Verona to Innsbruck through the Brenner Pass on the ÖBB New Generation Railjet
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- Опубліковано 20 чер 2024
- Travelling from Verona to Innsbruck over the Brenner pass has been one of the great railway journeys of Europe since the line opened in 1866, and now its my chance to ride it.
As an added bonus ÖBB have just launched their "new generation" Railjet sets onto this route, so we get a chance to ride trains that have been in service for less than a month! Are they any good?
I've got a 1st Class Interrail ticket and so its time to test out both this stunning route and also these new trains!
Join me!
Departure: Verona Porta Nuova, Italy
Destination: Innsbruck Hbf, Austria
Distance: 274 km / 170 miles
Duration: 3 hrs 35 mins
Average speed: 76 km/h 47 mph
Example cost, adult single:
Standard class: €34,50 / £29.20
1st Class: €59,10 / £50.00
Interrail: €15 supplement payable for journeys over the Brenner Pass
Date of Travel: May 2024
Operator: ÖBB Railjet
Motive power: Class 1216 Taurus electric locomotive with Railjet New Generation coaching stock
Manufacturer: Seimens
Entered service: 2000 onwards
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Travelling for four years by train for work around Austria and the South Tyrol (plus Switzerland) I began by taking a book to read. I never bothered after that as you watched the lush and spectacular scenery. It made you ponder over the insignificance of humans.
I agree, it is such an amazing place to just stare out of the window.
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Beautiful- thank you for taking us along on another adventure - the views were great but this high motorway viaducts looked terrifying.
Haha. I suppose when you drive along it is hard to imagine what lies beneath you. I hope it has sturdy crash barriers though!
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Thank you for another beautiful video Jonny. The Autobahn on a viaduct is certainly something!
Yes it is. I will stick to the train!
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What a beautiful part of the world. Thanks for taking us along Johnny.
You are very welcome Tim 👍
Thank you for the video. This is why I love the combination cycling a Eurovelo route (like Arnhem Zurich this summer) and then retouring home by train. And enjoy the rout again (sort of). Nice weekend👍🚴♀️🇳🇱🚂
That sounds like more cycling than i could handle. I will stick to football! However it does sound great!
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What a stunning journey, beautiful scenery indeed.
Thanks!
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Excellent, Johnny!
Thank you Johnny for what was (except for the last ninety seconds) a very interesting video. When you got to Innsbruck I was hoping that you would show us the very modern station building and then go outside and show us yet another fantastic transport interchange with lots of buses and trams!
Worry not Roger. Next week's video is a departure from Innsbruck 😉
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@@JohnnyHooverTravels Thanks Johnny! I perhaps should have said that I was in Innsbruck on May 2nd, shortly after your visit.
The last 90 was still interesting i don’t know what you are on about
Again such a beautiful journey from start to finish with jaw dropping scenery, I’ve been lucky enough to be part up the first valley with my Italian friend who took me in his car for a Sunday drive. Just so much there i want to see - I’ve passed this video to him to watch, he lives in Mantova
Yes it was a stunning ride! Got another good one coming out on Friday too!
Best wishes 👍
I went over this route, there and back in a day in January, and the winter certainly adds atmosphere. You know, i arrived and left Verona at the station, and I also did this trip but somehow, you got views of Verona station that I missed.... looking at my boots again!
Was lucky to have travelled on this line, albeit on a classic ÖBB EuroCity Train. The scenery is so lovely
Yes it is wonderful!
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Lovely video great scenery keep up the great work you are doing on the channel Paul in kent
Thanks Paul. Very kind of you to say. And thanks so much for watching 👍
I just watched your recommended video on this train service and blimey! The train is equally shiny!
Sir.
Your videos are given very beautiful experience to me. They are also given very excellent motivation ❤️
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Quite excited to see Innsbruck station as I’m going to be there on my birthday next year (after an afternoon half freezing whilst watching ski jumping).
Next week's video will take a closer look at the station at Innsbruck.
I'd the ski jump the one you can see off the end of the platform at the station?
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@@JohnnyHooverTravels Yes it is, there’s a restaurant at the top.
There are some really nice railway journey's that can be made around bozen, like the Ritten narrow gauge line (overlooking the dolomites) and the Bozen-Merano-Mals line, with such a a beautiful scenery especially when you get closer to Mals (near the Swiss border).
