Support for promoting train travel for sustainable tourism reaches 74% among EU adults, although 19% list environmental impact among the main factors in choosing transport, a CER survey shows.
SJ will continue running the Stockholm–Duved night train under a new Trafikverket contract covering service from 13 December 2026 to 13 June 2027, with options to 2031.
Australia: Kuranda Scenic Railway services are cancelled through 20 September after Queensland Rail closed the Kuranda Range line to trains so a bridge defect can be repaired immediately.
The Hue–Phong Nha tourist train has begun daily operations through Quang Tri, combining rail travel with access to cultural, historical and natural attractions across central Vietnam.
The Tokaido Shinkansen EX Travel Pack comes with a 35% discount on selected journeys for travelers aged 29 and under as part of an offer from JR Central and JR Tokai Tours.
The European Sleeper Scandinavia night train is planned as the operator’s first overnight rail service to Scandinavia, directly linking Brussels and Amsterdam with Copenhagen and Malmö from April 2028.
Bengaluru-Ernakulam Vande Bharat delays have disrupted Onam travel between Bengaluru and Kerala for three consecutive days. To help handle the heavy festive demand, Kerala RTC has added temporary interstate services using privately leased air-conditioned buses.
USA: Amtrak's Mardi Gras Service marked its first full year on the Gulf Coast today, and the numbers have outpaced the closest comparable forecast by nearly four to one.
INDIA: A passenger settling in for a family trip to Coimbatore found something unexpected waiting near his seat on the Ernakulam–Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express — a dead Russell's viper, one of India's most venomous snakes.
FINLAND: A woman went into labour and gave birth aboard VR's IC49 service from Helsinki to Vaasa on Tuesday evening — a birth that unfolded not in a hospital, but between two stations, with train staff and at least one fellow passenger stepping in before medical help could arrive.
UK–BELGIUM: Eurostar will add Antwerp-Centraal to selected London–Amsterdam trains from 14 December, creating four direct London-to-Antwerp journeys a day while passengers heading to London must still change in Brussels.
USA: Amtrak Vacations is offering up to $500 per couple on selected national-park packages booked by August 31, while the promotion applies to vacation bundles rather than standard point-to-point Amtrak fares.
