Stuttgart becomes departure station for night trains again
The German city of Stuttgart and the nearby towns of Göppingen and Ulm in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg gained connections to the Euronight and Nightjet network with the start of the new German timetable...Read more
Belgium to encourage night trains by covering energy and access charges in ‘European first’
To encourage railway operators to run night trains to and from Belgium, the federal government wants to cover the costs of using the rail infrastructure and energy charges. A proposal for this that was submitted...Read more
GreenCityTrip welcomed over 100,000 night train passengers in first year
Dutch night train initiative GreenCityTrip on Monday looked back on its first year of operations, offering all-inclusive five-day trips to different European cities from the Netherlands. It closed the first 12 months with more than...Read more
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
Legendary Orient Express returns to Istanbul
Istanbul welcomed the legendary Orient Express on Thursday. The Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, offered by travel company Belmond, runs once a year between Istanbul and Paris.Read more
Troubled start for night train service between Stockholm and Hamburg
Swedish operator SJ ran its first night train between Stockholm and Hamburg on late Thursday afternoon, albeit not without difficulties. A delay in the approval of carriages by Danish Civil Aviation and Railway Authority resulted in...Read more
TUI launches new night trains to Austrian ski resorts
Major German tourism business TUI on Tuesday announced the introduction of the TUI Ski Express in cooperation with GreenCityTrip. From December 23 onwards, new night train services will depart to Austrian ski resorts in Tirol...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
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
Turkey’s Cappadocia Express sleeper service to use Renfe rolling stock
Sun Tren’s Cappadocia Express, Turkey’s first private railway venture, will be using two Renfe trains for its planned sleeper service to the UNESCO world heritage site Cappadocia, the Spanish operator announced on Wednesday.Read more
European Sleeper teams up with travel company Sunweb Group for new sleeper trains
European Sleeper and travel provider Sunweb have teamed up for the rollout of new sleeper train services from the Netherlands to France. The first connections to French ski resorts are tentatively planned for the coming...Read more
European Sleeper postpones sleeper train to Prague once again
European Sleeper will not be able to commence its sleeper train service from Brussels to Prague this summer as planned, the company announced on Tuesday. European Sleeper says preparations for the start of operations will...Read more
Renfe marks return of sleeper trains with new luxury offer
Renfe over the weekend resumed its seasonal tourist train services, having skipped 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Spanish operator marked the occasion with the introduction of a new luxury sleeper train,...Read more