US EditionTwo Popular Routes on Night Train Between European Cities to Be Scrapped
The French government’s budget cuts end subsidies causing Austrian and German railways to discontinue two international night train routes after less than two years of operation.
- On Monday, ÖBB confirmed two popular night train routes from Paris to Berlin and Paris to Vienna will be scrapped and unavailable after December 14, 2025.
- The French government withdrew financial support, with BFM Business reporting launch aid was paid in 2024 and 2025 but not in 2026; ÖBB and DB said they cannot shoulder the deficits alone.
- Launched to great fanfare in December 2023, the Paris–Berlin and Paris–Vienna night trains faced backlash last week from Réseau Action Climat and Oui au train de nuit over missing tickets on SNCF Connect.
- Critics said it is unacceptable that the only two international night trains serving France year-round should disappear, while the Ministry of Transport in Paris informed SNCF Voyageurs that contracts will end in 2026, and rail user groups demanded the lines be maintained.
- Each player has room to manoeuver to revive services as rail advocacy groups compared 2025's night trains to 2015's domestic decline, blaming SNCF and regulatory issues while operators refuse to bear deficits.
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The ÖBB announces the end of two connections across Europe. The reason: France has cancelled the subsidies.
Nocturnal rail links between Paris, Berlin and Vienna are about to win their reverence, a decision motivated by economic challenges and operational challenges Vienna-Paris lines
Only until mid-December does the night train run between Berlin and Paris – France no longer wants to pay the necessary millions of grants. The connection from Vienna is also affected.
Three times a week, the Austrian railway connects Berlin and Paris, as well as Vienna and Paris with stops in Germany. However, the timetable change will stop the connections. The company refers to France for reasons.
The night train between Berlin and Paris will be stopped two years after commissioning.
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