ÖBB and Siemens Mobility unveil next-gen Nightjet interior
ÖBB and Siemens Mobility presented the next generation of Nightjet sleeping and couchette cars on Tuesday. The new rolling stock will be entered into service towards the end of the summer of 2023. By year-end 2025, 33...Read more
New scientific study hints at untapped potential for night trains
If operators of night train services focus on increased levels of comfort and more privacy for travellers, people will be more inclined to use sleeper trains, researchers from consultancy firm Royal HaskoningDHV and Delft University...Read more
Swiss Green Party parliamentary leader stranded after no-show sleeper train
Aline Trede, who heads the Greens in the Swiss Parliament, had to spend the night on the platform in Basel earlier this week as the Nightjet to Amsterdam failed to show up. Local media were...Read more
New tunnel safety regulations in Italy highlight EU interoperability problems
A new fire regulation in Italy can complicate the existing connections for international operators to the southern European peninsula. Although vital for a safe and resilient rail transport, these new regulations at the moment present...Read more
ÖBB and DB present upgraded Nightjet couchette cars
ÖBB and Deutsche Bahn have unveiled the upgraded Nightjet couchette car in Hamburg this week. The coach is part of an upgrade programme that has already resulted in the conversion of 22 Nightjet couchette cars.Read more
Rail operators want to run more international trains, but where to get them?
With the European market increasingly opening up to private operators and with the comeback of night trains well underway, the availability of rolling stock has become a large obstacle, especially for open-access train operators. What...Read more
Nightjet concession to NS was ‘not unlawful’, Dutch appeals tribunal concludes
The previous Dutch cabinet spent millions in 2019 in subsidies for Dutch Railways (NS) to do its part in the Nightjet from Amsterdam to Vienna. It even changed the rules of the concession, which now...Read more
Night train Zürich – Amsterdam launched
The first night train from Zürich arrived on Amsterdam Centraal on Sunday morning at 09:59 hours. In the evening the same train departed for the first time from Amsterdam via Basel to Zürich. With this,...Read more
New night train Amsterdam – Zurich starts 12 December
Ticket sales for the night train connection between Amsterdam and Zurich started on Wednesday. This daily connection will officially start on 12 December, reports Dutch Railways NS. The night train to Zurich is the second...Read more
Ticket sale starts for new night train Vienna-Munich-Paris
The European night train network is further expanding with the launch of two new connections from December. Passengers can now book the sleeper train Vienna–Munich–Paris. Together, Deutsche Bahn, ÖBB and SNCF will run this connection...Read more
First new Nightjet cars ready for testing
The first two cars of the new Nightjet have rolled off the assembly line at Siemens Mobility in Austria. They will undergo static tests, after which the train will be put on the rails for...Read moreÖBB orders 20 more Nightjets from Siemens
Austrian Railways ÖBB has ordered 20 extra night trains from Siemens Mobility to expand its Nightjet fleet. They are part of the next-generation ÖBB Nightjets, of which 33 will be in service by 2025 between various...Read more
Magazine ‘Night trains in Europe’ is out now
Night trains are making a comeback in Europe, so what is a better time to publish a special magazine about this topic? The RailTech magazine on Night trains in Europe is now freely available for...Read more