Regular visitors to TBTP will be well aware of my fondness for train travel. Those of you who live in regions with comprehensive train services may take your public transit networks for granted, but here in North America the car is still king and train travel can be limited at best.

Whenever I am in Europe, I take advantage of the excellent rail networks. So I was excited to see that night train advocacy group Back on Track has a map showing the current network of European night trains offered by various train operators. The colors indicate which train belongs to which operator.

 Back on Track is campaigning for more, better, affordable, long-distance and cross-border #nighttrains in Europe. Because they are convinced that night trains could not only be a modern, comfortable and relaxed way to travel but also an important solution to reduce the EU’s contributions to global warming particularly by substituting short- and medium-haul flights.

The map is offered under CC-BY-NC 3.0 rules: (CC-BY-NC) Juri Maier / Back-on-Track.eu