The French government accuses the operators of still not offering a daily service. However, this is being prevented by the state railway company SNCF Voyageurs,… Read More »Paris night train: rescue possible in a short time window
An international pyjama party is taking place in European train stations to demand better night train connections across the continent. On 26 September at 19:00… Read More »26.9. across Europe: pyjama party for more night trains
Please register via the conference website (click on the picture, then at the bottom) – Zoom link will be sent by e-mail. See you soon!
Night trains in Europe – our current assessment: Many factors prevent rail from playing a greater role on connections across Europe. Nevertheless, much is politically… Read More »Warning of the end of the ‘night train revival’
🇩🇪 ZEIT Online, 3.6.25 – Night trains are taxed unfairly ‘The competitiveness of night trains is highly dependent on the development of airfares,’ says night train… Read More »Our NGO in the European media from France to Finland
In the study “Consideration of the ecological and overall social balance of night train transport by rail in an intermodal and intramodal comparison” (English version,… Read More »New study confirms climate protection potential of night trains.
Back-on-Track Belgium, Germany and Switzerland, photo: ÖBB / Lukas Bezila The Nightjet operated by Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) is the subject of constant discussion –… Read More »Nightjet community in dialogue with ÖBB – A meeting at the Open Innovation Factory in Vienna
Back-on-Track Europe has so far been a loose network of national initiatives and individuals. In November, we decided to take things one step further and… Read More »Help us to transform our network into a formal NGO
Last edition April 2025 Why we need more night trains Trains are the most climate friendly means of transport, planes the most unfriendly one. In… Read More »Back-on-Track.eu General Position Paper
In-depth review: We spent 20 hours on the new Nightjet – “an outstanding piece of technology”. Read all about the train, its features and especially the Mini Cabins, plus some suggestions for improvements.