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In August 2019, the [[Swiss Federal Railways]] (SBB) and ÖBB jointly announced their plans to expand the passenger services between their two countries; this included the running of Nightjet services between the Swiss cities of [[Zürich]] and [[Basel]] with the German urban centres of [[Berlin]] and [[Hamburg]]. Furthermore, the two companies were examining options for the further expansion of the Nightjet network and to provide more overnight connections to Switzerland.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.railjournal.com/passenger/main-line/sbb-and-obb-to-expand-nightjet-services/ |title = SBB and ÖBB to expand Nightjet services |magazine = [[International Railway Journal]] |first = David |last = Briginshaw |date = 19 August 2019}}</ref> That same year, [[Netherlands Railways]] (NS) was also discussing options with ÖBB for the provision of night trains through to [[Amsterdam]];<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.railjournal.com/passenger/main-line/sbb-considers-reintroducing-night-trains/ |title = SBB considers reintroducing night trains |magazine = [[International Railway Journal]] |first = David |last = Briginshaw |date = 31 May 2019 }}</ref> in October 2019, it was announced that the Dutch government had agreed to provide a temporarily subsidy for NS and Nightjet to jointly provide daily night trains between Amsterdam, [[Nürnberg]], [[Munich]], [[Innsbruck]], and [[Vienna]].<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.railjournal.com/passenger/main-line/dutch-government-to-support-return-of-international-night-train/ |title = Dutch government to support return of international night train |magazine = International Railway Journal |first = Quintus |last = Vosman |date = 11 October 2019}}</ref>

Usage of the service steadily grew during the 2010s; in October 2019, ÖBB CEO Andreas Matthä stated the passenger traffic on the Nightjet had grown by 10 percent over the year prior.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.railjournal.com/passenger/main-line/nightjet-passenger-traffic-up-10-says-obbs-ceo/ |title = Nightjet passenger traffic up 10%, says ÖBB's CEO |magazine = [[International Railway Journal]] |first = David |last = Briginshaw |date = 15 October 2019}}</ref> During the first half of 2020, along with the majority of cross-border services in Europe, Nightjet services were temporarily suspended on account of the [[COVID-19]] [[pandemic]]; in June 2020, the resumption of regular scheduled operations was announced.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.railjournal.com/passenger/main-line/cross-border-services-resume-as-european-borders-reopen/ |title = Cross-border services resume as European borders reopen |magazine = International Railway Journal |first = David |last = Burroughs |date = 27 June 2020}}</ref> In December 2020, four railway companies, including ÖBB, Deutsche Bahn, SBB, and France's [[SNCF]], signed an agreement to cooperate on the development of night train services across Europe; specifically, the launch of four new Nightjet connections between 13 European cities will be prioritised. Two of these services will run between Vienna, Munich, and Paris, as well as Zurich, Cologne, and Amsterdam, starting in December 2021, while services between Vienna and Berlin, and Brussels and Paris, will commence during December 2023. In December 2024, a new service between Zurich and Barcelona should be launched as well<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.railjournal.com/passenger/main-line/obb-db-sbb-and-sncf-announce-nightjet-collaboration/ |title = ÖBB, DB, SBB, and SNCF announce Nightjet collaboration |magazine = International Railway Journal |first = David |last = Burroughs |date = 8 December 2020}}</ref> but it is uncertain since the Nightjet from Zurich to Rome planned in 2022 was delayed to an unknown date.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tdg.ch/zurich-rome-en-train-de-nuit-il-va-falloir-patienter-965215460537|title=Zurich-Rome en train de nuit? Il va falloir patienter}}</ref>.

In August 2018, ÖBB announced the placement of an initial €375m order for eight day trains and 13 night trains as part of a wider €1.5bn framework agreement with the German engineering company [[Siemens Mobility]] for a new fleet of long-distance trains, which includes the delivery of up to 700 passenger coaches over the next five years. The new Viaggio coaches, which will be manufactured at Siemens’ factory in Vienna, shall be operated with ÖBB's existing fleet of [[EuroSprinter#ES 64 U|Siemens Taurus]] locomotives, and be operated in Austria, Germany, Italy and Switzerland, while provisions are present to equip the coaches for use in Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia as well. The seven-car night trains offer 100 seats and 160 berths, and are fully equipped to accommodate passengers with limited mobility. Siemens claims that the Viaggio coaches have improved energy efficiency achieved through [[LED]] interior lighting, [[air conditioning]] via [[heat pump]]s in both cooling and heating modes, and a regulated fresh air supply based on the interior {{CO2|link=yes}} levels. Commissioning of the new fleet is expected in 2022, with service entry starting in the summer of 2023.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.railjournal.com/rolling-stock/bb-agrees-e145bn-deal-with-siemens-for-long-distance-trains/ |title = ÖBB agrees €1.5bn deal with Siemens for long-distance trains |magazine = [[International Railway Journal]] |first = David |last = Burroughs |date = 17 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author =  |date = 5 January 2019 |title = Der neue Boom der Nachtzüge |trans-title = The new boom of night trains |url = http://www.manager-magazin.de/unternehmen/artikel/nightjet-nachtzuege-der-oebb-erfolgreich-a-1246563.html |language = de |work = Manager Magazin |access-date = 7 January 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.railjournal.com/fleet/obb-unveils-new-generation-nightjet-cars/ |title = ÖBB unveils new-generation Nightjet cars |magazine = International Railway Journal |first = Simon |last = Artymiuk |date = 6 September 2022}}</ref>