EuroNight
List of EuroNight trains
Table:
Number
Name
Route
Operator
Travel Time

EN 17
EN 18

Moscow Smolenskaya – Orsha Centralnaya - Minsk-Passazhirsky - Brest-Tsentralny - Terespol - Warszawa Wschodnia - Warszawa Centralna - Katowice - Bohumín - Břeclav - Wien Hauptbahnhof - Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof - Brennero - Verona Porta Nuova - Milano Rogoredo - Genova Piazza Principe - Ventimiglia - Monaco - Monte-Carlo - Nice-Ville

RŽD, BČ, PKP, ČD, ÖBB, TI,

SNCF

48 h

EN 220
EN 221

Venezia Santa Lucia – Venezia Mestre – Padova – Vicenza - Verona Porta Nuova – Brescia – Milano Centrale – Dijon Ville – Paris Lyon

Thello

13 h 30

EN 234
EN 235

Allegro Tosca

Wien Hbf – Wien Meidling – Bruck an der Mur – Villach Hbf – Venezia Mestre – Firenze Santa Maria Novella – Roma Termini (with through carriages from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale)

ÖBB, Trenitalia

14 h

EN 236
EN 237

Allegro Don Giovanni

Wien Hbf- St. Pölten Hbf. - Amstetten - St. Valentin - Linz Hbf – Wels Hbf – Attnang-Puchheim – Vöcklabruck – Salzburg Hbf – Villach Hbf – Tarvisio Boscoverde – Udine - Pordenone - Conegliano - Treviso Centrale - Venezia Mestre - Venezia Santa Lucia

ÖBB

12 h

EN 246
EN 247

EN Vorarlberg
EN LA Renaissance u. Reformation 2010

Wien Westbf – Linz – Wels – Attnang-Puchheim – Vöcklabruck – Salzburg – Innsbruck – Landeck – Bludenz – Feldkirch – Bregenz

ÖBB

10 h

EN 300
EN 301

Scandinavia-Night-Express
Berlin-Night-Express

Berlin Hbf – Malmö Central

Veolia Transport, GVG

9:30 h
8:30 h

EN 402
EN 403

Silesia

Kraków – Oświęcim – Czechowice-Dziedzice – Bohumín

PKP Intercity, ČD

3 h

EN 404
EN 405

Vltava

Praha hlavní nádraží – Ostrava – Katowice – Warszawa - Brest - Minsk - Smolensk - Moscow Smolenskaya railway station

RZD

25 h

EN 406
EN 407

Chopin

Wien Hauptbahnhof – Břeclav – Přerov – Ostrava – Bohumín – Katowice – Warszawa

PKP Intercity, ČD, ÖBB

8 h

EN 420
EN 421

Wien Westbf – Linz Hbf – Passau Hbf – Frankfurt (Main) Hbf – Köln Hbf – Düsseldorf

ÖBB

11 h

EN 436
EN 437

Jan Kiepura

Amsterdam Centraal – Duisburg Hbf – Köln Hbf – Wuppertal Hbf – Bielefeld Hbf – Berlin – Frankfurt (Oder) (Gr) – Poznań Glowny – Warszawa Centralna – Warszawa Wschodnia (with through carriages to Minsk and Moskva Byelorusskaya, also Basel SBB – Warsaw – Moscow and München Hbf – Warsaw – Moscow)

PKP Intercity, DB AutoZug, BČ, RŽD

17 h

EN 442
EN 443

Bohemia

Praha hlavní nádraží – Pardubice - Olomouc - Ostrava - Bohumín - Český Těšín - Žilina - Poprad - Košice - Humenné

ČD, ŽSSK

12 h
9 h

EN 444
EN 445

Slovakia

Praha hlavní nádraží – Pardubice - Olomouc - Ostrava - Bohumín - Český Těšín - Žilina - Poprad - Košice

ČD, ŽSSK

10 h
9 h

EN 446
EN 447

D 21JA

Warszawa Wschodnia – Poznań Gl. – Frankfurt (Oder) – Berlin Hbf (tief) – Dortmund Hbf – Cologne Hbf

PKP Intercity, DB

EN 452
EN 453

Ost-West-Express

Moskva Belorusskaja – Minsk(BY) – Warszawa Wschodnia – Poznań Gl. – Frankfurt (Oder) – Berlin Hbf (tief) – Hannover Hbf – Fulda – (Aschaffenburg) – Frankfurt (Main) Süd – Karlsruhe – Strasbourg – Paris-Est

Deutsche Bahn, RŽD, SNCF, PKP, BČ

38 h

EN 458
EN 459

Kopernikus

Praha hlavní nádraží - Ústí nad Labem - Dresden Hbf - Leipzig

ČD, DB

4:15

EN 459

Canopus

Zürich Hbf - Basel SBB - Frankfurt South station - Erfurt Hbf - Leipzig Hbf - Dresden Hbf - Ústí nad Labem hl.n. - Praha hlavní nádraží

ČD, DB

14:47 h

EN 462
EN 463

Kálmán Imre

Budapest Keleti pu – Kelenföld – Tatabánya – Győr – Hegyeshalom (Gr) – Wien Hbf – Wien Meidling – St. Pölten – Linz – Salzburg Hbf – München Ost – München Hbf (with through carriages to Bucuresti Nord)

MÁV, ÖBB[4]

9
(24) h

EN 464
EN 465

Zürichsee

Graz – Selzthal – Innsbruck – Feldkirch – Zürich (with through carriages to/from Villach, Zagreb and Belgrade)

ÖBB, HŽ, ŽS

11 h
10 h

EN 466
EN 467

Wiener Walzer

Budapest Keleti pu;– Kelenföld – Tatabánya – Győr – Mosonmagyaróvár – Hegyeshalom (Gr) – Wien Hbf – Wien Meidling – St. Pölten – Linz – Salzburg – Innsbruck – Bludenz – Feldkirch – Buchs – Sargans – Zürich HB

