Leo Express Plans Sleeper Train Route Connecting Osten With Bratislava

Czech railway institution Leo Express has applied for a sleeper train way from Ostend to Bratislava and astir 50 stops successful between. However, nan railway usability said nan submission does not mean location are actual plans yet.

The projected night train route, which would return astir 19 hours extremity to end, contemplates stops successful Bruges, Ghent, Brussels, Leuven and Liège. It would spell via Germany and nan Czech Republic – including a extremity successful nan superior Prague – to Slovakia. There would beryllium 3 stops successful Slovakia earlier nan last destination of Bratislava, nan Belga News Agency reported.

Leo Express has projected December 13th, 2026, arsenic nan caller route’s commencement date, pinch 1 train a time successful each direction, according to nan notification submitted to nan Belgian Agency for nan Regulation of Transport.

50 stops successful 19 hours

The full journey, pinch much than 50 stops, would return astir 19 hours. Part of nan planned connection, from Dresden to Prague, corresponds to portion of nan way taken by European Sleeper nighttime trains—these tally from Brussels, via Antwerp, nan Netherlands and Berlin, to Prague.

The train itself will characteristic refurbished carriages designed to accommodate different rider needs. Options will see modular seats, couchettes pinch six bunks per compartment, and afloat equipped sleeping berths to supply maximum comfortableness during nan overnight journey, Railtech news said.

Initially, nan work is expected to person a capacity for 450 passengers, catering to budget-conscious travellers and those seeking a much premium experience.

Brussels, Cologne, Hanover, Dresden and Prague

The projected way includes awesome cities specified arsenic Brussels, Cologne, Hanover, Dresden, and Prague, making it a captious nexus betwixt nan North Sea seashore and nan Danube River region.

The train will run overnight, allowing passengers to recreation while they slumber and get refreshed astatine their destinations nan pursuing day, nan Travel and Tour World news tract said.

The work is planned to depart from Ostend astatine 7:10 pm, perfectly timed for passengers arriving from nan UK via nan Eurostar astatine Brussels Midi station. Arrival successful Bratislava is scheduled for 2:18 p.m. nan adjacent day, facilitating daytime onward recreation wrong Slovakia and nan Czech Republic.

In 2023, Leo Express applied for a daytime work that would statesman successful precocious 2024 aliases early 2025. The revised connection is now nether reappraisal by nan regulatory authorities.