"Unlike OBB's Nightjet, which travels through Strasbourg and Frankfurt, the new route on European Sleeper will go via Brussels - though exact timings are yet to be confirmed. European Sleeper's co-founder, Chris Engelsman, said the company endeavours to offer higher capacity than the Nightjet. Speaking to the Guardian, he said: 'OBB operates 12 coaches from Paris but it splits to Vienna and then Berlin. On the other hand, we have 12 to 14 coaches that will run entirely to Berlin, with a capacity of 600-700 passengers.'"
"New sleeper trains are set to run between Paris and Berlin next year - but night train fans be warned: they will be missing a key feature. Dutch operator European Sleeper, has confirmed it will take over the Paris-Berlin route, with the first trains departing on 26 March, 2026. The new service will run three times a week, leaving Paris Gare du Nord on Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday evenings, and returning from Berlin Hauptbahnhof and Ostbahnhof on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday."
European Sleeper will operate a new Paris–Berlin overnight service from 26 March 2026 with three departures per week from Paris and three returns from Berlin. The service will run via Brussels rather than the Nightjet’s Strasbourg–Frankfurt route, and exact schedules are not finalised. The cooperative expects higher capacity than OBB’s Nightjet, planning 12–14 coaches and an estimated 600–700 passenger capacity. Coaches built in Germany in the 1990s will be used to provide similar comfort to Nightjet stock. The route will not include a dining car. The change follows OBB’s December cuts after French subsidy withdrawals.
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