Night train-Renaissance: ÖBB brings new Nightjet to Hamburg!
Night train-Renaissance: ÖBB brings new Nightjet to Hamburg!
Innsbruck, Österreich - Deutsche Bahn ended in 2016 and retired entirely from the night train business. Since then, the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) has taken over numerous train connections and established the popular "Nightjets". These modern night trains, which have been traveling at speeds of up to 230 km/h since 2023, are now the largest night train fleet in Europe with 20 lines, according to the ÖBB spokesman Christoph Gasser-Mair. In 2024, an impressive record of 1.5 million passengers in the Nightjets was recorded. Traveling from Tyrol to destinations such as Amsterdam or Hamburg are particularly popular and are very popular with tourists such as city travelers.
technological progress and challenges
The new Nightjets should not only improve the quality of the travel offer, but also the punctuality that is currently affected by construction sites in Germany. Gasser-Mair explains that most technical difficulties have now been solved and the trains work reliably. While stops such as Hamburg and Amsterdam are in demand for travelers, passengers can also use regular seats with a climate - but only for an additional charge. The lower revenues in night traffic are partly due to the fact that night trains rarely run and require higher personnel expenses, which designs the company such as a "hotel operation on rails".
In addition to the Nightjets, ÖBB also rely on cooperation with providers such as "Euronight" to offer connections between Zurich and cities such as Budapest or Zagreb. Innovative private providers such as the "Vacation Express" offer train connections from Hamburg, Berlin or Cologne to Tyrol, while the Swedish provider even enables high -quality train trips from Stockholm to Innsbruck. These new connections are particularly important for winter sports enthusiasts and travelers to Tyrol, such as the statements by Elmer van Buuren, one of the founders of European Sleeper. At the premiere of his new connection with around 400 passengers, around 200 travelers were on their way to Tyrol. In another development, the Dutch railways have simplified the access test at the machine with the new OvPay system since January 31, 2023. This enables the contactless payment with debit cards, but also carries the risk of falsely false debit of 20 euros. In order to prevent such problems, it is advisable to use a printed ticket if you want to go through the turnstile. Travelers are encouraged to contact the platform staff or problems. Further information was provided by Nightjet| Details | |
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| Ort | Innsbruck, Österreich |
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