ÖBB Nightjet
ÖBB Nightjet is a brand name for night trains that has been used by the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) since the timetable change on December 11, 2016. Nightjet (NJ) has also been a type of train since December 2017 .
history
The ÖBB Nightjet essentially comprises the night trains of ÖBB, previously marketed under the name of their train type as EuroNight , as well as some of the City Night Line trains (CNL) operated by Deutsche Bahn until December 2016 . Another part of the EN trains running under this name since 2016 is not operated by ÖBB, but by partner railways from Croatia ( Hrvatske željeznice , HŽ), Hungary ( Magyar Államvasutak , MÁV), Poland ( Polskie Koleje Państwowe , PKP) and the Czech Republic ( České dráhy , ČD) operated and managed. These are not referred to as ÖBB Nightjet , but as Nightjet partners .
The ÖBB Nightjet was launched by the later short-term transport minister Valerie Hackl . The number of passengers in the first three months was already above ÖBB's expectations. The number of passengers rose in 2018. While 1.4 million passengers were carried in 2017, it was 1.6 million in 2018. The number of passengers rose by up to 20% in 2019 as well.
During the Covid-19 pandemic , international connections were almost completely shut down. All night train connections abroad have been offered again since June 26, 2020.
Areas of application and train routes
In the 2017 annual timetable, all Nightjets were run under the EuroNight train type ; since the timetable change in December 2017, the Nightjets operated by ÖBB have been run under the Nightjet (NJ) train type. In addition to domestic traffic in Austria, the connections are mainly concentrated on destinations in Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Poland, Slovakia, Croatia and Slovenia. The following connections are offered in the 2020 annual timetable (since the timetable change in December 2019):
| Train numbers | operator | Train route (car transport section highlighted) |
Bicycle transport |
|---|---|---|---|
| NJ 246/247 | ÖBB | Vienna - Linz - Innsbruck - Feldkirch - Bregenz | No |
| NJ 464/465 | Graz - Leoben - Innsbruck - Feldkirch - Zurich | ||
| NJ 466/467 | Vienna - Linz - Innsbruck - Feldkirch - Zurich | ||
| NJ 471/470 | Berlin - Magdeburg - Mannheim - Basel - Zurich | ||
| NJ 401/400 (40470) | Hamburg - Hanover - Mannheim - Basel - Zurich | Yes | |
| NJ 490/491 | Vienna - Linz - Nuremberg - Hamburg | ||
| NJ 40490/40421 | Vienna - Linz - Nuremberg - Düsseldorf | ||
| NJ 40420/40491 | Innsbruck - Munich - Nuremberg - Hamburg | ||
| NJ 420/421 | Innsbruck - Munich - Nuremberg - Düsseldorf | ||
| NJ 424/425 | Innsbruck - Munich - Nuremberg - Brussels | No | |
| NJ 50490/50425 | Vienna - Linz - Nuremberg - Brussels | No | |
| NJ 40233/40294 | Vienna - Villach - Florence - Rome | No | |
| NJ 233/235 | Vienna - Villach - Verona - Milan | ||
| NJ 1237/1234 1st | Vienna - Villach - Florence - Livorno | ||
| NJ 237/236 | Vienna - Linz - Venice | ||
| NJ 295/294 | Munich - Salzburg - Villach - Florence - Rome | ||
| NJ 40295/40235 | Munich - Salzburg - Villach - Verona - Milan | ||
| NJ 40463/40236 | Munich - Salzburg - Villach - Udine - Treviso - Venice | ||
| NJ 456/457 | Vienna - Břeclav - Bohumín - Racibórz - Wrocław - Frankfurt / Oder - Berlin | ||
| EN 50467/50466 2 | ČD ( Nightjet partner ) | Zurich - Feldkirch - Salzburg - Linz - Prague | No |
| EN 414/40465 | HŽ ( Nightjet partner ) | Zagreb - Ljubljana - Villach - Feldkirch - Zurich | No |
| EN 50463/498 | Munich - Salzburg - Villach - Ljubljana - Zagreb | ||
| EN 60463/480 3 | Munich - Salzburg - Villach - Ljubljana - Opatija - Rijeka | ||
| EN 462/463 Kalman Imre |
MÁV ( Nightjet partner ) | Budapest - Vienna - Linz - Munich | No |
| EN 40476/40457 Metropol |
Budapest - Bratislava - Břeclav - Bohumín - Racibórz - Wrocław - Frankfurt / Oder - Berlin | ||
| EN 40456/407 4 | PKP ( Nightjet Partner ) | Vienna - Ostrava - Bohumín - Krakow - Warsaw | No |
NJ 490 and 40490 or 491 and 40421 operate unified between Vienna and Nuremberg.
NJ 420 and 40420 or 421 and 40491 operate unified between Innsbruck and Nuremberg.
NJ 490 and 40420 or 491 and 40491 operate unified between Nuremberg and Hamburg.
