Europe Rail News: 22 September 2022
Rail revolution: how Europe's rail network is entering an adventurous new era.
Europe Rail News
Rail revolution: how Europe's rail network is entering an adventurous new era
The most romantic way to cross Europe, and why it's having a renaissance
“Sleeper trains are back, with new services linking some of the continent’s greatest cities – and here are seven of the best.”
Europe’s next-generation night trains aim to draw passengers away from planes
Flight-free travel: Europe’s latest long-distance train routes for 2022
Four trains and a ferry: How taking the scenic route across Europe with two kids saved us money
‘We are supposed to be borderless’: Why train travel in Europe is not up to speed
Europe's best-rated scenic railway journeys
🇦🇹 Austria
Train travel is getting more expensive – ÖBB is now raising prices
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
Legendary Orient Express stops at Ruse railway station
🇭🇷 Croatia
An overnight, climate-friendly train trip to Croatia
Battery electric trains to run along Croatian railway lines
🇩🇰 Denmark
Denmark and Germany are building the longest immersed tunnel
🇪🇪 Estonia
The high-speed railway that’s uncoupling the Baltic states from Russia and their Soviet past
🇫🇷 France
TGV unveils high-speed trains of the future
Rail route of the month: the slow train from France to Spain
🇩🇪 Germany
The lessons from Germany’s experiment with near-free rail travel
To fight its gas crisis, Germany proposes a new cheap transit plan
“The proposed replacement to a popular summer train-ticket deal would cost more than 9 euros, but could offer a more durable incentive to choose transit over driving.”
🇬🇧 Great Britain
10 things Britain can learn from Europe about running a decent rail service
I think I’ve found the slowest train journey in Britain
The most scenic railway in Europe: how an old Welsh mining line became a world beater
🇮🇹 Italy
Italian connections: not as easy as you might think
🇱🇻 Latvia
Tartu hopes to launch Riga train connection with state support
🇱🇮 Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein celebrates Monument Day and 150 years of the railway
🇱🇹 Lithuania
Vilnius-Warsaw train set to start running in December – ministers
🇱🇺 Luxembourg
CFL unveils new high capacity trains
🇲🇹 Malta
How to get around: five transport visions for Malta's future
🇳🇱 Netherlands
This dreamy new night train will go from Amsterdam all the way to the Austrian Alps
🇳🇴 Norway
This train trip takes you through the Arctic Circle and under the northern lights
🇵🇹 Portugal
Porto, international rail terminal? Part 2
Portugal: Spanish region calls for better domestic, cross-border train links
🇷🇸 Serbia
Is this Europe’s most underrated sleeper train?
🇪🇸 Spain
Spain launches free train tickets throughout autumn, thanks to a windfall tax
Spain’s new high-speed train will link Barcelona and Madrid for just €18
Oldest railway station in Europe closes its doors in Spain
🇸🇪 Sweden
‘Train bragging’: Swedish service joins glorious resurgence of sleeper travel
🇨🇭 Switzerland
“Celebrate with us on 22 and 23 October 2022.”
Swiss panoramic train to debut in December
All aboard for these spectacular train rides through Switzerland
🇹🇷 Turkey
Flight-free travel: Inside Turkey's party train that's all about the journey, not the destination
🇺🇦 Ukraine
More vital than ever, Ukraine’s trains bind a land fractured by war