Last week, the EU transport ministers meeting concluded to make night trains a viable alternative to short- and medium haul flights. This is great news.… Read More »How we get more night trains: Our General Position Paper
On 12 november an open letter on the topic of night trains was published, addressed to Commission President Von der Leyen, Executive Vice-President Šefčovič and… Read More »Why we did not co-sign the “Urgent Demand for a European Night Train Strategy”
To promote night trains, they should be treated as an independent transport segment throughout Europe and exempted from all surcharges, demands the European night train… Read More »Paving the way for more night trains – with fair track access charges.
A 0% VAT rate and reduced track access charges for night trains could help Europeans save on travel costs, whilst also cutting back on emissions. … Read More »Towards cheaper night train tickets for people
New report: Night trains can cut 3% of total EU greenhouse gas emissions According to opinion polls, 7 out of 10 Europeans would be willing to take the night train instead of the plane if the offer seemed reasonable to them. Back-on-Track, a European network of night train initiatives, has used this as a basis… Read More »The Global Warming Reduction Potential of Night-Trains