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- September 13th action: Night Trains, Not Night Planes
In 2024, September 13th was declared the International Day for Ban on Night Flights. Over 2024 and 2025, more than 220 initiatives from 15 countries have been held to support… Read More »September 13th action: Night Trains, Not Night Planes - The EU Passenger Package: A solid foundation in need of finishing touches
One journey, one ticket, full rights: Back-on-Track welcomes the European Commission’s proposal how to simplify Europe-wide travel booking and train travel. Our members assessed the draft regulation and put forward some suggestions to help improve and complete it, with specific regard for night train travel. - In conversation with Chris Engelsman from European Sleeper
The challenges of a night train startup, strategic hubs in their pipeline, their collaborative approach to competition, and the perks of vintage stock—we hear all this and more in an interview by Kristóf Morandini - All night trains running in 2026—on one interactive map
Night train enthusiasts from Back-on-Track.eu gathered connection data from the 205 regular sleeper lines in Europe to present their 2026 interactive European night train map. This map is the most… Read More »All night trains running in 2026—on one interactive map - Webinar: What progress will the EU Commission’s proposals in the rail passenger area bring and where could they be improved?
In this webinar, we will shed light on the very comprehensive proposals from 13 May, so that we can better participate in the debate and influence the decision-making processes that… Read More »Webinar: What progress will the EU Commission’s proposals in the rail passenger area bring and where could they be improved? - Current track access charges expel night trains. What can infrastructure managers do about it?
How infrastructure managers should price track access is an active technical debate across Europe. The European Commission’s 2025 TAC guidelines set a framework, but the details are still contested: how… Read More »Current track access charges expel night trains. What can infrastructure managers do about it?
