Nightjet: Difference between revisions - Wikipedia

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[[File:Nightjet deluxe compartment.jpg|thumb|Single/double compartment with shower and restroom]]

[[File:Mini cabins in ÖBB's new generation Nightjet sleeper train.jpg|thumb|alt=Mini cabins in ÖBB's new generation Nightjet sleeper train.jpg|interior of the new Nightjet]]

[[ImageFile:Haldern NSI 193 766 Nightjet 420 Amsterdam C (51235387391).jpg|thumb|Nightjet 420: from Austria to [[Amsterdam Centraal station|Amsterdam Centraal]]]]

[[File:Nightjet Wien Hbf.jpg|thumb|Nightjet [[Couchette car|couchette]] at [[Wien Hauptbahnhof]]]]

[[File:New_generation_nightjet_train_couchette_car_exteriorNJ2, Liegewagen Bcmz, Bregenz.jpg|thumb|Exterior of thea ''new generation'' Nightjet coach.]]

During December 2015, the German state railway company [[Deutsche Bahn]] announced that it would stop its night train services under the [[City Night Line]] branding and replace them with additional overnight high speed [[Intercity-Express|ICE]] services; this outcome followed years of efforts to turnaround the sector, which the company claimed to be little used, accounting for roughly 1% of all long-distance passengers that year, and thus unprofitable.<ref name="IRJ-2015dec"/> Even prior to this decision, discussions were underway with the Austrian Federal Railways [[ÖBB]] on the topic of continuing traditional night trains in some form.<ref name="IRJ-2015dec">{{cite news |last = Fender |first = Keith |title = DB to withdraw all remaining sleeper trains |magazine = [[International Railway Journal]] |date = 21 December 2015 |url = http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/main-line/db-to-withdraw-all-remaining-sleeper-trains.html?channel=524 |access-date = 2 January 2017}}</ref> During February 2016, reports emerged that ÖBB was in negotiations with Deutsche Bahn to take over the operation of several night train services. Furthermore, the company was also evaluating its options in regards to rolling stock for operating these services, these included new-build carriages as well as the modernisation of existing rolling stock.<ref name="irj">{{cite news |last = Reidinger |first = Erwin |title = ÖBB evaluates options for new couchette coaches |magazine = [[International Railway Journal]] |date = 8 February 2016 |url = http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/main-line/obb-evaluates-options-for-new-couchette-coaches.html |access-date = 16 March 2018}}</ref> Later that year, ÖBB decided to adopt the ''Nightjet'' branding for its night train service.<ref>{{cite magazine |title = OBB presents Nightjet |magazine = [[Today's Railways Europe]] |issue = 252 |date = December 2016 |page = 6}}</ref>