MÁV, ÖBB

12 h

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Belorussky railway terminal ( Russian : Белору́сский вокза́л , IPA : [ bʲɪɫɐˈruskʲɪj vɐɡˈzaɫ ] ) is a passenger terminal at the Moscow-Passenger-Smolenskaya railway station ( Russian : Москва́-Пассажирская-Смоле́нская , also known as Moskva-Smolenskaya ) of the Moscow Railway . Informally the whole station can be called as Moscow Belorusskaya ( Russian : Москва Белорусская , Moskva Belorusskaya ) . It is one of nine railway terminals of Moscow . It was opened in 1870 and rebuilt in its current form in 1907-1912 .
Orsha ( Belarusian : О́рша , Во́рша , romanized : Orša , Vorša ; Russian : О́рша [ ˈorʂə ] ; Lithuanian : Orša , Polish : Orsza ) is a city in Belarus in the Vitebsk Region , on the fork of the Dnieper and Arshytsa rivers .
Minsk-Pasažyrski ( Belarusian : Мінск-Пасажырскі , Russian : Минск-Пассажирский ) is the main passenger railway station in Minsk , Belarus . It is located in the centre of Minsk . It is sometimes called Minsk Ploshchad Lenina due to the metro station serving the terminal , or simply Minsk .
Brest-Tsentralny is the main railway station of Brest , Belarus .
Terespol [ tɛˈrɛspɔl ] is a town in eastern Poland on the border with Belarus . It lies on the border river Bug , directly opposite the city of Brest , Belarus . It has 5,794 inhabitants ( 2014 ) .
Warszawa Wschodnia , in English Warsaw East , is one of the most important railway stations in Warsaw , Poland . Its more official name is Warszawa Wschodnia Osobowa ( translated as Warsaw East Passenger ) . It is located on the eastern side of the Vistula river , on the border of the Praga-Północ and Praga-Południe districts , on the Warsaw Cross-City Line . It serves all trains passing through the larger Warszawa Centralna and Śródmieście stations which stop or terminate at Wschodnia station .
Warszawa Centralna , in English known as Warsaw Central , is the primary railway station in Warsaw , Poland . Designed by architect Arseniusz Romanowicz , its construction began in 1972 and was completed in 1975 . The station , located on the Warsaw Cross-City Line , features four underground island platforms with eight tracks in total and is served by the long-distance domestic and international trains of PKP Intercity and Polregio as well as some of the regional trains operated by Koleje Mazowieckie . Adjacent to the north side of the building is a bus station that serves as the central hub for night bus lines , and Złote Tarasy shopping centre .
Katowice railway station is a railway station in Katowice , Silesia , Poland , and the largest railway station in the Upper Silesian Industrial Region . Domestic and international trains connect at the station to most major cities in Europe ; these are operated primarily by Polskie Koleje Państwowe . During 1972 , Katowice railway station was officially completed , having been built as a replacement station for the city 's old terminus , Katowice historic train station . It is located in the centre of Katowice city , and forms of the biggest transport interchanges anywhere in Poland . As built , the railway station was located only a few minutes walk away from the city 's main bus station . By the twenty-first century , Katowice railway station was reportedly being used by around 12 million passengers per year . The condition of the building had degraded over the course of 30 years , creating to an impetus for its replacement . During July 2009 , it was announced that the Polish government had signed an agreement with the Spanish construction firm Neinver for the latter to build a new integrated transportation hub and commercial center in the middle of Katowice , including the redevelopment of the existing railway station . During May 2010 , ground was broken at the site , marking the official commencement of phase one of construction , which was focused on the main station building itself ; a temporary building was used to host train services while the original hall was demolished and its replacement built . During phase two of the redevelopment programme , the station 's platforms were progressively closed for reconstruction . Later phases of the work involved the construction of the retail , hotel , and other on-site facilities . By late 2012 , the new main hall of the railway station and its integrated underground bus station had become operational ; during the summer of 2013 , the entire complex , including the adjoining Galeria Katowicka mall on Szewczyk Square , was officially completed .
Bohumín ( /ˈboʊhuːmiːn/ ; Czech pronunciation : [ ˈboɦumiːn ] ( listen ) ; Polish : Bogumin , German : Oderberg ) is a town in Karviná District , Moravian-Silesian Region , Czech Republic on the border with Poland . The confluence of the Oder ( Odra ) and Olza rivers is situated just north of the town . The town lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia . Bohumín consists of Old Bohumín and industrial New Bohumín , while several villages are administratively part of the town . The majority of citizens are Czech ; many citizens have Polish ancestry , although the Polish minority in Bohumín is small nowadays . Before World War II , the town was inhabited by a large German community . Nowadays the city is known as having one of the largest communities of Romani people in the Czech Republic .
Břeclav is an important international junction on two pan-European corridors . The first of these runs north-west to Brno and Prague with many services continuing to Berlin , and the second runs north-east to Přerov , Ostrava and into Poland . To the south , the line also splits ; one direction leads to Vienna in Austria , while the second leads to Bratislava in Slovakia with most international services continuing to Budapest in Hungary . The station is also the eastern terminus of the Břeclav - Valtice - Mikulov - Znojmo line and its small branch line to Lednice , which is served only in the summer tourist season .
Wien Hauptbahnhof ( German for Vienna Main station ; also referred to in English as Vienna Hauptbahnhof and commonly abbreviated in German as Wien Hbf ) is the main railway station in Vienna , Austria , located in the Favoriten district . It became fully operational in December 2015 , linking major railway lines from the north , east , south and west , and replacing the old Wien Südbahnhof terminus .
Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof ( German for Innsbruck Main Station or Central Station ) is the main railway station in Innsbruck , the capital city of the Austrian federal state of Tyrol . Opened in 1853 , it is one of the country 's busiest railway stations with around 25,000 passenger movements daily . The station is owned and operated by the Austrian Federal Railways ( ÖBB ) . It forms the junction of the Arlberg Railway to Bregenz , Brenner Railway to Italy , Mittenwald Railway to Germany 's region of Ällgau , Stubai Valley Railway and the main east-west artery Lower Inn Valley Railway .
Brenner railway station ( German : Bahnhof Brenner ; Italian : Stazione di Brennero ) is the border station of Italy and Austria . It serves the town and comune of Brenner in the autonomous province of South Tyrol , northeastern Italy . The station , situated at 1,371 m above sea , was opened in 1867 by the Austrian Empire 's Südbahn as a mountain pass stop along the Brenner Railway . In 1919 , Brenner station came 300 m ( 980 ft ) south of the border due to the annexation of County of Tyrol 's territory by Italy from Treaty of Saint Germain-en-Laye ( 1919 ) . The station is currently managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana ( RFI ) . Italian train services to and from this station are operated by Trenitalia . Austrian train services , which use the platforms north of the station , are operated by ÖBB .
Verona Porta Nuova is the main railway station of Verona , Italy . It is one of the two stations serving central Verona ; the other station , Verona Porta Vescovo , is located at the east of the city . It is situated at Piazzale XXV Aprile ( 25 April ) at the south of the city centre . The station is a 25-minute walk or 10-minute bus ride from Arena di Verona . The station was opened in 1852 by the Austrian Empire 's Südbahn and , after its transfer to Italy , has substantially been rebuilt between 1910 and 1922 . Following the destruction by allied bombings during the Second World War , the present building was reconstructed between 1946 and 1949 . Verona Porta Nuova is a major cross-junction station in Italy : the north-south Brenner Railway connecting Austria and Bologna meets the east-west Milan-Venice railway . The north-south route has been classified by the European Union as Trans-European Network ( TEN ) Axis No . 1 Berlin-Palermo . The station handles 25 million passengers annually .
Milano Rogoredo ( IATA : IMR ) is a railway station in Milan , Italy . It is one of the key nodes of the Milan suburban railway service as the southern gate of the Milanese urban network .
Genova Piazza Principe railway station ( commonly called Genova Principe or incorrectly Genova Porta Principe ) is the central station of Genoa and is located on Piazza Acquaverde , occupying the entire north side of Via Andrea Doria - where the station entrance is located - in the town centre and a short distance from the Palazzo del Principe , from which it takes its name . It is used by about 66,000 passengers per day and 24,000,000 per year . The first temporary station was opened in 1854 at the end of the line from Turin . Lines were later opened to Milan , Rome and the French border at Ventimiglia .
Ventimiglia railway station ( Italian : Stazione di Ventimiglia ) is the main station of the Italian city of Ventimiglia . It is at the end of three rail routes : the Genoa-Ventimiglia line , the Cuneo-Ventimiglia line and the Marseille-Ventimiglia line . It plays an important role not only in rail transport in Liguria , but also in Italy . Despite being an important station , it is in some disrepair . The station is currently managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana ( RFI ) . However , the commercial area of the passenger building is managed by Centostazioni . Italian train services to and from the station are operated by Trenitalia . Each of these companies is a subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato ( FS ) , Italy 's state-owned rail company . French train services to and from Ventimiglia are operated by SNCF .
Monaco - Monte-Carlo is the only railway station in the Principality of Monaco , though part of the station is located in Beausoleil , France . It is served by trains of the French operator SNCF , on the Marseille-Ventimiglia railway line . The station , along with the entire railway line in the principality , is located underground .
Nice-Ville ( French : Gare de Nice-Ville ) is the main railway station in Nice , France .
Russian Railways ( Russian : ОАО « Российские железные дороги » ( ОАО « РЖД » ) , romanized : OAO Rossiyskie zheleznye dorogi ( OAO RZhD ) ) is a Russian fully state-owned vertically integrated railway company , both managing infrastructure and operating freight and passenger train services . The company was established on September 18 , 2003 , when a decree was passed to separate the railways from the Ministry of Railways of the Russian Federation [ ru ] ( dissolved in 2004 ) . RZD is based in Moscow at Novaya Basmannaya str. , 2 . The operating units of the central part of the staff are at Kalanchevskaya str. , 35 . Railways in Crimea are controlled by Crimea Railway , a separate company .
Belarusian Railway ( BCh ) ( Belarusian : Беларуская чыгунка / Bielaruskaja čyhunka , Russian : Белорусская железная дорога ) [ note 1 ] is the national state-owned railway company of Belarus . It operates all of the rail transport network in Belarus . As of 2005 , the railway employs 112,173 people .
The pricing system currently employed by PKP is highly regressive . On international routes such as , for example , the Berlin-Warszawa Express and the IC-Nightbus Warsaw - Vilnius , a global pricing system is in use which requires one to buy two separate tickets ( one in each direction ) in place of a single consolidated return ticket . The long-distance and local trains ' pricing systems are separated from each other in entirety and thus tickets issued by local train operators can not be used on long-distance services , with the opposite also true . International tickets , however , are valid on all services upon which one is required to travel on order to reach the final destination stated on the ticket ( unless a specific routing is stipulated in the conditions terms of use ) .
České dráhy ( English : Czech Railways ) , often shortened to ČD , is the main railway operator in the Czech Republic providing regional and long-distance services .
The Austrian Federal Railways ( German : Österreichische Bundesbahnen or ÖBB , formally Österreichische Bundesbahnen-Holding Aktiengesellschaft and formerly the Bundesbahn Österreich or BBÖ ) is the national railway system of Austria , and the administrator of Liechtenstein 's railways . The ÖBB group is owned entirely by the Republic of Austria and is divided into several separate businesses that manage the infrastructure and operate passenger and freight services . The Austrian Federal Railways has had two discrete periods of existence . It was first formed in 1923 , using the Bundesbahn Österreich name , as a successor to the Imperial Royal Austrian State Railways ( kkStB ) , but was incorporated into the Deutsche Reichsbahn during the 1938-1945 Anschluss . It was reformed in 1947 , under the slightly different name Österreichische Bundesbahnen , and remains in existence in this form . Major changes currently being made to the Austrian railway network are the construction of the Wien Hauptbahnhof ( Vienna main station ) , the Koralm Railway , the Semmering Base Tunnel and the Brenner Base Tunnel connection with Italy . Eurobarometer survey conducted in 2018 showed that satisfaction levels of Austrian rail passengers are among the highest in the European Union when it comes to punctuality , reliability and frequency of trains . Unlike other major railway companies in Europe that offer more flexible cancellation policies , ÖBB only offers two types of tickets : non-exchangeable/non-refundable tickets versus full price tickets .
