The opening of the Koralm Railway between Graz and Klagenfurt in December 2025 leads to major changes on the Südbahn between Vienna and Villach. Railjet and Railjet Xpress services connect Vienna with Graz, Klagenfurt and Villach. From 1 March 2026, Westbahn also run a few daily trains on this route. There is an hourly frequency … Continue reading Long-distance Rail in Austria 2026
Rail Services in Luxembourg 2025
My 2024 Luxembourg diagram has got an update. The timetable has not changed much. The only noticeable change concerns the RB from Luxembourg to Wittlich. It will run on the reopened Trier Westline from March 2025. CFL has changed the colours of the lines. I have also adapted the colours on my map, but slightly … Continue reading Rail Services in Luxembourg 2025
Long-distance Night Trains in Germany 2025
The long-distance Night Train Map 2024 has undergone some changes in the 2025 update. NightJet services to Amsterdam have been rerouted. The Amsterdam-Zurich service runs via Eindhoven instead of Arnhem. The Amsterdam-Innsbruck/-Vienna service runs via Münster-Kassel instead of Arnhem-Cologne. European Sleeper is introducing a new train from Amsterdam to Venice. The EuroNight Zurich-Prague via Innsbruck … Continue reading Long-distance Night Trains in Germany 2025
Systematic Long-distance Services in Germany 2025
The 2025 version of the long-distance rail map in Germany does not show many differences to the 2024 version of this map. I haven't changed the design or the structure. To make it clear that the map only shows connections that run at least three times a day, I have given it the new title … Continue reading Systematic Long-distance Services in Germany 2025
Long-distance Rail in Switzerland 2025
Voilà the updated version of the long-distance rail map of Switzerland 2024. I have not changed the design. However, there have been some changes concerning to the timetable. The long-distance lines in the Léman area have been reorganised: The IC 5 always run to Lausanne and stop at Renens VD, providing connection to IC 1 … Continue reading Long-distance Rail in Switzerland 2025
Long-distance Rail in Austria 2025
December 2024 is the last time the Austrian timetable changes slightly before a major reorganisation a year later. The opening of the Koralm Railway in December 2025 will affect the long-distance lines in southern Austria. The long-distance rail diagram 2025 only shows smaller changes as compared to the Austria long-distance rail diagram 2024. The Westbahn … Continue reading Long-distance Rail in Austria 2025
Rail Services in Luxembourg 2024
In 2024, also Luxembourg joins my network map collection. It is the smallest country that I have mapped so far. The systematic connections allow an clear map, although the big difference in network density from north to south is a challenge. The map was part of the preparation for travelling on all the train lines … Continue reading Rail Services in Luxembourg 2024
Long-distance Rail in Austria 2024
The year 2024 brought some changes to Austria: The Westbahn increased the number of connections to Innsbruck. A new daily connection to Bregenz was also introduced. It has more stops than the RailjetXpress connections, such as Hohenems, Frastanz or Nenzing. The daily connection from Innsbruck to Bregenz, Stuttgart and further to Germany is now realised … Continue reading Long-distance Rail in Austria 2024
Long-distance Rail in Switzerland 2024
Voilà the new version of the long-distance rail map of Switzerland 2023. The design remains unchanged apart from adjusting some radii. The most obvious change is the introduction of numbers for every long-distance (and non-long-distance RE) line. Some lines have got an official specific colour, which I also applied in my map. However, two events … Continue reading Long-distance Rail in Switzerland 2024
Long-distance Night Trains in Germany 2024
Corresponding to the changes on the long-distance rail map 2024, I have also adapted the layout of the night trains map. The enlarged size of the map allows a clearer layout of the lines especially at nodes in contrast to the map of 2023. This is important, as the number of night trains is increasing … Continue reading Long-distance Night Trains in Germany 2024
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