Rail passengers in Europe-wide protest against night train cuts | World news | The Guardian
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Thousands of rail travellers are gathering across Europe for a weekend of protests to highlight the drastic phasing out of night trains across the continent.
From Geneva to Madrid and Copenhagen to Vienna, train enthusiasts will hope to put pressure on European rail providers and politicians to reverse a decision they say will annihilate arguably one of the most efficient, environmentally sustainable and convenient ways of travelling.
Protests kicked off on Friday morning in Geneva, where demonstrators turned up in their pyjamas at 7am, and will continue throughout the weekend at the central stations of Madrid, Berlin, Vienna, Paris, Dortmund, Copenhagen, Odense, Basel and Hamburg. The demonstrations are due to culminate in Berne on Sunday in a late-night pyjama party to which protesters will bring camp beds.
Campaign group Back on Track is calling for more investment in a rail network that it says in the past epitomised the best of the European project – efficient, accessible, cross-border traffic – but has been neglected by rail operators who blame the rise of low-budget airlines for a fall-off in traffic.
