European Sleeper Brussels–Prague

Crowdfunded start-up that gave the Low Countries their night train back: via The Hague and Amsterdam to Berlin and the Elbe valley to Prague.

Stations

1. 0 kmBruxelles-Midi - Brussel-Zuid
2. 49 kmAntwerpen-Centraal
3. 86 kmRoosendaal
4. 143 kmRotterdam Centraal
5. 166 kmDen Haag HS
6. 225 kmAmsterdam Centraal
7. Show 5 more stations

   1. 270 kmAmersfoort Centraal
   2. 328 kmDeventer
   3. 865 kmBerlin Hauptbahnhof
   4. 870 kmBerlin Ostbahnhof
   5. 1,059 kmDresden Hbf
8. 1,098 kmBad Schandau
9. 1,121 kmDěčín hlavní nádraží
10. 1,143 kmÚstí nad Labem hlavní nádraží
11. 1,247 kmPraha-Holešovice
12. 1,255 kmPraha hlavní nádraží

The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.

How this line was checked

• Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 18616102 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within 42 m of them
• Checked against OpenStreetMap: 99.2% of this line lies within 250 m of real track (median 12 m); the longest stretch away from it is 9.5 km
• The operator publishes this line's timetable: European Sleeper — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
• Wikipedia has an article for this line
• See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it

Questions and answers

How long is the European Sleeper?

The European Sleeper runs 1,200 km from Brussels to Prague. It runs through Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and Czechia.

How long does the European Sleeper take?

The fastest scheduled journey is 15 h 30 min for the 1,200 km. That is an average of 77 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 160 km/h.

Who runs the European Sleeper?

European Sleeper, with refurbished couchette & sleeper cars.

How old is the European Sleeper?

The line has been in service since 2023. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.

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