Passengers will benefit from additional rail services as the capacity of the network will be better used. Also, new competitors will find it easier to enter the market. Cross-border connections, including night trains, stand to benefit the most. They will be able to offer more attractive travel times, frequencies and onward connections for European travellers than is the case today. In addition, passengers will be able to buy tickets more in advance of their journey than today as greater stability within network capacity will allow rail service operators to open ticket sales earlier than is currently the case.