CityNightLine
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| Company type | Incorporation |
|---|---|
| Industry | Rail transport |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Rail transport (night train) |
| Website | citynightline.de |
CityNightLine (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. CityNightLine was acquired by Deutsche Bahn AG in 2007 and merged with DB NachtZug to form the new "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.
The foundation of a company
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.
Passengers and comfort
CityNightLine Trains offer (depending on their route) the following passenger accommodation:
- Deluxe Sleeper (for 3, 2 or 1 berths)
- Economy Sleeper (with 4, 3, 2 or 1 berths)
- Couchettes (with 6, 4 or 2 berths).
- Seated accommodation in either open plan or compartmentalised coaches
On some routes CityNightLine makes use of double decker sleeping cars, built especially for the company.
Some trains also offer a restaurant car for some or all of their journey.
Lines
CityNightLine services the following lines:
| Line | Route | |
|---|---|---|
| Berliner | Zürich HB - Berlin Ostbahnhof | |
| Donau-Kurier | Wien Westbf – Dortmund Hbf | |
| Komet | Hamburg-Altona – Zürich HB | |
| Pegasus | Zürich HB – Amsterdam Centraal – Zürich HB | |
| Pollux | Amsterdam Centraal – Munich Hbf (– Garmisch-Partenkirchen) – Amsterdam Centraal | |
| Orion | Basel - Prague | |
| Semper | Dresden Hbf – Zürich HB | |
| Andromeda | Hamburg - Paris | |
| Aurora | Basel SBB – København H | |
| Borealis | Amsterdam - København H | |
| Kopernikus | Praha hlavní nádraží - Amsterdam Centraal | |
| Apus | Amsterdam - Milan | |
| Borealis | Amsterdam - Copenhagen | |
| Venus | Berlin - Bolzano | |
| Perseus | Berlin - Paris | |
| Uranus | Dortmund - Bolzano / Selzthal / Wörgl | |
| Jupiter | Dortmund - Villach | |
| Capella | Hamburg - Bludenz | |
| Neptun | Hamburg - Bolzano / Selzthal / Wörgl | |
| Merkur | Hamburg - Villach | |
| Pluto | Munich - Berlin | |
| Meteor | Munich - Hamburg | |
| Hans Christian Andersen | Munich - Copenhagen | |
| Cassiopeia | Munich - Paris | |
| Lupus | Munich - Rome | |
| Canopus | Zurich HB - Prague | |
| Pictor | Munich - Venice | |
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