Night train news
Latest global news about overnight trains, including services, routes and sleeping and couchette cars.
Interview: Ukrainian Railways looks for more international partnerships
Ukrainian national railway Ukrzaliznytsia is looking for international help to boost rail freight traffic, and for assistance in funding major projects including 1435 mm gauge lines, as Board Member Yevhen Liashchenko* explains to Benjámin Zelki.
‘Sleep in Motion’ night train concept launched
EUROPE: A ‘groundbreaking’ concept for high-capacity overnight trains has been unveiled by Škoda Group. Developed by designers in the Austrian arm of the company, the ‘Sleep in Motion’ proposal features a double-deck coach with pairs of single-berth cubicles stacked one above the other on each side of a central corridor ...
Cross-border complexity puts brakes on Nightjet expansion
EUROPE: Further expansion of Austrian Federal Railways’ Nightjet overnight train network beyond the routes already announced is on hold amid ongoing operational and approvals challenges, according to ÖBB.
Brussels – Venezia night train to serve winter sports and city break destinations
EUROPE: Open access night train operator European Sleeper is to launch a seasonal Brussels – Utrecht – Köln – München – Innsbruck – Verona – Venezia service to winter sports and city trip destinations.
Report identifies European missing links where rail could compete with air
EUROPE: Environmental campaigning organisation Greenpeace has produced a comprehensive study of rail services between major European cities, highlighting the ‘untapped potential’ for new direct trains which could replace flights.
SJ to replace Vy Tåg as night train operator
SWEDEN: National transport agency Trafikverket has directly awarded state operator SJ a contract to operate Stockholm – Narvik overnight trains for one year from December 15 2024, with an option for a further year.
Comment: Private train operators seek the light
Flipside redesigns Caledonian Sleeper website
Midnight Trains drops plans for hotel quality sleeper train network
RegioJet to launch night train to Ukraine
European day and overnight train expansion outlined in green travel collaboration
Cracks found on Caledonian Sleeper vehicles
Europe: Overnight trains are back in vogue
Amtrak begins procurement to renew Long Distance train fleet
ÖBB introduces Siemens Nightjet fleet as Paris – Berlin sleeper train revived
ERA authorises Nightjet coaches for international operation
Ukrainian Railways orders replacement night train coaches
European Sleeper announces launch date for Praha night train service
Nightjet unveiled as the ‘flagship of European night train traffic‘
ÖBB and DB to enhance cross-border passenger train services
Market study to identify the keys to successful night train services
Trenitalia orders sleeping cars offering ‘comfort, privacy and tranquillity’
Alstom to build Vande Bharat sleeper EMUs
Caledonian Sleeper moves to Scottish government ownership