My husband and I will be embarking on a trip to Bavaria soon. We will have D-Tickets, so we'll be using regional trains to get from city to city. We are visiting Munich, Füssen, Augsburg, Nuremberg, and Munich (again).
Most of these train rides will be about 2 hours. Are there toilets on the regional trains? Also, are they usually in working condition? (I've been on many a European train, so. If you need a WC/toilet you better ask for a WC/toilet in Germany.
As Germans normally think of bath room = a room with a bath tube / shower. And may thus answer with best intention: No. S-Bahn trains with shorter runs like in Munich have no toilets.
They do anyway a kind of subway service at least in the central parts of Munich. S-Bahn trains with longer runs like in the Rhine-Ruhr Area (VRR. 2-3h is still more than enough if you went to the bathroom before heading to the train station unless you have a bladder issue.
And in that case, if only people with bladder issues were to use the toilets in trains, they would probably last for a week before needing to be replenished/emptied. Passenger train toilet Traditional hole in the floor system, operated by a pedal, in an Austrian train Many passenger trains (usually medium and long-distance) have toilet facilities, often at the ends of carriages. Toilets suitable for wheelchair users are larger, and hence trains with such facilities may not have toilets in each carriage.
In eight themed areas, "Under Pressure" tells the story of the train toilet in Germany from its beginnings to the present day and brings it to life with over 150 exhibits, documents and photographs: from the chamber pot from Chancellor Otto von Bismarck's saloon car, to soap dispensers and toilet paper, up to the modern bioreactor. Most European trains have bathroom facilities at the end of each carriage. These facilities include washrooms and toilets.
First and second-class passengers can use couchettes for overnight journeys. Comfort levels vary among different train types, so the available amenities may differ. High-speed trains, like those in France and Germany, often provide modern and well.
If you need a WC/toilet you better ask for a WC/toilet in Germany. As Germans normally think of bath room = a room with a bath tube / shower. And may thus answer with best intention: No.
S. The train along the Rhine from Karlsruhe to Freiburg and between Freiburg and Basel is one of the busiest lines of train in Germany. There are usually 2 toilets on each train and frequently one or both are broken.
The history of the train toilet Here you will find a selection of images from the new special exhibition at the DB Museum Nuremberg "Under pressure. The history of the train toilet". Answer 1 of 5: Is there any toilet facilities onboard RB train from Mittenwald to Munich, and RE train from Munich to Nuremburg? Thx.