ÖBB’s next-generation Nightjet has hit the tracks in style: its premier trip was the Austrian company’s first-ever night train from Vienna to Rome. Launching the route this week,…
Austrian railway company ÖBB is halting several of its night train services—launched only eight months ago—due to “extensive” infrastructure work. Passengers hoping to travel from Berlin and Vienna…
The new generation Nightjet train of ÖBB started passenger service for the first time on the Vienna-Hamburg and Innsbruck-Hamburg lines on December 10th. 13 of the new night…
Austria’s national railway company, ÖBB, is set to introduce a new fleet of 33 night trains in December 2023. Among the various enhancements offered, a distinctive feature is…
Austrian operator ÖBB and its German counterpart Deutsche Bahn have announced their plans for international trains in the coming years. The number of services will increase, and new…
Nectarines, peaches, blueberries, and certain fleeting train services… These are some of the seasonal goods to take advantage of this summer. SNCF, Deutsche Bahn, ÖBB, SBB, Thalys, NS,…
Taking a night train can be cheaper than taking a flight, new research by on-profit UK consumer organisation Which? has found. This applies mostly to groups or families.…
The Škoda Group has bagged a contract for the overhaul and modernisation of couchette coaches for the ÖBB Nightjet fleet, the Czech manufacturer said on Tuesday. The contract…
ÖBB has laid out its strategy for the coming year. At the presentation of its new time table on Thursday, ÖBB CEO Andreas Matthä said the operator wants…
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…
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…
Aline Trede, who heads the Greens in the Swiss Parliament, had to spend the night on the platform in Basel earlier this week as the Nightjet to Amsterdam…
A new fire regulation in Italy can complicate the existing connections for international operators to the southern European peninsula. Although vital for a safe and resilient rail transport,…
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…
With the European market increasingly opening up to private operators and with the comeback of night trains well underway, the availability of rolling stock has become a large…