Midnight Trains

Midnight Trains is a French start-up railway company. The company aims to expand sleeper train services in Europe.[1]

As of June 2021, the company expected its first route to open in 2024, with a fully operational network by 2030. Routes are planned from Paris to Spain, Italy, Portugal, Germany, Denmark and Scotland.[2][3]

It was founded by Adrien Aumont and Romain Payet, the founders of French crowdfunding website KissKissBankBank.[4] Yorgo Tloupas, associate artistic director, and Hervé Marro, director of communication and institutional relations, have also joined the company.[5]

References
  1. "French start-up promises 'hotel on wheels' with overnight trains". 15 June 2021.
  2. Hardingham-Gill, Tamara (24 June 2021). "'Hotels on rails': Plans for new network of European sleeper trains unveiled". CNN.
  3. Flynn, David (16 June 2021). "'Midnight Trains aims to reinvent sleeper trains as a "hotel on rails"': Midnight Trains aims to reinvent sleeper trains as a 'hotel on rails'". Executive Traveller.
  4. "New network of European sleeper trains announced". The Guardian. 22 June 2021.
  5. Burroughs, David (15 June 2021). "French start-up promises "hotel on wheels" with overnight trains". International Railway Journal. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
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