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Roundup (1 April 2026): The Latest Railway and Train Travel News
This roundup brings you the latest railway and train travel news from Europe and beyond.
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Rail travel news and blogs: scenic routes, night trains, rail passes and train travel planning, gathered from publishers worldwide.
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The 10 Best Railway Stations of Europe
AndyBTravels takes a look at what he considers to be the most impressive railway stations he has visited during his extensive travels across Europe by train.
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Mexico in London
Mexico has held a place in my heart ever since travelling through Central America years ago. So when I discovered how much Mexican culture quietly exists across London, from taquerias and markets to m…
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Travel Moments: Stranded in Pozzallo – A Sicilian Adventure
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Retro Istria Express: A Nostalgic Night Train from Budapest 🇭🇺 to Koper 🇸🇮
I boarded the Retro Istria Express, Hungary’s seasonal summer night train to the Adriatic. The 1960s-era carriages lived up to the “Retro” label, with wood panelled sleeping cars, pink curtains, and a…
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Christmas Day in Antwerp
I went to Antwerp for Christmas without a plan, armed only with a train ticket and curiosity. What I found was a city glowing with fairy lights, rich in history, generous in spirit, and quietly perfec…
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Travel Moments: My Favourite Local Escape Route (with a Twist)
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Rome to Sicily – A Night Train Across the Sea
A train that goes on a boat! it doesn’t get much more special than that. Travelling from Rome to Sicily on the InterCity Notte sleeper train was one of the journeys I’d built my Italy itinerary around…
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Christmas Day in Vienna
Spending Christmas in Vienna turned out to be quietly magical; from festive markets and candlelit concerts to wandering grand boulevards, hidden lanes, and lingering over Sachertorte in historic coffe…
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Travel Moments: The Train Meal That Changed How I Travel
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EuroCity Sava: A Trip Back in Time from Ljubljana 🇸🇮 to Zagreb 🇭🇷
As new trains transform Slovenia’s railways, only a few classic locomotive-hauled services remain -including the EuroCity Sava. This cross-border train offers a rare glimpse of old-style travel along…
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Christmas Day in Salzburg
Spending Christmas Day in Salzburg felt like stepping into a fairytale and quietly rewriting what the holidays mean to me. I swapped London’s empty trains and borrowed family traditions for glühwein-s…
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Trondheim 🇳🇴 to Oslo 🇳🇴 – a winter escape across Norway on the Dovre railway!
Norway’s Dovre Railway, linking Oslo with Trondheim offers travellers picturesque landscapes. After a bridge collapse in 2023, part of the line was closed until May 2024 but travel was still possible.…
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Slovenia’s Scenic Adventure – The Bohinj Railway Motorail 🇸🇮
Slovenia's motorail service links Nova Gorica and Bohinjska Bistrica along the scenic Bohinj railway. Travelling on this train offers more than A to B, with its open windows and onboard museum. The se…
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The best train through the Alps? Zurich🇨🇭 to Graz 🇦🇹 on the EuroCity Transalpin
The EuroCity Transalpin could well be regarded as a tourist train with its stunning scenery through the Alps. Without the price tag, this train offers reasonable fares, a restaurant carriage and a ran…
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Europe’s Most Convenient Train? Budapest 🇭🇺 to Munich 🇩🇪 and Stuttgart 🇩🇪 by EuroNight Sleeper
The EuroNight 'Kálmán Imre' sleeper train offers a time-effective option to travel from Budapest to Stuttgart and Zurich, featuring a choice of accommodation options. Despite encountering hefty delays…
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Optima Express – Europe’s Longest Train Journey from Villach 🇦🇹 to Edirne 🇹🇷 (Part 2: The Experience)
The Optima Express is now one of the only ways to travel across the Balkan region of Europe with a unique non-stop journey through six countries linking Austria to Türkiye. Though primarily serving Tu…
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Optima Express – Europe’s Longest Train Journey from Villach 🇦🇹 to Edirne 🇹🇷 (Part 1: What to Expect)
The Optima Express is now one of the only ways to travel across the Balkan region of Europe with a unique non-stop journey through six countries linking Austria to Türkiye. Though primarily serving Tu…
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