I log every train I take, down to the unit number. I started the sheet to answer one question: how often do I end up on the very same train twice?
Jan 2023 – Oct 2026
89,913 kmtravelled by train
2.24×around the Earth
255trips
606 hon board
147 km/haverage speed
116stations
18operators
24trains ridden more than once
Year by year
Year
Trips
Hours
Distance
2023
59
95
13,495 km
2024
82
206
29,479 km
2025
90
236
34,813 km
2026
24
69
12,126 km
Rankings
Operators
SNCF164 · 67,603 km
GWR23 · 3,514 km
DB16 · 2,951 km
Eurostar14 · 6,888 km
Transport for Wales5 · 470 km
Show all 18
ÖBB5 · 559 km
Southeastern5 · 512 km
Renfe5 · 3,684 km
SBB CFF3 · 348 km
Avanti West Coast3 · 660 km
ONCF3 · 1,075 km
Northern2 · 82 km
West Midlands Railway2 · 84 km
Thameslink1 · 95 km
Westbahn1 · 62 km
CrossCountry1 · 84 km
OUIGO España1 · 621 km
Iryo1 · 621 km
by number of trips
Train types
EuroDuplex46 · 23,360 km
Duplex39 · 22,913 km
Class 80015 · 2,586 km
Locomotive-hauled15 · 7,775 km
ZGC14 · 765 km
Show all 46
e32010 · 4,920 km
Dasye10 · 5,996 km
Réseau8 · 2,746 km
Regio 2N7 · 603 km
TER 2N NG5 · 393 km
A TER5 · 177 km
e3004 · 1,968 km
Regiolis4 · 1,047 km
Class 8023 · 490 km
Class 6433 · 174 km
Class 4293 · 300 km
Class 3953 · 372 km
ICE 3 (Class 407)3 · 1,424 km
Class 1502 · 286 km
Class 1532 · 110 km
Class 1662 · 124 km
RABe 5022 · 320 km
Z22 · 202 km
Duplex Réseau2 · 1,271 km
S-1002 · 1,795 km
AGC2 · 256 km
Class 390 Pendolino2 · 478 km
Class 1952 · 82 km
Class 1962 · 84 km
S-1302 · 1,268 km
Prima II (loco)2 · 755 km
Class 7001 · 95 km
Class 1751 · 74 km
ÖBB Class 40101 · 62 km
Class 1581 · 62 km
RABe 5111 · 28 km
TER 2N PG1 · 51 km
Z TER1 · 59 km
S-1031 · 621 km
X TER1 · 177 km
Class 2211 · 84 km
Atlantique1 · 222 km
Class 8071 · 182 km
BGC1 · 160 km
Série 181 · 309 km
S-1091 · 621 km
by number of trips
Stations
Paris Gare de Lyon59
Paris Est32
Marseille St-Charles25
Cardiff22
Paris Nord18
Show all 116
London St Pancras17
Thionville17
Metz Ville16
London Paddington13
Karlsruhe Hbf12
Paris Austerlitz12
Grenoble12
Chambéry11
Paris Montparnasse10
Lyon Part-Dieu9
Béning7
Bristol Temple Meads6
Saarbrücken Hbf6
Neustadt (Weinstrasse)6
Genève Cornavin6
Montpellier St Roch6
Barcelona Sants6
Madrid Atocha6
Bordeaux St Jean6
Dover Priory5
Toulouse Matabiau5
Götzis4
Nancy Ville4
Collioure4
Orléans4
Birmingham New Street4
Linz Hbf3
Zürich HB3
Marseille Blancarde3
Paris Bercy3
Perpignan3
Narbonne3
Lyon Perrache3
London Euston3
Manchester Piccadilly3
Swansea2
Stuttgart Hbf2
Stuttgart-Untertürkheim2
Nürnberg Hbf2
Mannheim Hbf2
Bregenz Hafen2
Hohenems2
Radolfzell2
Dax2
Luzern HB2
Swindon2
Didcot Parkway2
Oxford2
Remiremont2
Nantes2
Rivesaltes2
Blois2
Leucate La Franqui2
Annecy2
La Hume2
Facture Biganos2
Mont de Marsan2
Nogent sur Seine2
Exeter St Davids2
Avignon TGV2
Dijon Ville2
St Nazaire2
Nîmes Centre2
Bruxelles Midi2
Algeciras2