Trenitalia is the primary train operator in Italy . A subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane , itself owned by the Italian government , the company was established in 2000 following a European Union directive on the deregulation of rail transport .
The Société nationale des chemins de fer français ( SNCF , French National Railway Company ) is France 's national state-owned railway company . Founded in 1938 , it operates the country 's national rail traffic along with Monaco , including the TGV , on France 's high-speed rail network . Its functions include operation of railway services for passengers and freight , and maintenance and signalling of rail infrastructure . The railway network consists of about 32,000 km ( 20,000 mi ) of route , of which 1,800 km ( 1,100 mi ) are high-speed lines and 14,500 km ( 9,000 mi ) electrified . About 14,000 trains are operated daily . In 2010 the SNCF was ranked 22nd in France and 214th globally on the Fortune Global 500 list . It is the main business of the SNCF Group , which in 2017 had €33.5 billion of sales in 120 countries . The SNCF Group employs more than 260,000 people . Since July 2013 , the SNCF Group headquarters are located in a Parisian suburb at 2 Place aux Étoiles in Saint-Denis . The President of SNCF Group has been Jean-Pierre Farandou since 2019 .
Venezia Santa Lucia ( Italian : Stazione di Venezia Santa Lucia ) ( IATA : XVQ ) is the central station of Venice in the north-east of Italy . It is a terminus and located at the northern edge of Venice 's historic city ( Italian : Centro storico ) . The station is one of Venice 's two most important railway stations ; the other one is Venezia Mestre , a mainline junction station on Venice 's mainland district of Mestre . Both Santa-Lucia and Mestre stations are managed by Grandi Stazioni and they are connected to each other by Ponte della Libertà ( English : Liberty Bridge ) .
Venezia Mestre railway station ( Italian : Stazione di Venezia Mestre ) is a junction station in the comune of Venice , Italy . It is located within the mainland frazione of Mestre , and is classified by its owner , Rete Ferroviaria Italiana , as a gold category station . The station is situated at the 257.907 kilometres ( 160.256 mi ) mark of the Milan-Venice line , and at the 27.778 kilometres ( 17.260 mi ) mark of the Adria-Mestre line . It is also the point of origin of other lines that converge towards Venice as the capital of the region Veneto . Additionally , the station forms the border between the boroughs of Mestre and Marghera , that are connected by the two underpasses of the station , one just for pedestrians and the other for both pedestrians and cyclists . Venezia Mestre is one of Venice 's two most important railway stations , the other one being Venezia Santa Lucia , a terminal station on the island of Venice . Both stations are managed by Grandi Stazioni , and they are linked with each other by the Ponte della Libertà ( English : Liberty Bridge ) between the mainland and the island . While Venezia Santa Lucia station 's main doors are usually closed at night , Venezia Mestre station is always open and people can pass by also at night , to get on one of the few night trains or to use the underpasses between Mestre and Marghera ( shops and ticket offices are usually closed at night ) . Late night or early morning trains might stop at Venezia Mestre station if the Venezia Santa Lucia station is closed at such time . In that case , passengers directed to/coming from the Historical Center of Venice they should use the 24/7 ACTV bus service ( lines 2 and H1 ) from Piazzale Roma to Venezia Mestre station and vice versa .
Padova railway station , or Padua railway station ( Italian : Stazione di Padova ) , sometimes referred to as Padova Centrale , is the main station serving the city and comune of Padua , in the Veneto region , northeastern Italy . Opened in 1842 , the station forms part of the Milan-Venice railway , and is a junction for direct branch lines to Bologna , Bassano del Grappa and Camposampiero ( junction for the line to Calalzo ) . Padova railway station is also the terminus of a short goods line to Padova Interporto . The station is currently managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana ( RFI ) . However , the commercial area of the passenger building is managed by Centostazioni . Each of these companies is a subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato ( FS ) , Italy 's state-owned rail company . Train services to and from the station are operated by Trenitalia , NTV and Thello .
Brescia railway station ( IATA : BRZ ) ( Italian : Stazione di Brescia ) is the main station of Brescia , in the region of Lombardy , northern Italy . The station , opened in 1854 , lies on the Milan-Venice railway and is a terminus of three branch lines : Valcamonica Railway to Edolo , Brescia-Lecco railway and Brescia-Piadena/Cremona railway which branches off towards southeast of the station . Connection to the Milan-Venice high-speed railway ( Milan-Verona section ) entered operation on 11 December 2016 . Construction of the section between Brescia and Verona is still underway . Upon completing the entire section , however , some trains might bypass Brescia to run non-stop between Milan and Verona . The station is currently managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana ( RFI ) . The commercial area of the passenger building , however , is managed by Centostazioni . These companies are full subsidiaries of Ferrovie dello Stato ( FS ) , Italy 's state-owned rail company . Train services are operated by Trenitalia , Trenord , Thello and NTV-Italo .
Milano Centrale ( Italian : Stazione Milano Centrale ) is the main railway station of the city of Milan , Italy , and is the largest railway station in Europe by volume . The station is a terminus and located at the northern end of central Milan . It was officially inaugurated in 1931 to replace the old central station ( built 1864 ) , which was a transit station but with a limited number of tracks and space , so could not handle the increased traffic caused by the opening of the Simplon tunnel in 1906 . Milano Centrale has high-speed connections to Turin in the west , Venice via Verona in the east and on the north-south mainline to Bologna , Rome , Naples and Salerno . The Simplon and Gotthard railway lines connect Milano Centrale to Bern and Geneva via Domodossola and Zürich via Chiasso in Switzerland . Destinations of inter-city and regional railways radiate from Milano Centrale to Ventimiglia ( border of France ) , Genova , Turin , Domodossola ( border of Swiss Canton of Valais/Wallis ) , Tirano ( border of Swiss Canton of Graubünden/Grisons ) , Bergamo , Verona , Mantova , Bologna and La Spezia . The Milan suburban railway service , however , does not use Milano Centrale but the other mainline stations : Porta Garibaldi ( northwest ) , Cadorna ( west ) and Rogoredo ( east ) . Aldo Rossi declared in an interview of February 1995 to Cecilia Bolognesi : They told me that when Frank Lloyd Wright came to Milan , and he came only once , he was really impressed by it and said it was the most beautiful station in the world . For me it is also more beautiful than Grand Central Station in New York . I know few stations like this one .
Thello ( stylised as thellō ) is an open-access train operator running international services between France and Italy . Founded in 2011 , the company is owned by the Italian state owned railway company Trenitalia . Initially set up as a joint venture between Trenitalia and Transdev , the latter sold 33% holding in Thello to their Italian partner in 2016 giving Trenitalia full control . There is also a restaurant car operated by LSG Sky Chefs , where it is possible to have dinner and breakfast on board .
The EN 234/235 , until 2013 named Allegro Tosca , is an overnight train jointly operated by the Austrian Federal Railways and Trenitalia under the EuroNight brand . It runs 1,203 km ( 748 mi ) from Meidling station in Vienna to Roma Termini in Rome , with thru-cars to Milano Centrale in Milan .
Wien Meidling ( German for Vienna Meidling ) is one of Vienna 's main railway stations located at the Philadelphiabrücke . When the Südbahnhof ( South station ) was demolished in December 2009 to build Vienna 's new Hauptbahnhof ( main station ) , Wien Meidling assumed the functions of the Südbahnhof and is in the 2020 's frequented by 55,000 people daily , up from its usual 45,000 , making it one of Austria 's busiest railway stations .
Bruck an der Mur ( Austro-Bavarian : Bruck an da Mur ) is a city of some 13,500 people located in the district Bruck-Mürzzuschlag , in the Austrian state of Styria . It is located at the confluence of the Mur and Mürz Rivers . Its manufacturing includes metal products and paper . Bruck is located on the Graz to Vienna main line , and is an important regional rail junction .
Villach Hauptbahnhof ( translated as Villach Central Station ) is the main railway station in Villach , the second largest city in the Austrian state of Carinthia . It primarily serves as a passenger station and is an important junction within the Austrian Federal Railways ( ÖBB ) network .
Firenze Santa Maria Novella ( in English Florence Santa Maria Novella ) or Stazione di Santa Maria Novella ( IATA : ZMS ) is a terminus railway station in Florence , Italy . The station is used by 59 million people every year and is one of the busiest in Italy . It is at the northern end of the Florence-Rome high-speed railway line Direttissima , which was completed on 26 May 1992 and the southern end of the Bologna-Florence railway line , opened on 22 April 1934 . A new high speed line to Bologna opened on 13 December 2009 . The station is also used by regional trains on lines connecting to : Pisa , Livorno ( Leopolda railway ) ; Lucca , Viareggio ( Viareggio-Florence railway ) ; Bologna ( Bologna-Florence railway ) and Faenza ( Faentina railway ) .
Roma Termini ( in Italian , Stazione Termini ) ( IATA : XRJ ) is the main railway station of Rome , Italy . It is named after the district of the same name , which in turn took its name from ancient Baths of Diocletian ( in Latin , thermae ) , which lie across the street from the main entrance .
St. Valentin ( also referred to as Sankt Valentin ) is the most westerly town in the district of Amstetten in Lower Austria in Austria .
Linz Hauptbahnhof or Linz Central Station is a railway station in Linz , the third largest city in Austria , and capital city of the federal state of Upper Austria . Opened in 1858 , the station is the centrepiece of the Linz transport hub . It forms part of the Western Railway , and is also a terminus of the Pyhrn Railway , the Summerauer Railway , and the Linzer Lokalbahn ( LILO ) . The station is owned by the Austrian Federal Railways ( ÖBB ) ; train services are operated by the ÖBB and the LILO . With over 30,000 travellers per day , it is one of the busiest through stations in Austria .
Wels Hauptbahnhof , occasionally Wels Central Station or Wels central station is a railway station at Wels , which is the second largest city in the federal state of Upper Austria , in the north of Austria . Opened in 1851 , the station is owned and operated by the Austrian Federal Railways ( ÖBB ) . It forms part of the Western Railway , and is also a junction of the Wels-Passau railway , the Alm Valley railway , and the Aschach railway .
Attnang-Puchheim is a town in Austria , located in the Vöcklabruck district , lying between the cities Vöcklabruck and Schwanenstadt . Its partner city is the city of Puchheim in Bavaria , Germany .
The distance to Salzkammergut 's lakes from Vöcklabruck ( 11 km ( 7 mi ) to the Attersee , 16 km ( 10 mi ) to the Traunsee , 40 km ( 25 mi ) to the Mondsee , 68 km ( 42 mi ) to the Hallstättersee and 72 km ( 45 mi ) to the Wolfgangsee ) has led to the town 's description as the gateway to the Salzkammergut . Near the town there are many recreational facilities where people can enjoy both indoor and outdoor activities . Alongside these , Vöcklabruck offers :
Salzburg Hauptbahnhof ( German for Salzburg main station ; abbreviated Salzburg Hbf and occasionally translated as Central Station ) is the main railway station in Salzburg , capital of the federal state of Salzburg in Austria . It is the most important station in the agglomeration of Salzburg , and a major transportation hub in western Austria .
Tarvisio Boscoverde ( Italian : Stazione di Tarvisio Boscoverde ) is a railway station serving the town of Tarvisio , in the region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia , in Northern Italy . The station is managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana ( RFI ) . Train services are operated by Trenitalia and ÖBB .
Udine ( US : /ˈuːdineɪ/ OO-dee-nay , Italian : [ ˈuːdine ] ( listen ) ; Friulian : Udin ; German : Weiden in Friaul ; Slovene : Videm ; Latin : Utinum ) is a city and comune in north-eastern Italy , in the middle of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region , between the Adriatic Sea and the Alps ( Alpi Carniche ) . Its population was 100,514 in 2012 , 176,000 with the urban area .