NJ 420 and 40490 or 421 and 40421 operate between Nuremberg and Düsseldorf combined.
NJ 471 and 401 or 470 and 40470 run between Hildesheim (no boarding option) and Zurich combined.
Connectivity
From the terminal stations of the Nightjet in Brussels, Hamburg, Cologne, Düsseldorf and Innsbruck, there are connections with daytime trains to Copenhagen , Stockholm , Gothenburg , Malmö , London , Antwerp , Paris , Amsterdam , in Munich and at the northern Italian terminals to Bolzano and Verona, for example . In Rome there are connections to high-speed trains ( .Italo and Frecciarossa ) to Naples .
Train configuration
Just like the CNL trains, the Nightjet train sets also consist of individual wagons , so that they can be divided into individual train parts and groups of through wagons . This is used, for example, with the Nightjet from Vienna to Rome / Milan , which is being rearranged in Villach with the Nightjet from Munich to Rome / Milan. They have compartment and open- plan carriages with seats (only 2nd class), partly bicycle compartments and partly barrier-free spaces as well as couchette and sleeping cars . With some Nightjets there is the possibility of car and motorcycle transport on the train.
The design and name are essentially based on the Railjet . However, the Nightjets are kept in midnight blue and have a starry sky on the outside walls. The design was developed by Spirit Design in Vienna. The trains (with the exception of the partner night jets) are managed by Newrest Wagons-Lits .
Fleet
Most of the wagons used in Nightjets were already in ÖBB's inventory. In addition, 15 couchette cars and 42 sleeping cars were purchased by Deutsche Bahn, which have been in use since autumn 2016. So far, conversions have been limited to technical adjustments (installation of the door control prescribed for Italy), the cars remained internally unchanged and only received the new color scheme.
Sleeping car
The sleeping car compartments can be booked for one to three people. Made-up beds with blankets, sheets and pillows are available that can be converted into seats during the day. The price includes a welcome drink, newspaper , towels, soap, slippers and earplugs, mineral water and breakfast that can be put together from a menu as you wish.
The most important sleeping car type of the ÖBB today are 42 cars WLABmz 61 80 72-90 001 to 042, which were delivered from 2003 to 2005 by Siemens SGP as WLABmz 173.1 Comfortline to Deutsche Bahn . The air-sprung bogies of type SGP 400 allow a top speed of 200 km / h. Three of the twelve three-bed compartments , which can be booked as deluxe compartments in the variants single , double or triple , have their own bathroom with washbasin, shower and toilet. The compartments can be connected in pairs to form a suite. In 2016 the wagons were handed over to the ÖBB.
On the Vienna - Zurich and Zurich - Hamburg trains, the ÖBB deploy 10 double-decker sleeping cars that were delivered to City Night Line CNL AG in 1995 by SGP (2 cars), DWA (8 cars) and Talbot (all bogies) . 5 WLBmz 61 81 76-94 215 to 219 each have 17 two-bed and two four-bed compartments, 5 WLABmz 61 81 76-94 321 to 325 each have 4 deluxe compartments with a private bathroom, 9 two-bed and 2 four-bed compartments. The four-bed compartments are now only used in three-bed occupancy and are partially reserved as a service compartment. ÖBB took over these wagons when they left CNL AG and modernized them in 2009 with SGP 400 bogies.
Couchette cars
The couchette coaches are generally equipped with six-bed compartments, which can be booked for a surcharge with a maximum of four people per compartment or as a "private compartment" for single use. The couchette coaches include sheets, cushions and blankets, as well as a bottle of mineral water and breakfast.
29 couchette cars Bcmz 61 81 59-90 000 ... 059 come from the series of 60 cars 51 81 59-70.0 supplied by the Jenbacher works from 1981 to 1982 . They were equipped with air conditioning from 2004 to 2010 and made for 200 km / h.
Ten Bcmz 61 81 59-91 100 to 109 couchette cars were delivered in 1991 by the Jenbacher works. They are the first couchette type in the world to be pressurized and run on MD 52 bogies.
20 pressure-capable couchette cars Bcmz 61 81 59-91 200 to 219 were designed by Siemens SGP between 2000 and 2001 and finally assembled by Bombardier Dunakeszi . The angular roof shape of these cars was later adopted for the railjet and other cars. Like the sleeping cars, these cars are also equipped with SGP 400 bogies.
15 couchette cars Bvcmbz 61 80 59-90 002 ... 044 were taken over by Deutsche Bahn in 2016. These cars were built from 1962 to 1967 by Credé , WMD , DWM and O&K as Bc4üm-62, later referred to as Bcm 243 , converted into Bcmh 246 in the 1980s , then converted from 2001 to 2004 in the Halberstadt repair shop in Bvcmbz 249.1 , included Two couchette compartments were converted into a handicapped-accessible compartment and a barrier-free toilet, air conditioning installed and new MD 52 bogies installed.
Seating car
All seating carriages have compartments with six seats that can be converted into a bed at night.
