In Switzerland, airline pilots will soon be in command …. of trains
Swiss pilots, grounded by the COVID-19 pandemic, will very soon be at the commands of a train instead of piloting their usual aircraft, says...
Launch of the Dutch Action Agenda for Train and Aviation: fewer flights, more trains, a.o. to Brussels
International train takes offStrengthen the international train so that it becomes an attractive alternative to short flights for more travellers. That is the ambition...
Thalys will suspend connections between Brussels and Germany and Izy low-cost trains between Brussels and Paris
From Saturday 7 November, Thalys will suspend its connections between Brussels and Germany, as well as its Izy low-cost trains between Brussels and Paris.From...
Austrian Airlines launches train service between Vienna Airport and Graz
Measures for greater climate protection: Austrian Airlines launches AIRail train service on the route between Graz and Vienna AirportFour AIRail trains per day...
The Nightjet train between Brussels and Innsbruck disappears, the one to Vienna is strengthened – New Austria-Amsterdam link
The second Sunday of December is traditionally the date when train schedules change. 13 December 2020 will be no exception for ÖBB's "Nightjet" trains...
Germany proposes to re-launch a Trans Europ Express 2.0 train network with two/three lines through Belgium
The Trans Europ Express (TEE) is a former international first-class railway service in western and central Europe that was founded in 1957 and ceased...
SWISS to introduce new ‘Airtrain’ services between Geneva’s Cornavin central station and Zurich Airport
SWISS is to add the Geneva Cornavin to Zurich Airport route to the ‘Airtrain’ rail services which it offers in collaboration with the Swiss...
A night train might soon connect Brussels to Malmö in Sweden
New competition for airlines: within two years it will probably be possible to reach Malmö from Brussels by overnight train. Sweden is in the...
Siemens Mobility awarded billion-euro order for 30 ICE high-speed trains from Deutsche Bahn
New ICE trains to initially run between NRW and Munich
DB mainline fleet to grow 20 percent in coming yearsBeginning in 2022,...
Swedish Transport Administration proposes Malmö – Cologne – Brussels night trains
The Swedish Transport Administration "Trafikverket" was commissioned last summer by the Swedish government to investigate conditions of night trains to many European cities. In...
Flixtrain France 2021 launch postponed, including Paris – Brussels line
Flixbus announced that Flixtrain, a service ran by the German coach company, postponed its plans for its launch in France expected in 2021.Flixbus, a...
[Coronavirus] ÖBB stops night trains from Austria to Belgium until 25 June 2020
On 1 April 2020, the Austrian state railway company ÖBB announced the suspension of its Nightjet service from Austria to Brussels until 25 June...
The Belgian Government, SNCB/NMBS and Infrabel set up a “National Interest Train Service”
The Coronavirus crisis is impacting and greatly modifying everyone's habits, including our daily trips.Since the start of the Coronavirus crisis, SNCB/NMBS has been working...
Belgian Railways and Infrabel adjust the train offer
NMBS/SNCB and Infrabel will adjust their train offer from Monday morning by reducing the number of P-trains to and from Brussels.Since the start of...
Not only airlines! Thalys HST reduces train offering in response to coronavirus outbreak
Thalys will adapt its transport capacities and reduce its train offering in response to the drop in demand following the Covid-19 epidemic.The Thalys teams...
Eurostar from Amsterdam to London will no longer require train change in Brussels from 30 April
Eurostar started operating the London-Amsterdam route in 2018. However, until now, the return journey from Amsterdam required a change of train in Brussels-Midi in...
Competition for the airlines? 16 years later, night trains are back on Belgian rails with a link to Vienna
Monday morning at Brussels-Midi, a night train (from Vienna) will be welcomed for the first time since the end of 2003, at the initiative...
Train operator SNCB/NMBS and Brussels Airport Company are opening a direct access from the station to the numerous businesses located at the airport
Sophie Dutordoir, CEO of SNCB/NMBS, and Arnaud Feist, CEO of Brussels Airport Company, in the presence of Minister François Bellot, today officially opened a...
Competition for the airlines: the Austrian railway ÖBB plans a night train from Vienna to Brussels from January
From January 2020, the ÖBB is planning a night train from Vienna to Brussels. One year later, a direct night service to Amsterdam is...