Pordenone ( Italian : [ pordeˈnoːne ] ( listen ) ; Venetian and Friulian : Pordenon ) is the main comune of Pordenone province of northeast Italy in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region . The name comes from Latin Portus Naonis , meaning 'port on the Noncello ( Latin Naon ) River ' .
Conegliano ( Italian : Stazione di Conegliano ) is a railway station serving the town of Conegliano , in the region of Veneto , northern Italy . The station opened on 1 May 1855 and is located on the Venice-Udine railway and Ponte nelle Alpi-Conegliano railway . The train services are operated by Trenitalia .
Treviso Centrale railway station ( Italian : Stazione di Treviso Centrale ) serves the city and comune of Treviso , in the Veneto region , northeastern Italy . Opened in 1851 , the station forms part of the Venice-Udine railway , and is also a junction of three branch lines , to Montebelluna ( and from there to Belluno and Calalzo along the Calalzo-Padova railway ) , Vicenza and Portogruaro , respectively . Although Treviso Centrale is currently the only railway station in Treviso , it is so named to distinguish it from the two other railway facilities within the comune boundaries : Treviso Porta Santi Quaranta ( a goods yard ) and the marshalling yard at Treviso Scalo Motta ( i.e . Treviso Scalo junction to Motta ) . Treviso Centrale is currently owned by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana ( RFI ) . The commercial area of the passenger building is managed by Centostazioni . Train services to and from the station are operated by Trenitalia . Each of these companies is a subsidiary of Ferrovie dello Stato ( FS ) , Italy 's state-owned rail company .
Mestre ( Italian pronunciation : [ ˈmɛstre ] ) is the most populated borough of the comune of Venice , in Veneto , Italy . Administratively , Mestre forms ( together with the nearby Carpenedo ) the Municipalità di Mestre-Carpenedo , one of the six boroughs of the comune of Venice . Sometimes it is considered as a frazione . With 88,552 ( 2019 ) inhabitants , Mestre is the most populated urban centre of the comune . The population of the borough of Mestre-Carpenedo is 89,373 ( 2010 ) .
Wien Westbahnhof ( Vienna West station ) is a major Austrian railway station , the original starting point of the West railway ( Westbahn ) and a former terminus of international rail services . In 2015 , its role changed with the opening of Vienna 's new main station and Westbahnhof now is mainly a commuter station and the terminus of private rail operator WESTbahn 's intercity service from Salzburg . Locally , Wien Westbahnhof is served by S-Bahn line S50 and U-Bahn lines U3 and U6 . Six tram lines converge on Europaplatz in front of the station , although none go into the city centre . There are also buses to the airport .
Landeck is a town in the Austrian state of Tyrol , the capital of the district of Landeck .
Bludenz is a town in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg . It is the administrative seat of Bludenz District , which encompasses about half of the state 's territory .
Feldkirch ( German pronunciation : [ ˈfɛltkɪʁç ] ) is a medieval city in the western Austrian state of Vorarlberg on the border with Switzerland and Liechtenstein . It is the administrative center of the district Feldkirch . After Dornbirn , it is the second largest town in Vorarlberg in terms of population , with slightly more inhabitants than the state capital Bregenz . The westernmost point in Austria lies in Feldkirch on the river Rhine , at the northern tripoint border of Austria , Switzerland , and Liechtenstein .
Bregenz ( German pronunciation : [ ˈbʁeːgɛnt͡s ] ( listen ) ) is the capital of Vorarlberg , the westernmost state of Austria . The city is on the eastern shores of Lake Constance , the third-largest freshwater lake in Central Europe , between Switzerland in the west and Germany in the northwest . The city is on a plateau falling in a series of terraces to the lake at the foot of Pfänder mountain . It is a junction of the arterial roads from the Rhine valley to the German Alpine foothills , with cruise ship services on Lake Constance . It is famous for the annual summer music festival Bregenzer Festspiele as well as the dance festival Bregenzer Spring .
Berlin Hauptbahnhof ( listen ) ( English : Berlin Central Station ) is the main railway station in Berlin , Germany . It came into full operation two days after a ceremonial opening on 26 May 2006 . It is located on the site of the historic Lehrter Bahnhof , and until it opened as a main line station , it was a stop on the Berlin S-Bahn suburban railway temporarily named Berlin Hauptbahnhof-Lehrter Bahnhof . The station is operated by DB Station & Service , a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn AG , and is classified as a Category 1 station , one of 21 in Germany and four in Berlin , the others being Berlin Gesundbrunnen , Berlin Südkreuz and Berlin Ostbahnhof . Lehrter Bahnhof ( Lehrte Station ) opened in 1871 as the terminus of the railway linking Berlin with Lehrte , near Hanover , which later became Germany 's most important east-west main line . In 1882 , with the completion of the Stadtbahn ( City Railway , Berlin 's four-track central elevated railway line , which carries both local and main line services ) , just north of the station , a smaller interchange station called Lehrter Stadtbahnhof was opened to provide connections with the new line . This station later became part of the Berlin S-Bahn . In 1884 , after the closure of nearby Hamburger Bahnhof ( Hamburg Station ) , Lehrter Bahnhof became the terminus for trains to and from Hamburg . Following heavy damage during World War II , limited services to the main station were resumed , but then suspended in 1951 . In 1957 , with the railways to West Berlin under the control of East Germany , Lehrter Bahnhof was demolished , but Lehrter Stadtbahnhof continued as a stop on the S-Bahn . In 1987 , it was extensively renovated to commemorate Berlin 's 750th anniversary . After German reunification it was decided to improve Berlin 's railway network by constructing a new north-south main line , to supplement the east-west Stadtbahn .
Malmö ( /ˈmælmoʊ , ˈmɑːlmɜː/ ; Swedish : [ ˈmâlmøː ] ( listen ) ; Danish : Malmø [ ˈmælmˌøˀ ] ) is the largest city of the Swedish county of Skåne County , the third-largest city in Sweden , after Stockholm and Gothenburg , and the sixth-largest city in Scandinavia , with a population of 316,588 inhabitants out of a municipal total of 338,230 in 2018 . The Malmö Metropolitan Region is home to over 700,000 people , and the Øresund Region , which includes Malmö , is home to 4 million people . Malmö was one of the earliest and most industrialized towns of Scandinavia , but it struggled with the adaptation to post-industrialism . Since the construction of the Öresund Bridge , Malmö has undergone a major transformation , producing new architectural developments , supporting new biotech and IT companies , and attracting students through Malmö University and other higher education facilities . The city contains many historic buildings and parks , and is also a commercial center for the western part of Scania .
Veolia Transport ( formerly Connex and CGEA Transport ) was the international transport services division of the French-based multinational company Veolia Environnement until the 2011 merger that gave rise to Veolia Transdev . Veolia Transport traded under the brand names of Veolia Transportation in North America and Israel , Veolia Transport , Veolia Verkehr in Germany and with the former name Connex preserved in Lebanon , Melbourne ( until it ceased operations in 2009 ) and Jersey ( until it ceased operations on 31 December 2012 ) . Until 2011 , Veolia had diverse road and rail operations across the globe , employing 72,000 workers worldwide and serving completely or partly about 40 metropolitan areas with more than 1,000,000 inhabitants .
Kraków ( /ˈkrækaʊ , -koʊ/ , also US : /ˈkreɪk- , ˈkrɑːkaʊ/ , UK : /ˈkrækɒf/ , Polish : [ ˈkrakuf ] ( listen ) ) , traditionally known in English as Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland . Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Province , the city dates back to the 7th century . Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 and has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic , economic , cultural and artistic life . Cited as one of Europe 's most beautiful cities , its Old Town was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site . The city has grown from a Stone Age settlement to Poland 's second most important city . It began as a hamlet on Wawel Hill and was already being reported as a busy trading centre of Central Europe in 965 . With the establishment of new universities and cultural venues at the emergence of the Second Polish Republic in 1918 and throughout the 20th century , Kraków reaffirmed its role as a major national academic and artistic centre . The city has a population of about 770,000 , with approximately 8 million additional people living within a 100 km ( 62 mi ) radius of its main square . After the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany at the start of World War II , the newly defined Distrikt Krakau ( Kraków District ) became the capital of Germany 's General Government . The Jewish population of the city was forced into a walled zone known as the Kraków Ghetto , from which they were sent to German extermination camps such as the nearby Auschwitz never to return , and the Nazi concentration camps like Płaszów . However , the city was spared from destruction and major bombing . In 1978 , Karol Wojtyła , archbishop of Kraków , was elevated to the papacy as Pope John Paul II - the first ever Slavic pope , and the first non-Italian pope in 455 years .
Oświęcim ( Polish : [ ɔɕˈfjɛɲtɕim ] ( listen ) ; German : Auschwitz ; Yiddish : אָשפּיצין , romanized : Oshpitzin ) is a town in the Lesser Poland ( Polish : Małopolska ) province of southern Poland , situated 50 kilometres ( 31 mi ) west of Kraków , near the confluence of the Vistula ( Wisła ) and Soła rivers . The town is commonly known for being the site of the Auschwitz concentration camp ( the camp is also known as KL or KZ Auschwitz Birkenau ) during World War II when Poland was under the control of Nazi Germany .
Czechowice-Dziedzice [ t͡ʂɛxɔˈvit͡sɛ d͡ʑɛˈd͡ʑit͡sɛ ] ( listen ) is a town in Bielsko County , Silesian Voivodeship , southern Poland with 35,498 inhabitants ( 2012 ) . It lies on the northeastern edge of the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia . With four stations , it is a large rail junction , located at the intersection of two major lines - east-west ( Trzebinia - Zebrzydowice ) , and north - south ( Katowice - Bielsko-Biala ) .
PKP Intercity is a company of PKP Group responsible for long-distance passenger transport . It runs about 350 trains daily , connecting mainly large agglomerations and smaller towns in Poland . The company also provides most international trains to and from Poland . Trains offer Wi-Fi connectivity .
Praha hlavní nádraží ( IATA : XYG ) is the largest railway station in Prague , Czech Republic . It opened in 1871 as Franz Josef Station , after Franz Joseph I of Austria . During the First Republic and from 1945 to 1948 the station was called Wilson Station ( Czech : Wilsonovo nádraží ) , after former President of the United States Woodrow Wilson . In 2014 , the station served 224,505 trains ( 610 daily ) and more than 53,000,000 passengers .
Ostrava ( Czech pronunciation : [ ˈostrava ] , locally : [ oˈstrava ] ( listen ) ; Polish : Ostrawa , German : Ostrau ) is a city in the north-east of the Czech Republic , and the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region . It is 15 km ( 9 mi ) from the border with Poland , at the meeting point of four rivers : the Odra , Opava , Ostravice and Lučina . In terms of both population and area Ostrava is the third largest city in the Czech Republic , the second largest city in Moravia , and the largest city in Czech Silesia . It straddles the border of the two historic provinces of Moravia and Silesia . The population is almost 300,000 people . The wider conurbation - which also includes the towns of Bohumín , Doubrava , Havířov , Karviná , Orlová , Petřvald and Rychvald - is home to about 500,000 people , making it the largest urban area in the Czech Republic apart from the capital , Prague . Ostrava grew in importance due to its position at the heart of a major coalfield , becoming an important industrial centre . It was previously known as the country 's steel heart thanks to its status as a coal-mining and metallurgical centre , but since the Velvet Revolution ( the fall of communism in 1989 ) it has undergone radical and far-reaching changes to its economic base . Industries have been thoroughly restructured , and the last coal was mined in the city in 1994 . However , remnants of the city 's industrial past are visible in the Lower Vítkovice area , a former coal-mining , coke production and ironworks complex in the city centre which retains its historic industrial architecture . Lower Vítkovice has applied for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List . Ostrava is home to various cultural facilities including theatres and galleries .