Tanger Ville2
Ben Guérir2
Casa Voyageurs2
Les Aubrais2
Clermont Ferrand2
Valence TGV2
St Claude2
Cambridge1
London Farringdon1
Haverfordwest1
Fishguard & Goodwick1
Amstetten1
Bregenz1
Friedrichshafen1
London Charing Cross1
Deal1
Calais Ville1
Port Talbot Parkway1
Bath Spa1
Briton Ferry1
Newport1
Lille Flandres1
Lille Europe1
Wetzikon1
Bandol1
Port Bou1
Cerbère1
Forbach1
St Avold1
Vendôme1
Hope1
Edale1
Plymouth1
Morlaix1
Mâcon Loché TGV1
Fleurville/Pont de Vaux1
St Pierre des Corps1
Worcester Shrub Hill1
Worcester Forgate Street1
Aurillac1
Figeac1
Aéroport CDG1
Boussens1
Morez1
Morbier1
Montpellier Sud France1
by number of visits
Routes (both directions)
Marseille St-Charles ↔ Paris Gare de Lyon18
London St Pancras ↔ Paris Nord14
Paris Est ↔ Thionville13
Cardiff ↔ London Paddington11
Grenoble ↔ Paris Gare de Lyon9
Show all 128
Karlsruhe Hbf ↔ Paris Est8
Béning ↔ Metz Ville7
Metz Ville ↔ Paris Est6
Chambéry ↔ Paris Gare de Lyon6
Montpellier St Roch ↔ Paris Gare de Lyon5
Lyon Part-Dieu ↔ Paris Gare de Lyon5
Bristol Temple Meads ↔ Cardiff4
Karlsruhe Hbf ↔ Neustadt (Weinstrasse)3
Neustadt (Weinstrasse) ↔ Saarbrücken Hbf3
Dover Priory ↔ London St Pancras3
Genève Cornavin ↔ Paris Gare de Lyon3
Marseille Blancarde ↔ Paris Austerlitz3
Lyon Perrache ↔ Paris Gare de Lyon3
Barcelona Sants ↔ Madrid Atocha3
Bordeaux St Jean ↔ Paris Montparnasse3
Chambéry ↔ Genève Cornavin2
Chambéry ↔ Grenoble2
Nancy Ville ↔ Paris Est2
Nancy Ville ↔ Remiremont2
Nantes ↔ Paris Montparnasse2
Orléans ↔ Paris Austerlitz2
Blois ↔ Orléans2
Metz Ville ↔ Thionville2
Barcelona Sants ↔ Paris Gare de Lyon2
Marseille St-Charles ↔ Thionville2
Nogent sur Seine ↔ Paris Est2
Avignon TGV ↔ Paris Gare de Lyon2
Paris Montparnasse ↔ St Nazaire2
Birmingham New Street ↔ London Euston2
Algeciras ↔ Madrid Atocha2
Les Aubrais ↔ Paris Austerlitz2
Clermont Ferrand ↔ Paris Bercy2
Bristol Temple Meads ↔ London Paddington1
Cambridge ↔ London Farringdon1
Cardiff ↔ Haverfordwest1
Fishguard & Goodwick ↔ Swansea1
Cardiff ↔ Swansea1
Stuttgart Hbf ↔ Stuttgart-Untertürkheim1
Linz Hbf ↔ Nürnberg Hbf1
Mannheim Hbf ↔ Saarbrücken Hbf1
Mannheim Hbf ↔ Stuttgart Hbf1
Nürnberg Hbf ↔ Stuttgart-Untertürkheim1
Amstetten ↔ Linz Hbf1
Bregenz ↔ Götzis1
Bregenz Hafen ↔ Hohenems1
Götzis ↔ Hohenems1
Götzis ↔ Linz Hbf1
Bregenz Hafen ↔ Götzis1
Friedrichshafen ↔ Radolfzell1
Karlsruhe Hbf ↔ Radolfzell1
Dover Priory ↔ London Charing Cross1
Deal ↔ Dover Priory1
Calais Ville ↔ Paris Nord1
Cardiff ↔ Port Talbot Parkway1
Bath Spa ↔ Bristol Temple Meads1
Briton Ferry ↔ Cardiff1
Cardiff ↔ Newport1
Paris Est ↔ Saarbrücken Hbf1
Lille Flandres ↔ Paris Nord1
Lille Europe ↔ Paris Nord1
Dax ↔ Paris Montparnasse1
Dax ↔ Paris Austerlitz1
Genève Cornavin ↔ Luzern HB1
Luzern HB ↔ Zürich HB1
Paris Gare de Lyon ↔ Zürich HB1
Cardiff ↔ Swindon1
Didcot Parkway ↔ Swindon1
Didcot Parkway ↔ Oxford1
