European Rail Timetable

09/09/2026

European Sleeper’s Brussels–Milano night train starts today, running three times a week via the historic Gotthard route. From December 13, trains will also call at Antwerpen, Breda and Eindhoven. https://shorturl.at/XOQhl.

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Image courtesy of European Sleeper.

09/09/2026

C'est parti pour 5 semaines !

08/09/2026

The Pociąg do Kultury/Kulturzug returns to the Warszawa–Poznań–Berlin route this autumn, with concerts, workshops and talks aboard eight EC journeys. The project began between Berlin and Wrocław in 2016, with a six-journey Warszawa pilot in 2025. https://shorturl.at/JnwBB

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Photo: Poznań. ID 127132719 © Vitalijus Satilovskis. Dreamstime.com

07/09/2026

ICE reaches Antwerpen and Brussels Airport 🚄. DB has launched a new daily Köln–Antwerpen service via Aachen, Liège, Leuven and Brussels Airport, giving the airport its first direct ICE connection since 2015.https://shorturl.at/rPA94

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Image courtesy and copyright of Deutsche Bahn AG / Michael Neuhaus.

ICE reaches Antwerpen and Brussels Airport Deutsche Bahn has extended its ICE network in Belgium, with a new direct service between Köln and Antwerpen starting today, September 7. The trains also provide the first direct ICE connection to Brussels Airport. Two trains a day operate in each direction...

04/09/2026

When was the last time a railway timetable was actually finished? Once upon a time, printing thousands of copies meant the railway had to get it right. Today, timetables can be changed with a few clicks. So what has digitisation really changed — for passengers, and for those still compiling the European Rail Timetable?

https://shorturl.at/AJnL7

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03/09/2026

PKP Intercity is renaming its Danubius service between Poland and Austria as the “Ossoliński” from September 4, commemorating Józef Maksymilian Ossoliński, founder of the Ossoliński National Institute.https://shorturl.at/RJpsd

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Images courtesy of PKP Intercity.

02/09/2026

Velvet has secured its railway undertaking licence, clearing another major hurdle ahead of its planned 2028 launch. The new French operator plans high-speed services from Paris to Bordeaux, Nantes, Angers and Rennes, with 12 Alstom Avelia Horizon trains and 10m additional seats a year. https://shorturl.at/hWBzW

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Image courtesy of Velvet.

01/09/2026

🚆 RDC Deutschland takes over the Stockholm–Hamburg–Berlin EuroNight today, ending SJ's four-year involvement with the service. The same fleet will continue in service, with three weekly departures from Stockholm and two extended to Berlin. https://shorturl.at/JUxEA

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28/08/2026

Why do some European trains have to change their wheels? Spain has trains that change gauge on the move. Switzerland has coaches that change from metre to standard gauge. And in Ukraine, they just lift the coaches and change the bogies.
Three very different solutions to the same problem.

🚆 Read our latest article: https://shorturl.at/brDRJ

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Image: GoldenPass Express. Courtesy and copyright of MOB.

27/08/2026

More trains to the Montenegrin coast! 🚆☀️

The seasonal “Tara” train between Subotica and Bar has been extended until the end of September due to strong demand. The overnight “Lovćen” service between Beograd and Bar will also continue until the end of September. https://shorturl.at/CEBBO

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Image: Bar. ID 274435796 © Xbrchx. Dreamstime.com