People who traveled to Europe before the 1980s may remember the Trans-Europ Express (TEE) rails. Now, and after decades of suspension amid the prosperity of low-cost airlines, Europe's largest rail companies have decided to revive the TEE network, reported the German News Agency.
The new night rails will link cities like Barcelona, Rome, and Warsaw. The main national train operators in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and France have announced plans to launch new trans-European rails as of 2021.
These plans aim to make traveling to Europe more eco-friendly with long easy paths that connect large cities.
In October, the Austrian Federal Railways has announced plans to expand its night trans-European rail lines services.
In September, German Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer presented a new plan to revive Germany's Trans-Europ Express (TEE) with a mix of night and fast trains.
First, Scheuer proposed operating cross-European rails that don't require major infrastructure equipment, including links between Amsterdam and Roma, Paris and Warsaw, and Berlin and Barcelona.
The main goal was to enable passengers to travel across these cities within 13 hours.
The Trans Europ Express operated trains across Europe from the 1950s to the 1980s, but since then, the long cross-borders rail links have been operated by the EuroCity rails.
