ÖBB 🇦🇹 booking platform now distinguishes between „sold out“ and „unavailable“. Perhaps helped by the chat between travel agents and the #nightjet team which our German group facilitated in March.

BTW: We need more #nighttrains .

New study: In 🇫🇷 #nighttrains pollute even less than TGVs, mainly due to cleaner energy at night. Average occupancy being at 70% in 2022-23.

Present at CER🚆 #OnTrackForEurope #EUParliamant event. Hearing interesting sounds. We'll dive into it later on! Gilki said rail needs to get 'Back on Track'. We agree ;)

Last week the EU transport ministers meeting concluded to make night trains a viable alternative to short- and medium haul flights. Here is our comprehensive action plan how to do it - unanimously concluded by our groups from nine European countries: buff.ly/3vU7PjF

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A nice update for our #nighttrains map and database (nighttrains.net): Last week two routes were extended to each connect one more country European Sleeper now connecting 🇧🇪🇳🇱🇩🇪 with 🇨🇿 and RegioJet connecting 🇨🇿🇸🇰 with 🇺🇦. Photos: juri maier 🇪🇺 (ES) Global Ukraine Rail Task Force (RJ)

#Nighttrains 🚂🛌🛏️🛏️🛏️ operator European Sleeper 🇳🇱🇧🇪 is sueing Deutsche Bahn 🇩🇪 to make them sell their tickets on bahn.de. DB already sells nightjets 🇦🇹 but refused cooperation with ES: buff.ly/4aaql6n

EP report proposes better planning rules for #nighttrains : More time for booking ahead, guaranteed slots for up to 3 years and considering social benefit when competing for capacity. Let's hope Council can help pushing this buff.ly/3PtmRUa Gilki Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU 2024

German green mobility club VCD has made our #nighttrains map the centrefold of its members' magazine. And has also endorsed some of our core demands. Yes, it’s CC-BY-NC so it’s free to reprint for non-commercial purposes. #trainsnotplanes

„Europe doesn’t track.“ Great feature on the pains of cross-border day & night trains in Europe by Dutch TV. Watch one of our actions at the inauguration of the Berlin-Paris nightjet in the first minute. #nighttrains #trainsNotPlanes Back On Track Belgium
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Je tiefer ich mich in Fördergesetze und Programme für Landwirtschaft einlesen, desto mehr bestätigt sich mit folgender Eindruck:

Ein Thread.

Another night train returns: Paris - Aurillac every Fri and Sun all-year.