European Sleeper’s winter night train to France put off

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Train station of Chamonix in winter George Hodan

European Sleeper and travel organisation Sunweb will not be able to offer their planned night train service to the French Alps this winter, the companies announced on Thursday. Too many obstacles remain for a timely start of the proposed service from the Netherlands to France. 

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European Sleeper’s winter night train to France put off

Chamonix train station winter
Train station of Chamonix in winter George Hodan

European Sleeper and travel organisation Sunweb will not be able to offer their planned night train service to the French Alps this winter, the companies announced on Thursday. Too many obstacles remain for a timely start of the proposed service from the Netherlands to France. 

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