The Berlin-Paris night train returned to service after nearly a decade, pulling into Paris Gare de l'Est at 10.24 am on Tuesday following a fully booked maiden journey that departed Berlin at 8.18 pm on Monday. The service is operated by SNCF and Deutsche Bahn with rolling stock from ÖBB, and aligns with French plans to expand sleeper services.
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The maiden journey of the newly established “Berlin link” embarked from Berlin at 8.18 pm on Monday as a fully booked train.
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The first night train from Berlin to Paris pulled into Paris Gare de l’Est at 10.24 am on Tuesday in nearly a decade.
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What joy – job done.
We’ll keep going.
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The French government invested €100 million (£86 million) to revive the national network and prepare new carriages for the renewed sleeper train service.
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aligns with French President Emmanuel Macron’s 2020 announcement of plans to open 10 new sleeper services by 2030
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Deutsche Bahn has plans to expand its night-train connections to 13 other large European cities through partnerships with other operators.
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The local politicians in Strasbourg gathered on the platform before 6 am, waving French, German, and European flags to welcome the night train.
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the recent launch of a new sleeper train from Paris to Aurillac in the Cantal region, 20 years after the service was discontinued
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