Starting with the very first departure on 26 March, European Sleeper‘s Paris-Brussels-Berlin night train will also call at Aulnoye-Aymeries, Mons, and Liège-Guillemins.
Paris-North, Aulnoye-Aymeries, Mons, Brussels-South (Midi, Zuid), Liège-Guillemins, Hamburg Harburg (from 13 July), Berlin Main Station. Those are the stops the European Sleeper will now make, starting 26 March 2026.
This will appeal to potential customers in Wallonia.
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