldbach.
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“Your Tickets Please”
scans barcode
“But this is your Bahncard… Oh, Gold! Ja OK”@moof at least they caught their own mistake
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“Your Tickets Please”
scans barcode
“But this is your Bahncard… Oh, Gold! Ja OK”Berlin Südkreuz seems designed to maximise confusion with weird signage that only makes sense when you realise you’re crossing the ringbahn platforms in order to get down to the other platforms
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@moof reminds me of the spy thriller in which characters arranged to meet at "the Nádraží train station in Prague."
"Nádraží" is Czech for "railway station". They wanted the other part of the name, "Hlavní" (main).
The best part? That actress speaks Polish, and should have recognised that the words for "main" are cognate in Czech and Polish.
@pozorvlak@mathstodon.xyz @moof@cupoftea.social You'd be surprized how many people are unaware that
handgare linguistically extremely close. I wouldn't expect a Polish speaker that doesn't know this to notice the hlavni/główny connection. -
Berlin Südkreuz seems designed to maximise confusion with weird signage that only makes sense when you realise you’re crossing the ringbahn platforms in order to get down to the other platforms
@moof Südkreuz was the first station I went to in Berlin, so I have a soft spot for it despite the strange design.
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@pozorvlak@mathstodon.xyz @moof@cupoftea.social You'd be surprized how many people are unaware that
handgare linguistically extremely close. I wouldn't expect a Polish speaker that doesn't know this to notice the hlavni/główny connection.@timorl @moof ah, you could be right! It was very obvious to me as a native English speaker when I tried to learn Russian, but this might be a case of https://xkcd.com/2501/
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Berlin Südkreuz seems designed to maximise confusion with weird signage that only makes sense when you realise you’re crossing the ringbahn platforms in order to get down to the other platforms
And I made it to Frankfurt!
All in all, a 6.5 hour journey, though I did take a break in order to dump my bags at my lodging.
(CW: selfie, eye contact)
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And I made it to Frankfurt!
All in all, a 6.5 hour journey, though I did take a break in order to dump my bags at my lodging.
(CW: selfie, eye contact)
@moof Frankfurt is the German answer to Canary Wharf but they’ve decided to do even less culture.
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On the rails again…
Today I am going from Frankfurt to… Frankfurt
If you look at any railway timetable, or signage, you’ll see that Germany’s 2nd busiest railway station is referred to as Frankfurt(Main) Hbf. The brackets imply there are in fact two, the Main one and… the other one
The Main Frankfurt has over 750,000 people living it. The other one has a comfy 58,000
The Main Frankfurt has a huge train station, with 31 platforms serving the needs of 493,000 daily passengers. The other one has a more modest station with 6 platforms.
The Main Frankfurt is a financial hub, and hosts the headquarters of European Central Bank. The other Frankfurt hosts the headquarters of a Sparkasse.
The Main Frankfurt was where Holy Roman Emperors were crowned. The other Frankfurt was a bustling hub of the Hanseatic league
The Main Frankfurt is where I am starting today, the other one is where I will finish… Frankfurt(Oder)
Today’s itinerary: https://moof.space/trip/frankfurt-to-frankfurt
@moof But why is there no spaces in ”Frankfurt(Main)Hbf” on the DB website and in their app? The physical station signage does have whitespace.
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