Katowice ( UK : /ˌkætəˈviːtsə/ KAT-ə-VEET-sə , US : /ˌkɑːt-/ KAHT- , Polish : [ katɔˈvitsɛ ] ( listen ) ; officially Miasto Katowice ; 1953-1956 : Stalinogród ; Silesian : Katowicy ; German : Kattowitz ) is a city in southern Poland , the capital city of the Silesian Region , and a center of the Upper Silesia and Dąbrowa Basin Metropolis . With the population of 294,510 ( as of 2018 ) , it is the eleventh-largest city in Poland . The wider Katowice urban area has the population of approximately 2 to 3 million people . Throughout the mid-18th century , Katowice had developed into a village upon the discovery of rich coal reserves in the area . In 1742 the First Silesian War transferred Upper Silesia , including Katowice , to Prussia . Subsequently , from the second half of the 18th century , many German or Prussian craftsmen , merchants and artists began to settle in the region , which had been inhabited mostly by Poles over the past hundreds of years . Simultaneously Silesia experienced the influx of the first Jewish settlers . In the first half of the 19th century , intensive industrialization transformed local mills and farms into industrial steelworks , mines , foundries and artisan workshops . This also contributed to the establishment of companies and eventual rapid growth of the city . At the same time , Katowice became linked to the railway system with the first train arriving at the main station in 1847 . The outbreak of World War I was favourable for Katowice due to the prospering steel industry . Following Germany 's defeat and the Silesian Uprisings , Katowice and parts of Upper Silesia were annexed by the Second Polish Republic .
Warsaw ( /ˈwɔːrsɔː/ WOR-saw ; Polish : Warszawa [ varˈʂava ] ( listen ) ; see also other names ) is the capital and largest city of Poland . The metropolis stands on the Vistula River in east-central Poland and its population is officially estimated at 1.8 million residents . With a greater metropolitan area of 3.1 million residents , Warsaw is the 5th most-populous urban area in the European Union . The city limits cover 517.24 square kilometres ( 199.71 sq mi ) , while the metropolitan area covers 6,100.43 square kilometres ( 2,355.39 sq mi ) . Warsaw is an alpha global city , a major international tourist destination , and a significant cultural , political and economic hub . Its historical old town was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site . Once described as the Paris of the North , Warsaw was believed to be one of the most beautiful cities in the world until World War II . Bombed at the start of the German invasion in 1939 , the city withstood a siege for which it was later awarded Poland 's highest military decoration for heroism , the Virtuti Militari . Deportations of the Jewish population to concentration camps led to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in 1943 and the destruction of the Ghetto after a month of combat . A general Warsaw Uprising between August and October 1944 led to even greater devastation and systematic razing by the Germans in advance of the Vistula-Oder Offensive . Warsaw gained the new title of Phoenix City because of its extensive history and complete reconstruction after World War II , which had left over 85% of its buildings in ruins . Warsaw is one of Europe 's most dynamic metropolitan cities .
Brest ( Belarusian : Брэст [ brɛs̪t̪ ] , Russian : Брест , tr . Brest , IPA : [ brʲes̪t̪ ] , Polish : Brześć , Lithuanian : Brasta , Ukrainian : Берестя Berestia , Yiddish : בריסק Brisk ) , formerly Brest-Litowsk ( Belarusian : Берасце , Берасце Літоўскі ( Брэст-Лiтоўск ) ; Lithuanian : Lietuvos Brasta ; Polish : Brześć Litewski ) ( Brest-on-the-Bug Polish : Brześć nad Bugiem ) , is a city ( population 350,616 in 2019 ) in Belarus at the border with Poland opposite the Polish city of Terespol , where the Bug and Mukhavets rivers meet . It is the capital city of the Brest Region . The city of Brest is a historic site of many cultures . It was the location of important historical events such as the Union of Brest and Treaty of Brest-Litovsk . The Brest Fortress was recognized by the Soviet Union as the Hero Fortress in honor of the defense of Brest Fortress in June 1941 . During medieval times , the city was part of the Kingdom of Poland from 1020 until 1319 when it was taken by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania . It became part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1569 . As a result of the Partitions of Poland , it was incorporated into the Russian Empire in 1795 . After World War I , the city was conquered by the Second Polish Republic . During the Invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union in 1939 , the city was first captured by the Wehrmacht and soon passed on to the USSR in accordance with the German-Soviet Frontier Treaty . In 1941 , it was retaken by the Germans during Operation Barbarossa .
Minsk ( Belarusian : Мінск , pronounced [ mʲinsk ] , traditionally Belarusian : Менск , [ mʲensk ] ; Russian : Минск , Polish : Mińsk ) is the capital and largest city of Belarus , situated on the Svislač and the Nyamiha Rivers . As the capital , Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the administrative centre of Minsk Region ( voblasć ) and Minsk District ( rajon ) . The population in January 2018 was 1,982,444 , ( not including suburbs ) making Minsk the 11th most populous city in Europe . Minsk is the administrative capital of the Commonwealth of Independent States ( CIS ) and seat of its Executive Secretary . The earliest historical references to Minsk date to the 11th century ( 1067 ) , when it was noted as a provincial city within the Principality of Polotsk . The settlement developed on the rivers . In 1242 , Minsk became part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania . It received town privileges in 1499 . From 1569 , it was a capital of the Minsk Voivodeship , in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth . It was part of a region annexed by the Russian Empire in 1793 , as a consequence of the Second Partition of Poland . From 1919 to 1991 , after the Russian Revolution , Minsk was the capital of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic , in the Soviet Union . In June 2019 , Minsk hosted the 2019 European Games .
Smolensk ( Russian : Смоленск , IPA : [ smɐˈlʲensk ] ( listen ) ) is a city and the administrative center of Smolensk Oblast , Russia , located on the Dnieper River , 360 kilometers ( 220 mi ) west-southwest of Moscow . The walled city in the center of Smolensk ( along with the outskirts ) was destroyed several times throughout its long history because it was on the invasion routes of the Mongol Empire , Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth , Tsardom of Russia , First French Empire and Nazi Germany . Today , Smolensk is noted for its electronics , textiles , food processing , and diamond faceting industries .
Břeclav ( Czech pronunciation : [ ˈbr̝ɛtslaf ] ; German : Lundenburg ) is a town in the Moravia , South Moravian Region , Czech Republic , approximately 55 km southeast of Brno . It is located at the border with Lower Austria on the Dyje River . The nearest town on Austrian territory is Bernhardsthal . Břeclav also lies 10 km northwest of the Slovak border at Kúty and 100 km north of the Austrian capital city Vienna .
Přerov ( Czech pronunciation : [ ˈpr̝̊ɛrof ] ; German : Prerau ) is a city on the Bečva River in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic . It has a population of approximately 43,000 people . Přerov is about 22 kilometres ( 14 miles ) south east of Olomouc . In the past it was a major crossroad in the heart of Moravia in the Czech Republic .
Passau Hauptbahnhof is the main railway station at Passau in Bavaria , Germany . Built in 1860 , it has eight platforms , of which three are bay platforms and three are through tracks . The ca . 130 m long station building is built in the classic style .
Frankfurt ( Main ) Hauptbahnhof ( German for Frankfurt ( Main ) main station ) , often abbreviated as Frankfurt ( Main ) Hbf and sometimes translated as Frankfurt central station , is the busiest railway station in Frankfurt , Germany . The affix Main comes from the city 's full name , Frankfurt am Main ( Frankfurt on the Main ) . Because of its location in the middle of Germany and usage as a transport hub for long and short distance travelling , Deutsche Bahn refers to it as the most important station in Germany .
Köln Hauptbahnhof ( German for Cologne main station ) is a railway station in Cologne , Germany . The station is an important local , national and international transport hub , with many ICE , Thalys and Intercity trains calling there , as well as regional Regional-Express , RegionalBahn and local S-Bahn trains . EuroNight and DB NachtZug night services also call at the station . It has frequent connections to Frankfurt by way of the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line , which starts in southern Cologne . On an average day , about 280,000 travellers frequent the station , making it the fifth busiest station in Germany . The station is situated next to Cologne Cathedral . There is another important station in Cologne , the Köln Messe/Deutz station across the river Rhine , just about 400 metres away from Köln Hauptbahnhof . The stations are linked by the Hohenzollern Bridge , a six-track railway bridge with pedestrian and bicycle lanes on each side . Frequent local services connect the two stations .
Düsseldorf ( often Dusseldorf in English sources ; UK : /ˈdʊsəldɔːrf/ , US : /ˈdjuːs-/ , German : [ ˈdʏsl̩dɔʁf ] ( listen ) ; Low Franconian and Ripuarian : [ a ] Düsseldörp ( [ ˈdʏsl̩dœɐ̯p ] ) ; archaic Dutch : Dusseldorp ) is the capital and second-largest city of the most populous German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne , as well as the seventh-largest city in Germany , with a population of 617,280 . At the confluence of the Rhine and its tributary Düssel , the city lies in the centre of both the Rhine-Ruhr and the Rhineland Metropolitan Regions with the Cologne Bonn Region to its south and the Ruhr to its north . Most of the city lies on the right bank of the Rhine ( as opposed to Cologne , whose city centre lies on the river 's left bank ) . The city is the largest in the German Low Franconian dialect area ( closely related to Dutch ) . Dorf meaning village in German , the -dorf suffix ( English cognate : thorp ) is unusual in the German-speaking area for a settlement of Düsseldorf 's size . Mercer 's 2012 Quality of Living survey ranked Düsseldorf the sixth most livable city in the world . Düsseldorf Airport is Germany 's third-busiest airport after those of Frankfurt and Munich , serving as the most important international airport for the inhabitants of the densely populated Ruhr , Germany 's largest urban area . Düsseldorf is an international business and financial centre , renowned for its fashion and trade fairs , and is headquarters to one Fortune Global 500 and two DAX companies . Messe Düsseldorf organises nearly one fifth of premier trade shows . As second largest city of the Rhineland , Düsseldorf holds Rhenish Carnival celebrations every year in February/March , the Düsseldorf carnival celebrations being the third most popular in Germany after those held in Cologne and Mainz . There are 22 institutions of higher education in the city including the Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf , the university of applied sciences ( Hochschule Düsseldorf ) , the academy of arts ( Kunstakademie Düsseldorf ) ( Joseph Beuys , Emanuel Leutze , August Macke , Gerhard Richter , Sigmar Polke , and Andreas Gursky ) , and the university of music ( Robert-Schumann-Musikhochschule Düsseldorf ) . The city is also known for its pioneering influence on electronic/experimental music ( Kraftwerk ) and its Japanese community .
Amsterdam Centraal Station ( Dutch pronunciation : [ ɑmstərˈdɑm sɛnˈtraːl ] ; abbreviation : Asd ) is the largest railway station in Amsterdam in North Holland , Netherlands . A major international railway hub , it is used by 192,000 passengers a day , making it the second busiest railway station in the country after Utrecht Centraal and the most visited Rijksmonument of the Netherlands . National and international railway services at Amsterdam Centraal are provided by NS , the principal rail operator in the Netherlands . Amsterdam Centraal is the northern terminus of Amsterdam Metro Routes 51 , 53 , 54 , and stop for 52 operated by municipal public transport operator GVB . It is also served by a number of GVB tram and ferry routes as well as local and regional bus routes operated by GVB , Connexxion and EBS . Amsterdam Centraal was designed by Dutch architect Pierre Cuypers and first opened in 1889 . It features a Gothic , Renaissance Revival station building and a cast iron platform roof spanning approximately 40 metres . Since 1997 , the station building , underground passages , metro station , and the surrounding area have been undergoing major reconstruction and renovation works to accommodate the North-South Line metro route , which was opened on 22 July 2018 . Amsterdam Centraal has the second longest railway platform in the Netherlands with a length of 695 metres .
Duisburg Hauptbahnhof is a railway station in the city of Duisburg in western Germany . It is situated at the meeting point of many important national and international railway lines in the Northwestern Ruhr valley .
Köln Hauptbahnhof ( German for Cologne main station ) is a railway station in Cologne , Germany . The station is an important local , national and international transport hub , with many ICE , Thalys and Intercity trains calling there , as well as regional Regional-Express , RegionalBahn and local S-Bahn trains . EuroNight and DB NachtZug night services also call at the station . It has frequent connections to Frankfurt by way of the Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail line , which starts in southern Cologne . On an average day , about 280,000 travellers frequent the station , making it the fifth busiest station in Germany . The station is situated next to Cologne Cathedral . There is another important station in Cologne , the Köln Messe/Deutz station across the river Rhine , just about 400 metres away from Köln Hauptbahnhof . The stations are linked by the Hohenzollern Bridge , a six-track railway bridge with pedestrian and bicycle lanes on each side . Frequent local services connect the two stations .
