CityNightLine
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CityNightLine (timetable and platform sign abbreviation: CNL) is a Swiss night train service well known for its service and comfort. CNL has right of passage grants in Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland and Denmark. The company's motto is Ich glaube ich träum (I think I am dreaming)Contents |
[edit] The foundation of a company
CityNightLine AG was a joint project/creation undertaken by the Deutsche Bahn (DB) (German Federal Railways), the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) and the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB-CFF-FFS). CityNightLine's first train departed on 28 May 1995. Since the SBB-CFF-FFS and ÖBB ended their collaboration with CNL, Swiss law states that CNL is currently a daughter company of DB.
[edit] Passengers and comfort
CNL- Trains are divided into sitting carriage, couchettes, sleeping car and restaurant car. Sleeping cars are double decker and they are specially made for CNL. Other carriages (such as the couchettes car) use previous train coach models, usually made by another company. Thanks to the double-decker wagons, premium products of the deluxe sleeping car compartment can exist. This means a premium compartment can have its own en-suite toilet (unlike other less advanced night trains, this is not a chamber pot) and an en-suite shower.
[edit] Lines
CityNightLine services the following lines:
| Line | Route | |
|---|---|---|
| Berliner | Zürich HB - Berlin Ostbahnhof | |
| Donau-Kurier | Wien Westbahnhof – Dortmund Hbf | |
| Komet | Hamburg-Altona – Zürich HB | |
| Pegasus | Zürich HB – Amsterdam Centraal – Zürich HB | |
| Pollux | Amsterdam Centraal – Munich Hbf (– Garmisch-Partenkirchen) – Amsterdam Centraal | |
| Orion | Dresden Hbf – Munich Hbf | |
| Semper | Dresden Hbf – Zürich HB | |
| Sirius | Norddeich Mole – Zürich HB | |
| Andromeda | Stuttgart Hbf – Dresden Hbf | |
| Aurora | Basel SBB – København H - Zürich HB | |
| Vega | Basel SBB – Ostseebad Binz - Zürich HB | |
