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I have seen this question asked in older forums but haven’t seen a good answer regarding a transfer time of 12 minutes at Strasbourg.  We will be arriving on a TER train from Basil into Strasbourg with a 12 min transfer to the TGV INOUI going into Paris CDG.  If we miss the TGV train, the next one is about a 4 hr wait.  Are there dedicated platforms for TER and TGV trains ?  Has anyone traveled this route recently that can give me some tips ?  

12 minutes is OK in Strasbourg. If you'd like more time, then take an earlier TER. They run every 30 to 60 minutes.

There are multiple platforms in Strasbourg. Sometimes the TER and TGV stop on the same platform (opposite tracks) but it’s not guaranteed. There are quick checks on the platforms: showing the reservation QR code is enough.

Honestly since that TGV runs once every 4h I’d get the previous TER 30 min earlier. Not that I don’t trust the connection time but rather that 5-10 min delays are frequent on that busy mainline.

(Basel-Strasbourg usually runs every 30 min but there are some gaps on weekdays and weekends a la SNCF.)

I wish I could take an earlier TER but my train from Zurich doesn’t arrive in time to take an earlier. 

I wish I could take an earlier TER but my train from Zurich doesn’t arrive in time to take an earlier. 

Trains Zurich-Basel should run every 30 minutes.

What's your travel date and departure time?

We leave Zurich at 10:59 am on Dec 21. 

Alright so on Saturdays, trains are running every 60 min between Basel and Strasbourg (while there are 5 hourly trains on Zurich-Basel). You’d have to leave Zurich at 09:59 to catch the 11:21 TER.

I guess if you haven’t got a flight afterwards, I’d do the 12 minutes connection. Worst case: you leave your luggage in lockers, visit the Christmas market and get 24€ compensation for the delay haha

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