Let's drive night trains forwards – not backwards!
Where do you want to wake up tomorrow?
Glasgow, Palermo, Narvik?
Night trains offer an environmentally and socially just way to travel long distances, a mode of transport that connects people and places through slower, more intentional mobility. They make it possible to rest your head in one place and wake up surrounded by new landscapes, valuing conscious connection over hypermobility.
As the best alternative to air traffic, which must be drastically reduced for the sake of people and the planet amid intensifying climate breakdown, night trains need to expand, not disappear. Yet today, travellers have far fewer options than in the 1970s. Just this year, the Paris–Vienna night train was cancelled, while other key connections, like Lisbon–Madrid or links between southern and northern Europe, have been missing or under threat for years.
We need to change the direction of travel.
Let's move towards a future of just, slower and grounded mobility, one that puts people and the planet back on track.
That's why we demand that the EU and national governments:
Cancel the cancellations!
Ensure the Paris–Vienna train continues running and revive lost routes such as Lisbon–Madrid or Venice–Paris
Join the dots!
Build a fully connected European night train network, receives enough investment and provides affordable fares for all
Join activists across Europe on December 12, 2025 at 19:00 GMT / 20:00 CET / 21:00 EET
Organized in partnership with Back-on-Track Europe, Stay Grounded Network, and Aterra
Coordinate together
Telegram is our movement HQ
Real-time updates, city matching, and December 12 coordination.
- • On-the-hour updates on December 12 at 20:00 CET
- • Request materials or advice from other station crews
- • Get your city-specific topic link after form approval
Join the Synchronized Livestream
Dec 12 at 20:00 CET—all locations will hear the same music: Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Vienna, and everywhere in between.
Preview Playlist57 tracks by climate-conscious DJs for a greener future.
Explore Night Train Dreams & Reality
Community dreams for new routes alongside existing services
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How to Join the Movement
Three steps to become part of the Pyjama Party
Share Your Dream
Where would you travel by night train? Dream routes build the advocacy case.
Dream Your RouteJoin the Livestream
Dec 12 at 20:00 CET—all locations hear the same music at the same time!
Preview PlaylistFind Your Local Crew
Connect with city organizers or start your own pyjama party.
Join Your CityA Coalition for Just Mobility
Three European climate organizations united for night trains.
Back-on-Track Europe
Building a connected European night train network through advocacy, open data, and grassroots organizing.
Visit website →Stay Grounded Network
Global network of 200+ organizations countering aviation expansion and promoting just, low-carbon mobility.
Visit website →Aterra
Portuguese climate action movement driving transportation justice through community organizing.
Visit website →Research, advocacy, and grassroots power—together building a decentralized, people-powered campaign for night trains.
About This Initiative
People-Powered Night Trains
Connecting communities through accessible, low-carbon mobility.
Collective Imagination
Crowdsourcing dreams to shape the future of night-train travel.
Climate Action
Building a cross-border movement for sustainable alternatives to aviation.