Unter den Dingen, die ich über DB nicht verstehe, zeigt es mir einen Zwischenstopp in Duisburg (von einem Zug, der in Frankfurt ankommt), um eine halbe Stunde auf einen Zug zu warten, der auch in Frankfurt ankommt. Versteht jemand den Sinn davon?
https://i.redd.it/mfr1gvznkpbf1.png
Von cpattk
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Most likely it’s the fastest connection. If you stayed on the first train, its route is probably not practical and will take much longer than just switching.
You can easily check it yourself by you know, looking at each trains route.
No clue why they would do that. You can search for direct connections though
Yes, that’s really weird. I checked the connection, the direct way is much faster. The only explanation I could find: The connection with the interruption in Cologne is slightly cheaper. So if you are looking for the cheapest connection you may want to choose it. And if you are not booking in advance then the „supersparpreis“ for the shorter connection may be sold out, making the longer connection even less expensive in comparison.
It is a supply-demand based system, so the reason is probably that the Duisburg->Frankfurt in the ICE 123 leg is (close to) sold out. The demand for the ICE 123 is higher because it only takes about 2h making 3 stops, while the 229 makes 6 stops and takes 3h.
If you want to see what it would cost to stay on the 123, you can force the system to make a route without stops (under „Anfrage ändern“ you tick the box „Nur Direktverbindungen“).
Pro tip: if your 123 arrives at Duisburg late enough to make you miss your connection you can just stay on the 123 all the way to Frankfurt.
everything is expected whith DB