The Austrian rail company ÖBB has announced that it is to launch a daily night train rail service between Brussels and the Austrian capital Vienna later this year. The new service will be launched as part of ÖBB’s 2023 winter timetable. The existing night train service between Brussels and Vienna runs three times a week. However, from December this year there will be a night train to Vienna 7 nights a week.
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Daily night train service to Vienna from December
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The news comes just a week after it was announced that a night train service between Amsterdam, Brussels and Berlin is set to launch in May.
The extra services between Brussels and Vienna have been made possible as ÖBB has purchased new rolling stock for its night train services between Vienna and Italy. This means the rolling stock currently used on these routes can be redeployed to increase the number of services to and from Brussels.
Alexander Gomme of the pressure group Back on Track Belgium says that the announcement is good news as in the high season many people that wish to use the Vianna night train service find that the trains are fully booked. Back on Track Belgium campaigns for more night trains to destinations elsewhere in Europe to offer an alternative to air travel.