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But you don't have assigned seats on German high-speed trains. It certainly happens (although rarely) that trains are so full that some people need to stand
by lutoma 4y ago
But you don't have assigned seats on German high-speed trains. It certainly happens (although rarely) that trains are so full that some people need to stand
- elnatro 4y agoYou can buy a ticket for a non-assigned seat but not for long routes like the one that goes to Paris. I’d say that having to buy a ticket with an assigned seat in high-speed trains in Spain has been always been that way. However, short-route trains (Cercanías) don’t have assigned seat, but they are not high-speed trains.
- Symbiote 4y agoThe point is that it's not due to safety or security that Spain and France require a seat reservation. It will be to keep the quality of the service high, reduce boarding times, or something like that.
- fomine3 4y agofyi it's possible to buy Tokyo to Hakata (over 1000km, takes 5hr, max 300km/h) ticket without reserved sheet. (Though eventually free sheet will be available at the middle stations.)