{"id":1814709,"date":"2023-05-24T10:06:08","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T14:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/?p=1814709"},"modified":"2023-05-24T10:06:08","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T14:06:08","slug":"european-night-train-network-map","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2023\/05\/european-night-train-network-map\/","title":{"rendered":"European Night Train Network Map"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Night train advocacy group Back on Track has a map showing the current network of European night trains<\/a> offered by various train operators. It\u2019s colour coded by operator, but individual lines are a bit hard to follow, and using various dashed lines for both less-than-daily service and<\/em> forthcoming service is a bit confusing. Then again, given the sharp uptick of night train services being offered, it\u2019s almost unavoidable that any map of this sort will be a bit of a jumble: compare with Jug Cerovi\u0107\u2019s version<\/a> (previously<\/a>) to see what I mean.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Night train advocacy group Back on Track has a map showing the current network of European night trains offered by various train operators. 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