Deutsche Bahn dropped the much-loved sleeper services last year, but now Austrian Railways is stepping in.
Read More »Tag Archives: rail
Forest fires cause Norway rail chaos
Rail services in and out of Oslo have been heavily disrupted due to out-of-control forest fires.
Read More »Hello Kitty helps Japan rail drive tourism
A Shinkansen bullet train debuts on West Japan Railway adorned with special Hello Kitty livery.
Read More »Denmark-Sweden tunnel study launched
A part-EU financed feasibility study has begun to look at the pros and cons of two tunnel possibilities.
Read More »Metro to link Copenhagen and Malmö
An underground rail line linking the Danish and Swedish cities is almost reality, the two mayors claim.
Read More »Helsinki-Tallinn: two competing tunnel projects
The choice is between a project forged by the two cities, and a private project by the founder of Angry Birds.
Read More »Swedish rail reaches halfway with wifi
Rail passengers are gradually finding it more likely that their carriage is internet-connected.
Read More »More trains between Stockholm and Uppsala
Increasing demand means that “in a few years four tracks will be needed”, says SJ.
Read More »250km/h Copenhagen-Stockholm rail by 2022?
The Swedish rail operator plans more fast trains between Stockholm, Malmö and Copenhagen.
Read More »WWII bomb to cause Berlin travel chaos
Rail traffic is set to stop after construction workers find a 500kg next to the main station.
Read More »Air France strike costs €20m a day, more days set
Thousands of passengers were stranded on Saturday, and more strike dates are scheduled to follow.
Read More »More travel chaos hits France
Air France is forced to cancel short, medium and long-haul flights, while rail services are also cut.
Read More »Strikes hit travel to, in and above France
Air and rail services are being disrupted by a series of planned walkouts, and flights to Spain and other countries are affected too.
Read More »Booking pressure on Sweden’s Easter rail trips
Which Swedish rail destinations are seeing the biggest leaps in popularity this year?
Read More »Brittany to the Caribbean in a single booking
Starting today, Air France is teaming up with a combined ‘rail + air’ offer from TGV AIR.
Read More »Multimodal travel centre planned at HEL
Helsinki Airport’s future travel centre will be a “large entity” matching different modes of transport.
Read More »China proposal for Sweden-Denmark tunnel
One of the world's biggest railway construction companies is to make a proposal for the HH-tunnel.
Read More »London-Amsterdam by rail at 300km/h
The high-speed rail operator Eurostar opens up a new gateway to Europe.
Read More »Record passengers at Swedish rail – but not profit
“Offensive efforts” will focus on improving punctuality and keeping travellers happy.
Read More »China to build high-speed Nordic rail?
China is interested in providing expertise in building a new high-speed line.
Read More »