Wuppertal Hauptbahnhof ( German for Wuppertal main station ) is a railway station in the city of Wuppertal , just south of the Ruhr Area , in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia . It is on the line between Düsseldorf/Cologne and Dortmund . The 1848 reception building is one of the oldest of its kind . The station was originally Elberfeld station and has been renamed several times since . Since 1992 , it has been called Wuppertal Hauptbahnhof . Wuppertal Hauptbahnhof is also the site of lost luggage operations for Deutsche Bahn .
Bielefeld Hauptbahnhof is the main station in the region of Ostwestfalen-Lippe in German state of North Rhine-Westphalia . It is an important station because of the size of the city of Bielefeld and its location at the Bielefeld Pass , which makes it a node for long-distance and regional traffic . It was opened in 1847 with the opening of the Cologne-Minden trunk line . It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 2 station .
The Berlin Stadtbahn ( city railway ) is a major railway thoroughfare in the German capital Berlin , which runs through Berlin from east to west . It connects the eastern district of Friedrichshain with Charlottenburg in the west via 11 intermediate stations including Hauptbahnhof . The Berlin Stadtbahn is often also defined as the slightly longer route between Ostkreuz and Westkreuz , although this is not technically correct . The line was originally built in the 1880s . It is 12 kilometers ( 7.5 mi ) in length , and is entirely elevated above the city 's streets . The four track route carries S-Bahn , Regionalbahn , Regional-Express , Intercity , EuroCity and Intercity-Express trains .
Frankfurt ( Oder ) ( also known as Frankfurt an der Oder , German : [ ˈfʁaŋkfʊʁt ʔan deːɐ̯ ˈʔoːdɐ ] ; abbreviated Frankfurt a. d. Oder , Frankfurt a. d. O. , Frankf . a. d. O. , lit . 'Frankfurt on the Oder ' ) is a town in Brandenburg , Germany , located on the west side of the Oder River , on the Germany-Poland border , about 80 kilometres ( 50 mi ) east of Berlin . Until the end of World War II ( 1945 ) , the city of Słubice , Poland , was a part of Frankfurt . Until 1990 Frankfurt an der Oder was part of East Germany . At the end of the 1980s , the city reached a population peak with more than 87,000 inhabitants . The number dropped below 70,000 in 2002 and was just above 60,000 in 2010 . The city 's recorded history began in the 13th century as a Polish settlement . Throughout its history it was part of Poland , Brandenburg , the Bohemian Crown , Prussia and Germany , including East Germany . The official name Frankfurt ( Oder ) and the older Frankfurt an der Oder are used to distinguish it from the larger city of Frankfurt am Main .
Poznań ( UK : /ˈpɒznæn/ POZ-nan , US : /ˈpoʊznæn , ˈpoʊznɑːn/ POHZ-nan , POHZ-nahn , Polish : [ ˈpɔznaj̃ ] or [ ˈpɔznaɲ ] ( listen ) ; German : Posen ; known also by other historical names ) is a city on the Warta River in west-central Poland , in the Greater Poland region and is the fifth-largest city in Poland . It is best known for its renaissance Old Town and Ostrów Tumski Cathedral . Today , Poznań is an important cultural and business centre and one of Poland 's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John 's Fair ( Jarmark Świętojański ) , traditional Saint Martin 's croissants and a local dialect . Poznań is among the oldest and largest cities in Poland . The city 's population is 538,633 ( 2011 census ) , while the continuous conurbation with Poznań County and several other communities is inhabited by almost 1.1 million people . The Larger Poznań Metropolitan Area ( PMA ) is inhabited by 1.3-1.4 million people and extends to such satellite towns as Nowy Tomyśl , Gniezno and Września , making it the fourth largest metropolitan area in Poland . It is the historical capital of the Greater Poland region and is currently the administrative capital of the province called Greater Poland Voivodeship . Poznań is a centre of trade , sports , education , technology and tourism . It is an important academic site , with about 130,000 students and the Adam Mickiewicz University , the third largest Polish university . Poznań is also the seat of the oldest Polish diocese , now being one of the most populous archdioceses in the country . The city also hosts the Poznań International Fair - the biggest industrial fair in Poland and one of the largest fairs in Europe . The city 's most renowned landmarks include Poznań Town Hall , the National Museum , Grand Theatre , Fara Church , Poznań Cathedral and the Imperial Castle .
Basel SBB railway station ( German : Bahnhof Basel SBB , or in earlier times Centralbahnhof or Schweizer Bahnhof ) is the central railway station in the city of Basel , Switzerland . Opened in 1854 , and completely rebuilt in 1900-1907 , it is Europe 's busiest international border station . As its name suggests , Basel SBB is owned by the Swiss Federal Railways ( SBB CFF FFS ) . The other major railway station in Basel is Basel Badischer Bahnhof , which is on the north side of the Rhine from the city centre . Trains operated by SBB CFF FFS use Basel SBB to link Basel with destinations within Switzerland and Italy , as do Deutsche Bahn Intercity-Express ( ICE ) trains to and from Germany , Zürich and Interlaken , most SNCF TGV trains to and from Paris , and some regional trains to and from Alsace . Additionally , the station is served by three lines of the Basel S-Bahn . The 1907 neo-baroque station building is a heritage site of national significance . It also contains Bâle SNCF ( shown in SBB CFF FFS online timetables as Basel SBB Gl . 30-35 , and in other online timetables as Basel SNCF ) , which is located through a border crossing and is used by other trains to and from France . Directly outside the station building is the Centralbahnplatz , which is a major hub of the Basel tramway network , and the Basel terminus of a direct bus service to the EuroAirport .
München Hauptbahnhof ( German for Munich Central Station ) is the main railway station in the city of Munich , Germany . It is one of the three stations with long distance services in Munich , the others being München Ost and München-Pasing . München Hauptbahnhof sees about 450,000 passengers a day , which puts it on par with other large stations in Germany , such as Hamburg Hauptbahnhof and Frankfurt ( Main ) Hauptbahnhof . It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 1 station , one of 21 in Germany and two in Munich , the other being München Ost . The mainline station is a terminal station with 32 platforms . The subterranean S-Bahn with 2 platforms and U-Bahn stations with 6 platforms are through stations . The first Munich station was built about 800 metres to the west in 1839 . A station at the current site was opened in 1849 and it has been rebuilt numerous times , including to replace the main station building , which was badly damaged during World War II .
DB AutoZug GmbH was a German rail transport company that provided automobile ( Motorail ) and night passenger train services for Deutsche Bahn AG . It was based in Dortmund and was a wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn AG . On 30 September 2013 the company was merged into DB AG 's long distance division DB Fernverkehr . Night trains were operated with the sister company CityNightLine AG ( headquartered in Zurich , Switzerland ) ; until CityNightLine AG merged with DB NachtZug . DB AutoZug GmbH and CityNightLine were subsidiaries of DB Fernverkehr AG which in turn was a wholly owned subsidiary of DB Mobility Logistics AG . DB AutoZug GmbH was also responsible for the car transporter trains from Niebüll - Westerland , known as the SyltShuttle , as well as the Schifffahrt und Inselbahn Wangeroogeshipping ( Island railway of Wangerooge ) .
Pardubice ( Czech pronunciation : [ ˈpardubɪtsɛ ] ( listen ) ; German : Pardubitz ) is a city in the Czech Republic . It is the capital city of the Pardubice Region and lies on the river Elbe , 96 kilometres east of Prague . There is an old tower and a castle . Factories include the Synthesia chemical factory , an oil refinery Paramo , a heavy machinery factory and an electronic equipment plant . The city is well known for its sport events , which include the Great Pardubice Steeplechase in horse racing , the Golden Helmet of Pardubice in motorcycle racing , and the Czech Open in golf and chess .
Olomouc ( UK : /ˈɒləmoʊts/ OL-ə-mohts , US : /ˈoʊloʊ-/ OH-loh- , Czech : [ ˈolomouts ] ( listen ) ; locally Holomóc or Olomóc ; German : Olmütz ; Polish : Ołomuniec [ ɔwɔˈmuɲɛts ] ; Hungarian : Alamóc ; Latin : Olomucium or Iuliomontium ) is a city in Moravia , in the east of the Czech Republic . Located on the Morava River , the city is the ecclesiastical metropolis and was a historical capital city of Moravia , before having been sacked by the Swedish army during the Thirty Years ' War . Today , it is the administrative centre of the Olomouc Region and the sixth largest city in the Czech Republic . The city has about 100,000 residents , and its larger urban zone has a population of about 480,000 people .
Český Těšín ( Czech : [ ˈtʃɛskiː ˈcɛʃiːn ] ( listen ) ; Polish : Czeski Cieszyn [ ˈtʂɛskʲi ˈtɕɛʂɨn ] ( listen ) ; German : Tschechisch-Teschen ) is a town in the Karviná District , Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic . The town is commonly known in the region as just Těšín ( Polish : Cieszyn ) . It lies on the west bank of the Olza river , in the heart of the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia . Until the 1920 division of the region between Poland and Czechoslovakia it was just a western suburb of the town of Teschen , which after the division fell to Poland as Cieszyn . The combined population of the Czech and Polish parts of the city is around 60,000 ( 25,000 in Těšín , 35,000 in Cieszyn ) .
Žilina ( Slovak pronunciation : [ ˈʒilina ] ; German : Sillein , [ ziˈlaɪ̯n ] or [ ˈzɪlaɪ̯n ] ; Hungarian : Zsolna [ ˈʒolnɒ ] ; Polish : Żylina [ ʒɨˈlina ] , names in other languages ) is a city in north-western Slovakia , around 200 kilometres ( 120 mi ) from the capital Bratislava , close to both the Czech and Polish borders . It is the fourth largest city of Slovakia with a population of approximately 80,000 , an important industrial center , the largest city on the Váh river , and the seat of a kraj ( Žilina Region ) and of an okres ( Žilina District ) . It belongs to the Upper Váh region of tourism .
Poprad ( Slovak pronunciation : [ ˈpɔpɾat ] ; German : Deutschendorf ) is a city in northern Slovakia at the foot of the High Tatra Mountains , famous for its picturesque historic centre and as a holiday resort . It is the biggest town of the Spiš region and the tenth largest city in Slovakia , with a population of approximately 50,000 . The Poprad-Tatry Airport is an international airport located just outside the city . Poprad is also the starting point of the Tatra Electric Railway ( known in Slovak as Tatranská elektrická železnica ) , a set of special narrow-gauge trains ( trams ) connecting the resorts in the High Tatras with each other and with Poprad . Main line trains link Poprad to other destinations in Slovakia and beyond ; in particular , there are through trains running from Poprad to Prague in the Czech Republic .
Košice ( UK : /ˈkɒʃɪtsə/ KOSH-it-sə , Slovak : [ ˈkɔʃitsɛ ] ( listen ) ) is the largest city in eastern Slovakia . It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains , near the border with Hungary . With a population of approximately 240,000 , Košice is the second largest city in Slovakia , after the capital Bratislava . Being the economic and cultural centre of eastern Slovakia , Košice is the seat of the Košice Region and Košice Self-governing Region , the Slovak Constitutional Court , three universities , various dioceses , and many museums , galleries , and theatres . In 2013 Košice was the European Capital of Culture , together with Marseille , France . Košice is an important industrial centre of Slovakia , and the U.S. Steel Košice steel mill is the largest employer in the city . The town has extensive railway connections and an international airport . The city has a well-preserved historical centre , which is the largest among Slovak towns . There are many heritage protected buildings in Gothic , Renaissance , Baroque , and Art Nouveau styles with Slovakia 's largest church : the St. Elisabeth Cathedral . The long main street , rimmed with aristocratic palaces , Catholic churches , and townsfolk 's houses , is a thriving pedestrian zone with many boutiques , cafés , and restaurants . The city is well known as the first settlement in Europe to be granted its own coat-of-arms .
Humenné ( pronunciation ( help·info ) ; Rusyn : Гуменне ; German : Homenau ; Hungarian : Homonna ) is a town in the Prešov Region ( kraj ) in eastern Slovakia and the second largest town of the historic Zemplín region . It lies at the volcanic Vihorlat mountains and at the confluence of the Laborec and Cirocha Rivers .
