68 killed in HSR incident in Spain

[chitown_boy]

At least the metro to MAD is good and they are opening an express rail link between BCN and Barcelona city centre!
Oh wait ...

Well…do I have a hot tip for you! Abandon oneworld and arrive MAD via Ryanair in T1 arrivals. Bus 203 right outside for 5 euros (can pay on board) takes you directly to plaza cibeles city centre in 23 minutes (with one intermediate stop). I once made it to gran via within 35min of landing ! No idea why T4 is such a nightmare via the trains…

BCN - rodalies R2 Sud from T2 is perfectly servicable to Sants in 19min (same line also goes down to Sitges if you’re that way inclined) And they take the cheap 11 euro T-casual 10 trips (to Sants not south)

 

[markis10]

Agree with pretty much everything you say except I’m not aware of any major Japanese incidents?

Statistics (Railway)

jtsb.mlit.go.jp

8 collisions since the turn of the century, Shigaraki in 1991 killed 42 and injured 600+

 

[esseeeayeenn]

Well…do I have a hot tip for you! Abandon oneworld and arrive MAD via Ryanair in T1 arrivals. Bus 203 right outside for 5 euros (can pay on board) takes you directly to plaza cibeles city centre in 23 minutes (with one intermediate stop). I once made it to gran via within 35min of landing ! No idea why T4 is such a nightmare via the trains…

BCN - rodalies R2 Sud from T2 is perfectly servicable to Sants in 19min (same line also goes down to Sitges if you’re that way inclined) And they take the cheap 11 euro T-casual 10 trips (to Sants not south)

I have flown Ryanair twice in my life and I will take that statistic to my grave.

There can be a wait for trains at T4. I usually take a Bolt - not too expensive.
Cheaper than Uber. I stopped using them at MAD after a driver tried to do deliveries (I suspect he was dealing) on the way to my hotel.
He was startled when I asked him why he wasn't on the motorway - in Spanish.

 

[chitown_boy]

I have flown Ryanair twice in my life and I will take that statistic to my grave.

There can be a wait for trains at T4. I usually take a Bolt - not too expensive.
Cheaper than Uber. I stopped using them at MAD after a driver tried to do deliveries (I suspect he was dealing) on the way to my hotel.
He was startled when I asked him why he wasn't on the motorway - in Spanish.

It was a strictly do I as I say, not as I do. I don’t intend on taking another ryanair flight or madrid bus again lol

But for the frugal traveller ! Which also works out to be the fastest way out if the bus arrives when you exit…the T4 uber situation is organised but it’s a 5-10min walk to the car park…

 

[elanshin]

At least the metro to MAD is good and they are opening an express rail link between BCN and Barcelona city centre!
Oh wait ...

It depends where you're going I guess. It was pretty easy to take the train to the cathedral area when I was last there. I could've taken a bolt, but felt like just going through the train system.

 

[Cynicor]

Statistics (Railway)

jtsb.mlit.go.jp

8 collisions since the turn of the century, Shigaraki in 1991 killed 42 and injured 600+

Those weren’t HSR? I don’t think there’s been any hsr deaths.