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Today brings some sad news today for fans of rail travel: several sleeper routes are being quietly phased out across Europe. Citing falling passenger numbers and competition from budget airlines, operators are ending night services that connect Paris to Berlin, Hamburg and Munich.Today brings some sad news today for fans of rail travel: several sleeper routes are being quietly phased out across Europe. Citing falling passenger numbers and competition from budget airlines, operators are ending night services that connect Paris to Berlin, Hamburg and Munich.
Trains from Berlin to Warsaw and Kiev, as well as the weekly Sibirjak service to Siberia, have also been withdrawn recently. The Paris to Madrid and Barcelona sleeper has already been discontinued, replaced with a high speed (but daytime) service. Further afield, the last of Japan’s sleeper services, between Osaka and Sapporo, is being phased out in March 2015.Trains from Berlin to Warsaw and Kiev, as well as the weekly Sibirjak service to Siberia, have also been withdrawn recently. The Paris to Madrid and Barcelona sleeper has already been discontinued, replaced with a high speed (but daytime) service. Further afield, the last of Japan’s sleeper services, between Osaka and Sapporo, is being phased out in March 2015.
For some, this writer included, night trains have always been the best way to travel. What can match the magic of being lulled to sleep by the rhythmic motion of the train, then waking up in an entirely new country, ready for what the day may bring? It certainly beats flying.For some, this writer included, night trains have always been the best way to travel. What can match the magic of being lulled to sleep by the rhythmic motion of the train, then waking up in an entirely new country, ready for what the day may bring? It certainly beats flying.
If you share these views, this GuardianWitness assignment is for you. We want to read stories and see images from your past sleeper journeys. From the Trans-Siberian to journeys through China, there are still plenty of routes out there. Wherever you are, and wherever you have been - share your night train adventures with us.If you share these views, this GuardianWitness assignment is for you. We want to read stories and see images from your past sleeper journeys. From the Trans-Siberian to journeys through China, there are still plenty of routes out there. Wherever you are, and wherever you have been - share your night train adventures with us.