Berlin Hauptbahnhof ( listen ) ( English : Berlin Central Station ) is the main railway station in Berlin , Germany . It came into full operation two days after a ceremonial opening on 26 May 2006 . It is located on the site of the historic Lehrter Bahnhof , and until it opened as a main line station , it was a stop on the Berlin S-Bahn suburban railway temporarily named Berlin Hauptbahnhof-Lehrter Bahnhof . The station is operated by DB Station & Service , a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn AG , and is classified as a Category 1 station , one of 21 in Germany and four in Berlin , the others being Berlin Gesundbrunnen , Berlin Südkreuz and Berlin Ostbahnhof . Lehrter Bahnhof ( Lehrte Station ) opened in 1871 as the terminus of the railway linking Berlin with Lehrte , near Hanover , which later became Germany 's most important east-west main line . In 1882 , with the completion of the Stadtbahn ( City Railway , Berlin 's four-track central elevated railway line , which carries both local and main line services ) , just north of the station , a smaller interchange station called Lehrter Stadtbahnhof was opened to provide connections with the new line . This station later became part of the Berlin S-Bahn . In 1884 , after the closure of nearby Hamburger Bahnhof ( Hamburg Station ) , Lehrter Bahnhof became the terminus for trains to and from Hamburg . Following heavy damage during World War II , limited services to the main station were resumed , but then suspended in 1951 . In 1957 , with the railways to West Berlin under the control of East Germany , Lehrter Bahnhof was demolished , but Lehrter Stadtbahnhof continued as a stop on the S-Bahn . In 1987 , it was extensively renovated to commemorate Berlin 's 750th anniversary . After German reunification it was decided to improve Berlin 's railway network by constructing a new north-south main line , to supplement the east-west Stadtbahn .
Dortmund ( /ˈdɔːrtmənd/ , also UK : /-mʊnd/ , US : /-mʊnt/ , German : [ ˈdɔʁtmʊnt ] ( listen ) ; Westphalian Low German : Düörpm [ ˈdyːœɐ̯pm̩ ] ; Latin : Tremonia ) is , with a population of 586,600 ( 2017 ) , the third-largest city of Germany 's most populous federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne and Düsseldorf , and Germany 's eighth-largest city . It is the largest city ( by area and population ) of the Ruhr , Germany 's largest urban area with some 5.1 million ( 2011 ) inhabitants , as well as the largest city of Westphalia . On the Emscher and Ruhr rivers ( tributaries of the Rhine ) , it lies in the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Region and is considered the administrative , commercial , and cultural centre of the eastern Ruhr . Dortmund is the second largest city in the Low German dialect area after Hamburg , Dortmund was one of the host cities of the official tournaments of the 1974 and 2006 FIFA World Cup . Founded around 882 , Dortmund became an Imperial Free City . Throughout the 13th to 14th centuries , it was the chief city of the Rhine , Westphalia , the Netherlands Circle of the Hanseatic League . During the Thirty Years ' War , the city was destroyed and decreased in significance until the onset of industrialization . The city then became one of Germany 's most important coal , steel and beer centres . Dortmund consequently was one of the most heavily bombed cities in Germany during World War II . The devastating bombing raids of 12 March 1945 destroyed 98% of buildings in the inner city center . These bombing raids , with more than 1,110 aircraft , hold the record to a single target in World War II . The region has adapted since the collapse of its century-long steel and coal industries and shifted to high-technology biomedical technology , micro systems technology , and also services .
Cologne ( English : /kəˈloʊn/ kə-LOHN ; German : Köln [ kœln ] ( listen ) ; Kölsch : Kölle [ ˈkœlə ] ( listen ) ) is the largest city of Germany 's most populous federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the fourth-most populous city in Germany . With slightly over a million inhabitants ( 1.08 million ) within its city boundaries , Cologne is the largest city on the Rhine and also the most populous city both of the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Region , which is Germany 's largest and one of Europe 's major metropolitan areas , and of the Rhineland . Centered on the left bank of the Rhine , Cologne is about 45 kilometres ( 28 mi ) southeast of North Rhine-Westphalia 's capital of Düsseldorf and 25 kilometres ( 16 mi ) northwest of Bonn . It is the largest city in the Central Franconian and Ripuarian dialect areas . The city 's Cologne Cathedral ( Kölner Dom ) is the seat of the Catholic Archbishop of Cologne . There are many institutions of higher education in the city , most notably the University of Cologne ( Universität zu Köln ) , one of Europe 's oldest and largest universities , the Technical University of Cologne ( Technische Hochschule Köln ) , Germany 's largest university of applied sciences , and the German Sport University Cologne ( Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln ) , Germany 's only sport university . Cologne Bonn Airport ( Flughafen Köln/Bonn ) is Germany 's seventh-largest airport and lies in the southeast of the city . The main airport for the Rhine-Ruhr region is Düsseldorf Airport . Cologne was founded and established in Ubii territory in the 1st century AD as the Roman Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium , the first word of which is the origin of its name . An alternative Latin name of the settlement is Augusta Ubiorum , after the Ubii . Cologne , the French version of the city 's name , has become standard in English as well . Cologne functioned as the capital of the Roman province of Germania Inferior and as the headquarters of the Roman military in the region until occupied by the Franks in 462 .
Belorussky railway terminal ( Russian : Белору́сский вокза́л , IPA : [ bʲɪɫɐˈruskʲɪj vɐɡˈzaɫ ] ) is a passenger terminal at the Moscow-Passenger-Smolenskaya railway station ( Russian : Москва́-Пассажирская-Смоле́нская , also known as Moskva-Smolenskaya ) of the Moscow Railway . Informally the whole station can be called as Moscow Belorusskaya ( Russian : Москва Белорусская , Moskva Belorusskaya ) . It is one of nine railway terminals of Moscow . It was opened in 1870 and rebuilt in its current form in 1907-1912 .
Hanover or Hannover ( /ˈhænoʊvər , -nəv-/ ; German : Hannover [ haˈnoːfɐ ] ( listen ) ; Low German : Hannober ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Lower Saxony . Its 535,061 ( 2017 ) inhabitants make it the thirteenth-largest city in Germany as well as the third-largest city in Northern Germany after Hamburg and Bremen . The city lies at the confluence of the River Leine ( progression : Aller→ Weser→ North Sea ) and its tributary Ihme , in the south of the North German Plain , and is the largest city in the Hannover-Braunschweig-Göttingen-Wolfsburg Metropolitan Region . It is the fifth-largest city in the Low German dialect area after Hamburg , Dortmund , Essen and Bremen . Before it became the capital of Lower Saxony in 1946 Hanover was the capital of the Principality of Calenberg ( 1636-1692 ) , the Electorate of Hanover ( 1692-1814 ) , the Kingdom of Hanover ( 1814-1866 ) , the Province of Hanover of the Kingdom of Prussia ( 1868-1918 ) , the Province of Hanover of the Free State of Prussia ( 1918-1946 ) and of the State of Hanover ( 1946 ) . From 1714 to 1837 Hanover was by personal union the family seat of the Hanoverian Kings of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland , under their title of the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg ( later described as the Elector of Hanover ) . The city is a major crossing point of railway lines and motorways ( Autobahnen ) , connecting European main lines in both the east-west ( Berlin-Ruhr area/Düsseldorf/Cologne ) and north-south ( Hamburg-Frankfurt/Stuttgart/Munich ) directions . Hannover Airport lies north of the city , in Langenhagen , and is Germany 's ninth-busiest airport . The city 's most notable institutes of higher education are the Hannover Medical School with its university hospital ( Klinikum der Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover ) and the Leibniz University Hannover . The Hanover fairground , owing to numerous extensions , especially for the Expo 2000 , is the largest in the world . Hanover hosts annual commercial trade fairs such as the Hanover Fair and up to 2018 the CeBIT . The IAA Commercial Vehicles show takes place every two years .
Fulda ( German pronunciation : [ ˈfʊlda ] ) ( historically in English called Fuld ) is a city in Hesse , Germany ; it is located on the river Fulda and is the administrative seat of the Fulda district ( Kreis ) . In 1990 , the town hosted the 30th Hessentag state festival .
Aschaffenburg ( German pronunciation : [ aˈʃafn̩bʊɐ̯k ] ( listen ) ) is a town in northwest Bavaria , Germany . The town of Aschaffenburg is not considered part of the district of Aschaffenburg , but is the administrative seat . Aschaffenburg belonged to the Archbishopric of Mainz for more than 800 years . The town is located at the westernmost border of Lower Franconia and separated from the central and eastern part of the Regierungsbezirk ( administrative region ) by the Spessart hills , whereas it opens towards the Rhine-Main plain in the west and north-west . Therefore , the inhabitants speak neither Bavarian nor East Franconian but rather a local version of Rhine Franconian .
Frankfurt ( Main ) Süd ( German for Frankfurt ( Main ) South ) or Frankfurt Südbahnhof is one of three railway stations for long-distance train services in Frankfurt , Germany . Unlike Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof it is not a terminus but a through station , and has nine tracks with five platforms . It is a stopping station for some long-distance routes ( ICE , IC ) and for regional traffic ( Regional-Express and RegionalBahn ) . It is also one of the major rapid-transit railway hubs in the city with S-Bahn and U-Bahn services .
Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof is a railway station in the German city of Karlsruhe . The station is classified as a Category 1 station , as it is a major hub where several railways connect .
Strasbourg-Ville is the main railway station in the city of Strasbourg , Bas-Rhin , France . It is the eastern terminus of the Paris-Est-Strasbourg-Ville railway . The current core building , an example of historicist architecture of the Wilhelminian period , replaced a previous station inaugurated in 1852 , later turned into a covered market and ultimately demolished . With over 20 million passengers in 2018 , Strasbourg-Ville is one of the busiest railway stations in France , second only to Lyon-Part-Dieu outside of the Île-de-France .
The Gare de l'Est ( pronounced [ ɡaʁ də lˈɛst ] , Station of the East ) , officially Paris-Est , is one of the six large SNCF termini in Paris . It is in the 10th arrondissement , not far from the Gare du Nord , facing the Boulevard de Strasbourg , part of the north-south axis of Paris created by Georges-Eugène Haussmann . It is one of the largest and the oldest railway stations in Paris , the western terminus of the Paris-Strasbourg railway and the Paris-Mulhouse railway .
Deutsche Bahn AG ( IPA : [ ˈdɔʏtʃə baːn ] ; abbreviated as DB or DB AG ) is a German railway company . Headquartered in Berlin , it is a private joint-stock company ( AG ) , with the Federal Republic of Germany being its single shareholder . Deutsche Bahn describes itself as the second-largest transport company in the world , after the German postal and logistics company Deutsche Post / DHL , and is the largest railway operator and infrastructure owner in Europe . Deutsche Bahn was the largest railway company in the world by revenue in 2015 . It carries about two billion passengers annually . The group is divided into several companies , including DB Fernverkehr ( long-distance passenger ) , DB Regio ( local passenger services ) and DB Cargo ( rail freight ) . The Group subsidiary DB Netz also operates large parts of the German railway infrastructure and thus the largest rail network in Europe . In rail transport , the company generates about half of its total revenue . The other half of the operating business comprises the further transport and logistics business as well as various service providers . The company generates part of its sales through public transport contracts ; support will also be provided for maintenance and expansion of the infrastructure . Passenger transport companies carried around 4.4 billion passengers in 2016 with their trains and buses . In 2016 DB logistics companies transported 277 million tons of goods in rail freight transport .
Ústí nad Labem ( Czech pronunciation : [ ˈuːsciː ˈnad labɛm ] ( listen ) ) , formerly known by its German name Aussig , is the 7th-most populous city of the Czech Republic . It is the capital of its eponymous region and district . Ústí is situated in a mountainous district at the confluence of the Bílina and Elbe rivers . It is a major industrial center and , besides being an active river port , is an important railway junction .
Dresden Hauptbahnhof ( main station , abbreviated Dresden Hbf ) is the largest passenger station in the Saxon capital of Dresden . In 1898 , it replaced the Böhmischen Bahnhof ( Bohemian station ) of the former Saxon-Bohemian State Railway ( Sächsisch-Böhmische Staatseisenbahn ) , and was designed with its formal layout as the central station of the city . The combination of a station building on an island between the tracks and a terminal station on two different levels is unique . The building is notable for its halls that are roofed with Teflon-coated glass fibre membranes . This translucent roof design , installed during the comprehensive rehabilitation of the station at the beginning of the 21st century , allows more daylight to reach the concourses than was previously possible . The station is connected by the Dresden railway node to the tracks of the Děčín-Dresden-Neustadt railway and the Dresden-Werdau railway ( Saxon-Franconian trunk line ) , allowing traffic to run to the southeast towards Prague , Vienna and on to south-eastern Europe or to the southwest towards Chemnitz and Nuremberg . The connection of the routes to the north ( Berlin ) , northwest ( Leipzig ) and east ( Görlitz ) does not take place at the station , but north of Dresden-Neustadt station ( at least for passenger trains ) .
