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{{Short description|Swiss transportation company}}
{{Merge|City Night Line|date=August 2011}}
:For the successor company, see [[City Night Line]]''
{{For|the successor company|City Night Line}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox company
{{Infobox company
| company_name = CityNightLine AG
| name = CityNightLine AG
| company_type = [[Incorporation (business)|Incorporation]]
| type = [[Incorporation (business)|Incorporation]]
| logo = CityNightLine1995.svg
| company_logo = [[File:Citynightline.png|120px]]
| logo_size = 250px
| company_slogan = ''Ich glaube ich träum'' (I think I'm dreaming)
| location_city = [[Dortmund]]
| location_city = [[Dortmund]]
| location_country = [[Germany]]
| location_country = [[Germany]]
| industry = [[Rail transport]]
| industry = [[Rail transport]]
| gauge = {{RailGauge|sg}}
| products = [[Rail transport]] ([[sleeping car|night train]])
| products = [[Rail transport]] ([[sleeping car|night train]])
| revenue =
| revenue =
| start_year= 1995
| founded= 1995
| defunct= 2016
| predecessors =
| predecessors =
| successor = [[City Night Line]]
| successor = [[City Night Line]]
| fate = Merged with [[DB NachtZug]]
| fate = Merged with [[DB NachtZug]]
| net_income =
| net_income =
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| key_people =
| key_people =
| subsid =
| subsid =
| homepage = [http://www.citynightline.de/nachtzugreise/view/en/index.shtml citynightline.de]
| homepage = [https://web.archive.org/web/20090703082139/http://www.citynightline.de/nachtzugreise/view/en/index.shtml citynightline.de on archive.org]
}}
}}
'''CityNightLine AG''' (timetable and platform sign abbreviation: '''CNL''') was a Swiss [[sleeping car|night train]] service. CNL had right of passage grants in [[Germany]], [[the Netherlands]], [[Austria]], [[Switzerland]] and [[Denmark]]. It served stations in [[Belgium]], [[France]], [[Italy]] and the [[Czech Republic]]. CityNightLine was acquired by [[Deutsche Bahn AG]] in 2007 and merged with [[DB NachtZug]] to form the "[[City Night Line]]" which presently offers night services in former CityNightLine and NachtZug territories, of which includes the majority of CityNightLine's operations at the time of the merger.


'''CityNightLine AG''' (timetable and platform sign abbreviation: '''CNL''') was a Swiss [[sleeping car|night train]] service. CNL had right of passage grants in [[Germany]], the [[Netherlands]], [[Austria]], [[Switzerland]] and [[Denmark]]. It served stations in [[Belgium]], [[France]], [[Italy]] and the [[Czech Republic]].
==The foundation of a company==
[[Image:CityNightLine.jpg|thumb|235px|right|A CityNightLine double-decker sleeping car]]
CityNightLine AG was a joint project/creation undertaken by the [[Deutsche Bahn|Deutsche Bahn (DB)]] (German Federal Railways), the [[ÖBB |Austrian Federal Railways]] (ÖBB) and the [[SBB-CFF-FFS|Swiss Federal Railways]] (SBB-CFF-FFS). CityNightLine's first train departed on 28 May 1995. SBB-CFF-FFS and ÖBB have since ended their collaboration with CNL. As the predecessor joint CityNightLine company<ref "companyseat">http://www.moneyhouse.ch/u/city_night_line_cnl_ag_CH-035.3.000.286-8.htm</ref> the new daughter company of DB is incorporated under Swiss law, based in Zurich.


==History==
==Passengers and comfort==
[[File:CNL_DWLBm172_61_85_06-93_201-0P_Biasca_090907.jpg|thumb|right|A CityNightLine sleeping car]]
CityNightLine Trains offer (depending on their route) the following passenger accommodation:
CityNightLine AG was a joint project/creation undertaken by the [[Deutsche Bahn|Deutsche Bahn (DB)]] (German Federal Railways), the [[ÖBB|Austrian Federal Railways]] (ÖBB) and the [[SBB-CFF-FFS|Swiss Federal Railways]] (SBB-CFF-FFS). CityNightLine's first train departed on 28 May 1995. SBB-CFF-FFS and ÖBB have since ended their collaboration with CNL. As the predecessor joint CityNightLine company<ref name="companyseat">{{Cite web|url=http://www.moneyhouse.ch/u/city_night_line_cnl_ag_CH-035.3.000.286-8.htm|title=City Night Line CNL AG in Liquidation}}</ref> the new daughter company of DB is incorporated under Swiss law, based in Zurich.
*Deluxe Sleeper (for 3, 2 or 1 berths)
*Economy Sleeper (with 4, 3, 2 or 1 berths)
*[[couchette car|Couchettes]] (with 6, 4 or 2 berths).
*[[Passenger car (rail)|Seated accommodation]] in either open plan or compartmentalised coaches


