diff --git a/lib/transport_helper.dart b/lib/transport_helper.dart
index 2694410..e521198 100644
--- a/lib/transport_helper.dart
+++ b/lib/transport_helper.dart
@@ -48,18 +48,22 @@ class DbHelper {
 class Route {
   // TODO: add last_viewed, last_modified and such
   int? id;
+  String? startStation;
+  String? endStation;
   List<Segment> segments = List.empty();
   Duration duration = Duration(minutes: 0);
 
   Route({
     this.id,
+    this.startStation,
+    this.endStation,
     required this.segments,
     required this.duration,
   });
 
   /// toMap for Route but it's just route ids for now
   Map<String, Object?> toMapRoute() {
-    return {"id": id};
+    return {"id": id, "startstation": startStation, "endstation": endStation};
   }
 
   /// toMap for routesegments relational table
@@ -76,12 +80,22 @@ class Route {
     return tmp;
   }
 
+  factory Route.empty(Station start) {
+    return Route(
+      startStation: start.name,
+      segments: List.empty(),
+      duration: Duration(minutes: 0),
+    );
+  }
+
   factory Route.fromMap(
     Map<String, Object?> routeMaps,
     List<Segment> segmentMaps,
   ) {
     return Route(
       id: routeMaps["id"] as int,
+      startStation: routeMaps["startstation"] as String?,
+      endStation: routeMaps["endstation"] as String?,
       segments: segmentMaps,
       duration: Duration(minutes: 0),
     );
@@ -100,10 +114,57 @@ class Route {
     return newRoute;
   }
 
+  /// recalculate some technically redundant data for fast and easy access
+  void sync() async {
+    if (segments.isNotEmpty) {
+      startStation = segments.first.startPoint.name;
+      endStation = segments.last.endPoint.name;
+      duration = segments.first.startTime.difference(segments.last.endTime);
+    } else {
+      // if the route has no segments yet, at least the startStation should remain,
+      // otherwise delete the thing
+      // having a startStation makes the first step faster at least
+      // no need to put a mostly empty route into the db though
+      endStation = null;
+      duration = Duration(minutes: 0);
+    }
+  }
+
+  void addSegment(Segment newSeg) {
+    segments.add(newSeg);
+    dbInsertLastRouteSegment();
+  }
+
+  void removeLastSegment() {
+    dbDeleteLastRouteSegment();
+    segments.removeLast();
+  }
+
+  void _removeSegment(int idx) {
+    segments.removeAt(idx);
+  }
+
+  void replaceSegment(int idx, Segment replacement) {
+    if ((idx < segments.length - 1 &&
+            replacement.fitsBetween(segments[idx - 1], segments[idx + 1])) ||
+        replacement.startTime.isAfter(segments[idx - 1].endTime)) {
+      segments[idx] = replacement;
+      dbUpdateRouteSegments();
+    } else if (idx >= segments.length) {
+      addSegment(replacement);
+    } else {
+      throw "startTime for Segment does not fit"; //TODO: can do this better and maybe we should allow this
+    }
+  }
+
   static void initRouteTable() async {
     Database database = DbHelper.db;
     database.execute("""CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS route(
     id            INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+    startstation  TEXT,
+    endstation    TEXT,
+    FOREIGN KEY (startstation) REFERENCES station(name)
+    FOREIGN KEY (endstation) REFERENCES station(name)
     );
     """);
   }
@@ -157,13 +218,19 @@ class Route {
     );
   }
 
+  void dbInsertLastRouteSegment() async {
+    Database database = DbHelper.db;
+    var lastRouteSegment = toMapRouteSegments().last;
+    database.insert("routesegments", lastRouteSegment);
+  }
+
   void dbInsertRouteSegments() async {
     Database database = DbHelper.db;
     var routeSegments = toMapRouteSegments();
     for (var i = 0; i < routeSegments.length; i++) {
       database.insert(
         "routesegments",
-        routeSegments[i],
+        routeSegments[i], //TODO: does this work?
       );
     }
   }
@@ -202,6 +269,15 @@ class Route {
     assert(result == 0);
   }
 
+  void dbDeleteRouteSegment(int idx) {
+    Database database = DbHelper.db;
+    database.delete(
+      "routesegments",
+      where: "route = ? AND segmentorder = ?",
+      whereArgs: [id, idx], // TODO: test the index
+    );
+  }
+
   void dbDeleteLastRouteSegment() {
     Database database = DbHelper.db;
     database.delete(
@@ -277,6 +353,14 @@ class Segment {
     return tmp;
   }
 
+  bool fitsBetween(Segment prev, Segment next) {
+    return startTime.isAfter(prev.endTime) && endTime.isBefore(next.startTime);
+  }
+
+  bool sameEndpoints(Segment other) {
+    return startPoint == other.startPoint && endPoint == other.endPoint;
+  }
+
   static void initSegmentTable() async {
     Database database = DbHelper.db;
     String station = Station.tableName;
@@ -360,6 +444,7 @@ class Station {
         .toList();
   }
 
+  //TODO: usage
   factory Station.fromMap(
     Map<String, Object?> map, {
     List<Line>? stationLines,
@@ -790,4 +875,4 @@ enum VehicleType {
   subway,
   regionalTrain,
   PLACEHOLDER,
-}
+}
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