Projects & Activities

Current Projects

Target Network 2030

Which night train routes are still needed? Which ones are realistic? Which distances would travel times allow in 2030?
In this project, we first want to present a meta-study of existing feasibility studies. In the next step, we want to complement these with well-founded route proposals. The aim is to present (by the time of the EP elections in 2024) a serious proposal for a night train destination network that could be technically and politically implemented by 2030.

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Open Night Train Database

Which night trains depart from my place of residence? Can I book them for my desired travel date? How much does a couchette cost? Where can I book? In this project we are trying to gather volunteer developers to create a night train database with open data that could serve as a common source of information for various non-commercial and commercial front-ends, static or dynamic, accessible via an API and using standards like GTFS.

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Webinars

In our webinars we invite guests to discuss different aspects of night train policies. See the webinar page for upcoming and past sessions.

Webinars

Past activities

Basel–København–Malmö night train cancelled by Swiss parliament!2025-11-27
(Updated, 2025-12-09) Switzerland’s revised CO2 Act stipulates how the ‘proceeds from the auctioning of emission allowances for aircraft’ are to be used: firstly, ‘for measures to promote cross-border long-distance passenger transport… Read More »Basel–København–Malmö night train cancelled by Swiss parliament!
Single Ticketing: A broken promise?2025-02-13
In her working plan accompanying her application speech in front of the EU Parliament Commission President Ursula von der Leyen did not really raise high ambitions about progress in transport GHG… Read More »Single Ticketing: A broken promise?
Trans-Europe Pyjama Party 20242024-10-25
Cross-continental silent disco pyjama party in 🇪🇸 Barcelona, 🇩🇪 Berlin, 🇩🇰 Copenhagen, 🇩🇪 Erfurt, 🇪🇸 Gijon, 🇩🇪 Hamburg, 🇵🇹 Lisbon, 🇬🇧 London, 🇫🇷 Nantes, 🇩🇪 Stuttgart and 🇨🇭 Zurich on Friday 25th October 2024
Where are we with the track works & capacity regulation?2024-10-04
Live Discussion on November 20th, 2024 at 17:00 CET With Tilly Metz MEP, followed by Q&A with Kurt Bauer and Elmer van Buuren. Short notice track works and lacking international coordination have recently… Read More »Where are we with the track works & capacity regulation?
Keep Göteborg connected to night trains!2024-08-22
By withdrawing from Gothenburg, SJ is gambling on further subsidies – at the expense of the passengers. On 2024-08-19 Swedish night train operator SJ announced to cancel all night train connections… Read More »Keep Göteborg connected to night trains!
Questionnaire for the EU Elections 20242024-05-13
Photo licensed CC BY-SA 3.0 Alina Zienowicz – source In 2021, the EU published a new report and a plan to relaunch night trains. However, this plan has remained unfunded and… Read More »Questionnaire for the EU Elections 2024
Celebrating the first run of European Sleeper night train2023-05-29
As foreseen the night train of European Sleeper started on May 25th in Berlin for its way to Bruxelles. Some activists of the german NGO Back on Track Germany e.V. were present and… Read More »Celebrating the first run of European Sleeper night train
Action Days 16-18 September 2022: Brussels-Malmö Hop on2022-10-02
In the spring of 2021, a feasibility study was announced with great optimism for, among other things, a night train between Malmö in Sweden and Brussels. In the end, “the market”… Read More »Action Days 16-18 September 2022: Brussels-Malmö Hop on
French and Spanish railways “war” is blocking night trains2022-07-02
Originally published by Oui au train de nuit Simultaneous demonstrations for night trains took place on July 2nd, 2022 in Lisbon, Madrid and on several Pyrenees’ border stations. The demonstrators are… Read More »French and Spanish railways “war” is blocking night trains