Sleeper trains were once a significant part of European travel, when flights were less frequent and more expensive.
As budget airlines grew, and quick, cheap flying became the norm, the sleeper trains died off. But in a post-Covid world, where the impact of plane and car travel on the environment is more apparent than ever, the sleeper train is a great alternative for guilt-free travel.
The 500 million euro investment into the European train lines, comes a year after the German government announced that train travel is crucial in the efforts to reduce carbon emission.
On top of this, the European Union last month reached an agreement to call 2021 the “European Year of Rail,” with aims to launch more programs to boost train travel to help combat climate change.