Everything is new here in Röszke stationin Hungary, close to the Serbian border. Infrastructure fully upgraded incl electrification of all three tracks. Even the freight train that passes is is shining new.

Okay then, just one short stretch of Shinkansen. Which nowadays has the most spacious toilets found on any train anywhere. Thank you, loading gauge width of 3,40m! And yes, the toilet seat goes up and down automatically.

Best part of Japanese railways: the Seto Ohashi between Takamatsu

On to the Marine Liner, which had a pretty sportive turnaround time of 4 minutes, including cleaning and turning the chairs around in the reserved and green car.

The timetable of the Kotoku line is nearing a clock-faced pattern with three services: an hourly express for Tokushima at minute 10, an hourly local train for Hiketa at minute 42 and a “joker” slot at minute 14

Time for a three day tour along some Japanese regional lines. Starting from Ritsurin in Takamatsu

This is a typical Walloon speciality

A graphic I made when planning a trip to Oslo last year. Of course, I missed the 8 minute connection in Hamburg, but with the next train still made the Ferry in Kiel.