Most of the seating cars come from the series of 92 pressure- proof compartment cars Bmz 73 81 21-91 100 to 191, which were delivered by SGP from 1989 to 1992. Cars of this type are also used in day trains ( EC / IC ). As an alternative, cars of the older type Bmz 61 81 21-90 500 ... 604 from 1980 to 1982 can also be added. Both types of car were upgraded between 2002 and 2009, with sockets installed, seat covers and folding tables being replaced. These carriages offer 66 seats in eleven compartments.
Bmz 73 81 29-91 5xx compartment cars are also used in some of the Nightjets. These are former 1st class cars of the type Amz 73 81 19-91 5xx. These carriages offer 54 seats in nine compartments.
12 seat cars Bbmvz 61 81 28-91 102 ... 144 were converted from Amz 19-70.1 (SGP 1982) from 2007 to 2010. A handicapped-accessible couchette and a wheelchair-accessible toilet were set up, and an area for bicycles at the other end of the car. These cars run on the Düsseldorf / Hamburg - Innsbruck / Vienna trains. These carriages offer 36 seats and two wheelchair-accessible spaces in six compartments.
Car transporter
Of the original 80 car coaches DDm 51 81 98-70 000-079 that were delivered from 1982 to 1990 by the Jenbacher works are still 36 at ÖBB into operation. These cars are the only ones limited to 160 km / h and are used in all connections with car and motorcycle transport.
Rates
Since the timetable change on June 10, 2018, only ÖBB tariff tickets have been sold and the recognition of continuous tickets according to DB tariff has been discontinued. The use of an Interrail or Eurail pass with an additional seat / couchette / bed card is still possible. Since the timetable change in December 2018, ÖBB has been offering discounted connecting tickets for travelers who want to use a connecting train in daytime traffic, provided they are booked together with the ticket for the Nightjet.
Further planning
The ÖBB have ordered 13 new train sets, which have been produced by Siemens Mobility since 2019 and are to go into operation from 2022. These are to be a new concept, with individually lockable beds (mini-suites), 4-bed couchette compartments that can be equipped with a children's couch if necessary (family compartments) and 2-bed sleeping compartments with shower and toilet in the compartment (first Class compartments). Due to new fire protection regulations in the Italian railway network, the new cars will first be used on trains to Italy.
In August 2020, the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a maintenance hall for the Nightjet trains in Grillgasse in Vienna- Simmering took place in the presence of Mayor Michael Ludwig , Minister Leonore Gewessler , District Chairman Paul Stadler and ÖBB Board Chairman Andreas Matthä .
accident
On April 20, 2018, the only accident so far since the introduction of the Nightjet brand occurred: When trains NJ 236 and NJ 467 were merged in Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, the wagons to be added rammed the stationary part of the train at excessive speed. 54 people were injured.
Web links
literature
- Markus Inderst : In focus: Rescuers at night - ÖBB night train service Nightjet . In: Railway magazine . Issue 6/2020, Munich 2020, pp. 12–21. ISSN 0342-1902
Individual evidence
- ↑ ÖBB relies on Nightjets: fleet modernization planned - derStandard.at. Retrieved December 26, 2019 (Austrian German).
- ↑ Night trains: "The ÖBB can do it, the DB can't". In: nachrichten.at , February 19, 2017, accessed on February 19, 2017
- ↑ Nightjet very successful . In: railway magazine . No. 3 , 2019, ISSN 0342-1902 , p. 39 .
- ↑ news.ORF.at. Retrieved December 26, 2019 .
- ↑ NEW: ÖBB night train is running again. , June 27, 2020 , accessed on June 29, 2020
- ↑ We are expanding our range of night trains in Germany. ( Memento from December 21, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) In: ÖBB Corporate Blog , October 7, 2016, accessed on December 1, 2016
- ^ ÖBB also offers night trains in Germany. In: International Transport. October 7, 2016, accessed November 27, 2019 .
- ↑ When will ÖBB expand to include the Nightjet network? In: The Deutsche Bahn service community . ( bahn.de [accessed on April 2, 2017]).
- ↑ New long-distance trains for the ÖBB
- ^ ÖBB evaluates options for new couchette coaches. In: International Railway Journal , February 8, 2016, accessed February 6, 2017
- ↑ ÖBB presents more Nightjet design studies. In: International Railway Journal , December 2, 2016, accessed February 6, 2017
- ↑ Nightjet of the future. Retrieved November 27, 2019 .
- ↑ Yvonne Brandstetter: Night train connections: Maintenance location for night jets opened in Simmering. August 21, 2020, accessed on August 22, 2020 .
- ↑ With an investment of 40 million euros, Vienna is to become Europe's "capital of night trains". In: leadersnet.at. August 23, 2020, accessed on August 24, 2020 .
- ↑ 54 injured in train accident at Salzburg train station in Die Presse.
- ↑ Over 50 people injured in a train accident in kleinezeitung.at.