CityNightLine was acquired by [[Deutsche Bahn|Deutsche Bahn AG]] in 2007 and merged with [[DB NachtZug]] to form the "[[City Night Line]]" which until 2016 offered night services in former CityNightLine and NachtZug territories, of which includes the majority of CityNightLine's operations at the time of the merger. At the end of 2016, CityNightLine stopped operating, carriages were sold to the Austrian Railways which extended their night train network under the brand [[Nightjet]]. Nightjet trains still connect Munich, Vienna, Zurich, Hamburg, Cologne, Berlin, Milan, Rome and other cities.
On some routes CityNightLine makes use of [[bilevel rail car|double decker]] sleeping cars, built especially for the company.

Some trains also offer a [[Dining car|restaurant car]] for some or all of their journey.

==Lines==
CityNightLine services the following lines:

{| class="wikitable"
|----- bgcolor="#d8d8d8"
! colspan=2 | ''Line''
! ''Route''
|-
| style="background-color: #048653" | &nbsp;
| [[Berliner (train)|Berliner]]
| [[Zürich Hauptbahnhof|Zürich HB]] - [[Berlin Ostbahnhof]]
|-
| style="background-color: #E1142C" | &nbsp;
| [[Donau-Kurier (CityNightLine)|Donau-Kurier]]
| [[Wien Westbahnhof|Wien Westbf]] – [[Dortmund Hbf]]
|-
| style="background-color: #A40F7D" | &nbsp;
| Komet
| [[Hamburg-Altona]] – [[Zürich Hauptbahnhof|Zürich HB]]
|-
| style="background-color: #EE8B15" | &nbsp;
| [[Pegasus (train)|Pegasus]]
| [[Zürich Hauptbahnhof|Zürich HB]] – [[Amsterdam Centraal]] – [[Zürich Hauptbahnhof|Zürich HB]]
|-
| style="background-color: #424754" | &nbsp;
| Pollux
| [[Amsterdam Centraal]] – [[München Hauptbahnhof|Munich Hbf]] (– [[Garmisch-Partenkirchen]]) – [[Amsterdam Centraal]]
<!--|-
| style="background-color: #9FD30F" | &nbsp;
| Orion
| [[Dresden Hauptbahnhof|Dresden Hbf]] – [[München Hauptbahnhof|Munich Hbf]]-->
|-
| style="background-color: #9FD30F" | &nbsp;
| Orion
| Basel - Prague
|-
| style="background-color: #F6D513" | &nbsp;
| Semper
| [[Dresden Hauptbahnhof|Dresden Hbf]] – [[Zürich Hauptbahnhof|Zürich HB]]
<!--|-
| style="background-color: #FAD6E3" | &nbsp;
| Sirius
| Norddeich Mole – [[Zürich Hauptbahnhof|Zürich HB]]-->
<!--|-
| style="background-color: #F7F252" | &nbsp;
| Andromeda
| [[Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof|Stuttgart Hbf]] – [[Dresden Hauptbahnhof|Dresden Hbf]]-->
|-
| style="background-color: #F7F252" | &nbsp;
| Andromeda
| Hamburg - Paris
|-
| style="background-color: #885E17" | &nbsp;
| [[Aurora (train)|Aurora]] || [[Basel SBB]] – [[København H]]
<!--|-
| style="background-color: #0CA6E3" | &nbsp;
| Vega
| [[Basel SBB]] – [[Binz|Ostseebad Binz]]-->
|-
| style= | &nbsp;
| Borealis
| [[Amsterdam]] - [[København H]]
|-
| style= | &nbsp;
| Kopernikus
| [[Prague|Praha hlavní nádraží]] - [[Amsterdam Centraal]]
|-
| style= | &nbsp;
| Apus
| Amsterdam - Milan
|-
| style= | &nbsp;
| Borealis
| Amsterdam - Copenhagen
|-
| style= | &nbsp;
| Venus
| Berlin - Bolzano
|-
| style= | &nbsp;
| Perseus
| Berlin - Paris
|-
| style= | &nbsp;
| Uranus
| Dortmund - Bolzano / Selzthal / [[Wörgl]]
|-
| style= | &nbsp;
| Jupiter
| Dortmund - Villach
|-
| style= | &nbsp;
| Capella
| Hamburg - Bludenz
|-
| style= | &nbsp;
| Neptun
| Hamburg - Bolzano / Selzthal / [[Wörgl]]
|-
| style= | &nbsp;
| Merkur
| Hamburg - Villach
|-
| style= | &nbsp;
| Pluto
| Munich - Berlin
|-
| style= | &nbsp;
| Meteor
| Munich - Hamburg
|-
| style= | &nbsp;
| Hans Christian Andersen
| Munich - Copenhagen
|-
| style= | &nbsp;
| Cassiopeia
| Munich - Paris
|-
| style= | &nbsp;
| Lupus
| Munich - Rome
|-
| style= | &nbsp;
| Canopus
| Zurich HB - Prague
|-
| style= | &nbsp;
| Pictor
| Munich - Venice
|}


