{"id":7337,"date":"2023-05-24T18:00:34","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T16:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greens-efa.eu\/opinions\/?p=7337"},"modified":"2023-07-03T16:15:12","modified_gmt":"2023-07-03T14:15:12","slug":"new-night-trains-in-europe-for-the-climate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greens-efa.eu\/opinions\/new-night-trains-in-europe-for-the-climate\/","title":{"rendered":"Night trains are coming back! Is travel finally going green in 2023?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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New night train connections are popping up all over Europe. We\u2019re living in a new age of the night train – and 2023 will be a crucial year. But why are night trains so crucial for the European mobility transition? How can we make night trains more accessible for everyone? And how can you book your next night train journey?  Our communications intern, Louisa Von Essen, sat down with Greens\/EFA MEP and night train lover, Anna Deparnay-Grunenberg<\/a><\/strong>, to find out.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Is travel finally going green in 2023?<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Louisa Von Essen, sat down with Greens\/EFA MEP and night train lover, Anna Deparnay-Grunenberg<\/strong>, to find out<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>

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Why travel by night train?<\/h3>\n<\/div>
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The possibility to travel the globe is one of the greatest achievements of the 20th century. Cheap and accessible transport has brought people from different nations together, made long-distance friendships possible and helped us expand our cultural horizons.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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As Europeans, many of us rely on cars, trains and planes to get around, be it for visiting friends and family living abroad or a summer holiday in the sun. But climate change means we need to transform the way we travel. We need a way to get around Europe sustainably, without endangering ecosystems<\/a>, people and nature. After all, that is what makes travelling worthwhile!<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Night trains could do the job. And the good news is that we\u2019re living through a night train renaissance. New connections are popping up all over the EU. Right now, there are over 200 night train connections in Europe and we are working on more to come. Some night trains run within countries. You can, for example, start your trip in Milan in northern Italy and wake up at the beach in Sicily. Other night trains take you across countries like the connection between Vienna and Bucharest via Budapest.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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To make the planning of your next trip easier, The Greens\/EFA MEPs Anna Deparnay-Grunenberg<\/a> and Daniel Freund<\/a> have developed this map of the European night train network<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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