Europe Rail News: June 2023

On board the new night train from Brussels to Berlin, trains resume service on Sarajevo-Ploče route, the Mont-Blanc Express from Switzerland to France

Europe Rail News

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‘The trip of a lifetime’: How I travelled Europe for a month with a family of five for just €645

A night train through Europe’s heart has a lot riding on it

“The success or failure of a new, no-frills service from Brussels to Berlin could set a precedent for future startup routes.”

On board the new night train from Brussels to Berlin

🇦🇹 Austria

Thermenbahn: A hidden gem in Austria’s rail network

🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina

Trains resume service on Sarajevo-Ploče route

BiH Minister of Transport: Initiative to introduce regular train lines to Zagreb and Ploce

🇧🇬 Bulgaria

Bulgaria, Turkey sign MoU for new cross-border railway link

🇭🇷 Croatia

Prague-Rijeka epic yellow train runs again

Istrian low-floor train back in service

🇨🇿 Czechia

Tickets for unlimited train travel via Czech Railways go on sale this week

Prague’s Semmering Railway: Praha Hlavní Nádraží to Zličín

🇫🇮 Finland

VR updates long-distance train ticket prices

🇫🇷 France

Spain’s Renfe sets July date for new high-speed trains to France

Gare du Nord, two parallel worlds under one roof in the heart of Paris

🇩🇪 Germany

Cheap rail travel in Germany: Here’s what to know about the €10 summer tickets and €49 monthly pass

It will take years to get Deutsche Bahn back on track

🇬🇧 Great Britain

Hundreds of rail fares almost halve overnight as ‘single-leg pricing’ takes effect

Mayors of London and Manchester call for HS2 to be built in full

UK: Department for Transport advances plan for East West Rail Line

The incredible history of Britain’s railways – and where it all went wrong

The best European holiday destinations to travel to by train from London

Welsh Highland Heritage Railway’s restored loco steams in

🇭🇺 Hungary

Track laying starts on Chinese-built Hungarian section of Budapest-Belgrade railway

Important change for the popular train from Budapest to the Croatian coast

🇮🇪 Ireland

This train will take you across Ireland from east to west in less than 2.5 hours

Why has Ireland’s cross-border railway plan gone off track?

Closed Irish Rail train line reopening ‘changes’ as councillor rages over hinted plans

🇮🇹 Italy

A night train from Venice to Rome with a 5-year-old is easier than you think

Tirano: The Italian gateway to the Bernina Railway

🇱🇻 Latvia

Rail Baltica main-line construction starts this year in all Baltic states

🇱🇺 Luxembourg

Europe’s richest country made public transport free: Could other countries do the same?

🇲🇩 Moldova

A section of railway in the Republic of Moldova will be rehabilitated in partnership with Ukraine

🇳🇱 Netherlands

NS joins the rush to offer international train services

Eurostar could be forced to stop running London-Amsterdam trains for almost a year in 2024

The Royal Train will be transferred to the Railway Museum

🇷🇴 Romania

Next stop: Bucharest. Ruse-Varna rail to get extemded

🇸🇮 Slovenia

Slovenia to invest 470 mln euro in railways in 2023 – PM

🇪🇸 Spain

Ouigo launches promotion offering 20 per cent discount to passengers aged over 30

Time is right for Morocco-Spain railway tunnel to become reality

🇸🇪 Sweden

On the long and winding Arctic road, Sweden needs to step up its rail game

🇨🇭 Switzerland

Pilatus Bahnen: world’s steepest cogwheel railway unveils new trains

Rail route of the month: the Mont-Blanc Express from Switzerland to France

This amazing train can ‘jump’ railroad tracks with passengers still on board: ‘[It] offers an immersive travel experience’

🇺🇦 Ukraine

Single ticket from Prague to Ukrainian cities: the cost of travel

Ukrzaliznytsia to Europe: Opportunities for Ukrainians to travel to European countries