Wetzikon ↔ Zürich HB1
London Paddington ↔ Oxford1
Bandol ↔ Marseille St-Charles1
Lyon Part-Dieu ↔ Paris Bercy1
Grenoble ↔ Lyon Part-Dieu1
Perpignan ↔ Rivesaltes1
Collioure ↔ Perpignan1
Collioure ↔ Rivesaltes1
Narbonne ↔ Perpignan1
Marseille St-Charles ↔ Narbonne1
Narbonne ↔ Paris Austerlitz1
Leucate La Franqui ↔ Port Bou1
Cerbère ↔ Collioure1
Collioure ↔ Leucate La Franqui1
Forbach ↔ Saarbrücken Hbf1
Madrid Atocha ↔ Marseille St-Charles1
Annecy ↔ Paris Gare de Lyon1
Annecy ↔ Chambéry1
Montpellier St Roch ↔ Paris Austerlitz1
Bordeaux St Jean ↔ La Hume1
Facture Biganos ↔ La Hume1
Facture Biganos ↔ Mont de Marsan1
Bordeaux St Jean ↔ Mont de Marsan1
Metz Ville ↔ St Avold1
Paris Austerlitz ↔ Vendôme1
London Euston ↔ Manchester Piccadilly1
Hope ↔ Manchester Piccadilly1
Edale ↔ Manchester Piccadilly1
Cardiff ↔ Exeter St Davids1
Exeter St Davids ↔ Plymouth1
Morlaix ↔ Paris Montparnasse1
Mâcon Loché TGV ↔ Paris Gare de Lyon1
Dijon Ville ↔ Fleurville/Pont de Vaux1
Dijon Ville ↔ Paris Gare de Lyon1
Paris Montparnasse ↔ St Pierre des Corps1
Birmingham New Street ↔ Worcester Shrub Hill1
Birmingham New Street ↔ Worcester Forgate Street1
Aurillac ↔ Paris Austerlitz1
Figeac ↔ Toulouse Matabiau1
Nîmes Centre ↔ Toulouse Matabiau1
Nîmes Centre ↔ Paris Gare de Lyon1
Bruxelles Midi ↔ Paris Nord1
Aéroport CDG ↔ Bruxelles Midi1
Barcelona Sants ↔ Lyon Part-Dieu1
Ben Guérir ↔ Tanger Ville1
Ben Guérir ↔ Casa Voyageurs1
Casa Voyageurs ↔ Tanger Ville1
Lyon Part-Dieu ↔ Marseille St-Charles1
Bordeaux St Jean ↔ Toulouse Matabiau1
Boussens ↔ Toulouse Matabiau1
Toulouse Matabiau ↔ Valence TGV1
Marseille St-Charles ↔ Valence TGV1
Morez ↔ St Claude1
Morbier ↔ St Claude1
Montpellier Sud France ↔ Paris Gare de Lyon1
by number of trips
Same train, again
I have ridden 24 of the 210 units I noted more than once. These are the ones I have ridden most, 3 times each:
Unit
Type
Operator
Times
First – last
4001/4002
e320
Eurostar
3
Apr 2023 – Jul 2023
281
Duplex
SNCF
3
Apr 2025 – Oct 2026
282
Duplex
SNCF
3
May 2025 – Nov 2025
4713
EuroDuplex
SNCF
3
Jun 2024 – Nov 2025
4714
EuroDuplex
SNCF
3
Mar 2024 – Mar 2025
4715
EuroDuplex
SNCF
3
Sep 2024 – Nov 2025
Most taken routes
Every route I have taken, along the tracks. Where routes share a line, its colour counts all the trips on it. Hover a route for details; zoom with ctrl/⌘ + scroll, a pinch, a double-click or the buttons, and drag to move around.
Records
Longest trip
1,143 km
Madrid Atocha → Marseille St-Charles (Renfe AVE)
Nov 2024
Longest time on board
12h53
Paris Austerlitz → Aurillac (SNCF Intercités de nuit)
Oct 2025
Fastest trip (average)
248 km/h
Barcelona Sants → Madrid Atocha (Renfe AVE)
Nov 2024
Shortest trip
4 km
Hohenems → Götzis (ÖBB)
Jul 2023
Busiest month
6,376 km
Dec 2025
6 trips have no recorded duration and are left out of time and speed figures.
Distances are given by Railway routing.