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Local/Express bus routes
On Thu, 08 Apr 2004 23:41:39 +0200, Gunnar Thöle wrote:
"Schnellbusse" (fast buses) (8 lines): These are very long lines, often going all the way through Hamburg, the idea is to provide fast connections from suburbs to the city and back. They run all day and they cost a supplement of 1,05 Euro per trip. A season supplement is available. In my opinion the supplement makes them completely useless. They are rarely faster that getting a local bus to the next railway. They get stuck in traffic. They are not very comfortable. If they're still the O405s, I disagree. Even I had a good 8 inches or so free legroom if I went for the seats over the wheelarch at the back. The coach-style vehicles used on the Schnellbus from Bergedorf were even better, IMO. I did like using them - but then I wasn't always in a hurry, and quite liked sitting back and enjoying the scenery They weren't that fast, but did reduce the number of changes for certain journeys. I don't want to pay a premium for them and most other Hamburgers, too, it seems, as everytime i see a Schnellbus it has between 1 and 10 passengers only. This is perhaps the point - you're paying extra for first class, part of which is lower loading (especially in the peaks) and nicer seats... There was of course one exception - though I don't know if it still exists. The Blankeneser Bergzeiger (sp?) minibuses were considered Schnellbusse, presumably because they'd be uneconomic to operate otherwise, and the affluent inhabitants of Blankenese could probably afford them. Is this still the case? In my opinion the hamburg express bus system is rubbish... with one notable exception: In weekend nights there is an express night bus from the Reeperbahn amusement district to my front door, using a motorway for most of the trip. This express bus is unbelievably cool! Neil -- Neil Williams in Milton Keynes, UK Mail me on neil at the above domain; mail to the above address is NOT read |
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Local/Express bus routes
Neil Williams schrieb:
[a minibus route in a quite hilly part of Hamburg with very rich inhabitants (at least some of them)] There was of course one exception - though I don't know if it still exists. The Blankeneser Bergzeiger (sp?) minibuses were considered "Blankeneser Bergziege" (Blankenese mountain goat), yes, they still run as a "Schnellbus". Schnellbusse, presumably because they'd be uneconomic to operate otherwise, and the affluent inhabitants of Blankenese could probably afford them. Is this still the case? |
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