Thanks for that. I'll add them to the list!
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Great Video Johnny
Thanks Paul 👍
Great video. I took this route a few weeks back but in the opposite direction. The service was a Euro city loco hauled service with OBB stock.
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Austria is lovely. Too bad about the uncomfortable seat but, wow, the scenery helps take your mind off that.
Yes you are quite right. The seats did not put me off that much when i was looking out of the window!
We have been to Verona and Innsbruck
but sadly not connected the two by train.
We would love to do the Brenner Pass as it is
as you pointed out, beautiful and is a regular line
unlike some of the Swiss lines
running tourist trains at HIGH prices.
We liked Innsbruck and it has the interesting
metro-cum-cable car line into the mountains.
We also went on a local train to Jenbach
then took the Achenseebahn into the mountains
and the ferry along the lake and then back..
Thanks John.
I did see the Archenseebahn from my train the following day and thought I should return.
Thank you so much for coming along on this trip. 👍
Thank you, most enjoyable.
Isn't there a funicular of note in Innsbruck? May we hope for a Hoover-view of that?
Ah sorry. I didn't really spend any time in Innsbruck 🤷♂️
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6:29 caught me sleeping
What a magnificent train ride Signor Aspirapolvere/Herr Staubsauger. You always entertain us 100%.
What type of Interrail ticket do you use Johnny? Is it a continuous one or a set number of days within a period?
Looking forward to your next video.
Thanks for the kind words. I had a 1st Class 10days in 2months pass.
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Excellent video and incredible scenery!! Would love to see the route in the winter with all the snow on the ground.
The product onboard looks decent but is it style over substance. Do you get any food or drink onboard?
Hope all is well, take care
You can pay for food and drink. You can go to the cafe or there is an at seat service.
Sadly i fear there is a little too much style over substance at play here...
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Another super watch, thanks! Gorgeous scenery. But what is it about modern train seat design? Those new RJ seats look flat as heck! And the huge winged headrests look claustrophobic to me. As a 6'2 bloke, I'm a bit worried about the seat pitch too! Anyway, looking forward to the next one!
Yes, the seat pitch was quite small for first class and the seats proved uncomfortable. Which is a shame because RailJet seats have always been so good.
NonStop Eurotrip did a much fuller review of the train itself, and i tend to agree with all his points.
@@JohnnyHooverTravels I did a 6-hr run across Austria in April in the older generation RJ (in 1st class) and I agree with you, it was fantastic.
@@horsehollerer old gen RailJet coming up on Friday!
I watched nonstop eurotrip’s video before this one and he had a lot of criticism for the new trains
And i tend to agree with him. They are flashier than the old railjet but both necessarily better.
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You should have asked the guard how the armrest worked. They haven't changed to calling them Train Managers yet then.
Haha! Maybe i should have!
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Anazing route.
I do like to keep an eye on my luggage in the racks. But I am not sure about locking the luggage in there. I could see myself failing to unlock the liggage in time.
I think it would be better if you could scan your ticket and the locks would automatically unlock at your destination.
Yes, definitely a route for the bucket list.
Wrt the locks, i foresee lots of problems. I reckon in the UK some people would find it funny to pass a lock through someone else's handle!
I do think it will increase dwell times. But I'm happy to be proved wrong!
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@@JohnnyHooverTravels I hadn't considered the opportunity for mischief.
Who you gonna call if you forget your lock code?? Ghostbusters? :-)
Well quite so!
I was thinking, what if you didn't lock your case... but then someone who thought it funny locked it for you!
I'd be very interested in the metre gauge line from Trento!
Yes. I do think I should try it!
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I wonder how you feel the 2nd class seats compare to long distance coaches? From @simply railway''s video the new nightjet seats look identical.
I'm not in a position to judge the second class seats as I've not done a long journey sat on them.
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Is the a buffet or food service?
These videos are not good for me - they make me too envious. 😊
Haha! Sorry 😁
These new railjet cars are actually a downgrade from the previous ones and this is all the more of a surprise and disappointment as ÖBB is generally an excellent company.
I tend to agree. If only because the seats are less comfortable. And, for me, the seat is the one thing you must get right!
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Please call South Tirol that, not Italian Tirol. Thanks.
That 1st class "compartment" is actually the new business class, the worst part of the 2nd RJ generation.