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All the latest travel news impacting on taking European trains now and in the future.
Stay in touch with the major changes to the train timetables; what routes are new and which have been removed.
Also keep up with the major improvement works which will alter how trains are normally operated over weeks or months at a time.

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A landslide has blocked the France <> Italy route via Modane Train services will seemingly be impacted until summer 2024!
The SJ EuroNight service to Hamburg will depart from Stockholm C station
A new sleeper train service from Stockholm to Hamburg Swedish national rail operator SJ is providing a new overnight train service between Sweden and Germ...
The current European major railway works that will be impacting on rail services
A Summary of major Construction Projects Check if your train journey will be impacted by current and future major rail construction projects!
How to travel on European night trains
Additions to night train routes New and improved services will be available from and to a swathe of destinations, including Basel, D...
Changes to British train schedules Discover what is and, perhaps more importantly, what is not changing, on railway routes in England a...
Changes to German rail travel - a new DB website and more German operator DB has revamped its website, changed some key ticketing terms - and announced some s...
From Paris to Milan by Italian high speed trains
Choice of train services on the Paris ↔ Milano Route On the Paris - Torino - Milano route there is now a choice between riding Italian high speed Freccia...
Completion of the Madrid to north-west Spain high speed line Trains will be using the final link to be opened on the high speed route between Madrid and Santiago...
Disruption in the Gotthard Base Tunnel Most trains on the Basel / Zurich - Lugano - Italy routes are being diverted on to a longer route, b...
Enhanced ICE routes to popular tourist destinations The Rhine Gorge, the island of Rugen and Austrian Alpine resorts all gain enhanced services of long-...
How to book train tickets on SNCF Connect
French national rail operator SNCF updates its ticket booking service SNCF Connect has replaced OuiSNCF as the national train ticket booking service for France, and usher...
Great news if you will be travelling with kids aged 6 - 14 in Germany On journeys by ICE, EC and IC trains within and to/from Germany, if any person aged 15 and over buys...
Highlights of the 2023 timetable The major recent changes, which impact on entire routes have been included on this summary
The daily train to Madrid arrives in Avignon TGV
Major Changes to services between France and Spain Update! The direct trains on the Barcelona ↔ Lyon route resume from July 13th and those on the Madr...
A profile of ICE 1 train arriving at Frankfurt Flughafen
Major disruption around Frankfurt (Main) from July 16th The railway used by ICE trains between Frankfurt Airport / Frankfurt (Main) Hbf and cities in south-...
More of Germany's fastest train services New 'ICE Sprinter' services will serve Berlin, Cologne, Dusseldorf and Munich
Travelling from Basel to Zurich on a Lyria train
Multiple Routes To and From Switzerland Disrupted This Summer Planning to travel to and from Switzerland by train this summer? Construction work on five routes is...
New direct trains link Bern with Chur Bern and Chur are to be linked by a new route across northern Switzerland, which will provide easier...
New European Train Travel Opportunities in 2021
New European Train Travel Opportunities in 2021
Iryo will use Italian Frecciarossa 1000 trains for its Spanish services
New rail company is operating additional Spanish high speed services New rail operator iryo is using restyled Italian Frecciarossa 1000 high speed trains to compete with...
New Schedules for EC Trains between Switzerland and Italy The EC trains on the 'Gottardo' route between Zurich and Italian cities which travel via Lugano are ...
The SJ EuroNight service to Hamburg will depart from Stockholm C station
New sleeper train service from Stockholm to Hamburg Swedish national rail operator SJ is providing a new overnight train service between Sweden and Germ...
New Sleeper Trains and Routes Brand new trains are being introduced on services between Hamburg and Austria, new overnight routes ...
New Wien/Vienna <> Frankfurt rail route via The Tyrol A welcome addition to the Dec 12th timetable change delivers opportunities for direct rail travel be...
A Frecciarossa 1000 train awaits departure from Napoli Centrale
Newly extended ticket booking periods in Italy and France Book tickets up to 6 months ahead for Frecce trains in Italy and on the TGV InOui and Intercités tra...
The Golden Pass Express is direct between Montreux and Interlaken
The arrival of The Golden Pass Express This new train service will operate direct in both directions between Montreux and Interlaken over t...
The European Rail Travel Changes for 2024 The annual summary of what's new and what's been changed on the latest pan-European rail timetables;...
A guide to the European Sleeper train travel experience
Travel between Brussels and Berlin on a new direct night train From May 25th the capitals of Belgium and Germany will be connected by a new direct rail link on tra...
How to take a train from Salzburg to Frankfurt
Travel by express train between German cities from only €12.90 The German national rail operator DB has launched a ticket price 'auction' which has reduced the min...
Two new Nightjet routes Regularly timetabled sleeper trains return to the Paris ↔ Wien/Vienna and Amsterdam ↔ Zurich via Bas...
Westbahn launches Munich to Vienna train service
Westbahn launches its Wien/Vienna ↔ München/Munich service The combination of newly added Westbahn services and the long-standing Railjet trains, mean that mor...
How to take a rail based holiday in Interlaken
Zurich and Interlaken to be connected by direct trains Six express trains per day will link the Bernerse-Oberland to the stations in Zurich city centre and...