RegioJet plans to run Kyiv-Berlin trains from 2024
Central Europe’s largest private railway operator, the Czech RegioJet, plans to run direct trains between Ukraine and German cities from 2024, in cooperation with Ukrainian Railways, Ukrzaliznytsia. The founder and owner of the operator, Radim...Read more
RegioJet back this summer with night trains to Croatia, this time without border controls
For the fourth year, Czech-based operator RegioJet will run summer night trains and bus services from Czech Republic to Croatia via Slovakia and Slovenia. Because Croatia joined the Schengen zone at the start of this...Read more
Czech Gepard Express wins tender Brno – Vienna service over RegioJet
Offering a lower price and shorter travel time, operator Gepard Express has won the tender for the direct rail connection between Brno and Vienna International Airport in favour of current operator RegioJet. Operations will start...Read more
‘ÖBB and ČD breached EU rules by blocking RegioJet from access to rolling stock’
Czech Railways ČD and the Austrian ÖBB boycotted RegioJet to keep the operator from access to used rolling stock between 2012 and 2016, the European Commission says in a preliminary statement to the companies.Read more
RegioJet lands operating licence in Austria
Czech train and bus operator RegioJet has been awarded an operating licence in Austria, meaning it can now run its own trains in the neighbouring country. This eliminates the need to change staff and risk...Read more
European operators offer Ukrainian refugees free travel
Train operators from Germany, Poland, Hungary, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Finland and Lithuania have announced that refugees from Ukraine can travel for free. Also, a train service by the Czech RegioJet in cooperation with Ukrainian...Read moreRegioJet expands in Poland and in Europe
Nothing seems able to stop the Czech private operator RegioJet, which is now planning to tackle the Polish domestic mainline market. This in addition to their mainline operations in the Czech Republic. The yellow trains...Read more
Dutch and Belgian night trains start-ups join forces
New night train operators European Sleeper and Moonlight Express decided to merge the companies under the name European Sleeper and together develop a night train connecting Brussels, Amsterdam, Berlin and Prague. They announced that the...Read more
Share-funding European Sleeper a success: sold out in 15 minutes
The shares of night train start-up European Sleeper went up for sale on May 27, and were all sold out in just 15 minutes. The Dutch night train initiative will run sleeper trains between Brussels,...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
First RegioJet summer train to Croatia departed from Prague
This year’s first RegioJet train to Croatia departed from Prague’s main railway station on Friday, 28 May, at 16.46 pm. The night train connects Czechia, Slovakia and Hungary with Zagreb, Split and Rijeka. Approximately 400...Read more
What led up to the revival of night trains?
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
Founder of European Sleeper: the time is right for a new night train
In roughly a year from now, the new Dutch private rail operator European Sleeper wants to run its first night train from Prague to Brussels. Co-founder Elmer van Buuren: “The time is right for the...Read more