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ÖBB Cancels Paris Night Trains Amid Funding Crisis

9/30/2025

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Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) will end Paris–Berlin and Paris–Vienna night trains on 14 December 2025 after France withdrew funding.
The roughly €10 million annual subsidy from France funded the routes but was cut.
Despite strong public interest, the service cannot continue without funding.
Activists protest, citing SNCF promotion; a petition has over 43,000 signatures.

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Story summary

Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) will end Paris–Berlin and Paris–Vienna night trains on 14 December 2025 after France withdrew funding.
The roughly €10 million annual subsidy from France funded the routes but was cut.
Despite strong public interest, the service cannot continue without funding.
Activists protest, citing SNCF promotion; a petition has over 43,000 signatures.