{"id":50198,"date":"2021-10-21T16:40:35","date_gmt":"2021-10-21T14:40:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www-dev.greenpeace.org\/international\/?post_type=campaign&#038;p=49942"},"modified":"2025-09-01T16:24:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T14:24:05","slug":"get-on-track","status":"publish","type":"p4_action","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/act\/get-on-track\/","title":{"rendered":"Get on track"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:56px;padding-bottom:56px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-pattern-p4-page-header is-style-parallax\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-background-color has-background\">Get on track: <\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Train alternatives to short-haul flights in Europe<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:1.25rem\">Would you like more and better train connections across Europe? You can use our <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.greenpeace.org\/maps\/gpes\/mobility-for-all\/\">interactive map<\/a> to add the train routes you would like to see created or improved.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"711\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2020\/09\/ee05f8ac-gp0stqaqa-1024x711.jpg\" alt=\"Train with Bicycle Compartment. \u00a9 Chris Grodotzki \/ Greenpeace\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 601px) 50vw, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2020\/09\/ee05f8ac-gp0stqaqa.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2020\/09\/ee05f8ac-gp0stqaqa-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2020\/09\/ee05f8ac-gp0stqaqa-1024x711.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2020\/09\/ee05f8ac-gp0stqaqa-768x533.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2020\/09\/ee05f8ac-gp0stqaqa-490x340.jpg 490w\" class=\"wp-image-45036 size-full\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\" allow=\"fullscreen\" id=\"mapFrame\" width=\"100%\" height=\"600px\" title=\"Better By Train map\"><\/iframe>\n<script>\n\tconst mapFrame = document.getElementById('mapFrame');\n\tif (typeof(mapFrame) != 'undefined' && mapFrame != null) {\n\t\tlet params = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);\n\t\tlet trackID = params.get('id');\n\t\tlet langParam = params.get('lang');\n\t\tmapFrame.src = `https:\/\/maps.greenpeace.org\/maps\/gpes\/mobility-for-all\/?${langParam?`&lang=${langParam}`:''}${trackID?`&id=${trackID}`:''}`;\n\t}\n<\/script>\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">1\/3 of the busiest short-haul flights in Europe have train alternatives under 6 hours<\/h3>\n\n<p>The European Union should <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eu-unit\/issues\/climate-energy\/45901\/research-shows-one-third-of-europes-busiest-flights-have-train-alternatives-under-six-hours\/\">ban short-haul flights where there is a train alternative under six hours<\/a>, and invest in rail to create a European transport system that is good for the planet while also being affordable and accessible to all.<\/p>\n\n<p>We are not alone to want this change. 62% of Europeans support a ban on short-haul flights, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eib.org\/en\/infographics\/ban-on-short-distance-flights\">survey<\/a> conducted by the European Investment Bank (EIB), and a<a href=\"https:\/\/germanwatch.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2021-03-26_EU%20Rail_polling%20report_final-1.pdf\"> large majority<\/a> of people in Germany (63%), France (72%), Poland (73%), Spain (80%) and the Netherlands (65%) want to take more night trains, at reasonable costs.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"886\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2021\/10\/784d8d6c-graphicweb-1024x886.jpg\" title=\"Infographic explaining how EU countries can replace the top 250 short-haul flights with train lines and save millions of tons of CO2 per year. 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A train is passing by.\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2021\/10\/784d8d6c-graphicweb-1024x886.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2021\/10\/784d8d6c-graphicweb-300x260.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2021\/10\/784d8d6c-graphicweb-768x664.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2021\/10\/784d8d6c-graphicweb-1536x1329.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2021\/10\/784d8d6c-graphicweb-1579x1366.jpg 1579w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2021\/10\/784d8d6c-graphicweb-393x340.jpg 393w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2021\/10\/784d8d6c-graphicweb.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Are you ready to get on track?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-cta\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eu-unit\/issues\/climate-energy\/45898\/get-on-track-train-alternatives-to-short-haul-flights-in-europe\/\">Find out more about the research<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.greenpeace.org\/maps\/gpes\/mobility-for-all\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/maps.greenpeace.org\/maps\/gpes\/mobility-for-all\/\">Better by Train interactive map<\/a> and add your favourite routes or the routes you feel need to be improved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Would you like more and better train connections across Europe?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":45036,"menu_order":2,"template":"","meta":{"_planet4_optimize_post_is_variant":false,"_planet4_optimize_experiment_name":"","_planet4_optimize_variant_name":"","ep_exclude_from_search":false,"action_button_text":"Take action","action_button_accessibility_text":"Take action","actions_task_type":"","actions_deadline":"","nav_type":"","p4_hide_page_title_checkbox":"on","p4_og_title":"Want more and better train connections across Europe?","p4_og_description":"Use this interactive map to add the train routes you would like to see created or improved.","p4_og_image":"","p4_og_image_id":"","p4_seo_canonical_url":"","p4_campaign_name":"Hack Your City","p4_local_project":"not set","p4_basket_name":"not set","p4_department":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"action-type":[112],"class_list":["post-50198","p4_action","type-p4_action","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","action-type-act"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/p4_action\/50198","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/p4_action"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/p4_action"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/p4_action\/50198\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":78304,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/p4_action\/50198\/revisions\/78304"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45036"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50198"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50198"},{"taxonomy":"action-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/action-type?post=50198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}