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Re: World Train Map – 1247 train routes around the world

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Post by artisinal »

quietthrow wrote: post #9

Amazing. Also super interesting to see that when you filter for high speed rail it’s basically Japan, China and Europe. America (north and south), Africa - basically the rest of the world is in dark ages

The high speed filter is a bit misleading. Amsterdam to Berlin is marked as high speed. But it takes 6 hours and 41 minutes to cover the ~580km distance. It might technically qualify as high speed but it doesn’t feel like it.

Washington DC to NYC is comparable.

At night I can legally drive to Amsterdam faster by car. 670km on the Autobahn in 6 hours can be done. Not as comfortable of course, but just to prove the point.

Re: World Train Map – 1247 train routes around the world

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Post by tcumulus »

ks2048 wrote: post #16
decimalenough wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

World Train Map is, by design, a curated map of interesting passenger trains, not a comprehensive map. The problem with every comprehensive map I've seen is that they are way too comprehensive. If you look at Congo on https://www.openrailwaymap.org/ , you might assume the country has a functional passenger railway network, when almost most lines shown were for bulk cargo only, fell into disrepair in the 1960s and cer…

How is it comprehensive? Did someone just say “be comprehensive” to their agent? Quick Look in Mexico and it’s not good.

It's not comprehensive. More than 75% of the passenger lines are missing in Belgium. I imagine this is the same for many other countries, especially the ones with a lot of passenger service.

Re: World Train Map – 1247 train routes around the world

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Post by decimalenough »

ks2048 wrote: post #16
decimalenough wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

World Train Map is, by design, a curated map of interesting passenger trains, not a comprehensive map. The problem with every comprehensive map I've seen is that they are way too comprehensive. If you look at Congo on https://www.openrailwaymap.org/ , you might assume the country has a functional passenger railway network, when almost most lines shown were for bulk cargo only, fell into disrepair in the 1960s and cer…

How is it comprehensive? Did someone just say “be comprehensive” to their agent? Quick Look in Mexico and it’s not good.

Are you taking about World Train Map here? This whole subthread is about how it's not even trying to be comprehensive.

Re: World Train Map – 1247 train routes around the world

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Post by ant6n »

ks2048 wrote: post #14

AI lets people produce things that look authoritative, but are crap. Tiresome. At first glance, https://www.openrailwaymap.org seems much better

That’s a completely different thing - a map of all railway infrastructure, vs a map of passenger rail lines.

Re: World Train Map – 1247 train routes around the world

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Post by decimalenough »

Flightmussy wrote: post #4

I am going to sleep now because it is pretty late in Norway and I can sense that I will have a very long work day tomorrow. It is crazy to see that World Train Map is on the front page. Holy shit! Please give feedback meanwhile because it helps the site a lot. I want to add both many more routes and have a well functioning verification system. I hope that the map is giving all of you an enjoyable experience.

A lot of the "feedback" below seems to consist of people complaining that this is not a comprehensive map, despite your site clearly saying it's a " curated atlas of notable passenger routes — not every railway on Earth". Sigh.

Re: World Train Map – 1247 train routes around the world

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Post by febusravenga »

ant6n wrote: post #34
ks2048 wrote: post #14

AI lets people produce things that look authoritative, but are crap. Tiresome. At first glance, https://www.openrailwaymap.org seems much better

That’s a completely different thing - a map of all railway infrastructure, vs a map of passenger rail lines.

On mobile you're welcomed with following text

> The world railway map

There is also something about train routes, but these messages are conflicting... also you don't immediately see explanation that it is curated d that's why people complain about missing routes.

Really hard to understand purpose when visiting first time.

Re: World Train Map – 1247 train routes around the world

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Post by jillesvangurp »

artisinal wrote: post #31
quietthrow wrote: post #9

Amazing. Also super interesting to see that when you filter for high speed rail it’s basically Japan, China and Europe. America (north and south), Africa - basically the rest of the world is in dark ages

The high speed filter is a bit misleading. Amsterdam to Berlin is marked as high speed. But it takes 6 hours and 41 minutes to cover the ~580km distance. It might technically qualify as high speed but it doesn’t feel like it. Washington DC to NYC is comparable. At night I can legally drive to Amsterdam faster by car. 670km on the Autobahn in 6 hours can be done. Not as comfortable of course, but just to prove the poi…

I took the Amsterdam to Berlin route a few days ago with almost two hour delays because of some diversions. There are very few proper high speed tracks in Germany. Mostly the trains are routed over older tracks that aren't suitable for higher speeds.

Basically the only stretch where the train to Amsterdam might hit anywhere close to its maximum speed is the 20% of the journey between Berlin and Wolfsburg. And even there it slows down frequently. But you might see it go 250 km/hour for a few minutes.

I took a proper highspeed train from Madrid to Valencia a few years ago. It goes 300km/hour. It leaves Madrid, accelerates. And then a bit over 1.5 hours later you arrive in Valencia. It's about 400km. The train has one stop about mid way. Otherwise, it stays at its maximum speed the whole journey. At that speed, Amsterdam-Berlin should be doable in a bit over 2 hours.

Re: World Train Map – 1247 train routes around the world

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Post by bryanrasmussen »

Beijinger wrote: post #28
cwal37 wrote: post #19

The map is ok, but mostly I'm interested in the number of map apps people are cranking out with AI. The design elements pretty clearly mark them as such (and it's even more obvious once you poke around a bit). I love maps, so I get it, they tend to hook people, and the relative density of information can be very high. I work in the electricity space (and of course we have a map[0]), and it has been wild to see the nu…

I would not bet on AI. I think this map is older.

I was wondering because I don't know why it should be considered AI, but whois tells me the domain was registered yesterday?
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