Hoax – A supermodern train would travel the route between Hamburg and Zurich, passing over the sea on tracks.
Analysis
Messages circulating on platforms like TikTok are catching the attention of internet users with the promise of an extraordinary train journey. The content describes a supposed railway route between Hamburg, Germany, and Zurich, Switzerland, which would surprise passengers by crossing the Baltic Sea “over the ocean”.
To give the story more credibility, the text claims that the supermodern train would enter a ferry with tracks, making it seem that the vehicle would, in fact, be walking on water. The video accompanying the claim displays impressive and futuristic images, suggesting cutting-edge transport technology. The content we are checking is the following:
This train can travel over the ocean. Yes, this is real. There is a train that goes from Hamburg, Germany, to Zurich, Switzerland, and it is considered a great technological innovation. To cross the Baltic Sea, the train enters a ferry equipped with tracks. Thus, the journey continues as if it were walking on water and then continues normally on the tracks, passing through the snowy mountains of Switzerland.
The experience is impressive and looks like a scene from a science fiction movie, but it happens for real. This system, called the Bird Flight Line, combined train and boat travel at the same time. Passengers could enjoy the scenery during the crossing without leaving their seats. Dot. This project worked for many years until it was replaced, in 2020, by more modern alternatives. It showed how human creativity can transform ideas into reality, uniting the sea and the tracks in a unique journey. And you, would you dare to take a train that crosses the sea?
@mazorcatours THERE IS A TRAIN THAT CAN TRAVEL OVER THE OCEAN FROM HAMBURG TO ZURICH AMAZING #trem #viagemdetrem #viajar #hamburgo #zurique ♬ som original – Mazorca TOURS
Fact-Check
The rumor raises doubts by presenting images of technology that seems far from reality and by citing a route that does not correspond to a real train itinerary. To uncover the truth behind this fascinating story, we analyzed three central points raised by the rumor: 1) Does the train from Hamburg (Germany) to Zurich (Switzerland) pass over the ocean on tracks? 2) Is the video showing the train, which would be from Hamburg (Germany) to Zurich (Switzerland), passing over the sea real? 3) Was there any type of line similar to the one cited in the fake news?
Does the train from Hamburg (Germany) to Zurich (Switzerland) pass over the ocean on tracks?
The claim that the railway route between Hamburg and Zurich includes a spectacular sea crossing over tracks is not true. The train journey connecting the two European cities is carried out by conventional trains and follows an entirely land-based route.
There is no need to cross the Baltic Sea, as suggested by the rumor, nor is there any infrastructure that allows the train to travel over the water on visible and low tracks. The journey between Hamburg and Zurich is a common railway route within the European continent.
Is the video showing the train, which would be from Hamburg (Germany) to Zurich (Switzerland), passing over the sea real?
The video that went viral on social media, showing a futuristic train gliding over the ocean, is not a real recording. The impressive images were created by Artificial Intelligence (AI). The technology presented is, in practice, unfeasible for a railway system, mainly due to the challenges posed by nature. The constant action of tides and waves would make the maintenance of tracks installed so close to the water level, as shown in the images, impossible.
Was there any type of line similar to the one cited in the fake news?
Yes, there was a railway line that involved the sea crossing of trains, but with crucial differences compared to the rumor. The so-called Vogelfluglinie (Bird Flight Line) connected Copenhagen (Denmark) to Hamburg (Germany), and not to Zurich.
On this line, which was discontinued in 2020, the passenger train was, in fact, boarded onto a ferry to cross the sea, but the vehicle did not travel on tracks over the water. It was a ferry-boat operation that transported the railway composition, which is a very different process from what is shown in the images created by AI and described in the rumor.
Conclusion
The video circulating on social media, which claims to show a supermodern train traveling over the sea on the Hamburg-Zurich route, is false. The images are, in fact, creations of Artificial Intelligence that do not represent any real or existing technology. The railway route between Hamburg and Zurich is a conventional journey made entirely by land, without sea crossings. Although a line that transported trains on ferries existed (the Vogelfluglinie, from Copenhagen to Hamburg), it has been discontinued and bears no resemblance to the fictitious technology presented in the rumor.
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