==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of companies of Switzerland]]
*[[Nederlandse Spoorwegen]]
*[[List of Swiss companies]]
*[[Train categories in Europe]]
*[[Train categories in Europe]]


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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category-inline|CityNightLine}}
*[http://www.citynightline.ch/nachtzugreise/view/en/index.shtml CityNightLine]
*[http://www.citynightline.ch/nachtzugreise/view/mdb/nachtzugreise/reiseinfo/MDB70331-timetable_en_2010.pdf 2010 Network Timetable]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110903023913/http://www.citynightline.ch/citynightline/view/en/index.shtml Official website on archive.org]
*[http://www.citynightline-club.ch/ CityNightLine Club]



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{{Deutsche Bahn}}
{{Authority control}}
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[[Category:Night trains]]
[[Category:Night trains]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Europe]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Europe]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Switzerland]]
[[Category:Passenger rail transport in Switzerland]]
[[Category:Railway companies of Austria]]
[[Category:Passenger rail transport in Germany]]
[[Category:Passenger rail transport in Germany]]
[[Category:Rail transport in the Netherlands]]
[[Category:Passenger rail transport in the Netherlands]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Denmark]]
[[Category:Passenger rail transport in Denmark]]
[[Category:Named passenger trains of Switzerland|*]]
[[Category:Named passenger trains of Switzerland|*]]

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Latest revision as of 09:54, 11 September 2024

For the successor company, see City Night Line.

CityNightLine AG
Company typeIncorporation
IndustryRail transport
Founded1995
Defunct2016
FateMerged with DB NachtZug
SuccessorCity Night Line
Headquarters
Dortmund
,
Germany
ProductsRail transport (night train)
Websitecitynightline.de on archive.org

CityNightLine AG (timetable and platform sign abbreviation: CNL) was a Swiss night train service. CNL had right of passage grants in Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland and Denmark. It served stations in Belgium, France, Italy and the Czech Republic.

History

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A CityNightLine sleeping car

CityNightLine AG was a joint project/creation undertaken by the Deutsche Bahn (DB) (German Federal Railways), the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) and the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB-CFF-FFS). CityNightLine's first train departed on 28 May 1995. SBB-CFF-FFS and ÖBB have since ended their collaboration with CNL. As the predecessor joint CityNightLine company[1] the new daughter company of DB is incorporated under Swiss law, based in Zurich.

CityNightLine was acquired by Deutsche Bahn AG in 2007 and merged with DB NachtZug to form the "City Night Line" which until 2016 offered night services in former CityNightLine and NachtZug territories, of which includes the majority of CityNightLine's operations at the time of the merger. At the end of 2016, CityNightLine stopped operating, carriages were sold to the Austrian Railways which extended their night train network under the brand Nightjet. Nightjet trains still connect Munich, Vienna, Zurich, Hamburg, Cologne, Berlin, Milan, Rome and other cities.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "City Night Line CNL AG in Liquidation".
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