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
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
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
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
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 more
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
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
The first Nightjet train from Vienna to Amsterdam and Brussels arrived on Tuesday morning. Operator ÖBB planned to start the new connection in December, but this was delayed due to the pandemic. With the night...Read more
ANALYSIS – Will the Year of Rail be remembered as the year of new night trains? That’s what one might think looking at all the projects announced in recent weeks. Let’s take a look at...Read more
The ÖBB Nightjet train service abroad will be started up again on May 24 after a pause because of the coronavirus. The regular daytime trains to and from Germany, Italy and Czech Republic will also...Read more
A number of interest groups and FlixBus have filed a case to challenge a license and subsidy to Dutch Railways NS for operating a night train connection to Austria. According to them, the decision of...Read more
ÖBB and Siemens Mobility have presented the exterior design of the new generation of the Nightjet on Tuesday. The first new Nightjets will go in operation from 2022, a total of 33 new trains will...Read more
“This is a good day for the climate, our customers and the coming together of Europe on rails.” Those were the words of Deutsche Bahn CEO Richard Lutz this Tuesday in an online press conference...Read more
Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) and Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) announced their Nightjet strategy for 2024. Planning is underway for new night trains from Switzerland to Amsterdam, Rome and Barcelona. SBB and ÖBB signed a corresponding...Read more
Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) started to construct a new hall at Vienna Simmering station. It will be dedicated to the maintenance of the night trains. The facility will be completed in March 2022.Read more
