Czech rail operator proposes night train from Belgium to Bratislava
Czech railway company Leo Express has submitted an application to run a train connection from Belgium to Slovakia through Germany and the Czech Republic from the end of next year.
The train would start in Ostend, with stops in Bruges, Ghent, Brussels, Leuven and Liège. It would go via Germany and the Czech Republic – including a stop in the capital Prague – to Slovakia. There would be three stops in Slovakia before the final destination of Bratislava.
Leo Express has proposed 13 December 2026 as the start date for the service, with one train a day in each direction, according to the notification submitted to the Belgian Agency for the Regulation of Transport.
The entire journey, with more than 50 stops, would take about 19 hours. Part of the planned connection, from Dresden to Prague, corresponds to part of the route taken by European Sleeper night trains. These run from Brussels, via Antwerp, the Netherlands and Berlin, to Prague.
In 2023, Leo Express submitted an application for a daytime service that would begin in late 2024 or early 2025. The revised proposal is now under review by the regulatory authorities.
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