Night train route
Nightjet Zurich–Amsterdam
Zurich → Amsterdam · Switzerland · Germany · Netherlands
Asleep along the Rhine, awake on the IJ: the 2021 revival that re-linked the Alps to the canals, sliding past Cologne’s floodlit cathedral at midnight.
How this line was checked
- The 88 km this route shares with OpenStreetMap relation 2303892 is drawn from that relation's own nodes, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: 96.8% of this line lies within 250 m of real track (median 23 m); the longest stretch away from it is 9.5 km
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: ÖBB Scotty — 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 Nightjet Zurich–Amsterdam?
The Nightjet Zurich–Amsterdam runs 840 km from Zurich to Amsterdam. It runs through Switzerland, Germany and the Netherlands.
How long does the Nightjet Zurich–Amsterdam take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 11 h 15 min for the 840 km. That is an average of 75 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 200 km/h.
Who runs the Nightjet Zurich–Amsterdam?
ÖBB and NS, with Nightjet sleeper.
How old is the Nightjet Zurich–Amsterdam?
The line has been in service since 2021. 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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