Leipzig ( /ˈlaɪpsɪɡ/ , also US : /- ( t ) sɪk/ , German : [ ˈlaɪptsɪç ] ( listen ) ; Upper and Lower Sorbian : Lipsk ; Upper Saxon : Leibzsch ) is the most populous city in the German federal state of Saxony . With a population of 600,000 inhabitants as of 2019 ( 1.1 million residents in the larger urban zone ) , it is Germany 's eighth most populous city as well as the second most populous city in the area of former East Germany after ( East ) Berlin . Together with Halle ( Saale ) , the largest city of the neighbouring state of Saxony-Anhalt , the city forms the polycentric conurbation of Leipzig-Halle . Between the two cities ( in Schkeuditz ) lies Leipzig/Halle International Airport . Leipzig is located about 160 kilometres ( 99 mi ) southwest of Berlin in the Leipzig Bay , which constitutes the southernmost part of the North German Plain , at the confluence of the White Elster River ( progression : Saale→ Elbe→ North Sea ) and two of its tributaries : the Pleiße and the Parthe . The name of the city as well as the names of many of its boroughs are of Slavic origin . Leipzig has been a trade city since at least the time of the Holy Roman Empire . The city sits at the intersection of the Via Regia and the Via Imperii , two important medieval trade routes . Leipzig was once one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing . After the Second World War and during the period of the German Democratic Republic ( East Germany ) Leipzig remained a major urban centre in East German terms , but its cultural and economic importance declined . Events in Leipzig in 1989 played a significant role in precipitating the fall of communism in Central and Eastern Europe , mainly through demonstrations starting from St. Nicholas Church . The immediate effects of the reunification of Germany included the collapse of the local economy , which had come to depend on highly polluting heavy industry , severe unemployment , and urban blight .
Zürich Hauptbahnhof ( often shortened to Zürich HB ) ( Zürich Main Station or Zürich Central Station ) is the largest railway station in Switzerland . Zürich is a major railway hub , with services to and from across Switzerland and neighbouring countries such as Germany , Italy , Austria , and France . The station was originally constructed as the terminus of the Spanisch Brötli Bahn , the first railway built completely within Switzerland . Serving up to 2,915 trains per day , Zürich HB is one of the busiest railway stations in the world . The station can be found at the northern end of the Altstadt , or old town , in central Zürich , near the confluence of the rivers Limmat and Sihl . The station is on several levels , with platforms both at ground and below ground level , and tied together by underground passages and the ShopVille shopping mall . The Sihl passes through the station in a tunnel with railway tracks both above and below . The station 's railway yards extend about 4 km ( 2.5 mi ) to the west . The station is included in the Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National Significance .
Basel SBB railway station ( German : Bahnhof Basel SBB , or in earlier times Centralbahnhof or Schweizer Bahnhof ) is the central railway station in the city of Basel , Switzerland . Opened in 1854 , and completely rebuilt in 1900-1907 , it is Europe 's busiest international border station . As its name suggests , Basel SBB is owned by the Swiss Federal Railways ( SBB CFF FFS ) . The other major railway station in Basel is Basel Badischer Bahnhof , which is on the north side of the Rhine from the city centre . Trains operated by SBB CFF FFS use Basel SBB to link Basel with destinations within Switzerland and Italy , as do Deutsche Bahn Intercity-Express ( ICE ) trains to and from Germany , Zürich and Interlaken , most SNCF TGV trains to and from Paris , and some regional trains to and from Alsace . Additionally , the station is served by three lines of the Basel S-Bahn . The 1907 neo-baroque station building is a heritage site of national significance . It also contains Bâle SNCF ( shown in SBB CFF FFS online timetables as Basel SBB Gl . 30-35 , and in other online timetables as Basel SNCF ) , which is located through a border crossing and is used by other trains to and from France . Directly outside the station building is the Centralbahnplatz , which is a major hub of the Basel tramway network , and the Basel terminus of a direct bus service to the EuroAirport .
Frankfurt ( Main ) Süd ( German for Frankfurt ( Main ) South ) or Frankfurt Südbahnhof is one of three railway stations for long-distance train services in Frankfurt , Germany . Unlike Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof it is not a terminus but a through station , and has nine tracks with five platforms . It is a stopping station for some long-distance routes ( ICE , IC ) and for regional traffic ( Regional-Express and RegionalBahn ) . It is also one of the major rapid-transit railway hubs in the city with S-Bahn and U-Bahn services .
Erfurt Hauptbahnhof ( Erfurt Hbf ) or Erfurt Central Station is the central railway station at Erfurt in Germany . It is an important junction on the German rail network , served by numerous local and long-distance rail services . Immediately north of the station is Erfurt 's city centre . The station was used by approximately 12.5 million passengers in 2006 , an average of about 34,000 per day . The station lies on the Thüringer Bahn , which connects Halle to Bebra . It is served also by the Erfurter Bahn . It was rebuilt from 2002 to 2008 for the completion of the Nuremberg-Erfurt high-speed railway and the Erfurt-Leipzig/Halle high-speed railway and connects the Berlin-Munich and Frankfurt-Dresden long-distance routes .
Leipzig Hauptbahnhof ( Leipzig main station ) is the central railway terminus in Leipzig , Germany . At 83,460 square metres ( 898,400 sq ft ) , it is Europe 's largest railway station measured by floor area . It has 19 overground platforms housed in six iron train sheds , a multi-level concourse with towering stone arches , and a 298 metres ( 978 ft ) long facade . Two Leipzig City Tunnel platforms were inaugurated in December 2013 . The station is operated by DB Station & Service , a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn , and is classified as a Category 1 station , one of twenty in Germany . It also functions as a large shopping centre . Train services are operated by Deutsche Bahn , S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland , Erfurter Bahn and Mitteldeutsche Regiobahn . As of 2008 , Leipzig Hauptbahnhof handled an average of 120,000 passengers per day .
Budapest Keleti ( eastern ) railway station ( Hungarian : Keleti pályaudvar ) is the main international and inter-city railway terminal in Budapest , Hungary . The station stands where Rákóczi út splits to become Kerepesi Avenue and Thököly Avenue . Keleti pályaudvar translates to Eastern Railway Terminus . Its name in 1891 originates not only for its position as the easternmost of the city 's rail termini , but for its original role as a terminus of the lines from eastern Hungary including Transylvania , and the Balkans . In contrast , the Nyugati ( western ) railway station used to serve lines toward Vienna and Paris .
Hegyeshalom ( Hungarian : [ ˈhɛɟɛʃhɒlom ] ) is a village of approximately 3600 inhabitants in the Győr-Moson-Sopron county of Hungary , on the border with Austria and less than 15 km from the border with Slovakia .
Bucharest North railway station ( Romanian : Gara București Nord ) is the main railway station in Bucharest and the largest railway station in Romania . The vast majority of mainline trains to and from Bucharest originate from Gara de Nord .
Graz Hauptbahnhof , abbreviated Graz Hbf ( German for Graz Main Station ; sometimes translated as Graz Central Station ) , is the main railway station in Graz , the capital of the Austrian state of Styria . The station is located some 2 kilometres ( 1.2 mi ) west of the city centre , to which it is connected by the tram . The station serves as a major node on the Southern Railway , which links it to Vienna in the north , and Slovenia in the south . It is also the terminus of the Styrian Eastern Railway , which runs eastwards towards Hungary , and of the local Köflacherbahn to the west . In the future , the Koralm Railway will provide a direct link from Graz to Italy via Klagenfurt .
Selzthal is a municipality in the district of Liezen in the Austrian state of Styria .
Villach ( German pronunciation : [ ˈfɪlax ] ( listen ) ; Slovene : Beljak , Italian : Villaco , Friulian : Vilac ) is the seventh-largest city in Austria and the second-largest in the federal state of Carinthia . It represents an important traffic junction for southern Austria and the whole Alpe-Adria region . As of January 2018 [ update ] , the population is 61,887 . Together with other Alpine towns Villach engages in the Alpine Town of the Year Association for the implementation of the Alpine Convention to achieve sustainable development in the Alpine Arc . In 1997 , Villach was the first town to be awarded Alpine Town of the Year .
Zagreb ( /ˈzɑːɡrɛb , ˈzæɡrɛb , zɑːˈɡrɛb/ ; Croatian pronunciation : [ zǎːɡreb ] ( listen ) ) is the capital and the largest city of Croatia . It is located in the northwest of the country , along the Sava river , at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain . Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately 122 m ( 400 ft ) above sea level . The estimated population of the city in 2018 was 820,678 . The population of the Zagreb urban agglomeration is 1,086,528 , approximately a quarter of the total population of Croatia . Zagreb is a city with a rich history dating from the Roman times to the present day . The oldest settlement located in the vicinity of the city was the Roman Andautonia , in today 's Ščitarjevo . The name Zagreb is recorded in 1134 , in reference to the foundation of the settlement at Kaptol in 1094 . Zagreb became a free royal town in 1242 . In 1851 Zagreb had its first mayor , Janko Kamauf . Zagreb has special status as a Croatian administrative division and is a consolidated city-county ( but separated from Zagreb County ) , and is administratively subdivided into 17 city districts . Most of them are at a low elevation along the river Sava valley , whereas northern and northeastern city districts , such as Podsljeme and Sesvete districts are situated in the foothills of the Medvednica mountain , making the city 's geographical image rather diverse .
Belgrade ( /ˈbɛlɡreɪd/ BEL-grayd ; Serbian : Beograd / Београд , lit . 'White City ' , pronounced [ beǒɡrad ] ( listen ) ; names in other languages ) is the capital and largest city of Serbia . It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and the crossroads of the Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula . The urban area of Belgrade has a population of 1.23 million , while nearly 1.7 million people live within the administrative limits of the City of Belgrade ( which encompasses almost all of its metropolitan area ) , a quarter of the total population of Serbia . One of the most important prehistoric cultures of Europe , the Vinča culture , evolved within the Belgrade area in the 6th millennium BC . In antiquity , Thraco-Dacians inhabited the region and , after 279 BC , Celts settled the city , naming it Singidūn . It was conquered by the Romans under the reign of Augustus and awarded Roman city rights in the mid-2nd century . It was settled by the Slavs in the 520s , and changed hands several times between the Byzantine Empire , the Frankish Empire , the Bulgarian Empire , and the Kingdom of Hungary before it became the seat of the Serbian king Stefan Dragutin in 1284 . In 1521 , Belgrade was conquered by the Ottoman Empire and became the seat of the Sanjak of Smederevo . It frequently passed from Ottoman to Habsburg rule , which saw the destruction of most of the city during the Austro-Ottoman wars . Belgrade was again named the capital of Serbia in 1841 . Northern Belgrade remained the southernmost Habsburg post until 1918 , when it was attached to the city , due to former Austro-Hungarian territories becoming the part of the new Kingdom of Serbs , Croats and Slovenes after World War I .
Croatian Railways ( Croatian : Hrvatske željeznice or HŽ ) is the national railway company of Croatia . Croatia is a member of the International Union of Railways ( UIC ) . The UIC Country Code for Croatia is 78 . The Croatian rail network carried 19.87 million passengers in 2017 .
Serbian Railways ( Serbian : Железнице Србије , romanized : Železnice Srbije ; abbr . ŽS or ЖС ) is a Serbian engineering and technical consulting company based in Belgrade , Serbia . It is an affiliated member of the International Union of Railways ( UIC ) . In 2015 , the Government of Serbia established three new companies which took over Serbian Railways ' former jurisdictions : Srbija Voz ( passenger transport ) , Srbija Kargo ( cargo transport ) and Serbian Railways Infrastructure ( infrastructure management ) . Since then , Serbian Railways continued with modified business activity : engineering and technical consulting , consulting activities in the field of information technology and other information technology services , buying and selling real estate , rental and management activities , accounting , bookkeeping and auditing activities , tax advisory services , technical testing and analysis , rental and leasing of other machinery , equipment of non-material goods , activities of the museums , galleries and collections .
Buchs is a municipality in the Wahlkreis ( constituency ) of Werdenberg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland . It lies on the border with Liechtenstein . Buchs officially became a town ( German : Stadt ) in 2002 .