Train: European Sleeper ES 452
From: Berlin Gesundbrunnen, Germany
To: Brussels-Midi (Bruxelles-Midi / Brussel Zuid), Belgium
Route via: Bad Bentheim (Germany), Deventer (Netherlands), Amersfoort Central, Amsterdam Centraal, Den Haag HS, Rotterdam Centraal, Roosendaal, Antwerpen Centraal (Belgium)
Train operator: Train Charter Services B.V.
Travel Class: Deluxe Sleeping Car, Single
Car no.: 01
Berth no.: 51
Scheduled Departure Time from Berlin Gesundbrunnen: 21h11 cet
Scheduled Arrival Time in Brussels-Midi: 09h27 cet
Scheduled Travel time (Berlin – Brussels): 12 hours and 16 minutes
Travel time: May 25/26, 2023
Ticket bought on: europeansleeper.eu
Ticket fare: EUR 239 “Tarif Good Night”
Sleeping Car type: CIWL Type P
Built by: Fiat Ferroviaria in Savigliano, Italy from 1955
Sleeping Car owned by: TRI Train Rental GmbH
Capacity: 10 cabins with a total of 30 beds
Electric locomotive (Berlin – Brussels): Railpool LINEAS 186 455-2
Built by: Bombardier Transportation
Locomotive type: Bombardier TRAXX F140 MS

23 Comments

  1. Thanks for the strontium about the new night train :). A small note: This wasn’t the first direct train between Berlin and Rotterdam 😉

  2. They don't use the high speed line as it probably cost them more then the regular line. And idk. if all the waggons are fitted with the nesessay equipment (NBÜ)

  3. how lovely; it reminds me of my youth (alsmost 78), need a private bathroom and then I retake the sleeper towards Praha! Time and speed are no issue, nor the costs

  4. Was it a comfortable sleep – I've taken a few nightjets with OBB and barely slept due to the noise and excessive movement

  5. Thanks for the great video. Looked like a great experience ! Btw, saw you on the video of Brix the Penguin. 😀

  6. Two stainless steel sleeping cars resemble Budd-built cars. I expected them to have superior ride quality but I was wrong.

  7. It is written that this is the first ever direct train between Berlin and Rotterdam. This is true but only if we don't go back to the '80s, when a direct train connected Berlin and Hoek van Holland (via Rotterdam), with direct cars from Warszawa and Moskwa.

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