The International Transport Game

[Bodie]

One more tram tonight but it is the same tram we have just got off. So we call it a night and board the first tram of the day.

It's the 0427 and we take it to Place du Cirque arriving at 0441 on Wednesday morning

Source: destineo.fr

 

[DasLunatic]

Now bored of Nantes, we make the ~600m walk to Bouffay and catch the 0512 tram back to Gare SNCF Nord (Nantes), arriving at 0515 Wednesday morning.

Source: "

 

[Bodie]

Never one to disappoint we step aboard a Paris bound TGV.

TGV 8802 leaving 0525 and alighting at Le Mans at 0651 on Wednesday morning

Source: bahn.com

PS - Where can I find a website that gives station departures? What I mean is one were you give the station, the time and the day and you get all the departures available at that time.
Thought I had such an option on bahn.com but can't seem to find it nowadays. Was I dreaming?

 

[Springs Branch]

In Le Mans we have the opportunity to sample another of France's modern urban tramways. Outside the station, we board the SETRAM line T1, heading for Le Mans - Université. We leave at 0700 and arrive at the République stop at 0705 Wednesday morning.

Source: setram.fr

 

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PS - Where can I find a website that gives station departures? What I mean is one were you give the station, the time and the day and you get all the departures available at that time.
Thought I had such an option on bahn.com but can't seem to find it nowadays. Was I dreaming?

Try searching DB Departures on Google and one of the results should be a online departures board on bahn.de. You can also do it with the DB Navigator App. This allows you to filter by Train type as well.

 

[DasLunatic]

We then wait for the return tram, arriving at 0714. We take said tram to its terminus of Le Mans - Antarès - MMArena, arriving there at 0738 Wednesday morning.

Source: "

 

[Bodie]

We alight and let the tram return back up the line. Another tram is not far behind so we hurry to catch a glimpse of the famous Le Mans racetrack and grab some photos for our album.

All too soon we are away again at 0747 and we journey along line 1 to Gares arriving 0805 Wednesday morning

Source: setram.fr

Thanks 000

 

[johnnychips]

Drawn again towards Germany, but not quite getting there, we take the 0857 TGV 5478 to Strasbourg arriving 1259 on Wednesday afternoon.

DB Navigator App

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then board the 1420 SNCF TER service 35020 to Nancy Ville, arriving there at 1543 on Wednesday afternoon.

(Source: DB Navigator App)

 

[Quakkerillo]

At 16:08 we board another TER service, 86723, which goes to Luxembourg, where we alight at 17:59 on Wednesday afternoon.

 

[johnnychips]

We feel an urge for Belgian beer, so we take the 1918 IC121 towards Liege. Guillemins station, despite its magnificent architecture, seems a bit windswept, so we continue to Liege Palais which, although a bit grotty, is in the city centre, arriving 2209 on Wednesday evening.

DB Navigator App

 

[Bodie]

Doesn't look like much is around so we source that Belgium beer and drink the night away.

Feeling a little unwell, we board IC 2426 at 0442 to Brussels Midi arriving there 0657 on Thursday morning

Source: bahn.de

 

[ValleyLines142]

We then visit the wonderful world of Disneyland as we board the 0710 TGV service 9810 to Marne-la-Vallèe-Chessy, arriving there at 0840 on Thursday morning.

(Source: DB Navigator App)

 

[Bodie]

Disneyland chalked off we board...

TGV 5153 the 0853 which we take as far as Aeroport Paris-Charles De Gaulle alighting at 0903 on Thursday morning

Source: bahn.de

 

[DasLunatic]

After hearing about a new extension to New York's metro system, we feel it's only right to try it out. So we board United flight 56 to New York - John F Kennedy, departing Paris at 0945 and arriving into the States at 1215 Thursday afternoon.

Source: Google Flights

 

[Bodie]

Hello again North America

A little research tells us that United Airlines fly in and out of Terminal 7 (well till next month at any rate)
Also that the Airtrain we want leaves every 10 minutes leaving at xxx6.
So we allow for the size of even this one terminal and board the 1246 Airtrain to Howard Beach arriving there at 1257 on Thursday afternoon

Source: Google maps

 

[DasLunatic]

Heading into the centre of the Apple, we await the 1309 A train to 42 St - Port Authority Bus Terminal, arriving there at 1356 Thursday afternoon.

One step closer to the 7 Extension

 

[Bodie]

I'm sure there's an easier way to do this but never mind.

We take an E line train at 1409 and travel to Court Square arriving at 1417 on Thursday afternoon

Source: mta trip planner

Wanted to give DasLunatic the honour of taking us along the 7 line extension

 

[DasLunatic]

It's a quick transfer to the high level platforms and the 7 Local service. We take this train all the way to its new (10 day old) terminus of 34 St - 11 Av, departing at 1423 and arriving at 1438 Thursday afternoon.

Google Maps

 

[Bodie]

We pop up to the surface and go and take a look at the Hudson Yards, with lots of cars awaiting the rush hour.
We also sneak a peek at the river of the same name.
Then it's back below and some more subway action.

We take a 7 line train at 1456 to 61st - Woodside Station 7/LIRR arriving 1517 on a Thursday afternoon

Source: MTA trip planner

 

[DasLunatic]

It's then off the metro and onto the longer services as we await the 1606 "Ronkonkoma" service to Wyandanch, Long Island, arriving at 1655 Thursday afternoon.

Google Maps

 

[Bodie]

Continuing Eastward we board another LIRR train at
1723 and travel to Ronkonkoma where we alight at 1744 on Thursday

Source: mta trip planner

 

[DasLunatic]

There appears to be no other transport around, so we continue up Long Island by boarding the next eastbound train: the 1853 "Ronkonkoma" service to Greenpoint, arriving there at 2017 Thursday night.

 

[Bodie]

We are just across from the ferry terminal here.
The ferry service leaves every 15 to 20 minutes at this hour of the day.
So we'll board our first ferry in quite a while at 2035 and take the 15 minute crossing to Shelter Island docking at 2050 on Thursday evening

Source: northferry.com and easthampton.com

 

[Springs Branch]

Nice as it may be, there's not much going on at this end of Long Island in the late evening, and certainly no onward transit connections, so we re-board the ferry for our last opportunity to get back into NYC tonight.

Departing Shelter Island at 2100, we arrive at Greenport at 2115 Thursday evening.

Source: northferry.com

 

[Bodie]

No public transport across Shelter Island at all, which is a shame.

Back on the mainland we board the 2139 LIRR service to Ronkonkoma arriving at 2302 on Thursday night

Source: mta trip planner

Very handy at this hour of the day to be heading into NYC, the city never sleeps

 

[Springs Branch]

Changing trains, we continue west from Ronkonkoma on the 2308 LIRR train to Jamaica arriving 0014 Friday morning.

Source: MTA journey planner

 

[Bodie]

Jamaica? - Really one way to go here.

0031 Airtrain to JFK Terminal 4 arriving 0043 on Friday morning

Source: mta trip planner

 

[Springs Branch]

Having checked airline departures from T4 in the early hours and decided against the handful of Caribbean, central & south American destinations on offer, we'll remain a bit longer in the USA.

We board the 0058 Airtrain departure from Terminal 4 to Howard Beach Subway station, arriving 0113 Friday morning.

Source: MTA trip planner

 

[Bodie]

More subway action then. There's a far amount of engineering work at this time of night.

We take an A train at 0121 to Broad Channel arriving at 0128 on Friday morning

Source: mta trip planner