"Two popular night train routes from Paris to Berlin and Paris to Vienna will be scrapped in December, the Austrian rail provider ÖBB confirmed on Monday. ÖBB said the move to scrap the night services was due to the fact the French government had withdrawn its financial support for the services. "The French railway company SNCF Voyageurs has been informed by the Ministry of Transport in Paris that the government service contracts for the Vienna-Paris and Berlin-Paris night trains will be discontinued for 2026," an ÖBB statement said."
""Night trains can currently only be operated with the participation of international partners. ÖBB regrets that, following the withdrawal of the French partners, both night train connections will no longer be offered as of December 14, 2025." The Local had reported last week that the popular services were under threat, much to the anger of rail user groups in France. The Paris-Berlin and Vienna night trains - operated by ÖBB (Austrian Railways) in partnership with SNCF Voyageurs and DB (German Railways) - was launched to great fanfare in December 2023."
"BFM Business reported last week that "launch aid" for the service was paid in 2024 and 2025 but will not be paid in 2026, as the French government sought to make budget savings. Without financial support from the French government, rail operators ÖBB and DB warned they no longer intend to bear the deficits alone."
Two night train services between Paris and Berlin and between Paris and Vienna will end in December 2025 after French government funding was withdrawn. The French Ministry of Transport informed SNCF Voyageurs that government service contracts for the Vienna-Paris and Berlin-Paris night trains will be discontinued for 2026. ÖBB stated that night trains require international partner participation and regretted that services will cease on December 14, 2025. Launch aid paid in 2024 and 2025 will not continue in 2026, and ÖBB and DB said they will not shoulder the deficits alone.
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