Europe Rail News: 23 December 2021
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Europe Rail News: 23 December 2021
6 of the best new European train journeys for 2022, Italy launches high speed Milan-Paris train, and Kosovo and Albania unveil joint project for railway link.
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Europe is undergoing a sleeper train renaissance
“A bevy of new sleeper trains are cropping up throughout the region—and offering perks like spacious beds, room service, and craft cocktails.”
EU aims to spur night train ‘love’
6 of the best new European train journeys for 2022
🇦🇹 Austria
Vienna-Paris night train is reborn, empty
🇧🇪 Belgium
Night trains from Brussels to Berlin and Prague from next summer
🇭🇷 Croatia
Croatian Railways’ Lepoglava Junction project to boost rail connectivity
🇫🇮 Finland
Work set to begin on cross-border Finland to Sweden rail line
🇫🇷 France
‘Big ambition, small lines’: France to invest in rural train services
This brand-new Paris-Vienna sleeper train sounds ridiculously romantic
🇩🇪 Germany
Construction work begins in Germany on road and rail tunnel to Denmark
🇬🇧 Great Britain
HS2 agrees £2bn deal to build UK's fastest trains
The 'betrayal' that could kill Britain's railway romance
The most and least used railway stations in Britain revealed
🇬🇷 Greece
Greece to launch 4 billion worth of railway projects
🇮🇪 Ireland
Huge ambitions for "untapped potential" of all-Ireland rail network
🇮🇹 Italy
Italy launches high speed Milan-Paris train
Explore Italy next with Orient Express’s upcoming luxury train
Why does Italy have a ‘Trans-Siberian’ railway?
“A photographer captures the magic of Abruzzo’s mountain towns along the Sulmona-Carpinone route, which carries a curious nickname.”
🇽🇰 Kosovo
Kosovo, Albania unveil joint project for railway link
“Planned Prishtina-Durrës railway project aims to connect Kosovo to major European transport corridors – and is described as having geo-political as well as economic importance.”
🇱🇻 Latvia
Latvian minister committed to completing Rail Baltica’s Riga-Lithuania line by 2026
🇱🇺 Luxembourg
From Luxembourg to Barcelona by train, in just one night
🇲🇹 Malta
Watch: When Malta Railway steamed from Mdina to Valletta in 25 minutes
🇲🇩 Moldova
After almost two years, the train that connected Chișinău and Bucharest resumes its activity
🇳🇴 Norway
🇵🇱 Poland
Końskie – passenger trains. After 12 years, the railway connection was resumed
🇵🇹 Portugal
I saw Portugal by traveling this scenic train route — and I can't recommend it enough
🇷🇺 Russia
This retro Russian train takes people on actual Soviet nostalgia trips
🇷🇸 Serbia
Vucic: Railway to make Serbia’s Nis most important spot from Vienna to Istanbul
🇸🇰 Slovakia
Fastest InterCity trains return to the tracks
🇪🇸 Spain
Spain launches new high-speed rail line to Galicia
Seville Faro by high-speed rail – Think again
🇨🇭 Switzerland
New night train between Zurich and Amsterdam has officially launched