{"id":93007,"date":"2020-01-28T20:12:53","date_gmt":"2020-01-28T19:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/?p=93007"},"modified":"2022-09-15T17:17:03","modified_gmt":"2022-09-15T15:17:03","slug":"night-train-nightjet-brussels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/night-train-nightjet-brussels","title":{"rendered":"Nightjet: a new night train between Brussels and Austria"},"content":{"rendered":"

The service Nightjet<\/strong>inaugurated in December 2016<\/strong>continues to expand. The\u00d6BB<\/strong>the Oesterreischiche Bundesbahn (Austrian Federal Railways), has established itself as one of the world's leading rail operators. real success<\/strong> for the company, a success that is based in particular on the European awareness<\/a> for their environment. According to the OBB, its network of night trains in Europe has already made it possible to replace almost 12,000 flights<\/strong> short distance.<\/p>\n

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Trains run between Austria and 27 destinations in ten countries<\/strong>which makes it Europe's largest night train operator<\/strong>. With Nightjet, you can travel overnight to Austria from Cologne, D\u00fcsseldorf, Bologna, Milan, Rome, Basel and Zurich. In addition 20th January<\/strong> last lines Brussels<\/a>-Linz-Vienna and Brussels<\/a>-Munich-Innsbruck. These two sections are being carried out in cooperation with the Belgian railway company SNCB<\/strong>. Both routes operate twice a week, every Wednesday and Sunday.<\/p>\n

With the Nightjet, we are reintroducing night trains to Europe<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\" With the Nightjet, we are reintroducing night trains to Europe, and the direct line to Brussels represents a major step forward for us. making an active contribution to climate protection<\/strong><\/em> \"As Andreas Matth\u00e4, Managing Director of \u00d6BB Holding AG, explained at the inauguration of the service, which welcomed a small number of MEPs on its first trip. \" Making rail transport<\/strong> the real backbone<\/strong> of the mobility<\/strong> at Europe<\/strong> Short- and medium-distance rail is a global project, involving all the players in mobility, whether rail operators, infrastructure managers, legislators, governments or European leaders. In this context, Brussels<\/strong> plays a key role in hub<\/strong>reinforced today by the arrival of the Nightjet<\/em> \"adds Sophie Dutordoir<\/strong>Managing Director of SNCB<\/strong>.
\nOnce again, the environmental benefits should be a big hit. According to the \u00d6BB, a passenger on a Vienna-Brussels flight generates 420 kg of CO2, while the emissions are ten times lower<\/strong> if that person travels by train, in this case 40 kg of C02.<\/p>\n